"No," Wesley said. "Angel, it's not your place to protect me from real or imagined dangers, and you'll only damage our relationship further if you lay hands on Spike again. I want you to promise me you won't touch him."

Angel looked startled, then almost angry. "What? No. If he starts something, I'm going to finish it. I'm not making any promises that give him the upper hand."

It wasn't that Wesley couldn't see Angel's point, but that didn't make him any more comfortable with the situation. "You're the one threatening to start something with him."