On the Vampire lair/threshold note: Yes, I see your point on that here. I've struggled with that in my own series because I have them living in the mansion, which was Spike's first and Buffy moved in there, so I've always left it as a 'lair' (thus Angel can come and go at will, much to Spike's displeasure). Thanks for your POV on that - definitely makes sense, if the house is in Buffy's name, then it should be ok ... except if they're married and that means it's half Spike's if they're married in CA! LOL! Thanks for the note back on that! It's fascinating to see how other writers handle different little issues like that.

Author's Response: LOL well, not so sure about CA, but I'd still think that having one human as a co-owner means any vamps that don't have an invitation can't get in. After all, a person who is killed and turned, has to be invited into what used to be his/her own house by one of the humans still living in it. Right? It is interesting to see how other writers handled it. I think I'm pretty consistent with how I do it across my works, but maybe not. Some things I do vary depending on the story and its needs.

I just started reading this , and i'm sobbing like a baby , OMG ,I'm going on an emotional roller coaster ride aren't I . I'm going to read the rest now ,but you mentioned in your A/N that this is finished on other sites ,can you tell me where so i can read the whole thing, pleeeaaassssse!

Author's Response: Hee! It's finished everywhere now. Including here. I have to go in and mark it "completed". I always forget to do that. I hope you enjoy it. :)