A/N: To my reviewers:

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Chapter 2-

Buffy was upset to say the least. Cordelia, Anya, and Faith were all leaving to meet their boyfriends as they returned. They were all standing at the door of Buffy house, looking at her with expecting eyes. "Have fun." Buffy said with a smile. She went to close the door, but Faith was still standing in the way.

Faith looked at her blonde friend; saw the pure look of sadness. "Come with us." Faith said.

Buffy had not told anyone but Willow what had really happened. She feared that if she told Faith, Cordy, or Anya they would fear that their own boyfriends were cheating. Buffy didn't want to ruin their relationships too. So she just told them that Spike and her had differences and couldn't make it work. Faith had never believed that. "I can't. You guys go ahead without me." She said. Faith didn't want to leave Buffy behind, but she had no choice.

Once the other girls had left, Buffy walked into the living room and sat down with Willow and her girlfriend, Tara. Willow looked at the sad expression on her best friend's face. "You should see him."

"I can't."

"Is it because of Haden?"

Buffy smiled a little. It was so hard to get over what Spike had done to her. But the time that passed while he was gone was more then enough to find someone else. Haden was a guy that she met at The Bronze. He was sweet, handsome, and cute. She was reluctant to get into a relationship, but he had been very patient and kind. She was really starting to trust him and going to see Spike was going to stir things up. "It's not just about Haden." Buffy said. "He knows what happened and he said that if I needed to see him that I should. But I can't see Spike. I just couldn't…"

Willow watched the blonde choke back her tears. "Buffy." Willow said, bringing her best friend in for a hug. "It's going to be okay."

"I can't be." The normally silent girlfriend of Willow's had spoken. "You still love him don't you?'

Buffy nodded. "I never stopped. But the pain… I don't think I will ever forgive him."

Spike and his band walked out of the bus and onto the streets of Sunnydale. Each guy stood there, taking in the sites and sounds of the town they had left behind. Being back here had a different effect on each guy. To Spike this town held everything he wanted to leave behind, with the exception of Buffy. And the only thing that he really wanted in this town didn't want to see him. To Angel it was a chance to see Cordelia and tell her how much he loved her. To Tommy it was a chance to have fun with Faith and the boys. To Xander it was just home, and there would never be another place like it. Coming towards the guys where a group of girls. But they weren't just any girls; they were the only girls that they wanted to see here. All of them had groupies but only Spike had gotten caught. Faith walked over to Tommy, Anya walked over to Xander and Cordelia walked over to Angel. It was then that Spike realized that Buffy hadn't come with them and that she wouldn't come to him. Tommy had his arm wrapped around Faith as they walked over to him. "She wouldn't come with us." Faith said.

"She shouldn't be expected too." Tommy said.

Faith shot him a look. "I get being mad at him, but maybe they can work things out." Faith said.

"I don't think she can ever forgive me." Spike said. The others had joined them.

"Why would she need to forgive you?" Cordelia asked.

"She didn't tell you?" Angel asked.

"Yeah she told us that they had differences and that they broke up."

"Yeah, that difference was over a groupie." Tommy said. Faith, Anya, and Cordelia's eyes got big.

"You cheated on her!" Anya said shocked. Spike didn't answer her, he didn't need to.

When she thought about it, it probably wasn't the best day to have Haden over. All that she was feeling was Spike. She had been dating Spike for so long, she had been so connected to him, that she could feel that he was here and that he was in pain. 'Good. He should be in pain for what he did to me.' Haden was sitting with her on the couch, watching some TV show. Suddenly a commercial came on. "It's the single best concert I've ever been to. This band kicks ass." Music suddenly filled the room and Buffy knew that it was Spike's voice. She grabbed the remote off the table and turned it before she had to see him.

"Are you okay?" Haden asked her.

Buffy turned to look at him. She smiled. "I'm fine. Let's go see a movie." He nodded. Both got up and walked to the door. Haden took her coat and helped her put it on. Then he opened the door for her. Standing in the doorway outside was Spike.

Spike was so nervous to show up at Buffy's house. It was obvious that she didn't want to see him; otherwise she would have come with the others. But Spike had to see her. He went to knock, but the door swung open. Buffy and some other guy walking out. "Buffy." Spike said, obviously hurt. Although Buffy had broken up with him, he had expected that she be single.

"Spike." She said. The guy with Buffy obviously had been told about Spike, for his eyes got wide when Buffy said his name. "What do you want Spike?"

"I just wanted to talk."

"I don't want to talk to you." Buffy said, walking past him. The guy with her followed.

"But Buffy… please love." Spike said. But Buffy had walked away.

Two Weeks Later-

"Did you tell her that I need to see her?" Spike said to the redhead that he was sitting with.

Willow looked at the rock star in front of him. She remembered long ago… when Spike first got here, and how much he had changed since Buffy and him started dating. "I did tell her Spike. Every day I asked her to see you."

"Why wouldn't she? It's because of that damn wanker she's datin' isn't it?"

"No Spike. Haden told her to see you if she wanted."

"Haden. What a stupid name."

"Spike." Willow said, much as how a mother would to a child. "Haden really loves Buffy and understands that she needs to see you."

"Then why won't she?" Spike asked, not caring about his reputation as a bad boy. The people closest to him knew he had one weakness, Buffy.

"If she saw you, everything that you did would come rushing back to her. Spike I was there when she returned and until you should up I was the only person that ever knew about what happened. I would hold her as she cried and listen to her whimper in her sleep as she relived it. She wouldn't eat or talk, she'd just sit there as if her whole life had come crashing down upon her. She was a mess. But she got over it, somehow she got over it. And she's finally getting to be happy. Now I have done all that I can do. I can't do anymore. And I don't think there is anything else that you can do. The more you try and she her, the more confused she becomes." Willow said. Spike just sat there, knowing that Willow was right. There was nothing more that either one of them could do.

Buffy was sitting on her front porch reading a magazine that had come in the mail. Tommy walked up on the porch and crashed next to her. "Sup?" He said to her.

Buffy looked up and smiled. "Thought'd you be off somewhere with Faith."

"I was supposed to be, 'cept Faith got all wiggy on me and left in a hurry."

"Why'd she get all 'wiggy' on you?" Buffy said, mocking the horrible English that Tommy had.

"We all the made the mistake of telling the girls the truth behind you and Spike. I think Cordy and Anya were okay, but I have this thing. You ask me something and I'm going to tell it like it is. She asked me if I had any groupies and I told her the truth."

"Ouch." Buffy said.

"She'll get over it. It's Faith, I'm sure she was with tons of chicks while I was gone."

"No one in Sunnydale was safe." Buffy said.

Tommy laughed and took secret satisfaction that Buffy was laughing too. "Well I can't say that I mind, as long as I'm involved sometimes."

"I'm sure." Buffy said. "So what are you doing here?"

"Missed ya I guess. I heard enough about you that is."

"Spike talk about me a lot?" Buffy asked, kind of not caring.

"And sang about you and wrote about you. That boy was straight up pathetic."

Buffy laughed. "You can always make the most horrible situations good. Let's go in, it's hot." Tommy smiled and walked in with Buffy.

It was almost rare that Buffy ever did anything that she regretted. But the minute that she kissed Tommy, the minute that she let him go upstairs to her room, was when she knew that she would regret what she was doing. But she fell back on her bed with Tommy on top of her, and kissed him with a passion. Luckily he had locked the door when he came in. He kissed her hungrily, wanting nothing more than to stay like this forever. Tommy had always liked Buffy and he was in heaven now. She moaned under him, giving him an invitation to take the hem of her shirt and break away to pull it off. Buffy knew that she should stop, he was still seeing Faith and she was seeing Haden. But Tommy's kisses where so comforting and his body against hers was so nice, that she knew she couldn't resist him.