Buffy the vampire slayer spike and Buffy

Buffy the Vampire slayer and Spike did get together prodometly in season 6. In season 5 Spike developed his crush on Buffy but she did not go for him at all but in season six in her depressed state they started sleeping together which meant a lot to spike but to Buffy it was a pure physical thing. At the en d of the sixth season Buffy says no to spike and he tries to Rape and then fleas Sunnydale and succeeds in getting a soul which is what he believes he need for Buffy to love him. In season 7 they become friends and Buffy shows her care for Spike throughout the season and tells him she loves him back on the last episode of the series when Spike is about to sacrifice himself to save the world to which Spike replies "no you don't, but thanks for saying it."