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Chapter 19 - Family Reunion


Spike stared down at the sleeping woman in his arms. Their naked bodies
were intertwined as she snuggled into his chest, a sheet barely covering
them. He couldn’t believe how lucky he was. He had waited so long for this
feeling, never holding out any real hope that this dream would become a
reality, but here she was. And she wasn’t just with him- she was in love
with him.

Spike slowly leaned over, brushing a tender kiss to her forehead before
pulling her closer to him and closing his eyes. He had waited so long for
this moment, and he wasn’t going to let her slip away from him again.

* * * * *

Buffy hurriedly pulled on a white sweater and a pair of jeans as the
doorbell rang. She and Spike had spent the better part of the day in bed,
and now she was rushing around, trying to make herself look presentable.

Running down the stairs, she flung open the door and gasped when she saw
Willow and Xander. “Oh my God!” the two girls screamed before they all
jumped into each other’s arms.

Spike came racing down the stairs, dressed in a pair of black jeans, towel
drying his hair. “What the bloody-“

He cut himself off when he saw Buffy in the arms of her best friends.
Xander was the first to pull away, giving Spike the once-over before taking
a deep breath and holding out his hand.

Spike raised an eyebrow in suspicion before sighing and accepting the
handshake. “It’s been a long time, Spike,” Xander said with a nod as Spike
offered a small smile and a nod of his own.

Willow and Buffy finally pulled away, and Spike jumped when Willow raced into
his arms. The years had done nothing for the excited little girl inside.
“Good to see you, too, Red,” Spike said with a chuckle.

Buffy looked out the door and smiled when she saw Tara coming up the path,
followed by Angel, Wesley, Cordy and Gunn. Buffy quickly embraced Tara,
tears streaming down her face from all of her friends being together again.

“Where’s Anya?” she asked, wiping her eyes to turn back to Xander.

“She decided to stay behind with Zachery.”

“Your son,” Buffy said with a smile. “How old is he?”

“Just turned thirteen,” Xander said with a brilliant smile. Buffy smiled
before saying a quick hello to everyone else.

“Did Dawn settle in okay?” she asked Angel.

“Yeah,” Angel said with a nod. “Lorne and Fred are with them.”

Buffy breathed a sigh of relief before smiling when Spike excused himself
to go put a shirt on.

“Damn,” Cordy said good-naturedly, earning a look from Angel. “It’s a shame
to cover up that beautiful specimen.”

“Amen to that,” Willow said with Tara and Buffy laughing along with her.

“Um…HELLO!” Angel yelled. “I’m standing right here!”

“Oops,” Cordy said with a grin before giving him a soft kiss. “Oh, come
on, honey, you know you’re the salty goodness that I can’t live without.”

This brought a smile to Angel’s face, pulling Cordelia closer to him as
Spike reappeared. “Thanks for the compliment, Cordelia,” he said with a
grin, wrapping his arms around Buffy’s waist.

“You heard?” Cordy asked with a smile, not ashamed in the least.

“Vampire, remember?”

The group walked into the living room, each finding a seat, as Spike sat in
an armchair, pulling Buffy into his lap.

“So, you two are…?” Xander trailed off.

“Yes,” Buffy said, turning to look into Spike’s eyes. “We’re together.”

Spike gave her a soft smile as her eyes seemed to twinkle at him.

“Okay, I think we need to get organized,” Wesley spoke up.

“Where’s Giles?” Buffy asked.

“He’ll be here in a few hours,” Willow spoke up. “He couldn’t get a flight
any earlier.”

“So, what do we know?” Tara asked, holding Willow’s hand.

“The basic things that I told you about the prophecy,” Wesley continued. “I
don’t know the details of the fight last night, however.”

“Not much to tell,” Buffy said with a shrug. “Punches were thrown, but I
didn’t really fight her. Spike threw her into a tree, and then I think she
just let us go.”

“Why did she come back?” Xander asked.

“Don’t know, don’t care,” Buffy replied. “I just want her gone…preferably
with me still here this time.”

Spike tightened his hold on her, trying to ignore the feeling in his
stomach.

“Okay, then,” Willow said. “I guess it’s time to get to work.”

* * * * *

Three hours later, Buffy felt exhausted. They had gone over all possible
explanations for the reason Glory was back, the reason Buffy was back, the
impending prophetic future. Buffy was ready to go out and pummel something
but restrained herself long enough to be research girl.

A knock on the door immediately set her on edge, but she relaxed when she
realized Glory would never knock. Opening the door, a smile lit up her
features when she saw Giles standing there. She practically threw herself
into his arms as they held onto each other silently for several minutes.

Pulling away with tears in their eyes, Buffy studied him for a moment. The
years had been good to him, giving him a more distinguished look. His hair
was almost completely gray, his eyes were still warm and seemed to be filled
with wisdom.

“I can’t believe you’re here,” she said softly.

“I can’t believe YOU are here,” he replied. “I didn’t want to believe it.”

“It’s me,” Buffy said with a smile, leading him into the house.

Giles said hello to everyone, hugging the woman and exchanging handshakes with the men.

“What do we know?” Giles asked.

Buffy had to suppress a groan as Wesley started from the beginning.

* * * * *

Everyone was struggling to keep their eyes open as the sun began to rise.

“So, we’re all clear on what’s going to happen?” Buffy asked, looking around
the room as everyone began to nod.

“Clear on all of it, except when it’s supposed to happen,” Xander said.

“Well, from what’s been deciphered,” Giles began, looking through a stack of
papers. “Glory will be in full power in a week. That’s what the prophecy
was interpreting, so as far as when…”

“Tonight,” Buffy said softly, resting her head on Spike’s shoulder.

“Buffy, we’re not ready to-“

“I’m not risking Glory becoming Miss All Powerful/Ruler of the World, Giles.
It happens tonight.”





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