Cookie Crumbs and Sippy Cups

Chapter 6

"Yeah?”

“Last night was…..well it was just heaven. I’m glad it’s you going through this with me,” she finished putting her free hand on his cheek.

Spike unconsciously leaned his cheek into her palm and smiled.

“Was heaven for me too pet,” he said placing a kiss on her palm.

“Mom!!” Megan’s impatient voice sounded from downstairs.

“My god she is just like you,” Spike laughed as Buffy swatted at him.

“Not funny!” Buffy said even though she knew it was true.

*~*

“Daddy!!,” Nathan said running over and grabbing Spike’s legs.

“Hi little bit,” Spike said ruffling Nate’s hair.

“You wanna play with me now?” Nate asked looking up at him with Buffy’s unmistakable green eyes.

Spike looked at Buffy, the love he felt for this child obvious in his eyes.

Buffy stood silently her arms around Megan.

“We are all going to play but first we have to go to Giles’s house,” Buffy stated.

“I wanna see Grandpa Giles,” Megan said from Buffy’s arms.

“Grandpa Giles,” Buffy laughed. “Wait til he hears that.”

Spike chuckled himself.

“Daddy you want to eat too?” Megan asked.

“I’ll grab it to go. Lets go see Grandpa Giles.”

*~*

Giles had researched until the wee hours of the morning, only to come up with one possible solution to their current problem.

“It’s a spell,” he said aloud taking off his glasses and rubbing his eyes.

He could only find out it was spell but not the name of the spell or who might have cast it. Deciding he needed some tea he got up and went into the kitchen.

He was just returning to his desk when the door burst open and a blanket covered Spike ran through.

“Hey Rupes,” Spike said throwing his jacket on a chair and brushing the smoke from his leather jacket.

“Spike,” Giles nodded.

“I trust Buffy and the children are on their way?”

“Yeah just a couple of steps behind me,” Spike said as the door opened and Buffy and the laughing children entered.

“What’s so funny?” Spike asked picking Megan up in his arms.

“You are,” Megan said between her fits of laughter.

“Oh I am, am I?” Spike said tickling her.

Nathan laughed and rushed over to Spike to get tickled too.

Giles got up and stood next to a smiling Buffy and watched Spike laughing with the children.

“He’s quite good with them,” Giles stated.

“That he is,” Buffy said proudly.

“Find anything out?” Spike asked from the couch where he was seated in between his two children.

“Grandpa Giles!” The children screamed and ran to him wrapping their arms around his legs.

“Oh dear,” Giles said as his legs were thoroughly hugged.

“Do you have any cookies for us?” Megan asked as Giles knelt down to talk to the children.

“You always have cookies for us,” Nathan said.

“Where’s grandma?” Megan asked peering around the living room.

“Grandma?” Buffy asked.

“Yeah where’s grandma Joyce?” Nathan repeated looking into Giles’s face.

“Um.. I don’t know,” Giles managed to say under the intense scrutiny of the children.

“But grandpa Giles you always know what’s going on.”

“Yes you are very smart,” Megan agreed.

“Well of course,” Giles said with great pride as he stood and smiled.

“Oh geez,” Buffy rolled her eyes.

“Nothing like a little watcher pride,” Spike said joining Buffy in her mirth.

Buffy glanced to her side to see Spike standing next to her. So close she could feel the leather of his duster on her arm. Reaching her warm hand between them she clasped his cold one. Spike looked down at their hands and back into her face, his blue eyes dancing with unspoken emotion. Slowly he moved his thumb to stroke her palm.

Giles watched their exchange with great interest. He didn’t fully trust Spike but he could definitely see the love he radiated for Buffy and the children.  Giles knew that even though the children were a result of a spell, the love Spike felt for Buffy and vice versa was not.

Buffy reluctantly broke the heavenly contact between her and Spike. Tearing her eyes from Spike’s chiseled face she turned to Giles.

“Find anything out all powerful research man?”

“I’ve been able to narrow it down to one possible event,” Giles said browsing over the sheets of paper he had on his desk.

He glanced to his left and saw the twins sitting nicely on the couch next to Spike who had whipped out some crayons and coloring books.  Unable to help himself, Giles smiled.

“So ya gonna tell me? Or do I have to guess?” Buffy asked tilting her head to the side.

That’s a very Spike gesture, Giles thought as he looked at her.

“It seems you and Spike were put under a spell,” Giles said looking down at the piece of paper he held in his hand.

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