Ahhhh yes - my spuffy lovin' heart is somewhat satisfied now though what 'the morning after' might bring leaves me with some trepidation ~crosses her fingers and hopes for a wiser more emotionally-mature Buffy for Spike to wake with~ Thank you for dream-Buffy...her being in an only semi-aware state gave her the freedom to express emotional truths we never got to see from her in BtVS. Beautifully done. And I sooo knew MacGregor was going to be a fascinating OC. Loved the "he was part of a highly sophisticated society full of ancient traditions scrupulously observed under pain of…well …. pain." bit, LOL! In his forty years however he hasn't yet discovered a thing called 'identity fraud'? C'mon MacGregor. Civilized vampire or not you'd think a semi creature-of-the-dark (or is that creature-of-the-semi-dark?) wouldn't be above a little petty crime yeah? More soon please. Oh and yaay Giles...whatever his personal motivations may have been with regards to Spike he's still been central to allowing them to come together (no pun intended) in this chapter and for that all Spuffy-shippers following this fic will be grateful I'm sure ~winks saucily~

Author's Response: katakata, I lurve your comments. I feel like purring. It means so much to know you enjoyed the things I had so much fun writing. Tell you what, I'll keep the chappies coming and you keep making me purr! OK?

Very hot, but I hope Buffy doesn't revert to type and throw Spike out of her bed when she wakes up!

Author's Response: HI Toni, Let's just say the morning will be interesting. I'm glad you're enjoying. Thanks for commenting.