Buffy and Faith enter the house with the least noise they can make, they were surprised to see Joyce still awake, she was happy to see Buffy and she was a lot happier to see the two girls in good terms for the first time; they ordered Pizza and set on the kitchen.

"So Buffy honey didn't you say that you have to take a shower?"

"Yes mom, I will go in a minute"

"Could you go now, me and Faith will have one of the mother daughter talks, I don't think you will like it" Faith looked to Joyce with horror; she blushed a little and swallowed.

"Sure mom, although I would really like to see Faith in this talks" Buffy laughed at the imagination and then she look at Faith with a teasing smile and said "Ok little sis, see you in a while after my mom kick your ass" she then get out the kitchen laughing on Faith's reaction. Joyce then looked at Faith and hide her smile when she saw how tense she was, she know that those talks are new for her but as adult she must interfere and make a difference in the girl life.

"Did I do something wrong? You know Mrs. Summers if you want my out of here I will…."

"First, stop calling me Mrs. Summers, Second this is your house Faith and you pay on it and even if you did something wrong I will never throw you out, I did it once with Buffy and I will never do it again" Joyce paused looking at Faith "Your like my second daughter now, my baby child" Joyce saw the tears gathering on Faith's eyes, she know that the girl was making big efforts to hide them there, she was amazed of how small words can affect the girl, she felt very sad of how Faith was craving for some attention and love.

"Look Faith I know that you're not much as a talker and I really didn't want to push you, but I think you need to talk with some one, so I decided that we sit every day and have a small chat for say 1/2 hour"

"What do I have to say in it?" Faith looked at her skeptically

"Anything you want, you can talk about your past, your plans, your job, anything" Joyce said with a smile.

"Ok, I think I really need to talk and can I ask for something more?"

Joyce was surprised by the girl reaction; she smiled at her to reassure her "Anything for my little girl"

"I kinda have a problem with reading and I don't know what to do, I'm really trying but i.."

"I noticed that and I was waiting for you to ask, don't worry we will see what we can do, I want you to take your degree so you can join Buffy and the others next year"

"Thanks Mrs….Joyce, so, we will talk every day" Faith said with thinking

"Yes and no is not acceptable" Joyce said smiling

"Ok, can we start now?" Joyce couldn't hide the thrill she felt when she heard those words from Faith and she nodded to her.

Buffy took her time showering she didn't want to disturb Faith and her mom, she went down stairs to the kitchen and was mesmerized by what she saw, she found Faith sitting on the counter hugging her mom and sobbing like a kid, she looked at her mom's teary eyes and went out. She never saw Faith like that but she was glad that she opened her self to her mom. Thanks to slayer hearing she could still listen to what Faith was saying when she finished sopping.

Joyce couldn't understand most of Faith's stories, she was trying to tell her about jail but it was very obvious that she never talked to adults before. Joyce was thinking how sad that this girl cant make one good sentence that explain her feelings, Joyce could tell that she was doing a huge effort to say those things, so she didn't push hard; anyway Faith's efforts were so stressing that she started sobbing. After a few minutes Faith dried her tears and looked to Joyce with embarrassment.

"Hey, there is nothing to be embarrassed about, crying is healthy" Faith smiled slightly "Faith I want you to talk about what the guard did to you?" Faith lowered her eyes and Joyce left her chin to reassure her. Outside the kitchen Buffy was waiting excitedly to hear what Faith will say.

Faith took a deep breath and start talking "Well, there was this guard 'Jake' that always trying to provoke the inmates, so you know, he tried with me but I don't like any one to force me for something, I do what I want when I want. So as I was saying he tried sweet talking, giving me things but I didn't want to" she paused "then he tried fighting with me or makes his girls fight with me but you know I'm a slayer" She closed her eyes to remember "Then I do the biggest mistake, I broke his arm when he was trying to get what he want from a 'new fresh meat' that's new prisoner" Joyce nodded for her to continue, Faith took a deep breath "His rep was low and my rep was getting high as the girls savior, and I was thinking that maybe I can make some difference while I'm here doing my time, and one day…" Faith closed her eyes to remember.

Faith give Joyce even the smallest details, she talked about the guards raping, the dogs and the beating .The three women were now crying, Faith buried her face in Joyce chest, while Joyce was trying to reprocess the story again and again. Buffy was sitting on the couch with wide eyes tears pouring from them, she decided to go to bed and fake sleeping, she can't see Faith today without crying and telling her how sorry she is for throwing her there, for telling her that she belong there, for setting a good example for her of how to be good, she now understand that you cant do good where Faith came from, she now understand that there is more than her world, she now could understand why Faith is always fighting even when she don't need to.

Joyce led Faith to her bed and despite the young girl objections she decided to sleep with her since Buffy had already fall asleep. Faith surrender easily, she didn't have the strength to fight any more with any one. She put her head on Joyce chest and falls asleep.

Buffy couldn't stop crying; she searched for her mom and fined her in Faith's room. Joyce motioned to her to come closer; she made a room for her and Buffy put her head on her mom chest right in front of Faith's face and cried herself to sleep. Joyce just laid there holding her daughters tight trying to process Faith's story, she was asking her self if she could stand to listen to Faith's other stories.