“He’s hot. Very attractive. I bet he’ll give you many amazing and satisfying orgasms.” Anya was practically licking her lips, nodding in approval as she gave Spike the look-over, obviously liking what she saw.
“Anya!” Buffy was beyond embarrassed and glared at the other woman. Thankfully, she had already warned Spike about Anya’s bluntness, otherwise he would probably be running for the door by now.
Spike gave Anya a wary smile, then glanced over at his childhood friend. “So, this your new girlfriend, mate?”
Xander looked at Anya nervously before turning back to Spike. “Actually, we haven’t really discussed…”
Anya interrupted him, a bright smile on her face; “Oh no, we’re not really together. Not yet, anyway. We’re just having sex. Great sex, I might add. But if things turn out the way I hope, then we’ll probably get married and have many, many children.”
Spike couldn’t help but chuckle as he watched his friend getting a bit pale at Anya’s words. Although Anya didn’t seem to notice, as she went on; “We were just about to head out for lunch. I always get hungry after having multiple orgasms. You guys should come too; it’ll be like a double date! Right, Xander?”
“Yeah! You should definitely come. Please?” Xander looked from Spike to Buffy, a pleading note in his voice.
Buffy had to suppress a giggle, seeing the almost terrified look on Xander’s face. He’d obviously had no idea what he was getting himself into when he had started sleeping with Anya. Then she frowned. “Wait, if we’re both leaving, then who’s gonna watch the shop?”
Anya waved her hand in dismissal. “Oh, Tara’ll take care of that. She’s the one who watched the cash register today when you ran out to chase after your hottie here. She used to help me out here sometimes, before you started working here.”
Buffy’s eyes widened as she recognized the name. “Tara? As in Willow’s girlfriend, Tara?”
Anya nodded. “Yeah, they’re gay. Very nice, too. Want me to introduce you to her?”
“Sure!” Buffy had been curious about Tara ever since Willow first started talking about her, and she couldn’t wait to actually meet her. She was about to follow Anya out into the shop, when Spike grabbed her arm to stop her.
“Wait, you know Willow? Willow Rosenberg?”
Buffy laughed a little. “Yeah. Funny story, really. She’s the one telling me about you in the first place. She said you two went to school together.”
Spike nodded. “Yeah, haven’t talked to her in a while, though. Shame, really, she’s a nice bird. But we don’t exactly hang in the same circles anymore.” He looked a little embarrassed.
“I get it. But you’ll come with me and meet her some day, right? Willow’s been wonderful to me since I got here, I really like her.” She gave him a hopeful look.
He smiled. “Sure pet, I’d like that. But for now, how ‘bout we’ll just go meet Tara and then get out of here?”
Buffy nodded in agreement. “Absolutely. Just gonna grab my purse.” She walked over to the small table where she had left her purse, grabbed it and hurried to follow Spike out of the room. What she failed to notice was the small object that fell out of the bag and landed on the floor.
Buffy had to admit, having lunch with Xander and Anya hadn’t been nearly as bad as she’d expected. Anya had thankfully kept her outspoken comments to a minimum, and Xander was both nice and funny. She found herself actually enjoying their company, and also knew that Spike was glad that she got along so well with his friend.
However, when Anya had suggested that they should all go see a movie together later that night, Buffy and Spike had politely declined. Instead, they decided to rent a couple of movies and watching them at Spike’s place, just the two of them.
After leaving the video store, Buffy eagerly dragged Spike to the grocery store to get some popcorn and ice cream. He offered to pay, but since she didn’t want him to have to pay for both the movies and the snacks, Buffy quickly pulled her wallet out of her purse before he could object. As they left the store, she went to put her wallet back, and frowned.
“That’s weird. I can’t find my cell phone.” They had reached Spike’s car, and Buffy immediately emptied the contents of her purse in the front seat. “It’s not here. I must have dropped it somewhere.”
Spike gave her a concerned look. “Think you could’ve just left it at your place this morning?”
Shrugging, Buffy tried to remember the last time she’d had it. “I don’t know. Maybe. Mind if we swing by there before we go to your place?”
“Of course not, luv. I’m sure you’ll find it.” He gave her an assuring smile as he turned the car key around and drove out of the parking lot.
Willow entered the Magic Box with a smile, immediately walking over to her girlfriend. “Hi, sweetie! How was your day?” She slid her arms around Tara’s neck and leaned in for a deep kiss. Tara returned the kiss happily before pulling back, a somewhat concerned expression on her face. Frowning, Willow gave her a worried look. “What’s wrong, baby?”
Her girlfriend bit her lip, thoughtfully. “Oh, it’s just that Buffy must have dropped her cell phone here before she left. I know it has to be hers, because I found it under the table where she put her purse...” Tara stopped when she noticed the surprised look on Willow’s face. “What?”
Willow looked a little disappointed. “You met Buffy?”
Tara frowned at the other girl’s reaction. “Yeah. She was here before with this really gorgeous guy. Spike? Anyway, Anya introduced us before they went out for lunch. Why? You’ve talked about Buffy so much, I thought you wanted us to meet?”
Suddenly feeling very stupid, Willow smiled a little. “Of course I do. I guess I just wanted to be the one to introduce you two, that’s all. I’m sorry, I’m being silly.”
Tara smiled at her, placing a soft kiss on Willow’s lips. “Just a little.”
Willow giggled. Then she realized what Tara had said, and her eyes widened. “Wait, did you just say that Buffy was here with Spike?” Tara nodded. “Oh my God, I’m so happy for her! You should’ve seen her the other night; she just couldn’t stop talking about him.
“Well, I can’t blame her, he seemed like a really nice guy. They were both nice, I liked them.” Tara’s smile suddenly faltered a little. “I think maybe we should try finding her, though; her phone’s been ringing constantly all afternoon.” She held up the small cell phone so Willow could see for herself. “Look at this, twelve missed calls, it could be really important.”
“Okay, I’m just gonna look for my phone and grab a couple of things, be right back!” Buffy called the last part over her shoulder as she ran towards the front door of her house, leaving Spike to wait for her in the car.
She pulled out the key from her pocket and was just about to unlock the door when she suddenly heard the sound of footsteps behind her. Thinking it had to be Spike, she spun around with a smile on her face. Although the smile quickly disappeared and her eyes widened as she recognized the man stepping out of the shadows. “Oh my God.”
“Hi, Buffy.”
The tall, blond man smiled at her and tried to give her a hug, but she quickly took a step back, staring at him in disbelief. “Riley?!”
TBC