"Do you want to have sex with me?" That question echoed in Spike's ears for what seemed like hours, though in truth, it was only seconds.
"How can you ask me that?" Spike asked, scrunching his forehead in confusion and staring straight into Buffy's bright eyes.
"All you have to say is yes or no." Buffy said, her temper starting to flare.
"Slayer, it's not that simple." Spike said edgily. However, seeing Buffy's face redden with anger, he calmed his voice down and tried to approach the subject differently. "I care about you, and of course I want to…" Spike's voice trailed off.
"I love you." Buffy whispered. "Powerful, messy love. And sometimes, it scares me how quickly things have happened. But I know how I feel. And lately, I feel like every time I kiss you. Like every time I touch you, you want me to let go. Earlier in the car…" Buffy said. However, Spike cut her off.
"Slayer, I'm older than you." Spike began. Buffy rolled her eyes in anger and hurt. "And I know what I feel for you. But I also know that I'm not as sweet as you think I am."
"I know you." Buffy replied, her voice gaining confidence. You might not think I know what I'm getting into, but I do. I'm not some naïve child!" Buffy screamed. Spike cut her off.
"Damnit Buffy! Listen to me!" Spike screamed. Buffy stared at him, her eyes wide with awe at the tone of voice Spike had used on her. Buffy wasn't used to being spoken to that way. Spike continued. Needing desperately to explain himself to Buffy. "I want you. More than anything on this earth. And I know that your more than a girl. I know that you're a woman. But I'm more than just a boy. I'm more than just a man." Spike paused.
The vampire's eyes scanned the ocean. The waves crashed to the shore in a rhythm more steady and comforting than any Spike had ever known. The blonde sighed and closed his eyes briefly before turning back to Buffy. "I have more demon in me than you can ever know." Spike whispered, looking at Buffy through eyes clouded with fear and grief, but at the same time shining with love.
"Kiss
me." Buffy commanded.
"Slayer…" Spike began. However, Buffy' s slender finger on his pale
lips stopped him.
"No more lies." Buffy whispered, before leaning up and kissing Spike. Her mouth sliding sensually over his. Spike broke off the kiss gently.
"Are you sure?" He asked. Buffy responded by kissing Spike once more. This time, more fiercely and desperately, as she struggled to show him just how passionately she felt for him.
After making love sweetly and passionately in the sand, Buffy and Spike drifted off into a peaceful sleep. Little did Spike know, the scoobies were getting closer and closer to discovering the truth about William the Bloody.
Teach me how I should forget to think
-Romeo from William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet