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Chapter 5 - Safetly and love

Josh looked down on the photo of a smiling happy six year old Faith. She'd been so scared when she'd first showed up at his Fathers place, the photo had been taken right before some social worker hauled her back to their mum and her dad. Josh sighed and put the photo away, he was a watcher now but that didn't mean he didn't care, he cared to much he didn't want Faith out there when he couldn't be with her.

Faith finally broke the kiss and looked at Buffy.
"Are you sure?" She asked softly.
Buffy nodded and wrapped her arms around Faith "I'm going to be here for you from now on Faith, I'm going to make up for the mistakes I've made in the past" Buffy
Faith laughed "I thought it was all my fault"
"I made mistakes too Faith" Faith sighed and relaxed into Buffy's embrace and for possibly only the second time in her life she felt safe and loved.

{{Faith looked up at the house, it was large, but then again anything looked big compared to the small aparment her parents owned. Slowly she climbed the steps and knocked on the door 'what if it's not the right place?' she thought to herself but all her fears vanished as the door opened and Josh stood there. She smiled at him as he looked shoocked
"Faith?" he asked
"Hey Josh"
"What are you doing here" He asked concerned looking at the cut abouve her eye
"Need a place to crash" Josh sighed and opened the door wider and let Faith in}}


Josh walked into the spare room he'd set Buffy up in and found the two girls in a loving embrace. He coughed slightly, though he didn't know the full implications of the scene infront of him. Buffy and Faith separated and looked up at him.
"I called Giles to tell him you where here, they'll be round in the morning"
Buffy smiled at him "Thanks"
"You two should get some sleep now" Buffy and Faith nodded as Josh left the room. Faith stood up and started towards the door "Night B" she said as she headed towards the door
"Where do you think you're going?" Buffy asked with a smirk
"To bed" Faith replyed
"Why, there's a perfectly good one right here" Faith smiled and turned around "Well what do you know there is to" She said as she cmlibed into the bed next to Buffy
"Night Faith" Buffy said as she snuggled up against her and closed her eyes
"night B" Faith said as she drifted off to sleep