I really liked this. I read the other story and Buffy well her plans really bit her in the ass didn't they. She was selfish in the companion story. She wanted the big gesture from Spike, so what does she do? She sends him an invitation to her wedding, hedging her bets. That way if Spike doesn't come to sweep her off her feet she has a back up plan. Well he came and shot her down. And it was beautiful! You don't invite the man you love who loves you to your wedding to someone else and expect a happy ending!

    Oh, please, please, please, please, please, please! Write a sequel: Spike hides out in "Mayberry" ( really Prestonsburg, KY) and meets an incredibly loving middle-aged Hillbilly who will NEVER kick him in the head or threaten to stake him. I could help with the plot, yeah?   I loved this.  But don't do it again!

it is "good."  it is "damn good."  thank you for the fun read.

Wooooo hell yeah Spike with backbone. I'm a Spike/Buffy fan but only some times, I like Spike to have a backbone and shit and I hate Angel to.

NICE - it's good to have a not happy Spuffy ending at times - and to have all the hurt and rage find expression in works -

This was an excellent folow up to Buffy's thinking that Spike would come for her. He did, in a way, just not the way she thought he would. ;)  Now someone needs to write where Buffy charges after Spike and they have a big blowout in front of the new hubby, the Scoobies, and everyone else. Could be a real eye opener???

As much as I hate to say this, being a Spuffy fan and all....YAY for Spike getting his stones back!

Great piece S and EVIL.  Maybe he could burn the church down for good measure.

This Buffy doesn't seem to be expecting Spike to sweep her off feet - no disappointment then!  At least he got to say his piece.

I adore Buffy with all of my heart, so I can say this without the least bit of schadenfreude, and you'll know that it's not coming from a "Buffy deserves to be punished for what she did to St. Spike, that bitch!" kind of place at all: that was glorious.  And I love it as a companion to Eowyn fic more than I can say.

Also, I love the fact that Angel's there for him.  Yay for Angel.

Ah, so this is your idea of what would have happened had he shown? Hee! Drunk, I can see, but he sounds a little harsh to me.  Of course, we don't know what happened before they split, so maybe she did do all that stuff.  Somehow I doubt that he'd feel good right now, though... Bet he gets a lot drunker before the night is over...                       
<small> whisper - you might want to check your verbs in the veil-lifting sentence.</small>

Whoo! Bet that felt good to get off his chest. He'll pay for it tomorrow, though. ;)

Excellent response fic.  Poor baby, hurting terribly with only Angel for comfort but Buffy has dug her own grave this time.

Kathleen

Oh my gosh! I had read the story that this is a companion to and it made me so sad. I'm glad you took it up, and I hope for some more chapters, I'd love to see where this can lead!