Thanks for all the reviews guys...they are all unbelievably appreciated...I'm sorry this chapter is kinda late but...I made it slightly longer...I think.
Chapter 7
"Binks?" Maggie called softly from where she was leaning against the doorway of the living room.
Bianca shook herself out of her daydream and looked up at Maggie "Maggie...I thought you were asleep..."
"I was" Maggie smiled as she stepped into the room and sat on the couch next to Bianca "But you know I can't sleep without you"
Bianca smiled warmly and held her arms open to Maggie who gratefully fell into them. She sat for a moment holding Maggie tightly to her as she ran her fingers gently through her hair.
"I'm not hurting you, am I Mags?" she asked cautiously.
"No" Maggie said shaking her head "I'm fine"
"Tell me if I do, Okay?" Bianca whispered.
Maggie nodded against Bianca's shoulder. After a moment she spoke up quietly "Bianca?"
"Mhhm?" Bianca mumbled in response as she tightened her grip on the other girl.
"Are you Okay?" Maggie asked turning to face her "You seemed pretty spaced out when I came in here"
"I was just thinking" Bianca reassured her with a smile.
"Thinking about what?" Maggie asked in concern "Is something wrong?"
"No..." Bianca answered vaguely "I was just thinking about this...you...us..."
"What about us?" Maggie asked as she pulled away slightly and gazed at Bianca in worry "There's nothing wrong is there?"
"No" Bianca answered instantly "Of course there's nothing wrong...I was just thinking about things"
"Oh" Maggie breathed a sigh of relief as she leaned back into Bianca's embrace "So you're okay? Are you sure there's nothing wrong with you? Because you can tell me if..."
Bianca placed a single finger on Maggie's lips silencing her "Nothing's wrong" she smiled softly "Stop worrying..."
"Sorry..." Maggie said softly as she reached for Bianca's hand and squeezed it tightly "I just..."
"It's okay" Bianca said quietly as she placed a hand on Maggie's cheek "I understand..."
"You do?" Maggie smiled.
"I do" Bianca answered. When Maggie shifted uncomfortably she frowned "Are you sure I'm not hurting you?"
"I'm positive" Maggie answered "The pain from my ribs is almost gone...I just have a sore back or something..."
"Maggie?" Bianca questioned.
"Yeah?" Maggie asked.
"Turn around...I can probably help with your back pain" Bianca answered softly.
Maggie shifted so that she was sitting in between Bianca's legs on the couch, her back facing Bianca's front.
Bianca slipped a hand under Maggie's shirt.
"This is how you're going to get rid of the pain?" Maggie giggled as Bianca's hand skimmed across her stomach.
"I was just checking you had something on underneath this" Bianca whispered into Maggie's ear before she pulled the other girl shirt off and tossed it to the other side of the couch, leaving Maggie in a black tank top.
Maggie shook her head in amusement as Bianca placed her hands on the older girls back and began to massage Maggie's back working all of the muscles gently.
"God, that feels amazing" Maggie commented softly a while later "Where did you learn that?"
"I have my talents" Bianca grinned as she kissed Maggie's bare shoulder gently "Does that feel any better?"
"Tons" Maggie replied as she leaned back into her girlfriend "Thanks Binks"
"My pleasure" Bianca whispered as she wrapped her arms around Maggie's waist holding her tightly to her body. They sat in silence for a moment before Bianca finally spoke up once again "Where are Buffy and Faith?"
Maggie shrugged "I don't know" she answered quietly "I think they're looking for a vampire with Kennedy...Or something"
"Oh" Bianca mumbled into Maggie's shoulder.
"Hey, Binks?" Maggie asked as she entwined her hands with Bianca's in front of her.
"Yeah?" Bianca asked.
Maggie took a deep breath as she turned slightly to face Bianca, though they remained in the same position "I know this sounds completely ridiculous...I mean...To you it'll probably sound stupid and stuff but...I really need to ask you..."
Bianca cut her girlfriend off with a quick soft kiss "Maggie" she whispered when she pulled away "Just tell me...what's wrong?"
Maggie looked at Bianca intently before she spoke up "You...you love me no matter what right?"
"Of course I do" Bianca answered instantly.
"So...You don't care about...y'know..." Maggie gestured towards her stomach.
When Bianca returned her gaze blankly Maggie sighed and continued "The scars Binks"
Bianca's eyes widened in surprise "Of course I don't Mags...Where...I don't understand where this is coming from..."
Maggie shrugged "I was just wondering..." she squeezed Bianca's hands tightly "Binks?"
"Uh-huh?" Bianca asked still looking perplexed about Maggie's previous question.
"I just wanted you to know..." Maggie began smiling at her girlfriend "That you are totally amazing...I don't know what I would do if I didn't have you here with me...Everything seems a thousand times better when you're around..."
Bianca was left speechless for a moment "Well back at ya Mags" she finally replied as she kissed her girlfriend on the cheek "I don't know what I would do without you either"
Maggie turned fully around so that she was facing Bianca and looked in her eyes sincerely "I love you Bianca"
"I love you too" Bianca replied as she tucked a piece of dark hair behind Maggie's ear "Are you okay Mags...you seem kinda...I don't know..."
"I'm fine" Maggie smiled "Just wanted to tell you how much I love you...That's all"
"Are you sure?" Bianca asked.
"Absolutely" Maggie grinned "There's only one thing that could make me feel better"
"What's that?" Bianca asked as she ran her fingertips down Maggie's cheek.
"This" Maggie stated simply before she pulled Bianca close to her and kissed her gently running hands through her girlfriend's soft dark hair. Bianca looked slightly dazed when Maggie pulled away.
"Umm...Whoa" she breathed out causing Maggie to laugh out loud at her.
"What?!" Bianca grinned "You surprised me!"
"Oh...Well I'm sincerely sorry" Maggie answered in a mock apologetic voice "I guess I should warn you the next time...Like now..."
With that she began to lean forward maintaining eye contact with Bianca. When their lips finally touched their eyes fluttered shut and Maggie sighed contentedly into the kiss as she wrapped her arms around Bianca's neck. When they pulled away she smiled softly at her girlfriend and leaned her forehead against Bianca's
"I don't know what the hell I was thinking back in Pine valley" she said softly "Because kissing you is pure heaven"
Bianca smiled affectionately at her "Well, back at ya Miss. Stone...You're not half bad yourself."
"Hey!" Maggie pouted.
"Okay" Bianca giggled "Your kisses are totally the best I've EVER had" her expression sobered slightly though the smile was still present on her face "And I'm not kidding"
"Really?" Maggie asked shyly.
"Really" Bianca confirmed "Nobody could ever beat you..."
Maggie grinned smugly "Damn I knew I was good"
Bianca shook her head in amusement before she pulled Maggie down and kissed her passionately.
When she pulled back Maggie looked at her quizzically "what was that for?" she smiled "not that I'm complaining or anything..."
"I was trying to shut you up before you continued your train of thought..." Bianca answered. Maggie frowned slightly when Bianca's gaze left her eyes and looked past her.
"Binks?" she asked as Bianca paled slightly "Are you..."
Bianca didn't give her time to finish her sentence as she pulled Maggie up and off the couch with her. Maggie finally turned around to see what had freaked Bianca out so much. She gaped in horror when she came face to face with her attacker who stood a mere metre away from them. She pushed back her fear and stepped in front of Bianca "What do you want?" she asked in an icy voice even as she felt the rising panic in her chest.
The man took a step backward causing Maggie to step away from him pushing Bianca with her.
"I'm here to kill you" he said in a bored monotonous tone "Since, I didn't get it right the first time..."
Maggie felt Bianca tense behind her.
"Binks..." she whispered in a warning tone, silently telling her girlfriend not to do anything.
The man's gaze left Maggie and focused on Bianca "Bianca..." he grinned "Good to see you again. I see Michael Cambias didn't do a very good job of killing you...That man is only good for one thing...Although I can blame him..." he trailed his eyes suggestively down Bianca's body causing Bianca to step closer to Maggie.
"Shut the fuck up you bastard!"" Maggie growled out in pure hate as she tightened her grip on her girlfriend "Don't you dare talk about her like that!"
"Hit a nerve did I?" the man smirked "Oops..." he took a step towards them causing both girls to tense.
"Hey!" Buffy's voice sounded. Bianca and Maggie looked beyond the man in front of them towards the doorway where Buffy and Faith were standing. They both stepped into the room thought the man only smirked at them, not even attempting to move.
"Maggie?" Faith questioned her voice tight with anger "Is this...The guy who attacked you?"
Maggie nodded and Faith moved over to the man quickly and grabbed him by the collar as Buffy moved over to them.
"Are you guys Okay?" she asked looking them over for any visible injuries. They both nodded and Buffy turned back to Faith after telling them to stay where they were.
"Who are you?!" Faith spoke angrily holding tightly to the man's throat. The man showed no sign of Pain and only grinned at her.
"Your worst Nightmare"
"Oh My God" Buffy blanched as she stood at Faith's side "That was so cliché"
Faith nodded in agreement before she raised her fist and punched the man across the face "THAT" she said in a pissed off tone "Is for what you said to Bianca...Just wait until I get started on what you did to Maggie"
The man smirked at her "You can't hurt me slayers"
"The hell we can't" Faith mumbled as she tossed him into the wall creating a huge dent.
The man merely got back to his feet and brushed himself off "like, I said...you can't hurt me...I'm protected from slayers..."
He walked casually over to Faith and tried to push past her to get to Bianca and Maggie however the slayer firmly stood her ground.
The man smirked as he glanced at his watch "Damn, I have to go" he locked eyes with Bianca and winked at her just to piss Maggie and the slayers off "Bianca"
"Bastard" Faith growled as she once again raised her fist and struck it across his face with as much force as she possibly could. The man raised a hand to his face surprised when he felt blood streaking down from his cheek.
"This" he held up his hand "is the worst you slayers can do" he looked pointedly between Buffy who stood protectively in front of Bianca and Maggie and Faith "I can do so much more" with that he too raised his fist and punched Faith with as much force as he could muster sending her flying into the wall opposite. Buffy began to move towards her girlfriend before she glanced between the man and Bianca and Maggie, thinking better of it.
"Until next time" the man said in a threatening tone before he disappeared in a flash of dark purple light.
Buffy instantly rushed over to Faith and helped her up "are you okay Faith?" she asked in concern.
"Yeah..." Faith replied placing a hand on her slightly bleeding and already bruised cheek "Damn, that guy is strong!"
Bianca and Maggie rushed over to them.
"Are you okay Faith?" Bianca asked in concern.
"I'm Fine" Faith replied.
Maggie removed Faith's hand from her cheek so that she could survey the damage done "Well...it doesn't need stitches" she said softly.
"I have slayer healing" Faith shrugged "It'll be fine"
"It still needs to be taken care of" Maggie said looking pointedly at Faith. She switched her gaze to Buffy "You can do it right Buff?"
Buffy nodded "Yeah, sure"
"Hey, Faith?" Bianca asked softly as she sat down next to Faith on the couch and placed a hand on Faith's "thanks for...Before...Y'know"
"Its fine Bianca" Faith replied smiling softly at her "He had no right to talk to you like that..."
After a moment of sitting in silence Buffy got up and held out a hand to Faith "C'mon Faith...I should take care of that cut..."
Faith was about to protest but thought better of it when Buffy raised an eyebrow at her so instead she took Buffy's hand and left the room with her.
"You coming Binks?" Maggie asked motioning towards the stairs.
"Sure" Bianca answered before she got up and clutched Maggie's hand tightly as they made their way to the bedroom. When Maggie closed the door behind them she turned around and engulfed Bianca in a tight hug.
"Are you okay Binks?" she asked quietly still not releasing the tight grip "I mean...I know that guy downstairs must have freaked you out..."
Bianca pulled back slightly "Yeah...I guess it did...It was weird y'know...it was like I was seeing the way Michael had looked at me...It was the same way that guy did..."
Maggie gazed at Bianca sadly as she ran a hand comfortingly up and down her back "I understand Binks..."
"But I feel okay" Bianca said quietly "You know why?"
"Why?" Maggie whispered.
"Because you were there with me" Bianca answered as she caressed Maggie's cheek gently "And when I'm with you...I can't help but feel safe...I know you must have been panicking back there but...you still protected me..."
Maggie shrugged in response and Bianca continued "ARE you okay Mags?"
"I'm fine" Maggie answered "You're totally right...I was scared but whenever I'm with you...I'm fine..."
"Are you sure?" Bianca asked in concern.
"I'm sure" Maggie confirmed "I think...I was too focused on protecting you to think about what happened...I was too pissed off at that guy for talking to you the way he did...Nobody talks to my girl like that..."
Bianca smiled softly at Maggie "I love you so much Mags..."
"I love you too" Maggie replied sincerely before she leaned forward and pressed her lips to Bianca's in a passionate kiss. Bianca responded by deepening the kiss and pulling Maggie impossibly close to her. When they pulled back both were breathing heavily. After a moment however Maggie pulled Bianca back into the kiss wrapping her arms around her in a tight loving embrace.
"Binks" she mumbled against Bianca's lips when she realised they were getting closer to the bed "I thought you said we couldn't..."
"Are you feeling better?" Bianca panted softly.
"Tons" Maggie smiled softly.
"And do you want to...?" Bianca grinned "Because I really wanna make love to you..."
Maggie returned the smile "Could I ever say no?"
Bianca pulled Maggie close to her and kissed her passionately as her fingers skimmed lightly at the skin which was available to her below Maggie's tank top. She clutched the hem of the shirt gently and pulled away from the kiss only long enough to pull the tank top up and over Maggie's head.
"You're so beautiful" she whispered before she leaned in and kissed Maggie passionately but still with a never ending tenderness she held only for one person.
"Is this okay Mags?" she asked breathlessly as she pulled away slightly "Tell me if I'm hurting you, Okay?"
Magi nodded before reclaiming Bianca's lips with her own in a heated kiss. A moment later Bianca moved them backwards and they fell back onto the bed...
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"Are you sure you're okay?" Buffy asked as she dabbed at Faith's bleeding cheek with an antiseptic covered cloth.
"Yeah" Faith sighed "I'm just...Thinking about what that guy said to Bianca...It really pissed me off..."
Buffy nodded in agreement as she placed a bandage on Faith's cheek "Yeah me too..."
"I'm kinda worried..." Faith admitted in a shaky voice "That guy was REALLY strong B...how are we going to protect Bianca and Maggie from HIM?!"
"I don't know" Buffy sighed placing a hand on Faith's uninjured cheek "But we have to...We'll find a way..."
Faith leaned forward and kissed Buffy gently on the lips "I know" she whispered as they entwined their hands tightly, both of them seeking comfort and reassurance that their best would be enough to protect Bianca and Maggie.
TBC
