"He was gone – no prayers, no pleas to the Powers – to heaven or a god she wasn’t sure existed – would change that."

Another great line -

"Did giving his life to save the world absolve him?

Buffy hoped so – almost more than she wished him back.

Time to go . . ."

Wonderful part - so much said with just a few words -

I'm catching up, and I have to say that this chapter was even better than the first one. It was amazingly and emotionally written. Beautiful. I loved it!

very powerful chapter. very good. *runs to next one*

This is so moving. It honestly brings me to tears. I love the simple yet captivating way in which you write.

Great job.

Well, you've made me cry twice (even though in the first chapter I knew what he didn't about that night).

Oh, man, what can I say? You brought tears to my eyes.

You have me crying. These two looks at Buffy and Spike are beautiful and perfect. Thank you so much for writing it.

Sad but lovely. Their grief is palpable, but laced with hope.

Beautiful, heart wrenching and extremely sad as there is no one for her to share her grief with, and her still not able to trust her friends with the truth of how much Spike means to her, and yet her actions speak very clearly of this. I love how she honors him with a copy of the ritual he did for her, and that his home had become her home to the extent that Angel could not enter added extra depth to her actions.

nice. I truly loved it

Very touching. Dare we hope that Buffy's devotion will pay off - as Spike's did?

Oh!  It breaks my heart!  Loved this.  It was wonderful...  But it leaves me wanting more! Wahhh!  Thanks for writing it.  :)

terribly sad, beautiful read. thank you

just absolutely love it.

You made me cry you wicked writer. That was beautiful. Maybe Buffy does owe it to Spike to make Willow and that bone head Giles listen to what Spike meant to her.

*sniff* okay both were excellent

and still crying LMAO