Chapter 5 – Meet the Family
“Spike!” Buffy yelled from across the street, waving in his direction.
“Whoa!” Xander muttered, elbowing Spike in the side. “Who’s the hottie
calling for you?”
Spike glared at Xander before turning his attention back to Buffy as she
crossed the street and jogged toward the construction site.
“She’s my roommate, Harris, so lay off,” he growled possessively.
“Roommate, huh?” Charles Gunn asked with a smile. “Well, she can room with
me anytime.”
Spike spun around to give his friends a look. “She’s a nice girl. I don’t
want anyone harassing her, understand?”
“Since when do we harass women, Spike?” Xander replied.
“You know what I mean.”
“Yeah,” Gunn said, slapping Xander’s shoulder. “It means our boy has it bad
for his roommate.”
Spike didn’t respond as Buffy came within hearing distance.
“Hey!” she said with a bright smile, blushing at the number of men who were
staring at her.
“Morning, luv,” Spike replied, noticing the blush and turned around to shoot
a look at his coworkers who didn’t hear his speech to Xander and Gunn.
Turning his attention back to Buffy, he offered her a smile. “Is something
wrong?”
“Oh, no,” Buffy said, shaking her head before glancing around again. “I’m
not going to get you in trouble by being here, am I?” she asked worriedly.
“No, pet,” Spike said with a smile, placing his hand on the small of her
back and leading her over to his friends. “This ponce is the boss, and he
surely doesn’t mind when a beautiful woman drops by. Xander Harris, meet
Buffy Summers.”
Buffy blushed at being called beautiful, but brushed it off, offering both men a smile and
shaking Xander’s hand. “It’s nice to meet you. Spike’s told me a lot about you.”
“All good, I hope,” Xander replied with a friendly smile.
“I plead the fifth,” Buffy said with a laugh.
Spike frowned at the flirty behavior, turning her attention to his other
friend. “And this is Charles Gunn.”
“Hi,” Buffy greeted, shaking Gunn’s hand. “I haven’t heard anything about
you,” she said, shooting Spike a look.
“I’ll consider that good news then,” Gunn said with a laugh. “It’s nice to
meet you, Buffy.”
“You too,” Buffy said with a smile before turning back to Spike. “I was on
my way to class and saw you working. My mom wanted to know if we wanted to come over and eat tonight.”
“In Los Angeles?”
“Well, being that it’s where she lives…yeah.”
“She wants to meet me?” Spike asked in surprise.
“Of course, silly,” Buffy said with a playful smack on his shoulder. “She
wants to make sure her daughter’s not living with a serial killer.”
“That’s encouraging.”
“Sorry,” Buffy said in a tone that didn’t imply she was sorry at all. “If
you don’t want to go, I’ll understand. I know it’s a Friday and you
probably have other plans, but-“
“I’ll be there, pet.”
“Great! Well, I better go or I’ll be late to class. It was nice meeting
both of you.”
Gunn and Xander returned the sentiment as Spike put a hand on her back,
leading her off the site. “I really hope I didn’t bother you, Spike,” Buffy
said, turning to him.
“No worries. Feel free to stop by anytime. I’ll see you when you get
home from class.”
“Okay,” Buffy replied, giving Spike a quick hug and turning a brilliant
shade of red when all of the guys began cheering. “I’ll see you later.”
Spike smiled as Buffy hurried down the street before turning and flipping
off his crewmembers.
* * * * *
“Bloody hell,” Spike gasped, breathing heavily and gripping the door handle
as Buffy came to a screeching halt in front of her mother’s house.
“Oh, stop being so dramatic, you big baby,” Buffy said, throwing the car into
park and getting out.
Spike followed her, trying to regulate his breathing. “No wonder you never
drive around Sunnydale.”
“Yeah, well, Mom said I could have a car as long as I only used it for
coming to visit her.”
“Thank God for small favors,” Spike muttered under his breath. “Although, I
would have opted for a bus ticket.”
“Hey!” Buffy cried indignantly. “I resent that.”
“Resent whatever you want, luv. I’m driving home.”
Buffy shot him a mocking glare as she walked onto the front porch.
“You sure I look okay?” Spike asked, fidgeting with his khaki pants and
black button-down shirt.
“You look great, Spike,” Buffy replied, knocking on her mom’s door. “I told
you that you didn’t need to get all dressed up.”
“This from the girl in the dress.”
Not that Spike was complaining. The pale blue sundress accentuated all of
Buffy’s curves to perfection, setting off her golden tan and blonde hair.
Buffy was about to respond when the door swung open. “Hey, Dawnie!” Buffy
said excitedly, hugging her little sister.
“Buffy!” the younger girl squealed. “You haven’t been home in months.”
“It hasn’t been that long,” Buffy replied, grabbing Spike’s hand and leading
him forward. “Dawn, I want you to meet my friend, Spike.”
“Hi,” Dawn said with a smile, shooting Buffy a look that was clearly asking,
‘Friend?’
Spike greeted the younger of the Summers women before turning his attention
to an attractive woman walking down the stairs. He knew it had to be
Buffy’s mother- the resemblance was too strong to be anyone else.
“Mom!” Buffy cried excitedly, running into the house and wrapping her mom in
a hug. “It’s so good to see you.”
“You too, dear,” she said with a smile. “And who is this handsome young man
you’ve brought with you?”
“Oh, sorry,” Buffy said sheepishly. “Mom, this is Spike. Spike meet my mom,
Joyce.”
“It’s nice to meet you, Mrs. Summers.”
“Now, you heard my daughter. It’s Joyce,” she said with a smile, giving him
a warm hug.
Spike blushed as Joyce pulled away. Something that did not go unnoticed by
Buffy, and she found it endearing.
“How was the drive?” Joyce asked, laughing when Spike visibly paled.
“He’s just being a silly,” Buffy said, waving her hand dismissively. “It
was fine.”
“Yeah, as long as people could see her coming.”
Joyce and Dawn laughed as Buffy gave Spike a look.
“Well,” Joyce said, clapping her hands together. “Who’s hungry?”
* * * * *
An hour later, Buffy stood in the kitchen with her mother, helping with the
slices of pie they were having for dessert.
“I like him, Buffy,” Joyce said softly. “You two seem to get along so well,
and he seems like such a nice young man. Much more impressive than Riley.”
“I’m not dating him, Mom,” Buffy replied, sitting down at the island.
“Why not?”
“I’m not his type.”
“Don’t be ridiculous, Buffy. You two seem like you’re made for each other.
I’ve only known him an hour, and even I can tell that. He seems very
protective over you.”
“He is,” Buffy agreed with a nod. “He’s a great guy. He’s handsome, and
charming, and genuinely nice...and he likes men.”
Joyce’s eyes shot up to meet her daughter’s. “What?”
“You heard me,” Buffy replied with a sigh, looking at her hands.
“Oh,” Joyce said with wide eyes before a small smile played on her lips.
“Maybe you could convert him.”
“Mom!” Buffy cried, throwing a dishtowel at her mother before they were both
consumed with laughter.
* * * * *
Eventually, it was around eight o’clock, and Buffy wanted to head home. “Well, I think Spike has to work, don’t you?” He nodded. “We should probably go then.” All four of them stood up, going towards the door. Buffy hugged her kid sister. “Bye, Dawnie. Take care of yourself.” Dawn smiled up at her sister. “And I promise to be back again soon.”
“We’d both like that,” Joyce replied, hugging her daughter before hugging Spike. “It’d be nice for you to join us again also, Spike. It was lovely meeting you.” Spike smiled at her. “Take care of my daughter for me, and make sure she eats.” Spike chuckled.
“Trust me, your daughter eats,” he replied, looking at Buffy, who shot him a look, trying not to smile. “She eats way more than I do, I can assure you.” Buffy slapped his arm. “Hey! Oww! At least you hit like a girl.” She was about to hit him again when he grabbed her wrist. “Now now, no more of that. I’m the one driving you home, don’t forget.”
“Thank God,” Joyce said quietly. Buffy looked at her mother indignantly. “Have a safe trip.”
“Good night, Mom,” she said, opening the door. “See you both soon.”
“Nice meeting you two,” Spike said before following her to the car. Both Dawn and Joyce watched them go to the car, smiling.
“He’s a keeper, don’t you think?” Joyce asked. Dawn nodded vigorously. “Too bad he’s gay.” Dawn raised an eyebrow as Joyce closed the door.
“Wait, he’s what?” Dawn asked, watching her mother walk upstairs to her room.
In the meantime, Spike and Buffy got to her car. He held out his hand. She looked at it, confused.
“I need the keys, luv,” he said, looking at her expectantly. She frowned, crossing her arms. “Please?”
“You were being mean before,” she said sadly. “Apologize.” He smirked.
‘I can think of several good ways to make it up to her,’ he thought to himself.
“I’m tremendously sorry for embarrassing you in front of your family and saying you hit like a girl,” he said. She sighed and gave him the keys. “But in all fairness, you are a girl, so you should hit like one.” She frowned, but he opened the door for her, causing her to be surprised.
“Since when are you so chivalrous?” she joked, getting in. He smiled and shut the door before going over to the driver side and getting in, starting the car. “Wait, you have a California driver’s license, right?” He looked at her.
“How different can it be from driving in London?” he asked. Her eyes widened. “Just kidding, pet. I got my license shortly after I moved here. I know how you lot drive in the States. It’s not the right way, but then again, nothing here is the right way. Why couldn’t you all accept the metric system and measuring the temperature in Celsius?” She laughed.
“Maybe because we were sick of living by England’s dumb rules,” she offered, looking at him. He frowned and pulled away from her house as Buffy yawned and curled up in the seat.
“Might as well sleep, pet,” he said. “We’ve got a couple hours ahead of us.” She smiled graciously at him before shutting her eyes and dozing off.
‘And I love watching you sleep.’ He smiled and turned his attention back to the road.
A/N Hey guys! Here’s a little spoiler for you- Spike finds out what Buffy thinks in the next chapter, so make sure you review and it will get posted MUCH faster :-)
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