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"Maybe not if you did it from upstairs?" Wesley suggested. "And then snuck the food down when no one was looking."

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"Sooner or later you'll have to, for something," Wesley said, searching Spike's face for some sign of what he was thinking. "I'll be fine. I promise."

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Telling himself that he was being foolish, Spike took a shallow breath and nodded. "I just don't want you to be alone," he said with a self-conscious smile. "And I want to be able to have my eye on you." He pulled his hands back. "But you'll be fine. I'll go."

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Wesley nodded reassuringly. "I'll be right here until you get back."

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"You'd better be." Spike took in every detail of Wesley's face before standing up and trying to shake himself out of his mood. He had this niggling feeling in the pit of his stomach that something was going to happen, and he was reluctant to leave, even though he knew that the medical team around was far more capable than he was of handling almost any crisis. He glanced down at his feet, then over to the crumpled, blood-stained heap of his coat lying in the corner of the room. "I'll be as quick as I can."

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"There's no hurry," Wesley said, wishing there were something he could say so that Spike would relax.

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"All right." It sounded to Spike that perhaps Wesley did want him to leave him alone. He was probably fussing too much, but he couldn't seem to stop himself; Wesley was too important. He forced himself to take a step toward the door, leaving his coat where it was, and gave Wesley a shaky smile. "You've got your call button?" he had to ask.

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"Yes," Wesley said. "Spike..."

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Spike managed to keep himself from immediately going back to the bed. "Yes, love?"

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"If you don't want to go..." Wesley felt that he was doing the right thing sending Spike out of the room, even for a minute or two, but he wasn't sure that Spike thought it was the right thing.