Liam sat at her bedside while she slept.
He continued talking to her about his life at Wolfram and Hart.
He told her about his struggle with his inner demon;
with Angelus.
He was about to go on with his story when he realized Buffy’s heart rate was much faster.
The nurse rushed in before he could call her and she rushed him out.
Just in time too, for a swarm of a medical team rushed in and set to work on Buffy.
They had put her in an observation room of sorts…pretty much an operating room or so it looked like to Liam.
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“Hey Peaches, how is she?”
Spike’s concern for Buffy was always legit. His patience in Angel’s quietness also was waning.
Well, do you bloody know anything or not?” He growled impatiently.
“They…Her doctors informed me that they had to remove a small tumor
that was causing pressure on her brain.
One doctor said Buffy could wake up in a matter of days. That it was successful and
when she wakes up, she should be fine.
Another doctor said that the tumor was causing her a significant amount of pain,
he didn’t know what took her so long to collapse.”
He paused and grimaced.
“Spike, when she fell through the portal and hit her head, she seemed fine.
When she stood up and passed out then didn’t wake up…
How the hell did she get here anyway?”
He changed subject so fast that if Spike wasn’t used to it, it’d have probably taken him a
moment to catch on. “Liam” as Spike refused to call him
was upset, extremely so.
Buffy’s finally back /somehow\ and he could lose her.
Spike understood the pain only too well.
“Look Peaches, maybe this is fate or some such thing. She’ll wake up soon and things will be better.
You’ll see.” He sat down next to him and patted down his pockets for a cigarette.
/Damn, I could go for a good fag about now..\
“Connor’s been by to see you?”
Spike turned the conversation this time.
“Yea. Things are better for us. I’ve told him more about Buffy.
He said you’ve talked about her some too.
Thank you for that. Thanks for sitting with her a few times too.
Don’t want her to be alone too long, ya know?”
Spike put up hand to stop any other long speech like talk from Angel.
“Look nancy boy, I’m still right fond of the chit, you get me?
So I am more than willing to sit with her.
Besides all that. Illyria ain’t around right now.”
They shared a brief meaningful look.
Spike watched as Angel stood and stretched.
“Got a call from Washington.
Seems the new breed is going to
try to head this way.
I told them the Slayer is out of
commission right now,
the Cullens and the wolves are willing
to hold ‘em back.
They wanted to know if you’d like to help.
Track down Nina and Gwen, Illyria will show soon
and when she does, I’ll send her your way.”
Liam walked back down the hall to Buffy’s room
without another word.
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END
up next Chapter 14
I hope you liked this!
I promise chapter 14 really won’t be that far off… I am sorry for no visuals this time..
