Wesley's breathing was hard and ragged.  "We're obviously not going to see eye to eye on this.  A little more than a year ago, Spike waltzed into town and had Angel strung up and tortured.  So there's plenty of mud to go around.  What *does* matter, apparently to both of us, is that we love the particular men in question.  So let me just say this.  I'll be *every* bit as understanding of you killing Angel as you would be of me killing Spike."