well, yay! he said he was sorry...that's excellent. and they saw Giles :-)

Sorry for the lack of reviewing I've been a busy bee and just finally caught up on the story. I really really love where it is going and actually where it as gone, the issues are real and not superficial and you deal with them in a real way not just a kiss and its all better way.

Looking forward to more updates!

So they had fun meeting Giles again, catching up with him. Like an old friend that he is.
And after what Judith gave Buffy? Like a gift from her father? I first thought what an idiot he had been. Wasted all the precious time he had and not seeing her, talking to Buffy, punishing himself. That way he had hurt her a lot. I'm sorry for her. Maybe Hank should have seem a counselor too. But it's too late anyway. ~ Till next chapter!

wow you can't even imagine how close I felt to Buffy in this chapter! My father died two years ago and I hadn't seen him in 7 years except for a couple of times. I felt the exact same things, the way you described these feelings is amazing, thank you!

Just catching up with last few chapters. I luv your writing. All your stories are so unique and that's why I like to read them so much. pls keep writing them.

Awwww! I'm at work! I can't cry at work damnit! lol!

Good chapter!

I hope you're doing well. =)

Author's Response: I am thank you, and you?

Wow Brat... the last couple of chapters got me CRYING! Jeez... *dabs eyes with wet tissue* It just... opens up the dam. Just goes to show how well you weave and paint the picture using just words. Marvelous.

Author's Response: Awww. thank you! :)

Somehow I knew that was gonna happen. I 'm happy for Buffy that she is coming to terms with things in her life

Oh lovely and sad.....I hope that gives closure to Buffy for all the bad day issues she was caring around with her. I just wish Hank wasn't such a coward he that he could've given her and himself some alive quality time. But pride some times isn't a good thing.

Lovely chappie

loved it lots. as iwas reading this chapter i was thinking about everything that these two went through and how far they've come. i just thought it was kinda of neat that buffy and spike had always loved one another. it was just a matter of if they thought that it was right loving one another. they had to deal with a lot of shit but i think they got through it. is their journey almost over or is there more to........you know what don't tell me!!! lol. i wanna read for myself. great job. loved it lots.

oh and happy new year.

Author's Response: lol thank you sweetie :) Yup, they went through a lot, but they came out the other side. I think it was the fact that they never gave up on one another that helped them do that.

ah, closure, I can "feel" it! really good chapter, you've captured the emotion beautifully

Well, Brat I apologized. That is all I can do.

But I still don't feel like I wrote anything wrong. All I said is that I don't think that Buffy and Spike shouldn't be a couple in this story. Which other reviewers said as well. Also, that you tend to make Spike the ass in the story and have people feeling sorry for Buffy. Please if that is so wrong and rude then forgive me. But since you really couldn't give me an answer then I figured there really wasn't anything rude that I said. So, yes you do need to hold my hand on that part. If a person can't give you a valid reason why then I'm thinking it might not be that bad. But I'm sorry , for what it is worth.

I'm not a mean or rude person. But I felt really mad and upset that people were making me that way. So I acted out. Maybe, badly and acted like an ass but I was so damn frustrated of being called something that I'm not. I'm sorry for that. I really never meant for you to take down the story and I never meant to hurt you. You can believe that or not. Probably not. I know I would have a hard time believing it.

I'm not a pathetic person. Not to get too personal but I'm sick. you don't have nothing without your health. I have been through a lot. I'm not looking for any kind of sympathy. But at times I think it has made me a little too hard. I have been told that many times.

Anyways, I'm glad to see that your story is back up. Probably won't believe that. But it takes a lot to put your story back up and for that..... good for you. It makes you a fighter and that you don't take shit from anyone. People need that is order to survive in this life.

I don't expect a reply back and I won't be surprise if you just delete my post but I just had to apologized. I wouldn't feel good with myself if I didn't.

Keep up the good writing. You truly are a gifted writer. But make sure it is Spuffy writing that you do. haha..

You probably don't want me to review your story anymore. So peace,,, and I'm out.

Oh and tell Tammy that she is good friend for sticking by you. Good friends are good to have.