Title: The Other Man
Author: Froxyn
Rating: FRAO
Pairing: Buffy/Giles
Timeline: Post-Series.
Synopsis: Giles is normally an honourable man. But, sometimes honour steps aside for
passion.
Author’s Notes: This came from a plot bunny given to me by
4thderevko. She wanted a slightly
dishonourable Giles, which was a hard thing to do. Thanks to wyvernwolf once again!
Giles wasn’t exactly sure how it
had happened. He wasn’t even sure who
had started the flirting first, him or her.
What he did know was that she had come to him one night after patrolling
the back streets of
He had taken down the details
she had given him before their conversation had taken a different
direction. It had started innocently
enough…him asking how she and Todd, her current boyfriend, were doing. She had stated that he was a nice guy and
that she loved him, but…something wasn’t quite right.
It had taken a lot of coaxing
and a few wrong guesses before he was able to get the words out of her. No, he wasn’t a demon. Yes, he understood the nature of her calling. After all, his grandfather had been a Watcher
many years before. And no, he wasn’t mean or cruel to her.
He just couldn’t bring her to
orgasm.
She was frustrated, needing the
release that he would get so close to but wasn’t able to push her over the
edge. Giles had stammered, stating that
perhaps they just needed more time. She
had shaken her head and whispered that she was tired of faking it. She needed that elusive release.
And he wasn’t sure how it had
come to be that an hour later, she was thrashing beneath him…screaming his name
as wave after wave of pleasure crashed over her.
He felt the guilt of betrayal
after that first night. He liked Todd,
even considered him to be a friend.
Maybe not a close friend, like Xander or
Giles had slept with his fair
share of taken women in his past. But,
those had mainly been one night stands…he hadn’t had to carry a relationship of
sorts with the boyfriend or the husband afterwards. He couldn’t not see Buffy, since she was his
Slayer. Unfortunately, that also meant
that he couldn’t not see Todd.
How was he supposed to maintain
a friendship with Todd when he could already feel the panic swell within him at
just the mere thought of seeing him?
He lay in his bed, the sheets
still damp from her fluids and their sweat, staring at the ceiling after she
had gotten dressed and left his home. It had been very late and Todd would be
worried if she wasn’t home before daybreak.
That had been four weeks
earlier. Since then she had come to him
at least twice a week, sometimes more.
And each of those visits led to him taking her to his bed and giving her
what she craved…and if was honest with himself, what he craved as well.
His guilt remained, however he
rarely thought of Todd as he buried his erection deep within his Slayer. It was only after Buffy would leave his
bed…his house…that Todd would creep into his thoughts. In those moments, his guilt would eat at him.
His previous encounters hadn’t
prepared him for this. He had never been
the other man in Buffy’s life…at least, not in a romantic sense. Sure, he had come second numerous times to
Angel or to Riley…God help him, he had even come second to Spike. But that was never about sex.
The fact that Giles was able to
satisfy her needs should have made him happy.
But, it didn’t. It made him
guilty. And a guilty Giles must work
hard to contain his guilt.
He sighed and stared at the
ceiling. He would work very hard…until
the moment she gave him a reason to forget for a few hours.
* * *
Buffy had barely closed the door
behind her before he pulled her into his arms, covering her mouth with his and
plunging his tongue between her open lips.
She groaned and jumped up, wrapping her legs around his waist, her arms
around his neck as he carried her into the bedroom.
He placed her on the bed and
pulled his shirt over his head as her nimble fingers worked on his jeans. He sighed as she drew his erection out and
placed a tender kiss on the head.
“I was so hoping you’d come
tonight.” He whispered as he ran his
fingers through her hair.
She met his eyes and smiled as
she slid her mouth down the length of his cock, working his jeans down his legs
until he kicked them from his feet. He
reached out and unbuttoned her blouse, unclasping the catch on the front of her
bra, as he watched her lips slide up and down his hardened flesh.
When his fingers began toying
with her erect nipples, he felt her soft moan vibrate against him. He smiled as she shimmied out of her jeans
and underwear without pausing in her rhythm.
Pushing the blouse and bra straps over her shoulders, he licked his
lips. She was in a hurry tonight, that
much was obvious when she released his erection and laid her body across the
bed.
He knelt on the floor next to
the bed as she lifted her legs, resting her heels on the edge of the
mattress. Lowering his head, he flicked
his tongue against her quivering clit, delighting in the sharp gasp that
escaped her lips.
He had learned how she liked to
be touched, tasted…fucked. They had had
a fair few lessons already. He knew
which positions she liked the most as he thrust his hips against her. He knew how to make her come.
He smiled inwardly as he pulled
her clit into his mouth, sucking hard as he pushed two fingers inside of
her. Her nails clawed at his scalp as
she whispered his name, bucking her hips against him, begging him to make her
come hard and fast.
And so, he did. Curling his fingers slightly, he pumped his
hand against her in a quick rhythm as he nibbled at her clit. It took only a few minutes before she was
panting, her muscles trembling as he pushed her closer and closer.
Then he felt it, the warm fluid
gushing over his fingers as she screamed his name in ecstasy. Her breathless voice asked him to come to
her, into her. Removing his fingers, he licked
her slowly one last time before standing and jerking open the top drawer of the
bedside table.
He smiled at her as he ripped
open the foil packet, dropping the packaging to the floor as she moved further
back onto the bed. He knelt between her
thighs and rolled the condom onto his throbbing erection.
Leaning over her, he thought
about their previous encounters as he guided his erection into her. This was the fourth week, and the tenth time
he had fucked her. He shook his head
slightly as he pushed his hips forward.
He didn’t want to fuck her tonight.
He looked into her eyes as he
began to slowly move within her. As her
hips lifted to meet each thrust, he knew.
She didn’t want him to fuck her either.
Supporting his weight with his left hand, he used his right to cradle
the side of her face as he leaned down to kiss her warmly.
The urgency, the frenzied
motions, the raw lust…all of it was gone as he kissed her as slowly as he
thrust into her. Her nails weren’t
scratching and clawing at his back as they moved together, but she gripped him
tightly…almost as though she were afraid he’d leave.
He ended the kiss with a
reluctant sigh and gazed into her eyes.
He hadn’t planned this. Sex was
supposed to be simple. Sex was sex…but, he
knew everything had changed when he heard himself whisper four words to her.
“I love you, Buffy.”
Three weeks ago, she would have
made him stop. She would have thrown him
off her. But, tonight…tonight, she just
held him tighter and smiled softly.
“I love you too, Giles.”
Just like that, every aspect of
their relationship changed. Except for
one.
Afterwards, she would still get
up and get dressed. And then she’d go
home to Todd, leaving him alone in the dark to deal with his guilt.
And he was sure that his guilt
would increase after this admission.
* * *
The following weeks found them
meeting more often. Even delving into
the afternoons while Todd was at work.
Their lovemaking sessions were beginning to contain playful banter and
laughter and the world was only theirs while they were together…no demons, no
vampires, no Scoobies, no boyfriend.
But they were always thrown back
into reality. And Giles was finding it
increasingly difficult to willingly return to reality.
* * *
One evening, five months into
their affair, Giles breathed heavily as Buffy rested her head against his
sweaty chest.
“Buffy?”
“Yeah?” She answered as her fingers circled his
nipple.
“Does Todd suspect anything?”
She smiled and kissed his chest
before lifting her head to look into his eyes.
“Is that your way of asking if I’m still sleeping with him?”
Giles chuckled, shaking his head
as his fingers found her sensitive nipples again. “I assume you are. If you weren’t, I would imagine he would be
asking questions. My question was not a thinly-veiled attempt at asking
anything else. I was simply curious if
he suspects anything.”
“No.” She replied as she moved over him, resting
her damp core against his abdomen as she leaned forward. “If he suspected, he’d ask.”
He felt his cock begin to stir
again as her breasts swayed in front of his face, her left nipple brushing
against his lips occasionally. He moved
his hands to her hips, swallowing when he felt her warm fluids begin to seep
onto his skin.
“Are you sure?”
She placed her right hand on the
pillow next to his head, smiling as her nipple touched his lip again. “Positive.”
Holding her breast still with her left hand, she nudged the hardened nub
against his mouth. “Something else I’m
positive about too…”
“What?” He whispered, flicking his tongue against her
nipple.
“You can make me come by sucking
that…” She ground her core against his
abdomen, coating his skin in her fluids.
“And I really want to come on you.”
His eyes darkened with passion
as he pulled the distended nipple into his mouth. He simply held it between his teeth, laving
it with his tongue for a few moments.
When she whimpered that she wanted more, he sucked hard, pulling her
entire areola into his mouth as his left hand pinched and rolled her other
nipple.
She rocked her hips against him,
moaning when she felt the trail of hair on his stomach tickle her
clitoris. His hips arched, his erection
searching for her wet heat. He heard her
breathing change and gripped her hip with his right hand, holding her tight
against his skin as he bit her nipple.
She shuddered and then screamed
as she came. He groaned against her
breast, his cock twitching in anticipation when he felt the warmth of her
juices spread over his abdomen. Reaching
blindly for the nightstand, he moved his mouth to her right nipple, sucking
hard as she reached behind her and grasped his erection.
She smiled as he pulled a condom
from the drawer. “You gonna fuck me
again, Giles?”
Releasing her breast, he lowered
his head to the pillow and shook his head as he ripped open the package and
handed her the condom.
“No. You’re going to fuck me.”
She grinned as she plucked the
latex from his fingers and scooted down his body, licking her fluids from his
skin as she straddled his thighs. She
could feel his erection throb against her.
Pushing herself up, she wrapped her hand around his thick shaft and
sighed.
“I love how you feel in my
hand…so hot and hard…”
He groaned as she rubbed her
thumb along the underside. “Buffy…”
“I’d love to feel you inside of
me…bare, no barriers between us…”
His eyes shot open as she moved
forward and rubbed her wet core along the length of his cock. “Buffy, we…we…”
“Can’t. I know.”
She whispered sadly. “But don’t
you ever wonder what it would feel like?”
He swallowed thickly and
nodded. “Every single day.”
“Just once?” She pleaded softly. “Just one time…”
He shook his head slowly, his
hand rubbing her thigh. “It only takes
once, Buffy.”
She bit her lip, gently stroking
his cock. “You could…pull out before you
come.”
He squeezed her thigh, thrusting
his hips against her hand. “I wouldn’t
be able to, love. I’d want…need…to come
inside of you. Too…too risky…”
“But…you want to?” She whispered, rubbing her thumb over the
glans.
“Yes. God, yes…I want to come inside of you…”
Her fingers trembled with need
as she rolled the condom onto his erection.
“One day?”
“Perhaps.” He answered as she held his cock and lowered
herself onto him. “Oh, Christ…”
She smiled as she began to
move. “I love watching you beneath
me. The way you lose control, but…can’t,
really. Watching you is such a turn-on…”
His eyes darted to her breasts,
lightly bouncing with her movements. He
could see a light bruise forming under her left nipple. He wasn’t concerned; it should be gone by the
time she had to leave.
Leave…she would leave again.
He thrust his hips upwards and
looked into her eyes. “Harder,
Buffy…harder…”
She moved her left hand to his
chest, her nails scratching at his skin as she rode him harder, drawing him
deeper within her on each plunge. He
groaned as her nails left red marks on his flesh. It didn’t matter…he had no one he had to hide
the marks of their passion from.
He gripped her hips harder,
pulling and pushing her…guiding her movements as they each moved closer to
orgasm. When he felt her inner muscles
begin to spasm around him, he pulled her hips down as he hard as he could,
slamming his erection into her.
She cried out in pleasure and he
quickly rolled their bodies, grabbing her wrists and pinning them to the
mattress as he continued to pound into her.
Her legs wrapped tightly around his waist, her head thrashing against
the pillow.
“Yes, God…fuck me, Giles…fuck
me!”
A growl rumbled in his chest as
he shortened and quickened his strokes, the headboard thumping against the wall
in perfect rhythm. He moved hard and
fast, the sound of skin slapping against wet skin telling him that he’d have to
change the sheets later. He didn’t
care…he just wanted her to…
“Come, Buffy. God, come for me…” He groaned as he watched her breasts jostle
with the furious movement. “Come for me
and take me with you…”
Her back arched, his name
leaving her lips on a loud scream as her fluids bathed his cock. She felt so hot even through the barrier, he
briefly wondered if she would scald his bare skin. Four more thrusts and he cried out her name,
his muscles tensing as he came.
Her legs fell to the side,
allowing him to collapse next to her as he fought to catch his breath. She brushed the damp hair back from her face,
her chest rising and falling rapidly as she panted.
“Giles…”
“Stay with me.” He interrupted with a whisper. “For one night, please stay with me.”
She turned her head and looked
into his eyes. “You…want me to stay?”
He reached out and stroked her
cheek with trembling fingers. “It’s
getting so much harder to say goodbye when you leave.”
“Todd’s expecting…” She started, trailing off when he dropped his
hand and gave a dejected sigh.
She bit her lip and then took a
deep breath to steady herself. Reaching
over, she grabbed her phone from the bedside table and flipped it open. She cleared her throat as she hit a number
and held the phone to her ear.
“Hey.”
Giles raised an eyebrow, rolling
onto his side facing her as he listened to her part of the conversation.
“Yeah, I know. I meant to be home earlier, but…I ran into a
group of blue, scaly demons.”
She paused as she listened,
glancing at Giles when she felt his fingers brush against her hip.
“No, I’m fine. It’s just…we don’t know what they are or what
they want…” She smiled sadly. “Yeah, it’s gonna be a research night
tonight. I’m sorry.”
Giles was having mixed
emotions. On one hand, he was happy…she
was staying. On the other…she was lying
to her boyfriend. If he were on the
other end of the line, he’d know she was lying.
It didn’t seem as though Todd realized.
“You’ll probably be on your way
to work before I get home…but…dinner tomorrow night? I’ll make it up to you.”
He didn’t want to think about how
she was planning on making it up to him.
He lowered his eyes and took a deep breath.
“Love you too. See you tomorrow, okay?”
He wasn’t prepared for the stab
of pain in his heart on hearing those words coming from her lips. He rolled onto his back as she ended the call
and placed the phone back on the table.
Buffy noticed his change of
demeanor and lightly touched his chest.
“Do you still want me to stay?”
He nodded slowly and pulled her
into his arms. She didn’t resist his
embrace, but was concerned.
“Giles?”
He heard her worried tone and
sighed, a tiny smile appearing on his lips.
“I’m okay, Buffy.”
“You sound upset.” She whispered as she brushed a damp lock of
hair back from his forehead.
He cleared his throat as he
rubbed her back. “I know you love
him. Sometimes, it’s just hard for me to
hear.” He placed a gentle kiss on her
lips. “I’m not upset, Buffy. I just…sleep with me, let me hold you
tonight.”
“I love you, Giles.”
He heard the sincerity in her
voice. It wasn’t something she said
easily. Giving her a smile, he kissed
her again.
“I love you too, Buffy.”
* * *
Two hours later, Buffy slept
peacefully in his arms. Giles, on the
other hand, was wide awake. Having her in
his arms felt right, but he knew it was only for tonight. Tomorrow morning, she’d get up and get
dressed. And leave again.
He fought back the tears that
threatened to well in his eyes. He could
be the other man when it was just about sex.
But there was more to it now, he had fallen in love with her…and he
wasn’t sure how much longer he could be content with just being the other man.
Feeling her shift, he looked
down as she kissed his chest in her sleep.
He didn’t want to lose her, but how fair was it to everyone involved to
continue down the road they were currently on?
* * *
It had been nearly two weeks
since their last night together. She had
come by a few times, but he’d made the embarrassingly flimsy excuse of having a
headache. Luckily, she believed
him…after all, who wouldn’t have headaches after being bashed on the head so
many times?
And now here they were…the
Council Christmas party. His eyes
followed her as she danced with Todd, his heart sinking further when he
realized he was going to have to end the affair. He looked down when he felt someone nudge his
arm, smiling back as
“Hello,
She nodded and leaned against
the bar beside of him. “Better than it
looks like you’re having. What’s wrong?”
“I’m fine, I assure you. I just haven’t been feeling well lately.”
“Yeah, Buffy said you’ve been
having a few headaches lately…you need to see the doctor?”
He smiled affectionately at her
and shook his head. “More than likely
it’s merely stress.” Looking around the
room, he furrowed his brow. “Where’s
Xander?”
“Bathroom. I told him I’d get us some fresh drinks while
he was gone. So, here I am…at the bar,
talking to my favourite Council member, getting a drink for my not-boyfriend.”
Giles chuckled and gave her a
brief hug. “Give it time,
He looked up just in time to see
Todd kiss Buffy. As she returned the
kiss, he felt his heart crack. It was
time. After nearly six months of having
Buffy in his bed, it was time. He took a
deep breath and looked down at
“Excuse me for a moment, would
you?”
Without waiting for a reply, he
walked off, leaving
Todd looked up and smiled
brightly. “Hey, Giles.”
Giles plastered a smile on his
face that he hoped looked genuine enough.
“Hello, Todd. I’m sorry to bother
you, but…there is an urgent matter that I need to discuss with Buffy concerning
the blue, scaly demons she encountered a fortnight ago. It shan’t take long, but it is urgent.”
Todd gave him a nod and leaned
over, kissing Buffy’s cheek. “Just don’t
send her out to chase the hounds of hell tonight and all is good.”
Giles nodded and lowered his
eyes as he cleared his throat. “I think
I can adhere to that request.”
* * *
Buffy followed Giles into the
first empty office he found and closed the door behind them. She looked into his eyes as she walked up to
him.
“Headache all better?” She fingered his tie before moving her hand
to gently caress his groin. “I’ve missed
you.”
He closed his eyes and allowed
himself one last moment to feel her. His
heart began to race when she leaned up and kissed his neck, pressing her hand
against his quickly hardening cock.
“We could lock that door…and you
could take me right here.” She licked
her lips suggestively as she jumped onto the desk and leaned back
slightly. “Right here on this desk…”
“Buffy…” He cleared his throat and shook his head.
“No…no that’s not why I brought you in here.”
“Oh.” She sighed and sat forward. “I was hoping – ”
“This has to end.” He interrupted quickly. “I…I can’t do this anymore.”
She inhaled sharply and slid
from the desk. “I, uh…well, that wasn’t
what I was expecting you to say.”
“I know.” He whispered as he ran his fingers through
his hair.
“You…don’t love me anymore?”
He met her eyes quickly and took
a step forward. “Buffy, that’s the
problem. I’m in love with you.”
“I’m in love with you too,
Giles.” She whispered as she took his
hand.
“This…what we’re doing…sleeping
together on the side behind everyone’s backs…I…” His eyes glistened as he squeezed her
hand. “I shouldn’t have fallen in love
with you, Buffy. I can’t…I can’t stand
on the sidelines and watch you with him.
It isn’t fair to me, or to you, and definitely not to Todd. I want you, I love you, and my heart aches
when you’re not with me…but, I can’t be the other man any longer.”
Buffy’s eyes widened. “Are you going to tell him?”
“Buffy, this isn’t an
ultimatum. I’m not saying ‘either you
tell him or I will’. I’m saying that I
can’t watch you leave any longer. Not when
all I want is for you to stay. I’ll tell
him nothing. But, I can’t continue
making love to you and then stand aside when you go home to him. I can’t.”
Tears welled in Buffy’s
eyes. “It’s over?”
He swallowed, lifting his hand
and brushing a tear from her cheek with his thumb. “God knows I don’t want it to be over. But, for now…it has to be. I’m simply not strong enough to keep up this
charade for much longer.”
Buffy sniffled and then
nodded. She leaned up and kissed him,
slowly and passionately. After whispering
‘I love you’, she turned and ran from the room.
Giles stood there for a moment,
staring at the open door before inhaling deeply and lowering his head. He sighed sadly and shoved his right hand
into his pocket before slowly walking out the door.
A door behind the desk opened
slowly and a wide-eyed Xander walked into the room. The bathroom had been full, so he had found
the nearest one that was free. He hadn’t
expected to hear Giles break up with Buffy…especially considering that Buffy
had been dating Todd for nearly a year.
He sat down heavily in the
chair, his mind racing from what he’d overheard. He took a shaky breath and ran his fingers
through his dark hair.
Buffy and Giles were having an
affair. For a while too, from the sound
of it. Not only were they having sex,
but…they were in love with each other. And Buffy was still with Todd. Xander shook his head and exhaled slowly.
As his world continued to sway,
he realized that he needed to find
* * *
Giles stepped up to the bar and
ordered a scotch, which he quickly downed before motioning for another. The bartender raised an eyebrow, but poured
the drink. Giles picked the glass up and
turned around to watch the crowd. He
found that his eyes were continuously drawn to Buffy, no matter how hard he
tried not to look at her.
He looked to the left and smiled
softly. Xander had returned and was
currently whispering in
He found Buffy again and took a
sip of his drink. His fingers clenched
around the glass as he watched Todd go down on one knee in front of Buffy. Seeing the surprise in her wide eyes as her
mouth dropped open, Giles dropped his glass and turned abruptly.
He heard Xander call his name as
he walked out the door, but he didn’t stop.
Todd was proposing to the woman that Giles had fallen in love with. And that was something Giles didn’t think he
could handle watching at the moment.
* * *
Xander knocked lightly on Giles’
office door. He was hoping that he’d
come here and not left the party altogether.
Hearing a muffled ‘what?’, Xander sighed and opened the door.
“Hey, Giles. You okay?”
Giles huffed as he stared out
the window, a bottle of beer in his hand.
“Never better.”
“Yeah…” Xander took
Giles took a long drink from the
beer, staring at the lights of
“Known?” Xander asked nervously. “Known about what?”
“You do know, yes?” Giles responded softly, turning his head to
look at them. “Both of you know. That’s why you’re here. Why else wouldn’t you be in there celebrating
Buffy’s engagement? She is your best
friend, after all.”
“You’re hurting.” Xander sighed as he stepped forward. “And you’re important to us too.”
“How long have you known?” Giles whispered, his eyes glistening in the
dim light.
Xander swallowed and shook his
head. “I was in the bathroom in the
office earlier. I…heard you and Buffy
talking. That’s when I found out.”
Giles nodded slowly and then
drained the bottle. “So you know that we
were…together.”
Xander reached out and took the
empty bottle from Giles’ hand. “I know
that you’re in love with her. And that
she’s in love with you. I don’t know how
long it’s been going – ”
“Nearly six months.” He turned back to the window as
“I said ‘no’.” A soft voice finished from the doorway.
All three of them turned towards
the voice, though Giles was the only one to speak.
“What?”
“I do love him.” Buffy stated quietly as she closed the door
behind her. “But…I’m in love with
someone else. And I’m very close to
losing that someone else. I wasn’t being
fair…to anyone, you were right.”
She took a deep breath and moved
to stand directly in front of him, biting her lip as she wrung her hands. Tears shone in her eyes as she looked up at
him. “I broke up with Todd.”
“What did you tell him?” Giles whispered after a moment of staring at
her.
“The truth.” A tear rolled from the corner of her left
eye. “Funnily enough, he wasn’t
surprised.”
Giles caught the tear with his
thumb and swallowed. “I’m sorry?”
“He’s known all along. He’s known that I’ve been sleeping with
you. And he’s known that I’ve fallen in
love with you. He knew I’d never agree
to marry him, but he loved me too much to leave.”
Giles narrowed his eyes in
confusion. “I…don’t understand.”
“Proposing to me was his way of
forcing me to make a choice.” She
reached up and caressed the side of his face.
“And I chose you. If you’ll still
have me…”
He stared at her for a moment,
turning her words over in his head.
Shaking his head lightly, his voice trembled as he spoke.
“I know I should be wary. I should…”
He leaned into her touch. “Are
you sure?”
Her thumb rubbed against his
cheek as she nodded. “I’m sure, Giles.
And I understand if you need to take some time and think – ”
He cut her off with a kiss,
pulling her into his arms and crushing her against him.
Xander glanced at
* * *
Nearly one year later,
Giles chuckled softly. “Thank you.
You look stunning.”
“Yes, I do.” He glanced up when he heard the music
start. “I, uh…I should get out there.”
Giles hurried through the door
and made his way to stand next to Xander.
Xander looked at him and raised an eyebrow.
“You’re late, that’s not like
you. Where’ve you been?”
Giles smiled. “Having my tie straightened.”
Xander rolled his eyes, feeling
more relaxed than he had in years. “If
that’s some metaphor for having sex, it’s a little more info than I need.”
Xander took a deep breath as the
processional music began. He glanced at
Giles as Buffy came into view. Chuckling
softly, he leaned towards Giles and whispered.
“Remember…this is my wedding,
not yours. You do have the rings,
right?”
Giles nodded absently, patting
his jacket pocket as he watched Buffy make her way up the aisle. As Buffy took her place as matron of honour,
Xander smiled.
“When are you two getting
married anyway?”
Giles glanced at Xander and
grinned. “Whenever she wants.”
Xander started to respond, but
the only word that left his mouth was ‘wow’.
He watched
Giles looked across at Buffy and
gave her a wink. She winked back and
gently rubbed her stomach.
They’d tell their friends after
they got back from their honeymoon.
~ End