When Willow and Faith arrived at Buffy's house later that morning, they
were surprised to see Buffy crying. They had seen Buffy and Spike fight
before, but they both always felt in the morning. One of those never go to
bed angry things. All Buffy could do was point to the table. Faith picked
up the letter and went pale. Willow took it from her and fell to the floor.
When Faith regained speech she said, "B, I need to tell everybody."
"No" came from the blonde huddled on the couch. "It's not true. It's one of his pranks. He'll be back. He has to be back."
"B, face it. Spike has been feeling pretty crappy lately. He could and would do this. He did do this."
"No, he wouldn't do this, not now. Not now that he knows about the baby."
"Actually I think the baby is what put him over the edge. He was the last to know."
"And whose fault was that miss blabbermouth. God Faith, you just couldn't leave well enough alone. You know this all started with the apocalypse I had to help you with. Faith, he left. He promised he would never leave and he left. I loved him so much. What am I going to do without him? I need him and he's gone."
Willow and Faith had never seen Buffy like this. This wasn't a boyfriend that had left. It was her husband and the father of her baby. There was no doubt that the next few months would be the worst Buffy have ever experienced and she would need them.
"I'll put some water on" Willow offered as she and Faith decided to settle into the house so that they could watch Buffy 24/7 because there was no doubt she was going to need it. This was going to be bad.
"So Spike wrote a suicide note a you guys buy it. Please he's hiding out somewhere pouting" Xander said with absolutely no compassion. "I told Buffy she couldn't trust him."
"Xander, please don't say stuff like that. Especially around Buffy she's kind of broken."
Willow said failing to understand Xander's hatred. "The father of her baby is gone. Can you understand how depressed she is? I can only stay a few minutes because I have to get back. We have her watched every second. Faith said last night she almost let a vamp get her. We all need to be supportive so if you cannot, don't come by." Willow picked up the spell books she had ordered and walked out of the Magic Box. What was his problem? We all liked Spike. I know that even Xander had liked Spike even if he hadn't admitted it. We all liked Spike, so why did we treat him so badly. I just wish there was something I could do.
"No" came from the blonde huddled on the couch. "It's not true. It's one of his pranks. He'll be back. He has to be back."
"B, face it. Spike has been feeling pretty crappy lately. He could and would do this. He did do this."
"No, he wouldn't do this, not now. Not now that he knows about the baby."
"Actually I think the baby is what put him over the edge. He was the last to know."
"And whose fault was that miss blabbermouth. God Faith, you just couldn't leave well enough alone. You know this all started with the apocalypse I had to help you with. Faith, he left. He promised he would never leave and he left. I loved him so much. What am I going to do without him? I need him and he's gone."
Willow and Faith had never seen Buffy like this. This wasn't a boyfriend that had left. It was her husband and the father of her baby. There was no doubt that the next few months would be the worst Buffy have ever experienced and she would need them.
"I'll put some water on" Willow offered as she and Faith decided to settle into the house so that they could watch Buffy 24/7 because there was no doubt she was going to need it. This was going to be bad.
"So Spike wrote a suicide note a you guys buy it. Please he's hiding out somewhere pouting" Xander said with absolutely no compassion. "I told Buffy she couldn't trust him."
"Xander, please don't say stuff like that. Especially around Buffy she's kind of broken."
Willow said failing to understand Xander's hatred. "The father of her baby is gone. Can you understand how depressed she is? I can only stay a few minutes because I have to get back. We have her watched every second. Faith said last night she almost let a vamp get her. We all need to be supportive so if you cannot, don't come by." Willow picked up the spell books she had ordered and walked out of the Magic Box. What was his problem? We all liked Spike. I know that even Xander had liked Spike even if he hadn't admitted it. We all liked Spike, so why did we treat him so badly. I just wish there was something I could do.
