13: Joyce is really gone.. and not only Buffy, Spike takes it bad too. And Buffy decided the night before to end her relationship with Spike. That will get hard for him to bear.
14: Oh.. she did it. Now Buffy is gone. (Well I remember that it happened too.)

Author's Response: thank youfor reviewing

I think it's time for Spike to start discovering and VOICING some feelings of his own. Afterall - the relationship may have started in duress, but they've grown so much and feel so much for each other now. It would truly be a shame if they let it go. Of course I also know that we've not had near enough angst in this story for more writers here at the Spuffy Realm so I wouldn't be surprized if they had to climb many mountains and have many more crying sessions and fights before they are finally happy. Maybe if Hank were to take a header off a tall building, they could be happy together (I know it would make ME happy). Thanks for the update to this wonderful story. more please.

Author's Response: I think Spike is too scared to voice his true "voice"... he doesn't want to scare her off now that he doesn't have anything solid to tie her to him. Stay tuned, the couple has a few more things to go through before they can live happily ever after.