Willow glanced around the hotel coffee shop before peeking over the edge of her cup at Jinx.

"So you're leaving now"

"Yep, places to see, people to do."

Willow ignored the comment and continued the conversation

"Where are you going?"

"LA this time. You know I should have asked for a travel expense with this job."

Willow set the cup down and smiled at Jinx. They had formed a unwilling bond the first time Spike had kicked them out. That was when Willow had discovered Jinx's real reason for helping. She was supposed to act as an almost guidance counselor to the slayer. Which was not an appointment she had taken to gracefully. More like kicking and screaming with her teeth bared.

"Well you were kinda forced into the position in the first place, I can see how a few things would slip your mind."

"Very true, I still can't believe they picked me to mop up Jacob's mess."

"Maybe the powers figured you owed them or something after all it was you he was busy obsessing over instead of helping the slayers."

"Hmpht, there's no excuse for letting his duties slide so bad. It was his job to guide the slayers and he just slacked off for what, 100 years. I don't know how he got the position in the first place. Hell, I still don't know what they were thinking to pass the job onto me. I mean usually you have to apply and there is a ton of red tape involved. Technically it wasn't my fault he went psycho, why should I have to clean up his mistakes. You think he dropped the ball with Buffy you should have seen what happened to that poor girl in Carolina. Just look at the friggin situations these girls got into without a little assistance ….."

Jinx trailed off into her own mind, which was obviously full of loathing if the look on her face was any indication. After a minute she picked up her cup and looked at Willow again.

"Anyway I'm stuck with it now. But it is kind of a bitch that I have to watch over two instead of the usual one. What's this Faith like anyway, more Buffy purity?"

Willow almost choked on the coffee she found suddenly lodged in her throat.

"No…..I can safely say that Faith is nothing like Buffy."

Something behind Willow's head seemed to catch Jinx's attention and Willow realized she was getting ready leave. She grabbed at Jinx's arm, attempting to pause the girls imminent departure.

"Are they going to be okay…..I mean if your leaving they must be okay ……..right."

"You know I can't see the future, Will. I only know what to do at the time."

" I know I was just hoping maybe…."

Smiling in reassurance Jinx took her hand.

"Hey they wouldn't let me leave if it wasn't time, think of it that way. I'm only a guide, the rest will be up to them."

"Will you be back. I mean, if you wanted to come back…..I wouldn't mind seeing you."

"I am almost positive that those two are going to need me again. But for now I've got one hell of a mess to clean up with this Faith chick."

Jinx leaned down and gave Willow a fierce hug. Willow noted with some amusement how uncomfortable the gesture was making Jinx.

"Right then. It's been a slice Will. Try not to let Buffy screw this up too bad okay."

Willow stood and followed Jinx into the lobby, peering through the glass that covered the front of the building she saw a man leaning against a car watching them expectantly.

Jinx pressed a piece of paper into Willow's hand and then headed swiftly for the doors without a backward glance. Unwrapping the message she discovered the name, telephone number and address of an obstetrician that practiced in Sunnydale. A small smile played across her lips as she tucked Jinx's latest gift in her pocket. Turning and heading for the elevators that would take her back to Buffy and Spike she let out a full bodied laugh as Jinx's raised voice drifted back to her in the night.

"Christ, Whistler. A Pinto. What the hell were you thinking. We are sooo getting a better car. I'm thinking Porsche…."

( Author's notes: And that's it. I really want to thank everyone for their wonderful support here and in emails and on the forum. You have all made my first dip in the fanfic pool a delight. As you have probably guessed I will be writing the further adventures of Jinx as she screws with the lives of the LA people. But I am taking a break from this story for a while. I have a whole new idea floating around in my brain and will be jumping into that now that this is done. So once again, thank you.)