"If you tell me when...?" A shrug. She would take him. God, she would take him anywhere. If it hurt this much to lose someone she was guaranteed to see once more? Then how could she entertain the thought of losing him without being as present as possible in the meantime?

Because I'm the Slayer. Because I can't afford this happiness. Because he probably would have left the field entirely if I hadn't stayed.

"But until then, I could check on her. For you. If you wanted. I haven't -- I mean, maybe I should have. This morning. Only I slept in and..."