Fic: Coming home 4/?

["jend1205 <jend1205@xxxxxxxxx>" <jend1205@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ok I know this doesn't look good right now but stick around and give 
it some time. But for now I have a cold and it is hard to type 
wrapped up in a blanket so I am going to go to bed while I have the 
chance. Hope you all like it. Jen


Author: Jen D
Disclaimer: I don't own just like it. 
Rating: G-R and all points between mostly language and violence
Spoilers: I guess all of the shows this is A/U but some of it might 
come up


Willow sat on the exam bed and waited for the doctor to come back 
to put the stitches in her hand, "Buffy, when did you decide you were 
bi-sexual?"
"Huh, who?oh mom. Well I guess it was not to long after you left. 
Tara and I spent a lot of time together after you went away, she made 
me look at things that I had been to afraid to face."
"You care about Tara a lot don't you", Willow asked.
"I love her. I'm not sure what would have happened after you left if 
it hadn't been for her. I'm not saying she took your place because no 
one could ever do that but we both needed a friend. I guess Tara was 
my Cheryl."
"Did you ever date each other", Willow asked?
"No"
"Why"
"I don't know really. We talked about it once but we just always felt 
we would be cheating on you."
"Why" 
Buffy laughed, "You have been hanging around the kids to long. I had 
this first grader once who always asked me why", Buffy face took on a 
serious expression, "Will, I'm not sure this is the best place to 
have this conversation."
"Buffy I have three kids, do you realize this is the quietest place I 
have right now."
"I know but what I have to say might make you run screaming from this 
room and I don't think the doctor would like that much."
"Buffy", Willow said and her best mom look.
"Ok just don't give me that look. It makes me feel like I'm three 
years old again. One of the other things Tara made me realize was 
that I loved you."
"Buffy I love you too, why would I run from the room. You were my 
best friend for five years."
"No Will, I realized I was in love with you", Buffy said and looked 
at the floor.
"Oh, Oooh, well um wow. I'm not sure what to say."
"Will I don't expect you to say anything? I just wanted you to know."
"Buffy I'm glad that you felt like you could tell me. I'm flattered, 
another time, another place and who knows but I don't think that I 
have a place in my life right now for that kind of love. I do love 
you and I do mean more then a friend I always have I think. I know 
that I was in love with Tara too. I know that I'm not ready to move 
on yet Buffy and I'm not sure when or if I ever will be. It's not 
fair to you to wait around for something that might never happen."
"She's gone, Will", Buffy whispered.
"I know but I just can't but that shouldn't stop you from moving on. 
Buffy, I think you should ask Tara out. She is an amazing woman and I 
think you could make each other happy. I told your mother that today."
"I don't know. Maybe, I'll think about it."
"Good but Buffy don't wait to long. One thing that I have learned is 
life can be taken away before you know it", Willow said just as the 
doctor came in.


Willow and Buffy came into the kitchen laughing. Jen came running 
down the steps and jumped into her mother's arms. 
"Hey what's up", Willow asked after getting a big hug.
"Tara said you got hurt and I was scared. She said it wasn't anything 
to bad but still."
"I'm ok, see just a few stitches. So how was school today?"
"I really liked it. My teacher is really nice too. We talked and she 
said that she had you in her class when you were little."
"I know I remember her, she was a good teacher. You should do well. 
Where is everyone", Willow asked seeing the empty downstairs.
"Well Angie is in her room putting stuff away and Tara is in our room 
helping us."
"Nope Tara is down here. Buffy, Angie needs some help moving the 
dresser in her room. We tried but I think we might need someone with 
a little more strength then us", Tara said.
"Oh now she needs the teachers help. Come on Jen, you can help me 
tease your sister", Buffy said and took the blonde child upstairs.
"How you doing hon", Tara asked.
"I'll be fine. Thank you for helping."
"I got dinner in the oven too."
"I know it smells great. Thank you"
"Well I figured it would be hard to for you to cook tonight", Tara 
said.
"Yeah I was just going to get pizza but this smells much better and 
healthier", Willow laughed.
"Yup, so does it hurt much", Tara asked pointing to her hand.
"A little but the doc gave me something for the pain."
"Ok then why don't you take it and I will tuck you into bed. Dinner 
is going to be a little while longer. Buffy and I will help the kids 
with homework or unpacking. We will wake you up when dinner is done."
"Tara, I can't ask you to do that", Willow said.
"No arguments, now lets go. You can say hi to the kids on the way to 
bed. They are great kids. I have Angie in my class, she seems very 
bright and outgoing."
"She is and they are. Cheryl did a good job with them."
"I think they got a lot from you too, Will." 


  
Willow flopped down on the bed after having the kids drag her into 
their rooms to see all the things that they had done since was gone. 
Tara went into the bathroom and returned with a glass if water. 
Willow took the pill and pulled the covers over her, "Tara, Buffy and 
I talked at the hospital. I want you to know how much it means to me 
that you took care of her after I left."
"We took care of each other. She is an incredible woman and to be 
able to be a part of her life has meant the world to me."
"Do you love her?"
"Yeah", Tara whispered, "But I have loved you since the first time I 
saw you."
"I love you too and her but I'm not ready and I might never be. Love 
her Tara. Make a life for you both. You deserve to be happy", Willow 
said and fell asleep. Tara pulled the blanket over her and kissed her 
forehead, turned out the light. She took one last look at the 
sleeping red head and shut the door.


Buffy was sitting at the kitchen table when Tara came in. Buffy 
studied the blonde thinking about what Willow had said. Tara sat down.
"Tara"
"Buffy", Tara said at the same time, "You first."
"She sleeping?"
"Yeah it took about five minutes. I think she isn't sleeping very 
well."
"Yeah I can see that. We had a good talk when we were waiting on the 
doctor. I told her that I loved her. She told me she loves me and you 
both but that she wasn't ready for that."
"I told her too and she said the same thing. I think we need to talk 
Buffy. She said some things that have made me think."
"I know me too. Tara she's back, we have our Willow back and she's ok 
or will be sometime. We can help her. She told me it was ok for us to 
be together."
"I know she said to love you and to make a life for us. Buffy I love 
you and I think she might be right at least for now."
"Well were do we go from here", Buffy asked pulling Tara into a hug.
"We take it slow go out get to know each other as more then friends 
and take care of her."
"I think I can handle that, now I think we have some kids to feed and 
other good aunt things to do."
"We're aunts I like the sound of that", Tara and placed a light kiss 
on Buffy lips.
"And I think I like that", Buffy laughed.