well, that went well, seems willow may actually come out of this a wiser girl....and i hope xander doesn't find out the truth about spike's chip, at least not until he's ready to accept it as he should...great chapter, love :)

It's nice to see Willow go through the veininess and the self-awareness growth before she has a death on her conscience.

very good read, thank you. anne understands shades of gray. something for which none of the scoobies are noted.

Anne really is the voice of insight and reason. I like how she compared Willow and Spike and how they were treated affects how they ended up acting. Glad that Spike is smart enough to keep his chipless state from Xander and I liked his response anytime Dawn was threatened. Thanks so much for the update I really enjoyed it.

Nice story. I like the direction it's going in.

Anne seems to be a miracle worker, getting Willow to face up to reality like that!

excellant chapters! I love this story!

Well, they won't need a big showdown if Spike gets to Ben first. It's the safest plan, really...no risk to Dawn or any of the others.

Loved it :)

I just started reading this story (started around 7 pm this evening), and I'm glad I did. I'm truly enjoying this tale. Did I mention, I'm in love with Spike's mom, if only he had someone who supported him on the show like this, and to open every ones eyes, he wouldn't have had such a ruff ride. Can't wait for your next update!

great chapter

Great Chapter! I love that Buffy is considering Spike one of her big guns now. heh. Hope Ben gets killed soon.