Fic: R,R&R Book II (4d/4) NC17 B/W/T

Chapter 4, the rest.

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‘Goddess, it’s a good thing there’s two of us!’ Tara thought as she started to catch her breath. ‘Even witchcraft can’t match Slayer energy!’

She watched as her redheaded partner took a turn on the dance floor with the Slayer. ‘If you can call that dancing,’ she thought with no small arousal at the way Willow and Buffy writhed together. ‘Mmm, they look so good together!’

Her attention wandered over to the new Scooby couple and thought, ‘They’ve hardly taken a break since we got here... I wonder if they’re subconsciously avoiding Buffy?’

She smiled at their dancing compared to that of her two lovers. ‘They look cute together,’ she thought. ‘Not as graceful as Buffy and Will, but... Poor Xander, he looks like he’s expecting to get yelled at every time she presses up against him... but I notice he’s not stopping her from doing it...’ she thought with a grin.

As one song ended and another began, Dawn and Xander apparently decided to take a break. Tara smiled widely as they approached the table, each having a light sheen of sweat on their face. ‘I wonder if that’s from the exertion, or the heat from the sexual tension between those two?’ she mused humorously.

“Hey you two, I didn’t think you were ever going to take a break,” she said in greeting.

“What can I say? Time flies when you’re having fun!” Dawn said with a happy smile.

Xander just smiled, his eyes barely leaving the brunette long enough to acknowledge Tara. After a moment he blinked and shook his head and said, “Drinks! Can I get you ladies something to drink?”

“You know what I like, Xan,” Dawn said, her voice turning the otherwise innocent answer into a sultry tease.

‘Poor man, she has him so flustered!’ Tara thought indulgently.

“Right, ah... diet pepsi,” he said, visibly affected by the youngest Summers. “Tara?” he asked with a tiny squeak to his voice.

Tara smiled, stifling a laugh. “Sure, I’ll have what she’s having,” she said, unable to resist making her voice low and sexy, echoing Dawn’s tease.

Xander’s eyes shot open, snapping over to meet Tara’s gaze. “Ulp!” he gulped, his jaw sagging a bit.

“I think *she* meant the diet pepsi,” Dawn said, reclaiming his attention while at the same time clearly implying that she herself might have meant something else entirely.

Xander closed his eyes and took a deep breath. “Ok, two unleadeds,” he said in a clearer voice, turning and quickly walking towards the bar.

As soon as he was out of range, Tara let out a giggle. ‘Oh I’m so bad!’ she thought. To Dawn she semi-apologized, “Sorry, I just couldn’t help myself!”

Dawn didn’t turn towards her until Xander was out of sight. Then she faced the witch and let out a deep sigh. “S’alright, it was pretty funny... and it’s not like I have to worry about you wanting to compete,” she said.

‘Oh my, you are so smitten,’ Tara thought, her smile widening at the besotted look on Dawn’s face.

“What?” Dawn asked as Tara stared at her.

Tara shook her head, saying, “You look... really happy.”

Dawn sighed dramatically. “God, you have no idea!” she gushed. “I was so scared that he’d say no! I mean, talking to mom was scary, and Buffy too, but I had this, like, nightmare fear that he wouldn’t get past the age thing...”

“Was it hard?” Tara asked.

Dawn blushed and looked surprised at the question. “I, uh, I didn’t...”

‘Oh dear!’ Tara blushed as she realized the double meaning. “Convincing him, I mean!” she quickly clarified. ‘Come on Dawnie, it’s not like I’d be thinking that!’ she thought exasperatedly

Dawn blushed even harder. “Oh, um, well...” she stuttered, dropping her eyes. She was clearly embarrassed by her automatic assumption. “It definitely took some convincing... we talked pretty much the whole time you guys were gone...”

“Really? It looked like you’d moved way past the talking stage by the time we got back...” Tara teased.

Dawn smiled again, ducking her head slightly. “Yeah, that was just the last five minutes or so...”

“I’m really happy for you Dawn!” Tara said effusively, briefly grasping the girl’s hand and giving it a squeeze.

Dawn’s answering smile showed all her teeth.

“So, is he a good kisser?” Tara asked with a giggle.

A look of lust filled Dawn’s eyes as she answered. “Whew! I mean, not like I’ve got anything to compare it to, but... serious wow!” Her eyes became unfocused and she licked her lips, apparently reminiscing.

‘Lucky, lucky boy you are, Xander,’ Tara thought, looking at the girl from an appreciative perspective. ‘She is so beautiful! Just like her sister!’

“It felt... it made me feel...” Dawn trailed off, her voice deep, her eyes drooping shut and her hands unconsciously stroking across her stomach.

“Good?” Tara prompted with a bit of a gasp. ‘Goodness, is it warm in here?’

“Mmm, so good!” Dawn exhaled. “And, uh...” she trailed off, blushing furiously.

“Wet?” Tara squeaked. ‘Conversation, going too far!’ she immediately chastised herself.

Dawn ducked her head and Tara barely heard her muttered response, “Oh yeah!”

“Goddess!” Tara whispered. “Well, um, th-that’s... um, that’s a good kiss...” she stuttered, feeling silly.

Both sat in silence for a moment before Dawn said, “Thing is, he wants to go slow...” Frustration was evident in her voice.

Tara frowned, puzzled. “Go slow? He, uh... oh. Oh!” she stammered in surprise.

Dawn looked up at her quizzically. “What ‘oh’?” she asked with a frown of her own.

‘Open mouth, insert foot,’ Tara thought ruefully. “Um, what I meant was... I didn’t think that men had speeds...”

“Huh?” Dawn tilted her head, clearly confused.

Tara blushed a little, but laughed it off, saying, “You know. I always thought it was either full-speed ahead, or complete stop. I didn’t think there was anything in between.” Her voice was mostly teasing.

Dawn raised an arched brow, “Hey, I get that you aren’t into guys or anything, but some of us like them just fine!” she said back, her voice filled with mock-offence.

Tara laughed, happy to be back on safer ground. “Oh don’t get me wrong,” she started. “They’re good for some things... um, like if there’s heavy lifting that needs to be done and you don’t have your very own Slayer... or, uh... when stuff needs to be fixed?”

Xander returned at that moment with three glasses. “Hey, what’cha gals talking about?” he asked as he set the drinks down on the table. Then he paused and added, “Um, or do I not want to know?”

‘They really are too cute together,’ Tara thought warmly as Dawn interlaced her fingers with his and smiled up at him. ‘She so adores him, I’m glad he gave in.’

“Oh, Tara was just telling me what men are good for...” Dawn said with saccharine sweetness.

“Oh really!?” Buffy’s voice interjected snidely into the conversation as she and Willow appeared at the table.

“They’re good for something?” Willow added jokingly.

“Hey!” Dawn and Xander said at the same time.

The triad all laughed.

Dawn looked up at Xander, each wearing a warm smile for the other, and said, “Whaddya say we go home? I’m sure I can find a whole buncha ways for you show me what men are good for...”

Xander initially looked startled, but he smiled as Tara saw the younger Summers sister shoot him a wink and a grin that Buffy wouldn’t be able to see from where she was standing.

“Oh I think I can come up with something that you’ll appreciate,” Xander said smoothly.

“Mmm, I can’t wait for you to satisfy... my curiosity,” Dawn practically purred.

“On that note!” Buffy interrupted. “I think I’m ready to call it a night... anybody seen Faith?”

Willow pointed to the dance floor, saying, “I think she’s got other plans...”

Tara looked over where Willow was pointing and saw that Faith had insinuated herself between a dancing couple. ‘Goodness, neither of them seems too upset to have her there!’ she thought with a smile.

Buffy whistled, getting the dark-haired Slayer’s attention. She made a circling gesture, and then pointed toward the exit. Faith responded with a negative hand gesture and a smile that clearly stated that she was just fine where she was.

Buffy gave a thumbs-up and turned back to the group, saying “She’s set, let’s jet!”

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‘I can’t believe it!’ Xander thought as the emotional roller coaster he was on continued to dip, dive and turn. ‘I’m touching her... I’m allowed to touch her, right in front of Buffy, and no one’s killing me!’

He and Dawn followed the triad out of the Bronze, leaving Faith in the company of her newfound companions. ‘God I can’t believe how hot she is tonight,’ he thought, glancing down at her as they walked hand in hand. ‘Just look at her! Oh, man, that little bit of sweat weighing her hair down just right... speaking of sweat, how much do I keep wishing I could lick that drop going down between her... oy vey!’

She looked up and caught his gaze, smiling knowingly.

‘Oh busted again, but it’s ok cause she likes it... how lucky am I?’ he thought, embarrassed, aroused and amazed all at once. ‘Man, it’s going to be really really hard to go slow...’

Xander’s attention was so fixated on his new girlfriend that he almost ran into a suddenly unmoving Tara. “Huh?” he blurted, surprised.

“Slayer!” came a villainous voice.

Xander looked ahead over Tara’s shoulder towards the source of the voice. ‘Oh crap!’ he thought.

“Well that can’t be good,” Dawn said softly, gripping his hand tightly.

Arrayed before them in a roughly triangular formation were at least a couple dozen of Glory’s former minions.

“You have slain the great and powerful Glorificus!” the voice of the lead minion. “Now you must receive your due!”

The air suddenly felt ionized as a blue nimbus of electricity started to crackle around Willow and Tara.

‘What the...?!’ Xander thought, flummoxed by what happened next.

As one, the minions dropped to their knees and bowed till their faces were pressed to the dirty ground. The group of them formed a single voice, chanting, “Great and shining one, your magnificence above all others, we are your lowly, humble servants.”

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End of Book II

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