Chapter 73: A Scare
All it had taken was one phone call to Xander’s place, and now everybody was at the hospital, waiting out in the hall. Xander, Anya, Dawn, Willow, Tara and Faith stood outside with Spike while the doctor examined Buffy. Spike was pacing back and forth, fear etched plainly on his face. His jaw was clenched, as were his fists, and his blue eyes were filled with so many emotions. He’d driven her to the hospital. She hadn’t woken up by the time he’d arrived. He had carried her in and placed her on a gurney, and she had been taken into a room and hooked up to monitors, and Spike hadn’t been allowed in yet.
“What’s taking so long?” Xander asked, his voice trying to hide the panic in his heart.
“She’s gonna be ok, right?” Dawn asked, chewing her
lower lip.
“I’m sure she’s ok, Dawnie. They just have to make sure
that…”
“Spike said she was unconscious,” Anya pointed out.
“I’m sure she’s ok,” Tara quipped. “She probably just
needs to rest. She needs…” When they realized that
Spike was still pacing, there was a silent agreement
made amongst them to stop talking. That was, until
Willow’s cell phone rang. She glanced sheepishly at
Spike who didn’t even seem to notice, and she hurried off
down the hall for a little for a little privacy.
Glancing down at the number, Willow sighed in relief.
“Giles?”
“Willow, I just got your message. How is she?”
“I don’t know. The doctor’s still with her. We…we don’t
know anything yet.”
“Was she hurt?”
“I don’t know. I don’t think so. Spike hasn’t really said
much since…you don’t think Dana…”
“Dana’s still safe behind bars. We’ve made somewhat of
a breakthrough in trying to find a cure for her this
morning. That’s why I wasn’t able to answer the phone right away.”
“You’re getting closer? That’s good news.” She sighed
softly. “Buffy’s gonna be ok, isn’t she, Giles? I mean, if
something’s wrong, there could be a…a spell or…”
“You mustn’t think like that. Let me know when you find
out anything. Let…let me know if I’m needed.”
“You’re always needed, Giles. We all miss you.” Just
then, she saw Dawn coming down the hall. “I have to go,
Giles. I’ll let you know.” She hung up quickly. “Dawn?”
“It’s Buffy.”
***
Spike was the first allowed to go in. Buffy was waking up
now, and she was tightly gripping her husband’s hand.
He was frightened, sitting there, watching her every move,
her every breath. He placed his hand upon her belly and
felt his daughter moving inside. That was a good sign.
“What happened?” she asked, tears flooding her eyes.
“The baby…I can feel her moving…she’s ok?”
“She’s fine, luv. Strong like mum, right?” Buffy breathed
out slowly, trying to calm herself down. “What do you
remember, pet?”
“I just…” She groaned and brought her hand up to her
temple. “Ow.”
“Doc says you bumped your head, but it’s nothing
serious. Isn’t that right, doc?” Dr. Jones smiled, and
Buffy looked over at her.
“You’re alright, Buffy. You may have a headache for a few
hours, but there isn’t any damage. I did an ultrasound,
and the baby’s fine. She’s growing just as she should
be.”
“Good. I fell…I was afraid she’d…”
“You were lucky. You fell more to your side, and the
impact wasn’t as traumatic on the baby. She’s alright,
Buffy. There’s no need to worry.”
“I don’t understand why I…”
“I’ve run many tests. Everything seems to be fine.
Perhaps you were lying back and you got up too fast, or…”
“I heard something at the door,” Buffy remembered. “I
thought it was you, Spike, but when I answered it,
everything went black.”
“Someone hit you?” Spike was alarmed now.
“No. I don’t think so. I think…you know what, I think Dr.
Jones is right. I think I just got up too fast. There wasn’t
anybody there. I guess I just…I don’t know. I’m tired.”
Spike leaned forward and kissed Buffy’s hand.
“I’m going to go check on some other patients. Buffy, I
don’t see any reason why you need to stay over night. I’ll
let you rest a little longer and then I’ll get your release
papers going, alright?”
“Thanks,” she murmured quietly. Dr. Jones walked out,
and Spike turned his attention back to Buffy.
“Scared the hell out of me, pet.”
“I’m sorry,” she whispered, reaching up to stroke his
cheek and then run her fingers through his hair. Spike
took that hand in his and kissed her palm. “I guess I do
need to take it easier, huh?”
“When I saw you lying there, I thought…God, I don’t know
what I thought. I just swept you up and brought you here.
I couldn’t think about what ifs or…”
“Spike. Look at me.” She placed her fingertips under his
chin, making sure he raised his gaze to look into her
eyes. “We’re ok. Everything’s gonna be ok.”
***
A few hours later, Spike was carrying Buffy up to the
house. Her arms were wrapped strongly around his
neck, and she was looking at him with amusement.
“You don’t have to carry me, ya know.”
“I know, but you’ve had a trough night. You should stay off
your feet and rest.”
“Well, I’m not complaining. I like it when you sweep me
off my feet.” She kissed his cheek, and he fumbled for
the keys. “Where’s Dawnie?”
“She’s still with Xander and Anya. Thought you could use
some quiet.”
“Spike, I’m ok. Really. Dr. Jones just said to drink plenty
of water. You might be helping me out of bed every hour,
but I’ll do it.” Spike chuckled at that, opened the front door
and he placed Buffy down on the couch. She sat there
with her hands on her belly as Spike locked the front door
and went to get her a glass of water out of the kitchen.
It was adorable and amusing at the same time. This
was a man that had promised to kill her the first time they
laid eyes on each other. Now here he was, fetching
water for the mother of his unborn child. And he did it
was such…glee. He came walking in, a bit of bounce in
his step, perhaps because the doctor had given Buffy and
the little bit a clean bill of health.
“Thank you,” she said with a grin, taking a sip.
“What?”
“You’re so cute.”
“We’ve been over this, luv.”
“Oh I know, you’re a big, bad vampire, blabity blah blah,”
she said with a wave of her hand. “But you’re already a
good dad, and our baby’s not even here yet.” Spike sat
down next to her on the couch, and she ran her fingers
through his messy curls. She was glad he couldn’t see
his own reflection, because the gel hold on his hair had
worn off after his frantic pacing, and likely multiple
runnings of his fingers through his hair. Just as she took
her hand away, she winced.
“Buffy?”
“It’s ok. Baby’s kicking harder,” she said, a little out of
breath.
“C’mon, pet. Let’s get you up to bed.”
“No…I’m not ready to go to bed yet. I just…let’s watch a
movie.”
“You sure you’re feeling up to it?”
“Sure. I just wanna sit with you for a while.”
“Alright,” Spike murmured. He walked over and picked
through the DVDs until he found one that wouldn’t make
Buffy nauseated with blood and guts, which was a
stumper, considering she was the Slayer, and one that
wouldn’t make him nauseated from all the lovey dovey
crap that was nowhere near real life with its face punches
and sometimes angry but amazing sex. Of course, there
were the sappy moments in life he loved so much, but it
wasn’t always roses and kisses. Life was messy. So
was life after death. But, he wouldn’t trade anything for it.
He had Buffy. That was what mattered.
“You didn’t pick anything with lots of blood and guts, did
you?”
“For being a Slayer, you’re awfully squeamish.”
“I am not. I just…the fake blood is so not even realistic,”
she pouted, crossing her across her chest. “I see
enough blood and guts every day in real life, so I don’t
exactly like seeing the fake ones on the screen.”
“Point taken, luv,” he chuckled. “I promise, there’s very
little blood, and I’m almost certain there are no guts in
this one.”
“Thank you,” she grinned. She leaned up against him,
and he pulled his arm around her. “Thank you for being
there today.”
“I’ll always be here, pet. Don’t you fret.” He kissed the
top of her head and stroked her golden locks, and it
wasn’t too long after the movie began that she was
sleeping soundly in his arms. He waited a while, just
holding her, watching her sleep, before he picked her up
and carefully carried her up the stairs and to their bed.
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