The Slayer & The Poet

 

Stanza the 6th

 

By Sailor Lum

 

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Disclaimer: The characters from Buffy the Vampire Slayer belong to Joss Whedon and Mutant Enemy. Same goes for any characters from Angel that should appear. Any other characters are mine and may be used for other fanfic (Just note that they’re mine if you use them.)

 

Content rating note: This fic is rated NC-17.

 

Continuity note: Follows Stanza the 5th. This story takes place in an AU season 6, in which Buffy didn’t die at the end of season five. This is only important to know for Buffy and the girls’ state of mind since this is set in 1880. Spoilers for “Fool for Love” and a little “Lies My Parents Told Me.”

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1

 

William opened his eyes and stared up at the ceiling of his canopy bed, feeling more relaxed than he had ever been before. His body and heart thrummed with contentment.

 

William smiled and sighed. Love…my love loves me, he marveled.

 

And you’re not a virgin anymore, either, said a voice from somewhere inside his head. William marveled at that too.

 

Then William stretched, his fingers touching the headboard as he raised his arms, arched his back and pointed his toes. “Mmmmn~” he sighed. He let his body go slack for a few moments and then he hopped out of bed.

 

He hummed the melody of a light symphony as he went about his morning rituals. He washed his face from the basin in his washroom (each bedroom had its own washroom) and then he shaved and applied aftershave, the sting of which stopped his humming momentarily. But he was back on it when he threw off his night gown and began getting dressed for the day.

 

Once attired, he exited his bedroom and danced down the halls and stairs of his house, humming his symphony and causing perplexed looks to pass over the faces of his servants. He moved through the house like Fred Astaire on Quaaludes.

 

William was halfway down the hall to the dining room when Lucy called out to him. He slid to a stop and turned around to face her.

 

She scuttled over to him and said, “Your mother is having breakfast out on the patio this morning.”

 

“Thank you, Lucy,” William said brightly and then made his way to the patio.

 

The grand patio stretched across the entire back of the house with plenty of room to have a cocktail party or other small get together. The entire thing was made of fine light gray stone. It was almost off white. The shadow of the house kept it from getting too hot or too bright, though, and it offered a great view of the garden, which included several trellises and a hedge maze. Anne was sitting at one of the patio tables having tea and toast.

 

“Good morning, Mother,” said William as he breezed through the patio doors.

 

Anne smiled and sat down her tea. “Good morning, darling,” she said, her eyes gleaming. She could barely contain her curiosity as to the night before, but figured she had better wait until he had eaten some. Otherwise he was likely to get caught up in the telling of his wonderful news and forget about eating all together.

 

William sat down and ate his breakfast as fast as was proper. He knew Mother was anxious to hear about last night. It was terribly hard to keep proper table manners. He wanted to cram the jam-slathered toast into his mouth as fast as possible. Finally, after finishing the last bite of toast and washing it down with a spot of tea, he sat his cup down and waited for her to ask.

 

Anne couldn’t help chuckling at her son’s expression. He looked very much like the little boy he used to be. All blonde curls and gleaming blue eyes, a giddy little smile on his face. Unabashed in his happiness.

 

“So~,” Anne prodded. “Tell me all about it.”

 

“Why, all about what, Mother?” William teased.

 

Anne laughed gaily. “You know perfectly well. Come now. Out with it,” she said. “How did this confession of love come to be?”

 

William giggled. “I’m not quite sure myself. I didn’t even get to read my poem- Oh! My poem! I forgot all about it. I don’t even know where it’s gotten to,” he said.

 

“You didn’t read her your poem?” Anne asked.

 

“No, I think I must have dropped it along with the box of chocolates when she professed her love.”

 

“Did she just come out and say it?”

 

“Yes, she said…that I was sweet and that’s why she loves me,” William replied, blushing and looking away shyly.

 

Anne clasped her hands together and let out a happy squeak. An actual declaration of love! *Finally*, a woman for my William~!

 

“And then? And then what?” Anne asked excitedly.

 

“Well, of course I declared my love, right back~,” William replied.

 

“And then?” Anne asked smiling.

 

As the events that occurred next flashed through his mind, William turned several more shades of red and let out a few uncontrollable giggles, averting his gaze.

 

Anne smiled knowingly. “And then~?” she asked again.

 

William couldn’t completely lie to her and say ‘nothing’ but he didn’t know what to say to her either.

 

“Did you have your first kiss?” Anne asked, a conspiratorial gleam coming into her eyes.

 

“Mother~!” William exclaimed, giving her a shocked look yet still smiling.

 

“Come now, a mother can always tell~”

 

“Yes,” he replied, red-faced and flicking his eyes to the side. He’d done much more than that, but a kiss was all he was going to admit to.

 

“I thought so,” she said giving him a playful swat on the arm with her fan.

 

“Do you despair of me?” he asked, looking at her and barely containing a giggle.

 

Anne laughed. “Of course not~. I know what it’s like to be in love,” she replied. “Was it all that you imagined?”

 

“Even better,” William said looking up to the sky with a giddy expression.

 

Anne laughed and clapped her hands. Finally, her son met her gaze and gave her one of those giddy little schoolboy smiles. She gave him another playful swat on the arm with her fan and their laughter rang out like chimes.

 

“Now, I insist, you simply must invite them over!” Anne exclaimed.

 

“Of course~. I’ll surely ask them today but…they may not be ready to meet you yet. They’ve lived on the wild frontier a long time now and they may want to…polish their etiquette a bit more. I’m sure they want to make a good impression,” said William.

 

“Oh…” Anne said looking a little crestfallen. “I suppose I can understand that,” she said sighing. “And it’s certainly a mark of good breeding to want to make a best first impression. But…how can I go on not even knowing what they look like, at least?”

 

“I…suppose I could ask if they’ll consent to having me sketch their portraits. Although, I’ll hardly do them justice with my meager skills,” he replied.

 

“Nonsense~. You do lovely drawings,” Anne said.

 

“I shall try my best,” said William.

 

 

2

 

Buffy was enjoying positive humor that morning. She had even offered to cook breakfast. Or to make an attempt, anyway. And while she started out only humming her happy tune, she soon began to sing the lyrics as well.

 

I could have danced all night~ I could have danced all night~ And still have begged for more~ I could have spread my wings~ And done a thousand things~ I’d never done before~ I’ll never know what made it so exciting~ When all at once my heart took flight~ I only know when he began to dance with me~ I could have danced, danced, danced all night~,” sang Buffy swaying and twirling in front of the stove.

 

And then the pancakes caught fire. “Ahieee!!” Buffy shrieked as she smacked the flames out with her spatula. SMACK. SMACK. SMACK. SMACK.

 

Willow peeked her head out of her room, hairbrush in hand and asked, “Is everything all right?”

 

“You like your pancakes well-done don’t you?” asked Buffy.

 

Willow gave her a look.

 

“They might still be edible,” Buffy said in a pout, poking at the blackened pancakes with the end of her spatula.

 

“Don’t worry, Buffy. We can go down to the bakery and buy some pastries or something,” Tara said from her seat at the vanity where she and Willow had been brushing their hair together.

 

Buffy pouted more. “Stupid stove~,” she said, giving it a kick.

 

“Sure~ Blame the stove~,” Willow teased. “And by the way~ I know you said last night that William was good…but I didn’t know he was show-tune good~,” Willow said slyly before giggling and slipping back into her room to rejoin Tara.

 

Yes. Yes he is, thought Buffy as a giddy expression came to her face. And today- tonight- or even both, I’ll have me an encore~. Yes, sirree Bob~ Yeah, baby~ Sex-U-Al~, Buffy thought as she swayed away from the stove and around the room moving her hips back and forth.

 

Willow and Tara exited their room, ready for the day, and exchanged looks as they watched their friend sway around the room.

 

“Whoa~ Ground control to Major Tom,” quipped Willow.

 

“Buffy, are you tripped out on some sort of psychotropic substance, or are you just high on…um…” Tara trailed off, losing her nerve.

 

“Seducing William and screwing him silly!” Willow finished, a satisfied and salacious look on her face.

 

Buffy stopped and looked at her. “I didn’t seduce William~!”

 

“Ha!” both witched said.

 

“You so did~!” Willow said.

 

“Nuh uh~! I did not~!”

 

“You totally did~! William had zero experience, he’d never even kissed before, and you take him from kissing all the way up to the deed! Several different kinds of deeds, even! If that’s not seduction, I don’t know what is,” Willow said. “It’s not like I think it’s bad that you seduced him- I mean- he left happy and unashamed and you did it with love so all’s well. But you did seduce him.”

 

Tara, do you think I seduced William?”

 

“Um, well…yeah. Wasn’t that kind of your plan? But like Willow said, it’s okay. William has no moral problems with sex as long as it’s done between two people that love each other, right? And you weren’t dishonest. Except for the stuff you made up about being married and having it annulled.”

 

“Thus excusing your vast experience,” added Willow.

 

“Where’s this vast coming from? I wouldn’t say I had vast~” said Buffy. “And what did you mean by several kinds of deeds, by the way?”

 

“Well…first we heard him, then we heard you, then we heard you again- (He’s a generous lover)- then we heard both of you, so I’m thinkin’ you were doing some, you know, other sexual deeds before doing the deed,” replied Willow.

 

“Well, I got him all worked up so I offered to take care of him. And then he offered to return the favor,” Buffy said. “So, see~ He offered~. It’s not like I seduced him into that at least. I didn’t even coach him.”

 

“Okay, I kinda don’t want to know and yet I kinda do, so…what exactly are we talking about here?” Willow asked.

 

Buffy blushed several shades of red.

 

“It’s not as if I can’t guess, I guess. It’s either a hand-job or a blow-job thing,” Willow said.

 

“You know, I remember the days when you couldn’t even say the word sex. I miss those days,” quipped Buffy.

 

“And…did you say he offered to return the favor…and did well with no coaching at all? Are you sure he was a virgin?” Tara asked.

 

“Yes~,” Buffy said rolling her eyes. “It was so obvious he’d never done anything before. Or seen anything before. He read books and poetry about it but that’s it. I mean you should have seen the way he studied my-” Buffy stopped. “Never mind.”

 

Willow and Tara burst out laughing.

 

“And you’d better not let on that you know we did anything other than confess our love and kiss!” said a blushing Buffy in an attempt to steer the topic in a slightly different direction.

 

“Don’t you think he knows we know? I mean, you guys were really loud,” said Willow, still tittering a bit.

 

“You know how Spike was never one to think things through? Well, I think that applies to William, too,” said Buffy. “So as long as no one points anything out to him about the amount of noise, he probably won’t think of it,” she added.

 

“We won’t say a word,” said Tara.

 

“Well, you’d better not~. I don’t want him all inhibited because you two chuckle-heads couldn’t keep your mouths shut,” Buffy said.

 

“Okay, Buffy,” Willow said, on the verge of another giggle.

 

Then Tara noticed a piece of parchment on the floor halfway under the couch. She walked over to it and picked it up, turning it over. Why, it’s one of William’s poems, she thought, as she looked it over. After she finished reading it, she smiled. It’s a confession of love~! This must be the poem from last night, she thought. She had found the box chocolates last night and picked them up, but had failed to notice the poetry.

 

“Buffy, have you seen this?” Tara called out, standing up and holding up the poem.

 

Buffy walked over and Tara handed her the poem. A smile spread across Buffy’s face as she read it. “That’s soooo sweet~!” she said, laughing.

 

“What? What is it?” asked Willow, coming over.

 

“It’s the poem William dropped last night,” said Buffy.

 

“Ooo~, let me read it! Can I read it?” asked Willow.

 

“I guess so,” said Buffy, as she handed it over.

 

Willow squealed with delight after she read it. “Oh my God, it’s a confession of love poem~! It’s a so-bad-it’s-good confession of love poem~! Didn’t he read this to you last night?” Willow asked.

 

“No, it never got picked up after he dropped it. I guess it slipped his mind,” said Buffy.

 

“Gee, I wonder why?” Willow said slyly.

 

“I think I must write him a thank you - slash - love letter, now,” Buffy said, and then skipped over to the little stationery desk at the far wall.

 

 

3

 

William and his mother were chatting away in the parlor when Olive came in with a letter. “It’s from Miss Buffy Summers, sir,” she said as she handed it over to William.

 

William’s face lit up and he barely got out a ‘thank you’ to Olive before he tore it open. Anne looked on with anticipation as he read it.

 

Dear Sweet William,

 

I found your poem this morning (the one that you dropped) and it was so incredibly sweet that I just had to send a thank-you letter, right away.

 

Thank you~ xxx

 

I can’t wait to see you, today. I’ve been thinking about you all morning.

 

Please come to the flat for our group meeting and then plan to stay very late. Willow and Tara will be retiring to their room at some point and then I’ll have you all to myself. Hint, hint.

 

Love,

Buffy

 

William blushed and giggled intermittently and with maniacal giddiness as he read the letter silently to himself.

 

“Well?” Anne asked, after awhile.

 

“She called me ‘Sweet William’~!!” he exclaimed, turning to face Anne. “And she said she couldn’t stop thinking about me all morning and she even drew little hearts all around the letter~!!” he added, showing her the letter just long enough to see the decorative hearts but not long enough to see what was written.

 

“Oh, that’s wonderful~!” Anne exclaimed. “I’m so happy for you, darling~. I’d say you’ve definitely found your woman. She seems to be quite the romantic~.”

 

William giggled once more and nodded his head in agreement.

 

 

4

 

“Don’t spoil your appetite Buffy,” said Willow.

 

“I’m only having a few,” Buffy said, as she popped one last cherry cordial in her mouth. “I want to be able to tell William that I enjoyed his chocolates.”

 

“May- may I have one?” asked Tara.

 

“Sure, I don’t think William would mind if I shared a little,” said Buffy, handing Tara cordial from the box.

 

Tara popped the cordial in her mouth and made an ‘Mmmm’ sound. “W-wow, Buffy, these are really high end,” said Tara.

 

“I know,” said Buffy, smiling satisfactorily. “Do you want one, Willow?” she asked, holding the box out to the redhead.

 

Before Willow could answer, there was a knock at the door.

 

“I’ll get it~,” said Tara brightly.

 

While Tara received William’s card from the clerk, Willow stuck her hand in the box of chocolates and plucked out a cherry cordial saying, “Don’t mind if I do.” Then she popped it in her mouth and made a yummy noise. “Mmmm, that is good~!” she exclaimed.

 

“Do you think William would let me feed him one in front of you guys?” Buffy asked.

 

“No~,” said Willow.

 

“I sincerely doubt it,” added Tara.

 

“All right. When we’re alone, then,” Buffy said, closing the box.

 

“I think he’ll let you then…considering everything else he let you do,” Willow chuckled.

 

“You’re skatin’ on thin ice, witchy woman,” quipped Buffy.

 

Woo hoo~ Witchy woman~ See how high she flies~,” Tara and Willow sang, putting their arms around each other’s shoulders.

 

At that point, there was another knock at the door. William stood on the other side, shifting his feet in anticipation. In one arm, he held a sketchbook and a pencil set. He could feel his pulse speed with anticipation.

 

Buffy opened the door and gave him a bright greeting. “Hello, William~!” she said.

 

“H-Hello…my…my love,” he said, giving her sweetly soulful look and tilting his head slightly in a very Spike-like fashion.

 

Buffy smiled, stepped aside to let him in, and closed the door. As soon as the door was latched, William held out his hand to her, palm side up. It took a second to register his intention and then she swiftly placed her hand in his. He closed his eyes and kissed her hand languidly. Buffy could feel herself melting a little bit and Willow and Tara noted the blush that came to her cheeks.

 

“Whoooooo~!” said Willow and Tara, after exchanging a look.

 

Thus startled, William stopped and blushed, giving the two girls a sheepish look. “Oh, I- I beg your pardon, ladies. I- I quite forgot you were, um, in attendance. P-Please do forgive me,” William said in Willow and Tara’s direction.

 

The witches giggled and said, “That’s okay, William~ You can’t help it if you’re in looooove~.” Then they mock swooned.

 

“Stop teasing us~!” said Buffy.

 

Willow and Tara cackled.

 

“W-We’re sorry. We just can’t help ourselves,” said Tara.

 

“I’ve got the vapors if you need ‘em, Buffy,” Willow said, holding up a small bottle of smelling salts.

 

You’re going to need the vapors in a moment, if you don’t cut it out~!” Buffy warned, shaking her fist.

 

“Anyway, we’re so very h-happy for the both of you,” said Tara, as she walked over to the new couple.

 

Then Willow squealed and skipped over to William, giving him a quick hug. “See! See, I told you Buffy liked you!”

 

“You what?!” said Buffy.

 

Willow squeaked and hid behind William. “Nothing! I didn’t say anything,” she said.

 

You are just lucky it all worked out, my friend,” Buffy replied.

 

“Oh, how could it not?” Willow asked. “He was obviously in love with you.”

 

“Nuh uh~ Not obviously. There was no way to know for sure,” said Buffy.

 

“How could I not fall in love with you?” asked William, with an eyebrow raised in a genuine expression of perplexion.

 

“Awwww~!” exclaimed the girls.

 

“Isn’t he just the sweetest thing~!” said Buffy. “And speaking of sweet things…I really enjoyed those cherry cordials you gave me, William,” she said, fluttering her eyelashes at him a bit.

 

“I- I’m glad you liked them,” said William, feeling shy under the pressure of all the attention directed his way.

 

“I’ve still got some left. Maybe we could have a few together later on,” Buffy said, really turning it on and giving him a most flirtatious look.

 

William blushed and nodded his head yes with an eager smile upon his face.

 

“So, what do you have there?” Buffy asked referring to the sketchpad and pen set William was still clutching.

 

“Oh! Yes, I- I was wondering if you ladies might consent to having me sketch your portraits?” he asked.

 

“Sure!” they replied.

 

“That sounds like fun! I didn’t know you could draw, William,” said Willow.

 

“We’ll sit for you after lunch,” Tara said brightly.

 

“I’ve never had anyone ask to draw me before,” said Buffy, giving him a smile.

 

Then she remembered the creepy shrine Spike had of her. There had been several drawings and sketches of her up on the wall. She had been too freaked out to give them a good look, but they were good likenesses. She knew they were of her, right away. Of course, those pictures had been drawn without her permission.

 

“I- I’ll try my best,” William said. “Though…I’m surely not talented enough to capture your true beauty, dear ladies. I do hope you’ll forgive me.”

 

The girls laughed gaily as they made there way over to the lunch table.

 

“Come on and sit down, William. You can set your supplies over there on our stationery desk. On the far wall there,” Tara said, motioning in the direction of the desk.

 

“I’m sure you’ll do fine, William,” said Buffy, placing a napkin in her lap.

 

William nodded shyly, set his art supplies on the desk, and then joined the girls at the table.

 

 

5

 

William was seated next to Buffy at the little round dinner table and at some point Miss Buffy slipped off her shoe and attempted to initiate a little footsie. William nearly choked on his food when felt her rub the side of her foot up and down the inside of his lower leg. His face and ears instantly flushed with redness and he swallowed the bite of casserole he’d nearly choked on.

 

He then immediately looked over to Buffy and found her calmly eating away as if nothing at all were out of the ordinary. Then Buffy smiled, slow - like honey, and shifted her foot back further to rub the back of his calf. William could feel the tingling sensation of an imminent erection and stared at her, dumbfounded. Dear God! Does she have any idea what she’s doing to me?! thought William.

 

Willow and Tara could tell immediately what their brazen little friend was up to. Willow was reminded of herself and Xander back in high school. Hormones in high gear. Illicit footsie under the science lab table. Of course, she and Xander had been having an affair and they were never actually a couple, unlike Buffy and William.

 

Buffy, can’t you tell that whatever you’re doing to William is too much, sent Tara.

 

I know what I’m doing. It’s just a little footsie, Buffy sent back.

 

Well, if I didn’t know any better, I’d say you have your foot in his *lap*. Because he looks like he’s about ready to keel over, Tara sent.

 

Buffy paused in her eating and looked over at William. Sure enough, Tara was right. Oops, she thought. She removed her foot and slipped it back in her shoe, mouthing the words, “Oops. Sorry,” to him as she did so. William blinked, too stunned to respond, and turned his head, biting his cheek.

 

After Willow and Tara left the table to put the dishes in the wash bin, Buffy apologized to William in hushed whispers.

 

“I’m sorry, William. I didn’t mean to get you so worked up,” Buffy said. “At least…not in public, anyway,” she added slyly.

 

William blushed again and swallowed.

 

 

6

 

William bent over his sketchpad in concentration, trying to capture each girl to the best of his abilities. The three girls were all sitting together on the couch and smiling serenely while he sat across from them on a small stool. The girls watched with amusement as his blue eyes flicked up to them, then down to the paper, then up at them again, then down again.

 

Buffy couldn’t help but think of that scene from the movie Titanic. The one with Leonardo DeCaprio and Kate Winslet. Leo was drawing Kate, who was posed in the nude on a couch, and Buffy wondered what William would say if she offered to have him do a similar portrait of her. He would just die~! she thought. I can’t even give him a little footsie action without him getting all hot and bothered~!

 

Finally, William stopped drawing and put the end of the pencil in his mouth as he studied his work. “Hmmm,” he intoned as he looked over it. He still didn’t feel he had gotten Buffy’s nose quite right but it was most likely the best he could do. He took the pencil out of his mouth, looked up and said, “I suppose I’m done.”

 

“Ooo! Let us see~! Let us see~!” the girls cried, as they all outstretched their arms reaching towards the sketchpad. William gave them a crooked smile and handed it over.

 

“Ooo, pretty~!” said Willow.

 

“It’s a very lovely drawing, William,” said Tara.

 

“I like it,” said Buffy, looking over it approvingly.

 

William shrugged. “You flatter me,” he said. “I am glad I managed not to insult you, though.”

 

“Of course not. Don’t be silly, William. You do a heck of a lot better job than I do. I draw like a five year old!” said Buffy.

 

“And I don’t do much better,” said Willow.

 

“At least you can draw half-way decent cartoons,” Buffy said.

 

“But I can’t do realistic people at all,” Willow said. “Tara can, though! She draws real good,” she added.

 

Tara smiled shyly.

 

“Oh, you draw, Miss Tara?” asked William.

 

“I- I do all right,” she replied.

 

“You could draw William!” said Willow.

 

“Oo, yes, I want a picture of William!” said Buffy. “Please?”

 

“W-Well, I’m willing to draw William, if he’s willing to let me,” said Tara.

 

“Certainly, if you wish. It’s only fair, after all,” he said.

 

“Yay! Then I’ll have a picture of you I can put on my wall,” said Buffy excitedly.

 

William blushed a little and gave her an incredibly cute look.

 

“May- May I then put your picture up as well, ladies?” he asked.

 

“Of course!” the girls said.

 

“We’re your friends and Buffy’s your lady. You should have pictures of us up in your room,” said Willow.

 

Then Tara got up from the couch and fetched her own sketchpad and pencil set from her bedroom. Then she had William face her and said, “Now turn your head a little- that’s right- and smile a bit.” William did and she began drawing. Willow and Buffy watched as her pencil flew over the page in fluid strokes.

 

When Tara was done, Buffy cooed, “Oh~! It looks just like him~!”

 

Then Tara turned it around and held it up to show William. “Oh, that’s jolly good, Miss Tara. You’re very talented. Much more so than I,” exclaimed William.

 

“Thank you,” said Tara softly.

 

“Does anyone mind if I hang it up right now?” asked Buffy. “I know right where to put it!” she added.

 

They all agreed they didn’t mind and so Tara tore the picture out of her sketchbook and gave it to Buffy. Then Buffy rushed off to her room to hang it up. She tacked it up on the wall across from her bed, stood back to admire it for a bit and then rushed back.

 

“Thank you, Tara and William,” said Buffy upon her return.

 

“You’re welcome,” they said.

 

“Hey, wow! It’s starting to get dark outside. We’re going to have to light some lamps,” said Willow.

 

 

7

 

After the lamps were lit, Willow and Tara excused themselves to their room so that Buffy and William could start the courting part of the evening. William couldn’t quite seem to keep from grinning like an idiot at that announcement.

 

Oh, yeah~ *He knows* what’s comin’ to him~, thought Willow.

 

The pairs bid each other goodnight and then Buffy and William sat down on the couch. They shared a few flirtatious looks before Buffy remembered the chocolates and leapt up from the couch to get them.

 

Buffy grabbed the box and flounced back to the couch. She sat down close enough to him so that their knees touched and took the lid off the box. There were only a few cherry cordials left. Buffy slid her arm around William’s shoulder and caressed the back of his neck with her hand. She could feel his skin heat up as a flush came to his neck and face.

 

William felt entranced by her. Her boldness stunned and excited him. He watched as she plucked a cordial from the box and held it up between her thumb and index finger.

 

“Want one?” she asked, her voice dripping with seduction.

 

“All- All right,” William said softly. He was a little perplexed, but game.

 

Buffy smiled. She loved having a man that would let her take the reins for a change. “Open your mouth,” she said softly.

 

Ah, she means to feed it to me. How erotic~, thought William, flushing more. He obeyed and opened his mouth so that she could feed him the cherry cordial. As his mouth closed over the chocolate, his tongue slid over the tips of her fingers. “Mmmmm,” he intoned as he ate the candy.

 

Buffy smiled and licked her lips as arousal worked its way through her body. “Wanna’ lick the chocolate off the ends of my fingers?” she asked.

 

“Yes,” said William.

 

She brought her fingers to his mouth and he licked them clean with loving strokes. Buffy relished the sight and feel of his warm, wet tongue on her fingers. She felt as if she could melt right into the couch and her pussy twitched with excitement.

 

When he was done William asked, “Would you like one?”

 

Icing. Cake, thought Buffy as she managed to get out a ‘yes.’

 

William slid an arm around her waist as he plucked a chocolate from the box. Then he fed it to her as she had to him. When she’d swallowed it she offered to lick the chocolate off the ends of his fingers as well. He wasn’t sure that there was really any chocolate to lick off but he brought his fingers to her mouth anyway without question.

 

She took each one of his perfectly manicured fingers into her mouth and licked and sucked them. “Ohhhh~ Ohhhhh~,” he moaned, his cock getting stiff and straining at his trousers.

 

“Shall we go to my bedroom?” asked Buffy.

 

“Yes, please,” William replied.

 

Buffy grabbed William by the hand and led him to her bedroom.

 

“Oops, let me light the lamps,” Buffy said when they got to the pitch-black bedchamber. She got a match and lit every kerosene lamp in the room.

 

William gazed around the room. Directly in front of him was a lovely oak canopy bed, with two lamps above the headboard and an ornate pewter mirror in between. He glanced to his left and smiled when he saw that she had hung the picture of him in a prominent place on the left wall. Then he walked in a few steps and turned to see her vanity. Tacked up all around it were his poems. He sighed happily.

 

Buffy laughed as she walked back over to William. The look on his face was entirely too innocent to go with the prominent bulge in his trousers. He turned to face her and looked at her adoringly. “Something amuses you, my love?” he asked.

 

“You’re so cute,” she said, caressing his face with one hand. Then she ran her other hand down his chest and brought his face to hers for a kiss. He let himself be swept away with her kiss and returned it tenderly.

 

“Let’s go over to the bed,” said Buffy.

 

She sat him down on the left side of her bed and then began undressing him. William shivered nervously as she undid his silk cravat. She pulled it free of his collar with a smooth whisking sound and tossed it on the floor. Then she pushed his dress jacket off his shoulders and attempted to pull it away from him, but it was long and he was sitting on the tails of it so she had to make him stand up again. Buffy decided to go over to her vanity and hang the jacket over the back of her chair, but it was the only article of clothing to get such special treatment.

 

As Buffy bent in front of him again, she noticed the nervous expression on his face. “Don’t be so nervous, William,” she said bemusedly, undoing the buttons on his vest. Buffy didn’t realize that there were a lot more parts that were relatively private in the era she now lived in. A man, for instance, would no sooner go out in public without his shirt on than would a woman.

 

Buffy tossed the vest aside and began on the shirt, her smile widening. William’s heart thudded in his chest as she undid each button. Finally, she undid the last one and slid the dress shirt off his shoulders taking in the sight of his naked chest and arms. He was beautiful.

 

She ran her hands down his neck, over his shoulders and down his arms and then back up again. He had really good muscle tone, especially for a pampered rich boy, and his skin was smooth and warm. He was looking up at her, a sweetly vulnerable look upon his face. Buffy smiled adoringly at him and then ran her hands down his chest and over his erect nipples, causing him to gasp and straighten his spine. Her hands roamed all the way down to his abdomen and then back up again.

 

Then she kissed his earlobe and whispered, “You’re a very beautiful man, Sweet William.”

 

William had trouble breathing and he felt as if his heart would burst. “You flatter me,” he said in a wavering, strangled voice.

 

Buffy marveled at his modesty. Spike was never modest in any way. Guess that trait got lost in the translation, Buffy thought. Then she knelt before him and took off his shoes and socks. The shoes hit the floor with a thunk as she tossed them behind her.

 

Then William gulped as Buffy then ran her hands up his thighs and towards the fly of his trousers. Soon he would be before her without a stitch on, and it made him exceedingly nervous. After she freed his hard member from the confines of his trousers she pulled them off completely. He looked up at her, wondering what she’d say or do next.

 

Buffy licked her lips as she looked over the parts of him below the beltline that she hadn’t already seen. His legs were nicely toned and his balls were swollen and drawn tight against his body.

 

“William, your front looks so good, I was wondering if you would stand up a moment and show me your back too?” she asked sweetly.

 

William laughed and stood up, then turned to show her his back. With such approval, it was hard to feel too shy. He was flattered beyond measure.

 

Buffy found his back and backside to be just as beautiful as his front. She ran a finger down his spine and said, “Thank you.” William shivered and gasped at her touch and Buffy enjoyed the sight of various muscles clenching as his hips pitched forward.

 

“Now,” said Buffy, “It’s your turn to undress me.

 

William let out a nervous chuckle. “May I sit down?” he asked, turning around.

 

“Yes,” Buffy replied, suppressing a chuckle. She could tell he was a little unsteady. “A dress is easier to get off standing anyway, I think.”

 

William sat back down. She could see him already breathing heavily with anticipation. And the way he looked up at her…It was almost reverent.

 

Buffy took a few steps forward until she was practically right on top of him. Her skirts brushed his leg and covered his feet. She smiled at him, waiting.

 

William studied her dress but wasn’t certain where to begin. She had lacing up the front but he couldn’t tell for sure if it was decorative or functional. It looks functional, he thought. So he brought his hands up, grabbed each end of the string and pulled. He looked up at her and she was still smiling so he figured that he must be on the right track. Then he pulled the front of her dress apart, revealing her chemise underneath. William stared for a while, entranced with the swell of her breasts, and the shadows of her nipples on the fabric. Then he caught himself staring and turned his head away.

 

“You silly!” Buffy exclaimed. “What are you doing turning your head away? You can look and touch all you want. What, you thought that only applied to last night?”

 

William looked back up. “I…I didn’t know that applied to everything,” he said. “You- You won’t think me…lewd?” he asked.

 

Buffy laughed. “Did I think you were lewd last night~? The answer is no, by the way. Drool over me all you like,” she declared.

 

William covered his mouth with his hands and laughed. “I should hope I won’t drool at least!”

 

“Well if you do, I won’t mind,” she quipped. “Now c’mon, touch me! Undress me! Stare at me shamelessly! Assuming you want to,” she added slyly.

 

“Oh, yes! Yes, certainly I do!” exclaimed William. And with that, William pried the front of her dress open further until it was more than loose enough to pull down. But her breasts looked so soft and inviting that he moved both hands up to caress them instead of pulling off her dress. As he fondled her breasts, he stared at what he was doing, transfixed. He panted wetly and squirmed in his seat, trying to adjust his swollen balls and cock. Pre-cum began trickling from the head.

 

As Buffy watched him and enjoyed his ministrations, she could feel her own wetness increasing and her nipples harden. She let out a sighing moan.

 

William moaned in response and rubbed his thumbs over her nipples through the fabric of her chemise. His cock felt so hard, he didn’t know if he could stand it.

 

Then he finally pushed the dress off her shoulders and arms and as he slid it all the way off, her petticoats went with it. Her bloomers almost went with them as he grazed most of the buttons, causing them to come undone. Buffy stepped out of the dress and kicked it aside. Then she noticed she was still wearing shoes and socks and stepped out of them, kicking them in the direction of the dress.

 

Now she stood before him in only her underwear, the bloomers halfway falling off and revealing a golden expanse of thigh.

 

“Ohhhhh~,” he moaned appreciatively. He squeezed his legs together and his toes dug into the floorboards as he felt the urge to spend. The urge gripped him and made him feel almost sick with it.

 

Buffy shifted her hips and turned around. The bloomers fell off completely exposing her bare behind. She shivered and kicked them aside as William let out another moan, this one trembling and desperate. Then, Buffy turned back around and bent down slightly so he wouldn’t have to strain to reach the buttons of her chemise and said, “Only one piece left.”

 

“Oh, Buffy~ I feel- I feel-” said William in a shaky, strangled voice.

 

She could see him quivering intensely. “Here, I’ll undo them,” she said softly. William watched transfixed, and panted sharply as she undid each button. When she had finally gotten the last one, she slipped off the chemise and let it drop to the floor.

 

“Oh, Buffy~!” William said, his voice taking on a ragged high pitch.

 

As she bent back down, he let out a sound that was halfway between a whimper and a guttural moan. Buffy chalked it up to nerves and grabbed his wrists, moving his hands up to her bare breasts. As his fingers touched the soft swell of her breasts and his thumbs brushed against her nipples, he finally couldn’t stand it anymore. Resistance was futile.

 

“UGHHHNNN~!!!” William screamed as he threw his head back, his face going completely red. His whole body tightened, cum exploded out of his cock, and his balls clenched madly. Buffy froze in complete shock as she watched his sudden and fierce climax, seeing and feeling his hot cum spurt out onto her belly and abdomen.

 

As William limply brought his head forward he caught sight of the mess he’d made all over Buffy’s midsection. He froze and his jaw dropped open in stunned mortification. Buffy had a similar look on her face, minus the mortification. She was stunned, but found herself highly aroused by the sight and feel of her Sweet William cumming, and all over her at that. If her past lovers had never let her get a real good look at their equipment, you can bet that she never saw it ‘in action’. And certainly none of them had ever lost it over merely seeing her naked and touching her body. No, sirree, Bob.

 

But William was mortified. Mortified beyond belief at what he’d done to his darling Miss Buffy. Dear, God! Oh~ Dear God~!! How can I even apologize for this??! thought William. She’ll never even want to look at me again~! I’ve made a horrible, horrible mess! She’ll never forgive me~!

 

Buffy locked eyes with William and they stared open mouthed at each other. William looked devastated. Tears were welling up in his eyes. Poor William~! Buffy thought. That must have been what he was trying to tell me. He felt like he was going to cum~. And now, knowing him, he probably thinks I’ll never want to speak to him again!

 

“Oh, William, it’s okay~,” Buffy said. “I’m not mad at you or anything. I’m not even grossed out. I love you, and you love me, so it’s okay. In fact, it’s even more than okay. It’s worth the mess. I even like the mess. Since you made it.” She smiled.

 

William blinked at her, causing the tears in his eyes to roll down his cheeks. Buffy let go of his wrists and brushed the tears away with her thumbs. “It’s okay, baby~. It’s okay,” she said, caressing his cheeks. Then she kissed his lips and hugged him, stroking his hair. “I love you. Don’t feel bad~,” she said.

 

“I’m sorry~,” William said, close to sobbing.

 

“Shhh~ No, don’t be sorry~,” Buffy said, cuddling him. Then she stood back up and blushed. “Actually, I thought it was pretty hot.”

 

“Hot?” asked William, sniffling.

 

“Sexy,” Buffy explained.

 

He raised his eyebrows questioningly.

 

Sexually arousing,” Buffy said, blushing further.

 

William stared up at her with cautious amazement.

 

Buffy caressed the side of his face and said, “I like seeing my Sweet William get all…spurty…over me. And I can’t help but feel a little flattered, seeing as how you climaxed just from seeing me naked and touching me.” Then she removed her hand from his face and asked, “And aren’t you flattered when I get all wet over you? Like I am now?”

 

William blushed and his cock twitched to life again. He nodded his head yes.

 

“And do you think it’s gross when I get you all sticky with my…wetness?” she asked.

 

He shook his head no. “In- In fact…I like it,” he said, blushing and looking away shyly.

 

“Well, there you go,” said Buffy.

 

“Are- Are you sure it’s all right?” he asked, looking up at her.

 

“I’m not saying I want to go out of my way to get doused…But if it happens, I’ll enjoy it,” she said, smoothing his cum on her body until it was a clear sheen on her skin. She didn’t mind having it on her, but she felt the need to smooth it out.

 

William stared at her, slack-jawed, as she rubbed his juices around on her skin, his cock hardening a little bit more.

 

“Do you want to feel how wet I am?” she asked, giving him her sweet-seductive look.

 

William nodded his head ‘yes.’

 

Buffy straddled and slid up one of his thighs, coating it with her own juices. She watched with lusty satisfaction as his cock stiffened all the way. And he was giving her a look of astounded horniness.

 

All that arousal…Just for me, they thought.

 

Then Buffy brought her hand down to his hardened member and began stroking it. William closed his eyes briefly and began moaning. Buffy watched as the foreskin covering his shaft slid up and down his length with the motion of her fist. William looked down to watch as well, glancing over at Buffy’s face every now and then.

 

Buffy squirmed on his thigh, her swollen lips and clit rubbing into it, and looked into his face. William’s face was contorted with a combination of pleasure and desire as he looked into her eyes. Then she slid her fist up to the head of his cock and began massaging it through the velvety foreskin now covering it.

 

“Oohhhh~!!” William moaned. “Oohhh~ Oohhh~ Oh~!”

 

Buffy brought her mouth to his and he opened it, sliding his tongue out to meet hers. They moaned into each other’s mouths as they kissed deeply. William wrapped his arm around her as they continued and then he pulled his head back, gasping. She was massaging the head of his cock vigorously now.

 

“Buffy-! Buffy-! I- I’m going to~!” he said, panting franticly.

 

“That’s okay. Go ahead. Any mess can be cleaned up later,” she said.

 

“Uhng! Ah! AHHHHH~!!” William cried out as he spurted into the air. Buffy had her arm around his shoulder so he wouldn’t fall back, and listened as his spendings spattered and dripped onto the hardwood floor. The last of his cum dribbled down her fist.

 

He leaned his forehead against hers, panting and whimpering. His whole body felt limp and rubbery. She squirmed on him again, and whimpered. She’d been ignoring her own needs, but didn’t know how much longer she could go on without going crazy.

 

As soon as William came to his senses, he picked up on her signals and said, “Oh, my love~, you must be dying~! Are you? May I lay you down and explore you? Would that bring you pleasure?”

 

“Oh, yes~! Please~,” Buffy said. And then she got up off his thigh and scrambled to the center of the bed. William turned and watched as she maneuvered into position and flopped down on her back, laying her head on a pillow. Her body glistened in the lamplight.

 

“Okay, explore here…” –she pointed to her pussy- “and here…” –she pointed to her breasts- “both at the same time if you like,” she finished. Then she smiled, held out her arms, and motioned for him to come to her.

 

William laughed, his face lighting up. “You are pure joy!” he exclaimed as he crawled over to her.

 

Buffy returned his laughter.

 

William laid down on his side to her left and put his arm around her, holding her close. He looked at her lovingly and ran his left hand up the inside of her thigh. Buffy moaned, arched her back and put her arm around him as well.

 

He looked longingly at her breasts, wanting to taste them. William decided to be bold and go ahead. As he leaned down to them he looked up at Buffy.

 

He was giving her That Look again. That innocent-sexy look. And bringing out his tongue. Yesyesyesyesyes… Buffy thought.

 

William licked the swell of her breast, all the way up to her nipple, eliciting a mewling sound from her. She watched her pointy, swollen nipple rest on his tongue as he slowly licked up causing her to moan insistently. Then he took the rosy nipple into his mouth and pulled his head back causing it to pop right back out. Buffy gave him a delighted squeak and he repeated the process several times to each of her nipples.

 

Then he took the first one into his mouth and began sucking it passionately yet gently. Buffy grabbed the back of his head and ruffled his hair, arching her back and twitching her hips. Her body was so keyed up that little mini orgasms began to rush over her. She mewled and twitched in ecstasy. Then he gave the other nipple the same treatment and she twisted her body slightly towards him and pressed his face to her breast.

 

“William~ William~ William~!” she cried out.

 

“Mmmmm~,” he replied.

 

And then he pulled his head away gasping for air.

 

“Mmmm~,” he said, licking his lips slightly.

 

Buffy whimpered and ruffled his hair.

 

Finally, he brought his fingers to her quim and began stroking and rubbing her clit and labia. She jerked into his fingers and gasped.

 

“Is this good, my love?” he asked.

 

“Yes, please don’t stop,” she said.

 

He continued his stroking and rubbing for a while and then he slipped his middle finger in between her folds and began rubbing around her opening. Buffy mewled desperately. William continued, marveling at the warm, wet, velvety texture. He could feel her quim pulsing and twitching for him and was suddenly aware of his returned erection. He could feel his pulse begin to race through it in anticipation. He ignored it and went on.

 

“M-May I feel inside of you?” he asked.

 

“Yes,” said Buffy in a wavering voice.

 

William slipped his finger inside and rubbed it all around the spongy swollen flesh he found there. That is a most interesting and delightful texture~, he thought. Buffy was moaning loudly now and throwing her head back. She was also tightening up.

 

“May I put another in?” he asked, before she could get any tighter.

 

“Uhunn~!” she cried.

 

William took that as a yes and slipped another finger in. He caressed her cunny as he moved his fingers into her. He made a beckoning motion with his fingers against her inner wall, wanting to get a really good feel. This had the lucky benefit of stimulating her G-spot and making her cum like mad. She clutched him and convulsed and screamed like a banshee. William’s eyes widened and he froze in shock at the extreme, although positive, reaction he was getting.

 

“William!! William!! William!!” she cried out as she continued to cum, tightening and pulsing around his fingers. She shivered and jerked like she was hooked up to lightning. Finally she collapsed, cooing and twitching slightly every now and then.

 

William pulled his fingers from her and then his jaw dropped when he looked at his hand. The whole thing was absolutely covered with her cum, the thick fluid webbing between his fingers as he splayed them.

 

“Goodness~!” he said, staring at it.

 

“Huh?” Buffy asked weakly. And then she leaned up and caught sight of his hand. “Whoa.”

 

What- what should I do now? wondered William. Should I lick it off? Oh, no, that seems rather indecorous. Should I wipe it on…what? The sheets? That doesn’t seem very proper either. Oh, dear.

 

“Oh, um, I- uh…I’m glad you said you, uh… liked that sort of thing, William,” Buffy said, giving him a nervous laugh. “Uh, I guess you can just wipe it on the sheets. If that’s how your hand looks, then the sheets are creamed anyway.”

 

William gave her a shy smile and did as she suggested.

 

“That was incredible,” said Buffy caressing the back of his head looking up at him sweetly “What you just did to me,” she added.

 

“Oh…I’m glad~,” William said, looking at her adoringly.

 

Then Buffy kissed him and ran her hand down his chest and to his stiff cock. She stroked it lightly with her fingers, causing William to make various happy noises as he kissed and cuddled her passionately.

 

Finally, William broke off the kiss and insinuated himself between her legs. “May I?” he asked.

 

“Yes,” replied, stroking his hair.

 

William hovered over her and wiggled his hips in an effort to position himself at her entrance.

 

“Here,” Buffy said, as she reached down to guide him in.

 

 Thus positioned, he put one hand on her hip and used his other arm to push into her. “Oohhhh~!” he moaned. “Miss Buffy~.”

 

She made a happy noise and arched into him.

 

He gasped and groaned as he moved over her, reveling in the sensation of her hot center, and skin on skin. Both their bodies became slick with perspiration as he continued to thrust into her. “Oh~! Oh~! Oh~! Miss Buffy~! Buffy~! Buffy~,” chanted William as he bent his head down into the crook of her neck and moved a hand to her left breast. Buffy pitched her hips into his thrusts and held onto him, moaning and making other assorted happy noises.

 

“Ah, William~!” she cried out tightening around him and causing him to jerk his head up.

 

“Uhhgg~!” he groaned.

 

Then Buffy gasped and almost laughed at the sight of his spectacles askew and bent on his face from the rough treatment they had received as he pressed his face into her and the pillow. Buffy had become so accustomed to them, that she hadn’t even thought to remove them with the rest of his outfit. They were almost like a part of him.

 

“William don’t stop, but hold your head still so I can get those off you,” Buffy said, her voice breathy.

 

“Uhn~! Thank you~,” he said as he obeyed and moved only his hips, rocking them into her, while she removed the spectacles.

 

She hooked them onto the headboard and they slid down the curve to the post. “I’ll fix them for you later,” she said.

 

“Uhn~!” he replied and then returned to his thrusting pace. Soon he returned his head to the crook of her neck as well, and began groaning deep in his chest. He could feel her heartbeat quickening against his hand and her quim flutter around his hard member. He used the last of his strength to quicken his pace. Buffy threaded her fingers through his hair and placed her hand on his, over her heart.

 

Then, Buffy cried out as she climaxed and bucked under him. William joined her with cries of his own as he quivered on top of her with orgasmic delight, spending into her with rapid bursts. Finally and completely spent, he collapsed on top of her and panted against her, whispering, “I love you.”

 

“Love you too, William,” she said, kissing his head and stroking his hand over her breast.

 

William sighed and passed out.

 

Buffy sighed as well, her eyes drooping shut. Soon, she was lulled to sleep by the sound of William’s steady breathing.

 

 

--- To Be Continued . . .

 

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