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Chapter 5

Spike wiped the moisture from Buffy brow as she pushed down under Beatrice’s instruction. “That’s right, as hard you can Quine, I can see the head, come on a few more strong pushes and we’ll be there.”

“Spike, if you ever come near me again, I’m going to stake you good and proper!” Buffy seethed at the worried vampire.

Beatrice laughed, “They all say that William, it’s the pain, she’ll forget all about it when it’s over. Come on now Buffy, one last push!” Beatrice encouraged.

Spike went to hold Buffy’s hand but she pushed him away “Fuck off Spike, leave me alone!” she screamed.

The vampire looked gutted, but as Buffy pushed again the sounds of a crying baby filled the room.

Spike scrabbled to the foot of the bed, his daughter’s head was out and Buffy was resting and waiting for the next contraction, which would finish the hardest part of the delivery. “Buffy, I can see her head,” he cried and laughed at the same time. The contraction Buffy was waiting for came and she finished pushing their child in the world.

The midwife lifted her up and placed her on Buffy’s tummy, turned to Spike and asked “How are we cutting the cord with scissors, or are you going to use your fangs?”

Buffy looked to Spike and softly spoke with a smile on her face “You can use your fangs if you want, honey.”

Spike leaned down to the cord between the baby and Buffy, changed to game face and bit through the cord then licked clean the blood that ran down his chin.

In the drawing room, Buffy’s screams could be heard clearly. Then they suddenly stopped to be replaced with that of a crying baby. Dawn jumped from the chair in which she had been sitting and went to go to the stairs, but Giles stopped her “Dawn, wait until Spike comes for us, please?”


About 15 minutes later Dawn was doing her best Spike impression and was pacing the floor while Giles drank a glass of Spike’s best whiskey. Willow was making a fresh pot of tea, and she had a cup of blood ready for both Beatrice and Spike. Spike came down the stairs, without anyone knowing, he looked into the drawing room and then the kitchen, and going back to the drawing room he spoke quietly “Nibblet, do you want to see your niece?”

Dawn squealed in delight “Yes, please Spike.”

Willow poked her head around the doorway “Are you ready for the tea things now Spike?” “Yeah, we are, I’m sure even Buffy would like one and she doesn’t even drink tea.

“Nibblet slow down and stop that jumping.” he admonished the younger Summer’s girl as she pulled at his arm to get him to go back up the stairs.

Just 5 minutes later Dawn and Spike entered the bedroom, Buffy was propped up against a pile of pillows with the new baby at her breast-feeding. “Spike, have you told Dawn the baby’s named yet?” she inquired of the vampire, who was looking on in adoration.

“No, I thought we hadn’t decided yet! Have we!” He question puzzled look on his face and his scared eyebrow raised.

Buffy beckoned him over to the bed, and then pulled him closer to her, so she could whisper in his ear. Nodding Spike rose away from the bed again. Giles and Willow knocked at the bedroom door, and Beatrice let them come into the room, Giles was once again carrying the large tea tray laden with tea and biscuits, placing it on the dresser, he proceeded to pour the beverage for the small group who now filled the room.

“Okay” Buffy announced, “We have come to a joint agreement on a name, and Spike’s going to tell you. Aren’t you honey?”

Spike looked at Buffy nodded and cleared his throat. He looked at Willow before looking back at Buffy “Um, we decide to name her after the three most important women we were fortunate to ever know. Our beautiful daughter is going to be blessed with the name Tara Anne Joyce.”

Willow started to cry and Dawn just stood opened mouthed at the announcement of the new baby’s name, “Buffy, Spike I do believe that is the most beautiful name I’ve ever heard.” Giles proclaimed as he hugged the now tired slayer.

“Tara would have been so delighted to have a child named after her.” Willow sobbed as she kissed Spike on the forehead.

Finally Dawn spoke “You gave her Tara’s and mommy’s name, but who was Anne?” she asked puzzled.

“Nibblet, my mum was called Anne and all she ever wanted for me was to marry and have children.” Spike said to the confused teenager.

“Oh, okay.” Dawn said looking at her new niece with loved and adoration. Oh if she had her way this child was going to get every thing she ever asked for even if Buffy and Spike said no, she was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen.

Beatrice clapped her hands for attention and everyone looked at her. ”Right, Buffy has worked hard and now needs her rest, so unless you happen to be mated to her, please leave the room so she can sleep now.

Filing pass the female vampire who now seemed to be in complete charge of the slayer welfare, the others said their goodnights and went back down to the drawing room.

Giles poured himself another glass of Spike’s whiskey then he moved to the fireplace to look up at the portrait that hung there. The picture was one of a young woman in an early Victorian dress, her eyes where of the same shade of blue as Spike’s and her hair a light brown and curly. Her features were delicate and not unlike that of the vampire who was her son or the new born child that now lay in the arms of her mother up stairs. “I guess, after over 100 hundred years you’ve got now what you wished for him.”

There was a knock at the door and Dawn went to open it.

TBC…..





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