"Angel what are you doing here? I mean I'm happy to see you but I thought you were coming tomorrow" Buffy said hugging Angel
Spike slowly got up off of Buffy's bed and stood there watching the most beautiful girl he has ever met hug and kiss her boyfriend. Buffy and Angel broke apart and Buffy looked over at Spike.
"Spike this is Angel. Angel this is Spike he lives next door" Buffy introduced the two guys
"Nice to meet you Angel. Well I'm going to go get to know the rest of your family Buffy I'll see you later" Spike said leaving the room
Angel took Buffy in his arms again and kissed her then he pulled away and looked at her with a serious face. He sat down at her desk and she sat on her bed they had a few moments of just silence and staring before Angel spoke up.
"So what's with you and Spike?" Angel asked
"What? Nothing he lives next door and we like the same music, books, movies, tv shows, and like the same foods and we feel the same way about school. We had a lot to talk about. It was nice I told him about LA and my dad and you" Buffy said
"Wow he seems perfect for you. I mean you always said that you wanted somebody with the same intersts as you well you found Spike" Angel said cruelly
"Hey what the hell is your problem? Angel I mean yeah Spike is good looking and funny and likes the same things as me but Angel I'm with you okay." Buffy said
"Yeah you're with me and we love eachother but I just think maybe Spike can give you more than I can. I mean I'm older than you and always working our interest are different and we don't talk as much anymore like we used to" Angel said
"What are you saying Angel? That we are breaking up? Its just that easy for you to say. I can't believe this" Buffy quickly said
"Hey I'm not breaking up with you Buffy its just that you seem pretty into that Jerk Spike" Angel said
"He's not a jerk" Buffy replied
"You don't know him Buffy. The last time I was here I saw him bullying around some junior high kids and he talks down to people and he is just a no good trouble maker" Angel honestly told her
"Angel I trust you but come on lets not fight. I mean you're here now and I'm happy to see my boyfriend who loves me and whom I love" Buffy said kissing Angel
Downstairs Spike was sitting on the couch next to Dawn while Joyce and Giles where in the kitchen having tea. Dawn liked Spike he was funny and he didn't talk to her like she was a kid and wouldn't understand.
"So whats up with your sisters boyfriend?" Spike asked
"Well Angel is the perfect guy by description" Dawn replied
"What's that mean?" Spike asked
"Angel is cute, he is in the top of his class in college and he's well smart, interesting, funny, athletic, and he has a good stable job" Dawn replied looking at Spike
"And your sister likes blokes like that? I didn't peg her for the type" Spike said changing his tone
"Oh she isn't she just thinks that Angel is the only one she can have. She thinks that he is the only one who finds her attractive and I try to tell her its not true but she won't listen to me. There intersets are completely oppisite. Music, TV, Food, and a lot of other things they are like on two different planets" Dawn said
"If she thinks that bloke is the only one who finds her attractive she is a much bigger idiot than I thought. I mean thats so stupid that she would be with a guy because she thinks she has to be. I don't get and I don't think I ever will" Spike some what shouted
"So Spike do you find Buffy attractive?" Dawn asked
"Why would you think that?" Spike questioned back
"Because you just said that Angel isn't the only one who thinks she is attractive and you are getting pretty defensive" Dawn stated the facts that were right in front of her
"Wow welll you certantly aren't a kid if you noticed all of that and if you can understand stuff like this." Spike said
"Yeah well everybody just treats me like a little kid and I'm sort of sick of it. I can't deal with a lot of things but I still want to know I don't want to be shielded from the world."Dawn said
"Yeah I get that but sometimes you should enjoy being a kid before it gets all messed up with romance issues" Spike said then laughed
A little while later the food had came and Joyce paid and then took it into the kitchen and Dawn went upstaris to get Buffy and Angel. When Buffy and Angel came down staris Spike and Dawn were continuing with their conversation. Buffy just gave Dawn a look when she and Angel sat by the two of them and hearing what they were talking about.
Dawn was asking Spike about relationships and his experience in them. Spike didn't mind the questions actually he liked having the questions asked because it made him reflect on his past and thats what he need to move on. Spike even told Dawn about Drusila and how that all turned to hell.
"Okay question? If you loved her why didn't you go after her?" Dawn asked Spike who was being watched by Angel very closely
"Well Dawn even though I loved her I just knew she wasn't happy and I knew she wanted more than me. When I first asked her out it was at this party and she was dancing with this guy Ben and I just thought hey pretty girl so I went to dance with her and then that night turned into something that eventually turned into hell and died" Spike said
"Hey Spike she's just a kid she doesn't want to hear this so stop it" Angel said protectively
"Okay one she's not a kid, two if she didn't want to know she wouldn't have asked" Spike said in a mocking tone
"Well I don't think its a wise idea to be filling her head with that stuff" Angel stated firmly
"Okay then I will talk about something else. Anything you want to know about go ahead and just ask." Spike said to all Buffy, Angel and Dawn
"Why don't you have a girlfriend?" Dawn asked
"Good question I don't know why. Buf I guess I just haven't found the right girl yet. I don't want to make another Drusila mistake" Spike said
"Yeah I get that" Dawn said
They ate their food in almost complete silence and then it was getting late so Spike and Giles went home. A little after they left Angel left to go home and he had a lot of thinking time on the way home and even though he hated it Spike was right. Even if you love somebody if they are not happy and would be better off with somebody else then you should let them go. He hated it but he had to tell Buffy and tell her that Spike is the one who makes her happy and that it would be best for them to just be friends because he didn't want to lose her completely.