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BtVS AU/AR › Het - Male/Female › Buffy/Spike(William)
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Adult ++
Chapters:
19
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8,789
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107
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Chapter 4
Chapter 4
Buffy walked into the kitchen for breakfast hoping for a little quiet time by herself to get her mind straightened out. She was trying to think of a way to let her boss know that she was not a silly girl with a crush, but here to do her job, and nothing but that. Instead of a quiet room and an empty coffee pot, William was there, dressed for a swim and a fresh pot was warm and waiting for her. He looked up from his paper, shocked that she was up. He had planned on a little quiet time to build up his resolve to address his feelings for her.
“Oh, good morning, Buffy. I set a pot to brew already, please help yourself. Can I get you a pastry or something?”
*Quick check on the morning breath, hair is fine* “Oh, thank you. No coffee Buffy is a grumpy Buffy. Not so much for the pastry. Maybe some fruit later, thanks.” * Dear god, he’s practically naked and serving me. Focus! Sexy boss, er boss. No sex. No having of the sex with my sexy half naked boss!*
“The thing is, I want to have sex with you.”
“Huh!?!”
“I said, I want to have a word with you.” *Mind out of the gutter, Buffy.*
“I want to know what your feelings are about being here. We are becoming quite fond of you, and I want to be sure you are happy here.”
“To be honest, I can’t remembering feeling more at home anywhere else. Not to say I think this is my home! Uh, I mean, yes, I like being here. I can’t imagine not seeing James everyday. I’m growing quite attached to my boys.” Buffy realized what she said and buried her face in her mug and moved to the opposite side of the kitchen to see the paper.
William saw that slip for the opening he had hoped for. “The reason why I ask, is that I hope you’ll stay on. I know that you put on your application that you were taking time off of your studies, and I want to extend the time that you are here from the summer through to next year. James will be entering school this fall, and while you may not be as needed during the day, I would hope that you would consider this your home and be here when James returns in the afternoons. If that pleases you, of course.”
She didn’t know what to say. As the summer went on, she began to dread the thought of leaving in the next month or so, and since she wasn’t ready to go back to college yet, this was the perfect opportunity to stay in the first place she felt happy in a long time.
William enjoyed watching her thoughts play out on her face. He knew what the answer would be, and it gave him the courage to press forward before she answered.
“The other thing to take into account before you make up your mind, is this: I’m not ready to see you leave us. You’ve brought a happiness back into this house that hasn’t been here for a while. Not just the house, but with me as well. I don’t want to frighten you, I just want you to know that you mean something to me, too.”
She just looked at him. Was he really saying what she thought? She smiled back. “I can’t imagine anywhere else I’d rather be.”
“We should celebrate. Shall I arrange for Cook to stay with James, and you allow me to take you to lunch? I’m sure James won’t mind, and it is your free day, after all.”
She didn’t think she could smile more. “I’d love to. Do you want to finish your swim? I have some letters I need to write, balance my checkbook, that sort of stuff.”
“That’s fine. Let’s say we’ll leave at, say, 11:00? Get out ahead of everyone else and avoid a crowd. I’ll meet you here.” *I definitely want to avoid a crowd in order to do what I’m planning, he thought.
She practically ran upstairs to her room. *I only have 5 hours to figure out what to wear?*
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Buffy walked into the kitchen for breakfast hoping for a little quiet time by herself to get her mind straightened out. She was trying to think of a way to let her boss know that she was not a silly girl with a crush, but here to do her job, and nothing but that. Instead of a quiet room and an empty coffee pot, William was there, dressed for a swim and a fresh pot was warm and waiting for her. He looked up from his paper, shocked that she was up. He had planned on a little quiet time to build up his resolve to address his feelings for her.
“Oh, good morning, Buffy. I set a pot to brew already, please help yourself. Can I get you a pastry or something?”
*Quick check on the morning breath, hair is fine* “Oh, thank you. No coffee Buffy is a grumpy Buffy. Not so much for the pastry. Maybe some fruit later, thanks.” * Dear god, he’s practically naked and serving me. Focus! Sexy boss, er boss. No sex. No having of the sex with my sexy half naked boss!*
“The thing is, I want to have sex with you.”
“Huh!?!”
“I said, I want to have a word with you.” *Mind out of the gutter, Buffy.*
“I want to know what your feelings are about being here. We are becoming quite fond of you, and I want to be sure you are happy here.”
“To be honest, I can’t remembering feeling more at home anywhere else. Not to say I think this is my home! Uh, I mean, yes, I like being here. I can’t imagine not seeing James everyday. I’m growing quite attached to my boys.” Buffy realized what she said and buried her face in her mug and moved to the opposite side of the kitchen to see the paper.
William saw that slip for the opening he had hoped for. “The reason why I ask, is that I hope you’ll stay on. I know that you put on your application that you were taking time off of your studies, and I want to extend the time that you are here from the summer through to next year. James will be entering school this fall, and while you may not be as needed during the day, I would hope that you would consider this your home and be here when James returns in the afternoons. If that pleases you, of course.”
She didn’t know what to say. As the summer went on, she began to dread the thought of leaving in the next month or so, and since she wasn’t ready to go back to college yet, this was the perfect opportunity to stay in the first place she felt happy in a long time.
William enjoyed watching her thoughts play out on her face. He knew what the answer would be, and it gave him the courage to press forward before she answered.
“The other thing to take into account before you make up your mind, is this: I’m not ready to see you leave us. You’ve brought a happiness back into this house that hasn’t been here for a while. Not just the house, but with me as well. I don’t want to frighten you, I just want you to know that you mean something to me, too.”
She just looked at him. Was he really saying what she thought? She smiled back. “I can’t imagine anywhere else I’d rather be.”
“We should celebrate. Shall I arrange for Cook to stay with James, and you allow me to take you to lunch? I’m sure James won’t mind, and it is your free day, after all.”
She didn’t think she could smile more. “I’d love to. Do you want to finish your swim? I have some letters I need to write, balance my checkbook, that sort of stuff.”
“That’s fine. Let’s say we’ll leave at, say, 11:00? Get out ahead of everyone else and avoid a crowd. I’ll meet you here.” *I definitely want to avoid a crowd in order to do what I’m planning, he thought.
She practically ran upstairs to her room. *I only have 5 hours to figure out what to wear?*
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thanks for the great reviews - you're giving me courage to continue this thing!