Life of the Party and Light of My Life
Florida (Spike, Buffy, Xander exit the car and walk towards the open party that is being held at the beach that night. About seventy people were there. Theirs dancing, games, swimming, and lots of drinking)
Xander: I'm going to check out the bar.
Spike: I bet you are. (Xander leaves)
(Buffy and Spike just stand there and watch the people interact)
Buffy: (Turns to Spike) Want to dance?
Spike: I well...I'm—
Buffy: Come onnnn...you owe me a dance. (Pulls Spike on the dance floor and they start to dance to a heavy beating song. At first Spike was looking around and was a little embarrassed but now he forgot about everyone and focused on dancing with Buffy)
Later... (Xander looks drunk and has lots of women around him)
Xander: Yep...I'm in the BIG business company...It's REALLY big...hey where'd my drink go?
(Pan across the party and we see Buffy standing by herself looking at the ocean with the moon shining on it)
(Spike walks up to her)
Spike: (Slurring) You're alone.
Buffy: (Pauses and looks at him) Yeah...and you're drunk aren't you?
Spike: Noooooo! (Pauses) Okay...but just a little.
Buffy: I guess we know who will be driving.
(Looks back at the ocean and sits down on the sand. Spike looks at her and then sits beside her)
Spike: They got GREAT alcohol here.
Buffy: (Looks at Spike) Why'd you get drunk?
Spike: Because...I have a messed up life and thought it would make me feel better...and it kinda did.
Buffy: Compared to my life, you are living it up in high style.
Spike: Yeah? What's up with that anyway? What's your secret? You're just...one big BEAUTIFUL mystery.
Buffy: (Smiles and shakes her head) Even though you're drunk I'm not telling you.
Spike: (Softly) You're pretty. (Buffy stares at Spike who is staring right back at her) I like you.
Buffy: I like you too.
Spike: No. No...I REALLY like you.
Buffy: (Humoring him) Well I REALLY like you too.
Spike: No! You don't get it.... I—I love you.
(Buffy looks at him and thinks and looks back at the ocean)
Buffy: (Softly) I think that's the alcohol talking.
(Spike takes his hand and takes Buffy's cheek and turns it to him)
Spike: No it isn't. It's not.
(Silence for a moment)
(Xander comes stumbling behind them)
Xander: (Drunk) Lets swim!
Later...Buffy is driving and both Spike and Xander are asleep in the back seat. Buffy looks in her mirror and sees sleeping Spike and continues making glances at him as she travels to the hotel.
Next Morning...
(Buffy is drinking coffee in the hotel lobby when Xander and Spike start towards her)
Buffy: (Seeing the guys) Hey you're up! How's that hang over?
Xander: Still there. (Groans and goes to the continental breakfast)
(Spike sits down and rubs his head while Buffy looks at her coffee cup)
Spike: I'm sorry. (Looks at her and she looks up)
Buffy: For what?
Spike: For whatever happened last night. When I get drunk I tend to... lose it. If I said anything to offend you...I'm sorry. I wasn't myself.
Buffy: (Softly) I know. (Looks down at the table)
Spike: What'd I say?
Buffy: Oh just stupid stuff. Nothing much.
Spike: Oh. (Nods and gets up to get some breakfast. Buffy just sits there and looks to where he was sitting, staring off into space)
Florida (Spike, Buffy, Xander exit the car and walk towards the open party that is being held at the beach that night. About seventy people were there. Theirs dancing, games, swimming, and lots of drinking)
Xander: I'm going to check out the bar.
Spike: I bet you are. (Xander leaves)
(Buffy and Spike just stand there and watch the people interact)
Buffy: (Turns to Spike) Want to dance?
Spike: I well...I'm—
Buffy: Come onnnn...you owe me a dance. (Pulls Spike on the dance floor and they start to dance to a heavy beating song. At first Spike was looking around and was a little embarrassed but now he forgot about everyone and focused on dancing with Buffy)
Later... (Xander looks drunk and has lots of women around him)
Xander: Yep...I'm in the BIG business company...It's REALLY big...hey where'd my drink go?
(Pan across the party and we see Buffy standing by herself looking at the ocean with the moon shining on it)
(Spike walks up to her)
Spike: (Slurring) You're alone.
Buffy: (Pauses and looks at him) Yeah...and you're drunk aren't you?
Spike: Noooooo! (Pauses) Okay...but just a little.
Buffy: I guess we know who will be driving.
(Looks back at the ocean and sits down on the sand. Spike looks at her and then sits beside her)
Spike: They got GREAT alcohol here.
Buffy: (Looks at Spike) Why'd you get drunk?
Spike: Because...I have a messed up life and thought it would make me feel better...and it kinda did.
Buffy: Compared to my life, you are living it up in high style.
Spike: Yeah? What's up with that anyway? What's your secret? You're just...one big BEAUTIFUL mystery.
Buffy: (Smiles and shakes her head) Even though you're drunk I'm not telling you.
Spike: (Softly) You're pretty. (Buffy stares at Spike who is staring right back at her) I like you.
Buffy: I like you too.
Spike: No. No...I REALLY like you.
Buffy: (Humoring him) Well I REALLY like you too.
Spike: No! You don't get it.... I—I love you.
(Buffy looks at him and thinks and looks back at the ocean)
Buffy: (Softly) I think that's the alcohol talking.
(Spike takes his hand and takes Buffy's cheek and turns it to him)
Spike: No it isn't. It's not.
(Silence for a moment)
(Xander comes stumbling behind them)
Xander: (Drunk) Lets swim!
Later...Buffy is driving and both Spike and Xander are asleep in the back seat. Buffy looks in her mirror and sees sleeping Spike and continues making glances at him as she travels to the hotel.
Next Morning...
(Buffy is drinking coffee in the hotel lobby when Xander and Spike start towards her)
Buffy: (Seeing the guys) Hey you're up! How's that hang over?
Xander: Still there. (Groans and goes to the continental breakfast)
(Spike sits down and rubs his head while Buffy looks at her coffee cup)
Spike: I'm sorry. (Looks at her and she looks up)
Buffy: For what?
Spike: For whatever happened last night. When I get drunk I tend to... lose it. If I said anything to offend you...I'm sorry. I wasn't myself.
Buffy: (Softly) I know. (Looks down at the table)
Spike: What'd I say?
Buffy: Oh just stupid stuff. Nothing much.
Spike: Oh. (Nods and gets up to get some breakfast. Buffy just sits there and looks to where he was sitting, staring off into space)