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Part 8
Tara was at the study room typing some reports and researching something on the internet. She had called the coven and told them she'd be working from home. She thanked the goddess she didn't have any classes today, because she was in no shape to teach; her body was complaining because of the alert night and she had a little migraine.
The blonde was engrossed in her task when she heard someone entering the room. She moved her eyes from the computer screen and saw Faith getting in
"Oh my god…you're awake" she rushed to the brunette's side "are you okay?"
"Yeah…I think" the slayer looked pale and she had dark rings around her eyes. Tara cupped her face with both hands and moved one to feel her forehead "T, what happened?"
"You don't remember?" Tara pulled a chair and sat facing the brunette
"vaguely" she said shaking her head "I remember fighting a demon and feeling the pain of something piercing my body" she furrowed her brows trying to recollect the events from the previous night "I remember the blood…and I remember…you" she looked at the blonde "but it's all a big blur…I remember a strange man's voice and opening my eyes and seeing you a couple of times during the night…but I don't know if it was just a dream"
"It wasn't a dream" Tara offered softly "I had to call a doctor from the council…you were loosing to much blood"
"Oh" she said realizing the seriousness "it explains why I'm feeling so weak"
"Yeah…you scared me" the witch smiled and took off her glasses "is it hurting?"
"A little…" she shift in her seat and smiled sheepishly "but I'm actually hungry"
"Come on…go lie down that I'll prepare something for you to eat" Tara helped her up and they moved to the living room where Simone was playing with Ariel
"Hey, look who's come back from the dead" the nanny teased "how are you feeling slayer?"
"Like I've been stabbed and lost a gallon of blood" she smiled and lay down on the couch
"Good way to call attention" she sneered at the brunette
"What are you talking about?" Faith narrowed her eyes at the older woman who smiled and nodded towards the kitchen where Tara was preparing the food
"She spent the whole night at you bed side" she smirked "very worried"
"Really?" Faith smiled happily
"Oh yeah" she nodded "shame you were unconscious though" she teased again
"Bite me" she retorted but couldn't hide the grin that formed on her lips at the idea of the blonde taking care of her all night
The next morning Tara was talking on the phone sitting at the kitchen table
"Yeah, ok…have fun then" she smiled and ran one hand through her hair "I will… don't worry" she turned her head and saw the slayer approaching. Faith was in a much better shape; the color had returned to her face and she looked fresh from a shower, she seemed to have regained her strength "ok, see you soon…bye"
"Was that Giles?" the brunette asked pouring some coffee
"Yes…he said he hopes you get better soon" she said with a smile
"Thanks…how's the wedding?" she asked drinking her coffee
"It is tomorrow" Tara explained and sipped her tea "but he said he's gonna stay there for another week"
"Good" she nodded "are you going to the university?"
"Yes…I have classes today" she stood up and put her cup in the sink "how are you feeling?"
"Five by five…slayer healing" she shrugged and the blonde nodded
"But you should take it easy though" she advised "stay home and rest for today"
"Yes, ma'am" the blonde snorted and left shaking her head
Three days later and Faith was back to her routine as if nothing had happened. She knew, however that she owned Tara a big thank you, so she decided to get the blonde something really special. She got home late that night and found Tara sitting in the living room reading a novel
"Hey" she greeted
"Hey" Tara smiled a little lazily
"What are you doing up?"
"I was reading…guess I lost track of time" Faith nodded and sat on the couch next to the blonde looking like the cat that ate the canary "what?" Tara asked sensing the brunette was up to something
"Uh…remember that week I spent in Ireland?" she asked
"Yes" the blonde nodded suspiciously
"well…the council was after this warlock…wizard…whatever" she shook her head "anyway…we made this big bust at his place and one of the things that they were after was his library" she explained and Tara furrowed her brows trying to see where this was heading "it seems that he had a large…and I mean huge…collection of ancient and very rare books"
"And you're telling me that because…" Tara was curious
"Because the other day I heard you talking about a rare book you were trying to find and…" she smiled devilishly
"And???"
"And I got it for you" she said handing the blonde an old brown leather covered and very well preserved book. Tara eyes widened and she practically jumped from the couch
"Oh my god…oh my god…oh my god" she jumped excited "Faith I…I…I don't know what to say"
"you don't have to say anything" she grinned amazed by the blonde's reaction "take it as a 'thank you' for taking care of me"
"Oh my god…I-I can't" she shook her head trying to calm down "this is a r-rare, very rare, unique c-copy" she explained "it must cost a fortune"
"So?" the slayer shrugged nonchalantly
"So…how did you pay for it?" she questioned
"I didn't" she smiled wickedly "like I told you the guy had this huge collection"
"You stole the book?" she asked not believing her ears
"'Steal' is a very harsh word" she joked and stood up from the couch "let's say I…'relocated' it"
"How did you do it?" she was curious "didn't anybody notice?"
"As matter of fact only one person did" she said "but she won't say a word" she raised her brows cockily
"How can you be so sure?" Tara lifted an intrigued eyebrow
"Well, let's say that I…ahem…talked to her" she said and blushed. Tara was stunned by the brunette's thoughtfulness, she couldn't believe Faith had gone through so much trouble just to give her a present, nobody had ever made her feel so special…"just Willow" she thought and in an impulse she launched herself forward and flung her arms around the slayer.
Caught by surprise Faith remained motionless. She didn't expect this reaction from the blonde and she couldn't decide what to do; she didn't know if she should return the hug or not.
After a few seconds Tara started to feel uncomfortable by the lack of response from the brunette, she thought she'd embarrassed her. She felt stupid for being so impulsive and started to pull herself out. But suddenly she was contained by strong arms enlacing her tightly and keeping her in place.
Faith dropped her head to Tara's shoulder and started working her hands up and down against the girl's back; Tara relaxed and tightened her hold again. They remained like that for a few seconds until Faith started stroking the blonde's locks felling the scent of her shampoo, the smell was inebriant and she couldn't resist it. Slowly she started planting butterflies kisses on the blonde's shoulder.
Tara shut her eyes; she could feel how hard the slayer's heart was thudding and she could sense the need coming from her. She then felt the brunette press herself up against her body and felt the kisses being planted on her shoulder. She could feel the emotion, the warmth emanating from the slayer, her heart started pounding in sync with the brunette's, she closed her eyes and let herself being enveloped by the strong hands caressing her back.
Faith didn't find any resistance from the blonde so she got bolder and moved her kisses up to the witch's neck and jaw line; she brought her hands to the blonde's neck and parted a little so she could look into her eyes.
They stared at each other mutely for a few seconds. Faith was silently asking for permission to do the one thing she wanted most of all, claim the blonde lips in hers.
Tara knew that Faith was only waiting for the green light; the slayer wanted her permission to kiss her. She swallowed dryly, her head was spinning; she could think of many reasons to say no, to pull back and run away from there, but something inside was telling her to stay, to give in. Her instincts were shouting that she could trust the brunette, and that Faith wasn't going to hurt her. Before she realized it, her eyes were already sending the okay message.
Faith saw the gleam in the witch's eyes and accepted it as a 'go ahead' sign. The slayer pulled Tara's face gently, closing her eyes as she captured the blonde's lips with her owns.
Tara felt Faith's lips in hers and closed her eyes as well, the slayer's mouth was softer than she could've imagined and her touch was very sexy.
The kiss was tentative at first; Faith didn't want to scare the witch away, but slowly she began to open and close her mouth against Tara's.
As she felt the witch responding to it, she instinctively increased the rhythm eliciting a moan from the blonde. Tara's hands slid down the brunette's back and started to rub it up and down; Faith used her fingers to caress the blonde's scalp. She deepened the kiss by thrusting her tongue inside Tara's mouth moaning when she felt the witch responding with her own; Tara was slowly losing the battle against lust and felt a desire burning up, she pressed her body harder against the slayer sending a new wave of arousal into the brunette's core.
Feeling she was about to lose control, Faith decided to stop it before they did something she was sure Tara would regret later.
Slowly, she untangled her hands from Tara's hair and used them to pull the blonde's face away gently. Her eyes were half closed and her breathing heavy; she kept her hands on Tara's face and met the girl's eyes. She noticed that Tara was also aroused and smiled softly planting a final peck on the blonde's lips. She gazed into blue eyes and rested her forehead against the witch's.
Tara closed her eyes and tried to even her breath
"Faith…" she whispered breathlessly
"shh…please don't take this moment away" she shook her head that was still pressed against Tara's forehead "I've been dreaming for so long about kissing you" she confessed "but not even in my cockiest hopes I could imagine this would actually happen"
"I don't understand" Tara pulled away rubbing her face to try to clear her thoughts
"I fell in love with you" Faith admitted bravely "I don't know when it happened but…" she sighed as if not believing she was really confessing her feelings "listen T, I don't expect that you…you know…I just wanted you to know it" she gazed honestly into the blonde's eyes "no strings attached"
They stared at each other silently for a few seconds. Tara didn't know how to respond to the slayer's admission; she felt her heart pounding and was unable to move.
Faith realized the blonde needed to be left alone and decide to retire. She went to the witch, caressed her face softly and planted a sweet kiss on her lips
"No strings attached" she whispered again and exited leaving the blonde to process the night's overwhelming events