"We're home!" Willow yelled into the house, walking through the door, her right hand grasping Tara's.
They didn't have to walk long. Giles was on the couch with Alphania and Dawn. Buffy was standing near them.
"Is everything okay?" Tara asked them. "Did something happen?"
"Uh, no. No. Nothing happened." Giles exclaimed.
"Good." Willow sighed in relief, looking seductively at Tara. "Cause I've got something planned out."
Willow walked over to Giles and gave him a loving look, taking the baby out of his arms.
"Anytime. I'm here. I'm Grandpa Giles, indeed." Giles proclaimed in a childish voice. Everyone laughed. As soon as Allie was in Willow's arms, Tara practically skipped over to her and kissed her forehead.
"Were you good for your Grandpa Giles?" Tara said, trying not to laugh at the humor. Giles was 'father hen', the man of the house.
"Certainly was. Charming." Giles said softly, smiling.
"Are you taking her upstairs?" Dawn asked shyly.
"Yeah." Willow said, then realizing why she was asking. "Yes, you can play with her later Dawn." Willow smirked. She started up the stairs, one arm holding the infant and one arm looped with Tara's. They giggled as they went up to their room.
Tara pushed the door open with her free hand and walked into the bedroom, taking Alphania into her own arms. She then walked over and put the baby in her bassinette.
"She makes me feel so alive." Tara began to say. "As if we're given new meanings in life, you know?"
"I do." Willow whispered, smiling at her girlfriend. Both women sat down on the bed.
Willow crept her hand between Tara's thighs, giving them both goose bumps. Tara looked down at Willow's hand, then back up to her eyes. She took her hand and ran it along Willow's hair. This being not so common lately, both women were aroused quickly. Willow undid Tara's belt and buttons of her jeans while Tara leaned in and kissed her hard and long. Between kisses there were gasps for the air they didn't want to stop for.
At that moment, there was a scream downstairs followed by a loud crash of glass. Both women jumped and ran toward the door. They ran down the stairs to see a large demon hovering over Buffy's limp body that was apparently still alive. Shattered glass covered the floor from the bay window that the demon crashed through. Giles was trying to hold off the demon but the odds weren't looking so great. Within a second, the demon was turned around. Dawn was behind him trying to back away as quick as she could with an injured leg.
Tara being very close to Dawn, started to instinctively go towards her.
"You leave her alone!" Tara yelled, running towards Dawn. Buffy started to wake up, glass pressed into her skin here and there. Willow ran down the stairs to help Buffy get up safely.
"If you'd just hand the child over then no one would have to get hurt!" The demon argued.
"You won't take Dawn. We won't let you." Buffy yelled.
"Never." Giles added, still in severe pain.
"Not that child, you idiots." The demon flustered. "The infant. We know you have it."
Willow and Tara stood shocked. It took them a minute to realize what they wanted.
"No!" Tara cried. "Willow, don't let it!"
The demon yelled at her response and sent her across the dining room table to Giles. Willow started running to Tara, hearing her cry out in pain.
"Willow, no! I can handle myself. Allie can't!" Tara said, wincing.
"Giles, help her." Willow exclaimed as she ran up the stairs and into their bedroom. When she reached Alphania's bassinette, she panicked. The baby was nowhere to be found.
"The baby's gone!" Willow yelled from upstairs. "They've got her!"
Downstairs, Tara heard Willow and broke down in tears onto Giles' shoulder.
"Tara, we will get her back." He said, rubbing her back lovingly.
Willow ran back downstairs to see if she was down there.
"Buffy ran after the demon. But…" Dawn said, confused. "It didn't have Alphania."
"There must have been more than one. We got distracted." Giles frowned.
"I lost our daughter." Willow saddened.
"No, Willow." Tara tried to hold her tears back. "You didn't."
Willow walked over to Giles, bent over Tara who was half lying on the floor and half across Giles' shoulder. She nodded to Giles and he let go of Tara and stood up, walking to Dawn.
"Tara? Baby." Willow whispered, pulling at Tara's hands to get her up. Tara was silent. Willow bent down next to her. Tara put her head on Willow's chest. Buffy came running back into the house, tired and defeated.
"I'm sorry. It ran off too quickly." Buffy said shamefully.
At this news Tara began to cry harder, which only made Willow begin to cry.
"We will get her back, baby. Do you hear me? We will get our daughter back." Willow said, angry at the fact that something had taken what meant the most to both of them.
"What do they want with a baby? Why her, I mean, she's innocent. She didn't do anything." Tara cried.
"They're demons, Tara. They're demons." Dawn said coldly.