Tantrums and Daycare

Chapter 1 and 2

The Arrival Of Joyce Summers..

The Summers’ house was dark as the front door was unlocked and opened. Joyce Summers walked into her front walkway and smiled, glad to be home. She hung her coat on the coat rack in the right hand corner and placed her suitcase on the bottom stair. Sighing she turned into the dining room. She noticed the coloring books and crayons that littered her dining room table but didn’t think anything other then Buffy and her friends must be on a coloring kick.

She went into the kitchen and saw that there were 4 un-played messages on the answering machine. Pressing play she went to the refrigerator to get something to drink. She poured some iced tea into a glass as the phone started to ring. Joyce didn’t feel like answering it so she turned back to the fridge to put the tea away. She lifted the glass to her lips as a deep British voice started speaking.

“’Lo you’ve reached Buffy, Spike and the twins. We are unable to come to the phone right now please leave us a message or don’t it doesn’t matter. We’ll call if we feel like it. Beep.” In the background of Spike’s voice you could hear the children laughing.

“What?” Joyce yelled as the glass fell to the ground in an exploding mess of glass and liquid.

*~*

Buffy and Spike were laughing as they and the children walked through the back door into the kitchen. Buffy jumped when she saw her mom standing at the counter.

“Uh hi Mom,” She said turning and looking at Spike.

“Buffy. Spike,” Joyce said nodding. She looked very angry or just had tons of thoughts running through her head. Spike couldn’t decide which.

“Hi Joyce,” he replied.

“Grandma?” Megan questioned. Joyce’s eyes widened as the children ran to her and threw their arms around her legs.

Joyce didn’t know what to do. She was soo angry at Buffy for not telling her what was going on. She was also mad at Giles for not calling and letting her know her daughter had moved a Vampire into the house.

“Meggie. I don’t think Grandma is happy to see us,” Nathan said sadly as he stepped back from her.

Joyce looked down at her legs and the two tow headed children who were gazing up at her. Slowly she put her hands down and ruffled their hair.

She kneeled down next to them to look them in the face.

“What’s your name?” she asked as she looked into the little boy’s eyes that were soo much like her daughter’s.

“I’m Nathan Grandma. That’s Megan,” he replied as Joyce’s eyes swept over Megan and saw unshed tears in Megan’s clear blue eyes.

“Red did a spell and viola we have children,” Spike said as he watched the confusion cross over Joyce’s features

“We’re twins,” Megan said flashing her ‘Spike’ smile.

“I see that,” Joyce smiled and pulled the children into her embrace.

Buffy turned to Spike and smiled as he wrapped his hand around hers. She unconsciously leaned against him and he dropped a kiss onto her hair.

“Do you guys want to watch some cartoons while I talk to Mommy and Daddy?” Joyce asked and smiled as the children nodded.

“Ohh yes! Can we watch Sponge Bob? It’s Daddy’s favorite,” Megan said but whispered the last part.

“I heard that,” Spike said smiling

Joyce straightened up her hands firmly held in those of the children.

“I expect a whole explanation for these turn of events,” Joyce called over her shoulder as she took the children into the living room to turn on Nickelodeon.

“Why do I feel like I’m suddenly 16 years old?” Spike asked as Buffy rolled her eyes.

“Well you should, you act like it more often then not.”

“Ha bloody ha Slayer,” he replied pulling Buffy into his arms and leaning down for a kiss. Both were totally un-aware of Joyce standing in the doorway.

“Ahem.” Both of them turned around to Joyce clearing her throat.

“Hot chocolate anyone?”

*~*

The three of them were sitting at the dining room table listening to the children laugh at the TV. Joyce had made the hot chocolate and even put the little marshmallows in that Spike loved.

“Where do you want me to start?” Buffy asked as her mother looked at her expectantly.

“Why from the beginning. I don’t understand how Willow could do a spell that had these after effects,” Joyce shook her head.

“Willow was just messing around with her new found magic abilities. She didn’t realize what she was doing. Anyway Willow had done a spell to have her will done, which ended up affecting all of us. Giles had gone blind, Xander turned into a demon magnet and..” Buffy trailed off and looked at Spike. Spike grabbed her hand under the table and gave it a reassuring squeeze.

“And?”

“And Spike and I were planning our wedding,” Buffy finished finally turning her eyes to her mom.

“You two were getting married?” Joyce asked. Spike nodded in the affirmative.

“Wow. Who would have thought?”

“Once Willow realized what she had done she reversed the spell and everything went back to normal again. Except for how Spike and I were feeling.”

“What do you mean feeling?” Joyce questioned.

Buffy looked at her mom’s expression. It was somewhere between she already knew and argh not another vampire.

“I am in love with Spike,” Buffy said looking again at Spike.

“Well I can say he’s a huge difference then Angel. I never really liked Angel he was too broody. What did you used to call Angel Spike? Oh yes tall, dark and forehead,” Joyce giggled.

“Mom?”

“What? Oh sorry honey. You have to admit it’s a good nickname. Fits him perfectly.” Joyce laughed again this time both Buffy and Spike joined in.

After a couple minutes they calmed down and all looked to one another. Joyce was studying Spike.

“How do you feel about my daughter?” She asked him.

“I have been in love with her from the first moment I saw her. I just didn’t know it,” He said honestly.

“Do you have a soul?”

“No but that doesn’t mean I’m like Angelus. My demon and I are separate but we are one in the same. I know how to control my demon, as Angel did not. I also seemed to keep more of my human qualities then Angel did. I can have Giles look into this is you want. If it will make you feel more comfortable about me. But know this Joyce, I am 110% percent in love with your daughter and our children. I would do anything for them,” he said seriously.

“Spike I said before that I like you and I do. It’s just going to take a little time for me to get used to you and my daughter being a couple. I see that my daughter looks happy and well and I thank you for that. Its been a long time since I have seen her this happy,” Joyce said extending her hand and touching Spike’s hand that was on the table.

Spike smiled at Joyce with silent tears in his eyes.

“Anytime,” he said looking slightly embarrassed but returned Joyce’s touch.

“Now that’s the back story. After realizing Spike and I had feelings for each other Willow did another spell. An anti-love spell to make us forget we had feelings for one another. She thought it was her fault that we felt this way. She thought she was doing what was right. However her spell went wonky as they usually do and it ended up bringing us the twins.” Buffy said.

“Wow,” Joyce breathed.

“Now we are the proud parents of two 4 year olds,” Spike finished.

“Giles did some research on the spell and on the twins and came up with they are normal 4 year olds and they were already ours. They came from the future where Spike and I are married and so are you and Giles….”

“What?? Did you just say Mr. Giles and myself are married?” Joyce squeaked.

“Yes and quite happily as the twins describe it. Giles is every bit as freaked as you are on how that happened. The kids asked for you as soon as they saw Giles,” Buffy said noticing the blush that started to creep up her mother’s features.

“We had a choice of sending them back or keeping them here. And I was not going to send my children back. I want them here with me, with us,” Spike said looking at Joyce. He also noticed the blush and could hear her heartbeat speed up.

“Mom? Mom are you ok?” Buffy asked, getting up and walking over to Joyce.

“What? Oh.. I’m fine. It’s just a lot to digest right now.”

“Tomorrow I’ll call Giles and have him come over. The kids have been asking for him anyways.”

“Mom, Sponge bob is over,” Megan said walking into the dining room with Nathan right behind her.

“Its ok little bits. It’s time for bed anyways,” Spike said.

“Goodnight Grandma,” They said in unison as they walked over to Joyce and hugged her.

“I’m glad you are home,” Nathan said as he put his small hand on her cheek. Joyce smiled with tears in her eyes.

”Me too. Goodnight sweeties,” She said as she watched Spike walk out of the room and up the stairs with them.

“Mom?”

“Yes honey?”

“Tell me how you really feel. I need to know this is ok with you. It’s been hard having to deal with my friends. I don’t want this to make you uncomfortable,” Buffy said sitting down next to her mom.

“Buffy. It’s just a lot to take in. I like Spike I really do its just he doesn’t have a soul.”

“No he doesn’t but he is more man then Angel ever was. And I trust him. I trust him with me and I trust him with our children. He is really good with them and they adore him. A soul doesn’t make him Mom. He doesn’t need a soul to feel love and to love.”

”Oh I know he loves you. You can see it in his eyes when he looks at you. You are one lucky girl. Its hard to find love like that,” Joyce said taking her daughter’s hand.

Buffy smiled and blushed.

“How can he not love me? I’m perfect,” she said and laughed. Joyce started laughing too and that’s how Spike found them 10 minutes later.

“What’s so funny?” he asked leaning against the wall.

“Nothing honey,” Buffy said wiping tears of laughter off her face.

“Where are the kids sleeping?” Joyce asked Spike.

“We put them in the spare room,” He replied.

“And where have you been sleeping?” Joyce asked looking from Spike to Buffy.

“He’s been sleeping with me.”

“But now that you are home I can go back to my crypt,” Spike said trying not to sound as unhappy as he felt.

“No no there’s no need for you to go back there. You can stay here. I mind that you guys were sleeping together but you two have children now so who am I really to say anything. Spike you are more then welcome to stay here,” Joyce said warmly.

“Thank you.”

“Well I’m exhausted. This isn’t exactly how I pictured my first night home. I’m going to bed,” Joyce said yawning and standing up. She walked as far as the stairs when she turned around and looked at them.

“Thank you for taking such good care of my daughter and grandchildren,” She said to Spike.

“I love them. It’s nothing,” He replied. Joyce smiled and walked up the stairs.

“Well that went better then I thought it would,” Buffy said putting her arms around Spike’ waist and putting her face against his chest.

“Yeah me too. I thought it was going to be bloody hell telling her.”

“I love you,” Buffy whispered pulling back to look into his eyes.

“I love you,” came the reply as Spike pressed his mouth to hers.

TO Be Continued....

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