Beautiful ending!  Selfish me something more smoochy but I totally get it.  They are on a path to mature love.

Your stories are always so perfect.  Who would have ever thought I could be ok with a story that does not end with Buffy and Spike together?  But with the way you wrote it, I was very satisfied with the ending--more than that.  I was actually happy to see that Buffy understands that Spike needs time to grow and find out who he is and he realizes it, too.   Well written--as all your stories are!

I really like this story.. x I would love to see a sequal to it.. x I think you should have a spike version or something when he goes back to rome? x I dunno..x thanks for writing it I really enjoyed it<3 x

Much Love

<3 K.M <3

 

Fabulous adult ending for them.  Ready for the next time around.  One day, they'll both be ready at the same time.  Wonderful. 

Ohh semi sad ending.  :(  Nice story though.

LOVED it!!! Hoping for an epilogue.....

 Oh wow. I really liked how you ended this. Spike is still growing and Buffy is learning to accept Spike changing into a better person. Wonderfully done.

 And ooh! I forgot to mention the part about cookie dough! Loved it, such a Buffy thing to say, and the way you wrote it was like watching SMG babble :D

I loved Buffys "no, you`re not, but thanks for saying it" line!!

I really, really wanted them to end up together in the end of this fic (I was 100 % sure they were going to :P) but I really liked that you did something a bit original, and I have no doubt that they`ll end up back together when Spike`s a cake. Or cookies. Ya  know.

I enjoyed this a lot, thanks for writing it! :)

Very satisfying reunion fic. Lots of misunderstandings leading up to the realisation that they're in love and the mature decision that being together can wait until Spike's ready.

He reached over and put a hand on her arm. “I’m sure it felt true at the time. Heat of the moment and all that. And I appreciated it, really I did. But I knew why you said it. I was dying, Buffy. You never thought I’d come ’round afterwards holding you to your word.” He shrugged. “That’s why I never told you I was back.”

That's what I thought! I am in complete agreement with Spike on this one. When I saw the finale of BtVS, that is the thought that ran thru my head. Then during Ats season 5 the way Spike acted it seemed to me that he really thought that way too. That she only said it in the heat of the moment knowing she would never have to back it up.

I love how you brought them together in a place in which they could relate.  Then the tentativeness and the hopefullness fell into place.  Loving this!

 

Terrific fight and great Spuffy conversation.  And so so sad.

Ah, this is so well written.. All the emotions seem so real and character driven, like something Joss would do (I mean that as a compliment btw! Not like the comics! lol). I love "your" Spike and Buffy, and I also really appreciated that little part about Buffy and LA. I liked it! (=

Way to leave us with a cliffhanger btw? Lmao. I cant wait for more, VERY exciting ;) :D

Very believable crossed wires and misunderstandings. I hope neither of them is seriously hurt - and the windows in the car aren't broken getting nasty Mr Sun on Spike. More please.

God, I feel for Buffy but she is so self-centred :/

I hope they are ok!

Fantastic dialogue!  I hope this Spuffy communication problem resolves itself.

 

"and while he had great confidence in Spike’s ability to screw this up all on his own, he didn’t exactly want a front row seat to the show. If Spike was going to be an idiot and drive her away, there was no reason he should interfere."  --  Spike and Angel together are the best comedic duo ever.  You have captured it perfectly.  And really, those two are the only relationship that can hold a candle to the Spuffy.  Well done. 

Great chapter - Spike is a nut and great Angel.

You have great one liners! Loved the ones: "For all his annoyances and frustrations, Spike was family." and "If I thought you were evil, I’d kill you myself". Brilliant! Your dialogue between Spike and Angel is very believable. Great stuff! Can't wait for more!

That line Buffy made about the amulet was spot on Buffy speak.
Im really enjoying this. Please update soon! :)

I absolutely love the Spike / Angel interaction. They were great together in ATS 5, and you capture that perfectly.
And I like that Angel is being helpful about Buffy and Spike, not a great big jerk who wants them apart.
And I totally think you're right- SPike did like it in LA. He was treated with respect (even from Angel on ocassion), had friends and was very, very rarely treated like he was a 'evil, disgusting thing.' All he got with the Scoobies was hate and disgust. Can you really blame the man for wanting to stay with the ones who like him, opposed to the ones who always treated him like crap?
Anyway, great chapter!

 Aw. I like the Spike and Angel friendship that they have going on, even though it is tentative. It looks like Buffy is just going to run away from her emotions of Spike. Poor Spike. 

I like understanding Angel

Yeah! Go, Spike!  In my opinion, Buffy deserved that.  After all, she'd been sitting there waiting knowing that Spike would show up.  Buffy should have had some sort of control.  Spike was blindsided.   

I am always so delighted to see a new story by you.  You just have a magic flair for writing Spike stories.  I love how you wrote the interaction between him and Angel.  And yes, I wouldn't be surprised if Buffy blew it just like you envisioned.

BTW  I'm glad you are ignoring the comics version.  I ignore them as much as possible myself!

 

 OH. EM. GEE.

I am in love with you. For writing this I mean. HOLY MOTHERFUCKING GOD! Why cant you write the darn comics? I would like.. buy them and stuff then.

Nice start E - LOL at the Barbra S concert.. 

I really like how they didn't just run and fall into each other's arms as most spuffy fics tend to do. There is a lot of angst between them and it would take more than one confrontation before they can get things right! Great stuff!

I cannot wait to read more!

The whole point was that Buffy existed somewhere out there, someplace he’d never go, like the beach on a sunny day or a Barbra Streisand concert.

Haha... had a total image of Spike at a Barbra Streisand show. Also, love the way he picks Angel's desk as the best place for a chaos demon-slimed duster. Good stuff.

Finally!

Go, Spike! I'm so glad you're not letting him take all the blame anymore, and actually throwing Buffy's expectations of how he should let her feel superior and gracing him with her presence back in her face. Maybe she doesn't deserve to be hurt cruelly, but she hasn't treated him at all well and there is a way to be too forgiving.

You can't love someone you don't respect. Now, Spike doesn't rely on her and her friends and her town for everything, but can stand on his feet as an equal and make his own decisions, and believe in himself and his soul that they're right without her telling him he's wrong or wrongly motivated.

Great start, and I loved how you captured Spike and Angel before they reached Angel's office. Had me grinning the whole time.

THANK YOU for writing this!

I've been reading a bunch of reninion fics since the last comic came out, and all but a few of them have Buffy coming, yelling, Spike apologizing, etc...and as good as they are, they make me want to hit something. Why should Spike have to apologize for doing something for himself for a change? Why should Buffy be angry that he decided that, for once, it wouldn't be all about her?

And then I reaad this, and it made my day. I mean, I still want them to work out and get a happy ending (years of Disney have made me love those happy endings), but I like Spike getting his balls back (and Buffy brought down a peg, but that's a whole nother story).

I especailly like the expression 'looking at him with he face of a child who'd just been bitten by her own pet dog'. It suits them well- Buffy allowed to do as she wishes, but Spike supposed to play by the rules and take it (she gives the same look to Angel in ATS when he hits her when she's going after Faith). Apparently either of them striking back is unthinkable to her. I think that pretty much sums up her world view, that line.

Anyway, cannot wait for more!