A/N: I don't own BtVS, just the originals. Thoughts are in italics.

Chapter 2 - Priceless

The sun was ready to say goodnight to the world. It peeked through the blinds and curtains, casting light through the kitchen of Willow's home. When the redhead arrived at her place, she quickly cleaned up her already-clean house. She managed to make her place a little Hadley friendly; placing all her candles above on higher shelves and mantles. If they're Wiccan, then I am sure they have candles around their place.

A small brown lab puppy came running in the living room area, jumpy on the couch. "Brady! Off the couch, you know better than that." The redhead laughed as her small puppy yawned and let out a small bark. "Come Brady, mommy's got a treat." Brady followed the Wiccan into the kitchen with his tail waggling excitedly.

"Hello?" A female voice yelled through the screen door on the wraparound porch.

"In the kitchen!" Willow answered. "There you go Brady," she put down a bowl of food and water.

"Hey Wills, what's with the flushed cheeks?" Buffy asked walking in setting some homemade salad on the island counter.

"Oh, I have been cleaning. You know, company and all." Willow replied, putting her hair up in a ponytail. "Plus, little Brady here, kept jumping on the couch when he knows he's not suppose too."

"Bad Brady." Buffy smiled, and bent down to pat the puppy on the head. "Mommy Willow is hiding something from me, and I wanna know what it is. She's never cleaned house for us before. What do you say?"

Brady looked up from his bowl and barked before shoving his head downwards again.

"Spill." Dawn said behind her sister.

"There's nothing to spill. I am just cleaning because I have company coming over for dinner." Willow sat down on a stool. She saw the quizzical looks on the Summers' girls' faces. "I mean, aside from you guys. I met this woman-"

"-oh! Now you have to spill!" Buffy sat on a stool beside her best friend, while Dawn hopped up on the counter beside the sink area.

"-and her daughter." Willow finished. "They are new in town, and I thought I'd give them a nice welcome. Her name is Tara, and the little girl's name is Hadley. I never met Tara's sister, but she's coming with them. So when Xander and Anya get here, can you help them with getting things together?"

"Daughter?" Dawn frowned a little, giving Willow a sympathetic look. Surely Willow wouldn't find herself hung up on a woman who was completely straight, would she?

"Yes, daughter. I don't know what it is about them and despite the fact that Hadley is involved..."Willow started.

"...you felt an insane attraction to this Tara." Buffy finished, giving her best friend a small smile.

"Yeah, there's just something about her and Hadley. I couldn't shake the comfortable feeling she gave to me, they gave to me." Willow got up and grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge, offering the sisters one too. "I'm gonna go for a shower. Dawnie, can you let Brady out in the backyard after he's done eating?" Willow smiled as Dawn nodded. "Thanks. I won't be long."

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"Where are we going for dinner?" Tori asked her sister. She swept her long light brunette hair back in a ponytail. After inspecting it for a minute, she scrunched up her nose and pulled it back out.

"Tori, your hair looks beautiful up." Tara smiled as she watched her younger sister play with the long locks.

"Thanks Tare, but I want to keep it down tonight." She turned and looked at her sister then smirked. "Where are we going tonight?" She asked again.

"Oh mama, can I tell her, please?" Little Hadley bounced into her Auntie's bedroom.

"Not yet. I want to talk to your Aunt first, okay?" Tara smiled at her daughter and picked her up hugging her. "Besides, if it comes from you, she might get all jealous." She whispered in her daughter's ear before placing a kiss on the tiny forehead. Hadley nodded silently grinning at Tori.

"Okay, am I gonna have to beg or something?" Tori asked getting a little frustrated and impatient.

"Fine, Hadley and I met someone today, she was very nice and sweet. Especially to Hadley." Tara thought about how her daughter had an undeniable connection with the famous redhead.

"Goddess Tara, how many times do I have to tell you to stop using your cute little girl to pick up chicks?" Tori laughed picking up her brush and dragging it through her silky hair.

"She doesn't use me!" Hadley stuck her tongue out, then looked at her mama with confused eyes, "Do you?"

"No sweetie. I'd never do that to you. Your Auntie Tori is just jealous because no one's hit on her yet. Besides, isn't it you she takes to the mall and makes you sing or giggle when attractive people walk around?" Tara raised a curious eyebrow, smirking.

"No way!" Tori feigned hurt but then laughed a little. "Fine, sometimes. But I haven't done it since we moved here."

Tara quirked an eyebrow at her her younger sister before continuing, "anyways as I was saying, we met someone and she invited us over for dinner to welcome us into the town." Tara got up and walked into the living room, grabbing Hadley's little packsack. When she returned, she gave it to Hadley and nodded her head to hand the magazine to her sister.

Hadley's tiny hand disappeared into the bag and a grin appeared on her face when she pulled out the books. "Now don't freak okay?" She said before handing the specially autographed magazine to Tori.

Tori took one look at it, and then screamed. "Oh. My. Goddess." She was in shock. "When? I mean…WHEN?" She looked up at her older sister, who just grinned matching the grin on the little blonde's face.

"Earlier at the Market. Hadley and I were waiting in line and she happened to be waiting behind us." Tara watched Tori taking this all in. "So, she invited us to her place for dinner."

"This isn't a funny joke Tara." Tori said, not really believing what she was hearing. "We are actually going to Willow Rosenberg's for dinner?" She looked down at her niece.

Hadley giggled, "It's true Auntie Tori, Mama accepted the invite."

"Now get ready quickly, we should be there in thirty minutes." Tara said smiling as her and her daughter left an awestruck Tori to finish getting ready.

"That was priceless mama, the look on her face." Hadley laughed before running to get her pretty white shoes on.

"It was." Tara grinned slightly then it quickly turned into a frown. "What am I going to wear?" She asked herself almost in minor panic.

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