I know. [ Quietly. Truth be told he doesn't really want to be staked anymore. Things got better and he wants to keep them better, wants to see where else this can go. He's a better man with a soul and that's why this is so terrifying, because what if he isn't? What if all this, Ianto and Jack and the thing they got going that could last for all eternity if they choose to, what if he's kidding himself with this?
On the other hand, Angel had a pretty good handle on it most of the time, if you ignore the brooding and if there's one thing that really gets Spike determined it's the thought that he's somehow lesser than his grandsire. No, that just won't do. He tenses, jaw set. ]
Don't worry about that now. I'll think of something.