This is so brilliant! I dont think I could ever get bored of this fic!
Spike's job, however, is making me really nervous. I'm getting horrible visions of sleazy sex bars or illegal drug rings...
More soon, I hope. I just love it.

Author's Response: Well, it took me a while to update but I hope you're sticking around for it. Thanks so much for the review. :-D

This was another richly detailed, emotionally vivid chapter. Buffy having to continuously defend herself is exhausting. It's no wonder she's worn out. Spike spending nine hours just replaying his time with Buffy was both lovely and worrisome. His obsession with her seems to grow the longer they're together.

I loved this visceral description of Spike's fervent emotions: "It was the joining that mattered to him, her body locking with his, wrapped around him so tightly that for the moment, at least, he didn’t have to worry about her slipping away. He would have felt the same sort of satisfaction had she let him crawl into her head, her heart. If he could have, he would have nestled into the soft bed of her temporal lobe or been held by the pulsing muscles of her right atrium. He would have become so deeply embedded that she couldn’t ignore him or run away; he would have been part of her." Spike's like a junkie who needs another fix as soon as the high wears off. Spike only truly feels whole when he's in Buffy's arms. How can that be healthy?

The scene at the magic shop was wonderful. Giles' displeasure was beautifully written, but Buffy eloquently standing up for herself really sang. Anya's murderous past was never really addressed in canon. She got a free pass just for having the misfortune of becoming human. Anya's cheerfully in voice last line made me laugh out loud.

That last line fills me with foreboding. Spike's going to make Buffy regret her trust, isn't he?

Thanks for updating this wonderful story.

Author's Response: That was the paragraph I was most proud of in this chapter, so I'm glad you liked it. I have to admit, writing the scene in the Magic Box was awfully satisfying, lol. I'm sorry it's taken me so long to thank you for leaving this review. I've gotten woefully behind on everything lately. :)

I absolutely love this story. You just cannot write it fast enough for me. I keep reading it over and over as you add more chapters. The detail that you have is just stunning. Please, the only recoomendation that I have is that as you near the end, do not short the details. So many writers on this website start off with great stories and then the details or plot dwindles to nothing or the story becomes sketchy and I lose interest. Thank you so much for this story.
Jeni

Author's Response: I ended up keeping you guys waiting for far too long for chapter 57, so I hope you're still interested in a new chapter. And me? Short on the details? lol. Fear not. The greater worry would be that I allow my characters to drown beneath the weight of my lengthy descriptions. Thanks for the review. ;)

Nunc dimittis servum tuum, tried looking this up on wixi and boy did that little phase go a lot of different ways I did find Time waits for no one so I'm really guessing on what is to come and biting my lip that Spike and Buffy will weather the storm here.

Author's Response: lol. Wikipedia had just about every translation on earth for it, didn't they? Since William was an Anglican and would have read the King James version of the Bible, Spike intended the comment this way: "Now lettest thou thy servant depart ." In the Victorian era, Latin was considered a foundation for a "classical" education and all good schools taught it. Since most children were expected to be well versed in the Bible as well, it was often how they were taught to read Latin ... by translating from Bible text. That's probably a lot more than you wanted to know, but it interested me. As an upperclass gentleman in the Victorian era, William would have been incredibly educated in a variety of things. I would have loved it if the series' writers had explored that more with Spike. Thanks for the review. :D

Loved Buffy stand up for being together with Spike. And she ad a good point regarding Anya.
So Spike will get himself in trouble again, helping Buffy? I hope she won't overreact.

Author's Response: Thanks so much for the review. :D

Wish Spike was more secure in his relationship with Buffy where he didnt feel the need to be someone else all the time and be ok in his own skin

Buffy seems to be getting there in her confronting her friends and calling with saying No to being pushed into a direction she didnt wanna go

I wanna cheer on Spike so he gets to the same point too!

Go Spike Go!

Author's Response: I wish that, too. Poor Spike has sh*tty self-esteem both on the series and in my story. On the series, he hid it behind snark and cockiness ... he still does that in FtTP, but with Buffy he's so worried about losing her, he's willing to change who he is to prevent it from happening. From 1880 on, I don't think he has ever considered himself worthy of her love. Of course, we know that he is...and someday maybe he will realize it as well. Thanks so much for the review! :-D

He did not seem to hold back for long lol :P
Spike and Anya should be friends given their history they both could use a friend with evil in common. Go Buffy on saying she knows he is evil and is sticking with him anyway.

Author's Response: lol. And we're what? Surprised by that? Spike isn't known for his patience, the silly boy. Thanks so much for the review. :-D

Dawson's Creek reject! Am I the only one picturing William with Dawson hair lol I got stares at work cracking up over that line. Well you out do yourself all the time in this fic and this page is no exception can't wait for more to come.

Author's Response: Eww, Dawson hair? Perish the thought. I might like angst, but I'm not *that* cruel to the characters. lol. I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter. Thanks so much for the review!

ROTFLOL
Anya rocks and isn't ashamed of her past funny how easy Giles and Xander over look that simply because shes a woman and kinda goofy.
Buffy was great in standing up for herself and her choices of sticking with Spike.

Author's Response: That's an excellent point and one I hadn't considered before. That Anya is given a free ride because she is a woman. BtVS was all about female empowerment, which was good, but sometimes they took it too far. Instead of women being portrayed as the intelligent, strong, and worthy individuals we are, oftentimes they were petty, materialistic, bitchy, and abusive ... Buffy's disgusting treatment of Spike was considered okay because she was a woman in pain. Yet Spike's assault on Buffy was unforgivably evil because he's a man; the writers glossed over one and never let the viewers forget the other. Drove me insane. But, uh, anyway, I'm going off on a tangent so I'll just wrap it up by thanking you for the review. :D

Oh this was fab I can't wait for more I keep wondering what Spikes job will be maybe a roadie?

=P

Author's Response: lmao. A roadie? That's one possibility I haven't considered, but it's an interesting one. His job will be revealed soon, though. Thanks for the review. :-D

Oh, poor Spike...I have a tingling sensation that his wonderful, thoughtful plans for Buffy and Dawn's wellbeing is about to blow up in his pretty little face. I hope Buffy won't be too pissed about it! Loved the update, can't wait for more.

Author's Response: Thank you! It took me a while to update, but a new chapter is finally here. I hope you enjoy it. :)

I like this: If he could have, he would have nestled into the soft bed of her temporal lobe or been held by the pulsing muscles of her right atrium. He would have become so deeply embedded that she couldn’t ignore him or run away.

I'm not surprised with: he might not be doing the right thing.

I would like more sex scenes...it seems you stop when the physical stuff is about to happen.