No soup for you!

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Spike climbed back up onto the extra bed, leaving enough room between them that he wouldn't jar Wesley if he moved. He leaned against the upright back and gave Wesley a wan, apologetic smile. "All right?"

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Wesley nodded again, trying to shift himself sideways a bit so they'd be closer together. It hurt to move like that, though, so he stopped. "Come closer?"

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"No," Wesley said, still holding onto Spike's shirt. "Stay here. Please?"

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Wesley just wanted her to leave, but he forced himself to acknowledge that it wasn't her fault and turned his head to smile at her. "Thank you."

"You let me know if you need anything else," she said, looking from Wesley to Spike as if she knew who she was really talking to.

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Wesley loosened his grip on Spike's shirt and stroked Spike's chest lightly. "It's all going to be fine," he said.

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"As long as you're here," Wesley said again, feeling for some reason that he couldn't quite recall now that he shouldn't keep repeating that. He blinked slowly. "Is there anything you need?"