First things first: I'm not normally one to read pregnancy stories. Usually, the mere hint of it makes me want to run in the opposite direction.

Add to my initial dislike the fact that VAMPIRES ARE STERIL WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO GET THAT, I haven't really read the Spuffy version much.

You sort of surprised me with it and strangely enough, I stuck with it. I think the thing I like most about your version of the tale is the setting. There are plenty of Spuffy pregnancy stories out and about set pretty much anywhere where Buffy and Spike either don't know each other at all or are already really happy together in strange parallel universes or post-'Chosen' utopiae.

You, however, chose the one time I love the most, where Buffy is vulnerable and her relationship with Spike is built on mutual abuse. Call me a sucker for angst, but the show is the most interesting then.

Maybe that's the reason I kept reading, maybe it's also due to the fact that I love the way you made Buffy accuse Spike of putting something unnatural in her and his reaction to finding out he can be a father if Buffy keeps the baby.

This last chapter only proves that I was right to not give up on the story. The Scoobies were perfectly in character and you feel as lost as Buffy does, as alone in her situation when they start judging.

The sentence that blew me away - the epiphany I never managed to have before about their relationship - was that Spike would never look at her with disgust and disappointment, only with love.

Thank you for your story. I eagerly await a new update! :)

Author's Response: Thank you for this wonderful review. I'm glad you're enjoying the story. I'm also glad that you liked the setting because that's pretty much the reason I wrote it. I'm a sucker for season 6 angst and I felt like it was the perfect time to write this piece.