Pairing: Spike/Willow
Rating: PG-13
Summary: It's a ficlet.just read
Distribution: redssoulmates, poetry-in-motion
Feedback: Please
Disclaimer: Don't sue. I don't own any of the characters. I don't make any money from it. All credit goes to Joss.
Spoilers: Through season 7 of BTVS
Notes: Angel never gained the law firm. He still has his hotel. Cordelia, Wes, Fred, and Gunn work with him. There is no Connor. Spike came back through the amulet, which no one knows where it came from. He was NEVER a ghost!!, character's thoughts ''
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Spike closed his door and sat at the end of his bed. Glancing up at the door, he wondered if she would come to him tonight like she did the previous night. He wanted her to. Throwing his duster on the chair and kicking off his boots, he started to pace his room. 'Friends. Remember friends. Why did I take her there tonight? Do I want her to know that part of my life? Do I want her to understand it?' Frustrated and defeated, he sat back down on his bed. 'She's the first friend I've had in a long while. I can't screw this up. I just want.bloody hell, I don't know what I want.' Trying to shrug off the feelings, he stripped out of his clothes and climbed into bed.
An hour later he was still wide-awake. He couldn't forget the way her face felt under his fingers or the way her hair seemed to glitter under the dimly lit lights. Flipping back the covers, he pulled on a pair of black jeans and made his way down to her room.
Knocking on her door, he looked down and realized the only thing he had on were his jeans. 'Oh well.' As she opened the door, he knew she wasn't sleeping either. "Hey."
"Hi.I um."
"You weren't sleeping, luv."
"No. You?"
"Nah. So I figured since you weren't coming to me tonight, that I'd come to you."
Willow started biting her lower lip. "Are you sure? I mean I don't want you to feel like you have to be here with me.you know spending time with me or anything."
Spike was hurt but tried not to show it. "If you don't want me here."
"I do!" she said a little too quickly. "I mean.I do want you here," she said softly.
He watched as she stepped to the side, holding the door open for him. Taking that as his cue, he walked through the door and to her bed.
Willow closed the door and turned around to look at him. He was already lying across her bed. 'Am I doing the right thing? We're friends. That's it. If that's true, why didn't I mind the gentle touches at the coffee house? Why did I want him to put his arm around me? And why can't I wait to be in his arms now?'
Seeing the emotions that crossed her face, he wondered what was going through her mind. "Luv? Are you coming to bed?"
Shaking away her thoughts, she climbed into the bed next to Spike.
He curled his arm around her body and brought her closer to him. He had a sudden urge to reach down and kiss her but knew that would be taking it one step too far. He wouldn't mind but he didn't want to push her away. "Night, pet," he whispered as they both closed their eyes.
THE END