Summary: Buffy Summers witnessed her boyfriend and best friend being shot. The killer is still at large, and Buffy does not feel safe. William "Spike" Giles is a hardened cop assigned to protect Buffy. Spike, a confirmed bachelor, does not want the complication of a woman in his life, but there's just something so sweet about Buffy...Won at Burst Into Flame Awards for Best Fantasy!
Rated: NC-17
Categories: NC-17 Fics Characters: None
Genres: Romance, Angst
Warnings: Violence, Adult Language, Sexual Situations
Challenges:
Series: None
Chapters: 37 Completed: Yes
Word count: 57865 Read: 52535
Published: 08/20/2006 Updated: 09/29/2006
1. Chapter One: Are you deaf? by Brat [Reviews - 38] 
(1291 words)
Thanks to Wattie and Tammy for encouraging me :)
2. Chapter Two: Let's Try Again by Brat [Reviews - 23] (1227 words)
3. Chapter Three: Tiny, Stoic Thing by Brat [Reviews - 19] (1122 words)
4. Chapter Four: Here's my Baggage by Brat [Reviews - 15] (1632 words)
thank you everyone! :)
5. Chapter Five: Oh, What a Beautiful Morning by Brat [Reviews - 20] (1292 words)
6. Chapter Six: Let me Clarify by Brat [Reviews - 19] (1165 words)
thank you all!
7. Chapter Seven: Fortress of Solitude by Brat [Reviews - 20] (1686 words)
8. Chapter Eight: Make the Nightmares Go Away by Brat [Reviews - 18] (1189 words)
9. Chapter Nine: You Know What They Say About Assuming... by Brat [Reviews - 20] (1259 words)
10. Chapter Ten: The Rising Tension by Brat [Reviews - 17] (1332 words)
11. Chapter Eleven: Standing Room Only by Brat [Reviews - 16] (1287 words)
12. Chapter Twelve: Teach Me by Brat [Reviews - 24] (1534 words)
13. Chapter Thirteen: Rain on My Parade by Brat [Reviews - 23] (1443 words)
Thank you everyone for reading and reviewing! :)
14. Chapter Fourteen: Got a Lot to Learn by Brat [Reviews - 20] (1563 words)
15. Chapter Fifteen: Let me Tell You my Story by Brat [Reviews - 18] (1710 words)
16. Chapter Sixteen: Let's Work Together by Brat [Reviews - 19] (1607 words)
17. Chapter Seventeen: Virgins & Sluts by Brat [Reviews - 25] (1337 words)
18. Chapter Eighteen: How Uncomfortable Can I Make You? by Brat [Reviews - 30] (1257 words)
19. Chapter Nineteen: Oh, Brother by Brat [Reviews - 17] (1455 words)
Thank you everyone!!!! :)
20. Chapter Twenty: Open Mouth, Change Foot by Brat [Reviews - 22] (1336 words)
21. Chapter Twenty-One: Layering by Brat [Reviews - 23] (1862 words)
22. Chapter Twenty-two: Make me feel Safe by Brat [Reviews - 17] (1422 words)
23. Chapter Twenty three: Figure it Out by Brat [Reviews - 24] (1514 words)
24. Chapter Twenty-four: Sexual Healing by Brat [Reviews - 20] (2613 words)
25. Chapter Twenty five: Baggage Claim by Brat [Reviews - 20] (1628 words)
I hope Spike's somewhat conflicting thoughts make sense here...
26. Chapter Twenty -six: Hot Under the Collar by Brat [Reviews - 23] (1514 words)
27. Chapter Twenty seven: The Ones You Least Expect by Brat [Reviews - 18] (1608 words)
28. Chapter Twenty-eight: Love is a Many Splendored Thing by Brat [Reviews - 21] (3166 words)
Big hug! :)
29. Chapter Twenty-nine: The Only Thing to Fear is Fear Itself by Brat [Reviews - 21] (2057 words)
30. Chapter Thirty: Investigating by Brat [Reviews - 19] (1428 words)
31. Chapter Thirty-One: Murderer, Murderer, Murderer! by Brat [Reviews - 35] (1451 words)
here's hoping this doesn't suck!
32. Chapter Thirty two:Showdown by Brat [Reviews - 23] (1181 words)
33. Chapter Thirty-three: Dawning by Brat [Reviews - 23] (1318 words)
34. Chapter Thirty four: Cleanse Away all Your Sins by Brat [Reviews - 22] (2280 words)
35. Chapter Thirty five: At Last by Brat [Reviews - 27] (1993 words)
36. Chapter Thirty-six: Go From Here by Brat [Reviews - 25] (1446 words)
37. Epilogue: Fin by Brat [Reviews - 44] (1660 words)
Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone that has supported this story by reading and reviewing. It means so much to me, thank you. :)