"Hello?" Buffy said, answering the phone at the Magic Box. She was silent. Tears rolled down her face, her body shook.

"Buffy what is it? What's wrong?!" Xander yelled from the table in the shop. He ran towards her as she hung up the phone.

"Buff what's going on? Who was that?"

"Giles. He um…"

"The baby…did something-"

"Willow…" Buffy said, collapsing on Xander's shoulder. Xander knew it. He cried with Buffy as they drove in his car down to the wet, rainy street that Rack's place used to be. Now all there was on the street was Giles and Tara. And Willow's body.

"Tara…" Buffy said, walking into Tara's arms. She held her for what seemed like forever.

"She's gone. I said I didn't love her but I didn't mean it…I didn't…" Tara cried into Buffy's shoulder. Xander came over and hugged Tara as well and then he looked in her eyes.

"We'll brave together okay?" He said.

"I can't be brave Xander. Not now…not ever again."

Xander started to cry. "Me neither."

"It was my fault, Xander. It was all my fault. If I just kept the baby a secret then nobody would have gotten hurt. Willow would be…"

Just then a dark cloud came and a face appeared in it.

"Osiris…" Tara whispered.

"Willow Rosenberg was an honest fighter. Rack has been killed and a great shift in balance has occurred in good and evil. Ms. Rosenberg's death wasn't intended."

"So what does this all mean?" Tara asked.

"I was informed this by a demon. This demon told me that if Ms. Rosenberg isn't resurrected then there will be more innocent deaths."

"Wait, you are going to bring her back? With no strings attached?" Giles asked hopefully.

"No strings." Osiris said. "You have Anyanka to thank for this."

"Anya…" Xander whispered through tears.

At that Osiris was gone.

"Tara…" Willow coughed, on the wet ground. Her body was shivering.

"Baby? Willow?" Tara said, running to Willow and getting down on her knees in front of her now alive body.

"Tara…"

"Willow I love you. I do love you. I'll always, always love you. I'm sorry." Tara cried, tears mixing with the raindrops on her face.

Willow sat herself up carefully and pulled Tara's lips to hers in a passionate kiss that lasted minutes. Tara threw her hands on Willow's hair and all over her body to feel her warmth she'd missed so much.

"I'm here baby, don't cry." Willow said, breathlessly and meaningfully.

In Giles's arms was baby Alphania beginning to cry. Tara stood up for a moment and took Allie from Giles. She gave Allie to Willow and kissed her again.

"Allie…" Willow whispered. "Don't you start crying either. Your mommies are here."

"I guess she won't be killing Rack after all." Tara said, looking up at Giles.

"Thank you." Willow smiled, looking from him to her two girls.

Giles smiled. As did everyone else.

note: this may seem like the end but it's not. Next chapter you'll see life from Allie's point of view...