Well, again we're almost to the end. Don't worry, there will be a good Spuffy ending. It's not much, but I hope ya'll like what I did anyway. Keep the reviews coming=)

Chapter 12

"You're just gonna let him go?" Dawn asked her sister a few weeks later. Ever since Dawn found out about Spike moving back to England she has been trying to convince Buffy to stop him, but it wasn't working. She knew they were running out of time.

"It's not my choice, Dawn. Spike wants to leave and there's nothing I can do about it." Dawn rolled her eyes.

"Of course there is. This is what all those romance novels are about, Buffy. He doesn't really want to go, he's waiting for you to stop him and give him a reason to stay." Buffy shook her head.

"This isn't some romance novel or some cheesy black and white movie. This is real and I can't give Spike a reason to stay when I don't even know of a reason." She explained.

"I know you don't believe me, but Spike is completely in love with you. He's waiting for you to return his feelings, don't you see that?" Buffy shook her head again.

"That's crazy, Dawn. I don't know where you got the idea that Spike is in love with me. If he really was then he would have told me by now. How else would he expect me to know?" Dawn shrugged.

"I don't know, maybe he thought you would have figured it out by now. Even though you are a bit dense about that stuff." Dawn mumbled and Buffy heard her and crossed her arms over her chest.

"Okay, how did you come to the conclusion that Spike is in love with me? Since you seem to know everything." Dawn rolled her eyes.

"It's just obvious, well to me anyway. I've seen the way he looks at you." Buffy rolled her eyes also.

"That's not much to go on." This time Dawn crossed her arms over her chest.

"I also have a source." She explained.

"Who would that be?" Buffy asked her.

"Well, if you must know it's Connor. I wasn't supposed to say anything, but I'm never good at keeping secrets." Buffy uncrossed her arms.

"Connor told you that Spike was in love with me?" Dawn nodded.

"I pretty much knew even before he told me. Connor is his nephew so of course he would know things that I wouldn't. So, if you don't believe me then you should at least believe him. He never lies." Buffy sighed and rubbed her eyes.

"Fine, let's say I'll believe you. It's not like it matters now anyway, I can't do anything about it." She said.

"Yes, you can. You can tell him how you feel and stop him from leaving." Buffy shook her head.

"I don't even know how I feel and let's not forget that I'm with Angel." Dawn sighed.

"I know, but you're not in love with Angel. I can tell." Buffy wondered when her sister got to be so smart.

"He's a great guy and I really like him." Dawn nodded in understanding.

"Yeah, but you don't love him. I know you love Spike. Maybe you didn't at first, but I know you do now. If you just let him leave without ever telling him how you really feel you'll regret it, Buffy." Dawn stated trying to get through to her older sister.

"What if it's too late? What if I tell him and he rejects me because I waited too long and he still leaves?" Buffy asked as tears were forming in her eyes. Dawn touched Buffy's shoulder in comfort.

"You have to at least try. I have a feeling things will work out." Buffy smiled at her sister.

"Thank you," she replied and Dawn smiled also.

"That's what sisters are for." Buffy nodded and thought about what she was going to do.