"Boyfriend, you dated your watcher?" Buffy asked puzzled.
"He was twenty and went undercover as a senior at my school to keep in contact with me. We didn't start dating immediately, but it just kind of happened with all the research and demon fighting. We were really close." Jenny sitting on the couch started to cry. "And now he's an evil vampire who's going to use our past to destroy me. Worse he knows about Eddie and I know he'll come after him so I have to tell Eddie."
"Jenny, your dad's not answering the phone." Eddie came running in.
"Conception must have already gotten him. Makes sense, my dad's the only one he knows in Sunnydale." Jenny sounded much calmer than she had earlier, but Buffy could tell that she was calm because she had explained the situation to the one person she trusted to explain if she didn't come back from the fight.
"He'll set a trap. You know that." Buffy reminded her.
"Of course he will, but I still have to go save my dad. I just hope he's okay." Jenny said leaving the room.
Buffy was in such a shock from the information overload that she didn't notice that Eddie had followed Jenny.
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"I hope you're comfortable Mr. Salinas." Conception smiled at his victim who was currently tied up to a chair.
"Where am I? Who are you?" Mr. Salinas asked in confusion.
"Sorry, I guess you wouldn't remember anything after you were chloroformed. This is a warehouse and I am the one who is going to take your daughter away from you, but don't worry she'll kill you before you have too much time to grieve."
"Why are vampires so predictable?" Jenny asked from behind him. "You couldn't think of anything more original then kidnapping my father and using him as bait and my first meal when you turn me. That's like the first chapter of Evil for Dummies."
"It worked didn't it?" Conception smiled. "You're here and as soon as I turn you we can be together forever like we were supposed to be. Your dad's the only one you have left in this life. So let's get rid of him and start a new life."
"One built on killing people and running from Slayers." Jenny smirked. "I'd never want that and a part of you still realizes that, besides there are new people in my life, people that will hunt me down, if I ever get turned, and put me out of my misery."
"Ah, of course your new boyfriend I forgot. Have you told him anything about us? How we spent all those hours laughing and training together. How close we became after all those near-death experiences. How we cleaned each others wounds with such tenderness. About that apartment were we spent so much of our time together it felt like we were a real couple settling into their own place?"
"You were the one person I could count on after I found out what I was, but you're dead and I've grieved and moved on with my life. I didn't expect to fall in love again, but I did and you know the main difference between you two? He's given me an entire support system, instead of keeping me all to himself; instead of hiding my power like it's a deformity, he's encouraged me to challenge myself and make it grow. I guess it boils down to the fact that you're too damn selfish to care about anybody else. But know that I'll always love and remember you for who you were." With those finally words Jenny who had been getting closer to Conception kissed him. "Goodbye." She had intended to kill him after goodbye with the stake that was up her sleeve, but he was too smart for that. He pushed her away and jumped to the rafters next to a window.
"Another time my sweet," and with that Conception was gone out the window.
"Come on dad, I've got to get you home." Jenny got up from where she had fallen as was too busy untying her father to notice someone standing behind some boxes as they left.
