Healing

Part 51

Giles woke with a headache and staggered to the kitchen for some water and painkillers. Wesley watched him from the chair in the living room where he was reading over some notes that Tara and Willow had made about their research.

He hoped that the girls would return soon as he wasn't exactly comfortable being alone with his fellow ex-watcher. Rupert had a tendency to bring up his relationship with Angel. Something he was no longer willing to discuss with the man. After finding out about Xander and Spike from him, and then learning that Rupert had betrayed their confidence by telling him, he was reluctant to tell him anything in fear that it would end up public knowledge.

He was almost relieved when the door opened and Ethan Rayne was pushed inside followed by a scowling Willow and her girlfriend. He put down the papers and looked up at them.

"I take it he'll live?"

Willow turned a hate filled glance on the wizard before replying.

"Not for long if I can help it!"

Tara laid a soothing hand on her lover's arm and Willow calmed a bit. Tara kissed her gently on the mouth before pulling away and leading Ethan back up to Giles room. Willow growled softly and flopped down on the sofa.

"I hate him! I'd like to turn him into a rat! An ugly, nasty sewer rat!"

"I take it he was less than co-operative at the doctors?"

"Gee, let me see. Giles went all Ripper and burned the mans balls, he had to see a less-than-human doctor because we couldn't take him to the hospital, and then he complained the whole way back here. Where is ole Ripper anyways?"

"Rupert is in the kitchen. He probably has a nasty headache after Spike knocked him out."

Willow gaped slightly and then smiled. She saw Tara come into the room and held her hand out for her to join them. Once Tara was sitting Willow turned back to Wesley.

"Spike hit him, huh? Wish I could have seen that. He was really over the top, you know. I've never seen Giles act like that. I kinda wanted to hit him myself."

Tara squeezed Willow's hand and smiled.

"M-me too. He wasn't helping, he only made things worse. I-I think Spike was starting to get somewhere before he interrupted. I just want Angelus gone, he scares me."

Giles came back into the room and saw the girls sitting on the sofa. He looked at them and smiled somewhat sheepishly. He was quite embarrassed by his earlier behaviour.

"I am terribly sorry about the way I behaved. There are many things in my past that I am not proud of, Ripper is one of them. Ethan just seems to bring my worst qualities to the surface. I hope you can forgive me."

Willow and Tara both smiled at him and nodded. He turned to Wesley who was looking at him somewhat harshly. He almost stepped back from the accusation in the younger mans eyes. He knew that at some point Wesley was going to have words with him. He just wasn't sure why.

"Where is Buffy?"

Willow looked from Giles to Wesley figuring one of them would know.

"She had to pick Dawn up from school, apparently she is not feeling well. Xander took Spike home, I doubt that they will be back here tonight. Perhaps we should get back to the research?"

Wesley stood and made his way to the table where the books and papers were still laid out from earlier. What he really wanted to do was to go up to Rupert’s room and beat the wizard until he talked. He wanted Angel back, and he wanted to go home.

Xander and Spike were laying on the sofa watching 'Passions' together. Xander didn't really care for the show, but he liked snuggling up with his lover so he put up with it. Besides, it was amusing to hear Spike yell at the TV. Once the show was over, Xander pulled Spike around until he was facing him.

"What's up, pet?"

"Nothing, just wanted to look at you."

Spike smirked.

"Like what ya see, do ya?"

"Oh yeah."

Xander leaned in and kissed him. He did want to talk to him about Wesley and Angel but that could wait until later, this was much more fun. Spike responded to the kiss by rolling them so that Xander was pinned beneath him on the couch. He slid one hand between them and caressed his mate's hard cock through his jeans. Xander bucked up into the touch.

"Like that do ya?"

Xander just groaned in reply and continued to thrust gently against Spike's hand. Spike kissed his way down Xander’s neck to the collar of his shirt. He bit off the top button and spat it across the room before tasting the skin that was revealed.

Each button got he same treatment as Spike slowly made his way down Xander’s chest to the waistband of his jeans. Then he popped the button open and slid down the zipper. He growled low in his throat when his lover's cock sprang free.

"Going commando, pet? Naughty."

"I-I thought y-you liked naughty?"

"That I do. What ever shall I do to reward you?"

Before Xander could reply, Spikes cool wet mouth was sucking him in. He thrust up unwillingly and Spike grabbed his hips to hold him still, vampire he may be but he wasn't experienced at this enough to take that kind of force yet.

Xander was losing his mind, he had been half hard ever since sucking Spike off back at Giles's place. He was hoping to get his lover into bed when they got home, but Spike had other ideas. Ideas involving soap operas and cuddling. Not that he was complaining about the cuddling, but this was nice too.