Yes, please, keep writing! With fewer daylight hours for you now, perhaps your muse will be happier. :) I've lived just south of the 60th parallel, so I understand you're gripe about the light/lack of/too much of, depending on the time of year. I'm also a bit of a night owl, so the summers totally screwed me up - didn't know a human could function on so little sleep for so long! -ugh- It really wasn't good for me. Anyway, thanks for posting. Hope more is coming soon.

Author's Response: Glad you enjoyed it! Yeah, I hope the impending 'dark season' will show a marked increase in my writing. I miss writing as much as I used to, but it just never feels like the right time anymore. My new job has screwed me up a bit. Thanks for the review!

* Wipes tears away* This fic always gets to me its so sad and detailed, it's beautifully written too, it's amazing!

Author's Response: Thank you so much! Glad you're enjoying it. Hope I get to work on it again soon. Thinking about taking my laptop to work on the days I work overnights, so I can make a bit more time for my fics. Thanks for the review!

Loved the chapter! Hopefully the morning will be a little better for Buffy! Can't wait to read more!

Author's Response: Glad you enjoyed it! I'll be glad to get back into a bit more dialogue with the next chapter. Thanks for the review!

Love where this is going. Excellent drama. Can't wait for more.

Author's Response: Thanks! I'm glad you're enjoying it. I wish I had more time to work on it. I'm trying to come up with a plan, so my writing doesn't suffer too much from my new job. Hopefully, I'll be able to work on this story again soon. Thanks for the review!

Pandie , what happened, i thought we were gonna find out about what happened to her and the missescall in this chapter, although this was a pretty good chapter itself . He's taking such good care of her , i wish a person like him on any and every girl, woman , that goes through such a horror. Looking forward to more , update soonest

Author's Response: Devious that I am, I said that info would come when the full story of Buffy's night came out. I didn't say when that story would come out, though. Hopefully in the near future. I'll just have to see how things go. Hope I can update again soon! Thanks for the review!

This is so sad, but at least Buffy's not alone in all of this. Spike will help her get through this. Really like this story, looking forward to the next chapter. :)

Author's Response: Glad you like it! I can't wait to see how it develops, especially when we get to the point that we're bringing more of the other characters into it. Thanks for the review!

Yes, it was brief, but it was a great chapter. I'm sure very hard times are to come, but the love and care he has for her is so apparent and in that respect she is so lucky. Poor Buffy and Spike. Apprehensive about Dru coming into the picture and finding out what happened, but I can't wait for the next update!

Author's Response: Glad you liked it! I'm a bit apprehensive about Dru myself, honestly. Good things don't tend to follow her. Hopefully, she won't complicate things too much. I'll be glad when I have time to write the next chapter. The 'morning after the traumatic event' interaction should be interesting. Thanks for the review!