They made love in the shower, lights off and water freely running over them.

After they returned to the bed, Buffy found herself waiting fruitlessly for sleep to claim her.

It was strange to lie awake beside him when he was unconscious. While part of her wanted to Angel to trust her to guard his sleep; a larger part wished that he'd never found out how far she would go to protect him.

How much would he take for granted now? How far would he push her, when he'd already brought her to the limit of what she could accept?