Sideways by goldenusagi
Chapter: 49 Steps

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05/16/2010 12:43 pm
 
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02/19/2010 05:34 am
I really enjoyed this chapter. 
Thanks for reviewing!

05/19/2008 08:03 pm
growing more and more connected. very good read, thank you.
Glad you liked!  Thanks for reviewing!

05/19/2008 01:53 am
Great chapter - is joyce doing drugs - hey mom I'm staying at Spike's tonight.  As if. 
Hehe!  Buffy's a college girl, just going over to her not-boyfriend's house, what's the problem? :)  Thanks for reviewing!

05/18/2008 05:34 pm
Lovely chapter. They're so sweet. And well done on winning- you definitely deserved it!
Thank you so much!

05/18/2008 10:25 am
Love...
Thank you!

05/17/2008 08:51 pm
Whoa....hot bities.  I think Buffy is getting a bit from the payment too LOL.

She's headed in the right direction as her concern for him  shows...we know he loves her already.  Loved him being VERY concerned about her being afraid of him.  It really matters to him that she know he'd not hurt her under any circumstances.

Excelllent and CONGRATULATIONS on the deserved awards.

Kathleen
If Buffy's not getting something from it, she soon will be, LOL.  And Buffy will definitely be thinking about where her feelings for him lie in the next few chapters.  Glad you liked Spike not wanting Buffy to be afriad of him (and a bit more on that in the next chapter).  Thank you for the congrats, and thanks for reviewing!

IT
05/17/2008 07:45 pm
Awesome again!  That was so sensual!! Sexual, too, but sensual.  Wow, I'm craving his bite now. :)

Thanks for the update. 
What, you weren't craving his bite before?  :)   Glad you liked it and thanks for reviewing!

Leanne
05/17/2008 06:16 pm
This story had made me come out of lurk mode to say "well done!"

It really maps the developing of an honest - yet different - relationship. It builds an interesting case for Buffy to trust Sike, and yet includes those moments when she - wisely - has a moment of timid faith that a drunk Spike might not have the control a sober Spike has.

I loved the fact that what stopped Spike from bitting her early in the night was her fear that he smelled more than her vocal request.

While there is no denying there is a physical relationship involved, we're seeing two people who are growing to genuinely care for each other, beyond sex and "workplace" commonalities.
Ah, lurk mode.  I lived there for many a month.  :)  Thank you for taking the time to review.

I'm glad you're enjoying the story so much!  And I'm glad you liked the bit about Spike not biting Buffy because he smelled that she was afraid.  There will also be a more about that in the next chapter.

Buffy and Spike are getting closer, besides the 'workplace relationship,' but they will still have some things to work out...  Thanks for reading!

05/17/2008 04:26 pm
I went down to Okinawa this week, an island of ghosts and magic, and asked a blessing for your broken laptop--I guess it worked!!! I'm so glad to see another chapter posted.  I really like your approach to Buffy's reaction to Spike's bites.  So often people write it as feel-good, sexy.  But you make it a bit uncomfortable for Buffy; I like that because it shows such trust that she lets him bite her anyway and to the way he tries to be gentle when he does bite Buffy.  It adds a lot of depth to their growing relationship.  Domo arrigato!
Ah, Okinawa, I'm so jealous.  I want to go to Japan so bad!  But thank you for the laptop blessing!  I need all the help I can get.

As far as the biting goes, I wanted to do something a bit different.  There's the "sexy bites don't hurt, instant orgasm bite," which can be fun, but which doesn't leave room for much build up.  Since I've got a weekly bite going, and am looking at a total 10 or so of the things, the instant orgasm bite didn't do it for me.  Besides that I want to use the bites to bring them physically closer as they get emotionally closer.  And strictly IMO, biting should hurt a little, it's cutting the skin.  But Spike is very careful with Buffy.  And as things progress, well, he can certainly do things during the biting that will make it hurt less.....  I might not be doing sex!bites, but they will be getting sexier!  Thanks for reviewing!