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Alyssa - Glad you're enjoying. They like picking on Dawn. And each other!
Just - Yes, it is a little different dynamic. I haven't ever seen this particular threesome either. I've read B/T/W, even B/Spike/Tara (Only found two of those) But no B/T/F. Faith just had to be in the mix - when I was writing the story, she kept making little comments and looks - I finally let her do her thing! LOL
CBS- If you're evil, what am I? Ah, Fan Fic gotta love it. You can do anything you want with the characters! I like this threesome. Who knows, maybe I'll start something and more people will write stories with these three! Also - My story, Family has some serious sex coming up in it - if you like reading the dirty details - check out my web-site for the full blow by blow (Also, I have been known to update my stories quicker there than this site! HINT HINT)
Divlish - You aren't the only one wanting to rant about the last couple seasons. God forbid the poor woman has went through hell for the last five years being the slayer and she finally found peace and was ripped away from it! Then because I'm a magic addict, rape my girlfriend's mind and treat people like crap,you should take care of my problems, to hell with yours. And let's not even get with Xander leaving Anya at the alter. Ooops -- Sorry I'm ranting now. :0) Tara Filling - YUMMY.
Lecter - Sorry! It's going to be a threesome. But I'm glad I got your attention. Did you just come across the story? Kind of curious. Glad to hear from new reviewers!
Wordmad - Another new voice! I'm liking this threesome more and more myself! Honestly, even though this story doesn't show it, I do love the Willow character. But like I said at the beginning - I took an attitude for some reason and decided she didn't deserve Tara. That's probably how most stories get started - one little thing and snowball effect!
Sink - Where are you? Hope you're not gone away!
CHAPTER 13
Buffy stops and grins at the picture of Tara bending over to put her dirty dishes in the dishwasher. It takes her a few moments to realize that blue eyes are laughing at her, from where Tara's looking over her shoulder at the slayer.
Blushing at having been caught, Buffy looks down and whispers "I was just bringing my dirty dishes in to the kitchen." Looking up seeing that Tara is no longer bending over and is standing up looking at her with her arms crossed across her chest, and an eyebrow raised.
"Okay, okay, you caught me. But do you blame me?" Buffy smirks slightly. "Beautiful blonde, bending over, extremely nice…attributes?" Smiling, realizing Faith was standing behind her, she can't resist. "What do you think, Faith? Do you agree?"
Faith eyes widen in surprise looking from Buffy to Tara and back. "Well, unfortunately I came in after she stood up. But beautiful blonde is definitely a given." Faith appraises the blonde witch. Smiling and nodding her head. "Yep, beautiful is a given."
Rolling her eyes Tara looks at the two women. "You two are calling me beautiful. Look in the mirror sometime. That's beautiful. Not me." Shaking her head she starts to get out the ingredients to make brownies.
"B, I want to do something, follow my lead?" Faith asks quietly so only Buffy can hear.
Looking at Faith with a furrowed brow, Buffy wonders what she's up to. "Okay."
Running up the stairs, Faith grabs the free-standing mirror in her bedroom and carries it back downstairs, setting it up in the living room.
Dawn looks at Faith "What are you doing?"
Faith smiles slightly "I'm just tryin' to prove something to Blondie in there." Heading into the kitchen, she walks up to Tara, taking the mixing bowl out of her hands and tugging her slightly. "Come here, I want to show you something." Nodding her head to Buffy for her to follow.
"So, you think B's beautiful. You think I'm beautiful." giving a snort at that Faith rolls eyes. "And you think that you're NOT beautiful, right?"
"Where are you going with this, Faith?" Tara states in an exasperated tone. "I know I'm not beautiful." Looking down at herself and shaking her head.
"Personally, I think you're absolutely gorgeous." Buffy states looking at her.
Dawn coming in to see what the three women were doing grins. "You are beautiful Tara."
"Okay, all of us know Tara is beautiful, except for Tara herself. Now, look at Buffy. What do you see that makes you think she's beautiful?" Faith asks quietly.
"Her kind and caring heart. Her unselfishness in helping those in need. Ummm…" Looking at Dawn she raises her eyebrows. "I would feel better saying this if you weren't here, Dawn. Would you mind? Please?"
Dawn smirks looking at Buffy "So, she's gonna talk about your bod now and doesn't want me to hear what she thinks about my sister. I guess I can handle that. I need to work on a project that's due next week, anyway."
Shaking her head at the precocious teen Tara smiles as she heads to her bedroom. "Okay, in no uncertain terms, beautiful eyes, firm athletic body." Here her eyes inadvertently stray to Buffy's breasts and Tara grins slightly. "Definitely firm assets. That's some of the physical portion."
"Okay, I agree with all of the above." Faith states smirking slightly winking at Buffy. "Now, what is the most important thing that you think makes Buffy, Buffy?"
"Her heart." Tara states without any hesitation.
Nodding her head Faith smiles hugely. "Now, I want you to look in this mirror at yourself…"
Buffy interrupts. "Wait a minute. I want to hear what she thinks is beautiful about you, Faith. I had to stand here and listen to her talk about me. It's your turn."
"Ah, man. We don't need to hear this." Faith mumbles in embarrassment.
"I think we do." Tara states nodding her head. Eyeing Faith up and down, Tara smirks slightly. Turning to look at Buffy she shakes her head. "Some things just kind of jump out at you, don't they?"
Buffy giggles slightly and seeing the slight flush working it's way up the Dark Slayer's face, she laughs loudly. "Oh, yeah."
"I'm sorry, Faith. I couldn't resist." Tara grins unrepentantly at the slayer. "Okay, seriously. I see a woman that wants to do good. Has an extremely good heart, that unfortunately has been abused. I see a caring woman that given time will learn what love is, and is capable of loving with her whole heart." Reaching up to gently run one finger down the slayer's cheek, Tara smirks. "Then we have the deep soulful brown eyes and the sexy body." Smiling over at Buffy, hoping she said what the Dark Slayer needed to hear, she whispers "Your heart is also the most important part of you that makes you beautiful. It's what's inside a person that's important, not the outside trappings. That's just a bonus."
Buffy crosses to Tara and looks her in the eye. "You can say that what's inside the person is important, and not see the beauty that shines from your eyes? Your sweet caring nature. Your heart that is so big that you can love without reservation, even with what has happened to you, you still open yourself up to love."
Faith nods her head in agreement. "Your eyes are the windows to your soul, Tara. And you have an absolutely beautiful soul." Turning her to make her face the mirror with Buffy and herself bracketing the blonde witch, Faith whispers. "See what we see when we look at you. See those beautiful blue eyes, the lovely honey blonde hair."
Buffy takes over, "The classic features, the soft womanly curves that I just want to bury myself in and stay there forever."
Faith nods and swallows slightly. "Tara, you are gorgeous inside and out."
Looking at herself in the mirror as the two slayers discuss her. At first, she feels uncomfortable, but slowly she starts seeing through their eyes, seeing what they saw when they look at her. Realizing that in their eyes she is beautiful.
Starting with a small smile that grows larger looking at both woman's eyes she shrugs her shoulders "I guess we just need to admit that we're all beautiful and not argue about it." Tara smiles turning to hug Buffy tight first, then turning and hugging Faith tightly too. "Thank you both."
"Now, can I go back to the kitchen and make a double batch of brownies?" Tara smiles looking at both women with a raised eyebrow.
"Only a double batch?" Faith queries winking. "Two slayers in the house, a teenager and a witch. All these women and you're only making a double batch?"
Tara rolls her eyes as both slayers start laughing. "Okay, I'll make two double batches - one regular and one with walnuts, that sound okay?"
"Sounds good to me." Buffy smiles before coming up to the slightly taller blonde, pulling her into her body lightly before kissing her softly on the lips. "I love you."
"I love you too. Now, let me get to baking." Tara smiles before heading into the kitchen.
Buffy follows her with her eyes smiling softly.
"You're one lucky lady, B." Faith softly notes.
Turning to Faith, Buffy shakes her head. "We're lucky Faith. Her heart really is big enough for both of us." Buffy states quietly before grabbing the mirror and taking it back upstairs, leaving a confused Faith standing in the living room.
Shaking her head at the blonde slayer, Faith looks up the stairs before looking towards the kitchen and shrugging her shoulders, heads into the kitchen.
"Need any help?" Faith asks quietly watching the blonde mix up the batter.
Looking up, Tara smiles "If you want to chop up the walnuts, I'd appreciate it."
Grabbing a cutting board and knife, Faith opens the bag of walnuts. "How much do you want me to chop?"
Smirking slightly Tara states "Depends on how much you like walnuts in your brownies."
"I like nuts." Faith smirks slightly "I also like 'em without nuts."
Shaking her head at Faith she smiles. "Personally, I'm not much of a nut person myself. I prefer mine without."
Walking into the kitchen Buffy smirks before stating "And can I say how much I appreciate that fact? Hopefully, here soon, I'll have more of a reason to appreciate it!" Buffy growls lowly before pulling Tara to her and giving her a firm kiss on the lips.
Faith looks in surprise at both women. "You mean you two ain't gotten down and dirty with each other yet?"
"Well, that's a nice way to put it, Faith." Tara shakes her head at the slayer. "No, we haven't made love yet."
"No, we haven't." Buffy grumbles "It was looking promising this morning until somebody banged on our bedroom door."
"Buffy! And who was all for having breakfast?" Tara raises an eyebrow looking at Buffy and then makes a show of poking her in the stomach. "Someone likes to eat."
"Yeah, but I did try to talk you into staying in the clothes you were wearing." Buffy pouts. "You had to go and put these on instead."
"I wasn't going to run around the house in my sleep wear!" Tara states blushing slightly.
"Okay, hold up here. What exactly is her sleep wear and…Sorry for this morning" Faith whispers the last, feeling bad.
"Faith, don't worry about this morning. As for her sleep wear…" Buffy winks. "It really isn't the sleep wear - it's the person wearing it. Tank top and shorts." Looking at the blushing blonde Buffy eyes her up and down. "Tight tank top, showing a lot of skin and shorts showcasing those sexy legs. Strip of belly showing. Mmmm, mmmm." Buffy states smiling.
Faith's eyes unfocus slightly imagining the blonde….shaking her head Faith holds up her hands. "Okay, on that note, I'm leavin'. You two are trying to kill me here." Faith states huskily in her smoky voice before heading out of the kitchen.
Wrapping her arms around Buffy's waist, from behind her Tara watches Faith leave the kitchen. "We need to either stop teasing her, or let her know what we're thinking about, our possible relationship, Buffy." Tara states quietly.
"I know. But it's fun. I haven't ever seen Faith so off-centered, not knowing what to say or do. It's kind of an interesting thing to see." Buffy smiles slightly, before frowning. Turning around in Tara's arms she asks in a scared tone. "What about Dawn? She was okay about me and you. But…" Trailing off she shakes her head. "I don't know what this could possibly make her think, let alone Xander and Anya."
Tara frowns wondering about Dawn before thinking about Xander and Anya, that thought makes her grin wickedly. "This will give Xander enough fuel for fantasies for the rest of his life. Anya, I don't think anything can shock her." Frowning again she searches Buffy's eyes. "The main one I see us having a problem with is Dawn."
Dawn pops into the kitchen at that moment, just catching the tail end of the conversation. "What will you have a problem with me about?" Dawn questions with a worried tone in her voice.
"Goddess." Tara quietly states lightly running her fingers over her temple. "Buffy, let me talk to her. Why don't you go and keep Faith company, so she doesn't show up during this conversation."
Buffy looks at Tara with shocked eyes. "Tara? Are you sure, I mean, we haven't really decided…"
Raising her eyebrow Tara states "We haven't?"
"Well…" Buffy looks into Tara's eyes. "I guess it has more or less been decided. But talking to Dawn? I mean, we don't have any idea if this is even going to happen."
Dawn just looks from her sister to Tara and back trying to follow the conversation. "You two are really confusing me."
"I'm sorry, Dawnie. We don't mean to. But, Buffy, Dawn's 15 almost 16. She's becoming a young woman. I honestly believe it's best to let her know what could possibly happen. She's matured a lot over the last few months. I say we be honest and up front with her. I… hope that she doesn't end up hating us or thinking we're…" Tara raises her eyes to the ceiling trying to think of a word for what she's trying to say.
"Sick puppies?" Buffy asks with a small smile.
"Well, that wasn't the wording I was going to use, but for lack of something better, yes." Tara smiles back softly at Buffy. "Let me talk to her. It might be easier for me to discuss this with her than it would be for you." Nodding her head in agreement Buffy kisses Tara lightly on the cheek before heading into the living room.
"Dawnie, please sit down. Do you want anything to drink?" Tara asks at Dawn's shake of her head, she quickly pours the brownie mixture into the two pans and scoops up the walnuts, pouring them into one of the pans, lightly swirling them around until they work their way into the batter. Putting both pans in the oven and setting the timer, Tara sits down across the island from Dawn.
"Tara, come on. What's going on here?" Dawn asks in a worried tone.
"Dawn, it isn't anything bad. At least I don't think it is." Tara looks Dawn in the eye trying to figure out how to bring this up to the teenager. "Dawn, you know that Buffy and I love you, right?" At Dawn's quick nod Tara smiles slightly. "You know that we love each other also, right?" Dawn grins at that and then nods her head. "Okay, well I believe that a person's heart is big enough to love everyone. Different love for different people."
Dawn smiles "I understand that. I love you, Buffy, Xander, Anya, even Faith. I love you all differently, but I do love you."
"That's good Dawnie. Well, I also know that you can be in love with more than one person. That there is possibly dozens or hundreds of people you can be in love with, and care for in a more intimate way." Tara states watching as Dawn thinks about what Tara is saying.
"I guess that makes sense. I mean, if there was only one person in the world for you, what is the likelihood you will ever find that person?" Dawn nods her head accepting what the blonde was saying. "But why are you talking about this. I mean, I know you loved Willow, and now you love Buffy. You don't have to explain this to me."
Tara takes a deep breath, reaching over for Dawn's hand, she clasps it gently. "This conversation doesn't really have anything to do with Willow. Dawn, I'm going to ask a really big favor of you. I want to explain a few things to you and I need you to try and keep an open mind about it, and to please let me finish before interrupting. Can you do that for me?" Tara asks her softly.
Dawn sees the serious look in Tara's eyes and the quiet pleading. Nodding her head she smiles slightly. "I'll try and keep an open mind. I promise I'll also try not to interrupt."
"Thanks Dawn." Tara slowly explains without going into detail about her life previously, then hitting lightly on some of Faith's life, without any details just that she had a hard time growing up, a mother that was abusive, nothing else, just letting her know that life had been extremely hard on the Dark Slayer. Finally working over to her sister, not saying anything about Spike, but about Buffy's reaction when Faith came on the scene originally, her feelings, the antagonism between the two, continuing through, setting up the background of the two women.
Taking a slight breather looking at Dawn, Tara watches the emotions crossing the teens face, the confusion trying to figure out where Tara is going with this conversation. Finally just looking back at Tara, waiting for her to continue.
"Your sister has always cared for Faith. She wouldn't allow herself to acknowledge those feelings." Seeing Dawn about ready to interrupt, Tara raises her hand. "Let me finish Dawn, please. Your sister loves me, I love her. That hasn't changed and won't change. But Buffy has finally realized that she loves Faith and has more or less loved her since high school. And, though I don't know her that well, I'm coming to care for Faith deeply. Both Buffy and I have touched on this subject, it's something that would be unconventional, but these feelings are there. Faith doesn't know any of this, so I ask you, please don't say anything to her. She may not even be interested in a relationship with us."
Dawn snorts out at that thought. "I've got to interrupt, sorry. But, Faith would jump at the chance to have either one of you, let alone both. I-I always thought that there might have been something between Buffy and Faith, but I never knew for sure. Heck, I wasn't even really here when that happened." Dawn frowns at that. "Tara I don't know what to say, here." Dawn looks up with confusion filling her eyes. "Are you saying that you each want to date Faith separately? Won't that put a strain on your relationship with each other?"
Tara closes her eyes, opening them she looks at Dawn smiling slightly. "First off, if this were to happen, it will take some work from all three of us. However, I love your sister, and am coming to love Faith. I know your sister loves Faith and myself. As for Faith, I got the sense from her that she cares deeply for Buffy, but I don't even know if she knows what love is. I know she likes me." Shrugging slightly Tara smiles lopsidedly. "And we would probably see each other separately, but we would also all three of us be together, Dawnie."
Still frowning in confusion Dawn looks at Tara shaking her head. "But…all three of…" Opening eyes wide Dawn blushes a dark red. "You mean… all three of you together, together."
Blushing slightly herself Tara nods her head anxiously watching the teenager to see how she reacted to this news.
"You…three…wow…I…" Shaking her head in disbelief Dawn just stares back at the blonde. "Is it okay if I kind of let this sink in some. Let me sort it all out?" Dawn questions.
"Please, take all the time you need Dawn." Tara states quietly watching her intently. "Do you hate us?" Tara whispers, afraid what she had said may have been too much for the teenager.
Seeing the worry in the blonde's eyes, Dawn quickly walks around the island to lightly hug the Wicca. "No, I could never hate you. It's just a lot to take in. I kind of want to think things through and sort it all out in my head." Pulling back out of the hug she makes eye contact with Tara smiling slightly "Can I talk to you, if I have any questions?"
Smiling back Tara's smile turns into a grin "As long as you aren't going to ask any intimate details, I don't see why not."
Dawn rolls her eyes. "That I am NOT going to do." Just then the timer on the stove goes off. "And it looks like we're going to be having brownies, chocolate is our friend."
Laughing at the teenager Tara pulls the brownies out, checking to make sure they're done before agreeing. "Yes, chocolate is our friend. Thank you Dawnie." Tara quietly adds.
"I love you guys. You're my family. We support our family, right?" Dawn smiles slightly before saying with a grin "Even if they are sick puppies."
Rolling her eyes at the teenager Tara shakes her head. "Yeah, yeah. I have this feeling your sisters comment is going to haunt us for a long time to come."
"How long before the brownies cool enough to eat?" Dawn asks looking at the brownies almost salivating.
"Probably need to give them about 15 minutes to cool decently. What kind do you want? With nuts or without?" Tara asks.
"One of each?" Dawn asks hopefully.
Laughing Tara nods her head. "Okay, one of each it is. Would you mind checking with the other two ladies to see what kind they would like?"
Walking out to the living room Dawn giggles. The two slayers had moved all the furniture out of the way and were doing Tai Chi. "You know maybe you should clean out the garage and make it a work out room for you two. Wouldn't that be easier?"
Buffy sticks her tongue out at her sister as she and Faith finish. "Everything okay?" Buffy asks quietly, breathing a sigh of relief as Dawn nods her head smirking slightly.
"She makes sense, B." Faith smirks at the teen. "What all you got in the garage, anyway?"
"Pretty much a lot of junk, wood to cover the front window that has a tendency to get smashed in at least three times a year and tools that Xander keeps here." Shrugging her shoulders she smiles.
"Well, we can move the tools and wood down to the basement, right?" Faith asks thinking about the basement that only has Buffy's kick bag hanging in it along with the washer and dryer leaving a lot of extra space left over.
"Yeah, that would work." Buffy states thinking about it. "We could bring some of the equipment from the Magic Box here to use. Put some mats down for us to spar." Buffy smiles "Dawn, you're a genius."
"Of course I am. We know I'm the smart one in this family." Dawn laughs when Buffy growls at her.
Tara comes into the living room. "Dawn, did you bother asking these ladies which kind of brownies they want? You've been out here long enough that I can cut them, now."
"Really!" Dawn yelps before heading back to the kitchen followed by two slayers and a witch that quickly dodged the herd.
"I hope they're good enough to make my almost being stampeded into the ground worth it." Tara states following the other three into the kitchen. Seeing Dawn already munching down on a brownie with a big glass of milk in front of her, Tara laughs.
Looking at the two slayers who are jostling each other good naturedly to get at the brownies Tara rolls her eyes mumbling loudly "I'm starting to think you two are the teenagers here."
Faith raises an eyebrow and states "Actually, I still am a teenager." Before turning to grab her plate piled high with brownies and a glass of milk to sit at the island in the kitchen, already shoving a brownie in her mouth.
"I thought you were the same age as Buffy. I just assumed…" Tara looks from Faith to Buffy.
Shrugging Buffy looks at Faith. "How old are you Faith?"
"I'll turn 19 in a couple months." She mumbles around a mouth full of brownie. "These brownies are great Blondie." Faith smiles up at Tara showing her dimples to the fullest, something she hadn't done before.
Sitting down hard in the chair across from Faith, Tara looks at Faith. "Thanks Faith." Tara states quietly. "Faith, can I ask you a question?" Faith nods as she chews another brownie. "You stated you got your GED in prison. Would you be interested in taking college courses? Is there anything you are interested in further exploring?"
Faith stops chewing, looking with surprise at the blonde. Quickly finishing the brownie in her mouth and gulping down some milk before stating "Yeah, I kind of liked history and poetry." She kind of mumbled the last word, but Buffy caught it.
"You're taking some advanced poetry classes this year for your degree, aren't you Tara?" Buffy asks looking at the blonde.
"Yes, I am." Looking over at Faith she expands on the statement "I'm going to become a teacher. In particular, an English teacher. Of course, I've taken a lot of different courses that help towards my credit certification, that includes poetry, history, of course English courses along with a lot of others. I should have been able to graduate this year, however because of the Glory situation, I'm still a semester behind even after loading myself up as much as possible and will need to take more classes next year to make up."
Faith's eyes light up with interest. "I can see you being a teacher." Smirking slightly before glancing sideways at Buffy she follows up with "If I had a teacher that looked like you when I was a kid, I mighta been more interested in goin' to school."
Narrowing her eyes slightly Buffy looks at Faith. "You hitting on my girlfriend Faith?"
"What if she is?" Tara interrupts trying to keep a straight face. "What you going to do about it?"
Still staring down Faith, Buffy finally smirks "Tell her she's got good taste."
Breathing a sigh of relief, afraid she might have gone too far, Faith finally smiles. "Don't scare me like that B. I thought you were gonna nail me to the wall."
"She still might." Tara whispers quietly with a knowing smile.
Not sure she heard Tara right, Faith gives Tara a questioning look "What was that Blondie?"
Buffy, who was closer to Tara had heard her and blushed lightly, making Tara giggle.
"Nothing, Faith. Just kind of thinking out loud. Since you're going to be my bodyguard, you'll be in the classrooms with me, get an idea what its like, see if you're interested." Tara smiles encouragingly at the Dark Slayer. "Most of my professors are interesting, only one of them is a bit of an ass."
"Can't be no worse than Professor Walsh." Buffy grouches.
"No, but I have already talked with all my professors about the fact that I was going to have someone with me in the classes. They didn't have a problem with it. Professor Gulden was a bit of a smart ass and never really okayed my having someone with me." Tara grumbles quietly.
Faith growls deep and low. "He better not give you a problem, or I'll set him straight."
"Rottweiller." Buffy nods her head smirking at the other slayer.
"Buffy, be nice. Next thing you know she'll think we're going to get her a spiked collar to wear around." Tara grins at Buffy.
Faith chuckles "I might like that."
"Okay, you guys are getting just a little to weird for me. I'm going to work some more on my project. If I'm in bed when you get back from patrol, have a good night." Dawn grins before heading upstairs.
"Night Dawnie." Tara smiles gently at the teen.
"Night Squirt." Faith winks slightly.
Getting up from her seat and quickly placing her plate and glass in the sink Buffy goes to follow Dawn, "I'm going to talk to Dawn for a few minutes, okay?" Buffy looks to Tara briefly and smiles at her nod.