Over The Summer

Chapter 79

‘Sunnydale-A Few Weeks Later’

A large black SUV pulled into the driveway of an old Victorian styled home with a lush green front yard with bright flowers along the pathway leading towards the front door from both the sidewalk and the driveway.

“Giles it’s beautiful.” Buffy said as she looked out through the passenger side window.

“I thought you might like it. It has a fenced in backyard along with a swimming pool and pool house that could double as a guesthouse if you’d like. It has the basics, living room, kitchen, dinning room, and a utility in the basement with a washer and dryer. It has four bedrooms, three full baths, along with a study. The master bedroom has it’s own bathroom and also has a door connected to the nursery.” Giles told her had he walked around the vehicle to help Buffy out.

“Wow.” Buffy breathed as she stepped out.

“The house is also fully furnished with the type of things that you had in you flat in London.”

“How much did you spend?” Buffy asked pulling a sleeping baby William out of the car seat in the back.

“That’s not important.” Giles stated pushing the SUV door closed.

“Giles.”

“Really. It’s our gift to you for having kept you away from your family and friends for so long.” Giles said looking back over towards Buffy and the baby she had in her arms.

“That was to save mine and my son’s lives.” Buffy said walking up the sidewalk towards the front door.

“Still, this is your new home whether you want it to be or not.”

“I want, I very much want.” Buffy said looking around the landscape.

“Good, now lets get you both inside.” Giles said placing a hand on the small of Buffy’s back and guiding her up the steps towards the front door.

“Will you be staying here?” Buffy asked.

“If you’d like.” Giles said placing the key into the lock.

“I would, you make me feel safe.” Buffy said stepping into the house.

“You are safe.” Giles told her as he walked in behind her and closed the door.

“I know. You can stay in the guest house if you’d like, that way you’ll have more privacy but still be close if I need you.”

“That’s a good idea.”

“Molly coming tomorrow?” Buffy asked moving into the living room.

“Yes, she has some family in town she visiting while she’s helping with little William.”

“Good. Um. . .?”

“Tomorrow.”

“What?” Buffy asked looking towards Giles.

“You’ll see them tomorrow.”

“Who?”

“Your family. Your father will be in town for his weekend with your mother and sister.”

“Oh. . .”

“You’ll see him later, I thought it best that your family knew about this first.” Giles explained.

“You’re right, thank you.”

“No problem.”

Buffy moved little William from one arm to another. “Can you show me to the nursery so I can put him down for the rest of his nap?”

“Of course, follow me.” Giles said leading them up the stairs.

*****

‘Same Time-Across Town’

Spike shot up straight in the bed with a cold sweat running down the back of his neck and chest.

“Will are you alright?” McKenzie asked as she sitting up in bed next to him and rubbing small circles on his lower back to help calm him down.

“Not sure.” Spike answered taking in a deep breath.

“Did you have a bad dream?”

“No, nothing like that.” Spike said shacking him head.

“What was it than?”

“I just had this feeling run over me all the sudden.”

“What type of feeling?”

“The type that changes everyone’s lives for better or worse whether they want it to be changed or not.” Spike explained.

“Is there a reason you had this feeling?”

“Not sure, only time will tell I guess.”

“You’re still shacking.” McKenzie noticed and started to rub he hands over up his back, over his shoulders and down his arms. “Do you think it’s something bad?”

Spike thought about his answer for a moment. “Drusilla’s still locked away in the mental hospital in Los Angeles and will be for quite some time, so it can’t be anything to do with her.”

“Did you see a face before you woke up?” McKenzie asked.

“Yeah.” Spike said in a low tone.

“Who?”

“It’s not important, it’s probably nothing anyways.” Spike said getting out of the bed and pulling on his pair of pants that he found on the floor next to the bed.

“Will what is it?” McKenzie asked as she got out of the bed after him and pulled on a red silk robe that had been flung across a chair in the corner of her bedroom the night before.

“It doesn’t matter, it was just a dream.” Spike said looking at everything expect her.

McKenzie walked across the room over to Spike and placed a hand on his face to make him look at her. “Who?” She asked in a low calm voice.

“Buffy.” Spike whispered. “I saw her face right before I woke up.”

“What was she doing when you saw her?” McKenzie asked using the same tone she would use when she talked with the students that came to see her when they were in trouble or scared of something.

“She was smiling.” Spike answered in a whisper.

“So she was happy?”

“Yeah, she was happy.”

“Did she say anything to you?”

Spike shook his head. “No, but there was laughter in the back ground.”

“What kind of laughter?”

“It sounded like a child laughing.” Spike told her.

“Did the two of you ever talk about having children together before the accident?”

“All the time.” Spike answered remember all the late nights he and Buffy had talked about have children once she was done with school and he was no longer married to Drusilla.

“Why didn’t you tell me who you saw at first?”

“I didn’t want to upset you.” Spike stated.

“You wouldn’t have upset me.” McKenzie said with a small smile.

“Telling your lover you were dreamin’ about another woman isn’t always the best thing for the relationship.” Spike replied.

“If you had been dreaming about Drusilla or another female that you’ve actually met then I might have a different feeling about it, but it was Buffy, I understand.”

“How?” Spike asked.

“You loved her and lost her. I know how that feels.” McKenzie said in a low voice.

“You husband.” Spike stated.

“Yeah.” McKenzie said nodding her head. “Even though he’s gone is doesn’t mean that the love I had for him is gone. Just like with you and Buffy.”

“You’re an amazing woman do you know that?” Spike asked pulling her into a tight embrace and kissing her softly on the lips.

“I did know that.” McKenzie said with a smile looking up at Spike. “It’s one of the reasons you like me so much.”

“Do you still dream about him?” Spike asked after a few moments of silence.

“Sometimes.” McKenzie told him. “It’s only natural.” She added moving them over to sit in the chair in the corner of her room. “I wonder what my life would be like if he decided to come home on time instead of working those two extra hours. I wonder what would have happened in he hadn’t tried to save that woman when he did. I wonder if he’d still be with me if they had been able to stop the bleeding from the knife wound sooner.” Tears were now running down her face. “I sometimes dream about the life we could have had with each other. You know the one with the house and the white picketed fence and the two point five kids, carpools and little league gamesnicenice normal life where everyone is happy and healthy like in the television show my parents grew up watching.”

“It’s not to late to have those things you know.” Spike said wiping the tears away with his thumb.

“I know. Maybe in a few years I’ll get to start making those things come true with someone else.”

“Maybe in a few years I’ll help you.”

*****

TBC. . .