by Taras Shadow » Sun Jan 18, 2004 5:18 pm
Thank you Kittens for the lovely feedback. I hope you enjoy this next update... forgive me for the cliffhanger
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Title:
Baby, There’s Always Tomorrow
Author:
Holly aka Taras Shadow
Disclaimer:
All characters belong to Joss Whedon, ME, UPN with the exception of Tori, Hadley, Libby, Orlando, Mikey, Lily and Emelia and other non-Buffy characters.
Feedback:
Yes please, everything is welcome.
Pairings:
W/T, B/F, X/A, D/Tori
Rating:
PG-13 to NC-17
Summary:
The Rosenberg-Maclay family get settled into their new life as they and all the Scoobies are sure to face rough roads ahead. Each day will be challenging in the everyday life of Sunnydale, California and the gang will either become closer than ever, or drift apart.
Warning: Cliffhanger
~Chapter 3b~
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Gasping, Tara grasped at Willow’s shoulders as another orgasm shattered right through her. "Oh Willow." She tried to catch her breath as her wife’s tongue and mouth made their way up her body.
"Mmm." Willow moaned, her hands making the same trek her mouth was. "I can’t seem to get enough of you." She sighed, her lips leaving wet kisses along the milky skin in her path.
Tara bit her bottom lip and allowed her hands to thread through Willow’s long red tresses. "I can’t believe you couldn’t wait until we got through the bedroom door." She chuckled throatily.
"I couldn’t help it," The redhead’s lips travelled past Tara’s breasts and up her neck. "It’s like, I always need you, want you." She whispered huskily as she finally reached those soft plush lips. "You amaze me Tara, you always amaze me."
Tara’s heart fluttered and she moved her hands up and down the naked back of her lover. "I love you." She whispered, her breathing coming back to normal.
Willow pulled back and looked down at her beautiful wife. "I love you too." She smiled and pressed her body against Tara’s, her head resting on the blonde’s shoulder. "Is it glowing?" She asked.
Tara laughed and looked at her left hand. "It is." She whispered, kissing her lover’s temple.
"Are you tired?" Willow asked softly, stifling her own yawn.
"I was just made love to by my utterly stunning model, more than three times I may add, and you’re asking me if I’m tired?" Tara whispered, brushing hair away from Willow’s eyes.
"Yea." Willow giggled, kissing Tara softly.
"I’m a little tired my love."
"Let’s get some sleep, we have to help Tori bring the rest of her stuff to her dorm room tomorrow." Willow yawned again.
"Plus I have to do a short shift at the diner." Tara replied.
"You do?" Willow questioned.
"Just a short one." Tara laughed at Willow’s wide eyed facial _expression.
"How short?"
"Two hours, I’m just covering for Lisa while she goes to the doctor." Tara kissed Willow. "I’ll be back before lunch."
"Lunch?" Willow sat up, "Tara, you have to work in the morning and you never told me?"
"In all fairness my wife, I wasn’t exactly able to form coherent words when I found out...someone was too busy feasting." Tara chuckled, pulling Willow back down on top of her.
"Mmm, okay." Willow settled for that answer and snuggled back into Tara’s embrace. "So sleepies now?"
"Yes, sleepies now, and maybe I’ll wake you up with lots of morning kisses." Tara whispered.
"Yes!" Willow giggled and nuzzled her nose into Tara’s neck as the blonde tugged up the covers more securely over their nude bodies. "Night sweetie."
"Good night baby." Willow whispered, throwing a protective arm over Tara’s bare stomach.
~*~*~*~*~
"And when the little boy asked me if I wanted to play with his kite at the park, I said yes. But he didn’t want me to let go of it in case I let it blowed away, so when his mama said it was time to leave, he let me keep the kite, but his mama said that his dad bought it for him for his birthday so I wasn’t allowed to keep it." Hadley babbled, taking a sip of her juice box, looking at her mama.
"Did you have fun with Faith and Buffy?" Tara smirked at her daughter’s babble, sorting out the last of the Goldfish crackers.
"A lot of fun." Hadley nodded her head. "Where’s Mommy?" She asked.
"She just ran to the store to pick up more juice and crackers." Tara kissed her daughter on the forehead. "Auntie Tori is almost moved into her new place."
Hadley’s mood went sad and she placed her hands under her chin. "Why is everyone moving?" She asked.
"Sweetie, Aunt Tori has to go to school, and she wanted to have that college dorm experience." Tara ran her fingers through Hadley’s long curly hair.
"Can she still visit?" Blue eyes searched her mama’s.
"Of course, this is still her home." Tara replied softly. "She’s allowed to come home whenever she wants too, and you’ll still see her almost every day."
"Really?"
"Really, really." The older blonde grinned and brushed her lips on her daughter’s forehead. "How about you go and put in a movie for you and baby Alex to watch while Auntie Anya talks to Mommy and I."
"Alex always falls asleep when we watch a movie." Hadley grinned. "But that’s okay, she’s cute when she sleeps, I can’t wait to have my own little sister so I can sing her a lullaby."
Tara hugged her daughter and watched her with tender eyes, as Hadley bounced towards the living room.
"Lookie who I found at the store." Willow grinned, walking in the door, nuzzling Tara’s neck.
Tara giggled and watched the Harris family walk into the house. "Well, at least you two were heading over here right?"
"Yes, I had to buy your ... gift." Anya frowned and placed the brown paper bag on the counter.
Xander placed the car seat on the counter as well, giving Tara and Willow a big hug. His goofy grin caused the witch and the model to raise their eyebrows.
"You okay Xan?" Willow asked.
"Yup." Xander grinned, trying not to spill anything. "I’m going to go and see Hadley with Alex."
"So what’s the surprise?" Willow asked, her arms wrapped around Tara’s stomach from behind, placing kisses along her shoulder.
"Follow me." Anya smiled and grabbed the paper bag, ushering the women into the bathroom.
"Um, Anya, this isn’t going to be kinky...is it?" Willow squeaked as Tara closed the door behind them.
"Yea An, what do you have in your mind?" Tara raised an eyebrow, leaning against the sink, pulling Willow into her embrace.
Anya held the paper bag in front of the married couple and shook it. "Okay, this is my successful way to get you two in here."
"Yes, but why?" Willow asked, getting a little impatient.
"No need to be snippy, I’ll have you know I’m doing a good thing here." Anya huffed. "How have you been feeling lately, Willow?"
"Um, okay." The redhead shrugged.
"Sweetie, you got sick this morning." Tara softly interjected.
"Yea, but...I don’t know why." Willow’s eyebrow’s furrowed in confusion. "I was feeling fine one second, and the next, Willow has to run to the bathroom to lose her cookies."
Anya laughed. "No pun intended right?"
Tara smirked and shook her head. "Anya, just show us what you’ve got there."
"Did I miss the cookie comment?" Willow pouted.
Tara pressed her lips to Willow’s ear. "If you pay attention and behave, I’ll show you and give you lots of cookies."
Willow shivered at the low seductive tone in her wife’s voice. "Okay." She smiled weakly, her knees turned to jello quickly. "See?" She jumped out of Tara’s embrace. "I’m always...wanting you and I don’t think that’s normal...okay, I always want you, but it’s like my hormones are a lil wacky."
"I’m not complaining." Tara whispered as she blushed, realizing Anya was looking at them with amusement washed upon her face.
Clearing her throat, the ex-demon got back to being serious, sure she’d love to stand there and discuss hot lesbian sex, but she needed these two to know exactly what she knows. "Willow, um, I don’t mean to get too personal, but, have you had your period at all?"
Willow’s eyes went wide. "Anya! What the hell kind of question is that?"
"One that I need to know." Anya frowned. "Hey! I’m doing you a favour here, so just sit your ass down and let me explain myself!"
Tara blinked and quickly sat down on top of the sink. "Are you okay?"
"I’m fine." Anya sighed and handed Tara the brown bag. "Can you please just answer my question?"
"I...I haven’t, not lately, why?" Willow whispered.
"She’s been really stressed lately, Anya. That can cause your cycle to go all abnormal." Tara said, clutching at the paper bag.
"Or...Willow can be..." Anya bit her lip and leaned against the wall, "Willow, you’ve been having mood swings, you’ve been hungry yet you’ve been getting sick, your hormones are out of whack...can you put this puzzle together? I mean, you’re smart right?"
Willow frowned and looked hurt. "I’m smart, but it doesn’t mean I’m a freaking scientist." She crossed her arms over her chest.
"Sweetie, I think what Anya means is that these are symptoms of...something." Tara bit her bottom lip in question, trying to figure out exactly what the ex-demon was trying to say. "No..." She breathed when she figured it out. "Anya...no...it’s not possible."
"What?" Willow asked curiously confused. "What’s not possible?"
"It is. Maybe not to other normal hot lesbians, but to you two, yes, it is." Anya raised an eyebrow.
"What?" The redhead asked again, becoming more impatient by the minute.
"But how?" Tara whispered. "I mean, Willow would never cheat on me."
"Hello!? I’m right here!! What the frilly heck is going on? Of course I’d never cheat! Never! Why would I cheat on the most beautiful woman to ever walk this earth? Why?" Willow frantically said, her eyes filling up with tears.
Tara immediately embraced her wife and whispered soft words in her ear to calm her down. "Shh baby." She cooed.
Anya felt guilty for a lot of reasons. She felt guilty for not telling them when she had the chance, or at least dropping hints, but now, her husband’s best friend was pregnant with Tara’s baby. Damn her ex-demon knowledge, figuring this all out before the redhead. "Just...look in the bag, okay? I’ll explain everything once...you two...embrace this." She slipped out the bathroom door, leaving Willow and Tara alone.
Tara sighed and opened the bag, pulling out a small cardboard box and handed it to Willow.
Willow’s eyes almost fell out of their sockets. "What??" She looked at Tara with shocked eyes. "Baby, I said I never cheated, I swear! Just because I’m gone every few weekends and sometimes a week or two, it doesn’t mean I’m out gallivanting around with other people-"
"Willow." Tara said firmly, bracing the redhead’s shoulders with her hands. "I know that sweetie." She softly spoke.
"Then...why?" Willow backed away from her lover. "You...?"
"No! Goddess no!" Tara frowned with hurt. "How could you think that?" She asked.
"I don’t know Tara, you’re handing me a pregnancy test, it doesn’t make sense."
"Anya said she’d explain it...just, let’s take the test." Tara hugged Willow close.
"But why me?" Willow asked, panic rising in her voice.
"I don’t know darling, but it probably has something to do with us, and the ring." Tara wondered. "Did you want me to stay?"
Willow nodded slowly, her eyes showing her nervousness. "I don’t get it." She whispered as Tara opened the box, digging out the pregnancy test stick.
"It’ll be fine my love." Tara encouraged and comforted her lover.
Willow sighed and took the testing stick from Tara’s grasp. "I’m scared, what if...what if Anya’s right?"
Tara cupped Willow’s face in the palms of her hands and brushed her lips slowly over her wife’s. "Then Mrs. Rosenberg-Maclay, we’re going to have a baby...together." She whispered.
Willow’s eyes lit up slightly and a small smile appeared upon her lips. "Together?"
"Together." Tara smiled and kissed Willow again. "Ready?" She wiped away her tears as well as Tara’s.
"Ready." Tara nodded.
~*~*~*~*~
Hadley looked over and watched as the baby giggled with her daddy. She smiled and crawled over to where her Uncle Xander and baby Alex were. "Can I play too?" She asked.
Xander grinned. "Sure." He chuckled and moved away a bit for Hadley to play with his daughter.
"What’s taking them so long?" Anya muttered, pacing back and forth.
"Honey, give them time." Xander said, getting up to stand next to his wife, rubbing her back.
"I can’t be wrong...can I? Willow has all the symptoms and it explains a lot about the ring." Anya whispered, never taking her eyes off of the bathroom door.
Hadley looked up at the adults with curiosity before feeling her hair being tugged on by tiny fingers. "Baby Willow." She giggled and went back to playing with the baby.
Anya looked at her daughter and Hadley playing with each other’s hair and hands, she smiled and went to go and settle down next to them as she waited for Willow and Tara to retrieve themselves from the washroom.
"What is Mama and mommy doing?" Hadley asked.
"We’ll tell you in a bit." Anya smiled softly.
Hadley nodded her head and shrugged a bit. She hated the feeling this was giving her, it was a feeling of excitement and fright. "Should I be scared?"
Anya’s eyes softened and ran her fingers through Hadley’s hair. "No sweetie, this you should definitely not be scared of."
"Kay." The little girl whispered. "It’s...not a demon?" She asked.
"Nope." Anya smiled.
"It’s good?"
"Yes."
"Kay." Hadley whispered again, the anticipation tugging deeply at her heart strings.
"Goddess!" Everyone turned their heads towards the washroom door when they heard Willow’s voice echo through the walls.
Hadley’s eyes grew wide with concern and Anya hopped up from her spot and ran towards the hall. "Is Mommy okay?"
Xander nodded his head giving the little girl a reassuring smile.
~*~*~*~*~
"I...we...Tara?" Willow’s eyes blinked unshed tears. "We...baby."
Tara’s eyes still hadn’t torn themselves away from the object that was placed on the sink. "Baby?"
"Yea?" Willow caressed Tara’s frown creases away from her forehead.
"No, us...we...baby." Tara’s whispered, a confused look forming on her face, but also a small smirk.
"Yeah." Willow breathed, not tearing her eyes away from Tara. "We made a baby."
Tara’s blue eyes searched deep into her lover’s eyes. Bringing her hand up, she cupped the soft skin of Willow’s cheek. "I’m in love with you."
Willow’s green eyes shimmered with tears. "I’m in love with you." She smiled softly, bringing her wife’s lips to hers, kissing softly.
"Hey! Open up!" Anya banged on the door. "I wanna see."
Willow and Tara wiped their tears and chuckled. "Why does she wanna see pee on a stick?"
Tara laughed and tugged her wife close to her again, kissing her deeply. Her hands buried in red tresses as she clutched at the lithe body, pressing it against her own. "Goddess Will,"
"Hey! Let me in!" Anya jiggled the door handle. "Please? I gave you the stick as a present, I wanna see."
Willow pulled back and placed soft little pecks before opening the door for the ex-demon.
Anya rushed in and looked over the test, seeing the positive sign. "Am I right? I’m right...right?"
~*~*~*~
~Holly~
"I was born 'normal'...life made me strange." - Marina
"I am a tongue whore...you gave me tongue, what am I supposed to do...sit back and keep my mouth shut?" -Me-
"I know who you really are...you're the one who cries when you're alone." - Where Will You Go? - Evanescence
eace 
please 
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interaction, it's always lots of fun to read your stuff, hope we'll have more soon!
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Then the bathroom
. I loved it. Love sammi xx 
....i'm guessing Had's reaction to this news is gonna be along those lines
more. Update soon, please? 
