Chapter 6

Willow spent the next couple of days moping around the house. Kennedy didn't know what was up and Willow wouldn't tell her. She guessed it had something to do with Scott, but that didn't really make sense to her. She tried really hard to get it out of her, but all Willow said about it was, "It's nothing."

At first, Willow had been so mad at Scott for saying what he had said, but then after thinking about it, she began to wonder it herself. She loved Kennedy, so she had no idea why she was even thinking such things. Then she got thinking, why did she love Kennedy? So many questions were in her head, it was driving her crazy.

Tara ddn't know what to do with herself, she decided that she should give Willow a bit of time before trying again, so she had nothing to do. She didn't really feel safe sleeping out in the open, but she needed more money, so Tara thought she'd look around for a job. Walking up and down streets, still carrying her bag of food, which now only contained her blanket and a bottle of water, Tara looked at the notice boards trying to find a job vancancy. She saw a few, but they weren't ones that she was particularly good at.

Turning onto a back street, Tara noticed a small, second-hand shop with a sign in the window saying there was a worker needed. It didn't look like the kind of shop that would have heaps of people applying, so Tara decided to go in and have a go. Tara talked to the lady at the counter, she was old and seemed quite nice, and asked about applying for the job. Not asking for anything but her name, the lady gave Tara the job.

By Saturday, Tara had booked herself into a cheap motel. She didn't get paid much, but it was more than nothing. All her job consisted of was cleaning the shop, then taking over the shop while the old lady went and had lunch.

Tara woke up in a nice warm bed on Sunday, it was the best sleep she'd had since she'd been back. She thought about Willow, she only had a week left and she started to panic.

Tara smiled as Willow opened the door, surprisingly so did Willow. "Hi, do you wanna come in?"

"I was a-actually wondering i-if you wanted to g-grab some lunch w-with m-me," Tara could tell that Willow was fighting with herself about what to do by her hesitation and facial expression. She figured this was a good thing, at least there was a part of her that wanted to be with her. "Umm...yeah, sure."

Tara waited for Willow to grab her purse and her jacket, then they headed off down the road. They stopped at a cute little cafe and had their lunch. At first they were a little awkward, but once they got a conversation going, the air thinned out.

Everyday for the next two days, Tara and Willow would go down to the same cafe and have some lunch. This only happened because the shop was closed mondays and tuesdays. Tara told Willow about the shop and on Wednesday Willow popped in for a visit. "Is that your girlfriend?" The old lady asked when Willow left the shop. Tara just shook her head, and kept working.

Willow walked in the front door of the house that night, greeted by Kennedy, but not in a good way. Her arms were folded over her chest and she looked mad. "Where were you?"

"I-I went and grabbed some food...out," She looked around the room and saw Buffy, Dawn and Xander were sitting on the couch looking at her.

"We were all gonna hang out tonight, remember?"

"I'm so sorry guys, I totally forgot!" Kennedy walked out of the room and up the stairs. Willow repeated that she was sorry then followed Kennedy.

"You were with Scott weren't you?" Kennedy asked as soon as Willow entered their bedroom. Kennedy was standing by their bed, arms folded again, looking at Willow. Willow lowered her head slightly and nodded. "Lunch sunday,monday and tuesday, dinner wednesday. When do I get to see you?" Willow didn't say anything, she just looked at her shoes. "What's going on Willow?"

"Nothing is going on,"

"Does he want there to be?" Willow looked and Kennedy and nodded slowly. "Do you want there to be?" Willow didn't say anything, she just lowered her eyes. Kennedy stormed out of the bedroom, past her girlfriend, and hurried down the stairs. Willow heard the front door slam and she ran after her.