That's basically all I can remember. NC-17. Spike is a valued employee wherever they work. He has buffy moved into his office? or maybe she moves into his office to review him? Then there is a bottle of alcohol in his desk that she finds while snooping. Pretty sure its un-opened so it sparks an internal dilemma as to whether or not she should care about it. Spike experiences a family death.

I know there is another fic out there that roughly fits into these parameters but this is different.

If you have any ideas please let me know and thanks for looking!

Could it be The New Boss by dampersandspoons? Haven't read it in years, so I'm not sure.

Human resourses by dampersandspoons
Buffy Summers is the head of Human Resources. She's called by corporate to evaluate Spike Pratt's performance as he's on probation. Snarky banter and lots of suggestive comments lead Buffy on the war path to bring him down and force him into an early retirement. Will they survive the battle or succumb to the lust in their hearts?

I've noticed that dampersandspoons change her name to grief counseling