Willow and Tara awoke to Alphania's cries. As soon as they opened their eyes, Dawn came running into the room.

"Can I take her? Can I?" Dawn asked gleefully.

"Sure." Both women said at the same time, dropping their heads back into their pillows.

"Yay!" Dawn said, skipping over to the bassinette. She gently picked up the baby and cradled her in her arms, rocking her back and forth.

"Come on Allie. Let's give your mommies a chance to get some shut eye, you silly girl." Dawn giggled, taking the baby downstairs.

Tara groaned and sighed at the same time. "You awake, baby?"

"Yup." Willow sighed. She rolled over, onto Tara's warm body.

"You gonna go back to sleep?"

"Nope."

"Me neither."

Willow leaned over and kissed Tara, unexpected. Tara moaned, this time in pleasure.

"Willow! You vixen!" Tara gasped in surprise, kissing Willow back. She rolled over onto Willow and walked her fingers from Willow's legs to Willow's red locks, caressing every delicate and sensitive part she passed by. "Ready?"

"Ready for what, Tara?"

"To get out of bed?"

"No, no, no! Sleep! Hibernation!"

"Suit yourself, baby, but I need to go rescue our daughter from Dawn before she renames her and runs away with her." Tara laughed.

"Mmmmm…I'm getting up. Just give me a minute." Willow said, stretching. "Pancakes for breakfast?"

"Only if they can be funny shapes…" Tara giggled.

Tara walked out of the bedroom and down the hall to Dawn's room, but no one was in there. She continued down the stairs and into the kitchen where Buffy was pouring cereal, and Dawn was sitting on a stool holding the baby.

"Good morning!" Buffy said, welcoming Tara into the kitchen.

"Good morning. How is everyone?" Tara asked, sweetly.

"I'm good." Dawn said, her attention mainly on Allie. "She's so cute!"

Alphania started to cry, causing Dawn to panic.

"Uh oh, what happened? Did I do something wrong?" Dawn asked, worried. Tara came over to her and picked Allie up and rocked her back and forth. "Sometimes babies just cry, Dawnie." She said, just as Allie stopped crying.

Buffy and Dawn stopped for a second to watch Tara bond with her daughter. They both thought back to memories of their mother taking care of them. Just then, Willow came into the kitchen.

"Hey baby…" she said, kissing the back of Tara's neck. "and little baby." she said, kissing one of Alphania's soft tiny hands.

"Awwwww." Dawn cooed.

Tara and Willow blushed.

"I'll take her, Tara." Willow urged, taking Allie into her arms, while Tara went over to the other side of the island table to make pancakes.

"Um, I'm making pancakes. So you don't have to have cereal--if you don't want I mean." Tara said to Buffy.

"Um actually, I have to get going. Giles is coming home. I guess he misses us more than he thought he would."

"…Oh…He's coming today?" Willow asked, bouncing Allie in her arms.

"Yeah."

"Does he know about…everything that has happened since he's been gone?" Tara asked, hinting toward the small, swaddling baby in Willow's arms.

"Not exactly…I was going to but then I just didn't know how to explain it. I just figured we'd just jump up and scream surprise, you know?" Buffy joked.

"Oh dear…" Tara worried about what Giles would say.

"Do you think he will be happy….happy for us?" Willow wondered.

"Of course he will. He's Giles. He's like, Allie's grandfather!" Dawn chimed in.

"I suppose." Willow said.