I'm sure I've passed by Redwood City. Anyway, I love this. I'm liking Faith here. Nice to see her and Andrew working together - it must frustrate the heck out of Faith!

Author's Response: Yeah, RWC is a sleepy little suburb. More restaurants than housing, I swear. Working with Andrew is driving Faith crazy, but I think he's the only one Buffy wouldn't be suspicious of getting set up--and the only one who would consider doing it!

Really digging the budding friendship between Faith and Spike. I especially like the lust Faith had for smokes OVER Spike. This fic is something I think was missing from canon--kindred spirits making it in the world. Great update.

Author's Response: *blushes* You always leave the best reviews. I think the big reasons I wanted to write this was to pen a quieter, more mature Spuffy post-series reunion fic and to upend the usual boundaries of Spaith interaction. Much as I think they'd make a fun couple, I think they'd work much better as friends. Maybe the cuddly are they-aren't they? kinda friends but friends nonetheless. And yeah, I agree, canon fumbled the interpersonal relationships ball quite a few times. I'm still sad that the series ended before we could see Faith really grow into the role model that she really could have become.