like how your brought her back and how you showed Spike's extreme depression and inability to let go of Buffy. While not so good for his daughter, your treatment has a realistic interpretation of how he might have acted. I do think that temporarily Spike would not have been able to control all his sorrow and pain and loss of Buffy.

Author's Response: Hi nmcil, Thanks so much for reading and for stopping in here to review! I really appeciate it... I'm glad you felt how Spike acted was realistic ... as broken as he was in canon, how much more broken would he be if he'd been married to her and had his affections returned..? Thanks so much for reading - I hope you enjoy the rest of the story... -P4S 2010.08.17