Next Door

I end up sitting in an alley right next to a huge garbage can. Classy right? My first instinct had been to go to Spike and I had laughed hysterically when I had thought of it. The next was Cordelia’s or Willows but I knew I couldn’t go there either. Willow had gone away for a fortnight to visit relatives and Cordelia hadn’t been home when I had got there so here I was. Living it up in a dank alleyway that smelled like a urinal. It was starting to get dark and I knew I’d really feel the cold soon. My hand drifted to my stomach as I curled up on my side hoping that no one would find me here.

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“Another one.” Spike mumbled holding out is glass for another refill of whiskey. Angel smelt him before he saw him and he made his way over to his brother with a sad look on his face.
“You broke up with Buffy.”
It was a statement not a question. There was only one thing Spike seemed to feel passionate about that would drive him to drink and that was Buffy Summers.
“Should have seen her Angel…she…she was heartbroken.” He mumbled looking own at the bar.
“Im sorry Spike.”
“If you were me…what would you…do?” Spike asked drunkenly turning to look at his brother.
“…I don’t know…I think…I think I might have done the same as you…but im not sure…I don’t know if I could be that selfless. If I loved Buffy as much as you do I don’t think id be able to give her up even if it was the right thing to do.” Angel sighed.
“William!?”
Spike looked up and stare disbelievingly when he saw Dru standing before him awkwardly.
“Dru? What the bleeding hell are you doing here? Since when do you come to clubs?” He asked in surprise.
“I don’t. One of our colleagues are having a birthday and they chose this dump of all places.” Drusilla sniffed looking down at the floor as if disgusted. Spike and Angel shared and exasperated look.
“Where’s the rest of the party then?” Spike asked.
“they just went to the toilet. that’s hwy I nipped over her while they were gone.” Dru said disinterestedly not paying attention to what she was saying.
“To ashamed to be seen with me huh?” Spike asked with a raised eyebrow.
“What! Oh um…no of course not…its just…well…you and the doctors I work with…you don’t really…mesh….I got to go.” She rushed running back to her table so it wouldn’t look as if she had left at all.
Spike just stared at her in complete disbelief as she blatantly ignored him.
“What a fucking bitch.” He snarled.
“Now your coming around to my way of thinking.” Angel laughed a little before swigging on his drink.

They sat there in silence after that both to aware of he sombre mood to talk. Spike would never admit it. But he was brooding. The last five minutes with Buffy kept playing in his head and he growled in frustration at being so trapped. He felt himself get angrier and angrier. He was being kept from the love of his life. He was being forced to be with a uber bitch….
The list went on and on which was why Spike snapped completely when he saw Parker walk through the doors of The Bronze with a smirk on his face.
Spike grinned evilly before getting up, striding right on over and flooring the pansy assed kid in one punch.

Angel didn’t even raise n eyebrow when he saw Spike begin to punch the cocky looking git who had just walked in. He looked around Buffy’s age and knowing that Spike wouldn’t just start punching for no reason he guessed this was the guy who had drugged Buffy.
“Angel…what’s going on?” Cordelia asked alarmed at the sight of Spike being pulled away from a bloody Parker by two bouncers.
“Spike finally got a chance to kick the shit out of Parker for drugging Buffy I guess.” Angel shrugged.
“Shouldn’t we stop him?” Cordelia asked wincing as Spike landed a particularly hefty blow at parker stomach when the guards accidentally let him loose.
“No…Spikes got a lot of anger at the moment. He’s working out all his depression on to ass.” Angel shrugged.
“Depression?” Cordelia asked in confusion.
“Yeah…Dru is pregnant so he’s pretty much stuck with her and he officially broke it off with Buffy today so he’s a little more emotional than usual.” Angel sighed not noticing his girl friends face at that news.
“OH my god!!! Are you serious!? Dru’s pregnant!??? He broke up with Buffy!? Oh god no…this is not good.” Cordelia cried pacing in front of her boyfriend.
“Cordy I know she’s your best friend so yeah obviously you can be upset I am too I like Buffy but Spike would never be a weekend dad and so he’s trying to do the right thing.” Angel said trying to defend his brother and calm his girl down.
“Angel you don’t get it! Buffy’s pregnant!”


“Spike! Spike man calm it we need to talk now!” Angel growled pulling his brother away and finally breaking through the blonde mans anger enough to calm him a little.
“don’t worry guys I’ll make him calm down okay?” Angel said reassuringly to the two bouncers.
“Look he has to leave he cant just start a fight in here and be allowed to stay.” One of the burly guys said.
“Look this guy.” Angel started pointing to the badly beaten Parker.
“He put something in my brother’s girlfriends drink okay? He drugged her and took her to a bedroom…do you understand why he’s so upset now?” Angel tried to reason. The two doormen looked at Angel with wide eyes before turning twin glares at the punk on the floor.
“Come on get up and out you piece of shit.” he snarled lifting the boy and carrying him outside and dumping him.

“What is it?” Spike grumbled taking a seat and nursing his bruised hand.
“Looks like Cordelia got some news for you.” Angel gulped worriedly. He had no idea how his brother would react.
“Well spit it out then.” Spike grumbled.
“She’s pregnant.”
Spike gave Cordelia a dumb look before looking at his brother with the same look.
“Yeahh….I know…she told me.” Spike said slowly talking about Dru.
“What she did!? And you still finished things with her!?” Angel asked flabbergasted.
Spike’s eyes widened at the question and he looked back at Cordelia with even wider eyes.
“Buffy??…that’s who your talking about? Buffy’s pregnant?” Spike gasped out.
She nodded and that was all it took for Spike to pass out.

The first thing I feel is the freezing cold water dripping down my face and I glare up at a smirking Cordelia.
“What? Had to wake you up somehow.” She grinned innocently.
It’s then the seriousness hits me and I sit up and stare at the two above me.
“She’s pregnant?”
“Yes.”
“I have to find her.” I grunt as I try to stand up.
“Spike wait! Seriously you need to think….what are you gunna say when you do find her? This changes everything.” Angel said seriously.
“What do I do? I got two girls pregnant…oh god.” I groan feeling a head ache coming on.
“What I wanna know is how you can have sex with that thing when you said you loved Buffy.” Cordelia scolded him casting a despairing glance over at Dru who was keeping her head down hoping that no one would find out that the punk looking guy who had just started fighting was her husband.
“I honestly don’t know. I cant even remember.” Spike sighed burying his face in his hands wondering how he had got into this mess. Cordelia’s face scrunched up and she turned to stare at Dru for a second before looking back at Spike. Sure Spike had been boning her best friend behind his wife’s back but when he was with Buffy he had seemed so devoted and loving she honestly couldn’t picture him sleeping with that troll.
“Spike…how do you even know you had sex with her?” She asked.
“Cos I woke up next to her, both naked.” Spike admitted sadly.
“Well that doesn’t prove anything.” Cordelia said firmly.
“Cordy…come on…she said they did and how else would she be pregnant! What’s your point anyway?” Angel asked getting annoyed.
“My point is exactly that! Maybe she isn’t pregnant.”
Her sentence was met with complete silence until they both burst out laughing. Cordelia tapped her foot angrily glaring at the two.
“Come on Cordelia! This is real life. Why would she lie about getting pregnant?” Angel laughed.
“Because Spike was gunna leave her.” her simple answer had both of them thinking and they looked at each other curiously.
“Think about it. If she thought you were gunna leave her the best thing to get you to stay is saying she’s pregnant. She knows bout your dad so she probably guessed you’d stay.” Cordelia explained.
“Besides.” She added casting yet another look over her shoulder.
“Isn’t she a doctor?”
“Yeah…” Spike answered wondering where she was going with this.
“Then she likes to you know…look after herself right?”
“yeah.”
“Then why is she smoking and drinking while apparently pregnant?” Cordelia said sarcastically.

“Dru…what are you doing?”
She looked up from her conversation with doctor grace and her eyes widened when she saw Spike. Great that’s all she needed. Now she was gunna have to introduce them.
“urm…what do you mean William?” She asked nervously knowing she was being watched by her co-workers.
“Your smoking….and drinking? that’s not good for the baby right?” Spike asked deliberately putting her on the spot.
“Drusilla! Your pregnant!? Why didn’t you tell us!?” the people sat around her asked.
“Well urm…”
“Why did you apply for the chief of surgery if your pregnant? Surely that will make a huge impact on your career?” Dr Billson asked suspiciously.
“No…no im not pregnant I can still have the job.” Drusilla cried in a panic. She had worked so hard for this promotion she would be damned if she didn’t get it. She looked up at Spike slowly and shrank back when she saw the absolute glowering hatred in his eyes.
“you lied? You pathetic manipulative bitch.” He snarled.
“William…”
“DON’T WILLIAM ME!!! Goodbye Dru. I’ll send you the divorce papers as soon as I can.” he said coldly before storming out of the club leaving a grinning Cordelia and Angel behind.
“And I think its my job as best friend to do this on Buffy’s behalf.” Cordelia grinned pouring her drink over Drusilla’s head. Before scampering off leaving a thoroughly confused and dripping wet Drusilla behind. It took Dru a full minute before she realised what the brunette girl had implied and she glared down at the table in rage. That stupid cheerleading whore!