Great chapter. You totally summed up Buffy. I always felt that if she ever got normal, she'd be bored to tears with it but her tendency to denial would keep her trapped there. I'm glad she finally got out, but how easy it was for her to leave Sam tells you how little he meant to her. Harsh, but she did them both a favour in the long run.

I'm curious to find out whether that's really vamp Spike or a shanshu-ed Spike. The spuffy part of me wants them to have the big reunion and the happy ending, but the cynical part of me thinks he deserves better than her tepid affection. She's going to have to work to convince me that she really loves him and that she deserves him.