okay i have to say that this is one of the best fics i've read in a long time....just to let you know. i love it the angst just gets me so excited to read what you have in store next. anyway i read you author's note and i looked in your reviews to see what this oo person said...and i know i would personally beat the crap out of them if i saw them!!! No one has a right to bash another's work. You put it up here for those who actually appreciate it, not people that can't tell a good story from a fucking tabloid article!!! Joss was all about the angst in the show and if anything i think you are making this story more believable by having Buffy coupled up with someone else, and having Spike royally screw his ass into the ground before finally getting Buffy. i say continue writing and give it all the twists and turns you like! it's your bloody fic so make it your own and down let anybody tell you different!!!

anywayz i think i'm all ranted out now...lol great story!!