33. On the road again
Uncomfortable confessions on the highway.

The car was quiet after everyone rejected Dawn's mix tapes. Willow, who was driving, turned to Buffy. "So... you and Spike, huh?"

"Why... what... how..."

"C'mon, Buffy. It's me. Covering up who you're sleeping with... been there?"

Buffy sighed. "I'm not proud of it, Will, but... I felt awful. He made me feel better. But it's over now."

"Yeah", Dawn grumbled under her blanket. "Since he got the soul, all he wants to do is brood, watch black and white movies with subtitles and listen to depressing music. RIGHT, SPIKE?"

There was muffled agreement from the trunk. "Atonement's a bitch."