New fic-Passion Never Dies

[Magrat70]

I thought long and hard about the last scene, I know it wasn't to everybodys taste but they way I saw it they both lost it. If anyone was offended I apologise.



Tara has changed slightly having lived in England but she never really confronted the problems she had with Willow or saw Willow recover from her additions.



The slap may have seemed out of character but I think Willow occasionally acts out of blind passion and acts first and regrets it later. (I agree with Xita though no matter what Tara didn't deserve to be slapped, does that sound strange after all I wrote it.)



The problems they have is less to do with the feelings they have for one another and more to do with the baggage they have within them.



I am sorry if my dialogue sounds a little English but I am trying.

These five words in my head scream "are we having fun yet?"

Chad Kroeger

[CaptMurdock]

I understand where you're coming from. Everybody, everybody, does things once in a great while and under tremendous stress that they would ordinarily never dream of doing. And yes, Tara doesn't deserve physical abuse (nor does anyone), and Willow was pure-D wrong to do that, no matter how much Tara verbally provoked her.



As to the argument itself, yes, the Willow and Tara that we watched every week (mostly) are not necessarily the ones we see her. Five years of separation have changed them, not necessarily for the better, or for the worse. After years of letting people walk all over her, Tara has learned not only to defend herself, but also to push back, and she sometimes does it too hard. Willow, on the other hand, has yet to reign in that infamous temper of her, but she has some justification for being angry -- I can't say that Tara's ducking out The Morning After would be something I would appreciate, myself.



As long as you don't make this sort of arguing gratuitous, I don't have a problem with it. In fact, I'm anxious to see where you are going from here.



And don't sweat the British dialogue. Yeah, it may not be "accurate," but I find it sometimes gives these fics a little flavor.

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"I love you all. I love you more than life itself. You're all f***ing mad." -- Ozzy as "The Dad," THE OSBOURNES.

[snuggle79]

Good update! But...oh, this turned out a little bit different than i expected it to be. Slapping? Saying things like "bitch"? That's way to hard for both of them. I don't think that would really happen.

Now, I'm really curious about the next part!

Oh baby, want me to rub your tummy? She likes it when I ... stop explaining things.

Hi, um Tara..how are you? well...I was wondering maybe you want to go out some time...for coffee? food? Kisses and gay love?

[Magrat70]

Title: Passion Never Dies part 8

Author: Magrat

Spoilers: As before.

Ratings: PG: 13



Passion Never Dies part 8



Angel and Giles sit in the hotel bar having a quiet drink discussing this and that. They look up in surprise when they see Tara and Connor enter. They move to join them but are sent back when Connor gives them a surreptitious shake of the head. They watch in even bigger surprise as Tara downs a couple of large vodkas.



“Giles, Tara doesn’t normally drink like that does she?” enquired Angel.



“No she doesn’t” said Giles with a worried look on his face.



“Are you sure we shouldn’t go over and see what happened” said Angel.



“I trust Connor,” said Giles. “If he doesn’t want us to go over there I think we should leave it.”



They carry on watching as Tara has one more drink, kisses Connor on the cheek and disappears off to bed. They young man picks up his drink and heads towards the two older men.



“I think that was one of the most uncomfortable nights I have ever had since I ended up back in this dimension,” said Connor ruefully.



“That bad huh?” asked Angel.



“Worse” answered Connor. “They wouldn’t talk to one another and then when Dawn and I left them alone they ended up having a big fight and Willow slapped Tara.”



“Willow did what?” said Giles.



“She slapped her.” Said Connor.



At that moment Dawn walked into the bar and sits down with them “Has Connor…”



“Yes” cuts in Giles. “He’s told us that Willow slapped Tara.”



“It’s not that simple Giles. Willow really regrets it, in fact she regrets the whole fight” said Dawn. “What about Tara? How is she?”



“She’s hurting and she’s mad,” answered Connor.



“Do you think there is anyway we can get them speaking again Giles?” said Dawn.



“I don’t know, maybe we should back off for awhile, let them blew off steam before we try any thing else” said Giles



“The wedding is in four days,” warned Angel “Shouldn’t we try and make sure they are on speaking terms by then.”



“I understand what you are saying Angel but I really think we should give them at least a couple of days to get over this. Maybe we’ve tried to force the issue to much” said Giles.



“I’ll keep my eye on Tara tomorrow anyway” said Connor. “We are training together at the Magic Box.”



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The next morning Dawn knocks on Willow’s bedroom door “Will are you up?”



“Yeah, come in Dawn,” said Willow,



“What did Giles say?” said Willow.



“He said that maybe we should stop trying to push you two together and that you could do with some space,” said Dawn.



“Oh” said Willow “so it really does look like I have blown any chance of at least becoming Tara’s friend again.”



“I could tell you where Tara will be all day” said Dawn coyly.



“Where?” asked Willow jumping to her feet.



“I don’t know if I should tell you” said Dawn.



“Dawn” said Willow sharply.



“Okay, okay I’ll tell you but only if you promise that you will play nice and not lose your temper this time” said Dawn.



“Dawn” said Willow again.



“I mean it. I want you to promise me” said Dawn.



“Okay I promise that I will not lose my temper. I just want to go and say sorry and try to be friends with her” said Willow



“Nothing more?” said Dawn



“Dawn it would make me happy just to have her friendship at the moment to hope for anything else…” sighed Willow “I don’t know if it would be possible. Now tell me where will she be?”



“At the Magic Box training with Connor” said Dawn.

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Tara had got to the Magic Box before Connor and she exchanged a few pleasantries with Anya before entering the training room. She was already dressed in her training gear; a pair of black kick pants and a white vest t-shirt.



She went straight into her stretching routine feeling good as she could feel the loosening and the blood starting to flow into her muscles.



“Hi Tar, you’ve really worked on your flexibility” said Connor as he arrived.



“Hey that’s not fair I was always quite flexible” said Tara. “I’m going to practice my katas while you stretch.”





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“Is Tara and Connor in there?” asked Willow.



“Yeah they’re training” said Anya. “The dresses have arrived I need you to come round to the apartment for one last fitting tonight”



“Sure” replied Willow going to the door of the training room.



She stood on the threshold of the training room watching Tara train, she wasn’t sure of the technicalities but she watched mesmerised by the blonde’s movements. She looked so graceful and her movements were so fluid as she spun, jumped, kicked and punched her away through her routine. It struck Willow that it didn’t seem to matter what Tara did she made it look beautiful and graceful.



Tara stopped and grabbed a bottle of water. Willow took the opportunity to announce her presence.



“Hi” said the hacker nervously.



Connor turned and looked in surprise to see Willow standing there “I’m not up for a repeat of last night so can you go away and let us train.”



“Connor I’m sorry about last night but I need to talk to Tara alone” said Willow.



“That’s up to Tara” said the young man folding his arms.



“it’s okay Connor” said Tara.



“I’ll be just outside if you want me” he replied.



She nods and he leaves the room.



Willow clears her throat very nervous “I’ve just come to say I’m so sorry about the things I said last night and I can’t tell you how bad I feel about striking you”



“I’ve had worse” said Tara gruffly.



“That’s all I wanted to say” said Willow and turns to leave.



Tara bursts out laughing “Will come here. We couldn’t have messed this up much worse if we had tried. Could we?”



The redhead gave a relieved smile “Not really.”



“I am truly sorry for what I said too and by the way” said the blonde with her trademark-crooked smile. “I didn’t fake anything the other night.”



“I know” said Willow. “I’ll go and leave you and Connor to train. I think we still have a lot of things to sort out but I do want us to be friends. Do you think it’s possible?”



Tara’s hand goes to Willow’s upper arm and pulls her in close, her troubled blue eyes searching the hacker’s green “It’s what I want. I don’t want to be fighting with you Will. I’ve got this horrible tense feeling within me all the time and I just want to relax and enjoy myself.”



“Tara” said Willow finding the touch and the look in those beautiful blue eyes almost to intense to stand “You know I still care about you so much. I wish…I don’t know sometime there just seems to be to many regrets in my life.



Willow pulls away finally no longer able to stand the intensity of her feelings. “Are you going to Anya’s tonight”



“Yes”, said Tara.



“I’ll see you there then” said Willow



“Okay” said Tara then darting forward she places a small kiss on Willow’s cheek.” I did mean what I said at the airport it is good to see you again.”



TBC

These five words in my head scream "are we having fun yet?"

Chad Kroeger

Edited by: Magrat70 at: 6/13/02 8:16:48 am

[snuggle79]

Great! *sigh* it's so good to see, that they are okay again with each other. Now I'm happy too!

Oh baby, want me to rub your tummy? She likes it when I ... stop explaining things.

Hi, um Tara..how are you? well...I was wondering maybe you want to go out some time...for coffee? food? Kisses and gay love?

Edited by: snuggle79 at: 6/13/02 3:59:57 am

[Miss1234Kitty]

Yay! I knew they'd work things out like sensible adults. But (and please don't kill me) can I say that Willow slapping Tara was no more unfair than what Tara said to her, considering that she's got a temper? It was wrong, and slapping is never acceptable, but neither is telling the person that loves you more than life itself that perhaps you never truly loved 'loving' them. Just my opinion.



Gem

[xita]

Thanks for the update. I am glad w/t were able to get back to where they had started before things got out of hand. They still need to talk more, I am sure that night of passion is weighing heavily on their mind. And.. I am one who is resenting Connor's interference, I mean he is in love with Tara and I know part of him just wants Tara to not be hurt but I think he's also jealous of Willow.

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Willow and Tara Love

Truly and Forever

[tommo]

Well who wouldn't be in love with Tara?



Having said that, I'm glad that our girls are at least talking again and communicating. I like the fact that Tara seems more mature than Willow; that's a theme that we've seen constantly in fic and on the show itself.



Thanks.

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Squish. Squish. Squish.

[mollyig]

Interesting that Conor is acting the way Xander did when he was envious of Angel & Buffy's relationship.



Glad our girls are back on speaking terms.

Adding up the total of a love that's true, multiply life by the power of two
Indigo Girls

[eccentrictulip]

i'm liking this.....i'm bitter with this connor guy....but lovin the fic....update soon? please?

*please use both hands....*

[Magrat70]

Title: Passion Never Dies part 9

Author: Magrat

Spoilers: As before

Ratings: PG: 13



Passion Never Dies part 9



“Do we really have to wear these?” whispered Tara to Buffy



“Hey if you think these are bad you should have seen the ones for the original wedding” said Buffy.



“Bad?” said Tara



Buffy just shuddered in response.



“Wow” said Anya “You all look so beautiful I can’t wait until the wedding. Does everybody want to get changed now. We don’t want to mess up the dresses do we?”



“No can’t be doing that” whispered Cordy.



“Tara can I speak to you a second” asked Anya.



“Sure” said Tara. “What’s up?”



“Will you be my matron of honour?” asked Anya.



“Of course sweetie. It will be a real honour, thank you” said Tara. “but don’t you want someone who you see more often?”



“I talk to you all the time and I still think of you as my best friend so I can’t think of anyone better” replied Anya.



“Okay” said Tara genuinely touched by the ex-demons request.



Willow laid a hand on Tara’s shoulder as Anya walked away “It’s just as well we are talking what with me being best man and all”



“I didn’t think it is absolutely necessary for best man and matron of honour to be friends” teased Tara.



“Maybe not but I do believe they have to flirt a lot” replied Willow winking at Tara.



“Is that so Miss Rosenberg” said Tara “Willow are you doing anything tomorrow?”



“Well I have some work to do in the morning but I’m free in the afternoon. Why?” asked Willow.



“I thought we might spend some time together. You now catch up and talk a little” replied Tara “If you don’t w-want to it doesn’t really matter”

“No, no it’ll be good” said Willow quickly before Tara talked herself out of the idea. “Where do you want to meet?”



“Uhm just call at my hotel when you are ready” said Tara



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“Why are you meeting her?” enquired Connor as he and Tara went for an early morning swim in the hotel swimming pool.



“I just want to clear the air” answered Tara.



“I thought you did that yesterday” counters Connor.



“Conn we still have a lot to talk about” said Tara “We’ve been apart for so long. I want to catch up; find out what she’s been doing.”



“So you’re just going to forgive her everything, everything she did to you” said Connor with an incredulous look on his face. “I know when I went to Cornwall you helped me but I remember the pain you were in too. I know how long it has taken you to rebuild your life and you’re just going to go out with her like nothing happened.”



“Connor it’s not that simple…”



“You mean you are still in love with her and if you can you’re going to go back with her” said the young man angrily “Tara she’ll just hurt you again, can’t you see that? She slapped you” he added weakly.



“And I provoked her. I’ve forgiven her, so you should forget it” said Tara simply.



“Why do you have to do that?” asked Connor “Be so God damn nice.”



“What’s the point of being bitter? It’s just a negative emotion and I don’t have time for negativity” said Tara. “We are not getting back together, we are just going to be friends”



“Yeah right” retorts Connor “’cause you sleep with all your friends”



“Enough Connor; I don’t want to hear another word” said Tara her patience with the young man slipping away.



“Fine” he said getting out the pool. “But when she hurts you don’t expect me to be a shoulder to cry on” and with those words he storms off.



“Great” said Tara to herself. “Just one more thing I can do without”



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Willow impatiently finishes the programme she had been writing, not that the work she was doing was taxing, it just paid the bills but she wanted to meet Tara as soon as possible.



It surprised her the blonde had asked for this. She was quite curious about the things Tara had done whilst she had been in England and she felt the excitement rise within her as she made way to the hotel.



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Tara’s bedside phone rings “ Dr Maclay there is a Miss Rosenberg waiting for you in the lobby” said the voice on the other end of the line.



“Good tell her I’ll be down in a second” said Tara.



Tara smiles as she sees Willow standing in the lobby looking a little shy and lost “Hi Will, have you had lunch yet?”



“No” confesses the hacker “I just came straight over to see you”



“Well the hotel restaurant is excellent. I’ll treat you if you want” replies Tara.



“Are you sure?” asked Willow.



“Yeah I’ll charge it on expenses to the council” grins the witch.



They were shown to a quiet table and order their food.



“How’s it working out for you being a watcher?” asked Willow



“It’s nothing special to be honest, I think in away they wish Giles and I weren’t there but they can’t get rid of us because of our connection to Buffy plus we are about the only ones fighting monsters in Britain” said Tara.



“You’ve moved on so much with you life, living with Giles in a foreign country and you a doctor now and once again I find myself telling someone that I’m still here, in the same old Sunnydale” said Willow.



“Doesn’t mean you haven’t changed” replied Tara.



Willow stares at Tara surprised at they way she had used the exact words Oz had all those years ago and the memories of the start of her relationship with Tara came flooding back to her. Tara was so different now, a confident woman, not the shy wallflower Willow had fallen in love and she found herself keener than ever to get to know this person that was sitting in front of her. The fact that she was absolutely gorgeous and sexy was a huge help too, Willow admitted to herself.



“Will are you okay?” said Tara pulling the redhead out her revelry.



“Yeah, so apart from fight monsters what do you do with your free time in England?” asked Willow.



“Well I do martial arts as you’ve seen, I’ve bought myself a horse and I do a lot of riding plus I have to look after Giles” smiled Tara.



“Has there been anyone else?” asked Willow nervously just wanting to get the question out.



“No, not really. You?” said Tara.



“No one could replace you” said Willow.



They held each other’s gaze for a long second not really sure what to say.



“Would you like to order dessert?” asked the waitress breaking the spell between them.



“No thank you” said Tara. “Willow?”



“No” answered the redhead.” do you want go anywhere this afternoon?”



Feeling the pull that she did towards Willow had scared her slightly and Connor’s words of caution kept reverberating in the back of her head. “Willow can I give it a rain check, it must be the jet lag but every now and then this tiredness seems to catch up with me.”



“O-okay said Willow a little disappointed.



“Tomorrow if you want” said Tara feeling a complete coward again.



“ ‘Kay, I’ll phone” said Willow and kisses Tara softly on the cheek before she leaves.



TBC

These five words in my head scream "are we having fun yet?"

Chad Kroeger

Edited by: Magrat70 at: 6/14/02 5:37:03 am

[mollyig]

Damn Connor anyway - putting doubts in Tara's head. She should just follow her heart, and trust her feelings. She's always relied on her empathic abilities in the past, and she should do so again.

Adding up the total of a love that's true, multiply life by the power of two
Indigo Girls

[Miss1234Kitty]

Brilliant update. The way Connor is acting seems to realistic, and Tara and Willow are so sweet together.



Gem

[snuggle79]

Great update! oh man, I'm so impatient! Tara ...Willow go for it!!! hurry!

Oh baby, want me to rub your tummy? She likes it when I ... stop explaining things.

Hi, um Tara..how are you? well...I was wondering maybe you want to go out some time...for coffee? food? Kisses and gay love?

[eccentrictulip]

oooohhhh....i knew i didn't like that connor.....damn men.....

*please use both hands....*

[xita]

Tara's gotta risk pain. That is what loving is about and given that she has not been involved with anyone else means she still loves Willow.



Thanks for the update!

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Willow and Tara Love

Truly and Forever

[willntlover]

So not liking Conner right now! He needs to hook up with Dawn and get a new attitude. And of course, i loved teh grils interaction

-Will

[tommo]

Ah, Connor's in for heartbreak I suspect. I wonder if he's heard of the term "lesbian"?

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Squish. Squish. Squish.

[Puff]

I seem to have all this time to read fanfic at the moment, who said that Finals week was not useful? Anyway I like this fic but Tara needs to kick Connor's butt a bit.

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You know, it's a real deal relationship and that's why people can relate to it
Amber Benson

[AmberBensonRockzMyWorld]

I am SOOOOO addicted to this fic. Awsome Update. I can't wait until you post the next part. This fic is like a drug to me, and that's a compliment. You are awsome. Please write more soon.

Much Love,

Lisa

This is our Last Embrace, Must I dream and Always see your face.~ Jeff Buckley "Last goodbye"

[Magrat70]

Thanks for all the kind words . I'm glad you are all enjoying this so much.



Don't be to hard on Connor he didn't exactly have an ideal childhood, still he may be a pain for just a little longer, but he will be better off turning his attention to Dawn.



No updates today going to watch the England match round a friends house.



Have a good weekend



Love Wendy

These five words in my head scream "are we having fun yet?"

Chad Kroeger

[MadeinNZ]

Just caught up on the story so far. I must say that I was a bit shocked by the fight as well. But I'm always shocked when Willow fights with the people she loves. Then I remembered that she's had a couple of heated fights with Giles over the years (Pangs and Flooded) so its not totally out of character. I was uncomfortable with the slap (especially as she knows that Tara was probably abused by her father) but I understand why you included it.



They're on the right track now though. Can't wait for the wedding. You just know its going to be good.



Really enjoying the story.

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"When someone falls for Willow, they stay fallen" - Normal Again

[Grimaldi]

Just started reading this story and its very good. It's interesting to read stories that are set a few years after the current season and to see the author's take on Willow and Tara's relationship. Tara going to Giles for help in dealing with the aftermath of the breakup was sweet, the fight that Willow and Tara had while hard to read was appropiate considering the fears and lingering feelings that both of them have. Conner definitely needs a smack upside the head to make him realize the it ain't going to happen between him and Tara. can't wait for the next part

Oh my god, they killed... oh, nevermind

Dude, we're surrounded by perverts!

Worm, are you ready to die in the cleansing apocalypse?

[BethanyB3]

Though I am enjoying this story (as I have your others) & want to see how they work their way back to each other, I too have reservations about their actions. They seem too rough for these woman. I really can't see Willow (despite her temper) ever hitting Tara. Especially knowing of her abusive background. I'm glad they made amends & hope they can truly put it behind them & continue to move forward. Also,curious, when did Tara become such a drinker? Even upset, 3 lrg. vodkas is 6 oz. straight booze & she knocked them back no problem, whoa.

You gave us such a good update on Tara & what she has accomplished while away. Will we get to know more about what Willow has been doing all these years? Why does she feel she's not in Tara's class anymore?(implying she once was) Is it just her usual insecurities or something more? After all she has been over her magic abuse for years. Really want to know what she's accomplished since then.

Sorry for all the questions, I guess your writing just gets me thinking. So thanks for that.

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~" If I could turn back time, I'll go wherever you will go. " ~

~ The Calling ~

[Magrat70]

Okay just to answer a few questions from Bethany, Tara has not become a huge drinker and the fact that she drunk that much was commented on by both Angel and Giles-just call it a reaction to the situation. Remember as well after she drunk the vodka all she did was go to bed



More about Willow will be revealed as the fic continues but no matter how well she does at school etc I think until Willow sorts things out with Tara she will always feel insecure. Hope that answers your questions.

These five words in my head scream "are we having fun yet?"

Chad Kroeger

[Magrat70]

Title: Passion Never Dies part 10

Author: Magrat

Spoilers: As before

Ratings: PG: 13



Passion Never Dies part 10



Tara went up to her room not sure why she had just ducked out of spending time with Willow. The lunch had been so much fun, in fact she couldn’t remember the last time she had felt so comfortable and at home with someone. She knew Giles was at the Magic Box and decided to go and talk to him.



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“Hey I thought you were going to gone all afternoon,” said Buffy. “You two didn’t have another fight,” she added seeing the glum face of her buddy.



“No” said Willow. “She bought me lunch…”



“Well that’s got to be good doesn’t it?” said Buffy cutting in.



“Then she made some excuse about being tired and went. I don’t know Buffy we seemed to be having so much fun and I don’t know if I was too pushy or something.” Said Willow.



“Will, it’s not going to be easy for either of you. Just give her time, at least you two are talking which is more than you’ve done for the last five years” said Buffy.



“I suppose… it’s just this week has started off with such total disasters…I don’t know. Buffy, I’ve never stopped loving her you know” said Willow.



“I know, but do you now how she feels?” asked Buffy.



“I’m too scared to ask. I don’t want to blow it. I mean what if she just doesn’t want to know?” said Willow



“It’s a chance you’ve got to take,” answered Buffy. “I mean you’ve let her go for five years; it hasn’t exactly worked out for you has it?”



“I’ve been okay,” said Willow



“Yeah sure you have” laughed Buffy. “You may have got a good degree and a highly paid job but what do you do apart from work and help me? You haven’t even come close to having a girlfriend since Tara left.”



“How could I…I mean how do you go about it? Hi so and so, you seem really nice how would like to be involved in my little dangerous world, you may have fun but there is always a chance that you may be killed, be attacked by a hell god and turned crazy or even better my addictive personality might reassert it’s self and I’ll make your life hell” said Willow panting slightly as she finished her rant.



“That had nothing to do with being with someone new did it?” asked Buffy. “I think you have just given all the reasons why you think Tara won’t be interested in you again.”



“Maybe Buffy but I hurt her and we never really sorted anything. How do I know what she really thinks?” said Willow.



“Well I suggest the radical plan of asking her,” said Buffy.



“Easier said than done Buffy. What if she thinks I’m trying to crowd her or something? I don’t want to scare her off,” said Willow



“And are you forgetting she goes back to England in just over a week? You have to do something soon if you want her” said Buffy.



Well that is another thing, what am I supposed to say? You’ve built a great new life for yourself in England but I want you to give it up and come back and live on a hellmouth” said Willow. “What an offer, what woman could resist that?”



“Will, it’s up to you. I think you should go for it or you may spend another five years regretting letting her go again” said Buffy.



“I thought you said I should give her some time” said Willow.



“I’m allowed to change my mind” said Buffy. “Now we’ve got some planning to do; the seduction of Dr Maclay by Willow Rosenberg”



“Buffy” said Willow in mild protest. “and anyway I’ve already managed to do that” added the redhead with a wicked grin on her face.



“I meant of a more permanent arrangement than last time” said Buffy giving the grinning hacker a mild look of disapproval. “Lets set to work.”



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Tara arrives at the Magic Box and a soon as she arrived she could hear Xander and Anya arguing, it always amazed her the way they could live like that with their constant bickering. She spotted Giles cringing in a corner desperately trying not to be drawn into the fight.



“Giles can I talk to you a moment?” asked Tara. “Privately in the training room”



“Yes,” said Giles looking relived at being pulled away from what was threatening to be an all out war between the soon to be newly weds. “What is it?”



“Willow” replied Tara.



“What’s she done now?” said Giles.



“Nothing” said Tara “in fact we had a nice lunch together”



“So your problem is?” said Giles.



“I wanted her. I mean really wanted her but we haven’t really talked about anything that happened before or since. I mean how do I know I can trust her? I know her power is gone but she knew what Glory had done to me but still went ahead and interfered with my mind. How do you forgive someone something like that?” asked Tara.



“I can’t answer those questions for you Tara” said Giles.” The only thing I can say is that I have seen a lot of Willow these past five years and she’s changed and what I mean by that is she’s tried to cure herself of all those destructive qualities she had in the past. What I would suggest is just spend a little time with her get to know her again. Use your own judgement.”



“Is it worth it though Giles?” said Tara “I’ll be going back to England soon and to be honest I don’t think I want to change my life to the point that I would have to move back here.”



Giles gave the blonde a long stare “Aren’t you running before you can walk? You’re not necessarily planning a life long commitment, just friendship or maybe just a little romance. Take it easy, it might lead to something more but don’t put to much pressure on yourself or her for that matter. I know this one of those things people say and they can’t tell you how to do it but have fun.”



“Fun, I think, I remember fun” said the witch softly. “Connor said she’d just hurt me again”



“And at 21 and only five of those years spent on this dimension Connor is the great relationship expert because?” asked Giles.



Tara smiled at Giles “I wish you were my real father. You always seem to manage to say the right thing”



“Tara I couldn’t love you more if you were my own flesh and blood” said the older man with great sincerity. “and I think it’s time you let yourself be happy”



TTBC

These five words in my head scream "are we having fun yet?"

Chad Kroeger

[willntlover]

How come in your story Giles seems so much nicer?? Anyway, I enjoyed the update. Go Buffy! Get WIllow's ass in gear



-Will

[mollyig]

Okay, with Buffy egging Willow on, and Giles supporting Tara they have to get back together!



You have portrayed their insecurities and anxieties very well. Nice work!

Adding up the total of a love that's true, multiply life by the power of two
Indigo Girls

[xita]

Ahh, the matchmakers are at work.I think everyone can see that they just love each other and can't get past each other. They have to tackle it head on. Great update.

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Willow and Tara Love

Truly and Forever

[sparrow]

Let the seducation of Dr. Maclay begin, can I play-sorry. This sounds like with Buffys help this will be a level drool seducation.

And, yet, I just can't seem to care


I'm not coming back