The Second Best Thing

I might have been an orphan, but having a rock star for a brother saved me from being poor. My bright, shining future was waiting for me just around the corner. That’s when love and crime hit me over the head and changed everything.

Since Buffy’s parents died in a car crash when she was twelve, her brother Angel has been the one in charge. (If “in charge” means “paying for expensive boarding schools”.) Buffy’s finally old enough to make her own decisions, but unfortunately having a choice about where she’s spending the Holidays is not one of them, at least not as long as her brother is the one paying for her shopping sprees and college tuition. It’s a good thing Angel’s band mate Spike is there to light up the Season...