"It's a good school," Hardison said, taking the idea seriously. Because he had an idea how much the thought of looming graduation was probably weighing on him. "And you know Kathy'd be glad to have you close."

Sure, this Kathy had only met Spike a handful of times, but that girl was about as hungry for family as he'd been, once upon a time. And that kind of thing didn't go away.

"They still livin' near there in your time? Limbo City?"

They'd seemed like they were settling in for the long haul.

"Bunch of good culinary school up that way, too, if you were still thinkin' about that."