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It's not often that Beth actually is up and out of bed before him, and he senses it before he actually forces his eyes open. There's a void, a lack of warmth, an empty space in the bed.

Spike blinks his eyes a few times then sits up, expecting to see her staring at the closet picking one of his shirts, or maybe brushing her hair with her fingers, or even reading a book. But she isn't doing any of those things.

"Beth?"