Three men. One room. Only one will get out alive... but then only one went in that way.

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Spike relaxed just slightly at Wesley's words, although he was still just one rude comment away from launching himself at Angel's throat.

"I don't think I'm ever going to be able to get used to the idea," Angel said. "I know you're upset about what happened, but that doesn't mean you should settle for - "

"You are such an arrogant prick, you know that?" Spike interrupted before Angel could get any further into uncomfortable territory. "I know it's hard to get new thoughts through that thick skull of yours, but one of these centuries you're going to have to face the fact that other people actually like me. Some of them even love me."

"I'm just saying he has a pattern when he's unhappy of getting involved in relationships that can't go anywhere." There was a satisfied gleam in Angel's eyes that Spike didn't like at all.

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Wesley wished Spike hadn't made it sound so... dramatic, although truth be told it was probably an accurate picture. "It was," he said. "But that's not the point. The point is, it's better this way. I'd rather know."

"And you're sure that Fred and Gunn and Lorne are going to feel the same way?" Angel asked.

"Yes," Wesley said, not needing to think about it for more than a second or two. "Yes, I think they will."

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"And they'll have some warning, so it'll be easier on them when it happens," Spike said.

Angel sighed and nodded. "Yeah. It had to be a lot to get all at once."

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"It was," Wesley said shortly, trying rather desperately to think of a new topic of conversation, because, to be perfectly honest, the last thing he wanted to discuss with Angel was how difficult it had been. And not just because he didn't want Angel to feel guilty, but because he didn't want Angel to feel sorry for him. There was no point to it, and the idea made him uncomfortable.

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Spike reached over to touch Wesley's leg, hearing the tightness in his voice and offering his support. "It won't be so bad for them," he said, hoping that it was true.

"I just hope they'll listen," Angel said, leaning forward to rest his arms on the table. "They're not going to be happy."

Spike was proud of himself for not pointing out whose fault it was that they were in that position in the first place.

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"They'll listen," Wesley promised. Of course, afterwards he wasn't sure if they'd want anything to do with him or Angel, but he'd deal with that when the time came. "It will all get sorted out."

"Yeah, right," Angel said. "Like it did with you?"

"This is different," Wesley told him.

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"I hope so." Angel glanced somewhat suspiciously over at Spike. "At least they'll have more people to talk to."

"And they probably won't want to shoot you," Spike replied with an overly friendly smile.