The Proposal of Buffy Summers

“I don’t want to go home,” the leading lady of this story says, and snuggles against the warm body. She smiles when the brunette tightens her grip around her. They’ve been sitting under the large oak tree in the park all night. Not very many words have been spoken, and they’re both happy about it. Words would have completely shattered the moment, and they really wanted to hold onto that moment for as long as they could. As the sun slowly creeps up in the sky, and signs of life start to emerge the blonde knows their moment is over.


“Sorry, babe, but I’m sure your mom is pissed off at me already. I really don’t want to add to that anger.” ‘She’s right. Mom is really pissed off at her. I know we both said stupid things and the fight is mostly my fault because I totally ambushed her, but it’s a mother’s instinct to protect her child,’ she thinks and nuzzles Faith’s soft neck. ‘I don’t want to go home because when I go home I have to think about everything, and I don’t want to have to make these big decisions by myself, and I know mom isn’t going to let Faith come over.’


No more words are said as they sit together under their large oak tree and watch the sun rise above the horizon. ‘I love watching the sunrise with her,’ she thinks and smiles when she remembers all of the other times they watched the sun come up. Of course all of those other times were after a night of love making. ‘God I miss her touch. I wish we could go somewhere and be together that isn’t in a public place.’ She lifts her head, and leaves a little kiss on Faith’s smooth neck. She watches as the other girl gets goosebumps, and she smiles an evil smile.


“Don’t start something you don’t plan on finishing,” Faith says with a little chuckle. Buffy leans back a little so she can look into the other girl’s chocolate brown eyes. ‘If it were biologically possible to have her babies I’d want them to have her eyes. And her dimples. That would be one very beautiful baby. I wonder what Faith would say if she found out I was thinking about having her baby?’ “You have no idea how hard it was to just sit here and no kiss you, or touch you. No idea at all.” She shakes her head a little bit, smiles a playful smile.


“Alright, I’ll stop,” she says and rests her head on Faith’s shoulder again. The other girl gives her a little squeeze. ‘I could spend the rest of my life in her arms. Well, not all of my life, but I can see myself coming home from a long day’s work or something, and curling up in her arms. But we don’t have to get married to do that. We can just live together. But we’d have to wait a year to do that.’ She sighs a little and nuzzles Faith’s neck.


“What happens if I say yes?” Buffy asks and she feels Faith tense up a little bit. She doesn’t move from Faith’s shoulder because she doesn’t know how she’ll react if she looks into Faith’s eyes right now. “If I say yes are going to move to Illinois with me? I want to be with you so much but I don’t think I can handle being away from you for nine months.” She tightens her grip on Faith a little at just the thought of being away from the other girl for a long period of time. “That wouldn’t be fair for either of us.”


“Yeah, I’d go with you,” she says and starts to rub Buffy’s back again. “My grades aren’t good enough to get into a university, so I thought I could get a job, and maybe take some night classes and get an associate degree or something. We can get an apartment together I’m sure your half of the rent would cost just as much as the housing fee for a dorm.” ‘Actually we can’t get an apartment together,’ she thinks and sighs a little bit. She feels Faith tense up even more. She gives Faith knee a little squeeze to try and calm her down a little but it does little to help the situation.


“All freshmen are required to live on campus for the first year, so we won’t be able to live together until I’m a sophomore.” They’re quiet for a few minutes and Buffy has no idea what Faith is thinking about, and it’s starting to freak her out a little bit. ‘Why does this have to be so hard? We used to talk about everything it was never awkward, or weird. How come we can’t be like that now?’ Faith isn’t tensing up like she’s thinking about something bad, but she isn’t completely relaxed like she’s thinking about something they’ll both like. She’s completely neutral and Buffy’s getting a little irritated with it.


“Ok. So I can get a roommate or something, and we can be together when you’re not in class, and on the weekends. We’ll make it work Buffy, don’t worry about it, ok?” She nods her head and allows herself to be comforted by Faith’s words. She knows it’s going to be harder then that, but for right now she isn’t going to let herself worry. She can do that when she goes home. “I know it isn’t going to be easy.” ‘Or we can talk about all this stuff now,’ she thinks and sits up so she can look at Faith. “It’s going to take a lot work, but I know we’re strong enough to last.” ‘Are we really?’


“I don’t want to sound like a bitch, and I’m not trying to make you mad, but trying to get you to talk about it was like pulling teeth, and then you just freaked out on me. If we’re going to get married I have to know that we can talk about very serious things without having to force each other to do it.” She watches as Faith thinks about her words, and she’s glad that the brunette is taking her seriously instead of just brushing her concerns off. She’s about to say something else but then Faith finally speaks up.


“I’m sorry about all that shit. I was so afraid I was gonna lose you, and I didn’t want to think about it. I’m not so good at opening up and talking to people. I know we’ve been together for a long time but it’s still hard to let you see what I’m really feeling sometimes.” Buffy looks into Faith’s brown eyes and can see how true that statement is just by all of the emotion swirling in those deep chocolate colored orbs. ‘Could you not describe them like that? You’re making me hungry.’ She smiles a very happy smile and leans forward. She brushes her lips against Faith’s and feels very breathless when the other girl kisses her back.


“You’re willing to try, and that’s all I can ask for,” Buffy says and smiles a little more. Faith smiles back, and leaves a little peck on the blonde’s lips. They look into each other’s eyes for a minute or two before the silence is shattered by the sound of someone running. They look over and see a guy jogging down the path. He doesn’t even notice them as he runs on by, and they both roll their eyes a little bit. ‘He just had to come and ruin out little bubble. I hate him, I hope he falls.’


“Did you think about when we’d have the wedding?” she asks and the brunette tenses up a little bit. ‘Ok, I guess she didn’t really think about this part,’ she thinks and watches as Faith thinks about it for a minute. ‘I guess a lot of this stuff we’re going to have to decide together. I can’t leave it all up to her, it’s too much, and that’s unfair. She shifts around a little. She’s been sitting still for a few long time and her muscles are getting restless. ‘She looks so cute when she’s serious,’ the blonde thinks and tries as hard as she can to fight the urge to kiss Faith.


“I don’t know. I was thinking maybe a year or two after you graduate. That way we can save up, and pay for it ourselves. I know your dad isn’t exactly supportive of us, and there’s no way my foster parents can afford a wedding, and I don’t want to make your mom pay for it. I’d rather it be something we did together, you know? That way it’ll be more special.” The blonde nods her head, and looks down at the grass slightly wet with the morning dew. Her father not accepting her relationship with Faith as anything more then a passing phase makes her very sad.


“That sounds like a good idea,” Buffy says and smiles a little. She tries so hard not to let the fact that her father is a deadbeat get to her but the little girl inside her wants nothing more then to be held by her daddy. ‘I can’t believe we’re having this conversation. We’re going to get married. That sounds so weird,’ she thinks and rests her head on Faith’s shoulder again. “This is real right? I’m not dreaming and we’re really talking about spending the rest of our lives together?” She hears Faith chuckle and she can’t help but smile too.


“Yeah, it’s real.” She smiles when she feels Faith leave a little kiss on the top of her head. They’re quiet for a few minutes, and while they sit here Buffy can’t help but notice Faith’s demeanor change a little. She’s about to question her on it, but she doesn’t get the chance. “Did you bring the ring with you?” Buffy smiles a large, goofy smile and she sits up. She looks into Faiths’ big brown eyes and nods her head. She doesn’t wait for the other girl to ask before she reaches into her pocket and pulls out the little black box.


She hands it to Faith and smiles a big smile when the box opens with a loud snap. She turns around and leans against Faith. The other girl wraps her arms around the blonde, and rests her chin on Buffy’s shoulder. They both look down at the little ring inside the little box, and they’re both smiling like idiots. Faith uses her free hand to take the ring out, and sets the box down on the ground by Buffy’s knees. She takes Buffy’s left ring finger in her own, and lightly rubs the top of her ring finger with her thumb.


Buffy watches with joy as Faith very slowly slides the ring onto her finger. She full relaxes against the brunette girl and everything in this moment is perfect. The gold feel a little cool against her skin and it makes her smile a little. ‘It won’t be cold for long because I’m never taking this off,’ she thinks and watches as Faith slips the ring all the way up her finger as far as it can go. She turns her head to the side and gives her girlfriend- ‘No, not my girlfriend, my fiancé.’ And leaves a little kiss on her cheek.


“I love you so much.” She nuzzles Faith’s neck and leaves little kisses all along the warm skin. ‘I don’t care if she’s needy, I’ll kiss her if I wanna kiss her,’ she thinks and lightly sucks on Faith’s pulse point. The brunette wraps her arms around Buffy’s stomach and holds on tight. Not tight enough to hurt, but tight enough to fulfill an inner need to hold the blonde close.


“I love you too,” she says and Buffy kisses her way down Faith’s jaw line until she’s at her full lips. The kiss they share is full of heat and passion, and neither of them wants it to end. They break apart eventually for breath, but only enough to breathe. Their lips are still touching, their mouths open, and they’re breathing into each other’s mouths. It’s an odd sensation that they’ve never had before.


“I need to get you home,” Faith’s voice is barely above a whisper. Her words tickle the blonde’s lips and it makes her let out a small moan. Desire, and need are coursing through her body and it’s taking everything she’s got not to give into it. Buffy slightly nods her head in agreement. She does need to get home before her mom finds her gone. Neither girl makes a move to get up. Both are content to just sit in each other’s arms and revel in the happiness that they’re both feeling.