Thank you for the lovely moments with Joyce and Dawn. Gives a dark part of the story a little warmth and fuzziness.

has dawn just arrived or did i miss something

great chapter

okay. I am just glad that at least even fake, Spike has someone on his side. Wonder what Joyce is going to do when all of this comes out. So happy to see someone in the way of having Spike just about killed all of the time.

oh wow i loved it. I love spike being big bad but still being caring towards the summers women. Oh what are they going to tell dawn

This is so sweet, he finds comfort in Dawn. Great chappie!

Actually had a long review but it got ate by computer gnomes. Sigh. I love your use of Dawn in this fic. It is excellant - I can/t wait to see how you develop this plot point.

Nice retrospective.

I'm thinking that Dawn's here now, instead of later, because the Monks saw that her protectors have a new, unexpected, bond. If they have a seer in their midst, they should know how much Spike will want to protect her, too. His memories could have been altered to think of her as no more than a bratty kid, but instead, he holds great affection for her. The monks inserted Dawn in their lives in the exact way it would benefit the safety of the Key most. Quite an extraordinary spell.

I have a feeling I am going to like Dawn in this fic.

Dawn seems pretty sensible so far - long may it last.

Eat Dawn! Eat Dawn! Happy meal on legs!

Ok,that was a twist in the history, and a good one. I like this little interlude explaining Spike past history with the Summers women. Please update soon.

yay dawn! I was wonreing if dawn was going to be ib this story. Perfict timing, if you ask me.
More soon please.

Oh I can't wait to see how Buffy explains this. Thanks for the update and can't wait for more.

Oh good. If anyone can step in and try to pull this together a bit, it'll Joyce and Dawn.
And I like the demonstration of Spike's feelings pre-chip.

It's looking like Dawn will have a mitigating effect on them both. Eagerly awaiting the next chapter!

good chapter. maybe dawn can aid spike, considering buffy's reaction. love the story. thanks for the read.

LOL I love your Spike Dawn interaction.

Perfect choices (I read Joyce as an ally even if she hasn't appeared yet). Don't mind a bit if "Dawn wasn't really there yet"....perfect fit for this story. Perhaps in making Dawn (if you are still going to have her be the key), Buffy lost a part of herself and that explains her uber bitch from hell personae. Great update, really, really made me smile.

Kathleen

Interesting backstory. Didn't much care for it coming all at once like that - it would have been easier to read broken up - but perhaps that's the way Spike suddenly "remembered" everything that had happened? Still loving the story.

I’ve never seen you do anything seriously wrong when it wasn’t about Drusilla, Spike.”

Wait a minute Ms Author - what about the time Joyce had to pop Spike on the head with an axe. How quickly we forget.

Like the way you've woven Dawn into the backstory.