In the beginning of the episode, Willow and Buffy are in the kitchen and Spike storms inside under his big blanket.

SPIKE: Morning

BUFFY: What are you doing? And here?

SPIKE: Just, uh, took a stroll. Found myself in your neck of the woods.

BUFFY: You couldn't have found a less flammable time of day to take a stroll?

SPIKE: Yeah, well, the fact is that my lighter's gone missing. Thought I might've, uh, dropped out of my pocket the last time I was here.

BUFFY: (quickly) Haven't seen it.

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Spike hangs around after Willow leaves to go take a shower:

BUFFY: Lame.

SPIKE: What?

BUFFY: You, making up excuses.

SPIKE: Ooh, don't flatter yourself, love. I'm bloody fond of that lighter.

BUFFY: Stop trying to see me, and stop calling me that.

SPIKE: So, um, what should I call you then? Pet, sweetheart, my, uh, little Goldilocks? Y'know, I love this hair, the way it bounces around when... (BUFFY grabs a spatula) Na-ah-ah, this flapjack's not ready to be flipped.

BUFFY: What the hell is that suppose to (sighs)...stop that.

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After the social worker leaves: 

SPIKE: Didn't go well, huh?

BUFFY: Why won't you go?

SPIKE: I just thought that you'd, uh-

BUFFY: Get out of here!

SPIKE: Just getting what I came for, love. (Pulls out his lighter) So long, Goldilocks.

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SPIKE: ...Buffy?

BUFFY: I told you...stop trying to see me!

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XANDER: Spike, what are you doing?

SPIKE: What am I...? What's it look like I'm doing you nit? I'm exercising! (Starts doing some push-ups as we hear, uh...Buffy)

XANDER: Exercising... naked...in bed.

SPIKE: A man shouldn't use immortality as an excuse to let himself go. gotta keep fit for the killing.

XANDER: Yeah, uh huh. looks like you had a little trouble upstairs, mini-disaster area.

SPIKE: so what? you just came here to criticize my housekeeping?

XANDER: No, uh, no...was looking for Buffy.

SPIKE: (quickly) Haven't seen her.

XANDER: Well, you wouldn't. fact is, she's come down with a slight case of invisibility.

SPIKE: Yeah? How did, uh...

XANDER: We don't know yet. anyway, she's not at the house and I really, really need to find her,.

SPIKE: Uh, tell you what. I'll, well, uh, take a peek around the first chance I Get (trying to talk through the distraction of Buffy kissing him) and if we bump into each other, I'll clue her in that you're on the lookout.

XANDER: After your...exercises.

SPIKE: Yeah, right.

XANDER: Y'know,  kidding aside, Spike, you really should get a girlfriend.

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SPIKE: (turns around to Buffy) that was bloody stupid

BUFFY: What's the matter, ashamed to be seen with me? C'mon, he had no idea that I was here. This is perfect.

SPIKE: Perfect for you.

BUFFY: Well, picture me confused. I thought that this is what you wanted.

SPIKE: What I want...this vanishing act is right liberating for you, isn't it? Go anywhere you want, do anything you want...or really want.

BUFFY: What are you talking ab-?

SPIKE: The only reason you're here is that you're not here.

BUFFY: Of course! As usual, there's something wrong with Buffy. she came back all wrong. y'know, I didn't as for this to happen to me.

SPIKE: Not too put off by it, are you?

BUFFY: No, maybe because for the fist time since...I'm free. free of rules, and reports...Free of this life

SPIKE: Free of life? Got another name for that...dead

BUFFY: Why do you always have to...? I thought we were having fun.

SPIKE: Yeah, NOW. But sooner or later your chums are gonna work out a way to bring you back into living    color. You need to go. Get dressed if you can find your clothes and push off, because if I can't have all of you I'd rather...Hey, that's cheating.

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Special Thanks to Nadine and http://screencaps.foolforlove.net for the screen caps.

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