XANDER: How is it that she can always make me feel SuaveXander's left the building?

RILEY: You two have your friction, but ... she digs the whole package. It's obvious.

XANDER: Still, I do envy you sometimes. I mean for the sanity. Not that I'm still into Buffy. (quickly) Not that I ever was.

RILEY: (grinning) Hey, I'm well aware of how lucky I am. Like, lottery lucky. Buffy's like nobody else in the world. When I'm with her it's like ... it's like *I'm* split in two. Half of me is just ... on fire, going crazy if I'm not touching her. The other half ... is so still and peaceful ... just perfectly content. Just knows: this is the one.

(he smiles a little, continues packing for a moment, then looks up at Xander again.)

RILEY: But she doesn't love me.

(Xander stares at him, not knowing what to say. Buffy re-enters.)

BUFFY: Got something else for me to carry?

RILEY: Uh, you can help me pack this.

BUFFY: Sure. (goes over to Riley and kisses him) Sure.

(They both turn to the packing as Xander watches. Blackout.)

• Buffy & Riley
• Xander & Buffy

written by: Jane Espenson; Transcribed by Joan the English Chick (pisces@englishchick.com).. Full transcript at:
http://www.studiesinwords.de/81thereplacement.html