The other three just looked at him for a moment in complete shock, before Willow, ever the humanitarian, went over to him, and, regardless of her own pain and tears, she wrapped her arms around him and muttered into his ear soothingly, not even thinking about the fact that Spike was a vampire, and a soulless one at that. To Willow, he was a person who cared about Xander, and who was in pain because of it. A person who shared her pain - and that was more than enough for her.
After a few minutes, Spike's sobs slowly subsided, although tears continued to stream silently down his face.
He took his head from Willow's shoulder and, wiping his eyes and taking a deep - if unneeded breath, he looked at her and said, "Oh Red, I'm sorry. You must be just as upset, and I guess I'm not exactly helping am I?"
Willow smiled at him, even if it was a little watery, and replied, "It's alright Spike. You've told us a few home truths, and this has made me realise how much Xander means to me. I love him so much -"
at the look of fear she saw flit across Spike's face - however quickly it was masked, Willow was quick to add - "like a brother, and I can't bear the thought of life without him. I'm glad you said what you did. It was stuff we *all* needed to hear." At that, she glared at Giles and Buffy, who nodded in reply - if not somewhat reluctantly.