"Yeah," Gunn replied. His voice sounded a bit hollow.

"It was about as much fun as visiting my dear old mother," Lorne said with a grimace as he walked over to the foot of Wesley's bed.

Fred and Gunn trailed after him, and Spike stepped sideways toward Wesley's head to give them room, loosening his grip on his hand in case Wesley wanted to pull away.

"How are you doing?" Fred asked, including both Wesley and Spike in the question.