Willow floats slowly back to conscious.
When she opens her eyes, the very first thing she sees is Spike.
-Oh, God.-
She whimpers slightly, and shakes her head wildly.
"No."
Her head stops shaking as she realizes it's making her dizzy.
She repeats the previous word.
"No."
She closes her eyes tightly.
"Red, we should........"
His words make her snap her eyes open.
Her eyes widen quickly as she realizes he's seen her without a top or bra.
"No."
She says it one last time, and her cheeks suddenly turn pink.
"God, Spike."
He moves down to a sitting position close to her.
Willow cries out softly, and launches at Spike, wrapping him in a hug.
He starts in surprise at her move, then relaxed.
"Willow, Luv, leave this town behind. I was preparing to leave for Europe, and......."
Willow quickly pulls away from him, and slaps him.
"You were g..goi...going to leave me?"
Her eyes fill once again with tears.
Spike pulls her to him.
"No! Not leave you. Never leave you. Red...Willow....Bugger. I LOVE you Willow."
Willow jerks, and pulls away from him again.
"Love me?"
She cries out.
"No! You cant!"
Spike's face falls for the first time for quite a while, but then he hears a sentence he never expected.
"You cant....because I love you."
She falls silent, still crying.
Willow throws herself at Spike, and finally sobs out all of her problems.
When she is done, she looks up to him, and he wipes the tears from her eyes.
"When do we leave? I cant be here anymore. No. I just cant."
Spike looks at her softly, and nods.
"Tonight Luv. It's sunny now."
She takes a deep breathe, and nods.
"I have to go home, get my stuff. Now is the best time."
He nods.
"You okay, Red?"
She looks at him.
"Frankly, no. I might not be for awile."
He nods again, and gestures to the door.
"Be back by sunset, Red."
She flashes him a brave grin, and heads out the door.
When she opens her eyes, the very first thing she sees is Spike.
-Oh, God.-
She whimpers slightly, and shakes her head wildly.
"No."
Her head stops shaking as she realizes it's making her dizzy.
She repeats the previous word.
"No."
She closes her eyes tightly.
"Red, we should........"
His words make her snap her eyes open.
Her eyes widen quickly as she realizes he's seen her without a top or bra.
"No."
She says it one last time, and her cheeks suddenly turn pink.
"God, Spike."
He moves down to a sitting position close to her.
Willow cries out softly, and launches at Spike, wrapping him in a hug.
He starts in surprise at her move, then relaxed.
"Willow, Luv, leave this town behind. I was preparing to leave for Europe, and......."
Willow quickly pulls away from him, and slaps him.
"You were g..goi...going to leave me?"
Her eyes fill once again with tears.
Spike pulls her to him.
"No! Not leave you. Never leave you. Red...Willow....Bugger. I LOVE you Willow."
Willow jerks, and pulls away from him again.
"Love me?"
She cries out.
"No! You cant!"
Spike's face falls for the first time for quite a while, but then he hears a sentence he never expected.
"You cant....because I love you."
She falls silent, still crying.
Willow throws herself at Spike, and finally sobs out all of her problems.
When she is done, she looks up to him, and he wipes the tears from her eyes.
"When do we leave? I cant be here anymore. No. I just cant."
Spike looks at her softly, and nods.
"Tonight Luv. It's sunny now."
She takes a deep breathe, and nods.
"I have to go home, get my stuff. Now is the best time."
He nods.
"You okay, Red?"
She looks at him.
"Frankly, no. I might not be for awile."
He nods again, and gestures to the door.
"Be back by sunset, Red."
She flashes him a brave grin, and heads out the door.