Terrible Two's

Chapter 2- Pancakes

Disclaimer- I own only the twins

Recap-

Tara read till Buffy told her that they both had fallen asleep.

"Goodnight my love" Tara must have done something because a warm gentle breeze filled the room and Buffy thought she could feel Tara's lips on hers. She had to smile and say.

"Thanks for the kisses and goodnight as well and sweet dreams my heart."

After a few more words they both hung up and went to bed, both missing the other.

Buffy's POV-
the next morning Buffy woke to two warm bodies on either side of her. She smiled and shifted so that each girl's head was lying on shoulders. They had been sneaking into her room the first night that Tara had left for that teacher's thing. It's made her kind of proud of them for being able to get in without waking her. BJ was better at it then her sister but DJ came in close second, they were always competing. With a sigh Buffy snuggled her girls in closer and drifted back to sleep.

A loud shrill beeping cut through her dreams and jerked her awake. She could smell smoke and she could hear crying. Fearing the worst she jumped out of bed and rushed to find the source of the smoke and crying. When she found it she heaved a sigh of relief when it turned out to be burnt pancakes and her Blue jays upset.

Sagging against the door frame in relief for only a moment then smiling at her way to smart girl and their near completion of a task that was out of there range.

"You two are just too much, but thanks for the thought" she then turned off the stovetop and stuck the smoking pan in the sink and ran water over it. The pan was useless now but there were still some small flickers of fire. When they were out she threw it into the trash.

She opened a few windows to let the smoke out and then turned to her still teary girl and smiled.

"Who wants to go out for breakfast" that brightened them right up.

They lived just outside of New York City; they had found out that Tara had a cousin on her mother's side, Tara was happy to learn that she was a witch as well.

After the mess was cleaned up and every one dressed they piled into the car and headed into the city.

Not long after moving in, Tara's Cousin Lucy or Lucinda, yes that is her name, took them out as a house warming gift to this diner that served the best pancakes on the east coast. They have gone back when every time they could find the excuse to go.

Molly's was a somewhat small building that was two stories high, the upper level was were Molly and her family lived.

They had parked and were walking to the door when Buffy heard glass breaking. Jumping and shifting to fight mood Buffy scanned the immediate area for anything that looked a threat to her girls. But from the look on JD's face it was safe and only the girls rapidly growing powers getting out of hand. Sighing Buffy spotted the window of a car that was now wide open due to the glass breaking.

When that happened the first times both Tara and Buffy were in awe, to be so young and have that much power. But they were also scared out of their minds, because they were now going to be targets.

JD looked like she was about to cry. As quick as sliver Buffy picked her up and cuddled her to her whispering.

"It's ok Jay, these things happen, I'm not mad at you ok" and she pulled the girls face from her shoulder so she could see her smile.

JD still looked sad but the tears were not there anymore.

"That's my girl, now let's see that smile, I know it's in there some were."

It took a little more prompting but JD finally smiled a smaller version of Tara's own crooked grin.

With the threat of tears gone Buffy and her brewed continued walking to Molly's. Halfway there BJ wanted to be picked up as well so when they finally got to their stop Buffy hand a girl hanging of her back and front.

Molly spotted them and smiled. She loved any reason to laugh when given the opportunity. Molly was a sweet 80 plus, her real age was unknown but she looked 80, old werewolf that had dreamed of owning and cooking in her own restaurant. Sweet tempered and gentle to a fault Molly showed them to their table whenever they showed up.

The corner window booth had rapidly become their spot from day one. The girls loved to look out the window and comment on who ever or whatever passed by.

"What can I get to folks today?" it was a silly question but it had sort of become a game between them now.

"Well I don't know, girls? Do you know what you want yet?" Two pairs of duel blue eyes swiveled to smile at her and in a scary kind of timing they cried out.

"PANCAKES!" God she loved her girls.

Tara's POV-

Tara was miserable, she missed her home, she missed the girls and she was heart sick with missing Buffy. But if she wanted to keep teaching she had to attend these awful confesses. Every year was the different and the same. She learned to ways of teaching but had more ass backward men hit on her as well, even when she told them she was married, had two kids and GAY, they still thought they had a shot.

So every year she would find a way to learn what she needed and get out as soon as she could. This year it was set during her Blue Jays birthdays. That had pissed her off to no end, everyone had stayed as far away as they could, like they could physically see the anger poring off her and feared harm.

That was one of the only upsides to this year, no one had hit on her and she was going home tomorrow.

She knew that some of the first things she was going to do were apologizing to her girls and Buffy; she knew they were going to say that it couldn't be helped but still she felt that she had to. Then she was going to spend a days with her Blue Jays and doing whatever they wanted and then spend a day doing nothing but Buffy.

Then she was going to Molly's, she was craving some of her chocolate pancakes.

(Sorry for the late update, but I' busy and lazy, school and Fable 2 and working have been keeping me away. I'll try harder to update sooner but I'm making no promises. Review please and thanks!)