"Buffy!" he said quickly, "There you are, I've been looking for you."
"Angel, not now, I have to go find Spike."
"That's why I was looking for you, he left his lighter in the kitchen. Willow seems to have him cornered for a little while, but if you don't get in there fast, you are going to miss your chance."
Buffy took off, running for the kitchen. When she reached the door, she heard Spike's voice, and he was not happy about being held hostage by the friendly neighborhood witch.
"Look red," she heard him say, "if you don't mind, I'd like to get outta here before the slayer gets back."
"Spike, just relax."
Pushing the door open, Buffy walked into the room slowly, finding Willow standing in front of spike, keeping him in the small space created by the island, "It's okay Willow, if he wants to leave, let him."
"Buffy?"
"You heard her red, let me go."
Willow glared at Spike, "I swear to goddess, I brought you back into this world...."
"Wills, just relax."
Taking a deep breath, Willow took a step back, letting spike go. He walked around her, only to stop in front of Buffy, who was blocking the doorway with no intention of letting him past her without a fight.
"I'll just leave you two alone," Willow said, walking over and around Buffy, so that she could get to the door.
Spike looked over at her before hopping up onto the counter beside the fridge and sighing.
"Okay, go," he said.
"Go?"
"Whatever it is you wanted to say to me so desperately, say it."
"I missed you."
He laughed mirthlessly, "No you didn't. You were off having fun with the poof and his sidekick there."
"Angel isn't a poof, and Westley isn't his sidekick."
Spike just stared at her, staying silent, and it was making her uneasy.
"Yes, I was sleeping with Westley, but I just wanted to feel something again. I went numb after you died, the way I did after I came back from the dead myself."
"So you slept with him for the same reason you slept with me then?"
Buffy looked away, pulling a chair from the kitchen table over and sitting down.
"I honestly have no idea why you got Red to bring me back, Buffy, you know that?"
"I didn't. I had no idea that you were here at all, not until this morning. It was their idea, not mine"
She started at her hands in her lap, waiting for him to say something.
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