That was a very long tease... I really liked this story as a whole, with the 'slutty Slayer blanket' and drugged up Buffy as the absolute highlights. I laughed so hard at the latter that my abs got a great workout. You catch the interaction between them pretty much spot on.

That was really good. I hope there's a sequel.

Love your Story :)

Just read this whole story in two days! Loved it1 You write beautifully!

I really enjoyed what you have done here. I read the hole thing start to finish with just a small stop for some much needed sleep. And I have to say you are such a tease with all the will they wont they stuff! But I really loved it. The hole stumbling drunk to her door was good but the random wanting of the ice cream and the passing out bit was truly brilliant.

On my top 10 list of fave spuffy fics for sure!

Ok can i just say i really extremely loved this story. This is one that grabbed and kept my attention from the very beginning. The only other thing i have to say is thank God for some authors that actually know how to write properly.

Okay you know i loved this story.
And you know i love you for writing it :)

But i kinda hate you just a little bit cos this was the last chapter.

But the last chapter was awesomeeeee!!!!

and when are you starting your next story? soon i hope. Cos what would i do without my updates from you?
 
I dont really think that i would survive.

I would love to see a sequel of this. like in the future... or maybe thats just me trying to get you to put lady gaga into your stories somewhere :) hehehehe
(and yes im still going on about that)

Plleeeeeasseeee START ANOTHER STORY :D haha

xxxxxxxxxxxxx

p.s. you're amazing :)

To misquote Spike from this chapter - 'this story "was bloody great"'!!! :) You have taken us on a rollercoaster of emotions in this story - the highs and lows of which have been spectacular, heartwarming, chilling, exciting and of course extremely dangerous to our blood pressure!! ") You are to be congratulated on such a magnificent piece of writing (and for such a mammoth effort!!). Your skills have grown all the way through the progress of this story and it was thrilling to accompany you on this journey! :) (And I'm proud to say that I have not missed reviewing one single chapter!!! Yay me!!!)

The waking up scene was everything for which I could have hoped!! I especially liked Spike's way of proving his "manly" status!! He can prove it to me anytime!! ") And Spike "covered in chocolate ice-cream" = mmmm, yum!!! I'll certainly have some of that breakfast treat!! :)

I loved the part where Buffy reveals that she told her friends about them and Spike's reaction! He is just so cute!! Love the line "I thought Willow’s head would explode when I told her you could make me… you know… even with my clothes on." I can just picture how inflated Spike's ego (and other parts of his anatomy) would have been upon hearing this!! :)

The image of Spike, half naked, holding an egg and at a loss in the kitchen had me in absolute stitches!! :) And then acting like a young teenager when Joyce catches him was just beautiful!! His calling her "Mrs Summers" and then promising to "clean the floor up" made him seem so much like a young boy I could just see him scrubbing the floor with an earnest expression on his face and blonde curls falling into his eyes!! And his mental panic on whether Joyce might have an axe handy was simply brilliant!! A normal reaction, I think, in any boy found by a girl's mother, half-naked in her kitchen and making breakfast for her daughter who is currently still in bed and fully naked!! :)

Joyce's "motherly" talk about her dreams for Buffy came off very well and I'm sure most mothers would empathise with her view! But the thing I believe that she would most likely have appreciated about Spike's reaction to her attempt at making him let Buffy have a "normal" life was that he didn't cave like Angel did. Spike came out fighting for his relationship and made the valid argument that just because someone might seem like the right choice because of their situation (or who they are) doesn't mean that they will make you happy. His tag on comment of "Once I figure out how to make a bloody omelet" had me in giggles!! Poor Spike, he's faced Slayers, countless numbers of intimidating beasts and other nameless horrors (including Angel, oops sorry, Angelus!!) and he's defeated by a mere omelet!! :)

"You know, I like you better than I ever liked Angel." - Exactly what every boyfriend wants to hear from his girl's mother about the ex!!! :) And having Spike wanting to flinch away at Joyce's threat? I can totally understand his reaction, considering the first time he met her his head made the acquaintance of a rather deadly axe wielded by her hand!!!

Getting the go-ahead from Joyce to stay in the house with her daughter to continue certain activities of a highly censored nature, now that is something Spike should mark in the history books!!! And I love his theory of "Not taking advantage of an empty house and naked Buffy would be just wrong, so since he’d converted to be a goody-two-shoes he might as well be really, really good." I completely agree with this statement!! Well done Spike on becoming one of the good guys!! Enjoy all the benefits!! ")

I was right, I was right, I was right!!!!!!!! Sorry, I got a bit carried away there!! But I love it when I'm right!! :) Joyce was with Giles (imagine hearing me sing this like an annoying teenager!!) I thought it would be him that Joyce was getting all dolled up to see and I'm so glad I was right! They both deserve some happiness!! :)

The sacrifices Spike makes for love! Revealing details of his "humiliating" past to Giles must surely be one of the bravest things he has ever done! It's never easy to open up to other people about things that you find shameful or embarrassing, so for Spike to do this with someone who could easily misuse the knowledge just to try and develop a better relationship with them for the sake of their daughter-figure, shows how much he loves Buffy.

The interaction between Spike, Xander and Anya was brilliantly written and could easily make someone think they'd stumbled across a lost scene from an episode!! I especially liked Spike encouraging Anya's frankness!! Oh, our Spike is still evil!!! :)

Buffy has certainly lost a lot of her inhibitions about overt expressions of affection in public!! Spike has certainly made a lot progress in that area!! I loved how she is the one that initiates the makeout session and the whole byplay that the two indulge in, they are such a perfect match!!

Ohhh, goodness!! I wholeheartedly agree with Buffy's "Spike, please." That scene had me feeling quite hot under the collar (and other unmentionable items of clothing!!). Thanks for another lovely spot of spuffy loving before this story ended, it was certainly much appreciated!! ") I must say, I adored the description of "Buffy was a canvas and he the admirer stricken by the red of her passion painted in broad uninhibited strokes tangled with the pure white of her soul and heart." Pure poetry!! :)

I loved the part where Buffy just wants to look into Spike's eyes!! I thought it was possibly the most beautiful moment in that scene! And that wonderful line of "He was the one who would always be waiting for her at the end, her other half" had my heart turning all warm and fuzzy!! :)

"Tell me I’m yours." - The most giving and unselfish thing Buffy could have said. Not "your mine" or "I'm yours", but actually inviting Spike to make the claim for himself!! That girl has finally grown up!! :)

"By stumbling drunk to her front porch nearly eight months ago he’d set his own fate in motion." - Goes to show, you can never tell what is just around the corner of your life (or unlife!) and that sometimes the most beautiful and wonderful things that can happen to us occur by chance or accident.

Having the exchange of "I love you" being the last words either one says was a perfect way to close on this story (and is how it should have ended on the show!!!), plus Spike's joy at fully realising that Buffy has chosen him over everyone else was truly heartwarming! That man needed the love of a good woman and he finally got what he deserved! And Buffy? Well, she got what most women would give just about anything to have - the love and devotion of a gorgeous, sexy man that puts her wellbeing and happiness before his own!
:)

"Unlife was bloody great." - Short, to the point and honest. Exactly how Spike would put it and a marvellous way to end a simply outstanding story!! This story has brought me so many happy moments during a time when I faced many upheavals in both my family and working life so I thank you most sincerely for providing me with a place where I could escape from the harsh realities of life and just forget everything else apart from the joy that is spuffy!! I wish you all the best for your future writing endeavours (including those awful essays that no one ever really wants to write!!) and I know that you will continue to inspire and entertain many others in the future with your fantastic writing! You are truly fantasmagorical!!! :) (I just had to use that word again - it was the only word brilliant enough to describe you!!)

I shall now close off my last review with an answer to your A/N: "Spank me? Ohh, turn-on!!" - Of course I'm picturing myself draped over Spike's lap!! Who else would it be?! ")

Part of me is sad to see this story come to an end but the other very large part of me is happy to see it come to such an amazing end! I love your story and followed you from beginning to end. It was nice to see your characters take shape and grow over the course of your chapters. I also enjoyed the end showing Spike working to make his life fit into Buffy's so they could be together and it be easier on her. I love this ending with it being months later and they are still in love and still have growing to do together. Thank you for this amazing story!

LOVED it!  (please don't spank me...) The Amazons were funny, the stuffed animal was so sweet, Buffy telling everyone is SO the way the show should have gone.  The scene w/Anya and Xander at the end made me laugh.