Great chapter :D

More please! I can't wait for the updates - this is a good story. Thanks, Cheryl

um...waiting patiently for an update... :)

"His tone softened. “What kind of love could I claim if I were not willing to defend you?” he asked, thereby completely disarming her." Yep, that would do it. *grins* That was an excellent chapter. Looking forward to more.

Good. I didn't think he had been turned. There didn' seem to be enough time for that in the story.

I am so in love with your William. :happy:You've managed to create a character who could very believably become the Spike that we all know--a man with the ability to pour his entire soul into his love and devotion of a woman. I don't want to see him turned, but at least I know that he becomes Spike, who I already love anyway :-)

Oh my god, I thought my head was going to explode! I especially loved the part when Buffy is tending to him, and looking at his neck, I just found that so touching. Great update!

Same me - I reviewed at FF.net, since Ive been reading there the whole time.

Poor confused William...I hope he just bites the bullet and asks for her hand, if he's so hot for her nowadays. They're already in love.

This is like Heathcliffe, only not boring, and with more moments which cause my thoughts to have exclaimation marks. :)

Somehow I missed it when you posted the last chapter, so nice bonus seeing two new ones tonight! Really enjoying this.

Okay, I'm thinking William needs to hie himself down to the family bank vault, get out the jewels and buy that special license before things get completely out of hand. You're a sneak, but I expected Charles Archer. AFter I read the last chapter twice, that is. Terrific as always.

I believe the saying "Resistance is futile." applies here. So does "stubborn as a mule." :lol:

Great update and yes it was worth the wait. ;)

Poor William always wanting to stand up for the virtue of Buffy. Just glad that she was able to pull the truth out of him. They are both just so sweet..

Lovely - I had been afraid at first that he'd been turned, but of course it was the bully. Slayer smack-down coming? Or will William/Spike get his own revenge. This story is developing so well - I can't tell you how much I'm enjoying it.

PS - if you want someone to take a peek at the chapters before you post them, *waves hand*, I'm available. And I totally am not volunteering just so I can see them first. Really not. Honestly...I swear..

Well, now I know he didn't sucker punch him. Of course he liked it but I can see his confusion, ladies are not supposed to know those thing. Waiting for his mother to tell him of the attack. Thanks for updating this wonderful fic.

It seems Buffy may have some reservations about returning to the present. Very interesting, can't wait for more. I regularly check a couple sites for your updates.Hope to see more soon.

This is a beautiful chapter. The late night, the dream-like quality, the longing...just lovely.

Wow, this story is fulfilling my BTVS addiction. The addiction is for well written meaty stories. This story is written in an easy flowing style. It is filled with enough detail for it to come alive in my mind’s eye, yet not so much that it becomes tedious. The characters are even more lovable than the original, and yet the story is thick with dark undertones. You have spiked William. Just as Spike began as a two dimensional character, you have transformed the geeky William that the show provided into an entirely interesting, likable and complex character. Like Buffy, the reader cannot help but fall in love with him. I cannot say enough good things about this fiction. I appreciate the frequent updates. Please keep writing.

damn it !!!!

"FEVER!!!! You you give me fever, fever all through the night." MOve over Peggy Lee.

Yep, your writing is giving me A fever in anticipation. Funny, although I want Buffy and William to get all hot and heavy, I sincerely hope that William remains the gentlemen and asks Buffy to marry him. Then we get the minister there five minutes after the proposal and then off to the honeymoon *wink, wink* These two deserve some privacy and 'fun' before the bad happens.

Great chapter as always. It's going to be a loooooog week for me until the next update. Sigh.

oh! He's not a vampire! yay!
I guess I'm enjoying the William/Elizabeth interplay too much to want it to end. Poor Ann - when she sees him, she'll freak.
You know, I think it's really funny that you and DoS post right after each other most of the time. Just had to share my amusement... :)

Wonderful, I loved it. Please update again soon!

Poor William. Why do I think Buffy is going to get all vengeance bound? I'm actually glad he got beaten up rather than turned, though. I'm thinking possessive William is going to be an interesting change.

oooo, lusty thoughts from William. All the passion of Spike is already there, or at least can be. He just doesn't realize that it isn't a horrible thing to want to do what they both want to do. And now he's gotten a taste of real violence, too.

Great chapter!!! I thought Angelus or Drusilla had gotten him, but no, he had only been beaten. Poor William... Please update soon. I love this story.

SQUEE!! LOVED IT!! So glad that he wasn't turned yet, but I'm so afraid of when the times comes. I know, now I'm acting like a ninny, but I love your William so much that I almost don't want him to be turned into Spike. Hmm, although, it seems William is starting to loosen up and release his desires for Elizabeth....can't wait for more!!