"Wait a tick," she turned -- arms braced against the sink's edge and elbows straightened. Buffy's head tilted. "Oh my God. You're in the middle of a good old fashioned Luceti custody battle..."

She'd heard tell of it before, now and then. New relationships strained by the sudden arrival of old ones. Hadn't she herself felt a little jealousy when Giles had taken an interest in teaching the Suzumiya girl?