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Well here's the next chap. Hope you guys are still enjoying. I promise not to drag this out too much, i just want to build things up to the GOOD stuff (wink wink)! Kuddos! Disclaimer in full effect.
Buffy was putting the finishing touches on her makeup when Spike began to beat on the bathroom door furiously.

“Bloody hell Buffy, you’ve been in there for a whole soddin’ hour. What the hell is taking so long?” Spike grumbled in an irritated voice. It was already a quarter to seven and if she didn’t hurry up they were going to be late.

Buffy opened the door and placed her hands on her hips. “Not all of us can just step out of the shower and be ready in five minutes,” she said indignantly. She had to admit that for the five minutes he took to get ready, he looked damn good. He was wearing a pair of black jeans, a tight black t-shirt that showed off his well sculpted chest, his red long sleeved bottom up shirt left open, and his trademark black Doc Martens.

Spike stood there and stared at her. She looked bloody amazing. She was wearing a short black leather mini skirt, a silver colored open back halter, and a pair of knee high leather boots. Her long blonde hair was pulled in a twist with ringlets left to frame her thin face. Spike had to bite his tongue to keep from letting out an audible moan.

Buffy looked at him and frowned. “Spike is something wrong?” she asked as she looked down to make sure there was nothing wrong with her clothes.

Spike jumped slightly at the sound of her voice. “What? Uh, no, I’m fine. We better get going if we don’t want to be late,” he stumbled on his words..

“Are you sure you’re alright? You have that whole lost in space look going on,” Buffy asked slightly concerned.

Spike gave her a smile. “Right as rain pet, now let’s get a move on, yeah?”

Buffy nodded and walked out of the bathroom. Just before she reached the stairs she stopped and turned to Spike. “I just need to grab my jacket. I’ll meet you downstairs in just a sec.”

With a heavy sigh, Spike agreed, “Fine, but bloody hurry up.” Spike started down the stairs as he muttered, “I swear you should have started getting ready yesterday so you would have been ready to leave on time.”

Buffy just chuckled and grabbed her coat from her room. She double-checked to make sure she had her cell phone, money, and her ID before she went down stairs to meet Spike who was being more than impatient.
Spike stood at the bottom of the stairs pacing slightly. Giles came from the kitchen to stand with his nephew. “William, might I ask why you’re pacing?”

Spike pointed up the stairs with an irritated look on his face. “Bloody girl up there is taking forever. We were supposed to be at Red’s already.”

Giles let out a laugh. “William my boy, this is just the beginning. From here on out you will be waiting on a woman to get ready. Sadly enough it is a fact of life,” Giles informed Spike as he patted his shoulder.

“Yeah well I ……,” Spike stopped mid sentence when Buffy came sauntering down the stairs. She had a grace about her that was absolutely breath taking. He had noticed before how pretty she was, but for some reason at that moment she looked absolutely gorgeous.

Giles watched his nephew as he gazed at the young blond girl descending the stairs. There was no denying the attraction William felt towards Buffy, it was written clearly on his face. Giles grinned knowingly as he nudged him with his elbow and leaned in to whisper, “William you might want to wipe the slight drool collecting at the corner of your mouth,” he chided playfully.

Spike turned to his uncle and glared at him. He wasn’t drooling, but he still wiped at his mouth just to make sure. Giles watched and let out a chuckle as Spike tried to discretely wipe at the corner of his mouth.

Buffy stood in front of the two British men with a confused look on her face. Apparently there was some inside joke she wasn’t in on. Giles noted the slight frown on Buffy’s face and smiled brightly at her. “Sorry, I was just teasing William here,” he told her reassuringly.

Buffy smiled at the older British man. “I figured as much,” she said knowingly.

“So Spike you ready to go?” she asked turning to Spike.

“Yep, Willow’s probably wondering where we’re at right about now so don’t be surprised if she doesn’t start ringing your phone off the hook.”

Buffy shook her head. “Nah, she’s got Xander to keep her company so we should be good.”

Spike led Buffy out the door with his hand resting on the small of her back and they started for the car. Giles stood in the door way and called out to the blond couple, “You two have a good time. William make sure you have your key that way I can lock up before I go to bed.”

Spike jingled his keys in the air and opened the car door for Buffy before he got in the driver’s side.. Starting the engine they made their way to the Rosenberg residents to pick up Willow and Xander.

Buffy sat quietly in the car on the way to Willow’s. She couldn’t help but notice the way Spike stared at her coming down the stairs and then led her out the door by the small of her back, he had even opened her door for her at the car. It was almost as if they were on a date. That thought caused little butterflies in her stomach. She had never had the desire to go on a date with him before, but since things had changed between them the idea didn’t seem so far fetched.

Spike noticed Buffy wasn’t saying anything and glanced over to her. “Something wrong luv? You haven’t said a word since we left the house,” he asked softly.

Buffy turned in her seat so she was facing him. The thought to ask him if he thought this was a date was heavy on her mind. But what if he didn’t? If she said something she would be making a total fool of herself. She didn’t want to make things weird between them tonight so she decided against it. “Nothing’s wrong,” she reassured him with a smile.

God, he loved to see her smile. It was the kind of smile that could light up a room. If he had it his way he would be the one to make her smile like that from here on out. As they pulled up to Willow’s house, Spike turned to her. “I didn’t get the chance to say this earlier, but you look amazing tonight,’ he admitted in a deep tone.

Buffy felt goose bumps form all over her body and had to keep herself from physically shivering from his deep tone. God he had a sexy voice, had his voice always been that sexy? Swallowing hard she boldly looked him in the eyes. “Thanks,” she replied shyly as her cheeks began to blush.

Spike couldn’t help but think she was abso-fuckin-lutely adorable. Giving her a wink, he said, “Come on pet let’s get Xander and Willow, I’m starting to get hungry.” Buffy nodded in agreement and they got out the car to get their two friends.

The four friends ate dinner and headed to the Bronze. It was a little after 9:30 so things were still a little slow. They walked in and went straight to the bar to get drinks. The guys ordered beers for themselves while Buffy and Willow decided to walk on the wild side and get something a bit stronger. Buffy ordered a ‘sex on the beach’ and Willow got a margarita. Neither girl was a big drinker, so it wasn’t going to take much for them to catch a good buzz.

Spike looked at Buffy with a raised brow. “Buffy luv, are you sure it’s a good idea for you to be drinking something that strong?”

Buffy frowned at him. “Since when did you become the alcohol Nazi? I’m a big girl, I can handle my liquor,” she said indignantly.

Spike held his hands in surrender. “Just never seen you drink anything but beer before is all, you know your limits far better than I do,” he replied calmly

Willow saw the beginnings of a classic Buffy/Spike bickering battle and cut in. “Hey guys, let’s go find a table before it starts getting crowded,” Willow suggested diplomatically.

“Sure, but after that I want to dance,” Buffy chirped, all thoughts of bickering with Spike forgotten.

Willow and Buffy led the way with Xander and Spike in tow. They found a table close to the dance floor and the two girls quickly set their drinks down to join the few people already dancing. Xander and Spike watched as the two girls bounced around to the beat of the music. Xander took a seat and turned to Spike. “So man, what’s the deal with you and Buffy? Willow says you both swear you’re just roommates,” Xander interrogated.

Spike pulled his cigarettes from his pocket and sat on the stool across from Xander. Taking a long drag, he looked over to Xander. “Well it’s true, we’re just flat mates,” he replied flatly.

Xander gave him a knowing look. “You’re trying to tell me that the thought of hooking up with this girl has never crossed your mind?” he asked disbelievingly.

Well of course it had bloody crossed his mind, he wasn’t blind for fuck sakes. “I never said that, but it can never happen,” Spike stated resolutely. He wasn’t quite sure if he was trying to convince Xander or himself.

“Why the hell not? Man, it’s the perfect situation,” Xander pointed out.

“Yeah perfect till it blows up in my face, then what? I still have to live with the girl. I can’t take that chance with her,” Spike pointed out.

Xander thought about what his friend had said. Wanting to make things clear he asked, “You don’t want to take a chance because you don’t want to not have a place to live or because you care about her?”

Spike thought about that question. Sure he didn’t want out be out on the streets, but was that the only reason behind not wanting to start something with Buffy? If he was honest with himself he would admit he cared about her in a more than friendly way, but that would just open up a whole new set of doors that were better left alone for now. Spike looked at Xander. “Sure I care about her, but just as a friend,” he said unconvincingly

Xander shook his head. “Okay man, you just keep telling yourself that till maybe one day you actually believe it,” Xander said knowing better.

Spike took a long swallow of his beer and turned to watch as Buffy swayed her hips seductively to the music. Who was he kidding? He had fallen for her, and hard. Turning back to Xander he said defeated, “Well mate, you and I both know I was always a shitty liar.”





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