A new twist on reality

A/N: Okay here’s the deal, my internet crashed, im in school and my girlfriends around but I will update whenever I have the chance. So thank you for being patient.



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Buffy lay on the couch idly munching on popcorn as she watched her daytime TV. Right now it was Days of our Lives and she was barely paying attention but from what she could understand someone had slept with there husbands brother and didn’t know the paternity of there child.



Sighing she rolled onto her back and rested her hand on her stomach, smiling at the slight curve. She had finally outlasted the morning sickness but after a warning to take it easy from the doctor she was now ordered to either the couch or her bed.



Seriously she lived with a bunch of mother wannabes. Sighing she turned her head to see Dawn come walking into the room followed by Faith, sadly watching as her sister slayer came and sat down on the recliner she stealthily hid the remote from the pair.



So Days of our Lives wasn’t exactly riveting but it was better than some stupid football game.



“Hey Buffy…” Uh oh…Buffy knew that tone…Dawn wanted something “ Can I borrow the car tonight? I want to go to the movie with Jake.”



Buffy tried not to bristle at the little upstart that was dating HER baby sister…ok so he SEEMED nice enough and even after Willows thorough background check she wasn’t convinced…hey you never know today…for all she knew he could be the head of some secret demon mob thingy…okay that’s a little out there but you never know.



“No” Buffy said, diverting her gaze to the television, pretending to be interested in what was on the screen…something about condoms…god the world was funny today.



“B she’s seventeen…” Faith said softly, Buffy sent her a withering gaze…yeah ya thought her non Prego looks were bad try having super hormones to help those looks along.



“She’s not your sister Faith…and no Dawn. You get someone to drive you two, that’s totally different.” Buffy said, that wasn’t such a bad deal was it?



“Okay…Faith can you drive me?” Dawn asked cheerfully. Faith paled and then sighed dramatically.



“Yeah sure kid….but your paying my way” Faith said as she stifled a yawn.



Buffy glowered at Faith, waiting till Dawn ran out of the room excitedly…no doubt going to call Jake and tell him the news.

“Don’t look at me like that B…” Faith said wearily. Buffy just glowered more…she sighed unhappily when Faith stood and stretched…yeah apparently moody hormones came well accompanied by horny hormones.



Thinking back Buffy had to admit they hadn’t talked about what happened, whenever she tried to bring it up she was cutoff by some stupid excuse why Faith had to leave RIGHT then….it sucked royally. And now she wasn’t sure she wanted to talk about it. Seriously…Faith didn’t want to talk about it so…maybe it hadn’t meant that much to her?



And she also had to get on tracking down Riley…he deserved to know…god her life WAS a soap opera. Stiffly standing up she headed for the kitchen to get her half empty carton of ice cream.



Yawning she walked into the kitchen and saw Andrew standing at the sink washing dishes wearing a gears of war t-shirt. Smiling at the blonde haired man she pulled out the ice cream and swiped a spoon from the drawer, sitting down at the stool at the counter she happily began eating the bubblegum dessert.



Jolting slightly when there was an unrepentant knock at the door she turned and saw Dawn opening it and was slightly disappointed when Riley walked in. Well there goes that time consuming task. Honestly she was bored out of her mind now that she wasn’t ‘allowed’ to slay. It was like she had nothing to do…at all.



“Hey Riley…what’s up” Buffy said pleasantly. Watching as her ex-boyfriend walked into the room and glared down at her.



“Why didn’t you tell me?” Riley said quietly. Staring hard at the barely there bulge in her stomach.



“I was trying to find you. How did you find out?” Buffy asked curiously.



“I ran into Willow in Chicago on a recon mission. I came here as soon as I heard” Riley said quietly, shifting uncomfortably, Buffy sighed and studied her now unappealing ice cream carton.



“I don’t expect anything from you Riley, your married. It was just a stupid thing that should never have happened.” Buffy said feeling incredibly uncomfortable.



“Its my child Buffy, ill do right by you and it.” Riley blushed and looked away “Could it be anyone else’s?”



“No it couldn’t be…I don’t exactly go around fucking everything that moves Finn” Buffy spat…she was getting tired of that question. Okay so it wasn’t asked often but whenever it was she couldn’t help but be sorry it wasn’t somehow in someway Faiths…yea so anatomically impossible its not even funny but you never know.



“I know Buffy, im sorry…its just a shock you know” Riley said softly, pulling out a chair and sitting down.



“Yeah really is.” Buffy whispered, looking up she saw something out of the corner of her eye…looking she saw Faith standing there…looking decidedly pissed off. What the hell?



“Have you been seeing a doctor?” Riley asked.



Buffy nodded and laid a hand across her stomach. “Yeah, Faiths been taking me lately. Do you want to see a sonogram?”



“Yeah that would be nice” Riley said quietly, watching as Buffy stood and went to the fridge and pulled off a small picture.



Buffy studied the picture before turning and walking over to Riley, handing it over to him they both jumped when a door down the hall slammed unexpectantly. Frowning slightly Riley turned back to the picture and studied it.



The black and white photo didn’t show anything. “Can you see it?”



“Yeah…its that little dot…looks like a peanut.” Buffy said pointing at there baby.



“Well I can already tell you its going to be a boy” Riley said with a note of humor in his voice.



Frowning “Whys that?” Buffy asked sharply. If this was some man thing…



“Because there hasn’t been a girl born in my family for nearly five generations. Just boys.” Riley said simply. Handing the photo back to the slayer.



“Oh…well there goes the Madison idea” Buffy said quietly…she didn’t really care what the gender was but like most girls she hoped for a little girl to dress up.



“Yeah…I mean it could happen…just. Anyways ive requested to be stationed here so id like to be involved with this Buffy.” Riley said.



“What about your wife?” Buffy said, frowning slightly.



“She’s filed for divorce.” Riley said sadly.



“Im sorry.” Buffy stated honestly….”It wasn’t…”



“No. Just after she miscarried. She’s not been the same.” Riley sadly said before looking away.



“Im sorry Riley.” Buffy turned awkwardly, noting that Andrew had disappear sometime during the conversation.



“Yeah…wasn’t meant to be I guess” Riley said, standing he stuffed his hands in his coat pockets. “Would you like to go look at baby clothes sometime this week?”



“Yeah…I need to get some baby prep work done anyway. How’s Thursday?”



“Works…ill see you then okay?”



“Okay…good night Riley” Buffy said, walking him to the door and letting him kiss her cheek softly before turning and stepping into the night.



TBC



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