Buffy had half expected him to send a bag full of things, drop it off with a see you later, and dart back to his own world. She would have even understood if he had done that. He had a life and a world and people back in his world, just like she had Dawn here. She will never be able to repay him for coming back, because while Angel is focusing on the world, Buffy was focusing on Dawn. As far as she knew, her world was coping just fine without magic. Yes, Angel had told her how bad it was, but she'd yet to see any sign of it, not until Dawn started fading.

It's a lesson that they've both had to learn. Buffy tends to disregard it more often than he, but in the end, when it comes right down to it, she'll make sure she does what's best for the world. She just tries to do it her way rather than anyone else's way.

Their choices were never going to be easy. It was the burden of being a hero.

Buffy is seated to his right, exhausted and on edge. She needs this to work. She doesn't know what she'll do if Dawn disappears entirely.

"I don't guess there's a cliffnotes version?" It's said without a lot of humor though. She's too worried for humor.