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Spike stared at the moonlight shimmering along the ocean surface. It had
been a week. Seven excruciatingly long days and she wasn’t here. Buffy had
talked to Joyce once to let her know that she had arrived safely, but when
Spike tried to call her, it said her phone was disconnected.

Now, he was sitting at ‘their’ spot on the beach, watching the waves crash
against the shore and rethinking their last conversation at the airport. He
was serious about tracking her down. He wouldn’t let her escape as easily
as he did last time, but he was scared to death that she was having second
thoughts and had run again.

“You thought I wouldn’t come back.”

Spike’s head snapped around as he heard the sweet sound of her voice
drifting toward him. Buffy stood a few feet away in a pale yellow sundress.
Her hair loose around her shoulders, and for the briefest of seconds, Spike
thought he was still in high school, looking at the girl he’d had fallen in
love with on his first day of ninth grade.

Climbing to his feet, Spike stared at Buffy for a long moment as she took a
hesitant step toward him.

“Did you not want me to come back?” she asked, suddenly feeling very
insecure.

Spike didn’t answer as he closed the distance between them, crushing his
lips to hers in a desperate kiss, letting their tongues battle as his arms
wrapped around her waist. Buffy’s hands ran through his hair, needing to
feel him as close as possible as she pushed her body against his.

Both broke away breathlessly after a moment, staring deep into each other’s
eyes. “You’re here,” Spike whispered, trailing his hand along her cheek.

“I’m here,” she reaffirmed with a soft smile. “I’m here for good.”

Spike smiled, tilting his head as he studied her, wanting to remember every
detail of the way she looked in this moment. “Did you stop by the
apartment?”

Buffy nodded. “I saw Dawnie,” she said with a smile. “Mom told me that you
needed a night to yourself…I figured you were here.”

“I was worried,” he murmured, his hands never leaving her skin, as if he was
afraid she was going to disappear.

“I’m sorry I didn’t call,” she said quietly. “I just wanted to get
everything done so fast…I’ve barely slept this week.”

“You’re here now,” he said with a smile. “That’s all that matters.”

Buffy wrapped her arms around him, snuggling into his chest as he pulled her
closer to him, inhaling the scent of vanilla in her hair.

“This was the longest bloody week of my life,” he whispered, kissing the top
of her head.

“Mine too,” she said, her voice muffled against his shirt.

“I got you something,” he said with a smile as she pulled back to look at
him.

“I like presents,” she said with a smile. “What’d you get me?”

Spike gently tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, his other hand reaching
into his pocket and extracting the small velvet box. Buffy’s eyes widened
as Spike got down on one knee, opening the box to showcase a beautiful
diamond ring, glistening in the silver moonlight.

“I love you, Buffy,” he said with a smile. “I’ve never loved anyone
else…I’ve never wanted anyone else. I only want you. Will you marry me?”

Buffy tried to fight to breathe as he waited expectantly before a blinding
smile spread across her face. “Of course!”

Spike jumped up, wrapping his arms around her waist to lift her into the
air, spinning them around until they were both dizzy and collapsed on the
soft sand. Spike looked down at Buffy, her skin glowing as she smiled back
at him. “I love you so much,” he whispered, his lips meeting hers in a
tender kiss before pulling back to look at her.

“I love you, too,” she said, tears of happiness streaming down her face.

Spike sat up, pulling Buffy with him before slipping the ring out of the
box and shakily putting it on her finger. Buffy looked at it with a smile
before wrapping her arms around Spike’s neck, pulling him to her for another
hug.

“This is definitely not what I expected.”

“Well, there’s one more unexpected surprise, luv,” he whispered softly,
standing up and pulling her to her feet.

“Spike, what are you talking about?”

“Come on,” he said, refusing to answer her question as he took her hand and
pulled her along the beach.

“You’re not going to tell me?”

“No.”

***

Spike pulled into the parking lot of a vacant building, turning off the car
and looking over at his very confused fiancée.

“I don’t think they’re open,” she said with a smile as she looked at Spike.

“Not yet,” Spike replied, getting out of the car as Buffy did the same.

Buffy seemed skeptical as he interlaced their fingers, dragging her toward
the building as he pulled a key out of his pocket. “Spike, what are you
doing?”

Spike didn’t answer as he let go of her hand, unlocking the door and holding
it open for her.

“Something about this seems kind of illegal.”

“Nothing illegal, luv. I promise.”

“So breaking and entering isn’t a crime anymore?” she asked as she walked
into the darkened building.

“Not when you have a key,” Spike replied, flipping a few switches in the
wall, illuminating the room in a soft glow. “And you own the building.”

Buffy’s mouth dropped open as she turned in a circle, looking around the
building before turning to face Spike. “What is this?”

“Let’s call it an engagement present,” he said with a smile.

“For me?” she asked in disbelief as Spike took a step forward, wrapping his
arms around her waist and pulling her to him for a soft kiss.

“For your brand new art gallery.”

Buffy’s eyes widened in shock as she looked at him. “What?”

“You heard me,” he said with a smile. “Why should you have to give up your
dreams and everything you’ve wanted just because you realized you want
something more? Why not have both?”

Buffy felt tears streaming down her cheeks as she threw herself into his
arms, feeling her heart swell with even more love for this man. She didn’t
think it was possible to love him anymore than she did. “You’re amazing,”
she whispered.

“No argument there,” he said with a smile, pulling back to wipe the tears
from her face before his smile slowly faded. “But it’s only because of
you.”

“I love you, so much,” Buffy whispered in between the soft kisses she was
leaving on his lips. “I never stopped.”

“I know.”





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