Another Life: Apologies and Another Visitor
by Fighter78
Jimmy and Connor were up in Jimmy’s room and Cordelia, Buffy, Fred, Wesley, and Angel were sitting on the couch when the door slammed open and Spike came in.

“Hi, Spike, what happened…” Before Angel could say anymore Spike was kissing Buffy.

“What was that for?” Buffy asked when they stopped, basically because they needed air.

“I’m sorry Buffy. I shouldn’t have snapped at you. I’m really sorry.” Spike said sincerely and Buffy could see it in his sapphire eyes.

“You’re forgiven. Hey, what happened to your lip?” Buffy asked noticing he had a split lip.

Just as Spike was about to say it was nothing he decided against it even though he knew he could possibly get into some trouble with it, “I got into a fight.” Spike said looking down at the ground.

“I’ll go get something to clean it up.” Buffy said surprising him a little as she got up.

“So why the fight?” Angel asked once Buffy, Cordelia and Fred were out of the room.

“This guy was talking bad about Buffy. I knew I shouldn’t have but it got to me, you know.” Spike said looking up at Angel, kind of hoping he would understand.

“I understand. If anybody said anything about Cordelia they would definitely pay.” Angel said and Spike could tell he was serious,

“What did he say exactly?” Angel asked curiously.

“Said that it wasn’t my fault but hers and said I was one of those wankers who does everything his woman tells him to.” Spike said not liking to think about the Mitch guy.

“Uh, Spike, you do tend to do basically whatever she tells you.” Angel said smiling
.
“I know, I just love ‘er so much it’s hard not too.” Spike said

“I love you too, baby.” Buffy said startling Spike a little.

“How much did you hear, luv?” Spike asked

“Enough to know that I want nobody other than you.” Buffy said smiling.

“And I want nobody other than you.” Spike said looking lovingly up into her eyes.

“Ok, as much as this is nice to see, let’s take a slight break.” Angel said and Spike and Buffy reluctantly broke each other’s gaze but not before taking each other’s hands as Buffy came to sit next to him on the couch and then cleaned up his lip and any other small injuries she saw from his fight.

“Thanks for letting me go, Angel.” Spike said sincerely shortly Buffy had finished.

“Don’t thank me thank Cordy and Buffy. If it wasn’t for them I would have been after you trying to get you back here.” Angel said looking lovingly at his wife now.

“Well to anybody thanks. I needed to cool off and think about some things. Unfortunately it took an annoying jerk like that Mitch to get me to come to the truth but still I figured it out.” Spike said and Buffy could feel him clenching his fist in anger.

“I wish I had the strength of two or more men just so I can send that guy flying out the door.” Buffy said angrily and even though he didn’t mean to Spike laughed out loud at what she had said, knowing full well that the Buffy from where he came from had the strength to do so. When Spike was done laughing though he saw everybody looking at him as if he was crazy.
“What was that for, Will?” Angel asked with a ‘you have lost it for good’ expression on his face.

“Just some funny thought came to mind and I had to laugh.” Spike half lied.

“Care to share?” Angel asked making Spike feel a little like a schoolboy who was in trouble and would possibly pay the consequences.

“Um, just got the image of Buffy here fighting a bunch of nasties and her winning completely and she um won.” Spike said not fully looking at Angel.

“Guess that would be kind of funny.” Angel said starting to laugh a little.

“Why would that be funny?” Buffy asked a little indignant.

“Well, love, you’re so small and petite that it’s um hard well maybe not to hard to see you fighting stuff that’s stronger than you.” Spike said with Buffy staring at him and than he stated, a little stronger than what he had said before, “Of course I would always be there when you needed me.”

“I know you would be.” Buffy said hugging him, but their hug was interrupted by the clearing of a throat. What they hadn’t noticed when they had been looking at each other and hugging was that somebody had come in the door and was now standing in front of them.

“Giles!” Buffy shouted like a little girl as she let go of Spike and hugged her father in law.

“Good to see you to, Buffy.” Giles said, feeling a little awkward as he returned her hug.

“Hey, Dad, good to see you. How ya doing?” Angel said as he got up from his place on the couch to pull him into another embrace.

“Hello, Liam, I’m doing good and what about you?” Giles asked as he and Angel let go of each other.

“I’m doing good.” He said and then everybody turned his or her gaze to Spike who had yet to get up. Spike still hadn’t put it together that Giles was his father and that he was kind of meant to hug him, even though Angel had told him earlier that Giles was his father.

“Hello, William, aren’t you going to say hi to your old man.” Giles said grinning a little, a grin he had only shown to a few people not including Spike. Spike wasn’t used to it.

“Hello, Dad.” Spike said as he got up slowly and went to shake Giles’s hand but his hand was pushed away when Giles pulled him into a hug.

“What ever happened to, Da? I very much liked that name.” Giles said letting go of Spike smiling.

“Sorry. How was your flight?” Spike asked, somehow he knew that Giles had flown in from England and hadn't been here in America.

“Good, tiresome but good.” Giles said as he let a stray yawn get away.

“If you don’t mind you can share a room with Peter.” Buffy said. The house was getting to be pretty full and Buffy was glad that her mom and sister and the rest of her friends weren’t going to be spending the night at the house, since they lived so close to her.

“That’ll be fine. I know you want to talk but you if guys don’t mind I am rather tired from the trip and in need of some sleep.” Giles said.

“That’s fine.” Buffy said and Giles started up the steps while Spike got his bags from him. They were all happy to see him, even Spike.


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