(Riley's room. knock)

RILEY: Come in.

BUFFY: You never called. So I didn't know...

RILEY: Oh, hey - I'm sorry. I'm just... I'm a dead man. Secret. Highly. Or it's supposed to be. And - and then you find out. I can deal. You're special. But last night with your friends was a disaster. I mean, could I've been *less* convincing? I was *trained* to be sneaky and stuff, and I'm like - Hi! Paintball - just passing by! I should have just given them my security code and rank!

BUFFY: You have a security code and rank?

RILEY: No. Did I just say..? This is so not good. (Sighs) Everybody knows about me. I'm finished. It's the end of the world.

BUFFY: (smiling) No, it's not.

(She leans down and kisses him.)

• Buffy & Riley
• Riley & the initiative

written by: Marti Noxon, David Fury, and Jane Espenson; . Full transcript at:
http://www.studiesinwords.de/67doomed.html