"That is all I ask, just a little time, and then talking to me when you feel that need to run off like that comic book character that everyone loves so much." He pulled her closed kissing her head. "I am sure the world will not go to hell while we work on us." He motioned for her to sit back down.
"Now, I think we need to talk about the ground rules I put into place back a long time ago. What were the rules again, Buffy? All five of them." She needed a little reminder of the rules. Again they were not to stifle her, as she had thought at the beginning, but to protect her from this ever happening again.