Chapter Thirteen-Knowing Faith
Author's Note: Thanks you lilmamaday and Sarah for the kind reviews. I am glad people are enjoying this story. I hope that you continue to like it. This is a shorter chapter but equally as important as the rest. Again, I hope you enjoy this chapter too! Enjoy! Lisa Anne
"Buffy, could you ring?" Faith asked Buffy to check some customers out. Buffy was working her first week after her training. She nodded as she approached the counter.
"Good evening. Did you find everything you were-hey, I know you." Buffy said perkily with a smile.
"How's it going? Are you having fun yet?" Willow asked as she handed Buffy her CD.
"It's going well. My manager is really cool and it's hasn't been that busy."
"Excellent. What time do you get off tonight?"
"At eight. Then I have to come in early tomorrow to help Faith with innovatory but I get to leave at two."
"Maybe we could catch a movie tomorrow and go out for some much needed us time." Willow said as she handed Buffy her money.
"That would be fun. I'm in. Two dollars and seven cents is your change. Thank you and have a good day!" Buffy smiled. Her friend took her change and walked out the door.
"Does it ever get busy around here?" Buffy asked as Faith walked towards the counter.
"Not really but that's the beauty of summer time. It gets busy on Tuesdays because that is when the new releases come out. It also gets busy around the holiday season, but other than that it doesn't get very busy." Faith paused for a moment as she picked up some papers. She read them and then spoke to Buffy again. "You are going to be here around seven tomorrow morning, right?"
"Yes, for innovatory."
"Good, Tim called and said he couldn't be in until after nine, which would give us only an hour before the store opens to finish it up. I think we can get the bulk of it done and over with. He'll just have to stay tomorrow night to help."
Buffy nodded at her boss. Faith continued to explain what was to be expected from Buffy the next morning. Faith then walked away from the front counter and went back into her office to look at some things. Buffy looked at her watch. She only had a half-hour left before on her shift before she was able to go home.
Buffy was waiting for Faith to come back out of her office to tell her that she could go home when a customer entered the store. Buffy began to smile when she realized that it wasn't a customer. It was Xander.
"Hey you working girl, how are you?"
"I'm good thanks. What are you doing here? I thought you were leaving tonight to visit some family."
"I lied. I wanted to surprise you."
She gave Xander a quick kiss over the counter. "I am surprised. I still have a few minutes left before I can leave."
"That's all right, I'll wait outside on the bench. I'll see ya in a bit." He told her as he gave her another quick peck on the check. He began walking away at the same moment Faith emerged from her office.
"All right Buffy, you can go but remember be here tomorrow at seven."
"Okay Faith, have a good night."
At six-forty in the morning Buffy walked into the mall and waited outside of the record store for Faith. She knew she was early but she wanted to make a good impression on Faith. She sat down and looked around. There were no other stores opened. She sat for almost fifteen minutes, being bored out of her mind. She was so tired from her evening with Xander. They only went out to dinner and then back to her house to talk for a while, a long while. Xander left her house after midnight. She was extremely tired.
"Hey B, I'm glad you're here bright and early, let's get to work," Faith told her as she unlocked the store door
Buffy followed Faith to the back room. They were sorting CDs that morning and seeing what they had to order. Faith began small talk with Faith. Faith asked whether or not she had a boyfriend and about her family.
"Well, I live here in Sunnydale with my mother, stepfather and my younger sister. I have a boyfriend. We've been dating for a few months."
"Step-dad, hu? How is that?"
"At first I resented him. I treated him pretty badly but you know, I was young. I always had a dream of my parents getting back to together. Looking at it know, I guess Rupert is the only father I have. My own father wanted nothing to do with my sister or myself. Rupert adopted us right after he and my mother were married. I know he loves me and he will always be there for me." Buffy paused for a moment before she turned the tables on Faith. "How about you? You have family around here?"
"I'm originally from eastern Pennsylvania, right outside of Philly. My parents are gone. Well, I don't remember my father because he ran off after I was born. My mother died when I was sixteen from cancer, she had a tumor in her head. My sister finished raising me. She was six years older than I was. She was engaged to this guy who left her once she got pregnant. She had my nephew a two years later. He was born prematurely, as a result Connor is mentally slow. She was jogging in the morning, as she always did, she was into fitness and all of the junk. She only bought organic food because it was better for you," Faith stared into space for a moment as she smiled and reflected on her sister. Her smile soon changed. "Anyway, she went jogging the morning that she was going to bring me to college and she never came back. Connor, my nephew, woke me up crying. He was getting up from a nap. I found out later that day that a car hit Heather. The driver was talking on the phone and not really watching where they were driving. I skipped out on college and I'm taking car of my nephew now."
Buffy was silent. For most of her life she thought that she was unlucky when it came down to her family. After all, her mother struggled to raise both she and Dawn for a good portion of their lives before Rupert even came into the picture. Buffy didn't have aunts and uncles since both Joyce and Rupert were only children. Joyce's parents were both dead and she had only met Rupert's family a few times. They kept in touch but it wasn't the same as having family over for dinner on the holidays or visiting them on Sundays. Then she thought about Faith who had no one. At that moment Buffy felt that she was a very lucky person for having what family she did have.
"What brought you to Sunnydale?"
"It's really so stupid. I had recorded all of the information that was given to my by wither my sister or my mother about my father. His last known where about was about was in a small town about fifteen minutes from here. I packed up Connor after Heather died and I began looking for him. I wanted some guidance, some type of family."
"Did you find him?"
Faith shook her head. "No, he had moved several years before." Faith stopped for a moment and stared at a CD. She began to think about her life. Granted, it wasn't a story book life or a really happy life once she got older, but she began to smile. "It's all right though. I get to be there for Connor no matter what. He's almost three now. It has been great to see him growing up. He calls me mom, which is fine, but it makes me sad, you know what I mean? I love him and I can't imagine loving anything or anyone any more than I love him, but he isn't my son. I didn't go through sixteen hours of intense labor to bring him into this world. And it really makes me sad when I stop and think about how he will never get to know how great his mother actually was." Faith stopped again. She zoned into space for a moment before breaking her concentration. "Oh well. I guess that's just part of life."
Buffy didn't know what to say to Faith. She could tell she was upset thinking about her family. "How long have you been in Sunnydale?"
Faith sighed. "Heather died almost a year and a half ago, so a little more than a year."
"Do you like it out here?"
"Yeah, I do. Everyone is pretty nice, at least for the most part. I don't regret coming out here or not finding my father. I found somethings that are more important than that. I really found out what kind of person I am and I am very pleased with who I have grown up to be. I have found great services for Connor too. Most of all I have found Amy."
Buffy paused for a moment. She was confused because she didn't think Faith had anyone. "Who is Amy?"
"She's my girlfriend."
Buffy thought for a moment. Between school and her parent's friends, Buffy had known several gay men but she didn't think she knew any lesbians. She continued with the story. "How long have you been together?"
"I've known her as long as I have been in Sunnydale. She was the first person I meant here. We've been romantically together for seven months. She's really sweet, kind of bitchy sometimes, but really nice. Best of all she seems to love Connor too. I don't know what I'd do without her sometimes. She helps out a lot with him."
Buffy smiled. Faith had to disappear into the back room to find a box of CDs. Buffy continued to work. She thought about Faith again. She had known Buffy less than two weeks and she shared a huge chunk of her life with her. It made Buffy feel good to know that someone had confided in her. That conversation would be just one conversation she and be first of many that involve Buffy and Faith confiding in each other.
Author's Note: Thanks you lilmamaday and Sarah for the kind reviews. I am glad people are enjoying this story. I hope that you continue to like it. This is a shorter chapter but equally as important as the rest. Again, I hope you enjoy this chapter too! Enjoy! Lisa Anne
"Buffy, could you ring?" Faith asked Buffy to check some customers out. Buffy was working her first week after her training. She nodded as she approached the counter.
"Good evening. Did you find everything you were-hey, I know you." Buffy said perkily with a smile.
"How's it going? Are you having fun yet?" Willow asked as she handed Buffy her CD.
"It's going well. My manager is really cool and it's hasn't been that busy."
"Excellent. What time do you get off tonight?"
"At eight. Then I have to come in early tomorrow to help Faith with innovatory but I get to leave at two."
"Maybe we could catch a movie tomorrow and go out for some much needed us time." Willow said as she handed Buffy her money.
"That would be fun. I'm in. Two dollars and seven cents is your change. Thank you and have a good day!" Buffy smiled. Her friend took her change and walked out the door.
"Does it ever get busy around here?" Buffy asked as Faith walked towards the counter.
"Not really but that's the beauty of summer time. It gets busy on Tuesdays because that is when the new releases come out. It also gets busy around the holiday season, but other than that it doesn't get very busy." Faith paused for a moment as she picked up some papers. She read them and then spoke to Buffy again. "You are going to be here around seven tomorrow morning, right?"
"Yes, for innovatory."
"Good, Tim called and said he couldn't be in until after nine, which would give us only an hour before the store opens to finish it up. I think we can get the bulk of it done and over with. He'll just have to stay tomorrow night to help."
Buffy nodded at her boss. Faith continued to explain what was to be expected from Buffy the next morning. Faith then walked away from the front counter and went back into her office to look at some things. Buffy looked at her watch. She only had a half-hour left before on her shift before she was able to go home.
Buffy was waiting for Faith to come back out of her office to tell her that she could go home when a customer entered the store. Buffy began to smile when she realized that it wasn't a customer. It was Xander.
"Hey you working girl, how are you?"
"I'm good thanks. What are you doing here? I thought you were leaving tonight to visit some family."
"I lied. I wanted to surprise you."
She gave Xander a quick kiss over the counter. "I am surprised. I still have a few minutes left before I can leave."
"That's all right, I'll wait outside on the bench. I'll see ya in a bit." He told her as he gave her another quick peck on the check. He began walking away at the same moment Faith emerged from her office.
"All right Buffy, you can go but remember be here tomorrow at seven."
"Okay Faith, have a good night."
At six-forty in the morning Buffy walked into the mall and waited outside of the record store for Faith. She knew she was early but she wanted to make a good impression on Faith. She sat down and looked around. There were no other stores opened. She sat for almost fifteen minutes, being bored out of her mind. She was so tired from her evening with Xander. They only went out to dinner and then back to her house to talk for a while, a long while. Xander left her house after midnight. She was extremely tired.
"Hey B, I'm glad you're here bright and early, let's get to work," Faith told her as she unlocked the store door
Buffy followed Faith to the back room. They were sorting CDs that morning and seeing what they had to order. Faith began small talk with Faith. Faith asked whether or not she had a boyfriend and about her family.
"Well, I live here in Sunnydale with my mother, stepfather and my younger sister. I have a boyfriend. We've been dating for a few months."
"Step-dad, hu? How is that?"
"At first I resented him. I treated him pretty badly but you know, I was young. I always had a dream of my parents getting back to together. Looking at it know, I guess Rupert is the only father I have. My own father wanted nothing to do with my sister or myself. Rupert adopted us right after he and my mother were married. I know he loves me and he will always be there for me." Buffy paused for a moment before she turned the tables on Faith. "How about you? You have family around here?"
"I'm originally from eastern Pennsylvania, right outside of Philly. My parents are gone. Well, I don't remember my father because he ran off after I was born. My mother died when I was sixteen from cancer, she had a tumor in her head. My sister finished raising me. She was six years older than I was. She was engaged to this guy who left her once she got pregnant. She had my nephew a two years later. He was born prematurely, as a result Connor is mentally slow. She was jogging in the morning, as she always did, she was into fitness and all of the junk. She only bought organic food because it was better for you," Faith stared into space for a moment as she smiled and reflected on her sister. Her smile soon changed. "Anyway, she went jogging the morning that she was going to bring me to college and she never came back. Connor, my nephew, woke me up crying. He was getting up from a nap. I found out later that day that a car hit Heather. The driver was talking on the phone and not really watching where they were driving. I skipped out on college and I'm taking car of my nephew now."
Buffy was silent. For most of her life she thought that she was unlucky when it came down to her family. After all, her mother struggled to raise both she and Dawn for a good portion of their lives before Rupert even came into the picture. Buffy didn't have aunts and uncles since both Joyce and Rupert were only children. Joyce's parents were both dead and she had only met Rupert's family a few times. They kept in touch but it wasn't the same as having family over for dinner on the holidays or visiting them on Sundays. Then she thought about Faith who had no one. At that moment Buffy felt that she was a very lucky person for having what family she did have.
"What brought you to Sunnydale?"
"It's really so stupid. I had recorded all of the information that was given to my by wither my sister or my mother about my father. His last known where about was about was in a small town about fifteen minutes from here. I packed up Connor after Heather died and I began looking for him. I wanted some guidance, some type of family."
"Did you find him?"
Faith shook her head. "No, he had moved several years before." Faith stopped for a moment and stared at a CD. She began to think about her life. Granted, it wasn't a story book life or a really happy life once she got older, but she began to smile. "It's all right though. I get to be there for Connor no matter what. He's almost three now. It has been great to see him growing up. He calls me mom, which is fine, but it makes me sad, you know what I mean? I love him and I can't imagine loving anything or anyone any more than I love him, but he isn't my son. I didn't go through sixteen hours of intense labor to bring him into this world. And it really makes me sad when I stop and think about how he will never get to know how great his mother actually was." Faith stopped again. She zoned into space for a moment before breaking her concentration. "Oh well. I guess that's just part of life."
Buffy didn't know what to say to Faith. She could tell she was upset thinking about her family. "How long have you been in Sunnydale?"
Faith sighed. "Heather died almost a year and a half ago, so a little more than a year."
"Do you like it out here?"
"Yeah, I do. Everyone is pretty nice, at least for the most part. I don't regret coming out here or not finding my father. I found somethings that are more important than that. I really found out what kind of person I am and I am very pleased with who I have grown up to be. I have found great services for Connor too. Most of all I have found Amy."
Buffy paused for a moment. She was confused because she didn't think Faith had anyone. "Who is Amy?"
"She's my girlfriend."
Buffy thought for a moment. Between school and her parent's friends, Buffy had known several gay men but she didn't think she knew any lesbians. She continued with the story. "How long have you been together?"
"I've known her as long as I have been in Sunnydale. She was the first person I meant here. We've been romantically together for seven months. She's really sweet, kind of bitchy sometimes, but really nice. Best of all she seems to love Connor too. I don't know what I'd do without her sometimes. She helps out a lot with him."
Buffy smiled. Faith had to disappear into the back room to find a box of CDs. Buffy continued to work. She thought about Faith again. She had known Buffy less than two weeks and she shared a huge chunk of her life with her. It made Buffy feel good to know that someone had confided in her. That conversation would be just one conversation she and be first of many that involve Buffy and Faith confiding in each other.