Note: The bronze scene is going to take me a little longer then I expected. So I threw this together to hold ya over til then. Keep that in mind :)

One the way there Buffy and Spike talked about anything and everything. Buffy had forgotten how easy it was to talk with him. She remembered how much she had looked forward to their conversations just after Willow had brought her back. He seemed to understand what she was going through on a level the Scoobies could not. He never made her feel guilty for the way she was feeling and she had felt like she could tell him anything. Of course that was before she had gone and ruined it all with that foolish kiss.

She looked over at him now. He was gripping the steering wheel and cursing under his breath at the red Honda Civic that had just cut him off. It was hard to believe she was sitting here, driving with him to the Bronze as if they were on a date. She actually hadn't expected Spike to talk to her again after the way she had used and dumped him. But here he was, running to her rescue again. It was a shame he was a blood sucking fiend or...OR?! Whoa there Buffy, there is no or. Its over, you ended it. Think of something else...anything else. Um... puppies, rugs, CHEESE!

"Cheese?" Spike implored, taking his eyes of the road for a brief second.

OMG, had she said that out loud?!

"Um...well...cheese....Suzanne! Suzanne loves cheese. It just occurred to me that I should give you a little background on these people before you meet them. It might help ya out a little, and give you some ideas as to what questions to ask etc.." OOO Buffy nice cover there, Not.

If Spike hadn't bought her little blunder, he didn't show it. "Sure Pet, if you think it would help. Shoot."

Buffy then spent the remainder of the drive telling him about her old life back in L.A. She told him how Suzanne had always been jealous of what Buffy had, and how Buffy remained her friend because in High School the rich and pretty were expected to be best friends with each other. Jason had been her boyfriend all throughout high school and Suzanne had always wanted him. Not because she loved him, but because Buffy had him. What was intresting was that, while she had not always savored her "friendship" with Suzanne, she had always felt a need to prove herself to her. To everyone else Suzanne had appeared to be the perfect best friend. In reality, she was always trying to find some fault with Buffy. Something...anything to prove she was better. Buffy had thought that when she left L.A. Suzanne and her desire to always be proving herself would be left behind too. Buffy guessed she should have known better.

Spike didn't say a thing. He just nodded and listened patiently while she concluded. When Buffy had finished he had just parked the car along the backside of the bronze.

"Well, luv, we're here. You ready?"

Buffy took a deep breath and nodded. "Lets go."