Finally facing the day. Sort of.

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"She's got past the point where all she wants to do is play card games, watch the telly, and paint my nails," Spike said. "She'll be looking for adult conversation, too." He was struck a bit too late by the thought that Wesley didn't want to spend time with her, since he'd had such a negative reaction to the thought of going to see them. His mental picture of contentedly listening to the two of them talk about obscure texts and other topics far above his head began to fade, and he said, "Well, that's a long way off. She's probably too busy for a holiday, anyway."

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[wesleysgirl.livejournal.com]

Spike had clearly remembered that Dawn didn't like Wesley. "I'm sure she'll want to come see you," he said reassuringly. "I could go away for a weekend, maybe. Give the two of you some time alone?"

[wesleysgirl.livejournal.com]

"Especially when she hears who you're with," Wesley said. He wanted to get up and move somewhere away from Spike, somewhere he could let everything overwhelm him, but he stayed where he was.

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Regardless of honesty, Wesley didn't think he could answer that. "I can phone the airlines and get you on a flight as soon as possible. The security won't be easy to get around, but we'll sort something out." He didn't think he'd get away with taking a shower as an excuse to be alone, so he moved to find some clothes.

[wesleysgirl.livejournal.com]

Wesley honestly had no idea what he was doing -- if he was trying to drive Spike away before they got any closer and he really wouldn't be able to survive the loss. "You want to go," he said, voice wavering now. "And it's the right thing to do. I'm not going to ask you not to."

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Wesley's throat felt tight. "Why? I can't... I don't..."