If there were music he probably wouldn't dance; he's not that type of guy. But he likes the feel of Beth in his arms. He likes it very much.
"So." He speaks quietly. "Once there was a girl named Elizabeth, Beth for short, and she was the most beautiful girl on the whole asteroid. And I know that for sure because there was a contest and everyone voted her most beautiful. Only she didn't know about it, because she was too busy being nice to everyone and taking pictures of honeysuckle flowers in the greenhouse. And there was this one guy who was only there because he had no place else to be, 'cause he'd finished what he needed to do on Mars. And the most beautiful girl on the asteroid came over to him and took him away with her, and the guy knew he couldn't have been luckier if he'd tried."
His voice, low and steady, continues. He's still holding Beth close. "And even though the guy never expected it, Beth picked him, of all people, to share herself with. And so the lucky guy decided no matter what, he wasn't going to fuck things up. He was going to make it work."
Spike kisses Beth on the forehead and looks into her eyes. "And the only other part of the story anyone knows is that they both looked really, really happy. Neither of them were perfect people, but they were perfect for each other."
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"So." He speaks quietly. "Once there was a girl named Elizabeth, Beth for short, and she was the most beautiful girl on the whole asteroid. And I know that for sure because there was a contest and everyone voted her most beautiful. Only she didn't know about it, because she was too busy being nice to everyone and taking pictures of honeysuckle flowers in the greenhouse. And there was this one guy who was only there because he had no place else to be, 'cause he'd finished what he needed to do on Mars. And the most beautiful girl on the asteroid came over to him and took him away with her, and the guy knew he couldn't have been luckier if he'd tried."
His voice, low and steady, continues. He's still holding Beth close. "And even though the guy never expected it, Beth picked him, of all people, to share herself with. And so the lucky guy decided no matter what, he wasn't going to fuck things up. He was going to make it work."
Spike kisses Beth on the forehead and looks into her eyes. "And the only other part of the story anyone knows is that they both looked really, really happy. Neither of them were perfect people, but they were perfect for each other."