[It's a good thing Spike isn't the kind of hypocrite to point out that kind of thinking is stupid. Instead, he accepts both their shortcomings with a—]

's how it's supposed to work, right?

Always a bitch when it doesn't.

[Doesn't matter. Spike retreats quicker than he should, perhaps, but it shouldn't take too much wondering to realize he's retrieving that water. He speaks as he walks, perhaps to remind Sparkling he's still there—]

You shouldn't apologize so much.

What happened happened.