Oh that's it: Buffy said no when William wanted to marry her. And he doesn't know her reasons, maybe he would have understand and then tried to changer her mind *sigh*
I wonder if she can make it right like she thinks... not as easy as washing the glasses.

Author's Response: She does a fair job making it up to him, I think. A litte orthodox, maybe... Thanks for reading!

I was really surprised by this story it was not at all what I thought it would be and I'd like to see more of it.

Author's Response: I'm glad you like it. Thank you. :)

I am so glad to see you update this story. It has been a favorite of mine for quite awhile. I hope you will keep it up as it is heartbreaking beautiful. You are very talented. Blessings.

Author's Response: Thank you so much, Fanxstitch. I'm glad you like it. :)

On the rec of a friend on LJ, I came by last night and read this story all the way through. You've got a great writing style, and the plot developments are really compelling. I'm completely addicted! Excellent job. I can't wait to see what you've got planned next.

Thanks so much for sharing this story. :)

Author's Response: Thank you so much, beansbeans for reading it and taking the time to review. :)

By far this blows all the other fics on this site out of the water. Brillant and pulls at the heart strings cant wait for more to come

Author's Response: What a lovely thing to say, Aurorah. Thank you! :)

Update, update, update!!!!!!!!!! I'm gonna go crazy I swear! You know when someone does something stupid & you wish you could trade places with that someone so they never do the something stupid act? Well you've accomplished that perfectly in this last two chapters! I'm dying for more, please update ASAP, please! I beg of you!!

Author's Response: lmao. Aren't you greedy, Krystal? You got two chapters in two days! Seriously, though, I am working on the next chapter and hope it will be ready to post by the weekend. Thanks for the review. :)

Oh this is just too good it made my lunch hour and I've read it twice now. I do and don't want her to walk thru that door I'm fighting myself here on what side to cheer for. Great job!~

Author's Response: Thank you so much, Top the tea. I'm glad you liked it. :)

two chappies in 2 days heaven i hope you are at least going for the hat trick!!!!!! heres hoping number 3 is down loaded to day please keep up the good work.

Author's Response: If not by today, then certainly by the weekend. I'm glad you like the story so much. Thank you for taking the time to tell me so. :)

Ok ok ok Buffy just leave the book and sneak out don't wake that boy up!!!
More please more please!!!!

Author's Response: Now, have you ever known Buffy to follow anyone's advice, no matter how good it may be? ;) More is coming soon. Thanks for reading and reviewing!

Who does put money before love?

To have her and never really have her even when she is with you is what I thought while reading this. My heart poured out to William when she gave him that book it was like Buffy saying to him that she really knew who he was and loved him unlike anyone else and that she saw him for himself and loved him, in picking out that book she might as well pinned her heart to her sleeve too. You could see why he was so moved to ask her to marry him he thought with giving him that book she was giving him her whole heart.

He wants her so desperately as the reader you almost cringe at his bafflement and shock at her refusing him. He is so charmed by her that she even allows him to love her in the first place he does worship her and cannot really believe she would reject him I don't think it even occurred to him that she would he's been so besotted by her.

Her asking him if he got everything he wanted and him saying no and just the courage it would take for him to even ask her for more and the blind faith her would having in her love for him it was heart breaking to see him almost pleading with her to be with him. And you put it so well with Buffy having so many doubts about her age and no idea on being a wife or mother and this is even before the thoughts of being a slayer or lies she has told just to live in Williams house or time frame. That part where he whispers to himself "she said no" I just lost it and let the tears flow because you knew at that point a part of William died there and his belief in her love for him so he shuts completely down.

She knows instantly she made a huge mistake in not following her heart but the girl does have a calling and the guilt of knowing William does not know her completely and that is a huge thing too. And she try's to reach him but he's locked her out more then just out of his room.

I really liked the setting where William was drinking and speaking to himself because it shows his more Spike like nature when his emotional barriers are down you can see his more raw side in how he views himself. And you see him as a man with wants and needs and his full attraction to Elizabeth in not wanting to settle for what they already he has he wants closeness he wants it all and he wants her as his wife. And for a guy who probably in his whole life never really allowed himself to think he would ever have that in his life and to fully believe he found that in her where he could have full happiness to have it so quickly ripped away of course he couldn't fathom it he was completely destroyed in that moment.

Buffy is trying to fix things and does not want anyone to see William was drinking or have anyone notice things are off but walking into that room can only lead to two things either a huge hurt or sex and either of those things will change things forever and I'm thinking in not the way either of them would want. And to be honest I don't know if Buffy could ever fix that or make it better. Like with magic there will always be consequences and they will not be of the good.

I did not notice till today you left comments to your reviews I know mine tend to get long winded but this is a good story I like breaking it down to my favorite parts. I like to look at the levels of characterizations and study the writers point of view and make guesses as to where the storyline will go. I like how you portray the story and put the emotions there even when they are uncomfortable to see you really put a person into the telling and that's the making of a great writer.






Author's Response: The positive feedback on this story has been so amazing, and I am very grateful for it. I've always felt that if you guys take the time to write the reviews, then I should take the time to respond to them. As I said before, I especially enjoy yours; you put so much thought into them. And you are very insightful; everything I tried to portray in those scenes, you picked up on exactly. As always, thanks for the review. I'm working on Chapter Twenty-Five now, (which I don't think will contain a cliffhanger, fortunately) and I hope to have it posted soon. I hope you enjoy it as much as you have the others. :)

Sooooooooooooooooooo heartbreaking! And I love it it gets better and better.


Author's Response: I'm so glad you think so. Thank you. :)

Yeah, she better make it all right... I can't bear to see William in this state... it is so much like Spike, to drown his sorrow in a bottle, (or several, in this case)... I don't know how it will end, but I so want them together... Now, William being so drunk, and Buffy in his room, alone... at night...my my, so many possibilities... I wish they would get in on already, but Willam being victorian and all... very complicated!!!

Author's Response: Victorian values certainly so complicate things, don't they? I'm sorry it was hard to see William hurting--I was almost in tears writing it--but this part marks a huge turning point in the story. I hope you continue to enjoy where I'm going with it. Thanks so much for reviewing. :)