Firsts - Part Deux
She sat on the ledge of the tub, one palm flat against the cool porcelain the other in her lap. Willow sat on the right next to her. Willow was the first to speak, "so how many minutes has it been?"
Buffy look down at the watch she held in her left hand, "Three more to go Wills." She glanced off into space and silence reigned over the bathroom. The faint sounds of Willow tapping her finger nails against the side of the tub started to match with the beat of the clock.
Buffy just looked over at Willow, "oh," Willow stilled her actions, "sorry," she didn't speak for a moment and then she continued, "what's the time now?"
"Two minutes left," Buffy said quietly, "Will you don't really need to wait with me, I mean if you want you can do something else."
"No I'm sorry Buffy, I'm just a little...," nervous, she looked at her friend and stopped her sentence.
The ring of the little oven timer went off and both women turned in its direction. Willow stood up and grabbed the small white test, she didn't look at it but glanced at Buffy beside her instead. "Do you want to...I can't" She handed off the test to Buffy. Buffy looked down at the test. "Well what is it?"
"Positive."
"Oh wow," Willow breathed out and mindlessly walked backwards until she hit the tub and then sat down. "I just can't believe this...its so unexpected." She looked at Buffy and then at the test, "Positive, wow."
"Yeah." Buffy replied awestruck.
"So this means...wow."
"Yeah."
Buffy joined Willow sitting down on the bath tub. She looked at her friend with concern "Are you going to be okay Will?"
"I just need a few minutes to process all of this...its a lot to take in." Willow and Buffy just sat there for a few moments, "I just don't know what to say, I've never done this before."
"Me neither," Buffy paused if thinking. This was the first time she had ever done this too.
"Well I guess congratulations," Willow took Buffy's hand, "you're going to be a mom...wow."
Buffy looked back at the test than to Willow, "yeah."
