I can't believe you finished this one already. I saw you posted on the night before my Dr.s appt. Didn't know at the time I wouldn't be going back home for a few more days and returning a week after that. This is the third story, that I've read, that's been finished. Wow! He is so gun shy, she keeps forgetting that this soulless vampire loves her with all that he is. Buffy Summers is going to back to school on this one.

Well what a nice thing to come back to after a month of real life (bleck!). I always like when Spike is the one telling Buffy no. And look at that, the last chapter, yay.

oh, i kinda hope he stays...and yet at the same time, he's totally right...she's going to think of those things later, and it's better she gets all those things worked out for herself first before she ends up hurting him by doing the whole yo-yo thing, back and forth and all...great chapter, love, looking forward to more :)

I don't know what Buffy is thinking here, but I'm hoping it turns out well.
The tension you have written here is beautifully done.

Ah, you know I was just kidding before. :P

I forgot to tell you in the last review, I like the rewrite of when she bandaged his wrist. Nicely handled. :)

Also, I love the vulnerability Buffy displayed when she buried her face in his shoulder, near the end. You're showing her softer side, now, but showing it in a realistic way. She's beginning to trust him and open up to him, and that has taken time. That's what I like about this fic ... that you take the time to let the relationship develop naturally, instead of just throwing them together for the sake of hot sex and happy reviewers.

What gorgeous writing!

As soon as her mouth found Spike’s, Buffy knew that patrol was a lost cause. The kiss was desperate, graceless, driven by desires left pent up for far too long to bother with sweetness. For five years, they’d danced around each other, fighting their attraction with words and weapons, fists and fangs. A thousand moments – tender, sexual, bantering, violent – piling on top of one another in a never-ending spiral of tension and unfulfilled need, until it exploded in the unrestrained passion that seized them now.

You capture Buffy's ambivalence beautifully here; nicely done!

And I have such a weakness for hurt/comfort stories. Buffy bandaging Spike hits my kink!

Really enjoying this story.

buffy is doing extremely well.and spike is forcing her to think things trough. excellent update, thank you.

I caught your little discussion on the tag about how I never review and in turn, don't deserve to be reviewed. So, now I'm reviewing you so you can't complain. :P

This is probably my favorite chapter so far. Not just because of the heated Spuffy kissing (although that was wonderful) but also because it was so discriptive of their feelings, the uncertainty Spike felt. It was very realistic to his character. Rocky times are probably ahead for our couple, but at least they now know that they love each other ... even if they aren't sure they can pursue it.

Such a sad bittersweet moment. Can't blame Spike a bit! She's been so clear that she can't see him as a match that this HAS to feel frightening to him.

As for her "normal girl" crapola...Buffy wasn't too insistent on being normal at first. After she accepted her role as Slayer under Giles tutelage she seemed to actually enjoy her "specialness". Only when first her mom and then Angel started pushing the "Normal" agenda did she latch on it. When she was Joan she reveled in her "super powers" and specialness. Time she goes for what SHE wants for herself, not what everyone else says she needs.

Excellent.

Kathleen

Such a sad bittersweet moment. Can't blame Spike a bit! She's been so clear that she can't see him as a match that this HAS to feel frightening to him.

As for her "normal girl" crapola...Buffy wasn't too insistent on being normal at first. After she accepted her role as Slayer under Giles tutelage she seemed to actually enjoy her "specialness". Only when first her mom and then Angel started pushing the "Normal" agenda did she latch on it. When she was Joan she reveled in her "super powers" and specialness. Time she goes for what SHE wants for herself, not what everyone else says she needs.

Excellent.

Kathleen

GO SPIKE for trying to think this through. I can't imagine having to push her away knowing that this is just the crumb you have been looking for. Awesome chapter.

I adored that chapter, absolutely adored it. It was pretty heartbreaking, but in a good way. Spike's right to question it, and it's perfectly in character for both of them. Now its up to her whether she can think it over and still want to be with him.

Cannot wait for more, this is seriously one of my favourite fics, especially season6 fics. Wish the show had gone this way!

"Even when she uprooted a mailbox and impaled the demon with it, he couldn’t help feeling turned on."

lol!

I absolutely ADORED this chapter! It's got some beautiful writing in it and think it's quite possibly my favorite chapter yet! ;)

Ah - heartbreaking. Poor Spike.
he kiss was desperate, graceless, driven by desires left pent up for far too long to bother with sweetness. I love this line. Another one of those perceptive observations that you pop up with here and there. :)

Wonderful chapter Eowyn! I loved how you had Spike being the responsible one. I truely think if they had slept together, Buffy would have ended up regretting it.

Great job and I'm looking forward to the next update. :)

Poor Spike.....I'm so proud of him for standing up for his own feelings, though.

oh that was sad, I hope they can work it out.

LOVED this chapter. I love how subtly different you've made Spike and Buffy here, versus their counterparts on the show...enough that they're able to talk intelligently about things. Thanks for a great update.

It's a good thing that Spike is being a thoughtful one and cautious of any consequence of Buffy's actions. I am hoping Buffy stop giving in to peer pressure. She is bloody 20 Years old (before season 6th birthday).. if I am not mistaken. Anyway, regardless of that, she shouldn't be ordered around by her friends. Please update some more..! thanks!

It's a good thing that Spike is being a thoughtful one and cautious of any consequence of Buffy's actions. I am hoping Buffy stop giving in to peer pressure. She is bloody 20 Years old (before season 6th birthday).. if I am not mistaken. Anyway, regardless of that, she shouldn't be ordered around by her friends. Please update some more..! thanks!

As much as I'd love them to get together, I'm glad that it's going slow, and that Spike's actually thinking. I want things to work for them, and for that to happen, discussion has to happen between them. We wouldn't want a repeat of season 6, with all the hiding and sneaking around. Thanks for the wonderful chapter :D .

I don't blame him for being gun shy - but Buffy seems to have the right idea.