Expecting The Unexpected

A/N:- Thank you so much for your kind reviews and for your votes.
This chapter will be devoted mostly to Buffy and Spike. I know there has been a lot of Angel so far but that will change. For all of you that don't like him, wait til later! ;p The translator I used for the Italian was here ;- http://babelfish.altavista.com/translate.dyn. Unfortunately the translator is useless when going from Italian to English . My apologies for the rough translation. If anyone can read Italian , let me know if its right please. The translation in brackets at the end of the conversation .

Chapter Four


The sun shone through the gaps in the thick drapes , the room was still semi dark. Buffy lifted her head off the pillows and looked around the room. She was worried that Spike may have left her and gone back to L.A. Her fears were quickly halted when she saw him sat on the couch, smoking a cigarette and staring at her.
"Morning Pet , sleep well?" He smiled at her and stubbed out the cigarette
She smiled sheepishly and sat up "I guess, did you?"
"As well as could be expected , so, you hungry?" he asked in a flat voice
"No, not yet, I can't eat as soon as I wake up. It makes me feel sick" she peeked under the covers and noticed that she was still fully dressed. She would have expected him to have stripped her off "Need the bathroom "
Spike was drinking a glass of blood when she came back and she grimaced. This was awkward. How could she make this right and "Ow!"
she rubbed at the bump hoping the pain would ease off "Ow ow ow " .
"Pet? what's wrong?"
"Probably just the Branxton Hicks I was warned about, don't worry. She sat on the couch and Spike pulled her feet up onto his lap.
"You sure luv? Can I do anything?"
"I'll be fine . Just need to relax . Last night didn't exactly help "
"Sorry, just you get me so ... let's not go over that yeah"
"Kay, but you do that to me again and I'll stake your ass to the wall"
He laughed "Same old Buffy eh pet"
"Hmm like you'd expect anything else from me?


Angel checked out of his room and made his way up to check up on Buffy. He knocked on the door and waited. Spike answered the door.
"What do you want now?"
"Can I come in?"
"I guess, so , what brings you to darken my door with your great bulk?"
"At least you have one" he smiled at Buffy "I want to see if you need anything before I go "
"Got what I want right here as it goes , now if that's it, don't let the door hit your ass on the way out" Spike held the door open.
"Right, um .. Bye Buffy , I'll catch up with you soon I hope "
"Yeah Bye Angel and good luck with that thing" she waved as he turned in the doorway
"Thanks it means a lot . And good luck yourself " Angel looked at Spike "Think you'll need it" he smiled and walked away.

Spike slammed the door shut and faced her, hands on his hips "What the bleedin hell was that all about?"
Buffy sighed "Sit down" she waited for him to sit down on the edge of the couch "You know that Cordy has been in that mystical coma?"
"Yeah , the cheerleaders been like that since they took over the firm.What about her?"
"Well she woke up this morning, hence the taking off . He loves her"
Spikes head shot up and looked at her, trying to gage her reaction.
"So the Poofs going back to be with her, well good for him, and us . Hey hang on, he had dog girl sniffing round him and I got the impression that he was giving the wolf one" Spike laughed "Oh I can't wait to see that "
"You what he gave one to a what?"
"Werewolf luv, like Reds boy , only female. She was cute too"
"God help the wolf " they both laughed
Spike edged closer to Buffy and rested his hands on the baby "Will we be okay?"
"Buffy ran her fingers through his dishevelled hair "Yeah, we just have to start over and learn I don't know, look I'm not good with relationship stuff, you pretty much know that. "
"Not an expert m'self pet, only relationship I had before you was with Dru an' that wasn' exactly good on account of her being insane"
"Harmony?"
"Oh come on, your gonna hold that one against me? The bint was jus' a substitute for you"
"Gee thanks " she smiled
"Don't mention it"


After breakfast Buffy showered and stayed in the robe. She had been wearing the same clothes for over twenty four hours and couldn't face wearing them once more. Spike had offered to buy her more from the hotel shop, but she felt like she had imposed on him far too much as it was. Spike had settled on the bed and patted next to him. Buffy crawled up the bed and laid beside him.
"How would you like to go back to Italy and see Niblet?"
"Don't tease, I told you I can't fly.No doctor in their right mind would let me" her face sunk
"Buffy look at me pet. I can get the jet sorted and we could go there tonight"
"Jet?"
"Wolfram and Hart have a private jet, you don't need to get any clearance or anything, just get in and go."
"It's so tempting"
Spike stroked her arm gently with his fingertips , waiting for her to give it some thought.
"How long will it take?"
"I reckon it will take about five hours " he knew she wouldn't be able to resist "So pet, we going to Italy?"
"Yes!" she leant up and kissed him tenderly "Thank you"
"Don't need to thank me luv, just get that adorable arse of yours dressed so we can go" he slapped her ass gently as she got off the bed and made her way to the bathroom.
Spike rang the offices and checked that the jet would be waiting and ready to go within the next hour.
He lit up a cigarette and watched as the traffic built up outside. God he hated it in L.A.

As they made their way through the afternoon traffic, Spike held her hand and looked across .She was nervous and had been silent since they had left the suite at the hotel. Buffy had been thinking about the things that had lead up to this moment. She had been lonely and depressed, scared and overjoyed at finding herself pregnant, and now?Confusion, love, god could she admit it to him? She was scared he wouldn't believe her again, just as he denied her love as he died destroying the Hell mouth. She put her head back against the head rest and closed her eyes. Spike frowned .
"Your thinking to much pet, just relax , I'm here now n' m'not going anywhere fast. "
"I'm not thinking about that , well not just that, I guess I'm just scared "
"M'ere to look after you now , you n' the bit " he squeezed her hand and then bought it up to his lips. He kissed it and then growled softly.
"So, when will you tell Angel that your not coming back"
"Once we get there . Do you want to call and let Dawn know?"
"No , lets make it a surprise, she knows I shouldn't fly so she won't be expecting me, just wait til she sees you"
Spike laughed "Lets hope they have those little ear defender things on the plane yeah?, Don't think my vampire hearing would cope with the screeching and squeals "
They took the next left and drove slowly up to the hanger . Spike got out and helped Buffy out of the car. They met with the pilot and they all boarded the jet. Buffy was starting to see how Wolfram and Hart had coaxed Angel into taking the job. It was all very impressive. The pilot ran through the last minute checks and the attendant locked the door. He took his place at the rear of the jet and they all put on their lap belts. It was a smooth take off and Spike got up and hit the bar. He smirked as he recalled the last time he was on the jet . Angel and him, going to Italy, trying to get drunk on the minute bottles of alcohol. Arriving in Italy to retrieve the cappa's head and getting duped by the Immortal, and finding out that Buffy was in a relationship with him, but then he knew that that wasn't actually true. Buffy sat watching the land disappear below her and then watched as he sat opposite her. He handed an orange juice to her and sat back , both arms extended across the back of the leather sofa.
"Do you wanna watch a film or anything? I could get the attendant to bring through some DVD's for you"
"No thanks. Can we talk?" she looked at the attendant suspiciously
"Course pet, if he says anything I'll just hunt him down and eat him" he winked at her and then tilted his head so that he could see the nervousness take over the attendants face.The attendant gave an audible gulp he couldn't stop himself from doing. He looked back at Buffy as she mouthed "Your evil" at him . Spike just smiled and winked at her.

Buffy found that she liked this Spike . The Spike that had tried to kill her for years seemed like a completely different person. He had been troubled by his soul when he returned shortly before the Firsts attack on the Hell mouth, almost insane with it. She had helped him to recover from it and they had grown close in the months that lead up to the First, if Buffy was honest she would admit that he was the only person she could rely on , he backed her up and never questioned her . If only she had had the courage to tell him how she felt before that last minute. She looked at him sat there , drinking the pathetically small bottle of JD bourbon, and tapping his foot impatiently. She was definitely going to have a crazy life now. Could Spike do the happy family thing? He had stuck by Druscilla for over one hundred years, that was true. Would he feel that devotion to her and his daughter? Was she setting herself up for a huge fall? If only she had a glimpse of the future so that she could make the right choice now.

"You really need to learn to let go luv, all that pent up crap isn't good for you or the baby."
"Sorry" she looked down at her orange juice
"Let me guess, your worried that I'll run off and leave you, or I'll get dusted, am I right? "
Buffy nodded. Spike looked at her and concentrated on her." You do want me to stick around don't you? I don't think I could stand it if you blew hot n cold now Buffy, I had enough of that back in Sunnydale"
Her eyes shot up and met his "Of course I do, Spike , god you have no idea what it's been like without you "
"Well that's good then innit cos I'm not going anywhere without you now" he came and sat beside her "I missed you too. " he lifted her face with his fingers and kissed the end of her nose " I just cant understand why Andrew didn't tell you I was back and why we didn't know what happened after "
"Giles said he didn't trust Angel once he took the position with Evil Inc"
"Don't bloody blame him, don't get me wrong I think the Watchers to uptight but maybe in this case he's right. Nothing at the firm is how it seems, the poof is just too full of himself to see it"
"What do you mean?" she frowned at Spike "Is Angel unno grrr again?"
"No sweet. He's still all souled up. He's just .. he's taken all the power and it's gone to his head" Spike wrapped his arms around her protectively "Nothing to worry your pretty head about" he kissed her hair and closed his eyes, relishing the feelings it gave him, just to hold her."I'll tell you a few stories once we get settled down pet."

The jet made it's way to Italy without any problems and landed at night. A limo was waiting at the terminal and the two of them got in, Spike pulled Buffy onto his lap and held her until they arrived outside the house that she was renting. Buffy took a deep breath in and straightened her clothes out. Spike got out and looked at the house .
"Looks cosy Slayer "
"C'mon before they hear us and the surprise is ruined " she dragged him towards the door .
Buffy tried to get the keys in the door she was so nervous. Finally getting the door open she quietly invited Spike in. They stood in the entrance . They waited for someone to realise that someone had come in . Dawn shouted through.
"If that's you Andrew you better not have a bunch of those Italian hoes with you."
They waited
"Andrew? Willow? "
Spike held Buffy from behind, wrapping his arms around the bump, he kissed her neck and then whispered "She missed me didn't she, not gonna get staked am I?"
"Shhh and no"
Dawn came bounding down the stairs and didn't look up until the fourth step from the bottom .She threw herself and Buffy and squealed so loud that Buffy was sure that her ears were now bleeding. That was nothing, once Dawn saw Spike her pitch went up so high they were sure that only dogs and demons could hear her . She bounced up and down flapping her hands like a demented chicken. Finally she dragged Spike into the lounge and pushed him into a chair.
"Try and calm down Dawn we've had a long day" Buffy smiled at Dawn though, she knew she would be excited.
"Hows my favourite girl then?" Spike asked
"I'm good, great even, so Buffy told you then, oh did you know that most of us are living here , Xanders in Africa though, how did you find us, how long have you been back, did you even die, your not all fangy n stuff are you, Buffys training me so I can patrol, omg I so can't believe your here"
"And she breathes " Buffy said sarcastically
Spike laughed . He had missed Dawn so much.
"So Niblet, miss me?"
He should have known better.
More squeals followed by "Of course you big dumb vampire" she hit him on his chest and got up "I'm just going to ring Giles and tell him, he'll have to stop off and get a good supply of blood in now"
"No! It's okay Dawn, we bought some with us" Buffy said , stopping Dawn dead in her tracks.
"He'll be home soon, I can't wait" Dawn bounced out of the room ,telling them she was going into the kitchen to make some coffee
"Think that went kinda how I expected" Spike relaxed into the chair "Not as deaf as I thought which I'm grateful for"
Buffy smiled and sat on his lap. "You still have the others to come home yet , Dawns bound to go into hyper mode for that. Oh an of course, Andrew . "
Spike groaned "Oh goody"
"Hey there could be a song and pom poms"
"You really are an evil bint you know that Summers"
"Ya huh"


Giles walked through the front door and saw the front room light still on and heard voices and laughing . He thought it strange as Dawn was normally asleep by now. Willow went through to the kitchen and dropped off her bag of weapons.Andrew followed her in, yawning She felt the almost full coffee jug and poured a cup for herself and held it up to see if Giles wanted one. Giles shook his head and pointed to the front room. Willow frowned and then listened . Realising that Dawn had company. Andrew turned towards the door to the room and his eyes went wide and his mouth fell open.
"What is it Andrew?"
"It can't be?" he gasped
"Can't be what?" Giles asked him
"Not what .. who"
"God boy will you just give us both a straight answer" Giles had had enough for one day and just wanted to curl up with a good book and a few drinks
"Spike" Andrews eyes welled up "He's here"
"Oh good lord no" Giles sunk into one of the kitchen chairs
Willow smiled "I think it will be good for Buffy , she hasn't been the same since the First thingy"
Giles looked up at the girl in disbelief "You cannot be serious?"
"He proved himself , well to me anyway"
Andrew burst in the room, stopping the conversation dead and dragged Spike out of the chair and hugged him, that was bad enough, but the kiss on the cheek and the stroking of the face was a bit OTT for Spikes liking.
Spike threw the boy off him and swiped the slober off his cheek.He looked at Dawn and Buffy and they were both trying hard not to laugh.
"Something I should know" Buffy stood with her arms folded across her chest and a brow raised , she was still trying to stop the hysterics that threatened to take her over.
Not put off Andrew hurled himself for yet another hug
"Get off me you bleedin' poofy git" Spike held his hands out to catch Andrew before he managed to latch on.
Giles watched and polished his glasses.
Willow hugged Spike and sat down, casually asking how he was and helping Spike out by catching the hem of Andrews blazer and pulling him down onto the couch next to her.
Giles made his way into the lounge and sat on the edge of the couch.Now that most of the excitement had abated, he had a few questions that needed answering.
"When did you get back Buffy?"
"About an hour ago I guess"
"Right, and how did you come across Spike" his name was spat out.
"He was working for Angel , he was there when I turned up at his office"
"And I suppose you have bought him up to speed on everything" Giles resisted the urge to clean his glasses again, thinking that twice in five minutes was overkill . Instead he went and poured a rather large whiskey.
"So, he worked for the same corrupt law firm as Angel, you have informed him of your pregnancy, which we have struggled to keep secret for your protection, and then you fly home against medical advice, bringing him with you. Have you gone completely mad?"
Buffys temper was starting to flare and Spike wasn't fairing much better.He kept quiet for Buffys benefit.
Dawn stood up and put her hand on Spikes shoulder. "I don't see what your problem is, the babies his, he has a right to know, maybe he can help"
Giles nearly choked on his mouthful of whiskey "Sorry Dawn but Spike, help?"
Buffy mentally counted to ten.
Giles shook his head and continued "Spike has proven on many occasions, he cannot be trusted , to have him in close proximity to Buffy would just be asking for trouble"
Okay Buffy thought make that a count from twenty
"He closed the Hell mouth for good and sacrificed himself , doesn't that count for anything. Plus unno he didn't bite or attack anyone for years"
"Mainly due in part to the chip,and he did kill when he first arrived back in Sunnydale after getting his soul. The chip has been rendered useless now so there is nothing stopping him from going back to his old ways"

Spike had about as much as he could take "Yes there is, its my bloody conscience that stops me. It's not easy but I soddin' well do it. And that time after my soul was cos the First was playing with the wires in my noggin, not my bloody fault Watcher. I wouldn't do anything to hurt Buffy or the baby so don't even go there!" Spike stormed out of the room and out of the house. He stood under a street lamp and lit up a cigarette.

Inside Buffy and Dawn were screaming at Giles , Andrew was yammering on about some force and how Spike was like a jedi knight , Willow just sat and listened to the shouting and accusations. Spike could still hear them from his spot outside. He smiled at the way Buffy and Dawn were defending him. It would seem Dawn had grown up a lot and obviously the stubborn trait was ingrained into every Summers woman, as well as the bitchiness he thought. God help the Watcher !

Buffy stormed out yelling back at Giles as she left. She saw Spike and grabbed his arm , dragging him off to a bar that was close by.The owner must have been well aquented with Buffy . As soon as she walked in he put a large cappuccino on the bar and wore a huge smile.
"La mia ragazza dolce, come siete, sembrate meravigliosi, noi li avete mancati. E chi è questo uomo handsome con voi, è non il padre dei bambini. Fate venire un bambino molto bello se è, vi sedete, lui gradite una bevanda pure, nessuna paga, noi ve l'ottenete per, noi siete così felice avete rinviato" ( My sweet girl, How are you?, You look wonderful. We have missed you . And who is this man handsome with you, is not the father of the child.Your child will be a beautiful one if he is, he appreciate a drink yes? Are you happy, we you are therefore happy you have come back)
Spike didn't understand a word of it but obviously Buffy did as she nodded and smiled ."This is Antonio by the way"
"Grazie il relativo grande essere indietro e ritengo meraviglioso. Ciò è punto e sì è il mio padre dei bambini. Sarà intorno a tutto il tempo d'ora in poi. Come siete stati? Più speranza di problemi I? she sat down on a bar stool and pulled Spike close( Thanks It's wonderful to be back. This is Spike and yes he is my father of my baby. He will be around to all the time from now on. How you have been? No more problems I hope.)
The bar owner shook his head and took Spikes hand shaking it vigorously.
"Spike doesn't speak Italian I'm guessing, so shall we stop showing off now" she winked at Antonio.
"Si , Si, yes we should, You very lucky man Spike, she be how you say? Special lady"
"That she is mate" Spike kissed her forehead and pulled up another stool.
Antonio turned away and wiped down the back of the bar, looking in the mirror he gasped ."Buffy, il vostro boyfriend è un vampire!"
"I understood that mate and your right"Spike was defensive
"It's okay he's got a soul , la relativa approvazione ha un'anima Antonio "
"He like Angelus? Si?"
"Nothin' like that git !"
Buffy drank her cappuccino and sighed "Il punto non è come Angelus, non cursed dai gypsies, ha combattuto per la sua anima e me l'ha fatta per. Il punto è il vampire che ha portato il amulet e chiuso l'Inferno mouth.I lo ha trovato fuori aveva ritornato una coppia dei giorni fa."(Spike is not like Angelus,he was not cursed by gypsies, he fought for its soul he did it for me. Spike is the vampire that used the amulet and closed Hell mouth. I came back today")
"Ah, I apologise . Have you eaten, I get you your favourite , Si?"
"And you wonder why I love you Antonio"
"Please come through and wait. I get you and be one minute"
"He's um, lively" Spike whispered into Buffys ear as he followed her to the back of the bar.
"He's been a godsend since we got here, he had trouble with a vampire clan that used his bar like a take away diner. I staked them and now I eat and drink free, he won't accept any money , he says that I saved his bar from foreclosure so"
"Sounds like a good bloke, and now I get his reaction to me". Whats he cooking you , it smells like a Chvaloich demons died in ere luv"
"Hey! that's my anchovy and pickles pizza its yum, you should try it" she smiled
"And suddenly I'm put off food for life" Spike stopped breathing while Antonio cooked her pizza.The smell was really bad.

By the time Buffy had finished the pizza, Spike and Antonio were standing outside having a cigarette and chatting like old friends. She joined them and hugged Spike. Antonio kissed Buffy on both cheeks and shook Spikes hand and made his apologies for having to close up, but he was tired and needed to get home so that his wife wouldn't worry too much. Spike took Buffys hand and they walked back to the house. They noted that the lights were still on and they had to face the music. There was no getting around it.
"You ready for bed pet, you look beat?" Spike kissed her gently before Buffy opened the door.
"I am, I think this can wait until the morning, lets just go straight upstairs." Buffy held his hand and pulled him into a large airy room. His eyes fell onto the large double bed. Buffy went straight into the bathroom.
"I'll take the floor then pet" He grabbed a couple of pillows and the comforter from the bed and made himself a bed of sorts. He shrugged of his duster and placed it over the chair by her dresser . He pulled his T shirt off and threw it into her laundry pile , then undid his belt and the buttons to his jeans. Spike sat on the bed and removed his boots and then took off his jeans. He got under the comforter and made himself as comfy as possible. He waited for her to come back from the bathroom.

Buffy had a shower and got into her only pair of pyjamas that still fitted her, not that they fitted exactly, more like stretched around her rather large bump. She brushed her teeth and then went back into her bedroom. At first she was confused as to why Spike was on the floor looking uncomfortable. Maybe he doesn't want to have a relationship after all. Or he may just want to take it slow. One look at her face and she knew it wasn't either of those , he was trying to be a gentleman and not make presumptions. 'Stupid vampire!' she thought.
"Why are you on the floor ?"
"Didn't want to push you into anything pet" he smiled shyly
Okay that was a new one on her, Spike? Shy? Since when? " It's fine really, kinda expected you to be naked in my bed by the time I got back from the bathroom" she groaned " Desperate much?"
Spike sniggered "One thing I always loved about you, the way you can get your words all wrong, and in those jammies, very fetching luv"
"Hey, not my fault I've grown out of all my sexier stuff, if anyone should take the blame its the overly virile vamp " she threw a pillow at him.
"Not my fault either , actually I am going to take the blame cos I can't see the bad here" he had a big grin on his face.
"You coming to bed or what? You can sleep on the floor if you like but your the one that will feel like you've got rigamortis in the morning" Buffy turned onto her side and turned out the bedside lamp.
"Bossy chit" he plonked his pillows back on his side of the bed and crawled in. He spooned up behind Buffy and kissed her neck" Night baby" he stroked the bump "Night pet" .
"Night Spike " Buffy mumbled in her sleep. She laid her hand over his , which was still wrapped around the bump.