Spike got home three hours later and called out to Faith. When she didn't answer he started to get worried. 'Spike don't panic. Probably gone for a walk' he thought. An hour later she still didn't return. He was just about to call Liz when Faith burst through the door, panting heavily and trying to get her breathe back.
"Where have you been? I was worried." Spike said, the concern evident in his voice.
"Went running" Faith said between pants.
"How long?" Spike asked suspiciously, helping her to a chair.
"I left a few minutes after you." She said slyly.
"Four Hours…you went for a run for four hours." He said as he quickly went to get a bottle of water for her.
"Had to think things over," Faith said before drinking half the bottle in one go. "Didn't work." She continued with a shrug.
"Go shower then lunch" He said with a parenting voice. Faith left for the shower without question.
"S. Can I get some new clothes? Leave them on the bed." Faith said before closing the door to the bathroom.
After she was done with her shower, Faith walked to her room wearing her towel, she could see that Spike was making lunch out of the corner of her eye. When she walked into her room she noticed that Spike had left her another pair of black track pants and a singlet. Faith looked at the clock as she dropped the towel. 'Four thirty, not so late' she thought. She got dressed and realised how much her muscles ached from her run. 'Shouldn't have taken that run.' She pulled on the singlet and almost cried out in pain, as she pulled her shoulder muscle. She took a few breaths and left the room to get lunch.
Spike and Faith ate lunch in silence until Faith cracked. "Ok. Enough with the silence." She said quickly. "What's up with you Spike? Why so quiet?" he gave her a weird look "What do you do for work? You sure get paid well if you can have this place."
"Faith slow down. You're ranting." He said smiling. "I…uh work as a designer…Industrial designer." He remembered his passion during school had been designing and he didn't want to tell her that he's working for the CIA, knowing what they could do to her. He also didn't want to tell her that the CIA had pulled some strings to make sure that the police don't come looking for her.
"Well that's fantastic. I know how much you loved that in high school." Faith's voice snapped him out of his reverie "Let's go out tonight… 'The Drunken Monkey'." At Spike's nod she went to his room after giving Spike a sweet kiss on his cheek. "But first I wanna watch a movie" She said returning with 'Pearl Harbour'.
After the movie and by the time Faith was ready it was ten in the evening. 'God that took ages. But gotta look good.' She thought as she looked at the time. She turned back to the mirror and studied herself. Dressed in the black leather pants, blood red tank top, steel toed boots and black-cropped leather jacket she had stolen in Stockton. She had dark red lipstick; the lipstick was so dark that from a far it looked black, the black kohl lined her eyes and black eye shadow made her dark brown eyes look mysterious and her dark wavy hair straightened flowing past her shoulders. 'Thank god Spike taught me how to steal…I should tell Liz I took her straightener…nuh she'll figure it out…sooner or later.' She thought as she walked out of her room.
Spike, who had been leaning against the counter drinking a beer, looked up to see Faith standing extremely close to him. He took a deep breath and noticed that she smells like vanilla, strawberries and he could detect the faintest smell of her cigarettes. 'How did she get so close I didn't even hear her? At least she hasn't forgotten what I taught her about stealth.'
"Faith. You ready?" He asked her. She gave him a weird look and put his car keys in his hand, smiling. He started to walk to the door and stopped noticing that Faith wasn't following. He turned his head towards her just in time to catch her looking him up and down. When she realized she had been caught she quickly snapped out of it and walked towards the door.
At 'The Drunken Monkey' Faith and Spike each ordered a couple of shots of vodka before Faith decided she wanted to dance with a few college kids that were there. As the music started Faith grabbed the closest one and pulled his hands on he back and put her own hand on his neck, she then turned around in his arms so that her back was pressed against his chest, she made sure that his hand was now on her stomach and grabbed the next guy by the collar and danced in between the two guys. Spike felt a pang of jealousy when her saw her dancing with the two guys and then felt even more envious as she changed dance partners over and over. As the song finished Faith challenged three of the college kids to a drinking competition.
After seven shots of vodka the college kids were already passed out on the ground while Faith had left with some random guy. 'Damn it Faith. Still the same.' Spike thought as he went to see if he could find them. When he couldn't he went home. 'If she gets in trouble she can get out of it' he thought as he unlocked the front door. 'She'll be ok.' He thought as he tried to convince himself.