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Part 21 - A Secret Found Out:
"Hello Willow here how may I help you." Willow said.
"Hey Willow its me Buffy is Desiree there?" Buffy said in a panic.
"Yeah what’s wrong Buffy you sound worried?" Willow said puzzled.
"I had to fight some vampires and D’s guests where with me they saw everything. I don’t know what to tell them." Buffy said.
"Desiree come here please its Buffy she needs to talk to you." Willow said as she yells for D. Willow hands Desiree the phone.
"What is it Buffy can you not find everyone?" D said.
"Yes but no it’s not that; I had to fight some vampires cause they were over standing by my car and I had to get rid of them." Buffy said.
"It’s okay go ahead and tell them that you are the vampire slayer and that you are one of my trusted friends." D said while shaking her head. "Goofy girl", D thought in her mind.
"Okay I will tell them that thank you Desiree see you in a little bit." Buffy said. She hung up and stuck her phone back in her purse and walked out of the bathroom to find Shelly standing in the door way.
"So tell me the story I know you’re the slayer but the guys don’t have to know that. Phillips to stupid to understand what a slayer is anyways." Shelly said.
"Okay you caught me I am Buffy the Vampire Slayer nice to meet you." Buffy said while bowing.
"Cool I’m assuming that you and my cousin are good friends. Has she showed you any of that scary magic of hers yet." Shelly asked.
"Yeah she has and I hear you have some magic in you of your own." Buffy said while walking down the hall trying to hide back the things she wants to say.
"Yes I do but Brandon doesn’t like it that I can light a candle from the other side of the room. Especially when I levitate really high off the ground and when I levitate him. Then when he doesn’t know sometimes I put spells on him to help him in his homework, sleep, or work." Shelly said while sitting at the table the girls sat at to let the guys do male bonding.
Everyone talked for a while to get to know each other more and Brandon and Phillip to surprise Desiree when they get there. Then Phillip told Brandon he will be right back and he walked over to the girls’ table. "So are we ready to go." Phillip asked while yawning and stretching.
"Yeah I guess we can go now if you two are full but Shelly you didn’t eat anything you sure you’re not hungry." Buffy said while having a worried look on her face.
"Yeah I’m not hungry I will be fine I can order me a pizza if I get hungry later." Shelly said as she hid the fact that she wasn’t even in the mood anymore for Taco Bell. It didn’t help that she just wanted to get to the hotel and see her cousin and go to bed cause the flight was so boring.
Part 22 - Finally at the Hotel:
"Wakey, wakey everyone where home." Buffy said as she pushed on Phillip who was asleep in the front seat and taped Shelly who fell asleep in Brandon’s lap.
"Cool we’re here honey grab your bags I will get mine since you have carried them all day." Shelly said as she quickly jumped out of the car and grabbed her stuff. She runs up the door wobbling as she goes cause she grabbed everything she could, including Phillip and Brandon’s things not noticing. She gets into the door after Buffy opened it for her. Turns sets the stuff down stands up strait and looks for Desiree. "Where is she." She asked while looking confused by all the people in the hotel.
"I’m right here cous." Dee said from around the corner.
"Dee-Dee!" Shelly then takes off running for her but before she gets to her Angel jumps in the way and scares the shit out of Shelly. She then slips and falls and goes sliding across the floor and into the wall. "Ouch shit that hurt. Dee you never told me you had body guards." Shelly said while looking at the men standing by her.
"Angel why did you do that? You could of hurt her she was only saying hi she wasn’t really going to run into me." Desiree said as she helped Shelly up off the floor. When Shelly finally stood up Desiree looked at what she was wearing. "Shelly Deanne Smith what do you think you are wearing?" She had on a pair of skin tight black leather pants and a little black halter top with one inch heals and her sisters choker.
"What I had to give Brandon something to stare at on the plane since he doesn’t like looking out the window with me. I wouldn’t be talking Dee you have a little spicy taste of your own. Any ways what’s the problem if you look the same way I do and me applying my clothes to my gothic style." She said as she watched the guys come into the house and seeing a mad look on Brandon’s face. "Sweat heart what’s wrong?" Shelly said as she walked past Desiree and her bodyguards; she called them.
"I don’t like it that you carried all those bags in by yourself." Brandon said as he put his hands on her hips.
Shelly reaches down and grabs his hands. "O well honey get over it I wanted to get in here so I can see my one of my favorite cousins." Shelly said as she turns and looks at Desiree and she wrinkles her nose at her.
"Shelly dear." Desiree said while giving her and Brandon a look of o stop it already.
"Yes Dee." Shelly said as she let go of Brandon’s hands because of the weird face.
"These are my friends Angel and Spike." Desiree said.
"Cool, sorry guys I called you body guards." Shelly said.
"Lets go have some fun, grab your stuff." Desiree said walking toward her. She grabs her hand that wasn’t full "come with me I will show you some stuff you guys stay here the ladies only."
After the girls all go up stairs Angel and Spike walk over to the guys standing there seeing that one of them is much taller. They stand in front of them for a second and inspect them. "So that was your girl friend I’m assuming that tried to run Dee down." Spike said to Phillip.
"GIRL FRIEND! What are you talking about Shelly is my cousin it’s his girl friend." Phillip said as he pointed to Brandon.
"Well don’t let her do that again. Okay Dee hasn’t been feeling good lately and she doesn’t need the shit scared out of her." Spike said.
"Okay you are the one who scared the shit out of my girl friend and made her run into the wall." Brandon said getting a little frustrated at Spike.
Part 23 - Later That Night:
Everyone at least to Shelly's knowledge had gone to bed. Having worn Brandon out from both the trip and Shelly's physical activity, Shelly was starving. Desiree had shown her earlier where the kitchen was and told her to help herself. Making her way down to the kitchen Shelly heard music coming from down the hall and wondered who was still awake.
Desiree had wanted time to dance before going to bed, both men had gone out to patrol, so she decided dancing and then bed. Desiree had been dancing for nearly an hour when cool hands were placed on her hips, and started to sway with her to the beat of the 98 Degrees song on the stereo. Closing her eyes she felt another set of hands resting slightly on her butt as she was pulled closer to both bodies. Still moving to the rhythm, Desiree felt the first set of cool lips moving along her ear. While the other set of lips made there way down, her neck she moaned. "Ahhh."
Shelly had just made it to the door when she hear a moan from the other side. Being curious Shelly slowly cracked the door open to see, Desiree and her two bodyguards making out heavily. Shocked Shelly yells. "Desire Loretta Mysinger, What the hell are you doing?""
"Shit!" Was all Desiree could say before she fainted into both vamps arms.
A few minutes later Desiree woke up and looked into the faces of the men she loved and said, " Wow, I just had the worst dream ever, I felt like a child with my hand caught in the cookie jar." what the hell are you doing?" She tried to sit up only to have Shelly lean over her and stare.
She tried to sit up only to have Shelly lean over her and stare. "Desiree, care to explain why you were making out with not one but two guys, at the same time too." Shelly said a little less shocked than before.
"Um, Shelly, it's not quite what it looks like. O.K. so maybe mostly what it looks like. Please sit down I think you might need to. <Shelly sits on the floor waiting> Shelly, I am a witch. I have been getting visions for what seems like forever. I came here to help with my visions and to help the helpless. I had a curse, which kept me from finding love until these two here could find redemption, I'll explain why later. Well, they found it sort of and we all fell in love. Three months ago we declared our love and have been together ever since. Here comes the next shock, I am planning on marring these two in a Wiccan Wedding next week, that is why I called you. I wanted your help. Plus, I'm pregnant with quadruplets. Now, breath. No one in the family will accept this you know. Ok, and I need it to stay that way until the family reunion. I know that it's going to be hard for you to accept the next part so I am going to sit on your lap and hold you still. < Desiree sits on Shelly's lap and Shelly waits> Ok, boys do your stuff, show your sexy selves." The next thing Shelly knew she was face to face with to scary looking vampires that seem to be in love with her cousin.
"Desiree, get up." Shelly said and Desiree got up slowly.
"I know what vampires are and I know a few myself. I also know that Buffy is the slayer, plus some chick named Faith. Last year, the Watcher’s Council offered me a job. I refused, but they said any time I change my mind they would love to have me. They were also kind enough to inform me that you, yourself have your own watcher. I don’t know who though." Shelly told her. "Buffy didn’t tell you about the parking lot then did she?"
"Buffy knew what was going on, or at least that you knew who she was?" Desiree asked growing more pissed by the minute.
"Yes, I am really surprised because she tried to change the subject so fast. I would have thought she would have told you right away, cous." Shelly said with a puzzled look.
"Well, Buffy and I aren’t exactly friends yet. I doubt if she keeps hiding things we ever will be. So, how cool is it that I have my own watcher?" Desiree said.
"It just means there is great potential for power within you and they wanted to see it flourish." Shelly said and turned to the two stunned men in the room. " You guys seem to make my cousin very happy. By the may, Way cool game faces! Marcus will be impressed. He seems to think that the two Terrors of Europe as he called you had fallen off the face of the planet." Shelly said.
"Shelly, is it? How did you know who we were exactly?" Angel asked concerned.
"One, its Shelly. Two, Marcus has sketches of you two all over his lair. Three the Watcher’s council gave me copies of some watcher’s diaries. They also told me that you were protecting my cousin. My memory sucks sometimes that’s why I didn’t remember at first. Your game faces are what triggered my memory." Shelly told him proudly.
"That explains a lot. Now, Pet what were you doing down her at this hour?" Spike asked with a smile.
"Well, you were both patrolling and our bed is lonely. I also wanted to make a few more changes to this room before everyone got to see it. I also wanted to be the first to dance in it." Desiree said shyly.
"Baby, we just wondered what made you stay up so late." Angel said taking her in his arms and placing a gentle kiss on her forehead.
"I was also practicing other powers. Please don’t be mad at me. I thought it would be helpful to know what powers we have at our disposal for the time being. It would also let us know what powers the girls will have when they come of age." Desiree said as she looked down at the floor as best as she could while in Angel’s protective hold.
"Pet, we’re not mad, just worried. What if you would have had another complication with the pregnancy. We don’t want to lose you or the babies." Spike said coming up and placing his hand were the babies were in her.
"Wait a minute, you’ve had complications with your pregnancy? What happened?" Shelly said with a little worry mixed with anger.
"Buffy snuck up on her while she was training and she used her magic out of fear to protect herself and the babies. After she had cramps and some bleeding. She’s fine now, but we’re scared it might happen again. We also didn’t want Buffy here, but Desiree said it would be O.K." Angel told her.
"I want to help with the wedding and the protection while I’m here. Oh, Des I never told you what my power is. I can freeze time and blow things up." Shelly said with enthusiasm.
"Well, so far I have the power of telekinesis, teleportation, Visions, and I don’t know yet. I always had the visions but since getting pregnant I have gotten several more. Each of the powers will belong to one of my girls; each will have her own power. I think the last one might be freezing time but I had no one to practice on. I didn’t want to practice on someone I could hurt. Buffy might make a good practice dummy." Desiree said with a giggle.
"Sweetness, I think not. Buffy is the slayer and the only one, we all have right now. No practicing that one on her unless you absolutely know it works. Your cousin said she could blow things up, do you think it’s possible that could be one?" Angel said firmly.
"Yeah, but I was just kidding about practicing on Buffy. I wouldn’t do that unless I knew for sure. Just like I would practice that on any of you. Love you." Desiree said snuggling closer to his chest.
"Love you too, baby. Are you getting tired?" Angel asked.
"A little, are you tired from patrolling?" Desiree asked snuggling closer still, almost like she was trying to crawl inside his chest.
"Would you like us all to go to bed, Luv?" Spike asked rubbing her back.
"Yeah, but I don't want to sleep. I just am feeling a little queasy. Crackers and rest are in the near future." Desiree said turning to Spike.
"Des, crackers are a good thing, but why haven't you made yourself a scarab to help with the nausea?" Shelly asked.
"I tried, earlier. I only just made it to the bathroom. Needless to say it didn't work. It only made everything worse." Desiree said sadly.
"Well, I can try in the morning before we go shopping. I know the perfect one, it smells like roses. It should help a ton." Shelly said.
"Thanks. Spike I want to go to bed now, please. Angel are you coming?" Desiree said trying to move but only felt Spike's arms lifting her up.
"Sure thing, sweetness. Goodnight and thank you Shelly." Angel said as he followed the other two up to bed.
"Well you three go ahead I am not tired. I can’t sleep clowns will eat me." Shelly says as she gets a couple strange looks. "What it’s no Brandon’s shirt, actually it’s just because I had too much fun tonight and I need to waist some more energy and plus I want to beet the shit out of something. I am just going to go up stairs and get my pillow." Shelly said walking up the stairs behind the three going to their rooms.
"You know there is a work out room with a punching bag in if you want to use it. I can show you where it is if you want." Angel said as he started walking back down the stairs.
"Okay sounds cool. Lead me away." Shelly said as she moved out of the way of Angel.
Angel led Shelly to the work out room where she played for about four hours. She worked on her spin kicks; karate kicks, and nutcrackers of course. She was actually frustrated at the bag because she wanted it to say still so she started beating the hell out of it. She finally finishes her work out and goes up stairs and takes a shower. After she got done and goes down stairs. Shelly sighed as she left the room and turned to go into the kitchen for a snack.
Part 24 - Wedding Preparations and Shopping Fun:
The next morning Desiree was standing in front of the mirror in her bedroom looking at her swollen stomach and rubbing it. She had a smile on her face of knowing that soon her babies would be in her arms. Desiree’s stomach was growing faster than even the doctor understood, so this morning she had given about a pint in blood for testing by the doctor.
Desiree as happy as she was, was still worried there might be something wrong with the babies. Spike had tried to comfort her and tell her everything would work out, but she still wasn’t sure. Angel was rubbing her pained back; the every expanding stomach was causing extreme back pain. Desiree’s stomach was growing almost as fast as her skin would stretch. Still standing in front of the mirror an hour later is where Shelly found her.
"Dee, what are you doing? Damn did you grow last night or something?" Shelly asked.
"Shelly, I am looking at my stomach. Yeah, the doctor took a ton of blood for test to see what is happening. We need to go shopping, Willow and Cordelia will be down <looking at her watch> in about ten minutes." Desiree said.
"What about the slayer is she coming too?" Shelly asked with a smile.
"I didn’t ask her to come. I can tell you what I already did for planning the wedding. I know where to go to get my dress and it’s on hold. I also contacted the florist and caterer. Everything has been set up to arrive at about 8 p.m. on Friday night." Desiree said running to her closet and opening the doors.
Desiree pulled out her green dress and under garments walking to the bathroom. Shelly was amazed at how much Desiree’s stomach had grown.
"Dee, you did all of that already? What else does that leave us?" Shelly said cheerfully.
"Well, We still have you get yours, Willow, and Cordelia’s dresses. We still have to get the Wiccan supplies, and find a high priestess. The magic shop will be open in a few hours; Cally my friend that works there will help with everything that we need. She also knows a priestess that does Handfastings so that will work too." Desiree told Shelly coming out the bathroom fully dressed. She braided her hair and sat next to Shelly and waited for the others.
Few minutes later Willow and Cordelia showed up. The girls made there way down stairs to find their men waiting for them. Desiree kissed both Spike and Angel.
"My loves what’s going on?" Desiree said as the doctor, Wesley and Giles came out of the office.
"Desiree please sit down." The doctor said. "We know why you are growing so fast. Because of the father’s vampiric healing, the babies are growing at twice the normal rate. Which means you will be giving birth in about two months, so we have to keep a better eye on you for the last month or so." The doctor finished.
"Um, okay. Does that mean we can’t go on vacation? Does that mean I have to stay in the hotel for the next couple of months? Does that mean my babies aren’t healthy? Please tell me they are okay." Desiree babbled.
"Everything is going to be fine. The babies are okay and so are you. I want to do an ultrasound this afternoon if you don’t mind. Spike and Angle can watch it. You’ll get to see the babies for the first time." Giles and Wesley explained.
"Spike, Angel I would still like to go shopping if you both don’t mind." Desiree asked with her eyes pleading with them.
"Baby, as long as you feel fine and take someone with you so you aren’t alone. Why do you want to go out so badly?" Angel asked already knowing the answer.
"I have a few things to do for the wedding and I feel a little boxed in." Desiree said giving Angel a forceful hug.
Angel returned the hug and felt something weird moving around at Desiree’s stomach. Releasing her slightly Angel lowered his had to her stomach and felt it move again.
"Angel, I think the babies are moving." Desiree said smiling and placing her hand over his.
"Spike get your sorry arse over here and feel this." Angel said.
Spike raced over and placed his hand next to Angels and felt the babies stir. Desiree giggled at his response.
"Bloody hell pet, how did you do that?" Spike asked with amazement in his eyes.
"William, be nice!" Angel ordered.
"Pet, what’s happening?" Spike asked nicely.
"Well, I think our daughter’s are trying to make their presents know. They are moving, I just hope it feels a little like this when they start kicking." Desiree said giving him a kiss on the cheek and then turning to do the same to Angel.
"Dee can I feel too?" Shelly asked.
"Come here Shell." Dee giggled.
Desiree helped place Shelly’s hand in the right spot. Shelly giggled at the movement from bellow. Giles moved up behind Desiree and whispered encouragement. Giles knew how hard this had to be for her, she just found out she’s pregnant and then finds out the has half the normal time to prepare. Then the children moving for the first time months ahead of time show her.
Desiree finally decided she needed to get out of here before she exploded with stress.
"Ok, not that I don’t enjoy all this closeness, but we all have things to do today. Oh, Giles have we found out anymore about that fake prophecy concerning us? Has anyone thought it may be the same demon that changed the prophecy concerning Connor’s birth?" Desiree asked pulling away slightly.
"Unfortunately, no I haven’t found anything else about the prophecy. Do you really think it might be that same demon?" Giles asked.
"Actually yes, for one reason because of me his plans to dismantle this family failed and now he is most likely to die." Desiree said with a shake in her voice. "Listen if these babies are going to be here faster I need to go shopping today for sure. I have so much to do before then."
"Baby, I want to go with you. I can wait outside while you do the dress stuff for the wedding but, I still want to come with you." Angel said placing a gentle kiss on her forehead.
"Yeah sure cause you and Spike still need to go ring shopping for me." Dee said as she poked Angel’s stomach.
"Hey you stop that or I’ll poke you back you little Prego girl you." Angel said as he stood there looking into Desiree’s eyes seeing how beautiful she is.
"Desiree I will be right back I am going to go tell Brandon where I am going cause he don’t know cause he is still in bed. I also have to sneak around a little in his wallet for some cash." Shelly said as she walked up stairs giggling about how cute Angel, Spike, and Desiree are.
"So Desiree what kind of dress are you getting?" Spike asked hopping to get something out of Desiree.
"Well you are not going to know. I know your tricks are you two aren’t going to be able to get into my mind when I get my dress. You two will have to wait till the wedding to see me in my dress." Desiree said as she was looking up the stairs watching as Shelly came down the stairs. Then as she was about to look away back at the men Des caught a plastic bottle out of the corner of her eye that Shelly was about to step on. "Shelly watch out…" But it was too late.
"Shit!" Shelly said as she went falling down the stairs. Spike tried to catch her but he wasn’t even fast enough.
"Shelly, Shelly talk to me damn it I know your not dead!" Brandon said as he stood over her trying to get her to wake up.
"Watch out Brandon here is my doctor he will check her out and wake her up." Desiree’s doctor went over to Shelly to wake her up first and she opens her eyes and sits up really fast.
"Ahhh! Ow. Ow. Ow." Shelly said as every breath she took.
"Okay guys carefully pick her up and take her up to her bed. I will see what injures she has up there in the mean time pick up that damn bottle." The doctor said he followed the guys up the stairs.
They got up there and laid Shelly on the bed and the doctor shooed everyone out. "Shelly tell me what all hurts." He said as he stood over her.
"Well it hurts every time I breathe, my arm hurts like a bitch, and so does my leg, my hip, along with my big toe. But I also have a bad headache." She said as she tried to breathe softly.
"Okay. Just relax for a while I am going to see what is broken or bruised." He said as he went to go get his portable x-ray machine. The doctor finishes and goes out f the room to talk to the family after about three hours of examining and fixing her up.
"Doctor how is she, will she be okay? Please tell me that she isn’t permanently damaged." Brandon said as he hounded the doctor.
"Just lets go sit down somewhere okay and then I will tell everyone what is going on. Well first whose damn bottle was that?" The doctor said while giving everyone an evil look.
"HIS!" Everyone said as they pointed to Phillip.
"Well sunny you’re lucky that nothing serious happened to her except some broken bones and bruising and it was her it happened to her and not someone else like Desiree here." He said as he walked past Phillip patting Desiree’s shoulder and giving him a dirty look.
"Can we stop babbling already and tell me what happened to my cousin!" Desiree said as she pulled away from the doctor.
"Okay but young lady you sit down first then I will tell you. Shelly has five broken ribs, seven bruised ribs, and two ribs without any harm. She has a bruised hip, cracked femur, and cracked knee cap. Also a broken toe, broken lower arm on both bones, and a concussion for hitting her head." He said as everything he said gave everyone a new expression and made Phillip cry ever more. "She will be okay though she is still a little confused and she needs to stay in bed. That mean if she needs anything young man you will get it for her." The doctor said as he pointed to Phillip.
"Yes sire I sure will." Phillip said while still in the process of crying cause Shelly was hurt.
"No I will do that I am her boyfriend." Brandon said as to be proud to take control.
"No I will." Phillip said.
"Wanna bet boy you’re the one who hurt her anyway I will take care of her!" Brandon said as he pushed Phillip down. "I am not really mad at you but she is mine so I will take care of her.
Desiree walked up to the boys and smacked them both in the back of the head. "Men please you both will take care of her and if we all can’t get this settled then I will take care of her." Desiree said with her arms over the boy’s shoulders.
"Damn calm down miss boss and anyway you aren’t going up those stairs unless you need to. So you are just going to have to put up with us taking care of her." Brandon said.
"Wow that sounds like a great idea Brandon. Both of you take care of Shelly." Desiree said as she walked up the stairs to Shelly’s room.
Part 25 - Healed Wounds:
That night Shelly got up in the middle of the night and crawled down the stairs since she couldn’t walk. She went into the ballroom and sat down. She closed her eyes and let her mind free and escaped into her state of mediating. She sat there with her eyes closed then slowly she lifted off the ground. She laid back parallel to the floor and began to mumble some words. Slowly you could see her glowing more and more every minute.
As this is taking place Cordelia gets out of bed and goes down toward the kitchen to get something to eat. When she gets to the hall of the kitchen she sees the glow from the ballroom. She walks up to the door and looks inside. But by now Shelly is glowing so bright you can’t even tell it is her. So in Cordelia’s reaction she runs up the stairs and wakes up Giles. "Giles wake up please." Cordelia said while shaking Giles.
"What is it what do you want." He said while he reached over and grabbed his glasses.
"There is something down stairs in the ballroom that is glowing really bright I think it might be a ghost." Cordelia said.
"Okay we will go check it out." Giles sat up and went with Cordelia.
By the time they had made it out of Giles room Shelly was already back up stairs in her room fast asleep. So when the two of them got down in the ballroom there was nothing there. They looked all over just so Giles could show Cordelia that there was nothing wrong. So eventually they both also went back to bed but Cordelia ended up sleeping in Giles room with Giles on the floor and Cordelia on the bed nice and comfy.
The next morning everyone was awake and refreshed and Shelly was feeling better then ever. Desiree was still really bossy and Spike and Angel were tired from the watch last night. Brandon was the only one to still be asleep and Giles was the only one not to sleep after his unexpected visitor who was already up and dresses and making Shelly and Desiree breakfast. And Buffy was down in the work out room practicing for the days to come.
"Hello Shelly how are you today you look so good. Too good to think about it." Cordelia said as she walked over to give Shelly her breakfast while setting Desiree’s on the end of the bed.
"Well I don’t know how but I am not hurting at all. Can you get the doctor to come back up today." She said as she ate her food.
"Yeah sure but I will be right back I have to give Desiree her food." Cordelia walked to Desiree’s room and gave Desiree her food. "Des Shelly looks really good today she said that she isn’t in any pain at all. She said she wanted to see the doctor again is that okay?"
"Yeah I guess that she used her powers last night. I guess she is pretty powerful too." Desiree said.
"Shelly has powers?" Cordelia said.
As the two girls were talking Shelly started having flashes of last night. Showing herself that she was sleepwalking and she cured herself in her sleep not knowing it. "O my fucking god that’s what happened. I love being a sorceress and a Druid." She said while laughing.
"What was that?" The girls went running into Shelly’s room. "What is wrong Shelly?" Desiree said.
"I a not hurt any more I cured myself last night in my sleep. I used my spell cure major wounds and I fixed everything." Shelly said.
"Okay but I want you checked out before you move from that bed." Desiree said as she called the doctor to Shelly’s room while Brandon laid there still asleep.
"I need to move him watch out you two." Shelly said as she closed her eyes and she levitated Brandon into Cordelia’s room so he can sleep.
"Okay ladies now what’s the problem? Did you get out of bed and hurt yourself more?" The doctor said as he entered the room with his mini x-ray machine. He examined Shelly on everything that was hurt from the other day. "Well I don’t know how you did it but you are completely healed." He then proceeded to take off all the bandages and casts and then left.
"So doc what’s up with her now?" Desiree asked.
"She is completely healed and she can do what ever she wants now. Desiree that girl is lucky she is related to you. If she wasn’t she would still be lying in bed for still quite a while." The doctor said as he left again.
Just then Shelly’s door opened and she walked out looking like she did the day before completely fine and dandy. Everyone was happy that she wasn’t hurt for a long time. The girls went out that day and got everyone’s dresses and the guys got Desiree’s ring. But Shelly was rewarded after Brandon woke up wondering what she would think. Since he was in another woman’s bed. But Shelly explained everything and Brandon really wasn’t mad. But that can easily be explained by the funny noises coming from in the house and especially their room. Well the were so happy they just had to work out everything and we mean everything.
Part 26 - Connor’s Return:
Connor had been gone for nearly a week when Angel decided he couldn’t wait any longer for camp to be over and drove up the coast to get him. They had decided that Angel should explain things to Connor before they headed home so that he wouldn’t be too shocked to see Desiree.
While Angel was racing up the coast to surprise his son Desiree was trying to get comfortable, her stomach growing making it harder and harder. Spike saw her discomfort and called her over to him. He was sitting in the overstuffed chair Desiree had bought for the lobby two years prior. Desiree’s stomach had continued to grow since they all had found out her pregnancy was on hyper speed. She appeared to be at least six months into her pregnancy. Desiree walked over to Spike and stood in front of him.
"Need something, Spike?" Desiree asked.
"Come sit with me, pet. I see your uncomfortable, let me hold you, Luv." Spike told her while reaching for her.
"Spike, I can’t. I’m getting huge and I don’t want to hurt you. Besides if I sit in your lap I will just want you to take me upstairs and we are supposed to be researching." She told him.
"Pet, I am a big, strong vampire you’re not going to hurt me. I just want to hold you, and I like the way you feel next to me. I also like the fact that you want me." Spike winked at her.
Desiree smiled at him and tired to crawl into his lap and wasn’t getting much of anywhere. Finally Spike realized she was having trouble because of her new size and lifted her and set her across his lap. Desiree snuggled closer to him and put her head on his muscular chest. She started to play with the buttons on his shirt.
She said finally, " I love you Spike. Thank you, I feel better already."
She snuggled closer and closed her eyes, with in a few minutes she was asleep. Spike loves to watch Desiree sleep, her face showed no fear or discomfort. Her face was full of love and hope. He noticed that she never slept at peace unless she was close to either himself or his sire.
He had been watching her sleep for next to fifteen minutes when he felt her abdomen flex. Placing her hand on her stomach he felt it again. He smiled when he figured out that it was the girls moving and kicking. Desiree snuggled closed to a sound she hadn’t heard since the night her babies were conceived and in her sleep didn’t realize she was doing it. The sound was Spike’s heartbeat. Spike hadn’t noticed either until he started to feel the need for air to be in his lungs. Warmth spread though out him and he noticed his heart was beating. Shocked he woke Desiree.
"Pet, you need to wake up I think we have a problem." Spike said next to her ear.
"Spike, stop tickling my ear. What’s the problem?" She said looking up into his eyes.
"Luv, first I am breathing which is what was tickling your ear. Next, my heart is beating." Spike said still a little shocked.
"Oh, my goddess. You’re alive. What? How?" Desiree mumbled springing off of his lap.
"Well, you were sitting on my lap and I felt the babies moving. The happiest moment in my unlife, except the moment you told me you loved me and all of the sudden I’m alive." He told her getting up from the chair to embrace her.
Desiree was shaking uncontrollable, and Spike was holding her trying to calm her down and this is how Angel and Connor found them when they arrived. Running up to him with vampiric speed and collected Desiree from Spike’s arms and picked her up while walking over to the chair to sit.
He spoke after a few minutes that he couldn’t calm her either. "Spike, what happened?" Angel ask. That was when he noticed it, Spike was breathing fast out of fear something was wrong and he didn’t know what.
"Peaches, it like this. Some how I got very happy and all the sudden I’m alive and the chit won’t calm down." Spike said kneeling in front of them.
Connor slowly made his way into the room and over to the group of adults. Being only six but at a genius I.Q. levels, he knew what this meant and why she was so upset. He placed his hand on Spike shoulder for him to turn. Spike turned and smiled at Connor, and stood. Connor took his hand and pulled him away from the couple. Connor forced Spike to give Angel time to calm her down.
Once they were gone Angel slowly rubbed her back until the crying stopped. He lifted her face so she would look him in the eye. He saw fear in her eyes and finally had to find out why.
"Baby, talk to me what’s the matter?" Angel asked as he moved her slightly damp red hair out of her face.
She sniffled and began to talk. "Spike, he’s mortal now. He found his redemption, Angel. He can die, or go out in the sun with out the ring on. Matter of fact the ring does nothing for him now. Now, all we have to find is your redemption. The thing that gives you the greatest happiness and, and…." And Desiree started to cry again.
Spike had only allowed Connor to take him as far away as around the corner. He stayed there and heard everything she was saying.
Desiree spoke again moments later. " You’ll find your redemption too, and soon. I’m a horrible person. Just disgusting." She sighed.
"Why do you say that? I don’t think you’re a disgusting person. Why did you say that?" Angel asked truly puzzled by what she had said.
"Because, I figured you would both have at least another hundred years before you found redemption, and after we found the prophecy that said I was going to be immortal after the birth, I truly wished neither of you would find it so I wouldn’t be alone for eternity. Everyone is going to leave me and I’ll be alone and so alone." She cried even harder at her confession thinking that they would both hate her now.
Angel and Spike were both shocked. They had known she was scared she would be alone, but never figured she wished they wouldn’t find redemption. Angel pulled her even tighter into his arms and let her cry while her ran his hands though her hair.
They were alone in the hotel except for Connor due to the fact that the rest of the gang had headed out an hour after Angel to go to Sunnydale. Cordelia had, had a vision of a demon attacking someone there, so they went to stop it. Desiree’s family had left to go wedding gift shopping ten minutes later.
No one had heard what she said but the men and Connor. Connor like Spike was still curious to hear what she had to say. He had already known that was what she had hoped because he was sneaky and had read her journal one night for fun. She had been writing in it since the day she arrived in LA and he was curious about how that had happened. He was six with the ability to read at college levels. She had left out the not so pretty details thinking someday someone might read it. She knew one day Connor might read it and didn’t want him to know the naughty stuff. Connor knew this too. She had explained so much about her feeling and the dreams she had for the future, but when she finally wrote about the love she had for his father and technically brother she also wrote of her fears. She had feared leaving them, or dieing, and that if by some miracle she could be with them forever that they may one day die and leave her alone. Connor decided to leave them alone to talk and went up the stairs to his room to unpack.
When Desiree finally stopped crying she realized that neither, Angel or Spike had spoken. She decided that she would be the first like an adult and would speak.
"I wasn’t concerned about what either of you wanted and I was giving into my fears when I thought about this. Today I was forced to confront them and I acted like a child. I am so sorry." Desiree said trying to free herself from Angel’s grip.
"Baby, I can’t speak for Spike, well because I’m not him. I understand why you reacted this way and why you feel the way you do. I’ve been afraid to be alone for a long time. You, Connor, Spike, and theses babies are so precious and if I lost any of you it would kill me." Angel said when he turned her to look at him.
"But, I basically wished neither of you ever found what made you the happiest and you understand. I’m so ashamed of my selfishness. How can you even look at me?" Desiree asked.
It was Spike’s turn to talk. "Pet, we have been selfish asses for nearly three hundred years for peaches, and two hundred myself. We understand what your feeling. Trust me. I was kind of hoping the same thing myself." Spike confessed.
"WHAT!!!" Both Desiree and Angel shouted.
"Well, I didn’t want to leave either of you and I figured the same thing she did." Spike said bowing his head.
"Spike, We love you so much. I am happy that you found what makes you the happiest, but I’m scared too. Please, be careful, from now on you’re just like Xander only with muscles. I don’t mean to make you angry but you’re just as mortal as he is now." Desiree said placing a hand on his cheek to stroke his jaw line.
Spike leaned into her touch. He was wondering most of all how she knew Xander and was a little jealous. Think this he just looked at her with his electric blue eyes.
"Spike, stop being jealous. I met Xander at the Magic Box the same day I met everyone else. Besides he is just creepy, of course I would never tell Willow that." Desiree said with a smile.
Angel finally unraveled himself from the shock of the day. First, was that Connor already known about everything that was going on back home, because he had been having dreams. Second, was that Spike was alive, as in mortal. Third, was the confessions coming from his two loves. Four and most shocking, he himself had actually without knowing had felt the same thing as both of them. Angel decided to talk after hearing Xander’s name.
"You think he’s creepy, why?" Angel asked.
Desiree turned and smiled at him. "Well, for one I caught him speaking German, while reading a spell book. He was saying something about hating Spike. Someone who, hides by speaking in a language he thinks no one in the room understands, is hiding more." Desiree explained.
"Wait a minute Pet. He was speaking German and he could have been helping us all along with this and you didn’t say anything. Why the bloody hell not?" Spike said annoyed.
"Well, Spike some one who hides things isn’t someone I want helping me." Desiree said looking him in the eye.
"Spike, leave her be. She didn’t trust him and apparently no one else knew he could have translated that book for them ages ago. Apparently no one knows he could speak German, because if they did they would have asked." Angel told him.
"Yeah, I never thought about that. Luv, sorry." Spike said.
"It’s not a big deal, but umm, you need to stop looking at me like that Connor is home. You’re making me all tingly, it’s not helping that I’m still sitting on Angel’s lap." Desiree giggled.
"She’s right Connor’s here and we should talk to him." Angel said trying to hide his laugh.
"Besides, I’m not the only one affected by you Spikey." Desiree said looking at Angel with knowing eyes.
"Aww, Luv I got both your kickers in a bind. Poor baby." Spike said as he leaned and gently brushed his lips over Desiree’s.
Desiree closed her eyes at the feel of Spikes lips. From behind her she could feel Angel’s erection rising. Snapping her eyes open she jumped out of Angel’s lap and in the process knocked Spike on his ass. She turned and looked at the two though desire filled eyes.
"Connor, we need to talk to Connor now. Spike that was not playing fair. Now, poor Angel is going to have to limp up the stairs." Desiree said as she turned around and started for the stairs.
Spike and Angel looked at each other and rolled their eyes. Next thing Desiree knew Angel picked her up and carried her up the stairs with Spike on his heals.
Giggling Desiree said, "I thought I said we need to talk to Connor?"
Angel just shrugged his shoulders and Spike said, "Pet, he just doesn’t want you to fall like Shelly."
They were talking to Connor, who of course was okay with everything and excited to be getting four new sisters. Desiree asked Connor to walk her down the exile at the wedding and Connor joylessly accepted. They then talked about what Connor did at camp and his new friends and their trip.
The group shopping trip finished and her cousins returned to the hotel and found them all talking and decided to leave them until the morning.
The group from Sunnydale returned with two added people to the group. Changes is the only thing Desiree could think of and that she wanted to watch the new arrivals. That was Connors arrival home. Plans for the wedding continued with much excitement.
Part 27 - Before Wedding Parties:
Wesley chosen as best man for Angel decided the men really needed a bachelor part. Wesley wanted to surprise the men but also didn’t want to upset Desiree while she was pregnant so he asked her if she thought it was a good idea.
"Wesley, that is all part of the Best Man job. Just don’t let them get too drunk, especially Spike. Mortal now means less liquor, understand. They get hangovers you get hung over the roof." Desiree said with a smile.
Wes just smiled and left her to plan his party for the guys. He even went as far as to ask for Gunn’s help. Gunn wasn’t surprised that Wes had thought of this and decided to ask what Shelly had planned.
Shelly had thought all day about what they needed to do tonight before the wedding. She had plans of drinking and dancing and a big girl’s night. She would never guess what was really in store for the girls that night.
Sunset:
Shelly waited for the guys to leave, having been told by Gunn that they would be at a strip club and staying on the third floor after so the girls could have the second, she made her way into Desiree’s bedroom. Desiree was just getting dressed and felt a twinge of pain in her back. She ignored it thinking that is was just because of her recent wait gain. Buffy had volunteered to baby sit Connor so the group could go out if they wanted.
"So, Dee what would you like to do on your last night as a single woman?" Shelly asked.
"Do you really want to know?" Desiree asked with a wicked grin across her face.
The girls left Desiree’s room to meet the rest of their group in the lobby so they could go out. Getting to the bottom of the stairs Shelly finally answered Desiree.
"Des, tell me what you would like to do tonight?" Shelly asked again.
"Ok, but you might get into trouble with the guys later. I want to go and get my tattoo finally. They will never let me once we’re married and I really want it." Desiree said with a smile.
Willow started to jump around excited at the thought. Then Cordelia broke in with the ever-obvious quip.
"Desiree, Angel will be pissed if we let you do this, but I totally like it. Is it the same one you wanted a year ago and the shop was closed by the health department so you chickened out?" Cordi asked.
"Actually, same tattoo different place." Desiree smiled.
"Goodie, I can get mine too. Desiree it’s the trinity symbol isn’t it?" Willow asked still giddy.
"Yeah, Wills it is." Desiree giggled as the girls walked out of the hotel.
At the same time across town the men had just gotten to the club and were ordering drinks. Angel asked for a bottle of scotch, Spike asked for a beer, Wesley asked for a coke, Gunn asked for a beer same as Phil and Brandon, and Giles lastly ordered a double scotch. Guys were enjoying themselves for the next three hours when suddenly Angel shot up out of his seat grabbing his lower back in pain. He had no idea what was going on and suspected it had to do with the bond with Desiree. The pain ended as fast as it had come and he tried to reach out with the link but she didn’t answer him. The pain wasn’t that sever so he decided it was ok, the bottle of scotch and a half a bottle of vodka helped with his decision.
The girls arrived at Cantina’s about an hour after the each had been tattooed. Desiree was decided to go last since hers was going to be the largest tattoo and it was her idea. The other women each complained about how much it hurt, but Desiree said she just felt a few pinpricks not much else. Loren strolled up to the girls, he was the only one of the guys who decided not to go. He told them he had to work, but he just wanted to be with the women because he knew Cordi was planning on bringing them their. Loren walked up to Desiree and started chatting.
"So, princess want a reading?" Loren asked.
"Singing has never been a problem for me Loren and you know that. Sure, what should I sing?" Desiree asked giggling.
Loren handed her the song and the group of women and Loren listen as she belted out
Mariah Carey’s My All as sung by Desiree
I’d give my all to have
Just one more night with you
I’d risk my life
To feel your body next to mine
‘Cause I can’t go on
Living in the memory of our song
I’d give my all for your love tonight
Desiree stopped not wanting to finish the song and just looked at Loren waiting for him to say something.
"Well, that was interesting. Everything you are worried about will work out in the end, the powers aren’t that cruel. Trust me Angel cakes and Spikey baby aren’t going anywhere for a long time." Loren said before he hugged her.
"Thanks Loren. I hope you guys don’t mind, but I am really tired and we have a huge day tomorrow, can we please go home?" Desiree asked.
Everyone agree and the rest of the girls night was spent doing manicures and pedicures and talking about guys and eating ice cream and even Buffy was invited to that stuff. When the guys finally made it in Desiree was the only one of the women asleep. She was curled up in the middle of her gigantic bed with the girls all around her talking, eating and watching movies. Angel peeked in on the ladies and saw Desiree fast asleep hugging Angel’s pillow to her chest and Spike’s pushed up against her back. Everyone finally turned in and anxiously awaited the next day.
Part 28 - Confessions in the Tub:
Desiree woke early this morning, she couldn’t believe Shelly wouldn’t let her mates stay with her last night. Everyone was asleep when Desiree crawled out of bed and went looking for her men. About fifteen minutes later she was standing in the room that the all the guys had passed out in. Quietly as she could Desiree tired to sneak up on the guys and kiss them before she went to take a bath. Leaning over Angel she brushed her lips over his lightly. Suddenly his hand shot out and grabbed her wrist.
"Sneaking up on me, little one?" Angel whispered when he opened his eyes.
"Well, kind of. I just wanted to kiss you and Spike before I went to take my bath. Everyone was asleep so I didn’t think I would get caught. Everyone else is still asleep, you could always take a bath with me." Desiree whispered smiling.
"Baby, you sure you want to break tradition?" Angel smirked.
"Angel Cakes, I think I already did. Besides you know me I never do anything half way." Desiree said right before she grabbed the back of his head and kissed him with all the passion she ever felt.
"Sweetness, don’t call me Angel Cakes, I get images of a green demon. Ok, lets go, bubble baths with you are one of my favorite things." Angel said jumping out of bed.
"Defiantly a comment I won’t make again." Desiree giggled.
In The Bathroom:
Angle was filling the tub while Desiree pinned up her hair. Turning towards the mirror Desiree was removing her robe when Angel spotted the bandage on her lower back.
"Baby, what happen here?" Angel asked placing his finger on the bandage.
"Damn, ok you weren’t supposed to see that yet. It was supposed to be a surprise for tonight, but I guess it’s too late now. Take the bandage off, please." Desiree said with her head bowed.
Angel slowly removed the bandage to see the perfect tattoo of a Celtic Trinity symbol. Surprised as he was, he found the tattoo sexy, and began tracing it with light touches. A low moan broke Desiree’s lips.
"Angel." Desiree moaned.
"Baby, that is beautiful. Why did you get it?" Angel asked continuing to trace the tattoo.
"I…I always…wanted… a ….tattoo. I love the symbol and… it makes … me feel… empowered. I feel… focused by it." Desiree panted under Angel’s skilled finger.
"Skin is still rather sensitive isn’t?" Angel asked huskily.
"Oh, goddess." Desiree moaned as Angel press more firmly on the top of the tattoo.
"Did you know I knew you were getting this. I wasn’t sure exactly what was happening but I felt it through the bond that you were in pain. Naught girl." Angel whispered in her ear, then licked her ear lobe.
"No, I didn’t know that. Actually it never hurt so how was I supposed to know?" Desiree asked turning to face him.
Angel grabbed her by her waist and pulled her closer to him, her pregnant stomach rubbing against his flat chest. One of his hands slowly glided up her ribs and over her right breast. His fingers began teasing her nipple, pulling gently until it stood firmly. His other hand made its way up to her hair and pulled the pins holding it up out. Placing the pins on the sink, he ran his fingers through her slightly more than shoulder length red hair. Releasing her to turn off the water Angel walked away. Desiree watched him as he left, and shook out her hair. Angel then turned and motioned with a bent finger for her to come to the tub. Desiree walked over to him and grabbed his waistband of his sweats. She gently pulled down his pants and stood back up and looked him in his chocolate brown eyes.
"I love you, Angel. You, Spike, and Connor are my world. When the girls get here my world will be completely. All of you will be all I ever need. I just wish we knew if that book was telling the truth." Desiree said giving him a hug, before she climbed in.
Angel didn’t say anything because he was wishing the same thing. He climbed in behind her and got comfortable before she leaned back into him. Desiree closed her eyes marveling at the feeling of his chest on her back was. It was awhile before either spoke again.
Desiree was the first to break the silence.
"Angel, will you tell me about when you were a child? Like what your name was before you were changed." Desiree asked with her eyes still closed.
Desiree never noticed that his breath was caught and his heart started beating. Even Buffy had never asked what he was like before he was changed let alone want to know what his human name had been. He didn’t notice he was breathing until he went to speak.
"Before I was changed, I was so different than I am now. I was a womanizer back then. My name was Liam Angelus O’ Connor. I had two sisters Mary and Elizabeth. My younger sister Mary had beautiful red hair, just like the woman of my redemption." Angel told her as he brought her hand to his lips and breathed on it.
Desiree wondered what he was doing and why the air on her hand was warm. Then she felt it, his chest was rising slightly and falling. Wide-eyed Desiree turned around, and looked him in the eye.
" Angel, you’ve found your redemption now too." She said with a weak smile.
"Baby, it’s going to be ok. Did I ever tell you that no one ever asked about my past before I was changed?" Angel asked her.
"No, I just always wanted to know but I was afraid to ask. I didn’t want to hurt your feeling by bringing up something touchy." Desiree told him stroking his cheek with her palm.
"Baby, Don't ever feel like you can't ask me anything. I want us always to be honest with each other." Angel told her as he turned her to straddle his hips.
"Angel, which name do you prefer? I mean the demon preferred Angelus, I know because He would talk to me sometime in the dream realm. Please, don't look at me like that he was never mean to me." Desiree said scooting closer to him.
"He was never mean to you?" Angel asked concerned.
"Angel, calm down. He was there as more of a guide to your inner self. I didn't want to pry into anything. It was even before we became involved. He stopped showing up in my dreams when I finally confessed to him how I felt about you and asked him to leave me alone." Desiree told him nervously.
Angel reached up to her hips and pulled her more closely to into his lap. He then brought his hands up into her hair and pulled her into a kiss that rocked his and her soul alike. The next few minutes were spent in a lip lock. Angel finally pulled away realizing he needed air, for the first time.
"Baby, you confessed to him about how you felt about me and asked him to leave you alone. How long was it after that that you took of to Sunnydale?" Angel asked.
"Three days, I only kept talking to him so I could have at least a part of you, but then it became to hard to see him and not want it to be you. I can tell the differences in the two of you with out even looking at you. His voice is different, but when we talked some of the coldness it had when in my visions he talked to everyone else wasn't there. I don't know if you get it, but it was like he liked me." She tried to explain.
"I know he liked you, I didn't understand it. He kept telling me to take you. He kept telling me you wanted it. I just pushed it away. I guess he found away to make his presents know though." Angel said sadly.
"Shh, it's ok. I like him too, only problem is I like you as a whole. I finally felt like having only part of you wasn't enough. I needed all of you or nothing. Spike's demon was a little more demanding. If I tell you this please don't tell him." Desiree pleaded with him.
Angel's head picked up at her plea. Curious to know why she didn't tell Spike, he decided to agree.
"Before I continue, I need you to remember it was his demon. His subconscious even, he had no control so no beating him up about it. One night I was in my meditative state, when his demon decided now was his shot to take me out. Raping my subconscious wouldn't have changed anything except make me possible cower inside myself and give his demon the satisfaction of torturing his soul with the information that he was the reason why. He wasn't successful. I was sitting by the river that I am going to show you when we get to German. It's the place I have felt more solitude in. He pulled me from behind grabbing any part of me that he could get his claws into. I used the same trick I used on Spike himself in the training room years before. I broke the meditation and went to find Spike. When I found him, it looked like he was having a nightmare, so I woke him up. His face was so pale, even for a vampire. I guess his demon realized he could take me even in sleep so he just taunted me about my feelings. He knew every thought I had, especially my more naughty ones." Desiree said finally a blush creeping out.
Angel giggled, "Do you realize you said all of that without taking a single breath?"
"Well, dating vampires you have to learn how to take long breaths because you never know if they will remember you have to breath when kissing." Desiree giggled and scooted even closer.
Angel groaned as she rubbed herself against his growing erection. He pulled her closer into another soul-searching kiss that lingered leaving them both restless with need. Angel lifter her hips slightly and she moved herself over his cock. Angel then remember what the doctor had told him the day before, no hard trusting and no pressure on her abdomen. Slowly together they lowered her onto his shaft. Beginning a slow rhythm, the water splashed slowly against the couple, which kept their eyes locked on each other. Angel finally felt himself about to cum and moved his hand over to her clit and pinched it lightly sending her into an orgasm. Desiree reached orgasm and bit her lip to keep from screaming. Angel growled with release and pulled Desiree into an embrace.
As the two of them laid there in the tub Shelly got up not noticing that Desiree until she saw that the door was open. So she walked down the hall and noticed that the guys’ door was open too.
"Desiree you better not be in here." Shelly said as she was counting the guys and noticing that Angel was gone.
So she continued down the hall when she noticed a light coming from the bathroom door. She put her ear up to the door to hear who was in there. When she heard Angel and Desiree and the water splashing she pounded on the door.
"Desiree and Angel get out now, dry your self off Angel and go back to bed cause you have been caught." Shelly said.
Angel got out of the tub and put on his clothes and came out of the bathroom with Desiree in her robe. "I am sorry Shelly Desiree just…" Angel said trying to apologies.
"I don’t care back in bed now." Shelly said as she pointed Angel back to his room.
Angel went back and closed the door behind the girls talking. "Now Desiree you know better then that, what were you thinking. Messing things up like that." Shelly said when the girl’s room door opened up and out came Drusilla.
"What is going on out here?" Dru said as she began to start laughing.
"What’s so funny Dru are you drunk or on a hang over?" Desiree said.
"No it just seems like getting pregnant is the latest fashion these days. When I was a girl women waited until marriage to get pregnant now everyone seems to be doing it. Shelly naughty girl, the stars sing with happiness that your babies will save the slayer. I hate that yucky girl." Drusilla said when she walked up to Shelly and patted her back.
"What are you talking about; you do know I am the only pregnant one here." Desiree said giving Dru a funny look.
"Nope, I hear eight heartbeats and only the two of you are here, plus Miss Edith told me a funny story about how that bitchy slayer is going to almost get herself killed and Shelly's babies are the key to stopping it." Dru said patting Shelly's tummy.
"Now, mommy lets get you ready for your big day. We have to hurry, a new four will be here by tomorrow night and you must have your day first. Besides Daddy and Spikey are human now, they don't want to waste a minute of it. Don't worry mommy the stars say you'll have them around just as long as you will be. I have the spell you need and we can do it after the four join us. You'll need to get your strength back first." Drusilla said as she skipped off.
Shelly looked at Desiree and said, "Well, that explains a few things. Why do I have a bad feeling about this whole mess. I don't know if I would trust her too much."
"I know, but if the guys trust her so will I." Desiree said as she followed Dru down the hall to go and get ready.
Part 29 - Wedding Day:
The morning was busy with preparations. Desiree and the girls got ready, while the men including Connor prepared by talking with the High Priest and Priestess about what ritual Desiree had chosen. Angel was truly shocked by the ritual Desiree had chosen because it mirrored his family traditions so well. Desiree had chosen a Celtic Wiccan Handfasting. Spike had another shock to find out her first choice had been a Wiccan Blood Oath Handfasting. He knew the reasons she had thought of that, one was because of there once vampire state. The Priest and Priestess told them that Desiree had prepared everything for both rituals incase one of them had a problem with one of the rituals. They also told the men that Desiree wanted them to choose which ceremony would be preformed today. After long talks the chosen ceremony was the Celtic because no one was sure how the other would affect the babies. So, the men prepared and waited.
Mean while in the ladies room, Desiree was fixing her hair with rose buds of Silver and Crimson. Desiree’s dress was right out of the Renaissance period, with beautiful embroidery detailing. Celtic lettering and Gaelic verses were embroidered into the fabric in white thread. The dress also had light lavender detailing. Desiree was almost finished weaving the rose buds into her hard when Drusilla came over to help her apply the ones in back.
"Mommy is going to make my Daddy and Spikey really happy. Tomorrow night my sisters will be here and Our family will be complete." Dru rambled.
"Dru, the spell to help with your sanity wore off didn’t?" Desiree ask cautiously.
"Yes, but don’t worry little tree did the soul restoration, so no worries. Besides you can do it again later. Mommy looks very pretty just like Miss Edith said you would." Dru continued to ramble.
"Thanks Dru. I think we’re finished. It’s almost time for all of us to go down to the ball room." Desiree told her standing with some help from Dru.
The girls headed down stairs. Shelly helped Desiree down the stairs afraid she would fall. They talked all the way down about the party and any fears either one of them had. Desiree began to feel slight back pain but thought nothing of it. She had been having back pains for over a month. At the bottom of the stairs Connor was waiting to take Desiree into the ball.
In The Ball Room:
The ballroom was filled with trees that had apples and other various symbols dangling from them. The Priest and Priestess enchanted the ceiling in order for it to appear as the sky outside. The sky was that of oranges and pinks when Desiree entered to a circled that had already been cast and her soon to be husbands inside. Using Gaelic words she had learned just for this Desiree opened a doorway inside the circle for her self and the ceremony began.
Spike POV
<Bleeding Christ she’s beautiful. She chose well for me and the Poof we look smashing. Wonder what she’s thinking, she looks like she is hurting. I hope not. Well, the ceremonies almost over then I can ask her. Dru’s here, good I want her to be happy for us. The Priestess is saying something I better pay attention and stop staring at her.>
"SO MOTE IT BE!" Priestess says.
Angels POV
<She’s magical, Connor looks really happy. I am so glad that I’m human because I don’t think my soul would have made it through this day. I am too happy for even an anchored soul. Drusilla better behave herself, she actually looks happy for us. Desiree looks like she’s in pain, I’ll ask her when we’re finished here. Spike looks amazing, Desiree was right color is something we both need in our wardrobe. Shit, Priestess is talking and I’m not really listening. I better listen now.>
"SO MOTE IT BE!" Priestess says.
Desiree POV
< Ouch, good what the hell is that. I can’t believe they didn’t argue about the color of their shirts, I chose silk so it would be easier. I never thought they would agree to Crimson. I love them so much, they are so beautiful. I can’t wait until tonight I have such a big surprise for them. Party first sex later. Must remember that. Oh crap, The Priestess is talking I didn’t listen to a word of anything being said. SHIT, ouch.>
"SO MOTE IT BE!" Priestess says.
"SO MOTE IT BE!" the room answered the Priestess.
The circle was then released and the party began.
Part 30 - Reception:
The music was pumping and everyone was having an amazing time. Shelly and Desiree were talking by the drink table.
"Shell, when are you going to tell Brandon about the babies?" Desiree asked.
"I think tonight after everyone goes to bed. Are you feeling ok?" She asked.
"I’m just tired and my back hurts a little. I’m sure my surprise for the guys and I will help. They still have no idea the masseuse is coming. I thought after all that has been going on lately we could use a massage." Desiree told her.
"I think you will love it. But I’m not so sure they will. Hay listen I think I am going to go dance with Brandon. You’re still going to sing right?" Shelly asked.
"Of course, actually right now so go get your man." Desiree answered walking over to Loren.
Loren had been singing, he brought his Karaoke machine so he could do readings for the guests and his friends. Desiree walked over to him and asked him if the next song could be hers. He agree and knew that it would be different than when she sang normally. Desiree sang…
Can’t Fight the Moon Light:
Under a lovers sky
Going to be with you
And no ones going to be around
If you think that you won’t fall
Well just wait until
'Till the sun goes down
Underneath the star light star light
There’s a magical feeling so right…
Her grooms grabbing her and telling everyone good night cut off the rest of Desiree song. Desiree giggled as they moved her upstairs where her surprise was waiting. The rest of the night was dancing and merriment for the rest of the group. A massage, and some lovemaking later left one witch and two tired mortal men spent. They spent the rest of the night sleeping and waiting for tomorrow when they were to leave on their honeymoon, with Connor.