Another Life: Discharged and Food
by Fighter78
Disclaimer: again I own nothing and just wanted to thank Sinister for all the reviews, they've helped
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"Hey, guys, sorry you had to meet us here." Angel said as he walked up to them, while Cordelia and Buffy gave Spike a smile.

"Hey, that's alright, we just hope he's alright. How, are you doing, Spike?" Fred said after she had hugged Angel. She was looking at him in the same concerned look he had seen so often before Illyria came.

"'Ello, Fred, good to see you again." Spike said as he pulled her into a tight embrace.

"You too, Spike." Fred said after they stopped hugging, a little surprised that he had given such a hug since they had only just seen each other a week before.

"Alright, I know Angel told you all that we had a surprise to tell you and we will but it might be best if we tell you when we get back to the house." Fred said smiling as she put her arm around Wesley and Spike knew at that moment that what his Fred and Wesley had wanted had happened to this Fred and Wesley. They were married and happy and hopefully had children coming.

"That sounds good, but…." Angel was cut off as the doctor walked in.

"We got his fever down and he's stable now, but we need to find a liver as soon as possible." The doctor said looking at everybody.

"You got a liver that would fit him on hand, doc?" Spike asked looking at the doctor.

"Unfortunately no. We've sent out word that we need a donor ASAP." The doctor said as he looked at his clipboard and it was apparent that he was really just trying to get away from all the stares that were directed his way.

"Great then, well get on it, I want you to tell us first thing when a donor comes up." Spike said and it made Angel smile a little, his snappy little brother was back and in charge of the situation.

"I'll do what I can, but in the meantime you can take him home, just make sure he doesn't overexert himself." The doctor said.

"Thanks, doc. Can we see him now?" Spike asked hoping with all hope the answer would be yes.

"Of course, right this way." The doctor said and he started walking with Spike and Buffy at his heels while everybody else stayed behind so that they wouldn't overwhelm Jimmy. When they got to the room they found Jimmy pulling his t-shirt over his head.

"What are doing, Jimmy?" Buffy asked as she came up to him.

"Getting dressed, the good ol' doc told me I could go home so I saw no point in sitting around." Jimmy said smirking and Spike couldn't help but smirk himself, he saw himself in Jimmy, the cockiness and unwillingness to just sit around doing nothing.

"You should be resting, I mean you were bad when you came in." Buffy said softly hoping her son would follow the doctor's instructions about not overexerting himself.

"Don't worry, Mom, I'll be fine. Yeah I'm worn out but you know me and hospitals, can't stand them. They get to me, ya know." Jimmy said after he had pulled his UC Sunnydale hoody over his head and was now putting his black boots on.

"I know and I hate them too, but you really need to take it easy." Buffy said looking concerned.

"Dad, can you help me out here?" Jimmy said looking pleadingly at Spike.

"Sorry, but your mom's right, you need to take it easy. Don't know what we'd do if anything happened to you." Spike said seriously as he looked at Jimmy.

"Fine, but I'm still playing guitar. You can't take that away from me." Jimmy said stubbornly and both Buffy and Spike couldn't help, but smile and before Jimmy could ask what they were smiling about the doctor came in.

"Don't think we'd ever dream of taking away your guitar. A boy's gotta have something to do when taking it easy." The doctor said smiling and they all knew he had heard Jimmy's complaint.

"We've got all his papers ready for you to sign for his discharge." The doctor said and when he got a confused look from Spike he told him, "While you were out we thought if would be best if he stayed here, but then he stabilized and we didn't need to keep him here."

"You'll notify us the minute a donor is found?" Spike questioned, knowing the doctor had say yes earlier, but needed to hear him say it again.

"Of course, who knows maybe we'll find one Christmas Eve." The doctor said smiling.

"Good, now can be get the heck out of here?" Jimmy said as he walked towards the room's door.

"Guess we better get going." Buffy said smiling as they walked out. Jimmy was met by hugs all around and by the time they had ended he was definitely ready to get out of there, not that he didn't like hugs, but over four hugs at one time was to much.

"Did I really scare you guys that much?" Jimmy asked once he, Angel, Connor, Spike, and Buffy were all in the car and Buffy was holding on tight to him.

"You did, honey. It was hard seeing you like that." Buffy said stroking his hair, but when she said the last part she looked at Spike, who was looking at her and knew what she meant.

"Sorry." Was all he could say and he didn't even say it that loud.

"Don't be, you were sick, you couldn't help it, you did nothing wrong." Spike said thinking back to two conversations he had had with Angel earlier.

"Thanks, Dad. Think we could get a bite to eat?" Jimmy said and Spike suddenly realized that the food he had made was probably extremely cold right now.

"You ok, honey?" Buffy asked when she looked at Spike who was looking thoughtful.

"Yeah, fine, just realized that the food is pretty cold right now." Spike said.

"What food?" Buffy asked confused and before Spike could answer Connor did.

"He was making breakfast before everything happened. What did he do?" Connor said looking at the backseat smiling.

"Breakfast. Wow. What do you mean what did he do?" Buffy asked confused again.

"Connor here is convinced that I was making breakfast to make up for something I did." Spike explained as they pulled into the driveway.

"Connor, sweetie, your uncle's done nothing. He's always doing something like that, always doing some little thing that helps me out." Buffy said almost laughing.

"Ok. Just realized I agree Willy Wonka here, I'm hungry." Connor said smiling as he received a glare from Jimmy for using the nickname.

"I think we all are, son. Let's just get in the house and maybe warm up some of Uncle Will's breakfast." Angel said as Spike opened the door and walked in. Angel then realized he had said Will and he gave an apologetic look to Spike and Spike picked up on it right away.

"Don't worry your pretty little head 'bout it. Just don't call me that one nickname" Spike said not sure if he had gained the name 'William the Bloody' in this place.

"Wouldn't dream of it." Angel said not looking the least bit confused.

"'k, good." Spike said smiling as he closed the door once everybody was in.

"Jimmy, I want you to go on the couch, you don't have to lay down or anything just maybe sit there." Buffy said and Jimmy went headed towards the couch with Connor close at his heels.

"So you ready to warm up that food?" Buffy asked as she came into the kitchen where Spike and Angel were talking.

"You bet. Think everybody'll starve if we don't." Angel said grinning and Spike headed over to the oven and skillet that had somehow gotten turned off in the morning's events. Everything warmed up quickly and everybody ate quickly, well everybody except Wesley and Fred who had eaten before they got to the hospital.

"So, what's the surprise?" Buffy asked as she started to pick up the finished plates.

"Let me help you with that and then we'll tell everyone." Fred said as she got up to help Buffy.


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