FIC: Coming home 7/?

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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 woke up to the feel of someone hugging her close. She 
opened her eyes and looked into the eyes of the dark slayer.
"Morning Red, sleep well."
"Mmm better then I have in months. Well after you finally let me go 
to sleep."
"We ok here", Faith asked afraid of what she might hear.
"Faith last night was?well I needed it."
"So no regrets about having a one night stand", Faith asked.
"It doesn't have to be", Willow said.
"Huh, it doesn`t"
"How about I tell you what I'm thinking and then you can decide. I 
don't love you Faith. I think I care for you. I had a wonderful night 
last night. It's been a long time since I have laughed so much. You 
are fun and I miss that. Cheryl was always there to cheer me up when 
I felt down. She reminded me of Xander because of her ability to find 
a joke in almost everything. I'm not going to lie about my feelings 
for Buffy or Tara but they need to figure out there own relationship 
before I throw myself into it. I'm not too conventional to think that 
a relationship between three people couldn't work. Hell I lived on 
the Hellmouth for the biggest part of my life. I know that you have 
to find love when you can because it might be gone the next day. I'm 
not ready yet though. They're not ready for it. I want them to find 
the love that they share for each other so there is no fear that one 
or the other might leave for me. I want them both but I can wait. 
Until then Faith I want to offer you a really good friend who cares 
for you and maybe from time to time more. Oh yeah lots more."
"Red I think that's the best offer I've had in a long time. What are 
you going to tell the others mainly Tara and Buffy that is?"
"The truth", Willow said, "I learned that secrets don't work well."  
The phone next to the bed rang and out of instinct Faith turned and 
answered it.
"Faith what the hell are you doing there", Willow heard Buffy scream 
into the phone.
"Um B what's up"
"Where's Will" Faith groaned and handed the phone to Willow. She had 
to stifle a giggle, "Hello"
"Are you ok", Buffy asked?
"Fine, how was your night", Willow asked and had to fight hard to not 
to moan as Faith began to kiss her neck. Willow half listened as 
Faith continued to have her way. 
"Hey Buff, I need to talk to you guys today. Why don't you come over 
about 5 and we can have dinner and then we can go out." 
"Ok Will, we'll see you at 5" Willow hung up the phone and pulled 
Faith down on her.
"So you all going out tonight", Faith asked.
"Yup, will you go with us"?
"Only on one condition, Red. You'll go as my date and I don't have to 
be here when you talk to Buffy and Tara."
"Yes and yes but you can't stop what you are doing right now", Willow 
moaned.
"Deal"


"Will you home", Buffy yelled coming in the front door. She looked 
around the living room and noticed that the mess from last night had 
been cleaned up.
"In here" Willow yelled from the kitchen, "Hey guys."
"Hi", Tara greeted her friend.
"Smells good Will."
"Thanks Buffy. It's got to cook a little more why don't you go sit in 
the living room and I`ll get some coffee."
"No beer today", Buffy asked with mischief.
"Ugh no way. I had a headache all morning or most of it anyway", 
Willow said and thought back to the one time she didn't even notice.
"So you wanted to talk to us", Tara asked?
"Yeah and this may take a minute. I want you to know that I love you 
both. Faith made me see a lot of things last night. If Cheryl could 
talk to me right now she would be really pissed at me. She would 
never want me to turn down the opportunity to love again. I have been 
so afraid of letting go because I thought that if I let go I would 
lose her all over again. Faith made me realize that no matter what 
happened Cheryl would always be with me. In my heart, my memories and 
in the faces of the kids. A lot of who I am now is because of her and 
the life that we built together", Willow stopped and took a breath.
"So are you trying to tell us that you and Faith", Buffy said 
thinking back to Faith answering the phone.
"No well kind of but not really. I had a good time with her last 
night. We talked and she's not a bad person. I love you Buffy and 
you Tara but I honestly am not going to come between what you guys 
are building together. Tara I know you asked why three people 
couldn't have a relationship together and I think that they can but 
we aren't ready for that yet. I'm in no position to have something 
like that in my life. I don't think that the kids would understand, 
even if they do think that the sun rises and sets on you both. So 
that leaves me with being the third party. I want you to find your 
own way together and then maybe we can find us. Until then I have 
every intentions of having a unique relationship with Faith so if 
either of you have a problem with that or with anything I've said 
please tell me now so we can talk." Buffy and Tara sat in silence 
thinking of all the things Willow had just told them. Buffy was the 
first to break the quiet that had come over the room since Willow had 
stopped speaking, "So the three of us."
"Someday", Willow answered.
"Faith though", Tara asked her?
"Yup you wouldn't believe the things that girl could do", Willow 
giggled.
"Must be a slayer thing", Tara whispered to Willow.
"TARA", Buffy yelled and then blushed. Willow tried to hold back her 
laughter but couldn't any longer. Willow and Tara collapsed on the 
floor in a fit of laughter. Faith walked through the front door, "Hey 
what's so funny." Willow and Tara looked at her and busted out 
laughing again.
"You don't want to know", Buffy groaned, "Perverts that's what they 
are. Just trust me." Willow regained her composure and grabbed Tara 
hand, "Come on you can help me finish dinner. We'll leave the slayers 
to compare notes." Tara snorted and followed Willow to the kitchen.
"So B"
"You hurt her I'll kill you", Buffy warned.
"Won't, couldn't if I wanted to. So we ok."
"Yeah just make her happy. But from what I heard you did a pretty 
good job of that."
"Aww man is that what they were laughing at, me", Faith asked and 
blushed, something Buffy never thought she would see.
"Us actually. They decided it was a slayer thing."
"So we did good", Faith asked?
"I'd say so", Buffy said with pride.
"Go us."