Spike was still too weak to argue much.  He wrapped his arms around her tightly and just rested as they moved.  He lashed himself mentally for coming to L.A.  The damn money...he should've taken Raven somewhere else and just coped with the damn chip.  Taken his chances.  The worst part was the bastard had renewed the Claim.  He could feel the throbbing mark on his neck and knew it was going to make it even harder to hide from him.<br/><br/>They pulled up in front of Malasha's, and he slowly got off the back, still not completely trusting his own legs.