Chapter 7: Closure

"Dru…" Spike said looking at his ex-wife.

"Hello Spike…been a while." Drusilla said and looked around the apartment, "Like what you did to the place..." Drusilla looked back at Spike, "You get a roommate?"

"Yeah…actually I did." Spike said.

"Angel or Xander move in then?" Drusilla asked.

"Her name is Buffy." Spike said and crossed his arms.

"Her?" Drusilla asked, "Well…huh…" Drusilla said and walked back into the apartment and around the living room.

"What?" Spike asked a little angry.

"Nothing…nothing…you can have whoever you want here…" Drusilla said.

"You're right. You left ME Dru…so…what are you doing here?" Spike asked, "And why the hell did you break into my apartment?"

"The divorce papers are not signed yet Spike…and I can come if I want…" Drusilla said and held up the apartment key she had and then she dropped it down on the kitchen table, returning it to Spike. "And that's why I'm here." She reached into her purse and pulled out some papers, "Thought you would like to sign this and get back to your life with your little roommate girlfriend."

"Buffy is not my girlfriend…she's an old friend." Spike said.

"Buffy?" Drusilla thought about the name, "Why does that name sound so familiar?"

"I probably told you about her once." Spike said and reached out to grab the divorce papers but Drusilla snatched them back.

"Wait…" Drusilla said, "Now I remember…wasn't that the girl you said lived next door to you back in California?"

"Yeah that's her…can I sign the bloody papers now?" Spike reached out for the papers but again was unsuccessfully because Drusilla stepped back. Spike was getting annoyed by Drusilla's actions.

"Isn't that the same girl that was your first love?" Drusilla said and looked at Spike.

Spike stared at Drusilla, wishing he had a needle to sew the woman's mouth shut.

"That's none of your business…" Spike mumbled.

"It's the same girl isn't it?" Drusilla smirked, "Well...it's that a slap in the face." She laughed.

"A slap in the face to YOU?" Spike shouted, "We're not together Dru…I thought you don't care about me anymore."

"I do care when your roommate is someone that you love? It's like you have been cheating on me all along?" Drusilla yelled.

"WHAT! What logical is that? Buffy showed up AFTER you left…I haven't seen Buffy in years." Spike said.

"Well isn't it funny how she suddenly shows up out of thin air?" Drusilla asked.

"You're off your rocker…" Spike mumbled.

"Am I! So, I guess you finally get what you want then…the love of your life back in your life…" Drusilla said and a tear escapes from her eye.

Spike sees the tear come down, "What?" he said softly, he's confused by this whole act of behavior that Drusilla was experience.

"Nothing…nothing…just sign the paper." She handed him the papers and a pen.

"No…tell me what the hell is going on here?" Spike said.

"Look…I've never met this girl before…but that doesn't mean I haven't heard about her…it sounded like before me she was the light in your eyes…" Drusilla said and another tear came down her cheek, "And even when I came along it seemed that…I STILL wasn't good enough…"

Spike let Drusilla's words sink in. He had no idea, all this time passed and he never knew that his ex-wife was competing throughout their whole marriage with a girl she never met.

"Buffy is just a friend…" Spike said softly.

"Maybe she sees YOU as a friend…but to you…" Drusilla breathed deeply, "To you she was more and always will be more…right?"

Spike paused and then looked away, letting his gesture answer Drusilla's question.

"I hope this time you can make things right…" Drusilla said honestly.

"I'm sorry Dru…" Spike looked at her.

"Me too." Drusilla said.

Spike walked over to the counter and in silence he signed the divorce papers, and then walked and handed them to Drusilla. Dru and Spike exchanged a look as they held the paper at the same time and then it ended as Spike let go of the paper. Dru put the papers in her purse and gave Spike a smile.

"I guess this is." Drusilla said.

"Yeah…" Spike said.

Drusilla nodded and headed to the front door and opened it and left. Spike stared at the front door for a minute, thinking about what he just lost. Then he sat down on his couch and took a deep breath.

Over at Riley's apartment Buffy sat down on a chair in the living room, she really didn't want to share a couch with him at the moment.

"Do you want something to drink? Eat?" Riley asked as he stood a few feet away from her.

"No…no thanks…" Buffy said.

Riley walked over to the couch and sat down, "So…what do you want to talk about?"

"About the other night…about the day I left…about everything…" Buffy said.

"That may take a while…" Riley said and scratched the back of his neck.

"I'm in no hurry…we need to talk…we need closure…" Buffy said.

"Closure?" Riley raised an eyebrow at Buffy.

"Yeah…don't you think?" Buffy asked.

"I guess...but Buffy can't we just start over…learn from our mistakes and not have closure?" Riley asked.

"I-I…" Buffy was surprised that Riley want to start over, "I don't think that's a good idea…"

"Why not? We were like Romeo and Juliet…" Riley said with a smile.

Buffy gave a perplexed look. "Did you even read Romeo and Juliet or see the movie?" Buffy asked.

"Well…no…" Riley said.

"Romeo and Juliet died at the end Riley…" Buffy said.

"Oh…" Riley said and there was a moment of silence.

"Look…how can you say you want to start something over when I just saw you making out with Samantha the other night!" Buffy asked.

"That was a mistake…it was nothing…" Riley said.

"Didn't look like nothing to me…" Buffy said softly, "Looked like you have been doing that more than once…"

"Wait a minute…why am I getting all the blame!" Riley stood up, "YOU left ME at the alter…you made me looked like a fool…" Riley said.

"I-I know…and I'm sorry for that…" Buffy said and looked down at her lap, "But I'm only sorry for waiting till the last minute to leave you…I should have told you about my doubts before…"

"What doubts?" Riley asked, "Didn't you love me at all?"

"I…I don't know…maybe…I'm-I'm…right now I'm confused." Buffy got up of her seat and seemed distress.

"And so living with another guy is making it less confusing huh?" Riley said and clutched his jaw.

"What! William my friend…" Buffy said, "Besides he has nothing to do with this…"

"Are you sure about that…I mean right after you left me you went straight to him…how do I not know YOU been cheating on ME with HIM?" Riley accused Buffy.

"Cheating on you with William?" Buffy laughed at the idea as if it was ridiculous.

"Why not?" Riley asked.

"Because I don't feel that way about him…" Buffy said and their was silence between them both. Buffy looked down at her hand and saw her engagement ring that Riley gave her and started to take it off; Riley watched her walk up to her with the ring.

"Here…" Buffy said. Riley opened his hand and let her drop the ring into him palm. Riley looked at the ring and then up at Buffy, "I'm sorry I hurt you Riley…" They exchanged one last glance with each other and then Buffy moved around Riley and walked out the front door of the apartment.

TBC...