Ladies and gentlemen... well okay, probably just ladies, we have SNUGGLING.

[wesleysgirl.livejournal.com]

Continued from here.

"Wouldn't ask for more," Wesley observed. "That doesn't mean I wouldn't like to give it to you. Like hours in bed every day, for example, until you're well-rested and happy." He continued to run his fingers through Spike's hair.

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[flaming-muse.livejournal.com]

As much as Spike would have liked to have kept the yearning for that to be true from his face, he was in no state to school his expression. "Here I thought you were just interested in my pretty face," he said, but the joke was faint compared with his continued surprise that Wesley had not only seen past his carefully crafted exterior but liked what was behind it.

[wesleysgirl.livejournal.com]

"The fact that you're gorgeous certainly doesn't hurt," Wesley said, tracing Spike's cheekbone with one slightly trembling fingertip. "But it's not why I love you."

[flaming-muse.livejournal.com]

"I know." Spike spoke with quiet confidence before turning his head so that he could ghost his lips over Wesley's wrist. He met Wesley's eyes again, comforted and humbled by the depth of emotion in them, and said, "I feel the same way about you."

[wesleysgirl.livejournal.com]

"We're very lucky," Wesley said, meaning it.

[flaming-muse.livejournal.com]

"We are." Spike edged closer, bringing up a hand to slide through Wesley's tousled hair. "When I came back, I didn't have anything, not even a body, but then I got you." He couldn't stop an absurdly happy smile from spreading across his face.

[wesleysgirl.livejournal.com]

Spike's smile made Wesley's stomach clench, but not in a bad way. "I never want to be without you again. I want to know that when you walk out the door, you're always coming back to me."

[flaming-muse.livejournal.com]

"I always will," Spike said. Given how close he had been to leaving because of the danger of his own actions earlier that morning, the promise was perhaps a bit rash, but he knew that he could never go without Wesley's agreement. He was neither strong enough nor selfless enough. "I want to be with you."

[wesleysgirl.livejournal.com]

"And I want you to believe that I'll always come back too." Wesley searched Spike's eyes. "That I'll never leave you."

[flaming-muse.livejournal.com]

Wishing that he could give Wesley the answer he wanted, Spike said quietly, "I want to believe that, too. I'm trying. I know you won't now."

[wesleysgirl.livejournal.com]

"I won't ever," Wesley corrected, but he knew that in time Spike would believe him. "I'll prove it to you, if you've got fifty years or so."