The Giles' Men
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BtVS AU/AR › Het - Male/Female › Buffy/Spike(William)
Rating:
Adult +
Chapters:
35
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10,737
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58
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Chapter 32
Chapter 32
*****
‘The Factory’
“Buffy Hey! What are you doing here?” Willow asked as she saw Buffy over to the bar where she was placing her and Tara’s drink orders.
“I thought I’d come out, see what’s going on with my friends, maybe have a drink and relax.” Buffy said before she placed her order.
“You’re here to see Spike aren’t you?”
“No.”
“Buffy.”
“Really! I’m out to have some fun, that’s all.” Buffy said trying to defend herself from her friend’s questioning.
“And if a certain bleached blonde younger Giles’ man just so happens to show up it’s not like you can’t not say hello to him, right?” Willow asked sarcastically.
“It would be rude not to.” Buffy replied.
Willow grabbed her drinks. “Right. Why don’t you come and chat with me and the gang until your date shows up.”
“He’s not my date.” Buffy called after her as she grabbed her own drink and followed the redhead to the table everyone was seated at.
“And yet he’ll most likely be getting’ lucky tonight.”
“Willow!”
“Buffy!” Willow yelled back as she turned to face her friend before they got to close to the table to keep talking about this.
“It was a one night deal.”
“With an un-limited number of re-plays.”
Buffy rolled her eyes. “I think I liked you better when you were the shy quite type.”
Willow’s face turned serious. “And I think I like you better when you’re not heartbroken.”
Buffy gave Willow a small smile. “I won’t be. Now show me to the gang.”
“Right this way.” Willow called over her shoulder.
“Hey it’s the Buffster.” Xander called out as he stood to give her a hug.
“Hey guys.” Buffy said as she took a seat in-between Willow and Angel.
“Outing it on your own this evening?” Tara asked.
Buffy took a drink before answering the question. “Yep, and I plan on getting you all drunk so you’ll do whatever I ask.”
“Whatever you want with what?” Angel asked.
“Getting my mother’s old gallery back up and runnin’.”
Angel gave Buffy a small hug. “Buffy that’s great. Why didn’t you tell us you were buying your mother’s building back?”
Buffy shrugged her shoulders. “Just wanted to make sure it was mine before I said anything.”
“Willow why don’t you look as in shock as the rest of us?” Anya asked.
“I already knew.” Willow answered.
“She saw the place earlier today.” Buffy explained so no one thought they were being left out.
“So Buff, how much work we talkin’?” Xander asked.
“Nothing to major yet. Just clean up, moving things around to make room for the new floor plans. Stuff like that.”
“So you’re gonna need muscle?”
“That defiantly counts you out Xander.” Cordelia stated with a laugh.
“At least I’m offering to help. You’d probably be to worried about breaking a nail.” Xander bit back.
“Ah, the sweet sound of bickering from ex high school sweethearts.” Willow said with a sigh.
“Guys there’s no need to fight. Plenty of work for all who’s willing.” Buffy stated.
“Count me in Buff.”
“Thanks Xand.”
“Me too.” Willow added.
“Yeah.” Tara replied.
“When ever you need me.” Angel offered.
“Thank you.”
“I’d help but I have to run ‘The Magic Box’.” Anya stated.
“That’s okay.”
“I’ll help too, but only with the decorating, and only by telling people where things should go. I don’t do manual labor.” Cordelia stated.
Buffy and Willow shared a look before she turned back to look at Cordelia. “Thanks.”
“Who we thankin’?” Spike asked as he walked up to the table and Willow made room for him by moving closer to Tara.
“Everyone.” Buffy answered.
“For?”
“They all said they’d help me with the gallery.”
“Don’t forget me.”
“I wouldn’t dream of it. The more man power the better, and the less us ladies have to do.” Buffy said with a big smile.
“Knew you only liked me for my body.” Spike stated.
“What else would I like you for?” Buffy questioned.
“My brain.”
“You have one?” Buffy asked in shock.
“Funny Luv, real funny.” Spike said before taking a sip of her drink.
“I thought so.” Buffy said taking back her drink.
“Are they joking?” Tara asked.
“Who knows, maybe?” Xander offered.
Buffy turned her attention back to all of her friends. “Yes we’re joking.”
“Oh.”
“Without Spike none of this would be happening.” Buffy told them.
“How so?” Angel asked.
“Spike sold me the building.”
“You owned it?” Cordelia asked.
“Yeah, was gonna upgrade my restaurant.” Spike explained.
“You have a restaurant?” Anya asked.
“Yeah.”
“Is that wou mou moved to Sunnydale?” Tara asked.
“One of the reasons.” Spike said nodding his head.
“What’s it called?” Xander asked.
“‘The Crypt’.”
Cordelia’s eyes widened. “You’re the owner of ‘The Crypt’? That’s one of the hottest new places to dine in Southern California.”
“Not exactly new, been around for ‘bout a year now.”
“You know about ‘The Crypt’? How?” Buffy asked.
“I’m rich. Rich people know about these places long before non-rich people do, that way when those type of people start to show up more often the rich people find a new place.” Cordelia explained.
“Of course.” Buffy said with a nod.
“So, since we know the owner do we get free meals and VIP treatment?” Xander asked.
“Xander if they let people like you in it wouldn’t be the hottest new place anymore.” Cordelia stated.
Xander puffed his chest. “I’m cool.” When everyone at the table gave him a look he added on to his statement. “I can be cool.”
“Anyone who does the Snoopy dance is not cool.” Cordelia said with a roll of the eyes.
“I only do that around Christmas.” Xander said trying to defend himself.
“Yes, but you do it.” Cordelia said trying to get her point across.
“I think it’s sexy.”
“Anya you think making a sandwich is sexy.” Willow said.
“Done the right way it can be.”
“Anyway!” Buffy yelled not wanting Anya to go into how making a sandwich could be thought as sexy.
“Right. Maybe on special occasions.” Spike said answering Xander’s earlier question.
Xander got a goofy grin on his face. “Thanks Man.”
“No prob, just let me know ahead of time and I’ll set it up.”
“I’m gonna go to the bathroom.” Buffy said as she stood up from the table with an empty glass in hand.
“Do you want anyone to come with?” Willow asked.
Buffy shook her head. “I think I’ll make this trip alone.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yeah, I’ll be right back.” Buffy said before turning to walk away.
“We’ll be here.”
“Okay.” Buffy called back over her shoulder.
“So Spike, Buffy told me that your mother and sister are in town.” Willow said trying to make conversation.
“Yeah, they got here yesterday.”
“How do they like it so far?”
“They haven’t really gotten a chance to get out yet.” Spike explained.
“Oh.” Willow said not know what else to ask. She didn’t think asking how his sex life was going was a conversation that should be had with so many people around.
“I’ll be right back.” Angel told Cordelia.
“Where are you going?” She asked.
“I need to get some air.”
“Are you alright?”
“Yeah, nee need some air. I won’t be long.” Angel said before walking in the same direction Buffy had gone.
“Is everything okay with Angel?” Anya asked.
“I guess so. He said he needed some air.”
*****
TBC. . .
*****
‘The Factory’
“Buffy Hey! What are you doing here?” Willow asked as she saw Buffy over to the bar where she was placing her and Tara’s drink orders.
“I thought I’d come out, see what’s going on with my friends, maybe have a drink and relax.” Buffy said before she placed her order.
“You’re here to see Spike aren’t you?”
“No.”
“Buffy.”
“Really! I’m out to have some fun, that’s all.” Buffy said trying to defend herself from her friend’s questioning.
“And if a certain bleached blonde younger Giles’ man just so happens to show up it’s not like you can’t not say hello to him, right?” Willow asked sarcastically.
“It would be rude not to.” Buffy replied.
Willow grabbed her drinks. “Right. Why don’t you come and chat with me and the gang until your date shows up.”
“He’s not my date.” Buffy called after her as she grabbed her own drink and followed the redhead to the table everyone was seated at.
“And yet he’ll most likely be getting’ lucky tonight.”
“Willow!”
“Buffy!” Willow yelled back as she turned to face her friend before they got to close to the table to keep talking about this.
“It was a one night deal.”
“With an un-limited number of re-plays.”
Buffy rolled her eyes. “I think I liked you better when you were the shy quite type.”
Willow’s face turned serious. “And I think I like you better when you’re not heartbroken.”
Buffy gave Willow a small smile. “I won’t be. Now show me to the gang.”
“Right this way.” Willow called over her shoulder.
“Hey it’s the Buffster.” Xander called out as he stood to give her a hug.
“Hey guys.” Buffy said as she took a seat in-between Willow and Angel.
“Outing it on your own this evening?” Tara asked.
Buffy took a drink before answering the question. “Yep, and I plan on getting you all drunk so you’ll do whatever I ask.”
“Whatever you want with what?” Angel asked.
“Getting my mother’s old gallery back up and runnin’.”
Angel gave Buffy a small hug. “Buffy that’s great. Why didn’t you tell us you were buying your mother’s building back?”
Buffy shrugged her shoulders. “Just wanted to make sure it was mine before I said anything.”
“Willow why don’t you look as in shock as the rest of us?” Anya asked.
“I already knew.” Willow answered.
“She saw the place earlier today.” Buffy explained so no one thought they were being left out.
“So Buff, how much work we talkin’?” Xander asked.
“Nothing to major yet. Just clean up, moving things around to make room for the new floor plans. Stuff like that.”
“So you’re gonna need muscle?”
“That defiantly counts you out Xander.” Cordelia stated with a laugh.
“At least I’m offering to help. You’d probably be to worried about breaking a nail.” Xander bit back.
“Ah, the sweet sound of bickering from ex high school sweethearts.” Willow said with a sigh.
“Guys there’s no need to fight. Plenty of work for all who’s willing.” Buffy stated.
“Count me in Buff.”
“Thanks Xand.”
“Me too.” Willow added.
“Yeah.” Tara replied.
“When ever you need me.” Angel offered.
“Thank you.”
“I’d help but I have to run ‘The Magic Box’.” Anya stated.
“That’s okay.”
“I’ll help too, but only with the decorating, and only by telling people where things should go. I don’t do manual labor.” Cordelia stated.
Buffy and Willow shared a look before she turned back to look at Cordelia. “Thanks.”
“Who we thankin’?” Spike asked as he walked up to the table and Willow made room for him by moving closer to Tara.
“Everyone.” Buffy answered.
“For?”
“They all said they’d help me with the gallery.”
“Don’t forget me.”
“I wouldn’t dream of it. The more man power the better, and the less us ladies have to do.” Buffy said with a big smile.
“Knew you only liked me for my body.” Spike stated.
“What else would I like you for?” Buffy questioned.
“My brain.”
“You have one?” Buffy asked in shock.
“Funny Luv, real funny.” Spike said before taking a sip of her drink.
“I thought so.” Buffy said taking back her drink.
“Are they joking?” Tara asked.
“Who knows, maybe?” Xander offered.
Buffy turned her attention back to all of her friends. “Yes we’re joking.”
“Oh.”
“Without Spike none of this would be happening.” Buffy told them.
“How so?” Angel asked.
“Spike sold me the building.”
“You owned it?” Cordelia asked.
“Yeah, was gonna upgrade my restaurant.” Spike explained.
“You have a restaurant?” Anya asked.
“Yeah.”
“Is that wou mou moved to Sunnydale?” Tara asked.
“One of the reasons.” Spike said nodding his head.
“What’s it called?” Xander asked.
“‘The Crypt’.”
Cordelia’s eyes widened. “You’re the owner of ‘The Crypt’? That’s one of the hottest new places to dine in Southern California.”
“Not exactly new, been around for ‘bout a year now.”
“You know about ‘The Crypt’? How?” Buffy asked.
“I’m rich. Rich people know about these places long before non-rich people do, that way when those type of people start to show up more often the rich people find a new place.” Cordelia explained.
“Of course.” Buffy said with a nod.
“So, since we know the owner do we get free meals and VIP treatment?” Xander asked.
“Xander if they let people like you in it wouldn’t be the hottest new place anymore.” Cordelia stated.
Xander puffed his chest. “I’m cool.” When everyone at the table gave him a look he added on to his statement. “I can be cool.”
“Anyone who does the Snoopy dance is not cool.” Cordelia said with a roll of the eyes.
“I only do that around Christmas.” Xander said trying to defend himself.
“Yes, but you do it.” Cordelia said trying to get her point across.
“I think it’s sexy.”
“Anya you think making a sandwich is sexy.” Willow said.
“Done the right way it can be.”
“Anyway!” Buffy yelled not wanting Anya to go into how making a sandwich could be thought as sexy.
“Right. Maybe on special occasions.” Spike said answering Xander’s earlier question.
Xander got a goofy grin on his face. “Thanks Man.”
“No prob, just let me know ahead of time and I’ll set it up.”
“I’m gonna go to the bathroom.” Buffy said as she stood up from the table with an empty glass in hand.
“Do you want anyone to come with?” Willow asked.
Buffy shook her head. “I think I’ll make this trip alone.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yeah, I’ll be right back.” Buffy said before turning to walk away.
“We’ll be here.”
“Okay.” Buffy called back over her shoulder.
“So Spike, Buffy told me that your mother and sister are in town.” Willow said trying to make conversation.
“Yeah, they got here yesterday.”
“How do they like it so far?”
“They haven’t really gotten a chance to get out yet.” Spike explained.
“Oh.” Willow said not know what else to ask. She didn’t think asking how his sex life was going was a conversation that should be had with so many people around.
“I’ll be right back.” Angel told Cordelia.
“Where are you going?” She asked.
“I need to get some air.”
“Are you alright?”
“Yeah, nee need some air. I won’t be long.” Angel said before walking in the same direction Buffy had gone.
“Is everything okay with Angel?” Anya asked.
“I guess so. He said he needed some air.”
*****
TBC. . .