All the planning, the dealing with Spike, the decorating - all of it had been worth the trouble the second Sam saw Faith's reaction to what she had walked into. The look on her face was enough. It brought on a grin of his own, one that he sent back in Kennedy's direction in response to her wink. He really was grateful for all the help he had gotten from everyone here. The party wouldn't have been as awesome as it was without them and it certainly wouldn't have gotten too far if Kennedy hadn't done some excellent distracting. Sam still didn't know how she had managed to convince Faith to come here for the rest of the night, but Sam was pleased to find that he had accomplished it all the same. That meant that Faith could finally relax and enjoy herself. No patrols tonight. No slaying. Just her hanging around with her friends and having a good time. She really did deserve it.
Then, without warning, Sam found himself being pounced by the tiny Slayer. Gripping her into a tight hug, Sam couldn't help but laugh. "It wasn't just me. I had a lot of help." Leaning down a bit, he pressed a kiss to Faith's mouth and smiled at her fondly. "I love you too. Happy Birthday."
Sam rolled his eyes at the comment about Spike. "You don't wanna know. He's out patrolling for you now. Said it was your gift and that you should be grateful." Again, he rolled his eyes. "What a douche. Anyway -" Sam wrapped an arm round Faith's shoulder and squeezed her lightly again. "I'm not gonna hog you. I think everyone else wants to try their hand at tackling the birthday girl. I'm gonna go make sure that Jack doesn't eat all the food before you can get to it, all right? I'll come find you in a few." Sam delivered another kiss to her cheek and nodded toward the other people flocking the area. He'd steal her away, without a doubt. But there were other people here to see Faith as well and they deserved the chance.
He'd lurk for a while. Pretend that he wasn't admiring her as he chatted away with everyone else. Sam didn't know how much patience he'd have with the whole giving everyone else a chance at interacting with her, but...he'd try? He'd give them all ten minutes. Maybe. Possibly.