Spike spun round and grabbed Lane by the shoulders, searching his face with startled blue eyes. That had come - well, not out of the blue; he'd known Lane was falling for him and he'd known he was falling for Lane - his reaction to seeing him again at the party had proved that. But...
"You love me?" he snarled, in Lane's face, giving him a little shake. "You know what I am. You can't love me!"