Again, a mood to write some Tara/Willow. One crucial change here, Tara survived getting shot, but Willow still went Dark Willow and obviously, no Willow/Kennedy, since who cares about that arrogant self-entitled brat? Takes place post-BTVS series finale.

Disclaimer: I do not own Buffy: The Vampire Slayer.

Tara and Willow were at one of the smaller coast towns of California, spending the weekend at an estate that they had bought and decided to go to, whenever they needed space and peace. While they were both more of town girls, they enjoyed the peace and serenity of the openness surrounding the estate. The house was rather large and made of wood and stone, with beautiful gardens and hedge maze at it. The place had a bit of a traditional vibe that both girls enjoyed and while the place was big enough to accommodate multiple guests, with verandas and balconies, right now they needed some space for themselves.

In the restaurant, both girls enjoyed the dinner, with roasted meat, salad, with dessert being chocolate ice cream with cherries and enjoying each other's company, neither one of them missing any opportunity to send signals towards each other, such as nudging each other's leg gently, winking, smiling or feeding each other with food and Tara even smeared herself with small pinch of ice cream on her face for Willow to taste it, which most people staring at them found cute, but Willow and Tara then had to ease up a bit at the waiter's request as both girls giggled and blushed in embarrassment.

After the dinner, both girls walked down the shores of the beach, with the sunset coming down, with their bare feet covered in sand, only for it to be washed away by the salty water waves and again covered in sand and washed away by the water. This made them forget about the past misfortunes with Adam, Glory, the Trio, the First Evil and such before Tara turned to the sun as it was vanishing beneath the sea.

"The water is perfect this time of year." Tara noted.

"But… I… we don't even have swimsuits." Willow pointed out and Tara chuckled and turned to Willow, who blushed slightly as she realized what was Tara up to.

Their clothes and underwear were folded and placed under some rocks as Willow and Tara were diving into the sea, with the salty water soaking into their naked skin and both girls shivered from the cold and excitement as they entangled their bodies and kissed fiercely. Tara pulled Willow towards her, while Tara's hands gently caressed Willow's back as she moaned softly and Willow gently cupped Tara's breasts as Tara breathed out, with their legs entangled under the water as they dove and continued making out.

As soon as they had no energy in them anymore, they swam back to the shore and laid down next to the piles of their clothes, trying to catch their breaths and snuggling towards each other tightly for the body heat as both girls shivered and breathed out from the cold and tiredness after their lovemaking in the water before they kissed.

"Sometimes it's easy to forget about what's happened… is it?" Tara noted as Willow gently caressed the scar on Tara's chest after she had been shot by Warren.

"Let's leave the past in the past… focus on here and now." Willow said as they kissed again before tears filled her eyes. Tara suddenly tasted the teardrops as Willow giggled, not because they were tears of sorrow but tears of joy and Tara's frenzied attempts to catch the tears as both girls then kissed again made both girls giggle. If anyone had seen them, they would have thought them crazy; two naked people rolling in the wet sand after dark, laughing and crying at the same time. They were both rolling down on the sand and making out, caressing every inch of their bodies as they kissed but given how tired they were, they weren't as energic as before.

Deciding to return home, both girls approached the shower area of the beach as they shuddered from the cold, while it washed down their skin into the drain the dirt, sand and salt before both girls put their clothes on and returned back to their estate, holding hands as Willow and Tara walked down the night streets, enjoying each other's company.

So, what do you guys think?

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Bl4ckHunter