One Last Shot
by Whedonist
Chapter 12
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Chapter 12
Buffy entered the apartment and looked around. Everything was as she left it a few hours ago, but she couldn't hear Willow.
"Wills, I'm home."
"Buffy, bathroom." Willow called out.
Buffy set the bags down and went off in search of the witch. She entered the bathroom and kept her eyes on the tile. Willow looked up from the bath she was currently taking and smiled at the shyness of the blonde.
"So, how were the dead things?"
"Uh," Buffy swallowed. Besides that one day a few weeks ago, they hadn't really been intimate. Cuddles, smooches, and some light petting were as far as they had gone. Buffy hadn't cared, but she was unsure of which lines to cross or not. "Dead. Pretty much."
If Buffy was any more insecure of herself, I'm gonna faint from the cuteness. Picture if you will the savior of the world, on multiple occasions, shuffling her feet and staring at the tile of her own bathroom floor nervous as a teenager the first day of high school. Sure, things hadn't gone past mild 1st base stuff since I, uh, had my way with her, but I thought she would be take action girl. There is no taking action from her. There's barley a push. Maybe a slight tug every now and again. As cute as I think it is, she's driving me insane. Ok lesson two is a comin'. By the power of Hecate, she's going to drive me to the sauce. The sauce I tell ya.
"Buff, why aren't you looking at me?"
"I," gulp, "well, you're all naked and sure I've seen you naked, but it's different. I don't want to do anything that I might regret later. 'Cuz, well, Will let's face it, you're for lack of a better word scrumptious and I'm not sure how far we want to go after last week. So I thought, eyes meet the floor, floor meet the eyes. Seems like a good plan."
"Hmmm...so what do you really want to do?"
"That's smells like a loaded question."
"No, it's not. I want to know what you want to do. I know what I would like you to do, but you get to go first this round."
"Well, making you get out and taking you to the room seems like a great plan, but I'm open to suggestions."
"See that sounds like fun, but you just looked at a dead body. Can I convince you to climb in the tub with me?"
Buffy had finally found the courage to look up at Willow. The red head was looking up at her and had the sexiest smile Buffy had ever seen. Nodding, Buffy took no time in getting undressed. She stepped in and stood waiting for Willow to make room. The redhead grabbed her hands and pulled Buffy down. Positioning the blonde between her thighs, she pulled her back and let her self press fully in to the slayer's back. A moan escaped Buffy and Willow smiled.
Okay this is new. Not bad new more like straight out of one of my steamiest fantasies new. Does she think about this before she does this? Why can't I seem to get a grip around this whole sitch? It's not new. It's Willow. Okay more of Willow than I'm used to feeling, but hey who said change was a bad thing.
Relaxing into the embrace of the redhead, Buffy closed her eyes and inhaled the smell of oils and salts Willow had used in the bath water. As Willow felt Buffy relax, she began running her hands up the blondes arms wetting her shoulders and neck. The caress was light and soothing. She began a light massage over the blonde's body and felt her relax further. Nibbling an earlobe, Willow began a series of light kisses over the shoulders and neck of the other girl.
"Buff, have you ever shared a bath with someone?"
"I think, when I was like five. Why?"
"Well, it's just that there are certain advantages to having someone be attentive to your needs. May I wash you?"
Buffy tried her best to turn around in the semi-confined space.
"Uh?"
"Bath. You know scrub you down. I would like to. You look like you could use the relaxing. I promise not to make it to sexy or at least make you wait until I'm almost done." Willow smiled and winked at her girlfriend.
"I...well..."
"Yes?"
"Ok, I'm confused. I know it's not much different than what I've been feeling recently, but I don't know what to say. We haven't done anything since that day. Like serious touching and then you're all hop in the bath with me. Don't get me wrong I like, but I guess I want clear lines. It's all fuzzy right now and it's making me dizzy or maybe that's the oils."
"Ah, Buff. There are no strings here. There's you and me and the potential to enjoy each other. I want that. You need to relax and do what comes naturally. If it feels natural to stop then do so if not then please do whatever you want with me. I'm game."
Willow hoped that her expression matched the resolve she was feeling and waited on Buffy to do what was in her nature.
Am I dealing with two Willows? One moment she's take charge girl and the next she's not and suggestive, but not demanding. That look though...it looks...nah it couldn't be. Is she challenging me? If she wants to play, I hope she's ready. Alright Wills you asked for it.
Willow watched a series of emotions fly across Buffy's face and then she saw it, the slayer peaking through and then coming to the forefront. Buffy stood up and pulled Willow out of the water. She grabbed a towel and began drying the redhead. Taking only a moment for herself, she pulled Willow to the bedroom and took the reigns of the night's festivities.
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"Buff...Buff...BUFFY!" Willow watched the blonde hair peek up from below her waist. "That tickles...A LOT. Why in the name of Zeus are you tickling my knee?"
"Well it seemed like a good spot. Besides it looked...ah...very soft. Which it was. I'm a detective. It's my job to detect things. It says so in the job description."
Both girls were naked and flushed. It was 2 in the morning and neither one could seem to get in the mood for sleep. Buffy released Willow's leg and moved her way up.
"So I was thinking a patrol? It'll be light and easy and then we can hit up a diner for food type stuff on the way home?"
"Don't you have to be at work tomorrow morning?"
"Yes, I should be there at 7, but let's face it Wills me and sleep are about on par with me and driving. I'm not good at either in fact my sole talent has been my ability to not stay dead."
"That's not true. You're very good at killing things. Then there's that trick you do with your ring finger. Really where did you learn that?"
"You mean the one where I." Buffy began moving lower and slipped a hand between the redhead's thighs.
"Nope. None of that. You do any more of that and I'll combust." Willow said slapping her legs shut.
"Awe but Wills...fine. That wonderful gift was bestowed upon me by none other than the king of dark and glowery himself."
"Angel? When did Angel do that to you?"
"Ah...junior year about two weeks after I came back from LA. We may have only had sex once, but there were other things that could be done."
"How very naughty of you. So patrol then?"
"Fine, but you get to buy breakfast."
"What?"
"Yeah, them's the house rules."
"House rules?"
"Yes there was a mortgage that was signed with clauses attached. I think it was section 4c. The individual in residence who receives the most pleasure for the evening has to buy the giver of said pleasure breakfast. It seems unfair, but I'm bound legally."
"The things I do for great sex. Ken was right. I should have just bought a vibrator and became a hermit."
"Uh?" Buffy asked getting up and pulling on some decent clothes. Knowing that Willow was probably going to have to drop her off at the station in the morning, she dressed for work and holstered her gun. Willow had gotten up and slipped on a pair of jeans and black t-shirt.
"It was an ongoing joke. Even after she became a slayer. She had a hard time keeping up. Personally I think I may have met my equal in the bedroom tonight though. Tare was close, but as good as she was, I usually made her pass out first."
"And you never told me this why?"
"Buff besides Anya how many of us were comfortable discussing our sex lives?"
"Don't forget Faith."
"or Spike"
"Speaking of the bleached wonder, he called a while back. You didn't give him my number did you?"
"Why did he call and I'd rather stake him than talk to him."
"Just to check up said that Angel and him were both curious." Buffy grumbled walking towards the front door.
"I take it you're still pissed at the Wolfram and Hart thing?"
"Aren't you? Sure there's the water under the bridge, but jeez Will they knowingly got in bed with the enemy and caused an apocalypse because of it. Cordy died. Your friend Fred died. Wesley died. There was badness all around. Nothing good could have come from it and they did it anyhow. On top of the fact that no one had the decency to tell me Spike was resurrected."
"Breathe babe. I'm on the anger train to an extent, but it's not like they aren't doing good now right?"
"Not the point. I just...They should have called. Phone a friend. Let me know what's going on. Did they? No. Instead they go to Europe trying to what save my honor from the Immortal? I wouldn't have let the Immortal touch me with a ten foot pole. Christ. They're just so...so...male"
Laughing at the blonde, Willow grabbed her hand and turned her towards the park. "We going through Central or did you have some other place in mind?"
"Central first and then we hit up the subways. You bring stakes?"
"Only one. I've perfected my sun spell. So I don't need much in the way of tangible protection."
"Really? Do I get to see it in action?"
"If the dead and fangy come'o'knockin' then you bet."
The girls set off for the park in the early morning hours. As predicted, the patrol was light. Only one vamp in the entire route. They had stopped off at a 24hr. diner close to times square. Tourists were still out as well as the club people. It was also nearing dawn. The sun was beginning to lighten the sky and Buffy only had an hour and a half before she had to be at work. She looked at the four stacks of plates and rubbed her belly. Maybe the pancakes were too much.
"Ugh, I'm going to explode."
"Will if you explode I'm going to have to clean up the mess and I can't move to save my life right now. So don't."
"I'll try not to, but just be warned."
"K, hey what time is it in England right now?"
"Uh, 1:30 I think. Why?"
"Gonna call Dawnie." Buffy took out her cell and dialed the exchange.
"Hello."
"Dawnie?" It kinda sounded like her sister, but she wasn't sure.
"Nope this is Ken. Buffy?"
"Oh, hey Kennedy. Yeah it's me. Is Dawn there?"
"Nope, went with Andrew on some book hunt. You could try her cell."
"Nah just tell her I called."
"K. Hey is Willow still there?
"Sitting across from me. You want to talk to her?"
"Please."
Buffy passed the phone over to the witch.
"Hey Ken. How's London?"
"Beats China. How are things going with Buffy?"
"Good. I think."
"Good. I, well, I just wanted to say that I hope your happy. New York is nice, but if she hurts you, I get to kick her ass."
Laughing Willow shook her head. "I'll be sure to let her know. Hey I need to go. Email me okay?"
"Alright. Bye Willow."
"Bye." Willow closed the phone and looked over at Buffy.
"You'll let her know what?"
"Kennedy says that if you hurt me she's going to kick your ass."
"Eh, I'd like to see the girl try."
"Oh, no. There will be no kicking of anyone's ass. You've been waiting far too long for an excuse."
"What? I have not. I never wanted to kick her butt."
"You're lying. Buffy I've wanted to kick her ass a few times."
"Sure you have. When?"
"Well there was the whole kicking you out of the house thing during the First and then there was the Faith thing. Then there was the Dawnie thing."
"Esplain' please."
"Remember when there was the revolt on Buffy Summers of 2003?"
"I haven't forgotten."
"What no one seemed to tell you is that that was not how that was supposed to go. I wanted you to understand that we were there for you, but you kept us shut out. You wouldn't let anyone in on the decision making process and there was a lot that I felt we could contribute. Kennedy however took the meeting to a big scary place and that ended with you being ousted. I was too shocked and upset to even do anything after wards. Let's just say she got a long long yelling tangent from me after everything died down."
"Nothing died down from there though"
"You're right. My rant took place a month after we collapsed Sunnydale. We were lounging by a pool and I just ripped into her. Didn't mean to, but I was thinking about it and it just kinda happened."
"Ah, remind me never to make you cranky."
"And here I thought you liked me that way."
"K, the Faith thing?"
"She uh, went all high and mighty on Faith. They got into it. Like if the Faith of old was still around, Kennedy would have been in pieces. She went and said some unnice things about Faith being a killer and all. Well, despite our differences Faith and I have come to an understanding. I got protective and shoved Ken away and was this close to unleashing holy hell on her."
"You are talking figuratively right?"
"Yes. She backed down when I stepped between them, but it was a dicey sitch."
"And Dawnie?"
"That I did kick her ass for. Uhm, how much has Dawn told you about her relationship with Kennedy?"
"Will, why do I have the feeling that I've been left out of the loop?"
"It's so not my place to tell you."
"Out with it witch."
"Uh...ok, but you did not hear this from me. Dawn and Kennedy started seeing each other about 8, 9 months ago. Early on in the relationship, Ken got drunk and went home with some girl she met at a bar. There was a ginormous fall out that ensued and I..uh..kinda..uh...well Kennedy got her butt kicked."
"Oh...you mean Dawn is..she's...well there that proves the whole genetics thing." Laughing Buffy grabbed Wills hand. "It's ok. Thank you for protecting Dawnie."