“Dawn!” exclaimed Willow in her best maternal tone. “Where have you been? We’ve been beside ourselves!”

prolly just a one ime accident :P but I KNOW she would never say that :P

AHHHHH!!!!!! Sorry, had to let that out! Oh, how I wish Buffy would take off her Angel-tinted glasses. No more talking, onto 47!

Oh, how I love your story! Please update soon... :D

Please finish, I think you have something here.

If Buffy were pregnant, would she get any smarter? Maybe the child would have Spike's intelligence and some of it would leak into Buffy. ARRRGH

At least Angel appears to be somewhat less stupid than usual. More story soon please.

Great ending teaser. Wouldn't it be lovely for them to be able to have a child. So much still to overcome. Have a great time with writing!

Oh, I really hope Buffy is pregnant... :D

Another fantastic chapter - like that's a surprise! I love how you're portraying Dawn. When the writers didn't have her being a whiney brat, she always was a sharp, very perceptive little thing. And she always seemed to really see Spike - not just the Spike persona, but all the way through to William. It's not surprising that she was able to put the pieces of the puzzle together.

And that ending just blew me away! TB and an unplanned pregnancy really are distinct possibilities, and it says a lot about Angel's intellignce that in spite of his anger and jealousy, he immediately thought of that.
Aw, this is just the kind of cliffie that I absolutely love to hate. Hanging by my fingernails (what I haven't bitten down to the quick while reading this), patiently (or as patiently as possible), awaiting the arrival of the next chapter.

So is Angel just being bitchy, or is Buffy really pregnant? Hmm. I've never been too keen on baby fics, but we'll see, I guess.

Wonderful updates - Buffy can certainly be someone very easy to dislike at times - she wraps up her emotional trauma in cruelty and hate with such passion and tragic lack of knowledge and insight -

This is such a wonderful story - sure hope that you have new chapters soon - thanks for the great read.

love the way you portray dawn. can't stand the great poof (but have to like the PPD and pregnancy test line.) would most fanfic tales be short stories if red did not want everything the way she though it should be? very, very good read, thank you.

I am just so proud of Dawn. Go girl and be there for your friend and maybe she can get Buffy to start thinking straight. And how DARE the scooby's still try to 'fix' everything but they put her in DEBT and haven't told her. I am glad that Angel is back in LA. That is where he should be. Just a great chapter.

I've never reviewed for a story before, but I just wanted to say that I'm really enjoying this story. That being said, I've never liked the Dawn character. And even though I'm happy that she's comforting and loyal to Spike, I still don't like her in this story. Instead of being rude and disrespectful to Buffy, she should try a different approach. I don't mind her being upset with Buffy, and believe that eventually she will help Buffy open her eyes and realize that Spike in a way is William. And that not all vampires are the same. Buffy was taught that all vampires are souless, evil creatures who are incapable of love. It's going to take sometime for her to open her eyes. I can't wait until Buffy's eyes are opened to the truth that Spike is not your ordinary vampire.

LMAO at what Angel said. What a big ass baby. Like Buffy's mood swings are from pregnancy, she wants her William back, and to thick skulled to see that Spike is William.

Now onto Buffy. Stupid, stupid girl. I want to beat her with my stupid stick then lock her in a padded room with Spike. God, what a brainwashed isiot. I really think her hair dye had seeped into her brain. If she could just get over the whole Council teaching of things she's see William is still there waiting for her love. DUMB *itch!

At leat Dawn is the only one who actually doesn't have her head stuck up her butt and did some research. She placed the dress. Now for someone as smart as Giles why hasn't he put two and two together on the dress at least? Hello, you don't have to be a genius to know that if a woman was in a hell deminson she wouldn't have beautiful gowns from the 1880's. Their all a bunch of pricks.

UB I can tell your going to drag us through the mud. That's okay, I have a big kiss for ya! Can't wait for more.

bwahahaha...
I'll admit, I had to google PPD, but it was well worth the two seconds of effort.
What a great line!

The story keeps getting better and better. Can't wait for more!

Ohhhhh, more twists! I love it. I adore your story, but you know that. Poor Spike, hated by the one he loves most in the world. There's barely any pain greater than that. And stubborn Buffy, stubborn and unforgiving. Seems like it will take quite a bit to make her see. Can't wait to see how you develop this story further.

Proud of Dawn for her investigative skills and Angel... jealous... good!

PPD?

OMG, I love this chapter!!! Go Dawn, go Dawn, go go go, Dawn.....

poor Spike...

Ah, poor Angel...time to remember she's in your past Angel, and leave the anger behind.

ahh squee! hugs computer awkwardly. i love this story sooo much!!

that would be such an awesome direction to take the story...to see spike's reaction to that kind of thing.

sorry lol.

I don't know what a PPD is, but I must admit that the need for a home pregnancy test crossed my mind when she first made love with William.

I love that Dawn is the one intent on unravelling the story - the one who's going to make everyone face what happened.

A stunning chapter -- for so little action, it was an emotional roller coaster.

OMG, I'd forgotten about the sex. ::evil laugh:: Bless Dawn for figuring it out, and bless Spike for being all mopey and pfft! to Buffy for being all Slayery. Just TALK TO HIM! Of course she won't. Not until she's forced to. Lovely long/beautiful chapter. Thank you so much for updating so quickly

Oooooooooooooooooo A BABY??? I'd dearly love that to be the case! Spike is made to be a daddy IMHO. Sighs happily at just the thought.

Now on to other thoughts, not as happy (just as you intended you minx). Buffy has her head so firmly up her arse she will need a colonoscopy done for anyone to see her face. Angel IS an arse, that useless soul of his needs to nag him to be honest with the woman he CLAIMS to love and tell her the truth.

YAY Dawn (the real heroine of the story so far) for not just letting things slide downhill.

Lovely angst with hope still there. LOVE this story and the way you tell it, hon. Cream of the crop.

Kathleen

Damn....
I ache for Spike. I want to shake some sense into Buffy. I want to give Dawn a high five, and I want to slap Willow like a 2 dollah ho!
oh, and...Do I sense some foreshadowing??? ~_^

Love our little Dawn, nothing gets past her for long, wished her sister would see the light of day and soon for poor Spike's sake. Yes! I love you, you know. I hope this might change things a little for her, once she realizes about what Spikes been doing since she's been gone. Loved how you showed just how worried about finances the wicca's were as they ate their breakfast. Thanks for making Angel's visit short, he's rarely welcomed here. So much for Buffy to learn about Spike and why he did the things he did back then, all because of her. Fantastic update, thanks UB, waiting for more.

I knew it, I knew it! Please update soon.

Great Dawn scene - like the way she figures everything out and confronts Buffy. What's a PPD?

(looks around- PPD?) Did Angel as for the home pregnancy test cause she was with William, or cause of the severe mood swings? Can't wait to see where that goes...ahem.

Really loving Dawn in this fic. This doesn't happen often, btw- loving Dawn. Strong beginning as well- my heart raced along with hers ;)

Thanks so much for the update! I've been checking all weekend for it. I'm just loving what your doing with Dawn. My favorite bit was, well actually I have two, the first...

*Dawn shook her head and snorted. “Then, I guess that makes you the stupid one, Buffy.”* Ha! Sometimes Buffy could be so smug, and I really hated that about her. I'm glad Dawn said that to her because Buffy's way of thinking is not always the truth of the matter.

And then there is the last line...

*“You want my advice?” he demanded. “Here it is: get her a PPD and a home pregnancy test.”*

LOL I was wondering if you were going to take it here. Whether you make this a fact or not..well I'll be chewing the nails in anticipation for the reveal. I'm kind of hoping yes, what a gift for Spike. Either way keep the good vibes flowing darlin' your doing a fab job!

Wow... I had no idea that Angel would get THAT jealous. Serves him right though! I didn't even think about the possibility of pregnancy... maybe the hormones will make Buffy stop being stupid. Wonderful chapter, thank you!!

Hey Angel isn't that dumb at the end of the day.

Pregnancy test !!!!!!!

I can't wait for the next chapter.

Oh, what a place to leave it!!! You cruel, cruel person! ARGH! Ok, now that I'm done yelling, let me say I love your Dawn. She was one of my favorite characters in the show, and I loved the relationship b/n Spike & Dawn, and was so sad that the writers just abandoned it; so I love the way you're handling both the Dawn/Buffy and the Dawn/Spike dynamic. Can't wait for your next update!