This is really rich stuff!  I appreciate your having both Giles and Joyce being at their best in the same story ( which it seemed was impractical in the television version of the Hellmouth saga). And, yeah, hurray for having Willow & Xander not be all racist (speciesist?) when they both so dig the demons themselves.

Poor Spike, everyone always assumes the worst.

very good read, thank you. giles really is an idiot.

Great chapter

Oh yay, definately continuing to enjoy. So Riley thought that he could just move in on her when all she wanted was to be friends? This is not going to be good for Spike. He's got the Initiative to watch out for and he doesn't even know it. Unless they follow him around they'll hopefully think he's human since he walks in daylight. Joyce is right Spike needs to be there for the baby's demon. Oh wait until Giles hears that Spike's connecting with the baby's demon. I imagine that he was hoping that the baby would be all human. It's going to be hard explaining pink milk the bottles. Yup, enjoying the heck out of this. Thanks D.