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He raised his eyebrows. �Twice?� Glaring at him, she stomped upstairs. He sat up hurriedly and followed her. �You had sex with me, love. William is me, or he was me, or I used to be him. It�s confusing, pet.� She turned, swinging at him. He ducked. �Yeah, it was confusing for me, too,� hissed Buffy. �All of a sudden you�re a pompous idiot and a lousy lay.� She slammed the door in his face. �Hey!� he said. �That�s not very nice!� The only response was the sound of the lock sliding home and something crashing into the door. Later that night, Spike awoke with a start. Someone leaned over the couch where he slept. �I can�t sleep without you in the bed,� said Buffy. He took her into his arms and kissed her as he carried her upstairs. �I love you,� she whispered, �not someone else.� �But you want a baby, love, and I can�t give you that,� said Spike. �Only William the stupid git can do that.� She rested her head against his chest. �There must be some other way.� �The elixir is the only way, Buffy. The only way to turn back the hands of time and make me as I was, a living man with living seed,� he said as they reached their bedroom. �I don�t think we should use it,� said Buffy. �It just doesn�t seem right.� �Then we won�t,� reassured Spike, closing the door behind them. ******************** Willow and Tara sat on a bench in the park, kissing. Buffy walked over, smiling and beautiful in a short pink dress. �Sorry to interrupt, guys,� she said, as they broke apart. �Did you both pick up your dresses today? If you need anything altered, you need to do it now. We�ve only got two days left until we leave for the wedding.� �They�re perfect,� Tara reassured her,� and Anya looks beautiful in her dress too. She�s complaining that she�s showing, but we couldn�t tell.� �Dawn and I have our dresses ready. Spike and Xander are getting their tuxedoes tomorrow. I just have to pick up the rings this afternoon, and call the hotel again to confirm. Everything is all set,� said Buffy happily. The two witches exchanged a look. �We wanted to talk to you about the research you asked us to do,� said Willow. �So what did you come up with?� Buffy said eagerly. �There is no way other than the Elixir of Gordath for a vampire to impregnate a woman,� said Willow, her face serious. Buffy�s face fell, and she scrambled to cover her disappointment. �Well, it doesn�t matter...� she said, trailing off. �But,� said Tara,� I found an obscure text. It agreed with the others, that the Elixir is not guaranteed to work every time on a mortal woman. But it indicated,� she looked deeply into Buffy�s eyes, �that it would work every time on the Slayer.� Buffy�s eyes opened wide. �Get out!� �No kidding,� said Willow. �I don�t mean to pry, but did you and Spike Lite, you know, do the deed?� Buffy blushed. �Twice.� �Then, if this thing is right, you�re probably pregnant,� concluded Tara. �Do you want to know for sure?� Buffy looked bewildered. �Of course I want to. But it�s too early. It�s only been a week.� Tara stood in front of her, whispering and waving her hands. A golden glow spread around her fingers, and she placed them gently on Buffy�s belly. The glow spread over her, growing brighter and brighter, until it formed a globe. The orb spun faster and faster, until it stopped. A slight pink tinge took over the ball, until a glowing pink orb of energy floated in front of Buffy. �A girl,� gasped Willow. �You�re going to have a baby girl!� -TBC- |
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