"Luv, are you alright?" Spike asked when he found Buffy at the Mansion. "Faith said that you looked upset when you took off."
"You know how when you're little and you skin your knee you cry like crazy until your mother kisses it and puts on a Band-Aid. But if you take the Band-Aid off too soon and pick at the scab it'll start bleeding again. Well Faith just picked at my scab. And the worst part is I know that this time I have to really heal the wound."
"You lost me."
"I haven't slept with you, because if I do it'll either mean that I didn't learn anything from last year or that I'm finally over last year and I'm not sure I'm ready for that."
"I've never pushed. I know that it's a difficult decision for you."
"But it wasn't a difficult decision last year. You fall in love with a guy and you take the next step and we're at that point and I feel like I'm torn in two. My mind is trying to remind me what happened last year, but my heart is saying that it doesn't matter and I love you more than I ever loved Angel. And right now I don't know who to listen to."
"I'm not going anywhere. Whatever you decide, I'm right here."
"And what happens next year when I go to college?"
"I'm not giving up on you."
"You're sure"
"God Buffy I'd wait forever for you. So did I help at all?"
Buffy kissed him, "I think I've finally made a decision." Buffy kissed him again as she led him towards one of the bedrooms.
