It was easier having another person in the house. Giles helped with the baby, not that Willow and Tara didn't take care of her a lot. Giles offered to take care of Allie so that both women could return to school.

"Doesn't it feel so weird?" Willow asked, walking with Tara down the halls of U.C. Sunnydale.

Tara frowned. "I miss Allie already."

"Well, according to our schedules, we can get back home in about an hour. Until then I guess I'll just have to be good enough." Willow said, seductively.

"You're the best girlfriend ever, Willow, really." Tara smiled evilly "and your not bad in bed, either."

Willow leaned in and kissed Tara, trailing her tongue along her bottom lip. Tara quivered in happiness.

"Okay, now I officially want to get home for two reasons." Tara giggled.

"That makes two. Plus, I don't know how much spit-up and diapers Giles can take."

At the house, Dawn walked through the front door and tossed her backpack onto the floor in the living room. Giles was on the couch with Allie, patting her back.

"When'll they get back?" Dawn asked sweetly.

"Not sure. Whenever their classes end." Giles said, turning Allie around and into his arms.

"You tired? Want me to take her for you?" Dawn pleaded.

"I'm quite capable of taking care of an infant, thank you." He said, half sighing, half feeling a bit fatherly.

"Suit yourself."

"So, what's going on with you?" Giles asked kindly.

"Ah, you know, school. Then my free time I usually spend with the baby. She's so cute! To tell you the truth though, she's got Tara's smile." Dawn said, smiling herself.

"Yes, matter-of-factly she does."

"I want a baby of my own." Dawn pouted.

"No way, Dawn!" Buffy said, walking in the living room at the exact moment Dawn spoke.

"I didn't mean like, right now. Just someday. I want the kind of love that Willow and Tara have. The life they made out of their love. I want that for me." Dawn dazed.

Buffy and Giles stared blankly at Dawn, who wasn't really there yet. Within seconds she turned her gaze from the baby to Giles and Buffy.

"I'm not gay though. But that's not even the point. The point is, the love they created. It's all in her. And that's beautiful." Dawn started tearing up.

"I think someone's been watching too much Oprah." Buffy joked. Then she became serious, looking down at the beautiful baby girl in Giles arms. The blonde patch of hair, the deep green eyes, and that smile that is as unmistakable as Tara's. "You're right though Dawn. It is beautiful."

"It most definitely is." Giles added.