The Final Blow
I worked my way through the sewers with Buffy on the trail of some vamp. Mentally I'm trying to find the perfect time and place to inform her of my decision. My heart and my head have been at war ever since the Mayor's words at the school. Joyce simply reinforced the fact that I had to do it. I hear Buffy talk about Prom and I try to distract her. One staked vampire later and I realize that it's now or never.
My head agrees with me as I talk about kids, aging, having a whole life ahead of her. My heart on the other hand is furious. I tell Buffy about the internal battle and in anger she mentions that my heart has long stopped beating. As much as that stung, what I need to say will hurt her worse. "I want my life to be with you" I've found my opening.
"I don't"
The Final Blow