New In Town
by Salix
Close But Not Quite
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Ok, I just thought that I'd clear up any confusion that you may have. Willow never slept with Quinn. She was sitting on his lap and her shirt was off, but they still had their pants on and there was no penetration. I should have made it a little more clear in the story, sorry for the mixup. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the update.
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Buffy woke up and headed downstairs. It was a nice lazy Monday morning. They didn't have school today. Because they just finished with the state testing, the teachers and principal decided that the students needed a bit of a break so they get this one Monday off. And in a couple of weeks it'll be Spring Break, and Buffy just can't wait. Ever since that one romantic night that she had with Willow the two were getting along a whole lot better. The blonde avoided Cordelia at all costs, she knows that Willow would never cheat on her and she was stupid to think that Willow would, but the brunette girl won't let her forget about it.
Willow was now completely comfortable around Buffy. The two got back into the habit of their old routine, the one they had before the party. At school they sit in each other's laps, and will sneak the occasional kiss when the teacher's aren't looking. After school in the library they hold hands and pretend to listen to Giles while Willow teases Buffy by rubbing her foot against the blonde's leg just to see how much of it the blonde can take. After school they do their homework in Willow's bedroom, lying on the bed together but with the door open. Willow being the brain that she is won't stop for a make-out session until all of their homework is done.
After their chores are done they sit on the couch and watch T.V. while they snuggle. At night Buffy patrols and then sneaks into Willow's bedroom for a couple of last minute cuddles and kisses before she has to go back to her own bedroom. On Fridays Willow patrols with her but she has proven to be a very big distraction as they often stop in the middle of patrol to make-out up against the side of a crypt. Then on Saturday they go to the Bronze with Xander, go home and watch movies and then fall asleep on the couch together. They spend as much time as they can just being in each other's arms, relishing in the presence of the other girl.
When Buffy walked into the kitchen she saw Willow, standing over the stove making what smelt like pancakes. Buffy walked up behind her and wrapped her arms around the redhead. She kissed Willow's neck before resting her chin on Willow's shoulder. Willow smiled and rubbed her cheek against the side of Buffy's head. She kind of likes it when Buffy sneaks up on her like this. It's nice being held like this in the morning, and in the afternoon, and at night...pretty much any time.
"Good morning," she said and flipped the pancake over. She listened to Buffy's incoherent mumble and she smiled. It was almost ten in the morning and sleeping beauty herself is still too tired to form words. "I made you a plate, it's in the microwave. You might need to heat it up for a few seconds." She felt Buffy's soft lips against her neck again and she giggled when the blonde hit the little ticklish spot. Buffy smiled and playfully kissed the spot a couple of more times, causing Willow to squirm, but then she stopped when Willow almost burnt herself on the stove.
They ate breakfast together in the living room while they watched something on T.V. Neither of them was paying attention to it though. Buffy was still too tired to concentrate on eating and watching what was on the television, and Willow couldn't stop her eyes from wondering, and she kept sneaking little glances at Buffy's bare legs. The blonde girl was still in her pajamas, which consisted of a little spaghetti strap shirt and a hair of Sunnydale High gym shorts that were almost too small. They gave Willow a great view of the toned legs, and she had the biggest urge to reach out and touch the silky looking skin. She started to eat a little faster and was finished with her food before the tired Buffy.
"Well, I'm going to go get a shower. And I was thinking that maybe we could do a little bit of gardening. The weeds are starting to take over the flowerbeds and you can barely see the carnations that we planted. Well, I'm going to do that even if you don't want to. But it would be nice to have some company. Ok, so I'm going to go get that shower now," she said so quickly that Buffy hadn't understood a single word the redhead had spoken. She was left sitting there in confusion while Willow ran into the kitchen, placed her plate in the sink and then ran upstairs.
Willow's been acting a little weird lately, and Buffy really wants to know what's up. She finished her breakfast and then put the plate in the sink. They could do the dishes later. Then she went upstairs and got dressed and waited for Willow in the redhead's bedroom. She sat down on the edge of the bed, and leaned back on her hands. She looked up at the ceiling as she listened to the water running. Then she heard it stop and she looked over at the door.
She thought that Willow had taken some clothes into the bathroom with her so that she could change in there because a couple of the dresser drawers were still open, so Buffy was a little surprised when Willow walked into the bedroom wearing nothing but a towel. And not one of the big fluffy towels that her mom had just bought the other day, no, this was one of the older towels that was just long enough to cover Willow's private parts and nothing else. Buffy's mouth hung open as she eyed the wet glistening legs of her redheaded girlfriend. She felt her mouth go dry as other parts of her became very wet.
"Hey..." she tried to say, but it squeaked out and the redhead couldn't understand. She cleared her throat and tried again. "Hey Will. Um, I was waiting for you, 'cause we were gonna go garden so I thought that I would wait in here for you because I thought you were gonna change in the bathroom, but you didn't and I...um...wow," she breathed out the last part as her eyes slowly moved up and down the length of the long creamy white legs. She always thought that Willow would have great legs, but she never gets to see them because the redhead never wears anything revealing. Well, the green dress a couple of months ago, but Buffy was too busy noticing other parts of Willow that are usually covered up.
She looked into Willow's eyes and saw that the redhead was blushing. She smiled at her and then stood up. She noticed when Willow took in a deep breath and tensed a little bit. She had to fight the urge not to shake her head. She mistook Willow's actions, and thought that they were negative. She thought that Willow felt like she was going to do something that the redhead wouldn't want, try to seduce her or whatever. But she was only getting up to leave so that the redhead can change in privacy. She didn't say anything for fear of what might come out of her mouth, and when she walked by the redhead in the direction of the door she felt Willow grab onto her arm and pull her back.
Her lips were on Buffy's in a crushing kiss. Her tongue didn't ask for entrance it just took it as the two stood there for what seemed like forever, wrapped up in the sensations of one another. As soon as they pulled apart for air Willow was kissing down Buffy's jaw line and then started to suck on the very sensitive spot on the blonde's neck. Buffy gave out a little moan and she felt herself getting wetter. A very cold shower would be in order if she's going to garden with Willow and not jump the girl in the flowerbed. She tried to pull back away from Willow, she knew that if she didn't leave the room and soon then she would do something that she would definitely regret. But the redhead had a firm hold on her arms, and she wasn't letting the blonde go anywhere.
"Willow. Will, you gotta stop. If you keep that up then I won't be able to stop, and I don't want to do anything to hurt you," she said and then moaned again as Willow flicked the tip of her tongue over that soft spot on her neck. She felt herself being pushed backwards and she started to panic on the inside. She knew what was behind her, and she knew what would happen if she did sit down on the bed. She needed to get control of the situation and fast because she didn't want to do anything to hurt the redhead. She had made a promise to herself that if she ever did anything that stupid again then she would run away so she wouldn't be a danger to the girl she loves.
"Sit and wait here, I'll explain when I get back. And close your eyes, no peeking," Willow said in a seductive tone. Oh my God Willow has a seductive tone Buffy thought as she felt herself being pushed onto the bed. She sat on the edge of it and closed her eyes like she was told. She kind of liked this side of Willow. She was bossy and in control and Buffy found herself becoming surprisingly wetter at the dirty thoughts that started to play through her mind about a bossy, dominating Willow. Then she heard the sounds of drawers being opened and closed and she wondered what the redhead was doing, but she didn't open her eyes. Then she heard footsteps walking towards her and then the shift in weight on the bed as Willow sat down next to her. "Ok, open your eyes," the redhead practically purred in her ear.
When she opened her eyes she saw that Willow had changed into nothing more then a baggy t-shirt. She wasn't even sure if Willow was wearing any underwear or not. She certainly wasn't wearing a bra, Buffy could tell. She licked her lips and looked into Willow's eyes. They were a little darker then normal, and sparkling with mischief. She wondered for a second what she had gotten herself into as she waited for the redhead to explain her actions. She watched as Willow shifted nervously on the bed and she thought that it was kind of cute. Ok, very cute. But she was also a little annoyed because Willow was taking a long time to start talking. And she certainly didn't have the brainpower to speak.
"Ok, I hope this doesn't come out as weird or anything like that, because I think it is and I don't know if you are going to think that it is, but I think you are, but since I don't know for sure I'm going to just go ahead and say it. So here it is, this is me going ahead and saying it. Um, you know that I'm very reluctant to sleep with you, obviously since we still haven't. And it's mostly because I'm a little afraid. I'm afraid that it's going to hurt, or that things will get weird between us or something," she said and took a deep breath. She was able to keep the babble at minimum speed and Buffy was able to keep up.
"But nobody's ever looked at me the way you just did. It was like, and for a lack of better comparison, you wanted to eat me up. I just...stop smiling like that, that's really what you looked like. Anyway, I know that I'm not ready for you to do anything to me, but I want to make you feel good. I wanna do stuff to you. Is that ok? That isn't weird is it?" She watched as Buffy thought about it and the smirk went away and it was replaced with a small, sweet smile.
"If you think you're ready to do this. I don't want you to feel like you have to. And, no pressure or anything, but are you close to feeling like you're ready for me to do stuff to you? Because I sort of thought that when we did more then just kiss we would...explore each other. That we would take turns getting to know each other's bodies," she stopped, wanting to see Willow's reaction to that. She waited and watched as the redhead digested her words. She was fidgeting and had to fight like hell to keep her eyes on Willow's face. She wanted to take Willow up on her offer, but at the same time she wanted to wait, she wanted their first time to be special, just like she had talked about. But at the same time she just wanted to rip off her clothes and let Willow ravish her.
"Soon, real soon I'll be ready. But right now I just wanna make you happy. I want to do this Buffy, if you'll let me," she said and mock pouted. She stuck out her bottom lip and made it quiver a little, stealing the move from Buffy, the queen of the pout. Buffy couldn't stand it. She leaned forward and took Willow's bottom lip in between her own and started to gently suck on it. She heard Willow moan and she started to kiss the redhead. It was a desperate, almost violent display of lips, tongue and teeth. Willow took charge again and she gently laid Buffy down on her back. Then she kissed her way down the blonde's jaw line and left a fairly large hickey on Buffy's neck. She felt Buffy's hips start to slowly grind against her.
She smiled and she got off of the bed and dropped to her knees. Never thought I'd have to get on my knees with a girl, she thought as she smiled to herself. She reached forward and undid Buffy's jeans and the blonde lifted her hips up as Willow pulled them down. She took off the blonde's shoes and then pulled the jeans completely off. She watched as Buffy scooted forward and spread her legs as Willow stared at the very dark spot on Buffy's underwear. Buffy lifted herself up onto her elbows and she looked at Willow, the room was thick with the smell of her arousal.
"Are you sure you wanna do this?" she asked. She needed to be sure. She didn't want Willow to regret anything, and she didn't want things to get weird between them when they just got back to normal. She watched as the redhead nodded her head yes and then gently grabbed onto the waistband of her pink panties with the little yellow ducky on the front. She lifted her hips up so that Willow could pull them off and they were tossed down on top of her jeans. She watched as Willow studied her for a few minutes. The redhead was almost panting, and she rested her hands on top of Buffy's thighs and started to gently rub them. She started to move closer to the blonde, trying to get comfortable on the floor.
"Do you think..." she started to say but she trailed off as she looked into Buffy's eyes. She blushed a little before she continued. "Could you lie back and close your eyes? I'll get too nervous if you watch." Buffy smiled and nodded her head. But before she did as Willow asked she sat up and leaned forward to place a fiery kiss on the redhead's lips. Then she laid down on her back and stared up at the ceiling as she waited with anticipation. "Tell me if I do something wrong, ok?" But before Buffy could answer she felt her outer lips being gently spread apart by the redhead's fingers. She gasped and forgot what she was going to say. All thought was hurled out of her mind when she felt Willow's hot breath against her throbbing sex.
"The door was unlocked, I hope you guys don't — OH MY GOD!" they heard Xander scream. They both jumped up to their feet. Willow jumped halfway across the room she had been so startled. Buffy grabbed her pants and tried to desperately pull them on but they weren't cooperating with her and she ended up falling to the ground with her pants around her ankles. "I'm so sorry, I'll leave. I'll see you guys later." And before they could say anything Xander was charging down the stairs and out the door. Buffy stood up and calming put her jeans back on and she noticed that Willow looked like she was about to faint.
"You ok?" she asked and she walked closer to her. She started to rub Willow's back, trying to calm her down. She looked like she was having a hard time breathing, and there was sweat sneaking its way down her forehead. She shook her head back and forth, her long red hair hit Buffy in the face. Buffy helped her over to the bed and they sat down. She started to stroke Willow's hair, and then rubbed her back again.
"I'm never going to be able to look at him the same," she said and looked into Buffy's confused eyes. Before the blonde could say anything she started to talk again, blushing while she did. "He's a guy Buffy, and he just saw two girls about to, ya know. What do you think he's going to be doing when he's alone?" Understanding hit Buffy like a ton of bricks. She had to bite down on her lips to keep herself from laughing. She noticed that Willow looked a little annoyed with her. "It's not funny. I don't want him fantasizing about us, about you. He was bad enough when you first moved here. Now he's seen you half naked. God, this is bad."
Buffy couldn't hold back the laughter and she fell onto her side and rolled around on the bed. It took about ten maybe fifteen minutes for the laughter to stop. Willow just sat there and watched her, thinking that maybe her girlfriend has taken one too many hits to the head. Then she saw Buffy smile at her, and she smiled back. She watched as Buffy reached for her and Willow was more then willing to comply, and she snuggled down in Buffy's warm embrace. They laid there like that for a few minutes, each lost in their own thoughts. Then Willow sat up and got off of the bed. She remembered that she had planned on going downstairs to garden and she thought that it was the perfect thing to take her mind off of Xander.
She kept her back to Buffy as she got dressed. She still isn't completely comfortable with showing off her body to anyone, let alone her girlfriend. She made sure to dress in some wore out clothes, some faded jeans, a torn t-shirt and then some old dirty sneakers. She combed her hair and then applied some light makeup. All the while she could feel Buffy's intense gaze on her but it didn't make her feel uncomfortable in any way. It actually made her feel kind of good. The fact that Buffy couldn't seem to take her eyes off of Willow made the redhead feel a little more confident about herself.
"Well, I'm going to go garden. Those weeds aren't going to pull themselves," she said and watched as Buffy jumped off of the bed and slipped her shoes on. They made their way downstairs and out to the backyard. They talked about unimportant things while they were outside. Willow mostly talked, filling the silence with words about what she does whenever she helps Ms. Calendar in the computer lab. Buffy wasn't really paying attention to what she was saying though. She was too busy remembering what it was like feeling Willow's fingers, and her breath touching her needy sex, and the thoughts were getting her wet again. She excused herself from pulling the weeds, feeling bad for leaving it up to Willow but she needed to get out there before she jumped the redhead. She and the new detachable showerhead were about to become very acquainted.
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Saturday night could not have come any sooner. Buffy wasn't even going to patrol tonight before the Bronze. She just wanted to relax and have a great time. Things were still very awkward between the two teenage girls and Xander. He had pulled Buffy aside at school that Tuesday and threatened her some more. He told her that if she did anything to hurt Willow, not only physically but also emotionally, that if Buffy were only in the relationship for sex, then Xander would tear her apart. She tried to convince the boy that it had been completely Willow's idea, but he didn't believe her. She quickly gave up, not wanting to put herself through all of the stress and she forgot about the incident, although she did notice whenever Xander would glare at her from across the table whenever Willow would touch Buffy, even if it was something as simple as holding hands.
Buffy sat at their usual table and nursed her drink while Xander was out on the dance floor and Willow was in the bathroom. She smiled to herself when she thought about how the redhead had been acting all night. Buffy had worn a short skirt and tight top, the outfit was a lot sluttier then she normally wears, but it had the desired affect. Willow could not keep her eyes off of the blonde. Buffy had a feeling that Willow was undressing her with her eyes and she liked that feeling very much. Ever since their little incident on Monday the redhead has been trying to take things a little further, but they've never had the opportunity to do anything about the pent up sexual energy that the redhead was carrying around. Someone would either walk in on them, or Giles would call and tell her about some demon that she needed to slay.
Willow walked out of the bathroom feeling a little better then before. She decided that she had enough soda for one night and didn't think that her bladder would be able to handle any more. She saw that Buffy was sitting alone at the table and she was glad for that. She had a little plan brewing in the back of her mind, and she smiled a very wicked smile, as she got closer to the table. She sat down next to Buffy and kissed her on the cheek. Buffy asked her if she wanted to go back out on the dance floor, but the redhead said that she was still a little tired and needed to relax before they started up again. Buffy complied and sat at the table with the redhead and watched the other while she nursed her drink.
She almost choked when she felt Willow's hand on her thigh. It wasn't like Willow never touched her thigh. Whenever they were sitting next to each other the redhead's hand was usually on her knee, or somewhere on the girl's leg, but this time it was different. This time the hand was going where it hadn't gone before. It was slipping its way up Buffy's skirt. She looked over at Willow, but she was playing dumb. The redhead was looking out into the crowd and was acting like nothing was going on, like her hand was rubbing against the inner thigh of the blonde, and her fingertips weren't brushing against Buffy's panty clad sex.
Buffy gasped as Willow gently pushed the underwear aside. She was starting to pant a little, her face was flushed, and she was gripping onto the glass almost hard enough to break it. She put the soda down before she did break it and then gripped onto the table. She left finger impressions, but it didn't break. She gasped again, when she felt Willow's fingertips start to leave feather soft touches on her outer lips. She bit her bottom lips to hold back the moan, but she didn't know how long she could keep it up. Then she saw Xander walking towards them when the song ended and to her horror Willow didn't pull away.
"Hey Buffy, you ok? You need me to freshen up your drink or something?" he asked as she sat down across from the two teens. Willow smiled at him and then looked over at the blonde. She was looking like she wanted to kill Willow, but at the same time she didn't want the redhead to stop. Willow just smiled this innocent little smile like she had no idea why the blonde would be glaring at her.
"No Xander, I'm ok. It's just a little hot in here," she told him and then she stopped and listen to what song was coming out through the large speakers. It was the slow song that she and Willow had danced to right before they confessed their love for each other. She smiled and looked over at the redhead who had stopped her hand movements when she recognized the song as well. They smiled at each other and after Willow took her hand out of Buffy's skirt they walked out onto the dance floor. Buffy wrapped her arms around Willow's waist while the redhead had her hands wrapped around Buffy's neck. Buffy leaned forward and placed a small kiss on Willow's lips.
"Not that I'm complaining, but what got into you earlier?" she asked and watched as Willow blushed, turning a very interesting shade of red. "Were you trying to seduce me or just drive me crazy?" Willow's face went even redder and she rested her head on Buffy's shoulder, hiding her face from view. But then she started to softly kiss the delicate skin in front of her and got a little moan for her efforts. They continued to sway gently as they listened to the song, and then Willow started to kiss and suck on Buffy's earlobe. She pulled back a few centimeters and blew some warm air on the little wet spot. She felt Buffy shudder and she couldn't help but smile to herself. She could only imagine how wet the blonde must be and she really wanted to find out.
"When is your mom getting back from San Diego?" she asked and pulled back far enough to look into Buffy's eyes. The blonde had to think for a few seconds. Her mother had gone out of town to attend some type of conference for her work, but Buffy wasn't sure what it was about because she hadn't been paying attention at the time. She did remember the dates though. Her mom left two days ago, and would be back very early tomorrow morning.
"Tomorrow. Her plane lands in L.A. at five and she's taking a cab back to the house. Why? Did you wanna get out of here?" she asked and smiled when she saw Willow nod her head and then gulped when she saw Willow smile a sexy little seductive smile. In just the last couple of days Buffy has seen a side of the redhead she never knew existed. They waited until the song ended and then they kissed slowly for a couple of seconds and then walked back over to the table. They grabbed their coast and told Xander goodbye and they made their way out of the club.
They were walking down the street, enjoying the cool night air thinking that nothing could be any more perfect. They had each other, and they were happy again as a couple. They had gotten over their first fight that was about something huge, and they survived. So maybe if they fight over something small, the fight won't last very long, and there will lots and lots of 'I'm sorry' kisses. But they would think about that later because right now Buffy's house was coming into view and they were both feeling a little nervous. Willow waited patiently while Buffy unlocked the door and was let in first because Buffy is quite the....um...gentlewoman? Willow isn't quite sure on the exact word for it. Willow decided to be very un-lady like and when Buffy closed the front door and relocked the dead bolt she pressed the blonde up against the door and started to kiss her wildly there in the foyer.
"Have I told you how amazingly great you look tonight?" Willow asked and watched as Buffy smiled a little playful smile. She wrapped her arms around Willow and let her hands rest on the small of the redhead's back. Willow leaned in a tried to kiss the smile away but the blonde wouldn't give. "What?" she asked as the smile grew a little. Buffy had some mischief in her eyes and the redhead started to feel butterflies fluttering around her stomach.
"You trying to sweet talk your way into my pants Ms. Rosenberg?" she asked and chuckled a little when Willow blushed. But then the redhead turned serious and the blonde became a little nervous. Had she said something wrong? She wasn't so sure and she was almost afraid to ask. "What?" She brows furrowed a little, she was starting to become a little worried.
"I would never try to sweet talk my way into your pants when you're wearing a skirt," she told her and Buffy started to laugh. She rested her head on Willow's shoulder and the laughed rumbled through her body. Willow's seriousness faltered and she started to laugh as well. Now that the mood wasn't so tense they weren't as nervous as they had been when they walked into the house. "Wanna go upstairs?" she asked and watched as Buffy's head shot up and she looked deeply into the green orbs staring back at her.
"Only if you want to," she said and Willow backed up and took Buffy by the hand and the two made their way up the stairs to the second floor of the home. With each step they took the blonde was becoming increasingly nervous. She wasn't so sure what Willow wanted right now. Did she want to be touched, or did she still want to wait and only touch the blonde? Buffy didn't know, but she knew she would have to ask if Willow didn't say anything. She wasn't going to do anything to violate the redhead again.
Willow led her into her bedroom and then closed the door. She immediately went over to the bed and sat down. She gently pulled on Buffy's arm and the blonde sat down next to her. They looked into each other's eyes. They were both nervous, a little scared, but they both wanted this. The timing just seemed so perfect. They both leaned in and met each other halfway for a slow sensual kiss that quickly burned with passion. The redhead was nervous and a little unsure of what to do, but she had some idea so she just went with it. She leaned back from the kiss and pulled off her shirt, exposing herself to the blonde. She almost laughed out loud when she saw Buffy's eyes widen in surprise when she saw that the redhead wasn't wearing a bra.
She leaned back in and they started to kiss again. It was intense, and passionate and it left both girls panting and wanting so much more. When they pulled apart again, Willow's hands were on the hem of Buffy's shirt and she looked into the blonde's hazel eyes, her own asking the silent question. In response the blonde lifted her arms above her head and within seconds her blouse was on the ground with Willow's. They leaned back in for another lip-bruising kiss and then Buffy pulled away and started to place soft but heated kisses down Willow's jaw line until she was sucking on the soft creamy skin of the redhead's neck. Her hands were on Willow's back, softly rubbing little circles around the girl's spine causing all sorts of moaning noises. But then she pulled back from her kissing and she looked into Willow's eyes.
"I need to know what you want. How far do you want to take this? I don't want to rush you or violate you again, so please tell me," she said and searched the redhead's eyes for the answer, hoping that it would be there. She watched as Willow smiled and then leaned in a place a soft kiss on her lips. And then she pulled back and looked deeply into Buffy's eyes. She held onto one of Buffy's hands with both of her own and then she opened her mouth to speak.
"Buffy! Willow! Is anybody home?" they jumped off of the bed when they heard Joyce yell. WHAT? She wasn't supposed to be back until tomorrow. They looked at each other, panicked and unsure of what to do. Well, one thing was for sure, Buffy had to get the hell outta Willow's room before Joyce came upstairs. She placed a quick kiss on Willow's cheek before she grabbed onto her shirt and silently ran into her bedroom and quietly closed the door. She rushed over to the dresser and changed into some pajamas. She let her hair down and ruffled it up a little to help make it look like it'd been down for a couple of hours. And then she slowly walked out of her room and down the stairs and went into the kitchen were her mom was rummaging through the fridge.
"Hi Mom," she said and gave Joyce a hug, but she felt a little weird doing it since she was still so worked up from Willow. "What are you doing back, I thought you weren't coming home until tomorrow?" She pulled back and grabbed the carton of milk and poured herself a glass. She watched as her mom started to look through the fridge again. She hoped that she didn't sound suspicious because the last thing she wanted was for her mom to interrogate her, and then go upstairs and bother Willow until the redhead gets so flustered that she finally admits to something.
"The conference had to end early because of some bad weather, so they let us go home early. How was your night at the Bronze? You did go to the Bronze, didn't you?" she asked and pulled out the container of left over chicken chow-main from that night's dinner. She put it in the microwave and then set the timer. She leaned against the center island and then watched as Buffy downed the glass of milk and then wiped away the milk mustache. She set the glass on the counter and then looked over at her mom.
"Yeah we went to the Bronze. Xander got a drink thrown in his face. It was so funny. He tried to hit on this one girl who doesn't speak English and when he tried to speak French he said something insulting on accident and so she threw her coke in face," she said and started to laugh as she remembered the look on the young boy's face. It had been a sight to see, and she was glad that she hadn't warned Xander that the girl was a foreign exchange student. Then she calmed down and put her empty glass in the sink and ran some water to rinse it out. "So, how was your conference? Anything interesting happen?"
"No, it was the same old boring conference as always. A couple of new faces, but mostly just the same people. I'm glad it only comes once a year, I don't think I'd be able to stand going away for four days on a semi-regular basis." There was a little pause and Joyce looked into the living room and her brow furrowed and she looked over at Buffy. "How come you and Willow aren't watching videos? Did you two have another fight?" Buffy shook her head and tried to come up with something. She searched the back of her mind for some type of believable lie.
"We're sort of tired, we're just going to go to sleep. She's upstairs changing right now. I'm going to get the blankets could of the closet in a minute," she said and then Joyce smiled. She smiled back and then her mom embraced her in a big motherly hug. Buffy couldn't help but feel like a little kid again when her mom would hug her to protect her from the imaginary monsters under the bed and in the closet. She wished that her mother's hug could protect her from the real life monsters that she fights on almost a nightly basis.
"Good night sweetheart, I'll see you in the morning," Joyce said and placed a kiss on Buffy's forehead before she started to walk out of the kitchen. Buffy smiled and said a 'G'night, I love you,' and then she went into the basement to get the extra blankets. She turned out the kitchen light and when she went into the living room Willow was sitting on the couch waiting for her. She smiled and sat down on the couch next to the redhead and they started to kiss a little. But they both pulled back before things got too heated. Without saying a word Buffy laid down with her back leaning against the back of the couch, and Willow laid down next to her and Buffy pulled the blankets over them. She spooned the redhead from behind and smelled the lovely fragrance of the redhead's shampoo.
"Even though we can't right now because your mom is home, what I was going to say earlier was: I'm ready for us to be together. I mean, I know we're together, but I'm ready to go further, as in you touching me and me touching you. Not that we don't touch now but— you know what I mean, right?" she asked and Buffy smiled and kissed the back of Willow's neck. She started to draw lazy circles around the redhead's bellybutton, and the redhead giggled a little.
"Yeah, I know what you mean. Now all we have to do is find a place to be together," she said, keeping her tone light as she kissed the side of Willow's neck. She was groaning on the inside though. Why did Willow have to tell her that when she was starting to feel sexually frustrated and couldn't work off the tension? Don't get her wrong, she loves the redhead and loves just snuggling her like this, but with two close encounters but no release in the same week, that combination is starting to result in a very cranky Buffy. Oh well, she thought to herself. I'll just have to reintroduce myself with Mister Showerhead.
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