Jessie Sammler, Vampire Slayer

Chapter 38

Author: j_rock873

Rating: PG-13

Summary: What happens between Dawn and Jessie after they enter the bedroom, and Jessie gets a disturbing e-mail from Eli.

Disclaimer: I own nothing from either show.

Reviews: I would like them. Constructive criticism is ok.

A few minutes later, Dawn and Jessie's bedroom

Dawn began to remove her clothes while not noticing the way Jessie was leering at her. Since she had her back to the blonde, she assumed that Jessie was getting changed too. Meanwhile, Jessie was already down to her underwear and felt the urge growing steadily as she watched Dawn. When her friend was down to just underwear, Jessie felt herself moving closer as her right hand began to reach out to touch Dawn. As Jessie's hand had gotten just a few inches away from her lower back, Dawn turned around and was staring in clear confusion.

"Something wrong, J?"

"No." Don't do it, she won't be ready. Go ahead, she is probably ready and willing to help cure the urge. You don't know that. Just take a cold shower, and you'll be fine.

"Are you sure? You seem a little anxious about something. Come on, tell me. Maybe I could help." I hope I can help.

"Well…" Don't do it. Do it. Don't do it. Do it. No. Yes.

"Yeah?"

Before either girl could say another word, Jessie wrapped her arms around Dawn and began kissing her. Dawn felt herself resisting for a few seconds then caving in. She felt herself moaning into the blonde's mouth as hands caressed her back. Dawn felt the hands on her back move lower until they were on her butt. As Jessie began to grab her butt like Faith did, Dawn was torn on what to do. The sensible half of her wanted to stop because she knew she wasn't ready to go all the way while the less sensible half was willing to submit to whatever the blonde had on her mind. That half seemed to be winning at the moment. Dawn let her continue and moaned again as Jessie's mouth moved to her neck. The sensible half took control again as she felt her bra become unhooked.

"Stop."

"Why?" Jessie asked as she stepped back to get a look at Dawn's face.

"Because…"

"Because?"

"Because I'm not ready," Dawn announced as she fixed her bra.

Jessie gasped as she noticed what she had almost done. She started moving backward and was prepared to head to the bathroom depending on what Dawn's next response would be

"I'm s-sorry. I sh-shouldn't have d-done th-that. I'm not much better than…," Jessie muttered before realizing where her thinking was leading to. She walked quickly to the bathroom and locked the door.

"J, w-wait. You …," Dawn said as she began to think that she had just destroyed any chance of them becoming a couple and ruining what was left of their friendship, "Please come out of there."

"No, not yet," she heard Jessie cry out.

Dawn felt tears form on her cheeks as she heard Jessie turn on the shower. She decided to put on a t-shirt and pajama pants. When she was finished with that, she lay down on her bed and began to cry more.

She hates me now. Way to go, Summers. You just lost your best friend. You ruined it between yourself and one of the people you care the most about. She'll probably want to move into the dorms. Most likely share one with someone who won't reject her.

Meanwhile

Jessie didn't stop the tears coming as she took off the rest of her clothes. She turned on the shower and got in as cold water beat down on her body.

You deserve those tears. Do you even realize what you almost did? How could you do that after what she went through back in Evanston? You're the one who saved her from that asshole, and now you almost do the same thing. Your friendship is over. That's the least of your problems. You're going to have two very pissed off slayers after you very soon. Don't forget one of the most powerful witches alive too. You'll be lucky if you get out of the country without serious injury. You lost Katie, and now you can add Dawn, Buffy, Faith, Willow, Giles, and Xander to that list too. Wait, who cares about Xander? He's almost worthless anyway.

After Jessie was sure she had enough of the cold water, she turned off the shower, dried most of herself off, put her underwear back on, sat down on the floor, and leaned against the same tub her and her roommates had shared the first night she had started to become attracted to Dawn. She started shivering as she rested her head on her knees and began to cry for the second time that night. Meanwhile, Dawn had stopped crying as she heard the water be shut off. She knew that the door was probably still locked, but she wasn't sure about the other two. She quietly made her way out of the room and gently checked the door between the bedroom doors and found it locked as well. That only left the one between the bathroom and Buffy and Faith's bedroom. She quickly made her way to that door and was relieved that Jessie had forgotten about that one. Instead of knocking, she chose to just enter the bathroom. As she entered, she saw Jessie resting her head on her knees with her arms wrapped around her legs while only in underwear. Then she noticed the blonde was shivering a little.

"J."

Jessie didn't say a word. She only peeked up with the saddest eyes Dawn had seen since that morning.

"Come on, talk to me," Dawn pleaded.

"Why would you want to talk to me after what I did?" Jessie responded before looking down at the floor.

"Because I still love you, and hopefully, we're still friends," Dawn explained as she grabbed Jessie's robe hanging on one of the hooks near the shower and wrapped it around the blonde, "How about this idea? We get up off the floor, you dry your hair, come back into our bedroom, get changed into some pajamas or whatever, and we have a talk. Or you could wait here, possibly catch a cold, and be told the same thing from Buffy and Faith."

"Ok, just give me a few minutes," Jessie requested as she stood up, put on the robe, and walked over to the bathroom sink.

"No problem," Dawn consented as she followed the blonde, kissed her softly on the cheek, and left the room.

After Dawn was gone, Jessie sort of smiled and thought to herself as she used the hair dryer.

She still loves me and hopes we're still friends? Maybe the talk won't be so bad.

Five minutes later

Dawn watched Jessie as the blonde entered the room, shed the robe, tossed it to the end of her bed, and changed into some pajamas. Jessie then faced Dawn but didn't move until Dawn patted the spot beside her on her bed. Jessie timidly made her way over to the bed and sat down but didn't look at her friend. She missed the sad look on Dawn's face.

"So, uh, what did you want to talk about?" Jessie questioned nervously.

"About us."

"U-Us?" she stuttered.

"Yeah, us. Did you think I wanted to talk about the weather?"

Jessie laughed despite the way she was currently feeling and glanced up to see Dawn smiling at her.

"What about us?"

"I need to know that you're not mad at me for telling you to stop. I should have been able to tell that the urge was almost raging inside. I've seen that expression before."

"Me mad at you? Shouldn't you be mad at me? I came on too strong, and I almost…," Jessie babbled before looking away.

"Listen to me," Dawn insisted as she took Jessie's face into her hands and made the blonde look at her again, "Yes, you came on a little strong, but I didn't exactly stop you at first, did I? That kiss was everything I hoped for. You didn't do what that guy did. When I told you to stop, you listened. He was going to rape me whether I was awake or not. He just preferred me to be asleep. That was until you stopped him. I will never forget that you did that. I will be eternally grateful that you were there for me then and will continue to be. I still love you and hope you will still want to be my best friend."

"I really do want that. I thought I had ruined everything and that you were going to have Buffy and your friends kick my ass. I thought I'd be lucky if I got out of this country without being seriously hurt "

"I would never let them do that to you. I thought I had ruined everything. I was almost positive that you were going to move into the dorms and get together with some girl who wouldn't reject you. You deserve that."

"I wasn't going to do that. I understand why you rejected me and am happy that you still want to be my friend."

"I do. So did the cold shower work?"

"Yeah, so do you still want to watch movies?"

"No, I kind of changed my mind. I think I'm just going to go to bed."

"Uh, ok. I guess I will too. Goodnight," Jessie stated as she got off of Dawn's bed.

"Where do you think you're going?"

"To my own bed."

"Don't do that, stay here."

"I don't know."

"Please. We'll just sleep," Dawn promised with a hopeful gaze.

"Ok," Jessie answered as she watched Dawn pull back the covers, climb into bed, and pat the spot beside her again.

Jessie climbed into bed beside her friend, brought the covers back up until they almost reached their shoulders, and laid them down.

"What?" Jessie inquired when she saw Dawn smirk at her.

"You looked at it again, didn't you?"

"Looked at what?"

"You know what."

"No, what?" Jessie lied as she tried to deny being caught.

"The same thing that first caught your eye about two months ago."

"No…," Jessie muttered as she still tried to deny it but gave up when Dawn showed that she didn't believe her, "Ok, just for a few seconds."

"That's what I thought," Dawn replied before slowly snuggling up next to Jessie and sighed as the blonde wrapped her arms around her.

Both girls were thinking the same thing as they fell asleep.

I'm glad she doesn't hate me.

A few hours later

Buffy and Faith quietly entered the apartment. Buffy saw that Faith seemed a little sad.

"What's wrong?"

"It's quiet."

"Yeah, so?"

"It's too quiet," Faith emphasized with clear disappointment.

"Please tell me that you weren't hoping to catch Dawn and Jessie having sex."

"I can't do that, B."

"Why?"

"Because I was."

"I would like it if you didn't keep trying to get them together so quickly."

"Why? Don't you think they would be good for each other?"

"Maybe."

"So what's the problem?"

"Because if it's going to eventually happen, they won't need your help."

"Ok, but I'm still going to check on them," Faith declared as she made her way to Dawn and Jessie's bedroom door and opened it enough to get a peep inside. She smiled as she and Buffy saw them snuggling, "It looks like it happened."

"You don't know that for sure. You can see they're dressed. Maybe they just shared the bed for some reason."

"Yeah, I'm sure it's for the same reason we do."

Buffy just rolled her eyes before walking away from her girlfriend.

After they had gone into their room and closed the door, Faith quizzed, "Are you mad at me, B?"

"No, we can ask them tomorrow if anything happened, but don't get your hopes up."

"Alright, yo," Faith relented as she stripped down to her underwear before grabbing some of Buffy's pajamas and put them on.

"Hey, those are mine."

"I know; I just want to see how it feels to sleep in them."

"Ok, but if you like them, we're going shopping tomorrow and buying you some," Buffy told her before grabbing some for herself and putting them on.

"Sounds good."

The next morning

Faith and Buffy had gotten cleaned up and were waiting for Dawn and Jessie. Faith had been wondering all night about how far they might have gone. She began to tap her fingers on the table in front of her. It started to annoy Buffy.

"Faithy, would you stop that?"

"Sorry, B,"

"They should be up pretty soon."

"I hope…"

Faith didn't even get to finish before Dawn and Jessie shuffled into the kitchen. On the way there, Dawn stretched out her arms and yawned. As she stretched, the t-shirt rose up past her belly button and exposed the skin underneath, which Jessie definitely saw.

"Good morning," Buffy greeted with a slight smile as Faith smirked at Jessie.

"Uh, good morning," Dawn and Jessie mumbled together.

Jessie spotted the smirk and blushed, knowing she had been caught ogling her friend.

"Did you sleep well?" Buffy asserted.

"Yeah, did you?" Faith joined in on the interrogation as the smirk remained on her face.

"Yeah, why do you ask?" Dawn wondered while being unaware about what she had done unintentionally.

"Just curious," Buffy commented with another smile.

"Cut to the chase already. Did you two do it or not?" Faith pried as she was getting tired of waiting for the girls to get to the good stuff.

"Huh?" Jessie responded.

"We know you two shared a bed last night. Is that all you shared?"

"Are you seriously asking if she and I had sex last night?" Dawn challenged in shock but wasn't sure why she was shocked.

"Yeah, and if you did, who was better?"

"What?" Jessie gasped.

"Who was better, Dream Buffy or reality Dawn?"

"Faith, maybe they don't want to talk about it," Buffy advised, "Or maybe I don't want to hear it."

"Would it be so bad if we had?" Dawn snapped at her sister as she suddenly felt offended.

"That's not what I meant."

"Then what did you mean?" Jessie interrupted.

"I mean since it involves my sister, I don't really want to think about it."

"So nothing happened?" Faith guessed as they all observed the disappointment on her face.

"Well, I wouldn't say that, but we didn't have sex," Dawn informed Buffy and Faith.

"Well, spill it, D."

"I said I didn't want to hear it," Buffy reminded them.

"Well, then cover your ears if it gets too much to hear," Faith ordered.

"Fine."

"So?" Faith repeated with an arched eyebrow.

Jessie and Dawn stared at each other and the other two before telling them. Jessie started the story as Dawn would occasionally interrupt to include her side of the story. They saw Buffy get more uncomfortable as the story progressed. When it got to the point where Dawn mentioned how Jessie's hands moved down her body, Buffy tried to get away from them. Faith managed to pull Buffy toward her and restrain her, so she had no choice but to listen. While doing this, she also let out a laugh.

"Faith, let me GO!"

"Not a chance, this just keeps getting better. Keep going, J."

Jessie and Dawn both hesitated briefly before getting to the point where Dawn told Jessie to stop. Buffy then began getting angry as she started glaring at the blonde sitting in front of her.

"How could you do that to her after everything you've done to protect her?"

"Buffy, I wasn't stopping her until she got to that moment. When I told her to stop, she listened."

"Yeah, B," Faith stated as her thoughts were torn between being impressed that Jessie got that far and a little disappointed that Buffy was right about Dawn not being ready.

Buffy and Faith eased up as Jessie and Dawn each revealed how they both thought they were responsible for what possibly could have been the end of the friendship. Buffy looked at Faith, smiled when the brunette let her go, and walked over to stand in front of the younger blonde and her sister. Jessie became scared at what Buffy could be thinking.

"Don't worry, I'm not mad anymore. Dawn told you to stop and you listened. This proves I can totally trust you now. If you two become a couple like me and Faith, I won't stand in your way."

"You didn't totally trust me after I saved her twice and defended her against Katie?"

"Most of me did, but the big sister in me wasn't completely sure."

"Ok, I understand. I'm going to take D for a ride on my bike if that's ok."

"Sure," Buffy confirmed before accidentally telling her, "As long as that's the only ride you're giving her today."

Buffy blushed bright red as Faith laughed and Dawn and Jessie gaped in shock.

"Damn, B. I thought I'd be the one to say something like that."

"Shut up," Buffy grumbled before heading to her and Faith's bedroom in embarrassment.

"Have fun, you two," Faith suggested before trailing after her girlfriend.

The rest of the day went by without any other embarrassing moments.

Monday morning, the girls' apartment

Faith and Buffy were drinking coffee at the kitchen table while Jessie was checking her e-mail before classes that day.

"What's wrong?" they prodded as they heard the younger blonde growl.

"Eli."

"What about him? He's ok, isn't he?" Buffy assumed as she sat down her coffee mug.

"He did it again. This is your fault, Faith."

"Whoa, what did he do, and how is it my fault?"

"He's asking about you and Buffy again. If you hadn't made the joke about getting into either the bathtub or shower with Buffy when they were here, I wouldn't have to be reading this junk," Jessie complained as she continued reading the e-mail and growling louder the second time.

"What was that one for?" Buffy wondered.

"He finished off the e-mail by asking if the two of you would be interested in a…you know…with him."

Buffy groaned as Faith laughed. Dawn decided to enter the family room at that very moment and noticed the smirk on Faith's face, the look of anger on Jessie's, and annoyance on Buffy's.

"What's up? Is something wrong?"

"Yes, as a matter of fact, there is," Jessie admitted as she almost glared at Faith, "Thanks to Faith's sense of humor Saturday morning, Eli e-mailed me and wanted me to ask Buffy and Faith if they would be interested in a ménage a trios with him."

"Ew," Dawn responded as Jessie shuddered in agreement, "Any ideas on how to stop him this time?"

The room was silent for a minute.

"I've got it," Faith answered before winking at Buffy, who seemed to have an idea of what was going through her girlfriend's mind.

"No, we're not doing that," Buffy remarked while Jessie groaned in recalling what they had done the last time after talking about Eli.

"Come on, B, if this doesn't get him to leave us alone, then I don't know what will. J, meet us back here after your classes are over for the day."

"Ok," Jessie sighed as she and Dawn strolled to the front door.

"You look…uh…nice," Dawn complimented as she glanced at Jessie and tried not to blush in front of the other three.

"Thanks, you look cute too, D," Jessie affirmed as Dawn blushed before Jessie peered over at her friends.

Dawn spied over her shoulder at her sister and Faith and blushed even more before running out of the apartment with Jessie not too far behind her.

"Dang, B."

"What?"

"If watching D like this before she and J even hook up is this fun, can you imagine what it will be like when they're actually a couple?"

"Yeah," Buffy confessed as she began picturing Dawn and Jessie sharing the same types of sweet moments she had with Faith before being brought out of those thoughts by Faith snapping her fingers in front of the blonde.

"Huh, what?"

"Were you were even listening to me?" Faith asked with some irritation.

"Of course,"

"Oh, really? Then what was I saying?"

"Uh, you were saying…," Buffy spoke as she tried to think of something quick, "That maybe we should go get some breakfast in the cafeteria?"

"That's not it, but the breakfast idea sounds good. Before we leave, I want you to tell me what you were thinking about before I snapped my fingers in your face."

"I was thinking about what it would be like when they get all sweet around each other, like the way we are."

"Ok, want to know what I was asking you?"

"Yes."

"I was wondering if you'd like to go out on an official date. We never did that since I came back or at all, unless you count that afternoon slaying in that vampire nest back in Sunnydale. We just sort of jumped into this relationship."

"You're right. Is tonight ok? We could have Jessie lead the patrol along with a few that led the night we spent time with Dawn."

"That sounds good to me."

"Great, it's a date. Where will be going?"

"Leave that up to me, B."

"Alright," Buffy conceded as they left the apartment.

For the rest of the morning and early afternoon, Jessie pondered on what all was going on in Faith's head and how much it would affect her.