Willow's heart was pounding in her chest. What the heck was she doing standing outside of Tara's room. The confusion was getting to be too much. Was her subconscious mind trying to tell her something?
She sighed heavily as she leaned her head against the door. This was not how she wanted things to go. This was not how she had planned things. She wanted a nice uncomplicated love life. After all, living on the hellmouth was complication enough.
The door suddenly opened and Willow fell forward, knocking the blond witch from her feet. The two lay there, Willow on top for several seconds before either could find their voice. "Willow? What are y-you doing here?"
The redhead sighed heavily as she made her way back to her feet. She helped her friend to her feet as well. "I'm not sure. I couldn't sleep and I started wandering around. I ended up here and I didn't even know it."
The blonde looked at her, questions running in her mind. "Are you all right? Nothing w-wrong with Buffy or Oz?"
Willow shook her head and again sighed. "I have to be honest with you. You are the reason I couldn't sleep."
"Me?" Tara got a confused looked on her face. "Why me?"
"I kept hearing what you said, about us just being friends and well, it wouldn't stop replaying in my head." Willow tried to look her in the face. "I'm just wondering why."
Tara was not usually bold, but in this case, she just had to be bold. "Do you think there could be more between the two of us than just friendship?"
Now Willow did look her in the eye. "That seems to be the million dollar question. I know I like you, a lot. And I know there is this connection between us, but I'm not sure that it's anymore than just the plain and simple magicks." She made her way over to the bed and sighed heavily, putting her head in her hands. "I'm so confused right now."
"Well, you just take your time. You decide how things should be for yourself." Tara put her hand on the redhead's shoulder. "You have to follow your heart."
Willow looked up at the blond. And suddenly, she just knew. It was no fault of the blond's but she knew. Tara was a sweet and innocent girl and she would be eternally grateful for the friendship that the two shared. But that's all it was. She had Oz and she loved him more than anything in the world.
"I think I figured it out." Willow smiled sadly. "If you can handle just the two of us being friends, I think that's what I want. I really like you, but I'm in love with Oz. He's my everything and that's just the way it is."
Tara managed to keep a smile on her face. Her heart was breaking. But at least she would forever have a friend. That was more than enough for her. "I've never really had a friend before. And I'm grateful for our friendship. If you're heart is telling you to choose Oz, please follow your heart."