Caught Between Two Lovers
Parts 11-14 



Written by: Pattyanne
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Summary: A retelling of Spike and Buffy's first meeting. Starts in early season 2. For the purpose of the story, Angel does not exist and Spike is a little....different.
Disclaimer: I do not own the show Buffy the Vampire Slayer or Angel (The Series). All of the characters belong to Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, 20th Century Fox, et al.
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Part Eleven

Ever Since The World Began

~~~~~

"I'll never know what brought me here
As if somebody led my hand
It seems I hardly had to steer
My course was planned..."


~~~~~

Buffy sat on the floor in the middle of her dish- eveled room, tying her shoes. She glanced at the clock, happy to see that it was nearly nine.

That meant he would be back soon.

After spending the entire day here with her, he had left at 7:00, promising to return by nine to take her to the carnival.

Although she knew that the reason he'd had to leave had been Drusilla, she was trying very hard to push that information to the very back of her mind and not think about it.

Easier to say than to do.

Tying the final knot in her shoelace, she jumped to her feet and fished her weapons bag from the closet. After packing all her necessities, she took the bag downstairs and left it by the front door.

When the bell rang, she took a quick last look in the mirror and pulled the door open.

William stepped in and yanked her into his arms. "Hello, darling. Did you miss me?"

Before she could think up a reply, he lunged forward and kissed her until her head was dizzy.

When he finally released her, she was nearly unable to keep her knees in working order.

"Are you ready to go?" he asked.

"Uh-huh. Ready to go," she nodded. "Where are we going?"

"Carnival..vampires..remember?"

"Oh! That's right," Buffy said, still a little dazed. "They go to ride the tilt-a-whirl and...and eat cotton candy. Is THAT what you said?" She shook her head to clear it. "That doesn't sound right."

He smiled. "It's close enough. Let's go."

~~~~~

"And destiny, it guides us all
And by it's hand, we rise and fall
But only for a moment
Time enough to catch our breath.."


~~~~~

Once they were inside the front gate, she paused to take it all in. She loved carnivals, loved every- thing about them, and they were particularly pretty at night when all the neon was glowing in every color of the spectrum.

The squeals of laughing children coming from the midway; the scent of the diesel fuel used for the rides and the hum of their powerful motors; the tinny rock music echoing from speakers scattered through- out the grounds; and the "come ons" issued by the carny workers running the games of chance.

In the aisle where the food vendors were set up, there was something for everybody, from the ordinary hot dog and hamburger stands to the more exotic fare from various countries around the world.

Cotton candy, popcorn, deep fried potato chips, sno-cones, funnel cake, candied apples, cinnamon buns the size of a dinner plate...a junk food lovers paradise.

It was perfect for her.

"Are you hungry, angelface?"

She smiled up at him. "Is the sky blue?"

He squeezed her hand. "What do you fancy first, then?"

Buffy sighed. "Decisions, decisions."

"Well, we could start at one end and work our way to the other," he suggested.

"Stop," she gave him a little push. "I don't have THAT big an appetite."

He shrugged. "All right...we'll skip every other one."

"I STILL couldn't eat all....is THAT fudge?"

She towed him along by the hand over to the candy makers booth.

"I thought you came here to slay vampires," he teased.

"Well, yeah," she grinned, "but I work better on a full stomach."

He turned her around to look at him. "Didn't you have any dinner?"

"Oh...yeah," she stammered. "Of course I did. I had..I...well, no. Not exactly."

"Not exactly?"

"I was saving my appetite." She laced her fingers with his. "After all," she said appealingly, "half the fun of a carnival is pigging out on junk food."

"Hmm." He squeezed her hand and walked her away from the chocolate display. "How about we put something a little more substantial in your stomach first?"

"Okay," she agreed, trotting alongside him. "There's a corndog stand over there. I could...what?"

He pulled her to a halt. "That's not what I had in mind."

"Nachos?"

"No."

"Pizza! You can't complain about pizza. It's got cheese and vegetables on it."

He smiled. "Vegetables?"

"Yeah," she said brightly. "Mushrooms."

Biting the inside of his cheek, he shook his head. "All right..pizza it is."

"And then fudge?"

He nodded in surrender. "And cotton candy."

Buffy laughed. "And a caramel apple?"

'You're gonna make yourself sick," he observed.

She shook her head. "I never get sick. My mom says I have a cast iron stomach."

"Good thing for a slayer to have, I s'pose."

"Well," she amended. "I never get sick because of junk food. Slaying still makes me queasy sometimes. Not vampires, cause they're just stab and poof..."

He placed his hand on his chest. "Ouch."

"But other things," she went on. "Like this one demon I killed a few months ago. He was running around town eating everyones pets. All the puppies and kittens were disappearing!"

She almost sounded more horrified by the idea of the pets being swallowed than by the killing of human beings.

"I had to go after it when it tried to grab a kid in the park. Well, it turns out to be a total coward and that's why it only attacked small, helpless things. So, it saw me coming and figured since I was small, I must be..."

"Helpless?" he interjected.

'Yeah!" She giggled. "When he figured out what was going on, he ran off. I chased after him and when I finally caught up with him...ugh! He was like this blobby sort of jellyfish thing, with eyes that stuck out on stalks...three of them!"

"And then what happened?" he prompted, fascinated by the tale.

"Oh, it was awful!" she said dramatically. "He smelled like old garbage that's been rotting in the sun for a week and I had to kill it by breaking it's neck." She made a face. "After it was dead, I was just covered with this slimy ooze and stuff...and I threw up all over my brand new shoes."

Sitting down at a picnic bench, he pulled her down on his lap and kissed her. "Poor baby," he con- soled. "Remind me to take you shopping for some proper slay wear."

Buffy smiled and kissed him back. "I thought you were gonna feed me," she reminded him.

He nodded. "You sit tight," he said, shifting her off his lap. "I'll be right back. Oh," he added turning back, "What do you like on pizza, sweetheart?"

"Everything," she said, stuffing her bag under the table.

"Everything it is then."

As he turned to walk away, she stopped him.

"Except for those little fish pieces! I don't like those."

"All right."

Three feet further on, she added. "And no green peppers, either."

"Got it."

"And onions! No onions."

"Yes, darling."

"And to tell you the truth," she said. "I can live without the mushrooms, too."

He stopped and came back. "Anything else you DON'T want on it?"

She thought about it, quite seriously. "Um...no ham or pineapple...and if the sausage looks greasy, then no sausage, either."

"So, basically," he said patiently. "All you want on it is pepperoni."

"Basically," she nodded agreeably. "Am I being too difficult?"

Looking down into her guileless green eyes, he melted. "No, angel. You're not a bit difficult. I want to please you in every way possible." He leaned over and kissed her lightly on the lips. "I'll be right back."

~~~~~

"And we're just another piece of the puzzle
Just another part of the plan
How one life touches the other
Is so hard to understand.."


~~~~~

He placed her food in front of her, then bent down to steal another kiss. "You eat up, angel. I'll be right back."

She looked up at him. "Where are you going?"

"Not far, I promise. I'll be back before you miss me."

Buffy gestured at the pizza. "You don't expect me to eat all this by myself, do you?"

Although he was quite certain that she was fully capable of it, he shook his head. "Just eat as much as you want, honey, and then I'll ply you with sweets."

She gave in as graciously as she could, and he turned and disappeared into the crowd.

It didn't take him long to find what he was looking for, because it wasn't very far away from where he had just been.

Doubling back, he came up behind his quarry and grabbed it, yanking it back into the shadows.

"Well, well, well," he said, his eyes blazing gold fire as he gave the smaller vampire a good shaking. "And just what are YOU up to?"

The young vampire struggled briefly, then gave in when it became apparent that fighting was useless. He was hopelessly outmatched.

The vampire couldn't have been more than seventeen or eighteen at the time of his turning. He had a mop of dirty red curls and a face full of freckles. Had it not been for his vampire features, he could have played Tom Sawyer in his school play.

"What's your problem, man?" he squeaked. "I'm not bothering you!"

"That's true," Spike said. "You're not bothering me.. yet." Releasing the youth from his grip, he stepped in front of him to prevent him leaving. "But I have a job for you. Be smart...and do exactly what you're told...and you just might make it out of here with all your parts intact."

The other vampire settled down, and Spike relaxed his hold on him. "What's your name?"

"Anthony," the boy muttered.

"Anthony," Spike repeated. "Come and see some- thing, Anthony." He guided the young vamp to a spot where he could observe the crowd, then nudged him roughly forward. "Do you see that girl sitting over there?" he asked, gesturing in Buffy's direction.

"Which girl?" Anthony replied. "There's about a thousand of them out there."

"THAT girl," Spike said through clenched teeth, as he took hold of the boy's head and turned it, none too gently, in Buffy's direction. "The pretty one wearing jeans and a red blouse."

Anthony looked. "You mean the one with pizza sauce on her face?"

Spike turned his head so the other vampire wouldn't see him smile. "Yeah, that's the one."

The young vamp took a longer look, then grinned lewdly. "Nice rack," he commented.

It took every ounce of restraint Spike could summon up not to tear Anthony's head off and shove it up his ass.

"You never mind about that," he warned. "Just take a good look at her face. Memorize it."

Anthony began to get impatient. "So? What about it?"

"Do you know who she is?" Spike asked.

The boy shook his head. "I'm new around here. Why? She someone special?"

Spike chuckled. "Has anyone told you about Slayers yet?"

Anthony looked in Buffy's direction again. "THAT'S the slayer?" he asked, snickering. "That little girl?"

Spike looked at him. "That little girl could take you apart and put you back together again without break- ing a sweat."

About to laugh again, Anthony got one look at the expression on Spike's face and smothered his mirth. "The slayer, huh?"

"Mm-hmm. Do yourself a favor, Anthony. Round up all your little playmates and disappear. I'd advise you to leave Sunnydale completely, but I doubt you're smart enough to do it, so just get the hell out of here." Spike gave him a shove. "This is the only warning you're gonna get."

Anthony backed up a few feet, straightening his clothes. He hadn't been undead for very long, but he knew better than to question or challenge a master vampire.

He turned to leave, but Spike caught him again.

"One more thing, Anthony. You pass the word to whoever you can...stay away from the slayer. She belongs to me. Anyone that touches her is gonna die a real nasty, painful death. A permanent one."

As he watched the younger vampire scamper off, Spike knew he was under the impression that he had ordered Buffy off limits so that HE could be the one to kill her.

He didn't care, though. He would do or say whatever was needed.

Spike was well aware of the fact that he couldn't always keep her safe, but tonight the only vampire she was going to see was himself.

Later, if circumstances required it, he would claim her publicly and deal with the fall out then.

The fall out....and Drusilla.

~~~~~

"Still, we walk this road together
We travel, go as far as we can
And we have waited for this moment
Ever since the world began..."


~~~~~

An hour later, they had scoured every inch of the carnival grounds twice and found nothing.

Anthony had apparently taken the warning he'd been given and passed it along. The only vampire left in the vicinity was the one holding the slayer's hand tightly in his own.

"I think you and Giles must be wrong about this carnival business," Buffy said. "I haven't seen a single vamp all night..except for you," she smiled, pressing her cheek against his bicep.

"You may be right, angel."

Turning from "Spike" back to "William", he had returned to Buffy just in time to see her depositing her trash in the container. When she sat back down and took her hairbrush from her bag, he had come up behind her and dangled in front of her a gold chain with a delicate crystal heart hanging from it.

She had been as thrilled with the gift as though he'd presented her with the Star of India Sapphire, and had thanked him effusively. In fact, she had kissed him so sweetly and thoroughly that he'd made a mental note to present her with a diamond at the first opportunity.

Assuming that his absence had to do with the purchase of the necklace, she hadn't questioned him about where he'd gone off to.

"I think we should call it a night, love," he suggested. "There's nothing going on around here."

"But we don't have to go, do we?" she asked.

"Course not," he said, kissing the top of her head. "Let's just relax and have a little fun."

Buffy dragged him from one place to another, enjoying herself as fully as any child there did.

He kept his promise and bought her cotton candy and an entire pound of fudge, taking advantage of the sugary taste by kissing her sticky lips as often as possible, then licking them clean with his tongue.

Showing off for her on the midway, he knocked down stacks of iron milk bottles that were never meant to be knocked down, and certainly couldn't be by an average person.

Although she was quite equal in strength, she didn't feel like showing it and was content to "ooh" and "ahh" over him, as though she was completely amazed by his manly prowess.

It wasn't long before they attracted an audience. The carny running the ball throw was almost purple with anger every time he had to hand over another stuffed animal, but the girls standing around watching were more bothersome to Buffy.

With his shirt sleeves rolled up, and his muscles flexing every time he pitched a ball, her lover was an impressive sight, and Buffy couldn't help feeling a bit show-offy herself.

He completely captivated the girls with his strength and good looks. Once Buffy was holding a teddy bear, a unicorn, and a Snoopy, he gallantly handed the rest of the animals over to the five young ladies applauding him.

Back at the food vendors, he indulged in a fantasy he'd had since the first time he had seen her, by sitting her on his lap and spoon feeding her ice cream and strawberries.

After they were finished there, she made him take her to see what was billed as the "WORLD'S LARGEST HORSE!" It was huge, indeed, and Buffy tried to coax it closer so that she could feed it some hay she'd picked up from his stall.

As the creature lumbered towards her, William kept a hand on her belt, prepared to pull her away quickly if the animal became aggresive and tried to take a bite out of HER, and not the food she offered it.

But he turned out to be a docile enough beast, and Buffy laughed like a child when he ate from her hand, snuffling against her skin with his velvety nose.

Back outside again, he steered her back to the midway in the direction of the ferris wheel. After a brief conversation with the ride operator, in which a twenty dollar bill changed hands, he ushered her onto the ride and sat beside her, pulling the lap bar down.

The operator kept everyone else off the wheel, and after they had gone around enough times to make Buffy dizzy, he stopped the ride when they were at the top.

With the city below them lit up in glittering splendor, Buffy was taken into her lovers arms and kissed...over and over again.

When she pulled back for air, he buried his face against the side of her neck. "I love you...only you," he whispered. "My little angel...my love...my wife."

When he tried to kiss her again, she pressed one hand against his chest. "Let's get down from here," she said urgently.

He smiled. "Can't wait either, can you?"

She swallowed hard. "Oh, dear."

Taking a closer look, he noticed that she was flushed and a little sweaty, but she didn't seem to be pleased about it. "What's wrong?"

Buffy took a deep breath. "Cotton candy," she whimpered.

"What?"

"Fudge...pizza...ice cream..." She clapped one hand over her mouth and her eyes widened in alarm.

"Oh, God..." he said, then leaned over and hollered at the ride operator to get them down immediately.

~~~~~

"Taking in the times gone by
We wonder how it all began
We'll never know...and still we try
To understand..."


~~~~~

She nearly made it to the women's rest- room. Fortunately, there was a large trash can between her and her ultimate goal.

Hanging over the side of it, she emptied the vile contents of her stomach as William held her hair away from her face and rubbed her back.

"S'all right, love...just get it all out," he said soothingly, angry at himself for indulging every one of her cravings.

When she was finished, she looked up at him with her face as red as he'd ever seen it, hor- ribly embarrassed.

"I'm sorry," she said quietly.

"Baby...you haven't done anything to apologize for," he assured. "You got sick...that's not your fault."

"But I feel so stupid," she said, pushing at her damp hair. "Like a little kid or something."

He gave her a gentle push towards the rest- room. "Why don't you go and wash your face, honey...you'll feel a little better."

She nodded and rummaged around in her bag, extracting a small plastic baggie containing a toothbrush and a tube of Crest.

When she saw him watching her, she shrugged. "After I threw up on patrol that night, I started carrying this in my bag."

He nodded. "Good idea."

She came back out ten minutes later, looking much better than she had when she'd gone in.

Her hair was neatly brushed and her face was clean and dry. When he kissed her, there wasn't a trace of anything on her breath except the peppermint flavor of the toothpaste.

"Feel better?" he asked, holding out one hand.

"A lot better." She slung her bag over her sholder and took his hand, falling into step beside him as he headed for the parking lot. "Except for my pride."

He stowed the stuffed animals in the trunk of the car, then came around and made sure she was all right before closing her door.

When they were a couple of miles down the road, she scooted across the seat and snuggled up to him.

"That's better," he said, smiling down at her. "I knew something wasn't quite right."

The windows were rolled down, and the night breeze felt good. He turned on the radio and she fiddled with the buttons until she found a station playing soft jazz.

"You all right, love?" he asked again.

"Fine," she said, innocently placing one hand on his upper thigh.

His body tensed. That warm little hand of hers was so close to where he really wanted it to go. "You're sure you're all better?"

"Yeah, I'm sure," she said.

"Don't feel sick at all?" "No. Everything came out," she shook her head.

"That's good." He took his right hand off the steering wheel and placed it on hers.

When he began to move it up his thigh, she inhaled sharply and looked at him.

"Ready to learn something new, love?"

~~~~~

"And even though the seasons change
The reasons shall remain the same
It's love that keeps us holding on
Till we can see the sun again..."





Part Twelve Hot Summer Night

~~~~~

"It was a hot summer night
And the beach was burning
There was fog crawling over the sand
When I listened to your heart
I heard the whole world turning
I see the shooting stars falling through
Your trembling hands...."


~~~~~

"Something new?" she gulped. "When we get home?"

"No." He shook his head slowly. "Right now."

Buffy was still uncertain. "Here...in the car?"

William lifted her hand and pressed a kiss into her soft palm, then placed it on the fly of his jeans. "Yes. Here in the car."

Her fingers curved instinctively over his prominent erection, and he heard her breathing kick up a notch. The thought of it was exciting her. He knew it for certain when he picked up the scent of her arousal.

"Unzip them," he said, without taking his eyes off the road.

After a hasty glance about to make sure there were no other cars around to see what she was doing, Buffy grasped the tab of his zipper and pulled it down.

When his hard length was released from the confinement of denim, she looked at him curiously. "Don't you ever wear underwear?"

He chuckled. "No. Too confining...especially when I'm around you."

"Why especially me?" she asked, honestly unaware.

He smiled at her. "Because every time I see you, I get an instant hard on," he said, waiting for her cheeks to turn that fetching shade of pink he loved.

She obliged him by blushing, then surprised him by reaching into his pants and taking hold of his erection without being asked to.

He muttered a soft curse when he felt her small hand wrap itself firmly around his cock.

"Do you like that?" she asked boldly.

"Yeah," he managed to say. "Now...slide your hand up and down....that's it....oh, fuck, yes."

"Are you watching the road?" She glanced up at him, concerned when she thought she saw his eyes glaze over.

"Yes...I promise I'll...keep my eyes on the road..if you'll..."

"If I'll what?"

He shifted in his seat, allowing the car to slow down a little. "Go down on me..."

Her eyes opened wide with shock. "In the CAR?" she squealed. "While you're DRIVING??"

"Yeah...please, honey," he begged, desperate to feel her touch.

Buffy shook her head. "I don't think that's a good idea at all!" she said firmly.

"Baby...I want to feel your mouth on me," he whispered. "It's so soft and wet...come on, love...do it for me."

She was wavering, he could tell by the tone of her voice.

"Park somewhere, and I will," she offered.

He shook his head. "No. Lay your head in my lap." He slipped one hand up and around the back of her neck, applying a little pressure. "Suck me."

Buffy allowed him to pull her down, although she was still very ambivalent about the whole idea of doing what he asked while he was driving a car. "I don't think I should," she said, even as she was moving to do what he wanted.

"Yes, you should," he replied. "I'll be careful. I promise I won't...."

Anything else he'd been about to say was abruptly erased from his mind when he felt her open her mouth and take the head of his cock between her lips. She sucked lightly, keeping hold of him with her right hand.

"Ohhh...baby, that feels so good..." he groaned softly, stroking her hair. "Harder...suck harder...yeah..." His head drifted back against the head rest.

"ahh oo aching uhh woad?" Buffy asked, trying to speak around the considerable mouthful he was giving her.

The vibrations of her words on his sensitive prick was mind bending, and his hips instinctively lunged upwards. Unprepared for this, she gagged and tried to pull away.

"I'm sorry," he said quickly, letting her move back and catch her breath. "I'm sorry, love...I just wasn't expecting you to try and talk...like that. Please...please don't stop. I won't do that again," he promised.

Buffy was doubtful that he could keep that promise. She'd far rather they went back to her house, and she would then be perfectly happy to suck anything he liked. But she could see by the look on his face that he wanted to broaden her horizons again, and she wanted to please him.

Making a quick decision, she gathered up all of her nerve and wrapped her arms around his neck. Leaning over, she bit down on his ear lobe and whispered, "I...I want you to..."

He was intrigued by her behavior. "You want me to what, angel?"

Her cheeks flushing again, she buried her face against his neck shyly. "...to make love to me." Sliding one hand down, she took hold of his erection again, squeezing it firmly. Hoping that he wouldn't suggest they try it while he was driving, she murmured, "William...I want you inside of me."

The feel of her warm breath on his skin was driving him wild, and he swung the car into a U-turn and headed for the coast road.

He pulled into the deserted beach parking lot and hit the brakes, then switched off the ignition.

Reaching for her, he pulled her across her lap and pressed his mouth down on hers, thrusting his tongue in deep when she parted her lips.

After cracking her arm on the steering wheel trying to get closer, she pushed him away a little. "Should we...get in the back?" she panted.

He rubbed the red spot on her arm, and glanced out the window. Gazing up and down the water- line, he was suddenly struck by an inspiration.

Opening the car door, he climbed out and rezipped his jeans. "Come with me," he said, holding out one hand.

Buffy slid over the seat and got out on the driver's side. Placing her hand in his, she looked up at him and waited.

~~~~~

"You were licking your lips
And your lipstick's shining
I was dying just to ask for a taste
We were lying together in a silver lining
You know there's not another moment to waste..."


~~~~~

Placing another hard kiss on her mouth, he began tugging her across the sand towards a deserted life guard tower.

Urging her up the ladder, he followed and pushed her up against the outer wall of the enclosure. Cap- turing her mouth again, he tugged her blouse out of her jeans and began to unbutton it.

Buffy broke the kiss and opened her mouth to speak, but he placed his hand over it before she could protest.

"Yes," he said curtly. "We're gonna do it right here and right now. Outside. I'm gonna pull your pants down and spread your legs, and I'm gonna bury myself in- side of you. I'm gonna fuck you until your knees give out...and then I'm gonna fuck you some more. Under- stand?"

Her eyes wide as silver dollars, she nodded.

Removing his hand from her mouth, he dropped to his knees in front of her and began to yank open her belt buckle, even as he wondered if he'd been too blunt and demanding.

But then, he felt her fingers playing in his hair and caressing his neck. He looked up at her and saw her staring out at the dark water, a tender smile curving her lower lip, and he knew that she was enjoying his roughness.

He pulled her pants and underwear down around her ankles, then nudged her legs slightly apart and darted his tongue in between them, tasting the wetness there.

Buffy gasped and closed her eyes. Her head dropped back, impacting painfully with the wall, making a nice hollow thudding sound. "Ouch," she squeaked.

"Careful, love," he said, looking up at her.

With one hand rubbing the back of her head, Buffy used the other one to force him back between her thighs.

Delighted with her demanding gesture, he began to lick and suck her, eagerly swallowing the fluids drip- ping from her. "God, baby...you taste so sweet. I could eat you forever."

~~~~~

"When you hold me so close
That my knees grow weak
And my soul is flying
High above the ground..."


~~~~~

Her hands were on his face, forcing him to look up at her. "Kiss me," she whispered.

Lunging to his feet, he took her mouth with unashamed lust, his tongue sweeping into it and touching every slick surface.

Buffy's head reeled at the feel and the taste of him, of HERSELF on his tongue. She wrapped her own around it and sucked hard.

He placed his hands on her waist and spun her around. "Kick your pants off one leg," he demanded, balancing her as she obeyed.

When they were out of his way, he spread her legs a little wider and quickly unzipped his jeans. Taking his cock in his hand, he positioned it and began to push it in. With one stroke, he was completely inside her, touching her womb.

Buffy's hands clutched at the damp wood, her nails scraping paint off. He had one arm around her waist and the other across her chest, his hand sneaking under her shirt and bra to hold one breast as he pounded into her from behind.

Bending his head, he nipped at her ear. "Do you feel me, angel? Feel me sliding in and out of you? So wet and tight...oh, God!...so good, baby."

With her cheek pressed against the "G" in the word "Lifeguard", Buffy whined an inaudible response.

"Move your hips back against me.." he instructed her. "When I push in...you push back...yeah, that's it...that's my girl...such a good girl..."

Close to orgasm, she bit down on her lower lip, con- centrating, striving for it, wanting it more than she'd ever wanted anything in her life. Her hips moved rythmically, clashing with his. So close...she was so...close....

He could feel the tension in her body, knew what was going through her mind. Without a word, he took one of her hands off the wall she was pressed up against.

Raising it to his mouth, he sucked on her fingers until they were very wet, then guided them down in front of her. Placing them at the apex of her sex, he whispered hotly in her ear. "Play with yourself."

~~~~~

"I'm trying to speak, but no matter what I do
I just can't seem to make any sound..."


~~~~~

"Wh..what?" she panted.

He kept his fingers over hers. "Play with your- self," he repeated. "It'll help you come."

Closing her eyes tight, she shook her head. "Oh, that's okay...I'm doing fine, thanks."

He could literally feel her skin heating up as he smiled into her soft hair.

"Then do it for me," he said, licking her ear. "I want to feel your hand down there." He moved her fingers deeper between her thighs, guiding them, making her rub them against her clit.

His other hand fondled her breast, tugging on the hard nipple, squeezing it gently.

Bracing his legs a little farther apart, he sped up the pace of his thrusts, grinding himself against her soft ass as he babbled nonsense into her ear.

"Buffy...oh...yes...my baby...mine...so...sweet...so good...ahh...ahhh...gonna come...come on...come on...do it baby...pleaseplease...love...love...you...come with....me....NOW NOW NOW!! YESSSSS."

Redoubling the pounding of his hips, he made her fingers move more firmly, rubbbing herself hard, until she was panting and moaning and coming under his touch, trapped between his pounding cock and his teasing fingers.

As they recovered from the madness, he moved her hand from between her legs and licked her fingers clean of the sticky fluid that oozed out of her.

Then, without disengaging from her warmth, he turned them around and leaned back against the wall. Sliding down, he kept her on his lap as he cuddled and caressed her, whispering his words of love into her shell pink little ear....

~~~~~

"And then you took the words right out of my mouth
Oh, it must have been while you were kissing me.

You took the words right out of my mouth
And I swear it's true I was just about to say I love you..."


~~~~~

"You all right, angel?"

Buffy nodded, her eyes hazy with pleasure. "I think so," she mumbled.

"Look up at the stars, love," he said. She did, and he then told her to close her eyes.

Watching her long lashes settle on her cheeks, he whispered again in her ear. "Can you still see them?"

With her eyes closed tight, she sighed. "Mm-hmm."

He pressed his cheek against her hair. "Me, too," he said, rocking her in his arms. "Me, too."

~~~~~

"Oh, you took the words right out of my mouth,
It must have been while you were kissing me.

You took the words right out of my mouth,
And I swear it's true, I was just about to say I love you....
Love you......


~~~~~



Part Thirteen

No Matter What

~~~~~

"No matter what they tell us
No matter what they do
No matter what they teach us
What we believe is true..."


~~~~~

Three weeks passed, and they were together nearly every night.

The hours Buffy spent in school dragged on endlessly. When the final bell went off, her stomach would tighten with nerves as she wondered if he would come to her when the sun went down, or if this was night that Drusilla would reclaim him.

Would he come to her bed, or had he had enough of her naive teenage self?

She found herself praying under her breath, calling in favors from God. She'd saved a fair amount of his children here on Spaceship Earth. Shouldn't that count for something?

Yes, it should. So, she prayed. Made bargains. Offered deals.

And every night, for the past three weeks, her prayer had been answered.

She would watch the sunset anxiously, prowling the house like a caged tiger, until the doorbell rang.

Literally flying across the room, she would throw open the door to him with a welcoming smile, and he would cross the threshold, kicking the door closed behind him, then reach for her and kiss her until she felt faint.

Some nights, he would take her out to dinner and a movie, or to a jazz club where she was unknown. They would slow dance, clinging close to each other as the music moved through them.

In the back row of a movie theater, he would feed her popcorn, and would let her do the same to him, although he spent more time licking the butter off her fingers than he did eating the pop- corn. Halfway through whatever movie they were seeing, they would start making out so intensely that they were nearly ejected from the theater twice.

Some nights, they would stay at her house and spend the evening with her phone off the hook. He cooked dinner for her, amazing her with his talent in the kitchen. He'd give her some chore to do... chopping vegetables or making salad, and would entertain her with the cooking pans, tossing things he was sauteeing up in the air and catching them.

She would sit on the counter and applaud every thing he did, rewarding him with kisses.

He was endlessly inventive when it came to romance.

Sometimes he would read poetry to her, sometimes he would tell her dirty jokes that made her blush from head to toe.

He would light candles and run hot baths, dumping in a goodly amount of bubble bath, and plopping her down in front of him. Then, with his hands slick with bath oil, he would move them over her body, not missing an inch, lingering on her breasts and between her legs.

And one night, he brought her champagne....

~~~~~

"No matter what they call us
However they attack
No matter where they take us
We'll find our own way back.."


~~~~~

"Is that...."

"It's champagne, the finest there is. And it's for you...my bride."

Buffy was almost jumping up and down in ex- citement. The only alcohol she'd ever tasted had been the sips of champagne she'd had on their first dinner out, and the couple of beers Xander had smuggled into the basement for her and Willow during one of their all night movie marathons.

The beer, she despised. The taste was nasty and it made her feel fat seconds after she drank it. But, she never admitted this to her friends, although she suspected that they felt the same way.

The champagne from the restaurant William had taken her to, she hadn't really tasted. She'd been too nervous about being caught at first, and then she'd been in too much of a hurry to get to the ladies room after their impulsive encounter beneath the tablecloth.

Tonight though, she was determined to enjoy the experience to it's absolute fullest measure.

She swept through the living room, turning the lights down low, while William took the bottle into the kitchen. It had already been chilled, but he wanted it perfect, so he placed it in the refrigerator for a few minutes.

Buffy searched the back of her mom's china cabinet, drawing out two crystal champagne flutes. She took them into the kitchen, nearly dropping them on the floor when he followed her and snagged her around the waist, hauling her body against for a long, wet, deeply penetrating kiss.

He took the glasses out of her hand and set them on the counter, then pushed her up against it.

"Maybe we should save the champagne for later," he whispered in her ear, nibbling the lobe and teasing her gold hoop earring with his tongue. "I want you now!"

Buffy pushed him away and laughed. "I want you, too." Calling up the memory of one of her romance novels, she selected a proper quotation. "But wouldn't it be delicious to trickle the champagne over me and drink it from between my thighs?"

"What?" He took a step back, pleased but still surprised by her question. "Is that my bashful little bride saying such naughty things to me?" he asked, nudging her thighs apart with his hips as he pressed her against the counter. "Say something else, love," he begged.

She cleared her throat, happy that she was managing to control her blushing. "Shower me with golden liquid and catch the drops that fall from my breasts on your tongue," she said, running her fingers through his hair, mussing it into unruly curls. "Make my navel your cup and lick...and lick the..." She clicked her tongue impa- tiently, trying to remember the rest of the sentence. "And lick...the sparkle...the sparkling..."

The harder she tried to think of the right words, the broader his smile became, and when she finally pushed him away to go in search of the book, he fell into one of the dinette chairs, his shoulders shaking with helpless laughter.

Buffy stood over him, hands on her hips, ordering him not to snicker at her, whereupon he stood up and grabbed her around the waist.

"God, I love you, girl," he declared extravagantly, lifting her into the air and spinning her around and around.

He carried her into the living room and tossed her playfully onto the sofa, then went back into the kitchen for the champagne and the glasses.

Buffy sat and watched as he pulled the cork effortlessly from the bottle with a festive "pop!"

The champagne sparkled in the dim light, fas- cinating her with it's fizzing and snapping bubbles.

"Take a sip," he instructed, "and hold it against the roof of your mouth...that's right. Feel the bubbles?"

She nodded, then swallowed the mouthful of wine. He brought the glass back to her lips again and she took another sip eagerly. "Mmmm...this is good," she said, rolling her eyes up with pleasure. "It's SO much better than beer."

"Someone's been giving you beer?" he asked, raising one eyebrow. "Care to tell me who?"

She tipped her glass up again and emptied it. Hold- ing it out for him to refill, she giggled. "Xander sneaks beer down into his bedroom when we spend the night with him."

Busy drinking down the champagne, Buffy missed the brief flash of gold in his eyes. "You spend the night with...Xander?" he asked quietly.

"Well...me and Willow," she explained, shaking her head a little. "It's just for fun...you know...we watch movies and we..."

"Drink beer?" he supplied, peeved for some reason. He knew perfectly well that there was nothing between Buffy and Xander but friendship, but he also couldn't forget the night he'd seen her for the first time.

She had been on the dance floor with the boy, and he remembered well just how her "friend" had looked at her...tried to touch her.

Recalling the sight of Xander's hand resting on Buffy's hip, he couldn't suppress a slight growl. His jealous nature was rearing it's unattractive head.

"Well," he said firmly. "You can tell "Xander" that you won't be attending any more slumber parties with him."

Looking up at him, Buffy blinked slowly, catching his tone. "Whass wrong?" she asked. "Are...are you mad about me sleeping with Xander?"

"SLEEPING WITH HIM?" William repeated loudly. "You surely don't mean THAT the way it sounds...DO YOU?"

The champagne was confusing her. She was almost certain that he was yelling at her.

"Umm...no, I guess I don't. I mean...sleeping at his room...with him there, too. Thass all I mean...meant." She smiled at him brightly, holding out her glass. "More champagne?" she asked.

Frowning, he poured her glass half full, then emptied his own in one swallow. "So...where DO you sleep...when you stay at his house?"

She concentrated. "Well....he has a really big bed in the...the basement of his house...and Willow and I use that and...and...um..." She snapped her fingers and giggled. "Xander! Thass his name...he uses a sleeping bag...a Charlie Brown sleepy bag...and iss so funny cause Willow always teases him and asks him to Snoopy dance...iss funny."

Now, he was beginning to feel a little embarrassed. There was no way he could be jealous of some teenage boy who slept in a room with two girls, and did it in a sleeping bag decorated with cartoons.

Buffy squinted at him. "Are you...are you jealous?" she asked suddenly. "Cause you should NOT be!"

William smiled. "No, darling...I'm not jealous. I know you love me, and not this...Xander."

She shook her head. "THASS not what I meant!" she announced, pointing one finger at him. "YOU can't be jealous of what I do...who are YOU spending the nights with...when you're not spending them with...me? Huh? Answer THAT one!"

He stared at the glass in his hand, wondering how in the hell the evening had taken this wrong turn.

"Buffy...I haven't slept in the same bed with Drusilla since the night I made love to you for the first time," he said quietly. "And I haven't had sex with her in months."

"Ohh," she sighed, holding her glass against her breast. "Really?"

"Yeah," he nodded. "Really. I love YOU, angel- face." He set his glass down on the table and pulled her into his arms. "You're MY girl," he said, kissing her cheeks, and the tip of her nose. "My beautiful little slayer."

Buffy pulled her arms free and flung them around him, dropping her empty glass on the carpet. "I love you, too," she said, holding on tightly and hoping the room would stop spinning soon.

~~~~~

"I can't deny what I believe
I can't be what I'm not
I know I'll love forever
I know, no matter what..."


~~~~~

His hands on her body were gentle and bold at the same time. He easily found all the pleasure points, making soft sounds of approval when she sighed agreeably.

Unbuttoning her blouse, he trailed his lips down her throat and over the beginning swell of her breasts, his tongue going on daring little forays beneath her lacy bra.

Buffy tilted her head back, sinking into the plush sofa cushions with little moans and gasps.

When he sat up suddenly, she whined her disapproval.

"Unfasten your bra," he demanded.

The champagne had definitely made her a little loopy, and she grinned devilishly. "No!"

His eyebrows arched in amazement at her tone. "No?" he repeated, his own hands moving to accomplish the task.

But she swatted his hands away. "You heard me," she said, pointing one finger at him. "Now...I'm in charge."

Grinning, he sat back. "Well, please...order me around."

She closed her eyes briefly, wanting the slight fuzziness to clear up. "Umm...unbutton your shirt," she requested, trying to sound as determined as he always did. "And..um..take your shoes off."

Removing the shoes first, he looked up at her for her approval. "Socks as well?"

"Of course," she said, waving her hand about grandly. "Hurry..." she hiccuped. "...up!"

Trying to hide his smile, he did as he was told.

He left his shirt on after it was unbuttoned, exposing a narrow patch of skin from his neck to his beltline.

Buffy sighed, staring at his very attractive chest and the hard muscle ridges on his abdomen.

"What next?" he prompted her.

"Hmmm? Oh! Uh...well, I guess...your belt?"

He held out his hands questioningly. "What about it?"

"Undo it!" she waved her hand airily. "Undo it!"

"Yes ma'am." He brought his hands slowly up to his waist, watching the way her eyes followed every movement. Unfastening the buckle, he left it hanging open. "And now?"

Buffy licked her lips. Without taking her eyes off him, she reached for the champagne bottle. "Unzip!"

Controlling his urge to laugh out loud, he did so, then waited again.

Buffy poured champagne onto the table. When he pointed at it, she dragged her eyes away from his body and saw what she was doing.

Emitting a small "yikes!" she corrected her aim. Once the glass was full, she picked it up and took a sip, then carefully placed it back on the table and reached for the sides of his trousers. With a firm yank, she pulled them down and let them slip to the floor.

"Now," she said, swallowing hard and laying back on the sofa. "Please me."

He stepped out of his pants and shrugged his shirt off, then knelt beside the sofa and removed her skirt. "Allow me."

Leaning forward, he kissed her inner thighs and tugged off her underwear. "Does that please you?"

Buffy nodded shakily. "Yep."

Smiling, he lifted one of her legs until it rested on the back of the sofa. He trailed his fingers down her thigh, tickling her slightly.

"Tickling doesn't please," she stated.

"Yes, it does." He did it again, then followed the path of his fingers with his tongue.

"Oh! I was wrong," Buffy gasped, caressing his hair.

He kissed her along the neatly trimmed edge of light brown curls. "Mmm...so sweet and soft."

Her eyes drifted closed as she lifted her hips slightly. "More," she moaned.

With a wicked smile, he leaned over and dipped his index finger in the champagne, then painted her with it.

"Eeek!" she squealed at the cold sensation, her eyes opening wide. Prepared to scold, she was thrown completely off kilter when she felt his tongue licking up the champagne.

He grinned at her and winked. "Just trickling it over you and drinking it from between your thighs, love."

His tongue moved over her, darting in and out like the serpent in the garden, tasting her.

Continuing to drink the champagne by annointing her with it first, he lapped and sucked it off and out of her.

Buffy dug her nails into the sofa cushion as his tongue moved faster, soon joined by his probing index finger.

Over and over, he dipped his finger into the wine, then spread it over her yearning sex. Over and over, he drank it from her.

His tongue slid gently back and forth, urging her, pulling at her until she clamped her thighs shut around his head. Panting and sobbing, she ground herself against his hungry mouth and then collapsed in a heap of orgasmic satis- faction.

Then, keeping his gaze locked squarely with hers, he picked up the glass of champagne he'd been dipping his fingers into and drank it down.

"Mmm..." he said, licking his lips. "Nectar of Buffy."

~~~~~

"If only tears were laughter
If only night was day
If only prayers were answered
Then we would hear God say..

No matter what they tell you
No matter what they do
No matter what they teach you
What you believe is true..."


~~~~~

Upstairs in her bed, they moved against each other, rolling all over the mattress.

He nuzzled and licked her breasts, making her squeal, and she fondled and stroked his dick, making him moan.

At one point, she lay stretched out on top of him, grinding her center against his rigid cock and they kissed and deeply, their tongues darting into each others mouths, leaving wet trails of saliva on their faces.

His hands skimmed down over the smooth skin of her back, fingers curving over her rump and squeezing it firmly.

There was nothing gentle or tender in their lovemaking this time. It was wild and rough, and equally demanding on each of them.

"Harder," he begged, pressing her more firmly against his crotch, humping her tightly closed thighs. "Let me in, dammit!"

Buffy's terminal shyness was on vacation, and her slayer persona was peeking through. She shoved him down prone on the bed and lifted her upper body, tempting him with her breasts.

He lunged upwards immediately, his mouth reaching for her flesh, but she teasingly moved back, not allowing a full connection, although she did let him touch her nipple with the very tip of his tongue.

"Temptress," he grinned, redoubling his efforts to capture her in his mouth. "Come on, baby...give me some," he said gruffly.

Buffy smiled. Being in charge was fun...and incredibly arousing. "Give you what?"

One of his hands moved up and tangled in her hair, yanking her head back. "Let me suck on those luscious tits of yours!"

His words almost destroyed her resolve to play the tease...but not quite. She shimmied her shoulders, making her breasts sway alluringly. "Why should I?"

"William" was trying desperately to keep "Spike" at bay, but it was becoming more and more difficult to do with her behaving in such a way.

"Because...I'll kiss them and lick your nipples until you scream for me to suck them hard. Let me do it, baby...I'm hungry for them..." he panted.

Placing one hand beneath his jaw, she teased his lips with her thumb, giggling when he took it into his mouth and sucked it thoroughly.

Grinning up at her, he bit down on her thumb, shaking it like a dog with a bone. "Not good enough, babe...I want your tits."

Unwilling to wait another moment, he flipped her over onto her back and took her right breast in his hand, lifting it to his mouth.

"Mmmmm.." he moaned, covering her flesh with his tongue. "Come on, baby," He nuzzled her, opening his mouth over her nipple. "Feed me."

The pleasure rocketing through her body finally relaxed the tight clamp of her thighs, and his lean hips fell into that cradle made just for him. He ground his hard dick against her wetness as he continued to feast at her breast, grunting and panting lustily.

She plunged her fingers into his silky curls, forcing his mouth down harder on her needy flesh.

"Please," she whispered, wanting him inside of her in the worst way. "Oh...William...please love me....love me big...."

He released her nipple with a loud "pop" and smiled into her dazed eyes. "I do love you," he said. "And I have something very big to show you how much."

And with no more warning than that...he reached down and aimed, then fired himself into her like a missle searching for her hot, wet core.

No gentle preliminaries were needed or given, and he began thrusting into her hard and fast, eliciting soft "oofs" from her every time he slammed his hips between her legs.

"So good, baby...." he panted. "So hot and wet...the tightest little pussy...creamy and sticky and warm...I want to stay in you forever, lover...forever...yeah, that's my girl...do it back, baby...fuck me hard...show me who you love...who's your man...."

Buffy was incapable of responding coherently. All she could do was push up every time he pushed down, meeting each one of his thrusts with her own strong response. "Gonna make you come hard, little girl," he said, licking her ear. "Gonna make you give up all that cream, pussy- cat...sweet kitty cat...you wanna come, kitty? Huh? Want me to make you come?"

"Yah-huh" she nodded convulsively, her nails digging into the churning muscle of his ass.

He shifted upwards a fraction, changing the angle of his entry. "Gotta rub it against you right there...ohh, that's good...so tight...feel it rub your clit, love? Feel me rubbing my cock against it?"

'Yes," she said on a ragged breath. "I'm gonna...do it. I am...I really am....oh God...."

"Do what?" he asked harshly. "What are you gonna do, kitten? Tell me...tell me...ohh, FUCK!...say it!"

"Come," she moaned, feeling it begin down deep in her vitals. "Right now...now...now...oh...oh...."

Clutching at him, she lifted her hips one final time, soaking him with her creamy essence, as her face contorted with agonizing pleasure.

Her hands caressed his shoulders and the small of his back, touching him lightly as she told him how much she loved him.

As her body relaxed beneath his, she thanked whoever was responsible for making this beau- tiful creature her lover...her mate. She didn't care about anything else in the world right now except for him.

And, as always, he was completely in a like frame of mind. He was just able to articulate it better than she was.

"Oh, sweetheart....I love you so much. No matter what happens..I'll always love you. Promise me that whatever else you think of me...don't ever believe for a moment that I don't love you completely. Pro- mise me that...and tell me you love me."

"I promise....and I love you. Forever...."

~~~~~

"And I will keep you safe and strong
And sheltered from the storm
No matter where it's barren
Our dream is being born..."



Part Fourteen

"No matter who they follow
No matter where they lead
No matter how they judge us
I'll be everyone you need.."


~~~~~

"Hold still."

Buffy sighed, trying to lean back in the bath- tub, but two hands buried in her mass of lath- ered up hair were preventing it.

"I don't want to hear you complaining when you have soap in your eyes."

"Well, hurry up. My hair wasn't dirty to begin with, you know."

William chuckled. "I know...I just like playing around with it. Besides, doesn't it feel good?"

"Yeah, it feels great. Can I rinse it now?"

Extricating his hands from her hair, he reached for the shower attachment and spun the knobs to start the warm water.

When all the shampoo was out of her hair, he turned the water off and pulled her back until she was re- clining in his embrace.

Picking up a soft sponge, he squirted some bath gel on it and worked up a lather, then began to spread it over her shoulders and down to her breasts and ab- domen.

Buffy lay quietly docile under his touch, her eyes half closed as she listened to the music playing on her mom's CD player.

"Do you ever think about the future?" she asked.

He stopped in his ministrations for a moment. "How do you mean?"

"Well...like what's gonna be happening in your life five years from now. Do you ever wonder?"

He shrugged dismissively. "Not really. I prefer to sit back and see what comes about."

"Oh..."

"Why?" he asked. "Do you?"

She hesitated. "I used to...when I was a little kid."

"But you don't anymore?"

Buffy shook her head. "I'm not thinking that I'm gonna have a real long lifespan."

He stiffened and frowned. "Don't say that," he muttered curtly.

"It's true, though," she said. "Slayers don't have a long shelf life."

"You'll be different."

She turned as best she could to look at him. "How will I be different?" She wasn't sure how she expected him to respond. The best thing he could say would be some- thing along the lines of, "You'll be different because I'll never let anything happen to you. I'll take you far away from here and we'll spend the rest of our lives together making love on a moonlit beach."

That would be nice. That was a plan she could get behind.

But all he said was, "You just will be."

~~~~~

"No matter if the sun don't shine
Or if the skies are blue
No matter what the end is
My life began with you..."


~~~~~

The firelight painted her body with golden splashes of color as she moved up and down.

Her lover lay beneath her, his body stretched out on the plush carpeting in front of the hearth, gazing up at the girl riding him.

His hands moved up her sides and around in front to hold her breasts. The full mounds over- flowed in his fingers, soft and pliable, with tight rose nipples.

His cock was lodged firmly inside of her, an iron bar clasped in a wet velvet glove. Buffy's strong legs propelled her up and down as she supported herself with hands splayed over William's chest.

Her eyes were closed, and her head was tipped slightly back. He had never seen anyone so over- whelmingly sensual. She was such an enticing mix- ture of an innocent child and a seductive woman.

He began to pump his hips up to meet her down- strokes, harder and faster as he listened to the music of her panting breath.

Squeezing her breasts harder, he strained beneath her, pounding up into her until he felt her tighten around him and heard her soft cry of completion.

She collapsed on his chest, snuggling up to him like a sleepy kitten.

Looking up at him curiously, she said, "Um...you didn't..."

He smiled. "No. I didn't."

"Well...how come?"

"Because I have something else in mind."

She narrowed her eyes. "Like what?" she asked, nervously.

He answered her by rolling over until she was beneath him.

"Oh," she said. "You wanted to be on top?"

He smiled mysteriously. "In a manner of speaking."

Buffy waited for him to re-connect with her. When he made no immediate attempt to do so, she was confused.

Before she could say anything, he sat up between her outspread legs. "Have I told you tonight how beautiful you are?"

She smiled. "A hundred times or so. But that doesn't mean you have to stop."

"You have such lovely breasts," he murmured, cap- turing them in his hands. "I can't get enough of them. They're so full, and firm...soft."

"Thank you."

He chuckled. "You're welcome," he said seriously, winking at her.

Leaning down, he began to kiss her breasts. Starting with the full undercurves, he worked his way up and over, leaving a moist path behind him as he centered his attention on her nipples.

Buffy took a ragged breath and arched her back, thrusting her breasts more fully forward for his eager mouth.

Moving his lips to her ear, he whispered. "Want to learn something new?"

"Sure," she said softly.

Levering himself up, he grabbed a fat throw pillow from the sofa and arranged it beneath her back. This gave her the right amount of support from beneath.

When he had her the way he wanted her, he straddled her rib cage and slowly moved up.

Noticing the direction he was heading in, she opened her mouth and waited. But instead of sliding his erection between her lips, he raised himself on his knees and placed it in the hollow between her breasts.

Buffy's eyes widened. This was very..VERY new. She hadn't even read about this sort of thing.

"Is this okay, love?" he asked, his voice soft and low pitched.

"Yes...I guess...what do you want me to do?"

"Put your hands on the sides of your breasts," he said, "and push them together until they're all around me."

She did as he asked, and he groaned at the un- believable sensation of her soft breasts pillowing his rigid cock.

Buffy watched as his eyes closed and his jaw clenched. She looked down, fascinated by the sight of his penis sliding up and down. It was so big and hard, that when it slid up, it nearly touched her.....

A light bulb burst in her head, and she gathered up her nerve, waiting for his next thrust up.

When the head of his erection appeared again, she extended her tongue and licked it.

His eyes flew open. "Oh, FUCK!!" he shouted, then stared at her in shock, completely amazed that she would take such initiative.

"Did...did you like that?" she asked timidly.

"God....sweetheart, YES," he said. "Do it again."

Scooting down just a bit, she moistened her lips and pressed a lingering kiss against the head of his shaft when it popped up, then licked it with her tongue.

Semen leaked from the tiny slit, further lubricating his movements. He slid himself easily up and down, squeezing her breasts more firmly together, and rubbing his thumbs over her nipples.

He began to move faster, sliding himself in and out of the warm cradle of her flesh. It felt so incre- dibly good that he couldn't hold back.

Bracing himself on his knees, he began to pump faster and faster, shouting his pleasure out loud, telling her how good it felt to fuck her between her tits.

When he felt the onset of orgasm, he pulled him- self out of her enveloping mounds and pumped his hand up and down rapidly. Releasing one last, loud cry, he splattered a copious gush of semen all over her tender breasts.

All his strength gave out, and he fell over to one side, laying on his back and staring at the ceiling.

As soon as he found some vocal control, he turned and looked at her. "You're wonderful."

"Thank you." Buffy smiled gamely. "Could you go and get me a towel?"

~~~~~

"I can't deny what I believe
I can't be what I'm not.."


~~~~~

"Goodnight, angel."

Buffy clung to him longer than she normally would have. It was almost 5:00 a.m., and she knew he had to leave, but for some reason she was afraid to let him go.

"Baby, what's wrong?" he asked softly, rubbing her back.

She shook her head. "I don't know. Something..."

Wrapping his arms more tightly around her, he stood there in the doorway with her. She was actually trembling, and it concerned him. "Don't you feel good?"

Buffy buried her face against his shirt front. "I feel okay."

As much as he wanted to just pick her up and carry her upstairs, he knew he couldn't give in to that temptation tonight. He'd already gotten three text messages from Luke wanting to know when he was coming back to the house he'd rented on the far north side of Sunnydale.

For Luke to pester him in such a way, something big had to be going down.

"Sweetheart," he began hesitantly. "I have to go now."

Buffy nodded. "I know."

He could tell by her wobbly voice that she was on the verge of tears. Feeling like he was cutting his heart out of his chest, he loosened his hold on her. "I'll call you tomorrow, angel. We'll make some plans," he said, trying to cheer her up. "How about I take you shopping? I'll buy you anything your little heart de- sires. That sound like fun?"

"Yes," she sniffled. "But, I can't. My mother's coming home tomorrow."

"Oh." He looked down at the top of her head. "I didn't know that."

"Yeah. She called me this morning. Her plane's getting in at four-thirty."

"Why didn't you tell me?" he asked, perplexed.

"Well...I meant to," she said. "But we were busy."

He smiled. "I remember."

Buffy squeezed him tighter around the waist.

"Would you..." she spoke haltingly. "I'd like for you to meet her. I've sort of been telling her about you."

"Not everything, I hope," he teased, looking suitably scandalized.

The remark finally got a soft giggle out of her.

"No, not everything," she admitted. "Just that we're...dating."

He shrugged. "Technically, that's not a lie."

"I told her I met you at school."

"Okay, now THAT'S a lie."

"Well...telling the truth won't work."

He couldn't refute the logic.

"No, I suppose it won't"

"And it's just that she's really...sticky.. about meeting the guys I go out with."

"Good for her," he said. "She can fend off all the dogs that'll come sniffing around my girl."

"She says that...that if a boy can't be bothered to come to the door and intro- duce himself to her that he's only after one thing."

"Guarding your innocence" he approved. "Remind me to bring her some flowers tomorrow night. What?" he added, seeing the look on her face. "Did you honestly think I wouldn't want to meet her?"

Pleased by his comment, Buffy forced herself to ease her hold on him and step back.

"I'm not sure I can pass for a high school student," he said. "But I'll try."

She rewarded him with her knock-out smile, and pulled him down into a long, lingering kiss. "Thank you," she whispered.

"I'll see you tonight, angel," he said. "I love you."

"I love you, too," she replied, releasing him from the death grip she had on his arms. "I'll always love you...I promise."

After one last kiss, he got into his car and drove away.

~~~~~

"I know this love's forever
That's all that matters now
No matter what..."


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