The Three of Us

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Faith was sitting in the dining room, having a coffee, when Buffy came down the stairs.

“Hey, how ya doin’?”

Buffy flopped down into a chair and reached for Faith’s coffee. “Uh-Uh.” Faith said, “Get yer own.” Buffy put a pout on, “But I’m tired. You’re my girlfriend, you’re
supposed to be nice to me!”

Faith laughed. “I wasn’t up all night on the phone. Who were you talkin’ to?” Buffy looked around for a second. “Fine I’ll get my own coffee.”

Faith looked at her with a raised eyebrow when Buffy sat back down. “Do I get an answer?” she asked. Buffy looked down at her cereal.

“How did you know I was on the phone?”

“Good ears.”

‘What do I tell her?’ she thought. ‘She needs to know the truth. I hope she’s okay with it.’ Buffy raised her head and looked into Faith’s eyes. “That dream I had last night. It involved some very bad things happening to Cordelia. So I called her to see if she was okay.”

“It couldn’t wait till this morning?”

Buffy sighed, “That’s what she said. But since she was awake, we talked.”

“So she’s okay?”

Buffy bit her bottom lip and looked away from Faith. “Yeah, she wants us to go to L.A. and visit this weekend.”

“Oh. This the same girl you were tellin’ me about last night?”

“Yeah.” Buffy looked nervously at Faith. The silence stretched across the table. Faith stared at Buffy, then slowly looked away. When she turned back, Buffy could see the hurt in her eyes. She knew Faith was trying hard not to show it, but it was there.

“So last night,” Faith began, “You tell me all about this chick you think you had the hots for, and tell me not to worry. You wake up in the middle of the night, and spend half the night on the phone with her, then you tell me we’re s’posed to go see her this weekend?”

“Umm, yeah, pretty well sums it up.”

“Did I do somethin’ wrong?”

“No!” Buffy got up and moved next to Faith. “It’s just weird how it happened. I thought she’d get mad and I’d never hear from her again. She wasn’t the nicest person when we were in school. She really surprised me. It was actually her idea to talk as long as we did.” Buffy was running her fingers through Faith’s hair as she talked. “She really seemed interested when I told her about you.”

“You told her about me?” Faith queried. “Why would you do that if you’re chasin’ after her?”

“I’m not chasing her, dummy. I’m chasing you.” Buffy punched Faith in the shoulder. “When are you going to learn that?”

“When I finally get some confidence.”

“Faith, you’ve got tons of confidence. I see it every time we train or we go slaying, or go dancing or even walk down the street. You ooze confidence. You just have to apply it to our relationship.” Buffy sat in Faith’s lap and draped her arms over her shoulders. “You’re the most confident person I’ve ever met. I trust you with my life on a regular basis. I have confidence in you, so should you.”

“That’s a great pep talk. I’ll get right on it.”

“Great, I’ll call Cordelia and tell her we’re coming. We’ll have a blast Faith. Trust me.”

“If I had a dollar for every time I heard that...”

Buffy interrupted her with a kiss. “Come on we’ve got to get to class Miss Moneybags.”

Saturday morning found the two slayers standing in the drive on either side of the Jeep. They had just finished putting Faith’s overnight bag and Buffy’s two suitcases in the car. “You sure you left anythin’ in the closet? Maybe you should go check.”

“Ha, Ha, Ha. I just want to make sure I have an appropriate outfit to wear.”

Faith looked in the back. “I’ve never owned that many clothes in my life. Even if you added them all up from the start, I couldn’t fill those trunks.”

Buffy stuck her tongue out at Faith. “I’ll convert you yet.” She said as she got in the car. Faith smiled as she slid in on the passenger’s side.

“You keep yakkin’ but I don’t see any changes.”

“It’ll be gradual, you won’t even notice.”

“Mm-hmm.” was Faith’s reply.

“So,” Buffy looked at Faith, “We’ve got water, snacks, CD’s, did we remember everything?”

“Yup, brain bucket, insurance, fireproof suit, I think that covers it.” Buffy stared at Faith. “What, you’re drivin’, I think there’s a law or somethin’ that says I need that shit.”

“I wonder if anybody will notice that I beat the crap out of you, before we get out of the driveway?”

“You’re welcome to try.” Faith smiled as she raised her fists in Buffy’s direction. “C’mon B, anytime yer ready. If you want we can wrestle in the back.”

Buffy giggled at Faith. “We’ll never get out of here if we end up in the back. The neighbours would probably enjoy it though.”

“Yeah, your naked ass pressed against the window’ll probably scar them.”

“Eww, gross!” With her head shaking, Buffy backed out of the driveway. “L.A., here we come.”

After they got out of Sunnydale, Faith pushed the passenger seat back and lowered it. She closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep. Buffy stole peeks at Faith as they drove down the freeway. ‘She looks so young.’ Buffy thought. ‘She’s a lot stronger than she realizes. I wonder if she knows the difference she’s made in my life. Even if we don’t work out, I still need her. If she feels the same way, maybe we will work. God I hope so. She’s nervous about meeting Cordelia, but then so am I. If those feelings come back, what happens? No wonder she’s nervous, I’m scared shitless!’ Buffy sighed as shook her head.

“What’s up?”

“AAHH!” Buffy yelped, “I thought you were sleeping!”

Faith snorted as the car swerved in the lane. “I ain’t sleepin’ when yer drivin’. Just ain’t gonna happen.”

“I was doing fine till you startled me!”

“Believe what ya wanna B, but I keep my eye on you.” she said with a smile. “There’s a lot to watch.”

“You’re totally evil, you know that, right?”

“Bad as you want me to be.”

“Why do I even bother?”

Faith smiled at Buffy and blew her a kiss. “Right here for ya B, right here.” She reached across the console and put her hand on Buffy’s thigh. She squeezed it gently, “Right here.”, she whispered as she closed her eyes.

Two hours later, they were driving down South Hoover St. in L.A. Faith turned to Buffy, “Did you hear all those guys honkin’ at you?”

“I needed to make my exit.”

Faith started to laugh. “Ya cut across four lanes to do it! Yer lucky ya didn’t get shot at!”

Buffy gave Faith a quick hard look. “I had my turn signal on.”

Faith just laughed harder. “They’ve probably never seen one before.”

Buffy sighed, “We’re almost there. We turn right onto South Alvarado St. then we turn right when we get to Maryland.”

Faith looked at her with a cocked eyebrow and a smirk. “We follow Alvarado till we get to the East Coast?”

Buffy smacked her in the shoulder as Faith started laughing. “You’re not helping.”

Still smiling, Faith said, “Sorry, you just make it to easy sometimes.” She took Buffy’s hand off the wheel and kissed the back of it. “I’ll make it up to ya, I promise.”
Buffy snorted, “Yeah, right.”

They pulled up in front of the block and found a place to park. They both looked up at the building, and Faith shrugged. “Looks okay.”

“Cordelia said to buzz the manager, and he’d let us in to the building, then Dennis will let us into the apartment.” Buffy said as she opened the back of the Jeep.

“Who’s Dennis?” Faith asked as the girls started to pull the luggage out.

Buffy paused as she was pulling her suitcase to the back of the Jeep. “That’s the funny part. I could’ve sworn she said he was a ghost.”

Faith blinked at Buffy, “How the fuck is a ghost goin’ to let us into the apartment?”

Buffy shrugged her shoulders at Faith. “I guess we’ll find out when we get there.”

They hauled their luggage to the door and Buffy scrutinized the call board for the manager’s name. Faith reached over top of her and pressed the numbers for them.

“Managers are always 100 on this system.” Buffy huffed and stared at her.

“Hola.” The speaker squawked. “Hi, Cordelia Chase told us to buzz you when we got here and you’d let us in. It’s Buffy Summers and Faith.”

“Si.” was he said as the door buzzed. Faith grabbed it and held it open for Buffy. “So far so good. If we can’t get into the apartment, we can always buzz him back and get him to let us in.”

“I guess that’s Plan B?” Faith smirked. Buffy elbowed her as she struggled through the door with her two suitcases.The two girls stood in front of the apartment door and traded looks.

“Go ahead, knock B.”

Buffy looked nervously at Faith, she slowly raised her hand and tapped on the door. Faith shook her head as she watched. “It doesn’t look like anyone’s going to answer. Should we go get the manager?”

Faith sighed and gently pushed Buffy aside. She lifted her fist and three loud raps echoed down the hallway. “Hey, Dennis, it’s Buffy and Faith, Open the door.” Buffy quickly looked up and down the hallway. “Faith not so loud!”

“What? We gotta let him know we’re here don’t we?”

“Yes, but can’t you be quiet about it?”

“Maybe he’s hard of hearin’ or somethin’, relax.” Buffy just shook her head and sighed. They both looked at the door as they heard the lock slide back. Faith looked at Buffy, and slowly reached for the door handle. “Cool,” was all she said as the door opened. They both peered into the apartment, then slowly moved inside.

“Dennis?” Buffy spoke quietly. The lamp by the couch flicked on and off.

“That’s so fuckin’ cool!” Faith exclaimed. “Wow, a real ghost!”

Buffy nodded, “That is pretty freaky.” The two girls stood there for a few moments.

“Guess we should bring in the luggage?” Faith asked.

“Yeah,” Buffy replied. “We can just put it over there for now.” She pointed towards the far wall. She looked at her watch, “Cordelia wants us to meet her at a place called ‘Carita’s’, in about two hours. It’s not too far from here, but we should start to get ready. Do you want to shower first, or should I?”

Faith laughed, “I’m goin’ first. I don’t, there ain’t no hot water left for me.” Buffy stuck her tongue out at Faith. “Don’t point that thing at me ‘less you’re willin’ ta use it.”

Buffy curled her tongue up and wiggled it at Faith. “You wish I’d use it on you.”

“God, yes.” Faith turned and walked into the bathroom. She sighed as she closed the door. ‘I want her to fuck me with that tongue so badly, I’m gonna explode.’ Faith thought as she looked in the mirror. ’This waitin’ till we’re ready is killin’ me.’ She moved to the tub and turned the water on. She quickly disrobed and stepped into the shower, feeling the pounding spray heat her skin. “Two things,” she said out loud, “I can hear you tryin’ to sneak in with my slayer hearing, and I can feel you the closer you get.”

“Yeah, but I had to try.” Buffy said as she slipped into the shower behind Faith. She picked up the shampoo and poured some into her hands. “I thought I’d help while you were in here.”

“Ahh, so how are you gonna help?”

Buffy stepped inside of Faith and turned her to face the back of the tub. Raising her arms to the dark slayers head, she started to wash Faith’s hair. “I thought I’d start with this.” she said.

“God, that feels good.” Faith moaned. Buffy slowly worked her fingers through the long dark locks. Faith closed her eyes and felt a feeling of contentment wash over her as Buffy gently massaged her scalp. When she had finished, Buffy gently took Faith by the shoulders and said, “Keep your eyes closed.” She moved her under the shower and rinsed the shampoo out. “Switch places again, and I’ll put the conditioner in.” Faith smiled as she moved to the back of the tub again. She groaned as Buffy worked the conditioner into her hair. Little flames were starting to lick at her nerve endings. She could feel Buffy’s excitement through their connection. It just added to the heat spreading to her core. She could almost hear the sizzle every time Buffy’s wet skin brushed against hers. Reaching forward Faith placed her hands on the wall to brace herself. Her breath started to rasp in her throat as Buffy’s breasts brushed against her back. Faith whimpered as she felt Buffy pull away from her.

‘Oh, God,’ she thought, as she heard Buffy open the body wash and spread it on her hands, ‘I’m gonna fuckin’ die any second now. Or wake up in some skanky crypt.’ Faith started to shake as Buffy placed her hands on her shoulders and started to wash her back. Buffy slowly worked her way down Faith’s back, gently rubbing the muscles under her skin. She slid her hands around Faith’s sides and onto her stomach. She leaned in, pressing herself against Faith. Sparks flew up and down the nerve endings of both of them. As Buffy’s hands approached the underside of her breasts, Faith covered Buffy’s hands with her own. “I can’t.” She whispered. “I won’t be able to control myself.”
Buffy placed a gentle kiss on the back of Faith’s neck, “I don’t remember asking you to.”

Faith turned inside of Buffy’s arms so she could see her. She looked into the deep green eyes; Buffy stared back into the smoky dark orbs of Faith. Smiling Faith leaned forward and touched Buffy’s lips with her own. She turned again in her arms so she was facing her. Faith wrapped her arms around Buffy and pulled her in tightly. Their lips parted and their tongues began to dance. Hands started to move, exploring warm, wet skin. Faith dragged her fingernails down Buffy’s back and the older slayer moaned as she pushed into Faith. She pulled her lips away from Buffy’s and looked at her. “You sure?” Buffy bit her bottom lip, then slowly nodded. Faith leaned forward and recaptured Buffy’s lips with her own. Tongues darting in and out of each others mouths, hands roaming over willing bodies, Faith pulled back from Buffy again, slowly she lowered her mouth and gently left a small trail of kisses down Buffy’s neck. Buffy moaned when Faith started to suck on her pulse point. Sliding her hands up Buffy’s sides, she stopped when she reached the bottom of her breasts, and looked into her eyes again. Buffy smiled and kissed Faith deeply. Faith broke the kiss and turned Buffy sideways.

“Put your arm around my shoulders and I’ll support you.” Faith whispered in her ear. Buffy did as she was told, then biting her bottom lip she looked down. “What?” Faith asked.

“I’m, umm, I’m, ahh...” she stammered. Faith smirked at her, “Just spit it out B.”
Buffy sighed and looked down again. “I don’t know what to do.” She whispered. Faith’s grin brightened. “That’s why I’m here. You don’t have to worry about a thing. Somethin’ you don’t like, tell me, and I’ll stop. Ok?”

Buffy could feel some of the tension drain out of her, leaving a pleasant body tingle. “I trust you Faith.”

“I know, and I won’t let ya down.” Faith kissed her roughly when she finished speaking. With her left arm wrapped around the blonde’s waist, she brought her right slowly up the toned stomach to Buffy’s breasts. She could feel the nipple pucker and stiffen as she slowly circled it with the palm of her hand. Buffy put her left arm out to steady herself against the wall of the bath. Faith turned slightly as her hand slowly moved across to Buffy’s other breast. Buffy groaned into Faith’s mouth as she squeezed and pulled on her nipple. Rolling it in her fingers she could feel Buffy shudder as the pleasure sparked her nerves. Breaking away from the kiss, Faith spread her legs so Buffy’s hip was pressed into her pussy. Buffy could feel Faith’s slickness against her skin. Buffy’s breath caught in her throat as Faith dropped her head and pulled a nipple into her mouth. She could feel the fire in her pussy as Faith rolled her tongue around the nipple.

“Nngghhh...” she moaned as Faith’s hand squeezed her other breast. Buffy’s head rolled back and she closed her eyes. Faith kept sucking on the one nipple as her hand traveled over Buffy’s smooth, tanned stomach.

“Put your left foot up on the edge of the tub, B.” she whispered. She parted her fingers as she reached the tight little curls surrounding Buffy’s pussy. Sliding the final few inches with her fingers on either side she asked, “Ready?”

“God, Yes!” was the reply. Faith pulled Buffy’s nipple back into her mouth and squeezed the fingers of her other hand together. Buffy groaned and shook with the feeling. Pulling her hand back up slightly Faith closed her fingers then slid her hand overtop of her pussy, cupping it gently. Buffy started to rock her hips against Faith’s hand. Faith let the nipple drop out of her mouth and kissed her way to Buffy’s mouth. When they met, she started to slide her hand back and forth over her center. She dragged a finger slowly between the lips and could feel Buffy’s wetness coat her fingers. Their tongues were duelling when Buffy felt Faith slip a finger inside of her. Moaning she rocked her hips harder, it was driving her wild because she could feel Faith’s excitement rising as her hips moved back and forth over Faith’s pussy. Faith gently slid a second finger into Buffy, then started to slowly fuck her with the two digits. The two settled into a comfortable rhythm. Through their Slayer connection, they could feel each other gathering speed towards an orgasm. Faith moved her thumb up to rub Buffy’s clit. Her breath was ragged as she broke away from kissing Faith. “Hold me!” she moaned, her knuckles turning white as they dug into Faith’s shoulder. “I’m so close!” her body was shaking as Faith curled her fingers up inside and pressed down on her clit with her thumb.

“C’mon B, c’mon,” Faith whispered in her ear. Buffy stiffened as she reached the edge. With a groan and a sigh, she careened off the precipice into darkness. Holding her up, Faith continued to grind her pussy into Buffy’s hip. She braced herself against the oncoming tide as Faith’s orgasm overtook her.

“Wow...” Buffy blinked at Faith, as the two girls held each other in the cool water. “That was... wow!”

“Yeah, wow.” was Faith’s reply.

“It almost felt like I came again when you did.” Buffy said quietly. “That was intense! It’s like a two for one sale.” Faith started to laugh.

“Yeah, feelin’ yours pushed me over the edge faster, this could be fun.”
Buffy put a bit of a pout on as she looked at Faith. “Does this mean we’ll have to do it again?”

“Yeah, we’ll definitely do it again, but right now we gotta get goin’, or we’ll both look like wrinkled prunes.”

“Fa-a-a-i-i-ith...” Buffy whined.

“Don’t look at me, it’s your friend we gotta meet.”

Sighing, Buffy nodded her head. “You’re right, I dragged us out here, so I guess we should go meet her.”

“Don’t sound so enthusiastic. We’ll do this again, I got a lot to show you.” Faith smiled then gently leaned in and kissed Buffy. “I’m gettin out now. Don’t take too long or you’ll never be ready in time.” Buffy took a swing at Faith, but all she could hear was the dark slayer laughing her way out of the bathroom.

Faith stood in the living room wearing her black leather dress and Harlow ankle boots. “C’mon B, we’re twenty minutes late! Get yer ass in gear, will ya?”

“I’m almost ready.” was the muffled reply from behind the bathroom door. Moments later it opened, and Buffy stepped into the room. Faith’s mouth dropped as she looked at Buffy. Smiling at her, Buffy slowly turned in front of Faith, “Is something wrong?” she asked coyly when she came to a stop.

“Wow, just.... wow.” Was all Faith could say.

Buffy smiled at her, “You’re not the only one that looks good in black.” She was wearing a form fitting cocktail dress that came to mid thigh. The neckline hinted at her cleavage, while the short sleeves accented her strong arms. She completed the outfit with 3 inch black heels. Her hair was down and parted on one side, the other side held off her face with a simple black barrette. “Do we look okay Dennis?” she asked. The bulb in the lamp next to the couch popped as the light was turned on. “I’ll take that as a yes.” Buffy smiled at Faith.

“Maybe we should just stay in?” Faith asked hopefully. Buffy laughed. “No, we’re dressed, and we’re going to meet Cordelia.”

Faith sighed and picked up her duster off the back of the couch. “Fine, we’ll go.” She slipped her duster on and picked up a small knapsack. “I’m ready.”

Buffy looked at her quizzically, “Why are you wearing that, and what’s in the bag?”

Faith looked at her like she’d just sprouted a third arm. “It’s L.A., I ain’t goin anywhere with out packin’ weapons. This,” she held up the knapsack, “is a change of clothes for later, if we need’em.”

“Wow,” Buffy smiled at Faith, “aren’t you little Miss Girl Scout.”

Faith shook her head and looked down, “I don’t want anythin’ happenin’ to you, okay?”
Buffy reached out and lifted Faith’s head. “Nothing will happen, I’ve got you to look after me.” She leaned forward and lightly kissed Faith. “Thank you.” She looped her arm through Faith’s, “Let’s go.”