

Date: 01/27/2008 - 08:28 am Title: 30 Contracts
Another fab chapter and I'm so excited to hear that they'll be a load more - yippee. Spike's clearly keeping his end of the bargain because Wesley doesn't have a clue about anything. Loved it as always.
Author's Response: Wesley is clueless. :) Spike's a vampire of his word, after all. Thanks for reading!

Date: 01/26/2008 - 08:42 pm Title: 30 Contracts
I am still here, and thirty more chapters of a story I love, how great is that!!
Author's Response: Glad you think so! Thanks for reading!

Date: 01/26/2008 - 03:34 pm Title: 30 Contracts
So Spike can do business? That's what I want to see :) (if he can when it comes to Buffy or not).
Nonetheless, it was a good thing that Buffy was removed from Spike and he from her. Wesley has no clue ;-)
Enjoyed the update :)
Author's Response: Hehe, everyone seems to be loving clueless Wesley. Well, Spike can do business, and he'll have no problem following Buffy's rules. However, she's going to find that her end of the bargain isn't quite as simple as "bite, suck, repeat." And business aside, they'll both end up getting closer than they intended.....

Date: 01/26/2008 - 03:20 pm Title: 30 Contracts
Hee, if only Wes knew. *giggles* It's better this way I guess, I don't want him to have a heart attack. ;) Love the way Buffy dealt with Spike and how she set up the rules of their contract. Very well done, can't wait for more!
Author's Response: Yeah, Wesley's in the dark. But he's also in LA, so it's not a bad place for him to be. Glad you like the contract, thank you so much!

Date: 01/26/2008 - 02:35 pm Title: 30 Contracts
YEY!!! i really liked it...cannot wait for the big move. i might go back and read the hole thing again!! its soooooo good.
Author's Response: Thank you so much! I hope you keep enjoying!

Date: 01/26/2008 - 02:12 pm Title: 30 Contracts
Well, I'm definitely still here! And I must say, your updates are the ones that I look most forward to! Can't wait for more!
Author's Response: Wow, thank you! I'm flattered you like it that much. Thanks for reading!

Date: 01/26/2008 - 07:00 am Title: 30 Contracts
Poor Wesley... living in his own little cloud *giggles*
I really wanna see how this 'just business' deal will work out for them. I think Spike is a bit more realistic about it than Buffy is! LOL. Having him at her neck every once in a while and not jumping him? Yeah, right! Of course the fact that it hurt more than she expected could be because of a conscious effort from Spike to keep it real, cuz I think I remember her enjoying it when they slept together (I'll have to re-read that though--maybe I'm wrong about the biting)
I LOVED this just as much as all the previous chapters, can't wait to see what happens in Sunnydale!
xxx
Sotia
Author's Response: Well, Wesley would never guess the truth of where Spike is. It wouldn't even occur to him. :) Buffy did enjoy the biting when she and Spike slept together, but Spike didn't bite her with his vamp teeth. Hmm, you might be headed in the right direction about Spike making it hurt a little the last time, cause where would the fun be in having it unenjoyable for Buffy every time? *evil grin* Let's just say that it's not going to be so simple as "bite, suck, repeat" in later times. Thanks for reviewing!

Date: 01/26/2008 - 05:38 am Title: 30 Contracts
Love the story so far :) The deal they've made was a great and original idea! Can't wait to see what will happen in SunnyD and you have no idea how excited I was when I read that there will be 30 more chapters ;)
Thanks!
Author's Response: Glad you liked the deal. I hadn't seen it done before, and it kind of just came to me one day, and the whole fic fell into place in my head. Glad you're looking forward to the rest, and thanks for reviewing!

Date: 01/26/2008 - 04:47 am Title: 30 Contracts
Sorry Wesley, you couldn't be more wrong.
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You write well.. The story has good plot with a smattering of sex and always love banter between the two.. Like Spike as a vampire with a little William added in. But not a whimp..
Waiting for Sunnydale, cause you know he is going to go... She's in his blood now.. not just his head.
Enjoying.
Author's Response: Hehe, Wesley is clueless. Thank you for the compliments! I try to keep a balance of things going between chapters. Yep, both Buffy and Spike are headed to good old SD. Thanks for reviewing!

Date: 01/26/2008 - 12:42 am Title: 30 Contracts
I can't wait to see what happens with this movwe. More plese soon.
Author's Response: Glad you're enjoying! Thanks so much!

Date: 01/23/2008 - 03:26 pm Title: 29 Admissions
Wow! Didn't see that one coming. None of it, really. Especially not the way Buffy is planning to pay Spike with for his services. I can't wait to read how it's going to work and find out what's going to happen once they get to Sunnydale.
Author's Response: Glad I'm keeping people guessing! I was kind of wondering how people were going to take 'the deal' at first, but I guess we all love some good Spuffy biting. :)

Date: 01/23/2008 - 02:26 pm Title: 28 Sessions
Oh wow! Loved the chapter, and I'm awfully glad I don't have to wait to read his response (if any) to that question. Off to read the next!
Author's Response: Glad you're liking!

Date: 01/21/2008 - 08:26 pm Title: 29 Admissions
Really enjoying this! Can't wait to read more!
Author's Response: Thank you so much!

Date: 01/21/2008 - 09:46 am Title: 29 Admissions
WOWOWOW i really like it. such a well written original idea. please up date soon.
Author's Response: Thank you so much! Glad you like it!

Date: 01/20/2008 - 12:29 pm Title: 29 Admissions
Now that's clever: her blood. Money was never going to hook him even though he would want to be with her. His rep. would be in tatters if it was just money causing him to betray his kind publicly. This way, he is being given a fee that any vampire would covet: Slayer's blood. To drink from the golden font with no stake in sight. To his undead bretheren, there is no sense of him going soft, just taking advantage of a continuous prize. His not taking the ultimate prize after the first drain - well, he's in the vicinity, given a free pass, isn't he? And, from Buffy's end, this blood thing is so much more a lure and even a sense of control. Keep your friends close and your enemies even closer ....... It is also her way of sanctioning his proximity and using this 'asset' to her advantage. For, ironically, it is going to be a member of the undead, a successful slayer of slayers who is going to keep her from becoming the next, promptly slain Slayer.
Loving it
Author's Response: Glad you like it! Yes, Spike and Buffy are both getting something out of her odd little deal. He does want to be around her, and if she wants to pay him with her own blood to fight with her, he's not going to complain. And the irony won't be lost on Buffy, especially when it comes to light that the vampires on the Hellmouth are none other than Spike's old 'group.' Thanks for reviewing!

Date: 01/20/2008 - 07:44 am Title: 29 Admissions
The talk between them took an unexpected turn. I didn't expect this was the way Spike came to SD too. Very clever :-D
Loved it! Hopefully soon more :)
Author's Response: Hehe, thank you! Glad it wasn't obvious! My plan all along was to have Buffy pay Spike for his help. Thanks for reviewing!

Date: 01/20/2008 - 05:27 am Title: 29 Admissions
Absolutely fab chapter. Loved their talk - very honest - and now their deal. Can't wait to see how Spike will react when he has to go up against his whole family. Am so looking forward to your next update and thank you for writing such a brilliant story.
Author's Response: Glad people are liking the deal, I wasn't sure about how it was going to be taken. Though it was in my plan from the beginning. Yeah, Spike's in for a surprise, but so is Buffy. Wesley never mentioned that the Aurelians are related to Spike, and Spike never mentioned any of them by name but Dru. Thank you for the compliments, but thank you for reading more!

Date: 01/20/2008 - 01:15 am Title: 29 Admissions
You know, I started thinking this morn. If S is so open about his feelings, it's kind of given that he hasn't gotten burnt yet. He's not bitter about all the women he's ever wanted, discarding him. Quite the opposite, he's acting as if he has never had a refusal in his life, as if it would depend on him, how much he will get out of this relationship. It should indicate that he never really loved Dru or if he did, she hasn't hurt him as much as in canon. Or maybe S really just does not understand what is going on here, in his unbeating heart. But I doubt it, unless he's never even loved before (which brings me to the beginning of the theory - he's never been hurt.). Or will you resolve it somehow differently all together?
Author's Response: Well, I like to think that Spike was in love with Dru. And she did hurt him, by going back to Angelus, even after all the time they were alone together. But, that was twenty years ago, so he's had time to distance himself from it. As for "all the women he's ever wanted," I suppose there was a Cecily somewhere in his past, but it won't come up in this story, since in canon Spike never thought of Cecily's rejection until Buffy also said "you're beneath me." But mainly my Spike is open (or at least, was in the last chapter) because there had been enough of him mysteriously appearing and being mysterious. They both needed to lay it on the line so that the next step can continue, and say what they feel (or at least, what they think they feel). Because once they get to Sunnydale, there will be a whole new set of issues (not necessarily all about Dru). Thanks for writing!

Date: 01/19/2008 - 09:36 pm Title: 29 Admissions
Another great chapter! I love this story! Interesting plot with surprising twists, great characterizations, succinct dialogue – okay, fawning session is over!
I look forward to more…
Author's Response: Well, thank you for the fawn. :) It's always nice to hear what people think I'm doing right. Apparently I do do plot twists, since everyone keeps telling me so. Just tyring to keep things interesting. :) Thanks for reviewing!

Date: 01/19/2008 - 08:00 pm Title: 29 Admissions
Great, blood offer. It shows how much buffy trusts spike. He's a killer, yeah, but he's not gonna kill her. Anyway, drinking could always lead to 'something else'... *grins*. Love it like usual!
Author's Response: Yes, drinking could definitely lead to something else. :) Buffy might find out that it's not as easy as "bite and suck" between them. Thanks for reading!

Date: 01/19/2008 - 06:50 pm Title: 29 Admissions
Well, this should be interesting, especially with Dru. I don't remember for sure, but I don't think he said that he didn't love her anymore. He just that he left her years before. Thanks for the update!
Author's Response: Well, he didn't say that he didn't love her, but he's no longer IN love with her. Some feelings will remain, of course. Thanks for reviewing!

Date: 01/19/2008 - 05:19 pm Title: 29 Admissions
Oht hat was good, I glad he is going with her, but wait till he finds out has to fight his family
Author's Response: Yeah, Wesley might have neglected to mention that little detail to Buffy, that Spike is part of the Aurelians. Thought she might get the wrong idea about them if she knew; too bad he didn't know what she was planning on doing. :) Spike and Buffy will both be in for a little shock. Glad you're enjoying it!

Date: 01/19/2008 - 02:53 pm Title: 29 Admissions
wow, brilliant.loved the fee Buffy offered. lookig forward to the next chapter
Author's Response: Thank you so much! Yeah, Spike may know how to push Buffy's buttons, but Buffy knows how to get Spike's attention. :)

Date: 01/19/2008 - 02:38 pm Title: 29 Admissions
ow-ow-ow!! it hurts!! it hurts so much not to have an update right now!!! god, it hurts! I thought she would offer him sex. Does she even realise that any time she lets him drink from her she risks her life? Is she crazy? I wonder how Giles will take it? I hope she simply won't tell him. And about resolving the awkward question thing - I thought Spike would lie about having any feelings for her but your Spike is way more honest than any other I've read. I'm not sure I agree with it but I like it for the time being. And now I love your Buffy. This kind of proposition was a smart move, though I'd worry less if she could pay him with money. She's resourseful and knows what she wants.
Author's Response: Aw, if she offered him sex, she'd be a prostitute. Now, she's just morally questionable. :) Aw, she's not too crazy. Sure, it may not be the most brilliant idea she's ever had, but obviously Spike has a deal of control, since he's already had some of her blood. Nope, she won't be telling Giles, or anyone, though it will come out eventually. As for Spike being honest, well, he was pretty honest during the episode Crush, so I didn't see it as that much of a stretch. Glad you're enjoying it, and thanks for reading!

Date: 01/19/2008 - 01:59 pm Title: 29 Admissions
So the whole families still alive, this should be interesting, can't wait to read more.
Author's Response: Yep, they've set up shop in SD. Glad you're enjoying!