Right Kind of Wrong
A/N: This story is dedicated to my shining star Noel. Our misadventures in New York inspired me. I love you doll, you rock! I also dedicate this chapter to a very special friend of mine... The football players have cleared the blocks... where were you?
Cordelia walked out of Stevenson hall and over to Xander's, he was spending the weekend at his parents since they were out of town. She kept looking around making sure that she didn't run into Faith, that's one confrontation she didn't want. The guilt was eating away at her, for what she did to Angel. It took a lot to keep from breaking down and telling Buffy everything, she felt like she's been trapped in the 'seventh circle of hell'. The walk to Xander's didn't take long she knocked on the basement door and waited for him to answer. Xander came to the door in all his naked glory, save a towel that barely covered anything. (That was for you angel).
"Cordy, I wasn't expecting to see you today." He told her, as he ushered her in.
The brunette sat down on the couch, "I know, but I really needed to talk to you. I understand if you don't want to speak to me again, but please hear me out." She pleaded with him.
"Give me a minute, you know to change. Then we can talk, because I have some things to say." He walked back upstairs leaving Cordelia to ponder what he wanted to say to her.
Buffy wasted no time in getting to her mother's, she wanted to borrow the car. She wanted to get something extra special for tonight, that would definitely knock her girl off of her feet. The car was in the driveway and she didn't see Giles, it was okay for her to go in.
"Mom, I'm home." She called out into the house.
"I'm in the kitchen honey." Her mother called out.
Buffy put her keys back in her purse and headed towards the kitchen, her mom was sitting at the island drinking tea and reading the paper. Joyce looked up and smiled at her daughter.
"I wasn't expecting to see you today. To what do I owe this visit?" She asked.
"I wanted to know if I could borrow the car to go to the mall. Faith and I had a falling out this morning. Cordelia came by bringing us gifts, you know for our anniversary, I let it slip that she and I kissed. It really wasn't my fault, I was grieving Cordy was there, and that was all that happened. Faith got upset and stormed out, Cordy and I talked, came to an understanding of sorts. Now my girlfriend is MIA, and I want to do something extra special." She rushed out.
Joyce tried to decipher what her daughter had said, "Okay, Cordelia dropped by this morning bringing gifts for your anniversary correct?" She asked her daughter.
Buffy nodded her head and Joyce continued, "In a moment of truth, you admitted to Faith that you kissed Cordelia. It was a moment of weakness, but still Buffy it was wrong. So your girlfriend storms off and you can't find her. Now you want to go to the mall and do something special." She tried to sum it up.
"That would be correct. It was a mistake, a bad one at that, but I didn't plan on it happening. I just want to show Faith, that I love her and she's like the only one for me." She explained.
Joyce looked at her watch, and then back at Buffy, "Okay, you can borrow the car, but be back by one." She handed the keys over to Buffy.
The blonde took the keys with a huge smile, "Thanks mom, I'll be back soon." She walked out of the kitchen.
"Oh and Buffy, don't do anything to screw this up." She warned her daughter.
Buffy called out, "I won't." She closed the door behind her.
Joyce put her tea cup in the sink, when there was a knock at the door. She walked out of the kitchen to answer the door; standing on the other side was Faith.
"Faith, come on in. You just missed Buffy." She ushered the other slayer in.
"Yeah, I know. I saw her leaving, can I talk to you?" She asked a little uncertain.
Joyce smiled at her, "Of course you can. Let's go sit in the living room."
Faith walked behind the elder Summers. She debated on coming over here, but she had no one else to really talk to. Willow was probably busy with her new girl, Xander was probably mooning over Cordelia, and Giles was just too stuffy to talk to about what's going on. Joyce sat on the couch and patted the seat next to her, the brunette sat down dejectedly.
"I'm sure B- I mean Buffy told you what happened this morning." She started out.
"Yes she did, and she was pretty distraught about it. She felt really bad about what happened." Joyce responded.
Faith sighed, "I don't know anymore, she says she loves me. Then she goes around kissing her arch nemesis turned ex-lover-turned best friend. She's running hot one minute and cold the next, what is going on with her?" She asked exasperated.
Joyce let out a little laugh. It was just like her daughter to go through the motions, especially when she is in love. Faith looked at her with a raised eye brow.
"I'm sorry Faith; I'm not laughing at you. It's just that Buffy is really fickle like that sometimes. Look at it from Buffy's point, her vampire lover of two years was staked. She goes to her girlfriend for comfort, said girlfriend tries, but fails because of ill feelings she has towards the ex lover. Buffy picks up on it and goes to someone who cared for Angel just as much as she did. So she turns to her ex-lover who is also one of her best friends, said best friend comforts her distraught friend. In a moment of weakness they kiss, but Buffy realized that it was wrong. In the heat of the moment your girlfriend blurts out that she kissed Cordelia and nothing more." She paused a moment letting the girl digest what she said.
"When a person is grieving, regardless of whom it's over; they make some pretty reckless decisions. Now I'm not defending her, because I don't agree with what happened, but it was a moment of weakness plus you two were technically on a break. I know Buffy loves you; she loves you more than she did Angel. As Buffy would say, anyone with eyes could see it. The hot and cold that you are talking about its natural see in a way Buffy is afraid. She gave her heart to Angel, he in turned broke it. In a way she is afraid of her heart being broken again. In a moment of weakness no one is actually thinking. She loves you a lot, and I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that she loves you. Don't let anything ruin what you have now, love conquers everything, and can overcome any obstacle. Just don't give up, and give her time, I guarantee you will not have to doubt anymore." She finished up her thought.
Joyce looked over at the young girl and saw her in deep thought. The emotions were playing on her face. To her it was a good thing; she just hoped that they would find a way past this.
"I understand now, thanks Mrs. S." The brunette gave her a smile.
"It's my job, now you and my daughter have an anniversary tonight, I don't want anything to ruin it. You can keep me company around here until Buffy returns; I think she has something special planned for you." The elder Summers hinted.
"Probably not as special as I have her for." She replied.
Buffy pulled into the mall parking lot; she was determined to have a special afternoon for her girlfriend. She turned off the ignition and hurried out of the car, entering the mall she went for Victoria's Secret. Fredrick's of Hollywood is a little too risqué for what she had planned for this afternoon. Upon entering the store she made her way to the lingerie section and picked out a very sexy negligee with matching thong underwear, in her favorite color black. Once that was picked out she made her way over to the bath and body works section. She smelled everyone until she came across some Sweet Temptation lotion and body wash. Everything in hand she made her way to the check out to pay for her purchases.
"Someone has a special evening planned." The sales lady behind the counter said.
Buffy smiled, "Yeah, it's me and my honey's anniversary. I have something really special planned." She replied.
The lady rung up her purchases, "Your total is $59.27. This someone must be really special." She told the blonde.
Buffy handed her the gift certificate, "You have no idea." She smiled.
The sales lady handed her the bag and the receipt, "Congratulations and have a wonderful day."
Buffy took the bag, "Thank you." She gave the lady behind the counter a billion dollar smile. Purchases in hand she walked out of the store and headed towards Bath and Body Works, she wanted to pick up some scented candles. Once the candles were picked out she left the store and headed towards Spencer's but thought against it and decided to go elsewhere. Leaving the mall she threw her bags in the backseat and started the car. Her next stop was the florist, and the specialty gourmet candy shop, and a stop off at Insurrection.
The blonde walked into the candy shop with what she already had in mind. The man behind the counter rushed to help her.
"My name is Andrew, and I am here to be of some assistance." He gave her a smile.
"Thank you Andrew. I was wondering if you could help me, I'm looking for some chocolate covered strawberries in dark chocolate, and white chocolate." She told him.
Andrew walked around the counter, "You are in luck, these babies are very famous. How many of them would you like?" He asked, turning around reaching for a box.
Buffy looked over the assortment, "I would like ten dark chocolate, ten white chocolate, and ten of the tuxedo strawberries." She pointed to each one.
The blonde worked behind the counter trying to get the order ready. Buffy used this time to browse the candy shop, she saw an assortment of truffles, fudge, pure white chocolate bars, anything you wanted they had it. In a way it looked like a modern version of Willy Wonka's chocolate factory.
"Miss, your order is ready; your total is $30.00."
Buffy handed him the money and he handed her the box. She gave him a big smile, told him thank you and walked out of the shop. Next she pulled out her cell phone and called Willow.
"Hey Willow, I need for you to do me a huge favor... You'll meet me there in twenty minutes?... Perfect, that will give me time to make a stop off at Insurrection. You are a life saver, I love you." She told her friend and hung up.
Buffy made her way back to the car, this time she gently put the box in the back seat and closed the door. Her next stop was Insurrection the florist was already taken care of. She got in the car and made the five minute drive to the most erotic sex store in Sunnydale. The blonde pulled the car into the parking lot and got out, but not without locking the doors. She walked into the store and was met by Alicia one of the workers there.
"Welcome to Insurrection, your one stop shop for all your sexual needs." She greeted happily.
Buffy smiled at her, "Thank you, could you tell me where you keep the Kama Sutra books, and all that other good stuff." She told the red head.
"Follow me, we have an assortment of everything Kama Sutra you need." She led Buffy to the very back.
"Thank you." She replied. Alicia left her alone; Buffy felt like a kid in the candy shop, she didn't know where to begin. After five minutes she left the section and took her selections up to the front.
"I hope you found everything you needed. Did you find our Strawberry nipple dust? It's highly recommended especially if your lover has a breast fetish." She told Buffy.
Buffy held up the container, "Already found it." She smiled.
Alicia rung up her purchases and handed Buffy the bag, "Have a good day." She called out behind the blonde.
Buffy was surprised at herself; she actually walked into a sex shop and picked up all this stuff. She just hoped Faith would appreciate it all. Putting her stuff in the backseat she headed back to her mother's house. She glanced at her watch and saw that it was only twelve. That gave her plenty of time to get from her mother's back to the dorm. She drove the car down Revello Drive and saw Willow's car already there waiting. Buffy pulled the car into the driveway, as the red head got out of hers.
"Hey Wills, thanks for doing this for me." She greeted her friend.
"No problem, you just owe me big time. Is everything in the back?" She asked.
Buffy smiled, "Yes, no peaking. I'll just hand mom the keys and I'll be right out, I want to make sure everything is perfect." She turned and walked into the house, as Willow went to take everything out of the car.
"Mom, I'm back." She yelled out into the house.
"I'm upstairs with Faith. Come on up." The elder Summers called down.
Buffy placed the keys on the table and headed up the stairs. Twenty questions were running through her head. Number one on her list was why Faith was here. Taking the steps two by two, she made it to her mother's room and saw that she was packing.
"Hey B, I was just helping your mom pack for her week-end with Giles." Faith told her.
"It's no big; I just came by to drop mom's keys back." She told her girlfriend and then looked to her mother. "Mom, can I talk to you for a moment?" She asked.
"Sure honey, Faith I'm leaving the packing in your capable hands." She followed her daughter out of the room.
"What's wrong sweetheart?" She asked concern in her voice.
"Nothing, but I need a huge favor from you. Could you drop Faith off by the room before you go over to Giles'? I have Willow outside waiting for me; I have something very special planned for my girl. I don't want anything to ruin this." She told her mother in no uncertain terms.
"I will, what do you want me to tell Faith?" She questioned.
"Tell her I love her, and I will see her in an hour." The blonde ran down the stairs, leaving a smiling Joyce behind.
Buffy met Willow and they proceeded to drive back to Stevenson Hall. Joyce entered the room and saw Faith laying out clothes on the bed.
"Where's B?" She asked.
Joyce made her way over to the bed and sat down, "Buffy went back to campus, but I'm under strict instructions to take you back in an hour." She smiled.
"Let's get you packed. I have a date with a lady." Faith began folding up clothes.
Willow helped Buffy bring everything up to the room. Curiosity was killing her about what her friend had planned.
"Buffy, what exactly do you have in these bags?" The red head asked.
"Just a little bit of this and a little bit of that. Now come on and help me set everything up, it has to be perfect. Once I'm finished and Faith comes, she'll never know what hit her." She smiled wickedly.
Both girls tore into the bags and began lining the room with the candles, rose petals, and all the other essentials Buffy brought. Willow's eyes went huge as saucers when she saw the things that were bought. This was a little too much that she wanted to know about her friend.
"Buffy, not to be nosey, but what do you need with diamond studded hand cuffs, and a Kama Sutra book?" She asked.
The blonde took them out of her hand, "Wouldn't you like to know, now stay out of those other bags." She commanded.
Willow spied the bottle of Korbel sitting on the nightstand, "Do you need to put that on ice?" She asked shyly.
Buffy looked at what she was talking about, "No, I like my champagne warm. There's a lot that you can do with it." She smiled.
The red head didn't want to know, she just wanted to get out of there and meet with Tara. Everything in the room was set up the way Buffy wanted it, she smiled.
"Thank you Wills, I can take it from here. Please do not disturb us for about two or three hours. We will be very busy, and if I get interrupted, I will be pissed." She smiled sweetly.
"Gotcha, I'm going to go meet Tara. Enjoy your anniversary, and of course I want details." She teased.
Buffy walked up to Willow and brought her mouth close to the girl's ear, "If you're a really good girl... I will give you the play by play." She whispered seductively.
The red head shivered a little and walked out of the room. She really needed to see Tara now. Buffy couldn't help but laugh at the way her friend left, it didn't take much to get her worked up. Without further thought she went into the bathroom to take a shower, using the new body wash she used. The afternoon was going to be one that neither one of them will forget.
If you don't know what Kama Sutra or Tao positions are, then you are too young to be reading this. I will get into more about that in the next chapter. The break idea was taken from Friends, Ross and Rachel were on a break when Ross slept with another woman.