BUFFY: She loves you. You know that. Anya was just... she was hurting. She was hurting and she did this really stupid thing.

XANDER: With your boyfriend.

BUFFY: He's not my boyfriend.

XANDER: I know why Anya... I understand, I do. But you... All those times I told Spike to get lost, that he didn't have a chance with a girl like you...

BUFFY: You don't know how hard it's been.

XANDER: What, lying to me?

BUFFY: *Being* here. After I was brought back... You have no idea how hard it is just being here.

XANDER: You could have told me.

BUFFY: You didn't want to know.

XANDER: So you went to *him* instead?

BUFFY: Xander, what I do with my personal life is none of your business.

XANDER: It used to be.

BUFFY: It just happened, okay.

XANDER: Oh, like, "Say, you're evil. Get on me."?

BUFFY: (ticked) You fought side by side with him when I was gone. *You* let him take care of Dawn --

XANDER: But I never forgot what he really is. God, what were you thinking?

BUFFY: You're asking *me* that? Oh, 'cause your decision making skills have *really* sparkled lately.

XANDER: I'm not saying I didn't made mistakes. But last time I checked, slaughtering half of Europe wasn't one of 'em. He doesn't have a soul, Buffy. Just some leash they jammed in his head. You think he'd still be all snuggles if that chip ever stopped working? Would you still trust him with Dawn then?

BUFFY: It doesn't matter. I'm not seeing him anymore. It's over.

XANDER: Yeah. Lot of that going around.

(storms out)

• Buffy & Spike
• Xander & Buffy

written by: Steven S. DeKnight; No transcript available, so I started with the Shooting Script and spent a couple-three hours editing it to match what was said and shown on the broadcast version. . Full transcript at: