"Imgksdgui jksvmer" she said.
"WHAT?" Buffy demanded. "Move that damn pillow. I can't hear you."
Willow sighed. "I said, I can't believe I'm going to tell you this."
"It didn't sound like that, but who cares. I want details."
Willow felt her face turning red. Details? She didn't think so.
"Ooohhh...Willow's got a secret....Willow's got a secret..." Buffy sang in a childish sing song way.
"If you persist in acting like this, I'll go to someone else."
"Yeah, right." Buffy laughed. "I could just see you and Giles having this talk. He'd turn redder than you and make all sorts of nervous noises and....."
"I had sex with Spike." Willow said.
Buffy stopped, her mouth hanging open. "Huh?"
"I had sex with Spike. Seven times. Well, actually, at least two to three times or more each of those nights, so I guess it is more like what? 20 times?"
"You. Sex. Spike?" Buffy asked.
Willow rolled her eyes. "Thought we already covered that. Geesh, Buffy. Catch up."
"Was it good?"
"BUFFY!" Willow said, turning even redder.
"Oh MY God. This is....weird. But good. I guess. Wow. So, Spike's a good lover? I'm not surprised. I mean, look at the man. He is yummy. He has such long fingers. Say, is it true what they say...about fingers and..." She felt a hand hit her arm. "Oh, sorry Wills. What's the problem?"
"The problem is that he doesn't know that I know it is him and he said if I ever found out it would all end because our situations are so different that we could never be together but he is so sweet and listens to me on the computer every night and he says that he is consumed by his passion and desire for me but he still won't tell me it is him and I wonder if he thinks I'm stupid or something because I mean how could I not know its him and....." she felt hands on her shoulders.
"SHUT UP." Buffy demanded. "You lost me. What is going on? And Slowly."
Willow explained everything that had happened over the last two weeks to her friend. Buffy sat in amazement. Spike and Willow. Weird, but she could see it. She was thrilled that Willow had finally gotten over Oz. She still wished she'd killed the mangy mutt for hurting her friend so badly. Willow seemed much happier. If Spike was the cause, who was she to be negative? No. As long as he didn't hurt her friend, she was ok with it. If he hurt Willow though, she would gut him like a fish.
"So, let me see if I understand. He wants you. You want him. He doesn't think you really want him just your shadow man. You don't want to risk letting him know that you know in case it means you lose the great sex and the late night puter sessions. Is it great sex?"
"Buffy!"
"You're no fun. I'd tell you. Fine. What you need to do is get him to admit his identity without you being the one to bring it up. Right?"
"Yes."
Buffy thought about it a minute. "Easy."
Willow leaned forward eagerly. "What?"
Buffy smiled. "Uh uh...not that easy. I want details. Then, I'll help. I mean, you are asking me to forget all about my chosen duty as slayer and allow my best friend to shack up with a soulless demon, so I expect something in return. Let me see if he's worthy of your love."
"Buffy...." Seeing the determined look in her friend's eyes, she sighed. Oh well, she had already embarrassed herself enough as it was. She started to talk.
"Strawberries?" Buffy said, sighing. "He's too
good to be true. He does care for you. He has gone to so much trouble just
to have you for even a night...I'd never have expected that of Spike. He's
a romantic." She smiled. "That's sweet. OK. Here's my plan....I know it
will work..."