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Dancing About Architecture	By : mcee Category: > Spike(William)/Xander > Spike(William)/Xander Views: 4638 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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I had to say, as far as pairings went, there was no way this particular one could've produced anything short of perfection. I had to give it to 'em - way to improve the local gene pool. Really. This was something I could admit to myself even through the thick haze of shock. I stood there wordlessly and just let the events unfurl around me. Like water to a duck. This kind of thing happened all the time, right? Exes, people having kids. Fairly common, right?

Spike was still standing next to me, close enough to make a point out of it, but he was looking away, speaking to "Liz". Instead, I had another pair of pale blue eyes looking at me quizzically from under unruly blond hair. Julian, was it? all of, what, five? was peering at me from over Spike's shoulder, with his little arms wrapped loosely around his father's neck. His father's neck. His father. Spike.

Oh good god.

I cleared my throat nervously, the sounds around me suddenly rushing back to my ears. Spike turned to me, as did Liz, with a synchronicity that could only be born out of intimacy. Dammit.

was was fidgeting. "Listen, I better head back. I... Yeah." I turned around and hailed a passing cab. It pulled up next to us. I turned back to them, and Spike was looking at me with wide eyes, and something in them that resembled... terror. Julian had turned in his arms to look at me, and he looked everything like Spike. And that was almost too much, right there. I turned my attention to Liz, suddenly all smiles.

"Liz, it was very nice meeting you. I have to run, sorry this is so hurried. Hope we can do this again sometime."

She shook my hand, smiling genuinely. "Sure. It was nice meeting you too, Xander."

I opened the taxi door behind me and looked at Spike. He looked like I had just kicked his puppy. I felt like crap, but I didn't know what else to do. "I... I'll call you, alright? Tomorrow."

He let Julian down, and the boy stayed next to him, peering up at me intriguingly. Spike's voice was laced with emotion. "Xander..."

My voice hushed, too. "I will. I promise."

He stared at me for a moment, uncertainty etched in every line of his face. Then he nodded. "Okay."

I stepped behind the car door, reaching to touch his sleeve. Too briefly. "Really. I will."

"Yeah."

I nodded, tearing my eyes off him to wave goodbye at Liz again. She smiled back. Next to Spike, Julian smiled too and waved at me. I slipped inside the vehicle, pulling the heavy door closed after me. My hand was shaking. I told the driver where to, and sank back on the used upholstery, exhaling nervously. I made the mistake of looking up just as we pulled away and caught Spike's eye. Then we were pulled apart and distance rushed between him on the sidewalk with his family, and me in the cab, alone and suddenly very miserable.

I breathed out a trembling sigh and fished out my cel, shoving my bag away from me across the backseat. I held off any self-deprecation until I heard the familiar voice ring in my ear.

"Hello."

"as aas an ex and a kid who looks exactly like him and he kissed me and I left."

There was silence for a moment. I held my breath, resisting going off into a full-on rant. Sarah cleared her throat. "You what?"

"I took off. I'm the cab now."

"What? Hold on. You're not making sense. You're nonsensical."

"We went out."

"On a date?"

"Yes. Well, no. Not initially. .. i.. it was very much a date when we left the restaurant."

"Oooh," she cooed excitedly. "Xander's got a boyfriend!"

"Listen to me. He kissed me outside the restaurant. It was good. It was really, really good, Sarah," I whined, squirming. "And then his ex-wife and kid showed up, and I... I wimped out."

"Oh, is she like one of those horrible exes with a grudge and a wart on her nose?"

"What? No. No, she's really nice and really pretty and she seemed... I think she liked that Spike was with someone. It was FREAKY, Sarah!"

"Calm down. Geez!"

"I won't! Sarah, I was kissing Spike, and his ex caught us, and I didn't even KNOW he had an ex!"

"Oh."

"Or a kid!"

"Hm."

"And he's really, really great, Sarah. This... I like him. A *lot*. He's like... a whole new person. He's Spike, but he's not. He's... 'William'. And I like him. And, and I screwed up."

There was another pause. "Sarah?"

"Let's get this straight. He kissed you."

"Yes."

"Then his kid and ex showed up."

"Yes."

"And she seemed pleased to see her ex kissing a guy."

"Yes."

"She wasn't mad."

"No."

"And Spike, I mean William - this is confusing - he wanted you to stay."

"I think so."

"And he tried to get you to stay."

"Yes." I winced.

"And he was disappointed when you left."

"Yes. Possibly hurt, too."

"And you took all this to mean that he didn't want to be with you."

"Well..."

"You are an idiot."

"I agree."

"Xander!"

"I know he likes me too, I mean, that was definitely fondness. But... I need to digest all this. I was making out with the guy, and then poof - BAGGAGE!"

"So?"

"So??"

"What are you going to do now, genius?"

I sighed. "I said I would call him and I will, I just need some time."

"But Xander--"

"I know I'm being an ass but I just can't right now, Sarah, I can't, I need some time, so I'll just call tomorrow."

"Xander."

"It'll be okay. I'll just call and apologise and it'll be okay. Can you maybe check on changing my flight back though, just for a few more days... Don't change it yet, I still have to see how it goes when I talk to him. Maybe I'll go back on Sunday too. I don't--"

"ALEXANDER LAVELLE HARRIS."

I flinched as she screamed in my ear. "Jesus, Sarah, what!"

"Do you even have his number?"

I felt a sudden chill spread across my body. I stared blankly at the dirty plastic partition between me and the driver. "I think, I mean..." I squeezed my eyes shut. "No." Shit. I rubbed painfully at my forehead. "No, I'll look it up though, when I get back to my room. At the hotel."

"And you think he's listed?" I could her the incredulity in her voice. "Xander, you haven't had a listed number in like what, six years? I hate to be the one to tell you this, but you fucked up. Big time."

I let out a huge sigh, my head falling back and striking the back of the seat hard. "I want to kiss him again, Sarah."

I heard her smile. "Yeah."

"I'll... I'll figure something out."

"I'm pushing back your flight. There's nothing going on here that needs you. Do something, patch it up, because if you come back here like that you'll be impossible and I'll have to kill you."

I rubbed at my eyes. "I won't be able to sleep."

"And you think he will?"

If my guilty assumptions were correct, she had a good point.
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