Thanks for the story. As long as you eventually finish, it's all good.

Love it! So far, this story has been fantastc... and you're one of the best writers on this site, so I feel compelled to issue a backhanded compliment by letting you know you have a few words used incorrectly (it's a compliment, because I usually don't bother with the writers whose works are riddled with mistakes):
1) nonplussed actually means the opposite of what you meant
2) invariably - you meant undoubtedly (or a synonym)
3) tortuous - you actually meant torturous

Words one and three are mistakes I've made myself, so I'm sensitive to them...

Hope you're out there still writing; you have a talent!

Well, it took you until Jan of 2007 to finish it and took me until Aug of 2010 to read it all (I had to start over) but I'm glad you finished it and I'm very glad I read it all. It was one of the best I've read in the Spuffy Fanfic universe. Thank you for sticking with it through all your RL trials and hardships and thank you for sharing your talent! The tale was awesome! Hugs.

This was great. Loved the story, would like to have seen the meeting of the scoobies, and would love to have seen Buffy bring the baby home, (Joyce would be a great foster grandmother. You know w/a little tweaking, change the names, you could probably get published, The world is always looking for new authors and the latest trend is vampires. Ya' never know, look what happened to JK Rowling when she was trying to write with a baby. Hope you and your friends are doing well, death is often easier to deal with than the dying, but both are tremendously difficult, even when it is not blood family but family we have chosen, Thank you for a wonderful story!

Great story. Loved the plot twists and the character development. Just a few fyi's: there were a few inconsistencies - when you first introduced Evan's mother her name was Roberta and then it changed to Victoria in the next chapter. The other one was late in the story when Spike reflected on how Buffy had to stab Angelus and send him to hell - but at that point she had confided in him that it was really Angel. Anyway - you had months between chapters and I read it as a whole -so it was not unexpected to have a few minor things sneak by. Great story. Thanks for persevering and finishing it. I am to have a c-section in 5 days for twins and hope I can still find time to read stories as you have managed to work writing in around raising your son! Thanks again.

What a joy to discover you have finished one of my all time fav fics!!!! I was wondering now that it is complete can I add it to the rest of your fics you gave me permission to archive on Elysian Fields - I would be so thrilled if I could!

Hugs

Schehrezade

a good story but i think you are forgetting that they are in England, aren't they or have i missed something? they wouldn't pay 100 dollars for a suit or 10 dollars for soup-its the good old British pound all the way.; and we don;t walk in blocks but streets and the restaurant has a car park not a lot. otherwise enjoying the story

Excellent story. I couldn't put it down. Sorry to be so late to review, but I don't read anything until it is completed. Very AU, but still works well in the Buffyverse. Though I hoped Spike could keep the Gem. Looking forward to a sequel, if ther is one.

Thanks fo all the work.

Dragon

SQUEE!!! What an ending!! Oh, hon, I'm sorry your muse left you before this was finished, but I'm so happy with the result. Fantastic epilogue, hon, and I'm so glad that you gave us a farewell with Hettie and Amelia, too.

This was great. I guess, lucky for me, I didn't begin reading until it was finished. But it was one of the best fics I've read in a long time. You should try to come up with more. I really like the camradarie you developed between Spike and Buffy, it's one I hadn't seen before. Keep up the great work.

I'm a person who can only read completed stories, If I started stories as the chapters are offered I'd never get anythings else done because I'd have to many stories started, I loved this story, I could not tell by the read that it took so long to complete. It was worth the waite for all who read it I'm sure, Thanks for not giving up on it. I'll wait patiently for your next.

I loved this read it from start to finish so missed all the delays but really glad you finished it - I hate when they are just left hanging! well done

I had a blast reading this. Your original characters were fun to read, and I loved every bit of the Spuffy goodness. Thank you for writing this awesome fic! :)