Summary: Canon Buffy encounters a Buffy from another Universe, and learns how a few surprising changes could lead to her having everything she's ever dreamed of. One of the What-If books.
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Series: The What-If Books
Categories: Season 1, Alternate Reality, Baby/Kid Fic
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Giles, Joyce
Genres: Dramedy, Established Relationship, HEA/HFN, Lighthearted
Warnings: Abortion, Buffy/Other (Temp), Human!Spike, Infertility Issues/Miscarriage
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1
Word count: 9,901 Hit Count: 1,050 ePub Downloads: 22
Published: April 09, 2023 Updated: April 09, 2023


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The title comes from the Ingrid Michaelson song of the same name.

1. Chapter 1 by Willow25 - Likes: 28 Comments: 16 Word Count: 9,901 Hit Count: 1,050 Published: April 09, 2023

I originally had Buffy’s question, “What if I had dated Sam Lawson instead of Angel?” almost immediately when I was jotting down the questions for ‘What-If' Books. Unfortunately, I already had about three ideas that completely recreated the series, and since Angel's there from the start I couldn’t figure out how to start it from a later point in the show. So the idea just festered in my brain, with me never writing any of it.


Then I had an idea for how this universe could overlap with canon, giving us and the Season One cast a window into it, without reinventing the wheel (or rewriting all the seasons). This is the result. I hope you enjoy. It's most likely a one-shot, but if I come up with a good way for the universes to interact again and there is interest, I may add a second chapter. I don't see it going beyond that.