Would you rather she ignored you? Careful how answer. The wee Fey Folk can be ... er,uhm ... how to say this ... oh, easily offended. There is no cure for fairy herpes.
Well, apparently it's convincing enough for Spike. However, for a hard hearted "fellow" (I couldn't use the term I wanted to without disparaging the Empress Mama and that's just not cool.) who's immune to the tears of the innocent not so much.