I'm really enjoying the story, and how various people (especially Faith and Wes) seem to be in better places than in canon. Still plenty of drama, of course, but less of a sense of wasted potential. Still, I find it hard to believe that Buffy would take off the necklace, and that Faith would let her. I mean, it's not like you can't have sex with a necklace on! And they've both been obsessing over this issue for hours, and the necklace is a critical part of their ability to have even a semblance of peace of mind.