Epilogue

Spike rummaged through the Summers' refrigerator, and found something that really puzzled him.

"Eh, luv… What's this?" He held up a small carton towards his mate, who walked into the kitchen.

Buffy wrinkled her nose. "Euh… I seriously have no idea…"

Joyce came into the kitchen and took a look on the mouldy carton. "William, what on earth are you doing with that?"

Spike peeked up from his position behind the refrigerator door. "Sorry, Joyce… Found it in here and just wondered what it was…"

Joyce took a closer look and frowned. "Oh, now I remember…" She turned around. "Dawn!" She called to the teenager who was positioned in front of the television.

Dawn sighed and got up from the couch. "What?"

Joyce took the carton from Spike and showed it to Dawn.

"…It's a mouldy carton." Dawn stated. "So?"

Joyce smiled. "I remember a certain teenager that just had to try 'the new cheese flavoured yoghurt.'"

Buffy pulled Spike away from Joyce's lecturing and they sneaked upstairs.

"But I wanted something to eat…" Spike whined and Buffy smacked his arm playfully.

"Come on you Big Bad…" She laughed and put her arms around his neck.

Spike's eyes twinkled with mischief and he kissed her softly. He tucked a strand behind her ear and smiled slightly.

"I love you, Buffy…"

She saw him take out something from the pocket of his jeans and she gasped when he went down on one knee.

"Buffy…" He smiled at her, his eyes shining. "I love you, more then anything… I'm nothing without you. I've never felt like this before… I feel so much… " He smiled at the unshed tears in Buffy's eyes. "I feel so much that I can't explain it to you in words."

He drew an unnecessary breath, and Buffy thought that she saw a bit of William shine through.

"Buffy Anne Summers… Will you make me the happiest man on earth and marry me?"

The End