Had to go re-read 10-14 before I let myself dive into this new chapter. I was so nervous, I was practically biting my nails, and then when Xander stopped it and was finally totally honest with Willow about his feelings, I felt a great whoosh of relief. Yay, Xan-man! 'Cause no matter what happens now, even if you do decide to bring her back, Xander did it! He faced up to his feelings and he articulated them to Willow and I am so feeling the Xander love and the Sue love and I've missed SMCD so much and I'm feeling really greedy and want more! But this was lovely! Well worth the wait! *gives you big, sloppy kisses*