Fic: Desperately Wanting (6/?)

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Title: Desperately Wanting (6/?)
Author: Alyson Harper
Email: well_wisher_4@xxxxxxxxxxx
Archive: If you want it, take it. But tell me where's it's going and 
if it's going to be out all hours of the night.
Disclaimer: Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, Fox, and whoever else owns 
Buffy, well, owns Buffy and all the copyrights to the show. I do 
not, nor do I claim to. I am just borrowing them for a 
while. "Desperately Wanting" by Better Than Ezra is something else I 
do not own. And if the love between two women offends you, then do 
not read this.
Spoilers: Restless
Rating: PG-13
Author's Note: Ever get an idea that wouldn't stay out of your 
head? Well, this is one of those. In this part of the Buffyverse, 
as sad as it is, or isn't, to say, Tara never hooked up with Willow. 
They are just good friends and wicca partners. Oh, and thoughts are 
contained in < and >.
Feedback: As a new author, I think it'd really help if you guys told 
me what you thought.

Now on with the fic...

"What?" The redhead looked at Buffy. She must have misunderstood the
slayer. She couldn't have said what Willow thought she did, could 
she?

Buffy hesitated after hearing that. Dropping Willow's hand, she 
stared at the ground beside her. "I'm in love with you, Will. I 
don't know how it happened, it just sorta did. I was... I don't 
know. I thought." Cutting herself off, she abruptly stood up. "I'm 
sorry," she whispered, and then turned towards the house.

"Wait."

Buffy stopped in her retreat. She turned to look at Willow, whose 
eyes were now glistening.

"You love me? You're in love with me?" Willow took a step toward the
blonde. Buffy looked down at the sand and replied, "Yeah."

Willow could feel tears start to descend on her cheeks while, in 
shock, she whispered, "Wow." This caused Buffy to look up at Willow 
through the tears in her own eyes.

"Wow?" She questioned, taking a timid step toward her dream.

"Wow." Willow confirmed, nodding.

"I think I broke you." Buffy trailed off, smiling and wiping her face.

"No. Not broken, just processing new information."

"Okay. I'll go so you can process this, then." Buffy said, again 
trying to make a retreat after losing her initial courage.

"No! I mean. No." Willow stepped forward and reached out and 
grabbed the blondes' hand.

"No?" Buffy said, looking down at their joined hands.

"No, stay. It's just a lot to take in all at once; But don't 
leave." She looked at Buffy with pleading eyes.

"You sure?" Buffy didn't want to make her friend anymore 
uncomfortable than it seemed she already had. The look on Willow's 
face told a different story.

"I've never been so sure of anything in my life." Buffy wiped a 
stray tear from her eye, just as they seemed like they were going to 
start back up again. Willow guided them both back to the rocks that 
they had sat on before.

Taking their seats, Buffy began, "Alright. Willow, I-" She was cut 
off by Willow standing up in front of her, then kneeling down so that 
her face was level with Buffys'. "Willow?" Buffy questioned, 
looking at the strange look the redhead had in her eyes.

Then Willow cupped Buffy's chin, and seeing whatever she had wanted 
to see in the blondes eyes, Willow began to slowly lean her face down 
to Buffy's. Seeing this, Buffy was shocked, but that quickly went 
away as she felt Willow's lips brush against her own. She closed her 
eyes and leaned into the kiss.

Pulling apart, Willow looked at Buffy to see if she was okay with 
this new development. She saw the slightly dazed grin on her face 
and leaned in for another, which was readily returned.

"Wow." The redhead said, after pulling themselves apart once more.

"Yeah." Looking at the girl in front of her with the silliest grin 
on her face and tears in her eyes.

"I think I love you." Willow said as she began wiping away Buffy's 
tears with the pad of her thumb.

"Really?" Buffy leaned into the touch, looking up at Willow.

"Yeah." Willow wrapped her arms around her waist, directing Buffy's 
head to rest on her shoulder. "Really." She whispered as she looked 
out at the ocean over her love's head. Smiling, she kissed the 
blonde's hair.

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TBC...

Alyson