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Chapter 3

“I’m sorry if Pauly was bothering you
earlier! He can be a bit blunt when it
comes to women! But once you get to
know him, he really is a nice, decent
guy.” Alyssa and Buffy were walking
back to the bar after enjoying a night
out together. “It’s alright. It’s nice to
know at least someone is interested.”
Alyssa playfully slapped her in the arm,
“oh come on. Don’t even try telling me
guys aren’t lining up behind you. You’re
what, 28 with the body of an 18 year old?”
Buffy blushed. It was true, the years
had been kind to her, but she suspected
it had something to do with the whole
slayer deal. Plus she did miss out on
147 days in her life. That had to have
some effect.

“Yeah, well. Things have been pretty
slow when it comes to men in my life.
Ever since…” she paused, not really
ready to tell Alyssa about Spike yet.
She had told her she had been seeing
this guy she really cared about but that
he had died in an accident. Also she left
out the part that he had been a vampire.
“Ever since the accident,” she continued.
“Even though it’s been over seven years,
I just don’t think I’m ready yet, you know?
I’m not done baking.”

“I’m sorry, what? Baking? You’re not pregnant,
are you?” Buffy turned and stared at her.
“What? No! Forget it; it’s just a stupid analogy.
” They walked awhile in silence after that,
neither one really knowing what to say.
Suddenly, Alyssa’s face brightened up and
a small smile curled up on her face. “Hey, I
know. When we get back, you can meet my
friend, William. Seriously, you can’t find a
better guy than him. And he’s not bad on the
eyes. Not bad at all. If he wasn’t my best friend
and my boss, I would be all over him.” Buffy
seemed to be thinking about it for a moment
but then she just shook her head. I don’t know.
I don’t think that’s such a good idea. I mean, I’m
sure he’s a great guy and all, but…”

Alyssa put up her hands in defeat. “Ok. Not
looking for a boyfriend material, I get that. But
you can still meet him can’t you? I’m sure you
two will become great friends.”

“Yeah, sure I’ll meet him! He sounds like a
good guy.” Alyssa sighed. “He is. He really is.
And he’s such a good father. His daughter is
just the most adorable little girl I’ve ever met.”
Buffy gave her an incredulous look. “You’ve
were trying to set me up with someone who
already has a kid?” Alyssa just smiled. “I think
you’d be a great mom!”

“What about her real mom? Isn’t she in the
picture?” Suddenly, Alyssa became very quiet,
and a sad look spread across her face. “Aly?”
She waited for a response but when it looked
like she wasn’t gonna get one; she stopped
her and turned to face her. “Aly, what’s wrong?”
Alyssa finally looked up at her and seemed to
come out of her haze. “What, oh I’m sorry. I
just… it’s just… Tammy’s mom! She died
when Tammy was just a year old.”

“Oh, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have brought that
up. I…” Alyssa shook her head and gave her
a warm smile. “No, it’s quite alright. I just, I
miss her. Nicole, she… she was a really
wonderful person!” They resumed their walking
and were only two blocks away from the bar.
“Did you know her well?” Buffy finally asked
after a long, silent moment. “Yeah… she was
my sister.” Buffy suddenly found her eyes fill
with tears when she suddenly had the image
of Dawn in her head, and couldn’t help but
think about what she had gone through
after Buffy jumped off that tower. “I’m sorry,”
was all she could say. Alyssa gave her another
warm smile and squeezed Buffy’s hand.
“Thanks.”

When they finally got to the bar, they had
changed the subject to something less
painful for both of them, and the night seemed
to be heading for a pleasant ending.
That bartender, Marc, was standing at the bar,
cleaning a glass and smiled when he saw
Alyssa. “Hey, sweets. How was your night?”
The two women sat down in front of him.
“It was great. We had so much fun. Oh yeah,
Marc, I’d like you to meet Buffy. Remember,
Willows’ friend.” Marc nodded his head at
the mention of the redhead. “Right, I remember.
It’s nice to meet you Buffy. I’m Marc.”

“Nice to meet you, Marc.” He picked up two
glasses and put them in front of the girls.
“What can I get you ladies?” Alyssa ordered a
*regular* for the both of them and even though
Buffy had no idea what it was, she accepted it.
She trusted Alyssa not to give her any alcohol.
“So, Marc, where’s the boss? I haven’t seen
him all day!” Marc nodded towards the door.
“He’s around back; I think he’s on the phone.
Ms. Ackerman called earlier, said something
about Tammy having nightmares about
monsters again.” Alyssa just nodded and
Buffy couldn’t help but ask.

“She gets those a lot?” Alyssa sighed before
nodding her head again. “The poor thing has
been having them almost every other night for t
he past two weeks. Always the same one,
something about her daddy getting hurt and
men with weird faces.”

“Men with weird faces, like vampire weird?”

“Could be, we’re not sure. I’m gonna go around
back; see if he’s still talking to her. Will you be
all right here, Buffy?” Buffy just waved her hand
and smiled. “I’ll be fine.”
“Yeah, don’t worry Aly. She’ll be safe with me.”
Marc said and refilled her glass. Whatever it
was, it was good, and Buffy took a large sip.

***

He was sitting at his desk with his head resting
in his hands, cradling the phone to his ear. “It’s
gonna be alright cupcake, there are no monsters
at Mr. Ackerman’s house… No, Mr. Ackerman
is not one of the monsters,” he said half laughing.
“Ok, sweetie, just remember daddy loves you and
I’ll be home soon. Bye.” He hung up the phone
and turned around when he heard someone
coughing behind him. “Alyssa, hey… didn’t
expect to see you here tonight.” He walked over
to her and gave her a brief hug. “I’m just here
with a friend of mine, we just came back from
the movies.”

“Yeah, right, the major hottie Pauly couldn’t
keep his eyes off. She still here?” Alyssa grinned.
“What, you interested?” They shared a small
smile before she grabbed his arm and dragged
him to the door. “Come on, she’s been dying to
meet you all night.” William couldn’t keep the
smirk off his face as she pulled him through the
door. “Oh yeah, you tell her how amazingly
irresistible I am.” He gave her a lopsided grin
before turning his head toward a very surprised
looking blonde. A very… familiar blonde.

*No, it can’t be,* they both thought at the
same time.

“Spike?”

“Buffy?”




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