Time for Buffy to tell the truth now; without Spike's help she shouldn't patrol. It's time that she opens her eyes and sees how dangerous it is. *sigh* Even if it sucks for her having lost her slayer part.

Great chapter. I liked Dawn's suspicion, and Buffy's own doubts about keeping the secret from her friends. As always, your scenes with just Buffy and Spike manage to have a lot of depth and emotion behind simple words.

Spike needing some space is handled well and manages to stay in character when he's clearly still ruled by his heart. I remember hearing Joss Whedon talking about OMWF and how Spike needed to tell Buffy to go away so they could start a kind of relationship--because if he was always available and expected and taken for granted, Buffy would never realize that seeing him did matter to her.
 
I worry about how she'll handle patrolling and being cut off from her friends by the secret and that they seem to be ignoring how much they hurt her when they selfishly pulled her out of Heaven. But I think the reunion will be fun.

Great chapter and looking forward to more.

Good, Buffy needs a wake-up call, Scoobies too.

love it please update soon

Owie!