Like Mother, Like Daughter
Chapter 2. A Bad Case Of Déjà Vu
Author: twin who likes to travel
Rating: R
Summary: Faith and Tara find out what Kerry and Nikki were talking about in the first chapter, the couple and Paul head to college, and Faith deals with a break up similar to what happened between Kerry and Nikki. Faith also meets the woman responsible for her name on her first day at college.
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Reviews: I would like them. Constructive criticism is ok.
Author's notes: The timeline of the chapter jumps ahead frequently. I decided that Faith and Paul wanted to go to school in California after living in New York their entire lives. Faith chose UCLA while Paul chose Stanford University.
Moments later, the family room
Faith and Tara returned to see Paul sitting on the couch while Kerry and Nikki were snuggled up on a loveseat.
"It's about time," Paul teased before being glared at by Faith.
"Are you ok, Tara? We didn't mean to make you run off like that."
"It's ok, Kerry. I…uh…want to tell you two something and ask you something too."
"What is it?" Nikki accidentally interrupted and apologized immediately, "Sorry."
"I sort of lied about last night. I mean I had fun when your daughter came over last night. But that's the only fun I had," Tara told them as she sat down on the couch beside Faith and Paul and added when they quietly indicated for her to keep going, "My sister ditched me last night for some guy who's a singer in a local band. She didn't come home last night, so you can guess where she was."
"Why didn't you come over here? We would have loved to have you over if you remember correctly."
"Because, Nikki, I didn't want all of you to know that my sister ditched me for some guy. I was upset, and I didn't want any of you to see that because it would have brought down the good mood you were all in. I didn't want that or your pity due to my thoughtless sister. I wish I had other relatives I could have lived with after my parents…," Tara grumbled and paused while fighting back tears before facing the redhead, "Anyway, I know I haven't talked about them much in the over two years they've been gone. Faith said if I ever wanted to talk to someone else about what I was feeling other than her, I could talk to either you, Bridget, or Rory."
"Oh," Kerry interjected before biting her lip to prevent saying too much.
"Yeah, can you tell me what it felt like to lose your dad? I don't mean to bring back painful memories. But I thought if anyone could truly understand, it would be you."
"Ok, come here and sit down. Princess, could you move over a little so she can join us or move over to the other chair?"
Without saying a word, Nikki got up and sat down in the nearby chair while Tara joined Kerry, who focused on the younger girl. Faith and the rest of her immediate family paid attention as her mom mentioned what she had been feeling after Paul had died.
"Ok, I can't exactly speak for Bridget and Rory on what they were thinking the entire time, but I can tell you what I remember seeing from them and how I was feeling. Bridget was upset about the last thing she had said to him. It just happened to be what he said in the column. She had gotten mad that he wouldn't let her drive the car and told him she hated him. I had tried to find out what she had said to him because she was one of the last to talk to him. She finally told me and your grandma. I thought that maybe if he hadn't had to go to the store that maybe he'd still be around. I thought I had done something to have him taken away from us. Rory had punched a hole in his bedroom wall in anger. Is any of that how you have felt since it happened?"
Kerry's description was interrupted by an outburst from Tara.
"That's exactly what I've felt minus the punching a wall and saying the words, 'I hate you,'" Tara announced before hugging Kerry and shedding a few tears.
Tears appeared on Faith's cheeks at seeing that her mom could help her girlfriend.
"Is there something else you want to say or anything else you want to ask?" Kerry asked at the expression from the younger girl.
"Yes, has anything else hurt as much as that or come close?"
"Only one thing has come close," Kerry revealed before sharing a stare with Nikki, who gasped loud enough for the other four to hear it.
After a few moments of silence, Faith questioned her, "Can you tell us what it was?"
When Kerry looked back at Nikki, she saw Nikki shaking her head "No.". This worried their kids.
"What's wrong, Mama?" Faith inquired as the worry increased.
"Not now, sweetie."
"Then when?" Paul challenged.
"Another time, I promise," Nikki claimed.
"Ok," Faith sighed.
Friday; June 2nd, 2034; around noon, a spa/resort around three hours away from New York City
Shortly after the talk with Faith's parents, Tara and Faith had contacted the business and exchanged all of the required information. As they checked in and headed to their room, Tara marveled at how great the place looked.
"Whoa, this is really nice. Don't you think so, baby?"
"It'll do, I guess," Faith scoffed and rolled her eyes in an attempt to fool her girlfriend.
"Don't be that way. Your parents spent good money for this weekend. So let's try to have fun."
"I was just teasing, sweetie. I think it's great," Faith determined happily, "Three days of being pampered, and it didn't cost us anything."
"We definitely have to thank your moms for this," Tara chirped as they checked out the entire room.
The place seemed to have everything they needed for a relaxing weekend.
"I know. So what should we do first?" Faith suggested as she sat down on the very comfortable looking, queen sized bed.
"I want to do what you promised the morning after our graduation."
"Really?"
"Yes, unless you'd rather wait until tonight?"
"No, now is fine; but we should unpack first."
Around an hour later
After quickly unpacking, Faith gave in to everything her girlfriend desired. She was grateful that the other only wanted to try a few things they hadn't done before that she had secretly been curious about along with what they normally did.
"So, did that get rid of all your curiosity of what it would be like if you were with a guy instead of me?" Faith replied as she wrapped an arm around the naked girl beside her in the bed.
"Yeah, how about you?"
"I've never felt a physical attraction to guys, so I didn't think about it too much. But now I have rough idea of what it would be like to be with a guy; except a real guy probably wouldn't be able to keep it up for that long. Don't plan on us using that thing again anytime soon if at all. Now let's get something to eat. After we eat, we'll start trying everything they offer here."
"Sounds good to me."
Sometime Sunday night, The Alcott/Hennessy family room
When Faith and Tara returned to Faith's home, they were confronted by Kerry and Nikki. After a round of hugs and a few "Thank you.". Faith let Tara do all the talking about all the fun they had. She couldn't stop smiling from the excitement Tara had at being the one to tell them. They had spent most of the time there having every treatment done to them. Each night they had a slightly romantic dinner in their room. Tara managed to leave out the intimate details of what happened in their room: the shared showers and bubble baths, wearing very little when they were alone in the room, and everything that happened in bed.
"I'm glad you two had a great time, sweetie. We're so proud of how you were able to stay in such control when giving your speech. As you know, many people suffer from the fear of public speaking," Nikki stated with a proud smile.
"I was only able to be that way because I had all of my family there. I was an emotional wreck inside. I was afraid I'd freeze up there and forget almost everything I wanted to say."
"It was a beautiful speech, Faith," Kerry recalled, "And it's ok that you got a little emotional. It's one of the reasons it was so sweet."
"Thanks, Mama, Mom."
Late August 2034, UCLA University, Faith's dorm room
Faith and Tara were taking a break in getting Faith's side of the room in order when they were discovered by her roommate. Faith had pushed Tara backward toward her bed until the girl was on her back. She had just joined Tara on the bed and began kissing her when they were interrupted. Faith got a good look at the other girl and gasped at the resemblance the girl had to whom she was named after. She thought it was just a coincidence though. She would find out very soon that it was more than that.
"Hi, my name is Sarah Fox. One of you must be my new roommate," the very attractive brunette greeted with a smirk that the couple found to be just as attractive after clearing her throat.
"That would be me," Faith acknowledged with a smirk of her own and a brief handshake, "My name is Faith Hennessy-Alcott, and this is my girlfriend, Tara Davidson."
"Those are nice names. So are your parents really religious because that's not a very common name."
"Well, actually, I was named after a character from a very popular TV show that was on several years ago. My moms used to watch it, and I think one of them used to have a crush on the actress who played her. My girlfriend's parents were fans of that show too. That's how she got her name."
The couple had noticed instantly how the third girl began gawking at them during the explanation before ending it with another smirk. At the curious expressions on the couple's faces, the brunette decided to speak up.
"I guess you're wondering why I reacted that way to your names."
"Yeah," Faith and Tara said in unison.
"Well, I could tell you, but I think it would be funnier to show you," the amused girl answered before turning around and calling out into the hall, "Mom, get in here right now, you have to meet my roommate."
"I'm coming, I'm coming," a vaguely familiar voice responded.
"Mom, this is my new roommate, Faith Hennessy-Alcott and her girlfriend, Tara Davidson. Faith, Tara, this is my mom, Eliza Dushku-Fox."
"It's nice to meet you, girls. My husband, Rick, would be here too, but he got caught up with something. He recently retired from his job as a commentator on ESPN."
"Guess how she got her name, Mom."
"Religious or hippy parents," Eliza guessed teasingly.
"No, from that show you were on that was so popular."
"Really? I guess I'm flattered that someone liked me enough to name their daughter after a role I played."
"One of my moms even used to have a crush on you. She was never able to meet you though," Faith blurted out before she could stop herself and received a light slap on her right arm from Tara.
"Faith, I don't think Nikki would have wanted you to say that."
"Sorry, it just slipped out. Mama's gonna freak when she finds out. Uh, Miss Dushku-Fox, if it wouldn't be too much trouble, could I get you to meet my mom?"
"Sure, where is she? Is she in the building or somewhere else on campus? Oh, and you two can call me Eliza if you want to."
"Thanks, Eliza, I'll just hop online. Mama promised they would be online right about now, so they could see my dorm room from the built in webcam on my laptop."
It only took a minute for Faith to get online and start talking to Nikki as the rest of the people in the room waited anxiously for what could happen next.
"Hi, Mom, Mama."
"Hi, Faith, did you and Tara make it to your dorm rooms ok?"
"We started at mine. We're going over to hers after we're done here."
"Did you meet your roommate yet, sweetie?"
"As a matter of fact, I did."
"What's she like?" Kerry and Nikki spoke at the same time while Sarah and Eliza managed to stay out of the range of the webcam.
"Well, her name is Sarah Fox. She's really attractive, seems nice so far, and liked when I explained how Tara and I got our names. And that's not even the best part yet."
"Then what is the best part?" Nikki declared with an arched eyebrow.
"Her mom played the TV character I'm named after," Faith divulged with a smirk.
"That's nice, sweetie," Nikki commented and paused when it sunk in what her daughter had just told her, "Faith, are y-you t-telling m-me th-that y-your r-roommate's m-mom is Eliza Dushku?"
"Yes, Mama," Faith admitted and added when she saw stares of disbelief from both of them, "Eliza, Sarah, can you come over here for a minute? My moms don't believe me."
As Faith got out of her chair, Eliza and Sarah walked over. Faith offered the chair to Eliza. Eliza, Sarah, and Faith saw her parents gasp in shock. For the next five minutes or so, Kerry and Nikki had a talk with Eliza. During the conversation, Eliza had confessed that Faith had mentioned the crush Nikki used to have on her. Nikki couldn't stop the blush from appearing on her face, making Kerry and everyone in the dorm room laugh. After saying goodbye to Kerry and Nikki, the group in the dorm room got to know each other better.
They learned that Sarah and Faith had the same goal of becoming an actress along with learning enough for a back up plan. They also found out that Paul had similar dreams but wanted to be more involved in being an agent to the stars. Faith was ecstatic when Eliza offered to help both of them through her business contacts. Along with still being an actress, Eliza had gotten into directing.
Eliza then had to say goodbye. She surprised Faith and Tara with hugs before hugging her daughter. While the couple observed the other two saying goodbye, Tara noticed that Faith had checked out her roommate from head to toe and smirked a little when Eliza and Sarah didn't catch her. Tara had no problem expressing disapproval of this by smacking her on the arm again but louder.
"OW!" Faith yelped before almost glaring at her.
"Something wrong?" Sarah implied after she closed the door and turned around.
"No," Faith denied.
"Then what happened?"
"My girlfriend was checking you out as you said goodbye to your mom."
"Ok, but why did you slap her?"
"Because she's mad that I liked what I saw. You're pretty hot, Sarah, Just like your mom was on that show. Not that she isn't still attractive. Because she is. I can see why my mom had a crush on her. It doesn't mean I have a crush on you. Not that I couldn't though. I mean you'll probably be one of the most popular girls if not the most popular."
"Thanks, I get that a lot. So what would you say is my best feature?"
"Uh…"
"Don't worry, you can tell me. I don't mind. Some guys have said my ass, other's have said my chest. Well, the ones who were less subtle about trying to get me into bed. The more subtle ones said they liked my smile and that I had a cute face. So are you a butt girl or a breast girl?"
"Actually, I like both of them. You do have a cute face and a great smile too."
"Thanks, you two aren't so bad yourself. You make a cute couple."
"So what about you?" Tara muttered.
"What about me?"
"Are you gay or straight?"
"I'm straight, but I have no problem with you being gay if that's what you're worried about. So everything's five by five," Sarah assured them.
All three girls laughed after Sarah had said that. Then the couple said their goodbyes before heading over to Tara's dorm room. Neither had seen that Sarah had checked out her roommate as they left. As the weeks passed, Sarah had gotten closer to the couple and playfully flirted with them. Sarah and Faith both felt comfortable changing in front of the other. Sarah had even teased her a little by flaunting her toned body while just in underwear a few times. The teasing had gotten to Faith so much one day that she had a sex dream about Sarah that very night. Sarah had overheard it due to Faith's habit of occasionally talking in her dreams. A trait she had picked up from Nikki. Sarah promised that she wouldn't say anything to Tara and stopped teasing her in that way.
Friday; November 17th, 2034; Faith and Sarah's dorm room
Sarah arrived back at the dorm room after a few classes that day. She found her roommate sobbing on her bed. She wasted no time in setting her books on her desk and racing to the distraught girl.
"Faith, what's wrong?"
"It's Tara."
"Oh no, something's wrong with Tara? What happened to her?"
"She cheated on me."
"WHAT!" the brunette shouted immediately before speaking at a normal volume, "How could she cheat on you? Aren't you two in love?"
"I thought we were."
"So what's the girl's name?"
"Adam."
"I thought she was a lesbian like you are."
"No, she's bi. I thought she had started losing interest in them after we…," Faith confided before pausing briefly, "I guess I was wrong."
"I'm sorry. Wait, you said his name was Adam? As in the same Adam I turned down, who then went on to let his entire dorm know who I was. Because of him, we had to make the dorm room number unlisted."
"The very same one."
"Since you're my best friend since I've gotten here and not just my roommate, I will talk about it with you. If you want someone to talk to that is."
"REALLY!"
"Of course."
Faith sort of smiled as her roommate/friend sat down beside her and offered her a shoulder to cry on. Faith took her up on her offer and proceeded to tell her everything between the tears.
About thirty minutes earlier, Tara's dorm room
Faith had just gotten out of her last class for the day and headed over to Tara's room for some alone time with her before Tara had to get to another class. They had about an hour to spend when she stood at the door. She was going to knock until she heard the sounds of someone apparently having sex. She thought at first that maybe she gotten the times Tara's roommate was gone mixed up. That ended when she heard her girlfriend moaning. She quickly opened the door to find Tara on her bed with a guy.
"TARA, WHAT THE HELL? WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH THAT ASSHOLE?" Faith yelled as she gawked at the sight of Tara completely topless and straddling a guy.
The guy was shirtless as well and had his hands under the slightly hiked up skirt of her girlfriend.
"FAITH, IT'S NOT…"
"DON'T EVEN DARE SAY IT'S NOT WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE! Especially with the position you're in right now. If you were both dressed, you were on your back, and showing some kind of resistance instead of your chest, I would believe you. And I would kick his punk ass with the self defense lessons I learned in my tae kwon do classes. We're SO over. I hope he was worth losing me. Actually, I don't care if he was or not. You're not welcome at my dorm or home anymore. Find someplace else to spend Thanksgiving."
"Faith, WAIT!" Tara shouted as she leaped off the guy, put on the shirt at the end of the bed, and ran toward Faith, only to hit the door as it slammed in front of her.
Back to the present
"I can't believe she would do that to you. You deserve better than that. If that's the way she's going to treat someone as great as you, then you're better off without her."
"You think so?"
"Definitely," Sarah confirmed her as she wiped away Faith's tears with a tissue.
"Th-Thanks, y-you're sw-sweet."
"I can be when I want to."
Faith smiled at the look of concern; and before it could be prevented, she was kissing Sarah softly on the lips. Sarah didn't expect it and was too stunned to react as quickly as she should have. At not being shoved away, Faith intensified the kiss and pushed Sarah onto her back. She didn't lose contact while she did, landed on top of the other girl, and lightly pinned the other girl's wrists to the bed. The very second Sarah realized the positions she and Faith were in, she broke the hold Faith had on her and pushed her away. It was hard enough that she saw Faith on her back as she sat up.
"Why did you do that?" Sarah growled and gasped at the look of hurt and fear on Faith's face.
"OH MY GOD! I'm SO SORRY, Sarah. Please don't hate me," Faith cried out before collapsing face first on her pillow and sobbing louder than when Sarah had caught her earlier.
Sarah wasn't completely sure on what to do after Faith flinched at Sarah's hand on her back. She had never seen her friend like this before but felt she needed to let Faith know she wasn't mad.
"Faith, I want you to talk to me."
"Why?" Faith requested as the memory of what happened between Faith and Tara in her bedroom came back to her again.
"Because I'm not mad at you."
"But…But I…"
"I understand, I really do. But what happened less than a minute ago can't happen again. I'm not gay. Even if I was, it wouldn't be right. Sure, it might have been great. But what would have come after that would have ruined the friendship we have. And I'm not willing to give that up any time soon."
"You think it would have been great?" Faith giggled and smiled at what she had heard from one of the most attractive girls she'd ever met that she wasn't remotely related to since Chloe and Elena.
"Yeah, I'm sure of it."
"So what do we do now?"
"Well, first, you're going to the bathroom and clean up. Your face is a little messed up right now. I'm saying that out of love for a friend, not to be mean. Then you're going to get something to eat or rest or maybe both. When you're rested up, you and I are going to have a girls' night out. I had a date planned for tonight, but I'm going to cancel it. I think you need me more right now."
"Sarah, don't go changing your plans because you feel sorry for me."
"You're my best friend, Faith. And I know you'd do the same for me if the roles were reversed. Steve will just have to try to get me out of my pants another time."
Faith smirked as she gazed at the girl cancelling her date and even took a few seconds to glance down at the butt in front of her. For a moment, it seemed to Faith that it was silently screaming to be grabbed by how tight the jeans appeared to be. She was shaken out of it by the snapping of fingers and a smirking face.
"I wasn't doing anything, I swear."
"Well you say that now, but I and my ass know differently. It's ok, really. It won't be the last time that happens. Now, let's get you some food."
"Alright," Faith consented after blushing at getting caught like that.
On their quest to the cafeteria to fill their stomachs, they came across some of their friends. Sarah invited them to join her and Faith on the girls' night out with Faith's permission. Faith's thought at that moment was "The more, the merrier." and nodded her approval. The group ended up at a local bar/club. They got in with some good fake ids and their looks. Faith had mentioned that the night called for "drool inducing" attire.