She's never expected him to pat her on the back any day now and say he helped her get this far but now he's got to get back to happy baby-free bachelorhood, but it's been a relief to see him kind of rise to the challenge these past few days, to see how little Beth didn't really have to do anything but sleep in Spike's arms before she had him wrapped around her little finger.
Her eyes follow Spike's over to the baby in the basket. "She sort of demands it."
It's not exactly an answer, or at least not a good one. But it's the truth.
"You're good with her." She smiles just for him, and she's not just saying it to make him feel good.
Well, okay, she is saying it to make him feel good, but she's not lying to make him feel good. Maybe there shouldn't be a gentle bone in his body, but there is. It's not that he's taken to it easily. She doesn't think either one of them is what you'd call a natural at this sort of thing, but they do what does come naturally. And he's surprisingly good with a newborn. Or at least with her newborn. Just like she thought he would be.
"You know," she adds teasingly, twirling her fork between her fingers, "for a bounty hunter."
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Her eyes follow Spike's over to the baby in the basket. "She sort of demands it."
It's not exactly an answer, or at least not a good one. But it's the truth.
"You're good with her." She smiles just for him, and she's not just saying it to make him feel good.
Well, okay, she is saying it to make him feel good, but she's not lying to make him feel good. Maybe there shouldn't be a gentle bone in his body, but there is. It's not that he's taken to it easily. She doesn't think either one of them is what you'd call a natural at this sort of thing, but they do what does come naturally. And he's surprisingly good with a newborn. Or at least with her newborn. Just like she thought he would be.
"You know," she adds teasingly, twirling her fork between her fingers, "for a bounty hunter."