"Spike, where is this going?"

"Where is what going?"

"This…thing that we have."

"I dunno." Spike frowned. "Where do you think it's going?"

"I asked first."

"So?"

"So??…Because…that's just how it works."

"Sod that, don't ask the big questions if you're not prepared to answer them yourself." Spike replied hoping that would put a stop to the conversation before it had a chance to get going. The boy needed to learn to enjoy himself without questioning it.

Xander opened his mouth and looked like he was going to argue but after a pause shut it again. Damn evil vampire logic.