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Tara was still a bit speechless when they got back to Amy's house after that fateful trip to the mall. Her mind raced as she tried to ignore the friendly taunts from Amy and Michael.

"So, I guess you're feeling pretty good right about now, huh Tara? Amy inquired from her seat on her bed.

Tara looked up from fidgeting with the hem of her shirt. She took in a deep breath, which then turned into a long sigh.

"It was o-only a friendly k-kiss on the ch-cheek. I don't want to l-look too much into it." She responded with a sad smile.

"Oh, please. I know you're freaking out right now." Michael added without looking up from his comic book.

"M-maybe…" Tara said softly

"More like definitely," Amy countered, "I mean, she didn't kiss either of us and we've known her for years. You've been here a few months and she's practically making out with you!" Amy stated with a smirk.

"It's true," Michael agreed, sounding bored with the conversation, "She totally loves you."

"That's c-crazy." Tara argued, though she couldn't help but wonder if maybe her friends were maybe a little right. Willow was being kind of flirty, right? And she spent the whole day with me…maybe I should just listen to them. Maybe they see something I don't.

"Okay, what if she d-does l-like me t-too? What then?" Tara was so unsure of the situation at this point. If there was a possibility of something between her and Willow, she needed all the help she could get.

Amy broke out into a huge grin and squealed the happy squeal of a girl who's just heard a fantastic piece of gossip. "Tara, I knew you'd accept this sooner of later! You just need to spend a little more time together…without a bunch of people with you. If she keeps flirting with you like she did today-and you know she did- then make a move."

"A m-move? I don't think I can d-do that." Tara admitted, realizing how scary this situation sounded.

"Well, just do something small, like holding her hand or something. Perhaps you could return the cheek-kissing favor?" Amy was getting very excited at the thought of being the one responsible for Tara's love life.

"I don't know, Amy…" Tara said "I'm not g-good at stuff like that."

"Fine, then just forget it. Let this once-in-a-lifetime chance slip away because you're a chicken-baby. It's totally your call."

Tara sighed. Amy was right. She had to stop being a loser and just go for it. "Okay."

"Oh, yay!" Amy cheered "You guys will be sooo happy together! And it's all because of me! This is awesome!"

"Don't get ahead of y-yourself, Amy. I haven't d-done anything y-yet." Tara calmed her friend down.

"I know, but it's exciting. Now then, I've got you and Willow covered, Tara…onto newer, more unexpected love connections. Michael!" Amy yelled, getting the boys attention.

"What? Huh? What?" Michael asked, confused.

"What's the deal with you and Buffy? Where did that come from?" Amy inquired

Tara watched her friends banter back and forth about Buffy and Michael's behavior at the mall, but she wasn't really listening now. All she could think about was how she was going to approach Willow at school on Monday.

Tara was shaken out of her thoughts by her phone vibrating in her jacket pocket. She looked at the NEW TEXT alert on the screen. She smiled when she saw that it was from her best friend, Faith. But her smile turned into a panicked look when she read the message.

Hey T, guess what?
Im coming to visit you!

Kick ass, huh? See ya next fri.

Call ya later.

- F