Falling Under

When Xander awoke his head was cradled in Anya's lap and she was slapping him.

"Ouch Anya," Xander said batting her hand away.
"Oh good you are up," she beamed.

"I had the weirdest dream. I dreamt Buffy and Spike were all smoochie and with the handing holding. Oh and they were having a baby," he said as he started to sit up.

"Its no dream whelp," Spike said from where he and Buffy were holding hands.

Xander brown eyes met the blue eyes of Spike. He looked at Buffy and then down at their clasped hands and Buffy rubbing his arm with her free hand.

"It's got to be a spell. There's no way Buffy would be all lovey dovey with you," Xander said standing.

"Is that right?" Spike said angrily.

"I mean come on. Vampire. Vampire Slayer. You should be a big pile of dust right now."

"hmmphf. I don’t think Buffy sees it that way."

"Anya get me a stake," Xander yelled as Buffy charged him.

She held him up by the front of his shirt. His feet dangling inches above the floor.

"There will be no staking or killing of Spike. He is the father of my child and yes I very much love him," Buffy snarled.

"What was that?" Spike asked an incredulous look on his face.

"Huh?" Buffy said turning her head to look at him.

"Buffy could you please put Xander down?" Willow asked coming over to them.

She looked again at Xander and said,” Have I made myself clear?"

"Crystal."

Still looking Xander in the eye she lowered him from the wall.

"I love you Xander, don't make me do that again." She said before walking over to Spike.

* Did you just say you love me? * Spike said in her head.

* Yes I did. And I do love you Spike, * Buffy replied putting her arms around him and pulling him close.

* I love you too. * Spike's voice sounded in her head as he kissed her.

The sound of Dawn choking finally separated Spike and Buffy. The two pulled away from each other and looked at the rest of the scoobies. Willow was blushing, Xander looked mad as hell, Anya and Tara were smiling and Dawn was positively beaming.

"What?" Buffy asked.

"What was that?" Willow questioned.

"Yeah was that the connection?" Tara asked going and standing next to Willow.

"Wow," was all Dawn could say.

"We definitely need to figure out what happened to make you guys have a telepathic connection. And also how you got Buffy pregnant."

The last sentence was pointed at Spike.

"Yeah that’s what I want to bloody know myself."

"Well we all know how she got pregnant. But how?" Dawn said even as the group turned towards her with shocked looks on their faces.

"Oh come on. Like I don’t know about the birds and the bees." She said stamping her foot.

"Maybe it’s a prophecy?" Tara offered.

"Oh bloody hell another damned prophecy?" Spike questioned.

"I don’t know but what do you expect living here on the hellmouth? Its not Disneyland," Tara replied.

"Well we're going to do a quick patrol while you are doing research. You know me, never was a book girl. Come on Spike," Buffy said pulling his arm. Before she reached the door she turned back.

"Thank you guys for not totally flipping out. I know this is hard for you to understand but I do love Spike and we are going to have a baby. Lets just focus on how and the why ok?"

With that Buffy and Spike left hand in hand.