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[bronze]

hi!
i was just thinking i never text you in the morning because i'm always worried you'll be asleep and i'll wake you up. i have a lot of a good thoughts in the morning fyi. i dreamed of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich cake last night and i would really like to get your insight on that — is the frosting peanut butter or jelly or cake frosting, like cream cheese frosting? do you put in a banana layer just for giggles? dawn likes peanut butter and marshmallow fluff banana sandwiches, but that seems like the kind of thing to put an englishman in a coma. lots to think about.

anyway spike left. that's what i was texting to say.
i'm good, before you start worrying. just might not be back at our room for a little while so don't wait up for me. i'll get back into slayer training tomorrow which i know you'll probably say i shouldn't slack on, but lets be honest, i haven't really slayed anyone in a minute so i don't think a one day pause will set me back much. if it does you can scold me later. anyway you can have a day off! sleep in or take amy out. unless i woke you up with this, in which case you can have some tea and plan your day. do a crossword puzzle! you love crossword puzzles.
that's it. talk later!

[ripher]

[ It starts off how her text messages usually start when they land in his inbox at all hours of the day -- and night -- but, unfortunately, it doesn't stay that way.

Giles rereads it a few times, listening to the words between the words, the flippant announcement that her world has just become that much smaller. He knows her too well to be fooled, can too easily see the heartbroken girl trying her best to keep her head above water. Trying to distract herself from the pain. He knows he can't -- shouldn't -- stop her, no matter his own feelings. This is something she has to do on her own, as she's done too many times before. ]

Buffy, I'm truly sorry to hear that. We may have had our differences, but he was good for you. Good to you. That's all I've ever wanted.

I'll be here when you get back. No matter how late.