A/N thanks for the reviews, here's chapter 4.
Chapter Four
Willow looked at Harmony as Cordelia stomped angrily out of the hospital. "Um, is everything ok?"
"Don't worry about it right now Willow. How's your mom?" Harmony looked at Willow with a concerned yet sad look. She knew that it wouldn't be long before she had truly lost everything. Her status as a Cordette was surely gone and her new-found status with Willow would soon follow.
"She didn't die so won't be turned," Willow said as she lowered her gaze. "I guess my dad is dead though and I don't know how to feel about it." The tears began to fall down Willow's face as she spoke. "He doesn't have to be a demon now but I still had a part of my dad with me and now I have nothing. In a way I feel a sense of relief for him but still it hurts because he's totally gone."
Harmony looked into Willow's pained eyes and felt a knot well up in her stomach. She wished that there were a way to fix her pending problems with Willow and take everything that Cordelia had set in motion away. She wished that she could take the pain of her father's loss away also but knew she was helpless in both areas. "I'm so sorry Willow," was all the blonde could get out of her mouth for fear of spilling too much. She knew that Willow could not handle any further stress at the moment and racked her brain to come up with an idea to stop Cordelia and her gang. "Is there anything I can do for you besides sit with you here?" Harmony asked sincerely, as she pulled Willow into a firm hug.
"I don't know what I need Harmony," Willow said and sobbed into the blonde's shoulder. "I think that I just need to rest or something. My head is all jumbled up. I'm afraid to leave mom though."
Harmony lead Willow into a smaller waiting room that was empty. There were a few chairs and one long leather seat in the room, with a few small tables and two large lamps. "We can relax in here and then if something comes up, Mr. Giles will come get us." Harmony said and wiped the tears from Willow's face.
Willow was surprised at how attentive the blonde was to her needs. She had always thought Harmony to be a shallow blonde who wouldn't understand how to comfort someone but was finding out differently. She knew there was a lot of shallowness within the blonde but that it was mixed with a little common sense. "Thanks," Willow said and snuggled up to Harmony with hopes that she could get a little sleep.
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The gang had all returned to school within the next couple of days and all seemed to be going well. Willow's mom was home and had made arrangements for the two of them to move into another house while their current one was sold. In the meantime, the two were staying in Sunnydale's best hotel suite. Willow was hurt deeply over her father but knew it was for the best. During the occasions that glimpses of him would come through while at home, he would display utter remorse and regret over the things that he did during his demonic outings. She knew that he didn't want to live like that and that gave her a small bit of comfort. The move and Harmony had given her hope that things were finally turning around in her life but she hadn't a clue as to what lay ahead for her.
As Willow scanned the halls for Harmony, Spike tapped her on the shoulder. "Mate we have a meeting tonight just before dark. Angelus is doing a bang up job of destroying the town and Faith is in the hospital. Buffy is there with her as she feared that something might go wrong if someone didn't stay with Faith."
"Why aren't you there? I mean you're," Spike shrugged his shoulders before Willow could finish.
"I know lass but Buffy insisted that she be the one to stay and I check on things from this end." Spike smiled and put a comforting hand on Willow's shoulder. "I'm sorry that I couldn't save them both." He shrugged again as Harmony came towards them.
"Hey Willow," Harmony said with her usual snobbish grin planted on her face. "I didn't think that you would be here today." Spike noticed how she shifted her glance from Willow to Cordelia in a nervous manner.
"I figured that I may as well get things as back to normal as I can." Willow said with a slight smile. She wished that she could give Harmony a hug and big kiss. The blonde was a great kisser in Willow's eyes and she wouldn't mind if Harmony kissed her all day with no interruptions.
Harmony spotted movement from Cordy and rushed Willow outside. "I want you to come to my car for just a minute," the blonde said with a fake smile as she moved quickly to her car. "I hope that I wasn't intruding on something important with you and William." Harmony continued speaking as she opened the passenger door and motioned Willow to get in.
"No it's fine," Willow said as Harmony got in on the driver's side and started the car. "Where are we going? We have class soon." Willow's voice rose to panic level, as she had never ditched a class before.
"Relax Willow," Harmony said and drove a short distance away from the school. She then moved over to Willow and kissed her lips gently. As Willow welcomed the kiss, it grew more passionate and longing. "I missed this the last couple of days," Harmony said as she moved closer to Willow and began trailing her fingers up the redhead's arms in the gentlest touch that she could muster.
"I missed this too Harmony." Willow said and allowed herself to relax in the blonde's embrace. "You have no idea how much you helped me through the last couple of days."
Another pang of guilt washed through Harmony's body as the rain began to fall. She wished that the rain could wash it all away and make her not have to admit to Willow the things she knew that she would soon have to confess. She knew that she was only buying a short amount of time when she swept Willow away from Cordy's path earlier but it was a few moments longer with Willow nevertheless. "Willow, there are some things I need to tell you so that we can move forward with this thing we're developing, if you still want to do that when I'm finished." Harmony steeled herself having made the quick decision to get this over with as quickly as possible. She decided that it was time she take charge over her own fate and stop running from the Cordette's.
"This sounds serious," Willow said in a small voice that was tinged with fear. She wondered what was so important that Harmony would stop their make out session and feared that the bomb was about to be dropped. "I mean like can it wait till after school or when we finish this?" Willow asked with a fearful smile on her face.
"No Willow," the blonde said and looked away from the redhead. "I really don't know how to begin Willow but I hope that, when I'm finished, you can understand that I'm being as up front as I know how. I want a clean slate for us because I really do like you, more than I realized I ever could."
"All right," Willow said in a despondent tone of voice and wished that she could wash her fears away in the poring rain. She was scared that Harmony was going to bail on her or that she never even cared about her. Her mind was resolved to act nonchalantly to whatever bad news the blonde bestowed on her and wondered if the Cordette's were in on it also.
Harmony took Willow's hands into her own and looked her straight in the eyes. She knew that it was now or never and that this was the only chance she had in saving any shot she had with furthering her relationship with Willow. "When I first approached you for help with my studies, it was true that I needed help. My father had told me to get the help or he would take the car. So, I was complaining to Cordy about it and she came up with this plan to embarrass you and I agreed to it. She wanted me to get close to you and see if you could like me and then I was supposed to make you look like an idiot in front of the school."
As Harmony struggled with the words that she needed to continue, due to both a trembling voice and fear of saying the wrong thing, she saw the utter devastation in Willow's beautiful green eyes. The redhead looked as if someone had taken a knife and stabbed her in the heart then drew it up through her entire body. "When we started spending time together, I found myself enjoying your company very much Willow and wanted out of the stunt. When I tried to get Core to back down, she told me that she had found out about your dad and even had pictures. She had planned to tell the school about him and that's why you saw me punch her at the hospital. Willow, what I told you about my sexuality is all true. I have not lied to you about anything and would give anything in this world if you could find it in your heart to forgive me because I swear that I do like you a lot."
Willow found it hard to breathe suddenly as the words that came from Harmony's mouth stung her hard. She chastised herself for ever believing the Cordette but mostly for trusting her with her secrets. "I trusted you Harmony and you betrayed me!" Anger replaced the look of hurt in Willow's eyes as she freed her hands from Harmony's grasp. "You were going to sell me out after all that has happened in my life!"
"No Willow," Harmony tried to explain that she had nothing to do with the family part of Cordy's plot but Willow shoved her away and jumped out of the car. "Willow wait!" Harmony shouted and stepped out of the car.
"Stay away from me Harmony Kendall!" Willow shouted and ran off into the rain.
"A little rough patch Harm?" One of the Cordette flunkies asked as she stepped towards the blonde.
"Tell Core to fuck off!" Harmony said and jumped back in her car. "I want no part of any of you!" She started the vehicle and sped off in the direction Willow had ran.