*cries* Beautiful, sad, sweet and perfect.

Okay, you did it! You are the first fanficcer to make me cry.

beautifully written sad read, thank you.

This is why I don't read post NFA, no future for them. Just Spike and who ever is left. doubt if I'll read another one after this, just to sad. Since I'm not one to quite a story, guess I'll just finish up.

Very Sad work but also so very like "Real Life" works - all those stupid mistakes and regrets - all of no use whatever in the face of death -

Not sure why Buffy would not go with a mystical attempt cure, as a mother that has a child to care for, it would seem like an option that would need strong consideration - Well, I will just have to wait for your epilogue see how you end this. Wonderful Piece

OMG, I think you just broke my heart. Beautiful story. I think I might have to go and cry for a minute.

awwww, so very sad :( it's sweet though that they're spending what's left of their time together...can't wait to read the epilogue, love :)

Well, that was just depressing. Very good, though.:) The ending was perfect.

Great story.

Excuse me while i wipe the tears from my eyes. This is a very lovely story and i'm glad you let us know in your A/N that we won't see her die in the epilogue,you see I lost my mom to cancer 7 yrs ago , believe me, I know there's no cure, and although I'm no kid it's always hard to deal, but this is a fantasy and a made up story I try not to look for RL in these fics but escape it for a little while but I understand an authors need to write RL issues sometimes , and you have done a great job with this, very sensitively done. do u get what I'm saying?.Looking forward to reading the end and more of yur fics , I loved everyone of them. Thank u for sharing your talent with us.

Awwww, how very very heartbreaking and sad, but sweet all at once. Could almost see that, Buffy waiting below the window for Joy to come down....only, she won't be ;_;

But she'll leave a part of herself for Spike to love. Poor guy, he messed up again by staying away, and I don't think he'll ever forgive himself for it.

Oh I feel so sad, I wish she would let him turn her then they would get a happy ending, but she is going to let herself die, at least he now has a daughter, wonder who will keep her now.

not Spuffy but not killing anyone huh? I'm not sure where you're going, then. :P

Nice touch, having the Slayer aggressiveness of her cells be just as potent with the cancer as everything else.

And little Joy just coming right out and declaring him her dad...Well, Spike would watch over her even if she hadn't been something for Buffy to remember him by. And I'm sure he'll be glad to be in contact with Dawn again. Spike's gonna need ties to the world after watching Buffy die *again*.

I just had to pick today to read this. ::wipes eyes:: You certianly hit the right emotions and brought forth some rather bitter sweet memories for me. You've done a good job and it's a lovely story.

Well I'm looking forward to the epilogue, seems a fitting end.

Guh.....heartwrenching! You're killin me here.

Such tender dialog between them...the regrets and the lost dreams, very tangible.

Joy is adorable and obviously has been raised to view her missing father in such a way that she has pegged Spike as that man. Methinks Dawn would have a lot of trouble taking Joy from Spike when the time comes. So glad Spike snapped to the deliberation in Buffy's choice for sperm donor.

Sorry this one is ending. Wonder how you'll manage to make it not only NOT Spuffy but not kill anyone?!!?!?!?

Kathleen

Well - first off. Beautiful, beautful story. So sad and heartbreaking.

Secondly. You're AN has me VERY freaked out. My first thought was 'oh god, I've missed a character death warning on the summary'. So, I went to check and... no warning. Which means, she doesn't die. Unless, of course, you forgot to add it, and if that is then case then, I'll try very hard yo forgive you, but that was a really mean thing not to put! :P

Howver, I then realize you say you arn't going to kill anybody. And now I'm REALLY confused, but you say the ending wont be Spuffy. A big 'huh'. Again, I check the warnings for 'Spike/Other' or 'Buffy/Other', but... again there is no such warning.

Basically, I can't cope with reading wtories where Buffy or Spike die OR where one of them ends up with someone else. If one of those things will be the epilogue, then I do NOT want to read it. I simply can't handle, and will view this story finished as of now.

So, I don't mean to be a pain, but... should I shouldn't I read the epilogue? Will I survive?

What to say? Beautiful, heartbreaking, karmic, and full of tainted hope and possibility for the future. I've always liked the idea of Spike with a child and seeing them grow and their children and so forth. I have to admit, I've seen many well written fic where Buffy has "come back wrong" and has achieved some sort of immortality, but none where she snuffs it just like any other normal human. It's tragic that our heroine should be fated to die an ordinary death, but fitting. She always wanted normal and this way they can never bring her back. It's a fail-safe. At last, she can rest in peace. She's certainly lead a full life. Bravo, my darling. A wonderful read indeed. I wanna know what you're going to start next!

Sad chapter. Thanks for the great read Eowyn.

Heatbreaking update. But it does show the difference between Angel and Spike. When Angel says he'll stay forever (at Joyce's grave) he's gone by morning, when Spike says it, he's planning on sticking around to raise her child.