Title: Thanks with Tears Author: Janet Lynn (janet324@attbi.com) Rating: NC-17 Pairing: W/S/A Thoughts indicated by ~~ Chapter 17 Willow and Angel shot apart from each other as though they had been electrocuted. Neither of them had heard the blonde sneak up on them to watch the intimate display. They turned to look at the man who interrupted them. Spike was standing leaning against the doorway, dressed in the clothes Angel had brought him in the bathroom; hair still wet curling in its natural waves around his face. Both Angel and Willow smiled at his appearance. Willow thought the more natural hair color made him look less severe and it reminded Angel of when Spike was still his William. After a few moments of staring, Spike decided maybe he should say something. "Whatcha doin', Peaches? Making an oral map of Red's neck in case you get lost?" Willow was the first to start to giggle. She looked at Angel and he couldn't help himself but join in the girl's infectious laughter. Soon Spike had joined them and they all loosened up a little. "Sorry, Spike," Willow said. "I was just asking Angel about the whole biting thing and then we starting talking about the licking thing and then..." She trailed off when she saw the look on Spike's face. "Red," he whispered, pain filling his voice. "I'm so sorry. I never wanted to...I didn't try to..." Willow jumped to her feet and practically ran over to Spike and wrapped her arms around him. "No," she insisted. "That's not what I meant. I told Angel I liked it and wanted to know why." The blonde was in shock for a moment. He looked down at the redhead and when she pulled back to look at his face, he asked her, "You liked it?" "Yeah," she whispered as she smiled up at him. "But...I..." he stammered. "Come and sit," Angel said to the two people standing in the doorway. "We need to talk about this." Willow took the blonde's hand and walked him over to the couch, sitting him on the end opposite of his sire and taking the place in the middle of the couch. She took a deep breath and looked at Spike. "Angel and I were talking about when you bit me because I was confused about my reaction to it. I did like it, Spike and it confused me." "But I hurt you." Spike whispered, staring intently at the mark still on the girl's delicate neck. "It hurt at first but then it started to feel good," Willow explained, still a little embarrassed by her reaction to the vampire's bite. "Even now, it's still sensitive." "So why was Angel making you a snack?" the confused vampire asked. "Before we came to find you, I licked the mark closed so that she didn't attract any unwanted visitors while we came looking for you," Angel answered. "And, what?" the blonde vampire asked. "You were sitting here talking and you realized you missed a spot?" Angel looked down at his hands, slightly embarrassed. "No. She just mentioned that the bite was still sensitive, so I offered to lick it again to see if that would help." "Does it still hurt, ducks?" Spike asked, gently moving her hair to the side to look over the mark. His mark. Suddenly, for some reason, Spike had an overwhelming feeling of possession roll over him. He hadn't meant to hurt Willow or bite her even, but now, looking at the mar on her flesh, he felt like it was a piece of him on her. "Maybe just a little," the redhead whispered as she felt the cool breath of the vampire brushing over the skin of her neck. He was so close to her, she was sure he was going to reach out lick her at any moment. It made her feel weak just to have him so close. Angel noted the interaction between his childe and the witch. Her heart rate had increased and Spike seemed lost in her. ~Why doesn't that bother me?~ he wondered. "Excuse me, children," Angel said, interrupting the moment between the two. Willow slowly opened her eyes and smiled shyly at the dark vampire in front of her. "What's the matter, Peaches?" Spike asked with a smile as he leaned down to bury his nose in the red tresses in front of him. "Feeling a little left out?" Angel thought that over for a moment. He couldn't tell if he really was feeling left out or if he was just confused by the situation. Smirking slowly, Angel decided on what his next move would be. He leaned over and pressed his body up against the young witch and pushed her against the blonde behind her. He opened his mouth seductively and ran just his bottom lip over her collarbone and up her neck. Pausing just for a moment at the bite mark, the dark vampire snaked out his tongue to taste the damaged flesh. Willow moaned at the feeling of the velvet tongue against the bite. Angel chuckled as he continued his trek up the girl's neck, pausing again to take the tender earlobe between his teeth and bite gently. Willow tilted her head slightly to give Angel better access when suddenly he was gone. The redhead whimpered at the loss of the feel of the mouth on her skin until he pressed into her even more. Suddenly, Angel reached out and grabbed Spike by the back of the neck and pulled him in for a breathtaking kiss. Willow gasped as she turned her head to see the two vampires' fight for dominance with tongues and teeth. She could feel them growl low in the chests as they pressed her tighter between them. At the sound of Willow's gasp, Angel slowly pulled away and looked her in the eye. The young witch was amazed to see the sparks of gold in the dark vampires normally deep brown eyes. He was close to losing his famous control and it made her smile to think that she may have had something to do with that. "Wow," she whispered when she finally felt like she had enough breath to do so. "I think wow is an understatement, luv," Spike whispered in her ear. "I think we should move this to the other room." "What?" Willow gasped. "But we can't" "Why not?" the blonde vampire asked, clearly upset by the girls reluctance. "Well, Angel's soul...remember?" She was surprised that she was the only one who remembered that particular piece of information. "You sure are presumptuous, aren't you pet?" Spike smirked at her. Willow blushed at the thought that maybe she had misunderstood the vampires' intention. She felt that was direction this was going. She felt silly bringing it up. Angel felt sympathy for the girl and decided to let her off the hook. He cupped her face with a gentle hand and looked in her emerald eyes with a gentle smile and said, "You're concerned about me losing my soul by having sex, is that correct?" Willow nodded and tried to avoid the dark vampire's gaze, but he wouldn't let her. He chuckled lightly. "Now, you know that I've had sex recently and my soul is still very much intact, right?" "Yeah," she answered, feeling the tale tell warmth of her blush spreading over her face and neck. "You enjoyed your little trip into voyeurism, didn't you little one?" The redhead suddenly felt the warmth on her face slowly travel down her chest and settle down in her belly. She couldn't believe Angel was bringing this up now. "She saw us?" Spike asked, pressing himself closer into the redhead, enjoying her warmth. "Yeah," Angel whispered huskily. "She was coming to check on you and saw me claim you." "But," the young witch started. "I don't understand. How can you...you know, and not lose you soul?" "I think it has to do something with the fact that it wasn't the actual sex that caused me to lose my soul before." "What?" Willow asked confused. "I didn't lose my soul when I had sex with Buffy," the dark vampire explained. "It was after, when I was holding her. For the first time, I didn't feel guilty for being with someone I cared about. I loved Buffy, but it was the satisfaction that I felt after. For once, I felt like a man. I think that's why I lost my soul." "And that sure as hell won't happen with me," Spike chuckled. "Bring out the demon too much for him to think he's a man." "Besides," Angel said with a smirk, "There are plenty of things to do that don't involve actually intercourse." Willow blushed at this again. Of course she knew that. ~Hello, gay here.~ She knew all about non-traditional sex. "I think the chit needs a little more persuasion, don't ya' think, luv?" the blonde whispered as he leaned into the redhead and began to nuzzle his mark again. "You might be right, childe," the dark vampire replied as leaned in to gently kiss the girl. Willow felt like her head was swimming. The older vampire was gently licking and kissing her parted lips and the younger was licking and teasing the still sensitive bite mark on her neck. Pressed between the two hard bodies, she felt as though her body was growing hotter than she ever remembered. Angel had his hand firmly tangled in her hair and tilted her head to get better access to her sweet mouth and give his childe more access to her neck. Angel pulled back to let the girl breathe and smiled at the look on her face. She looked purely wanton with her lips parted and her breathes coming in short pants. Slowly, she opened her eyes and looked at the dark vampire staring at her. "Angel?" she asked, wondering why he had stopped. "Hey, little one," he whispered back. "How are you feeling?" "Feeling?" she asked. Angel chuckled at the beautiful girl in front of him. "Yes, luv...feeling," Spike added in between kisses and nips. "I'm feeling maybe we need to move this into the other room," the young girl replied, with a delicious smirk on her face. Both men looked at each other and smiled. Tbc...