Spike took a hit off his cigarette s she spoke. He felt like she was being careful, choosing her words specifically for some reason. Or maybe he was reading into things that weren't there. He wasn't sure. A slight scoff with the smallest hint of amusement passed his lips, "Are we ever anything but a contradiction and entire defiance of the laws of nature? Vampire and a slayer... complicated, yet somehow it's easier..." a smirk stuck on his lips for the slightest moment before it faded just as quickly as it had appeared.
"Doesn't leave us much choice, does it?" he questioned back, almost regretting even saying it. The connotations... well, he meant it, but could they handle it? "Do you think... I-I mean, we've tried before, and...you see where that got us."