I loved the truth of Spike’s statement, ‘You don’t have to trust to love someone’ as well as everything else that he said. He really showed how much he loves Buffy by being willing to even give her a chance to prove herself I just hope for his sake and happiness that she can.

How is she gonna earn his trust? can't wait to read on.

I hope he's not going to get over this like some 24-hour bug!

Great chapter. I am glad that Spike is giving Buffy the crumb she never gave him. I know that Buffy will probably make mistakes in trying to prove her love for Spike but I hope that eventually it will be Spuffy.

Buffy begging - love it. Wonderfully tearful.

Nice character development. I'm glad she finally sees the light. But I don't think Spike can bear to make her work too hard. I feel so bad for both of them. And unfortunately I sense a certain lackage of forthcoming smut. Can't wait for the next chapter.

aww. poor spikey. i hope buffy's feelings for spike for genuine, cuz she's got a hell of a lot to make up for. great chapter. can't wait for more.

pleeaaase make it happier soon *whimpers*

I'm loving this. It'll be great to see Buffy trying to win Spike--chase after him--for a change. Can't wait to see how this plays out.

the sad thing is, spike really *shouldn't* trust her -- not now, not ever.

the minute willow or giles or especially xander express any of their usual anti-demon/anti-spike crap, buffy will not stand up for spike, or for her relationship with him...

powerful read, thank you. buffy received more than she deserved from spike. what she has done in the previous chapters did not warrant a chance so easily. thanks again for the great read.

powerful read, thank you. buffy received more than she deserved from spike. what she has done in the previous chapters did not warrant a chance so easily. thanks again for the great read.

Poor, poor Spike.  I love that you kept him strong through this.  No matter how hard it would be for him to reject her advances, to do otherwise would have made it too easy for Buffy to hurt him again.  Wonderful chapter.

Once again, you have taken strong, confused emotions and just thrown them in our face. This story is starting to worry me, because you estimated 17 or so chapteres. JL, if you end this story too quickly I very well may just go completely barmy. I *need* for this to end properly, happy ending or no; and although i have no doubts about your writing skills, I just want to say that somehow you will be paying for my therapy bills if this ends abruptly. Just a friendly warning:)

No chances for Buffy! Absolutely none! Make her SUFFER! SUFFER!SUFFER!....ok... I'm evil...so what?

Crying again how could you make it so sad. I hope Buffy learnt her lesson and Spike will let Her prove that she really does love him. More pleaseeee...........

It's wonderful

I wish that he'd held out longer and made her suffer more. While Spike understands and deeply feels what he is saying, I think Buffy is still very much involved in her own discomfort and doesn't truly understand what she has done and how far she has to go. I still think she is totally untrustworthy. It would be better if Spike were strong enough to leave the town. Looking forward to seeing what happens next.

great chapter

He's a smart one...really understands the psychology, though he hasn't been human in so long.

And hey! You used "love is a choice" - exactly what she needed to learn.