The expression on her husband's face told her everything that she needed to now before he even admitted that he had bought the toys so he could play with them too. She grinned at him, thinking that he was so cute. "It's okay, sweetie," she told him. "I won't tell anyone else. You can play with them all you want
( ... )
Giles laughed when Fred put on the cap and shook his head. "You look lovely - as usual," he said with a grin. He held the small box in his hands and looked at her for a moment. "This is something I wanted to get you after we found out you were pregnant." He held up the box. "My grandfather did it when he found out he was going to be a father
( ... )
As Rupert told her the story of his grandparents, Fred felt her throat tighten a bit. It had to be one of the sweetest and most romantic things she had ever heard, especially given the different backgrounds that they came from. To know that her husband was here because of such a strong love made her unbelievably happy, even given the demands on his grandmother's life with her Watcher duties. She had made time to focus on her family as well as her work, something Fred intended to do as well
( ... )
Giles was glad that Fred liked the gift. He'd been worried she wouldn't because it was a tradition in his family, and he had remembered all the talks they had about not falling within the traditions. He returned her kiss and then watched her get up and go upstairs. When she came back, he eyed the present and picked it up
( ... )
The end of their holiday came too quickly it seemed. It was so beautiful and peaceful and warm where they were in New Zealand, and Fred knew she would have been content to hide from the world, raising their children together away from the hell that invaded their lives. She knew they couldn't - and shouldn't. There weren't enough of them out there in the fight, especially with what had happened with Angel and Charles. They had already lost fighters, including Wesley. She wouldn't give up too
( ... )
Giles was glad to be home. Yes, he was going to miss the sun and warmth of New Zealand but he missed his home, and bed. He even missed Buffy and the rest of them. When they got inside, he grinned down at Fred and hugged her tight. "It feels quite nice," he said. When she made mention of Molly, Giles' grinned widen.
"Actually," he said, releasing his wife and going to the guest bedroom. He opened the door and Molly came running out. "My parents brought her this morning because they're going to Scotland for New Year's." He bent down and picked up the hyper puppy. "Did you miss us, love?"
Molly yipped and wagged her tail so hard that her entire body was moving. "We have a gift for you," Giles whispered before kissing the puppy on top of the bed. She handed her over to Fred and picked up one of the suitcases. He took it into the parlor and sat it down. After a few moments, he produced a rather large gift basket full of toys, bones, and treats for the puppy.
"Molly!" Fred said, pleased beyond words to see their puppy again. She grinned as she took the squirming little furball from her husband and held her. Molly immediately started trying to lick her face. "We're glad to see you too. I'm glad your daddy decided to make sure you were here waiting for us when we got home because we missed you."
Following Rupert into the parlor, she sat down on the floor - realizing as she did that she probably wouldn't be able to do that for too much longer - and picked up the knotted cloth that looked like ragbone. She let the dog go and swung it in front of her, pretty soon ending up in a tug of war.
Before long, Molly got the bone away and started jumping around the room a bit, shaking the cloth bone in her mouth. "I think she's going to love playing with all those toys and eating all the treats." Fred then looked over everything they had brought back. "You don't think we overdid it just a bit, do you? Our puppy and our child are probably going to be the most spoiled in the world."
Giles grinned at Molly and Fred as they were reunited. Everything felt right and it did his heart good. He sat down on the floor with them and laughed as Molly got the upper hand and ran around with the toy. "I do believe you're right, love," he said, "but nothing wrong with spoiling our girls." He reached over and lightly ran his fingers over her stomach
( ... )
Putting the pears she had just chopped up into the bowl with the rest of the fruit salad, Fred glanced over at Martin. "So...what did you bring? Willow ask you guys to bring some more food because we have plenty here. We're probably going to have to make you all take home leftovers." She paused. "Oh, God, now I know I've grown up and turned into a wife
( ... )
When Fred motioned toward the box, Giles walked over and looked inside. There was some toys in there (none as good as the toys he’d gotten) and some tiny clothes. He reached in and picked up a red onesie and held it against his chest. “Are you sure this is the right size?” he asked, looking at them. “It’s a bit tiny, don’t you think
( ... )
When Rupert starting talking about getting fence materials, Fred was confused for a moment, wondering how he had made the leap from talking about the size of babies to that. Then as he began talking about using it to protect the crib, her eyes widened in disbelief
( ... )
Giles looked down at Fred, noticing how her lips were twitching. He knew his wife well enough to know she was trying not to laugh at him. His mouth opened to protest but he let her speak first. "Oh. I-I thought perhaps she would be able to..." he stopped and gave her a sheepish look. He'd embarrassed himself in front of Martin and Xander. Giles just hoped Xander wouldn't tell the others
( ... )
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"Actually," he said, releasing his wife and going to the guest bedroom. He opened the door and Molly came running out. "My parents brought her this morning because they're going to Scotland for New Year's." He bent down and picked up the hyper puppy. "Did you miss us, love?"
Molly yipped and wagged her tail so hard that her entire body was moving. "We have a gift for you," Giles whispered before kissing the puppy on top of the bed. She handed her over to Fred and picked up one of the suitcases. He took it into the parlor and sat it down. After a few moments, he produced a rather large gift basket full of toys, bones, and treats for the puppy.
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Following Rupert into the parlor, she sat down on the floor - realizing as she did that she probably wouldn't be able to do that for too much longer - and picked up the knotted cloth that looked like ragbone. She let the dog go and swung it in front of her, pretty soon ending up in a tug of war.
Before long, Molly got the bone away and started jumping around the room a bit, shaking the cloth bone in her mouth. "I think she's going to love playing with all those toys and eating all the treats." Fred then looked over everything they had brought back. "You don't think we overdid it just a bit, do you? Our puppy and our child are probably going to be the most spoiled in the world."
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