So Buffy has woken up now, seeing Liam as the monster that he is. And she lost all her hope. ~ And William became Spike now. Seeing what she caused hurt Buffy now. But even more is she jealous that Spike is with Drusilla now. The only good thing is Spike standing up against Liam.
I wonder what Buffy will do now (besides staying with Angelus and suffering what he does to her). Without money, friends and family and him so rich not much of a chance for her. Looking forward to more!

So glad to see you back. I was surprised by the time jump, but am interested about how Will met Dru. I think the Xmas party will be interesting with the two of them there.

Will Spike find out about Buffy's situation? Will he feel any guilt when he learns the truth? I hope so. Update soon please!

I most certainly am still with you! Wonderful update to a wonderful story.

Buffy's isolation is illustrated beautifully and Spike echoing Liam's earlier dismissal really packs a punch.

Thank you for writing this. I missed you and for admittedly selfish reasons, I hope your muse stays with you!

Thanks for the update. It was very wellcome. :) Can't wait to read more about how Spike's return affects things!

OOOOO, I'm glad to see this story was updated! Great, great, great, great, great!!! I loved this chapter! Please update soon!!!

I'm still with you. I love this story, no way am I abandoning it!

I don't know if it was intentional or not, but I noticed how both Liam and William...er ... Spike are telling Buffy to "Run along now." Poor Buffy, everything seems so hopeless for her at this point. But I'm sure you have something up your sleeve, I can't wait to see what it is. =)

Author's Response: I did do that on purpose. I wondered if anyone was going to notice it. :) Thanks for the review!

I really am enjoying this story. However, I know that it is just a story so I don't plan on going all anal on you over how often you update.

You take care of you. :) We all have lives, and while it's fun to sit down and get lost in the lives of your characters, no one should badger you about updating.

I'll be eagerly waiting for the next installment and happy to review it, but I won't hound you for it. :)

so glad you updated and are coming back to this. Will eagerly await each new chapter.

Great new chapter, so glad you're back to writing! Yay for Spike!

Hey! I'm so glad you're posting again! :)
I feel sorry for Buffy. Angel's such a jerk and he knows that she would have a hard life without him. So he can play with her...
And now also Spike came back - totally changed and with a new girlfriend.
I hope Buffy can go through it and also the Christmas party.
I'm looking forward the next chapter! :)

OOOHH! Heartbreaking. Buffy's got such a raw deal in this story. I hope Spike won't get too hard on her, she's already so unhappy. As for William with an attitude: Yeah! Glad to see he doesn't let his father push him around anymore. Now, what's in store for them... Drusilla going for Liam??? Anyway, this story is my favorite of all the one you've written (I read them all), so Yes, I count on you to finish it... at your pace of course!

Guess that's what they call karma, Buffy.

Hmmm, I have a feeling that Drusilla will catch liam's eye next. And she'll be after him, too. It's the only way Buffy and William will have a chance to get together, since Buffy's too much of a coward to leave and make her own way.