Title: A New Life pt. 4
The Next Morning
"Hey Faith." Dawn said as she walked towards her.
"Hey Dawn." Faith relied.
"So is it true that you're mom forbids to let you see William until she meets him?" She asked being joined by Oz and Willow.
"Yep, it's true. My mom was like you can't see him until next week when I have some time off. But then grams asked her to reconsider so I have to invite them over for dinner tonight." Faith said briefly wondering how they knew.
"Wow, I'm glad my mom doesn't care who I see." Willow said. "In fact they're never home to care what I do."
"That's got to be tough. I know that I'd be just fine with grams." Faith sounded thoughtful.
"'Ello, luv." William said joining the group with Angelus right behind him.
Kissing him lightly and hearing the 'aww's they pulled away. "Do you think you and Mr. Giles can make it to my house for dinner with my grumpy mother and grams?" Faith asked.
"She reconsidered?" William asked surprised. When Faith nodded he continued, "Sure. I'll make sure to ask him. Anything we can bring?"
"Just your appetites." Faith said beginning to walk towards first period.
"You got it, luv." William said taking her hand.
In Study Hall
"'Ello, Uncle." William said with Faith on his arm.
"Hello William, Faith." Mr. Giles said in greeting.
"Mr. Giles, my mom and I were wondering if you and William would care to join us for dinner tonight." Faith asked nervously.
"Is this because of last night?" He asked.
"Yes." She said simply fearing for the worst.
"I'd be delighted to. Should we bring anything?" He said unexpectedly.
"No, just your appetites." She said smiling. "Oh, and I should warn the both of you. My mom tends to be blunt and she really likes to drink." She said turning to William she continued, "That's another way she gets away from it all."
"It'll be okay, Julianna is really nice." William said reassuring her. At his uncle's look he continued, "She told me to call her that."
"What have I taught you about respecting people?" He pointedly asked.
"Never call them by their first name. I tried to call her Mrs but she kindly implied that I was to refer to her as Julianna." William said taking a seat next to Faith.
"Fine, fine." Was all he said.
"Mr. Giles, may I use your phone?" Faith asked.
"Sure, dial 9 to get out of the school's system." He said handing her the phone.
After dialing a number she waited for someone to answer. "Yes, may I please speak to Wendy Calwell?" She said into the receiver. Waiting another moment her mom picked up the phone. "Hey mom, I was wondering, did you want to meet any of more of my friends?" Listening to her mother's double-talking she just waited for the reply. "I can do that. See you tonight. Oh Mr. Giles wants to know if they need to bring anything for dinner." Another long pause. "Okay, I'll let them know. See you tonight. Bye." With that she hung up the phone and turned to face William.
"My mom sends her wishes and says that you don't need to bring anything to dinner." She said taking her seat again.
"What else did she say?" William asked curiously.
"That she wants to meet everyone, luckily they don't have to bring their parents." She said turning to the German book she had in front of her.
After School
"Hey guys." Faith called out. "I'm sure William has already asked all of you if you'd like to come over for dinner."
"Sure." They all agreed.
"Sure." Agreed a new male voice causing Faith to turn around.
"What are you doing here?" She questioned surprised looking at a young brunette with brilliant green eyes.
"I'm being re-located and heard that you moved here." The man explained.
"Luv?" William asked.
"Oh, um everyone this is my ex-boyfriend Graham. He's in the marines and I guess, as you all heard is being located here." Faith said but then continued, "Graham this is William, Angelus and his girlfriend Willow or Red as we like to call her, Dawn and her boyfriend Oz."
"Nice to meet you all." Graham said shaking William and Angelus' hands. "Faith can I talk to you for a minute?"
Looking at William and back at Graham she took a deep breath and replied, "Sure. You can walk me home. I'll see everyone my house at 6." Waving good-bye and kissing William on the cheek she and Graham walked away.
"So is that you're new boyfriend?" He questioned once they rounded the first corner.
"You could call him that." Faith replied. "Why did you come to see me, you haven't tried to make any sort of contact since you left for boot camp." She asked slightly upset because she could be walking with William, but she was walking with her ex.
"You should be the one to talk. Moving across the country with out word." Graham retorted.
"Oh please!" She quipped but continued, "I just moved across country you've been gone at boot camp for a year. You had plenty of opportunities to write me, besides if you remember we didn't part good friends."
"We didn't?" Graham questioned.
"I'm not going to go there again." She began.
"Oh are you talking about the whole Dru thing?" Graham asked and seeing her nodding he continued, "I was just so surprised to see her after so long and I was graduating and going to boot camp. I couldn't ask you to put your dating life on hold."
Rolling her eyes she translated, "You didn't love me everything you said was meant for Dru. I could see it in your eyes. Plus, it would be really bad to have a junior in high school visiting you during the summer or going home to visit your younger girlfriend."
"That's not it." Graham tried.
"Oh now you're going to tell me that she's not here with you." Faith asked more as a statement than a question.
"Well you know I wouldn't lie to you, so yes she's here. She apparently wanted to see some old friends." Graham said.
Stopping at his words she looked at him and said, "You're the reason William's ex-girlfriend left him."
TBC
The Next Morning
"Hey Faith." Dawn said as she walked towards her.
"Hey Dawn." Faith relied.
"So is it true that you're mom forbids to let you see William until she meets him?" She asked being joined by Oz and Willow.
"Yep, it's true. My mom was like you can't see him until next week when I have some time off. But then grams asked her to reconsider so I have to invite them over for dinner tonight." Faith said briefly wondering how they knew.
"Wow, I'm glad my mom doesn't care who I see." Willow said. "In fact they're never home to care what I do."
"That's got to be tough. I know that I'd be just fine with grams." Faith sounded thoughtful.
"'Ello, luv." William said joining the group with Angelus right behind him.
Kissing him lightly and hearing the 'aww's they pulled away. "Do you think you and Mr. Giles can make it to my house for dinner with my grumpy mother and grams?" Faith asked.
"She reconsidered?" William asked surprised. When Faith nodded he continued, "Sure. I'll make sure to ask him. Anything we can bring?"
"Just your appetites." Faith said beginning to walk towards first period.
"You got it, luv." William said taking her hand.
In Study Hall
"'Ello, Uncle." William said with Faith on his arm.
"Hello William, Faith." Mr. Giles said in greeting.
"Mr. Giles, my mom and I were wondering if you and William would care to join us for dinner tonight." Faith asked nervously.
"Is this because of last night?" He asked.
"Yes." She said simply fearing for the worst.
"I'd be delighted to. Should we bring anything?" He said unexpectedly.
"No, just your appetites." She said smiling. "Oh, and I should warn the both of you. My mom tends to be blunt and she really likes to drink." She said turning to William she continued, "That's another way she gets away from it all."
"It'll be okay, Julianna is really nice." William said reassuring her. At his uncle's look he continued, "She told me to call her that."
"What have I taught you about respecting people?" He pointedly asked.
"Never call them by their first name. I tried to call her Mrs but she kindly implied that I was to refer to her as Julianna." William said taking a seat next to Faith.
"Fine, fine." Was all he said.
"Mr. Giles, may I use your phone?" Faith asked.
"Sure, dial 9 to get out of the school's system." He said handing her the phone.
After dialing a number she waited for someone to answer. "Yes, may I please speak to Wendy Calwell?" She said into the receiver. Waiting another moment her mom picked up the phone. "Hey mom, I was wondering, did you want to meet any of more of my friends?" Listening to her mother's double-talking she just waited for the reply. "I can do that. See you tonight. Oh Mr. Giles wants to know if they need to bring anything for dinner." Another long pause. "Okay, I'll let them know. See you tonight. Bye." With that she hung up the phone and turned to face William.
"My mom sends her wishes and says that you don't need to bring anything to dinner." She said taking her seat again.
"What else did she say?" William asked curiously.
"That she wants to meet everyone, luckily they don't have to bring their parents." She said turning to the German book she had in front of her.
After School
"Hey guys." Faith called out. "I'm sure William has already asked all of you if you'd like to come over for dinner."
"Sure." They all agreed.
"Sure." Agreed a new male voice causing Faith to turn around.
"What are you doing here?" She questioned surprised looking at a young brunette with brilliant green eyes.
"I'm being re-located and heard that you moved here." The man explained.
"Luv?" William asked.
"Oh, um everyone this is my ex-boyfriend Graham. He's in the marines and I guess, as you all heard is being located here." Faith said but then continued, "Graham this is William, Angelus and his girlfriend Willow or Red as we like to call her, Dawn and her boyfriend Oz."
"Nice to meet you all." Graham said shaking William and Angelus' hands. "Faith can I talk to you for a minute?"
Looking at William and back at Graham she took a deep breath and replied, "Sure. You can walk me home. I'll see everyone my house at 6." Waving good-bye and kissing William on the cheek she and Graham walked away.
"So is that you're new boyfriend?" He questioned once they rounded the first corner.
"You could call him that." Faith replied. "Why did you come to see me, you haven't tried to make any sort of contact since you left for boot camp." She asked slightly upset because she could be walking with William, but she was walking with her ex.
"You should be the one to talk. Moving across the country with out word." Graham retorted.
"Oh please!" She quipped but continued, "I just moved across country you've been gone at boot camp for a year. You had plenty of opportunities to write me, besides if you remember we didn't part good friends."
"We didn't?" Graham questioned.
"I'm not going to go there again." She began.
"Oh are you talking about the whole Dru thing?" Graham asked and seeing her nodding he continued, "I was just so surprised to see her after so long and I was graduating and going to boot camp. I couldn't ask you to put your dating life on hold."
Rolling her eyes she translated, "You didn't love me everything you said was meant for Dru. I could see it in your eyes. Plus, it would be really bad to have a junior in high school visiting you during the summer or going home to visit your younger girlfriend."
"That's not it." Graham tried.
"Oh now you're going to tell me that she's not here with you." Faith asked more as a statement than a question.
"Well you know I wouldn't lie to you, so yes she's here. She apparently wanted to see some old friends." Graham said.
Stopping at his words she looked at him and said, "You're the reason William's ex-girlfriend left him."
TBC
