Brown Eyes Blue

Chapter 23

What’s Next?

Willow and Tara are sitting in the oversized bathtub relaxing in bubbles and the safeness of each other. The redhead’s back rests against the blonde’s chest. Tara’s arms are wrapped around her girl’s waist. She can feel Willow’s even breathing and smiles as she wonders if the tired woman is asleep again. Tara presses her lips to her love’s head and holds her a little tighter. She looks up at the door as she hears a light knock and sees it open. Kennedy is dressed in jeans and a blue hoody, her hands hidden under the long sleeves. “I’m gonna check out the food situation-want me to bring back something for the two of you?” She asks softly.

“Yeah-she should eat,” she looks down at her redhead.

“So should you-” Kennedy smiles as Tara looks back up at her. “I won’t be long.” She closes the door as she leaves.

Tara whispers, “Sweetie?” But gets no response from Willow. With a wicked smile she slides a hand teasingly up the redhead’s body. Willow shifts into the touch and moans just barely heard. “Wake up Will-” her hand settles on her girl’s breast.

Willow’s eyes open and she starts to grumble but stops as Tara squeezes playfully. “Mmmm-”

“You awake?”

“Yeah-like waking up that way,” she bites her bottom lip as Tara does the same to the other side. She turns her head and finds her blonde’s lips and they kiss.

“We need to get out and dressed.” She kisses her again as her hands explore the naked body against her.

“Now?” pouts Willow.

“Soon-” Tara's fingers brush between soft folds and the redhead gasps.

“Goddess,” she cries as the teasing continues. “Please-need you-” she leans against the blonde more as she tries to find release. Tara smiles and slides two fingers into her lover. “Yes-mmm-” her hips match the rhythm of her blonde’s fingers.

Tara gasps surprised as she feels Willow’s fingers on her and then in her, “Will-” she closes her eyes as the pace increases.

“So close-” pants Willow. “Together-okay?”

“Okay-” Tara tries to concentrate but can’t as the redhead’s fingers move faster, deeper. “Yes-baby so-” her words stop as she matches Willow’s pace.

Willow feels her body start to shake, “Tara I-Oh-” she falls hard and Tara follows, Willow’s name on her lips as well. “Lo-love you-” she pants.

“Love-you-” they kiss and touch as their bodies try to recover. “Willow-”

“Hmmm-?”

“What would you say if I wanted to stay here?”

“In the bubbles with me-like this?” She smiles as her fingers tease again.

“Stop that-” she smiles as she bites her bottom lip.

“Stop what?-This?” She presses her thumb against her clit- Tara moans and her head falls to Willow‘s shoulder, “Or this?” She teases at the blonde’s entrance.

“Changed my mind-mmm-don’t stop,” she gasps as Willow slides her fingers home and begins a slow place. “Faster-”

“Slow-” her lips find Tara’s.

The door opens and Kennedy smiles shaking her head, the Wicca’s are startled by her voice in the room, “Don’t you two ever get enough?” She rolls her eyes.

Tara forces her eyes open and Willow looks her way as well, “I have food-meet me in the garden in half an hour or it’s all mine.” She smiles and starts to leave, but stops. “I knew you’d eventually figure out what to do with the tub.”

“Hey-” states Willow as they both mock glare at the young woman. She leaves with a laugh.

Willow’s fingers move a little faster in and out and Tara is slowly getting lost. “We should get ready,” she pants.

“Think you’re more than ready,” she smiles and moves faster still. She can feel Tara’s muscles start to tighten around her- “So close-come on baby-”

“Will-I need-”

“I know what you need,” she smiles and disappears under the water.

Tara cries out louder than before, “Willoooooooooow!”

Kennedy is sitting on a blanket under a tree eating a sandwich as she sees Willow and Tara approaching hand-in-hand. She smiles, “You barely made it,” she states as they sit down in front of her crossing their legs in a lotus position and she eats the last of her peanut butter sandwich.

“Sorry-” says Tara with half smile.

“Right,” she smiles knowingly, “the food’s in the basket.” Kennedy gets herself another sandwich and a few grapes.

“Grapes-my favorite,” smiles Willow.

“Catch-” Kennedy holds up a grape and Willow holds out her hand. “Nah-open your mouth.”

“No way-” Willow shakes her head.

Kennedy pouts, “And I thought you trusted me-”

“I do-it’s just-” Willow looks from Tara to Kennedy-both are smiling. “Fine-” she opens her mouth and the younger woman throws the grape in the air. It bounces off the redhead’s nose and lands in her lap.

“Oops-sorry,” she makes a face, “Let me get that for you-” she starts to reach for it and stops realizing where it is. “Or not-” she laughs nervously. “Tara?”

The girl shrugs her shoulders- “You’re on your own, I didn’t put it there.”

“But-” Kennedy starts and stops. She blushes slightly. “Willow-”

“I want my grape-” she states matter-of-factly.

Taking a deep breath and letting it out slowly she moves closer to Willow. She looks into the redhead’s eyes, “I don’t think-”

“Good-stop the thinking.” Willow kisses her softly on the lips as she does the young Slayer-to-be feels Tara’s hands on her shoulders and then her lips against her neck.

As Willow pulls away Kennedy looks at her nervously, “We can’t-”

“You don’t want-” the redhead's words are unsure. Tara stops kissing Kennedy as well.

“That’s not it-it’s-the two of you are meant to be-like soul mates. Anyone can see that.” She stands and looks from one to the other. “I don’t want to mess that up.”

Tara smiles and stands, she takes Kennedy’s hand. “We talked, this is meant to be.”

Kennedy looks unsure, and it is Willow who stands, then speaks. “Althennea-told Tara-we, the three of us-we’re meant to be-”

“The three of us?” Kennedy’s eyes meet Tara’s and she nods.

“And we’ve been talking-” starts the redhead.

“Talking-is that what you call what was going on in the bubble bath?” She smirks her cockiness back. Willow swats her arm playfully- “Ow-you wait till I’m a Slayer,” she pouts.

Tara smiles, “Willow and I are going to stay here awhile-she’s going to train with the coven-”

Willow continues, “We’d-” she looks at Tara and takes her hand, “we’d like you to stay with us,” she looks at Kennedy.

“Stay?” asks Kennedy. Tara nods. “Can I think about it?”

“Absolutely,” assures the blonde.

“Cool-” she sits back down against the tree. Willow and Tara sit too, “So have you told Buffy-” their eyes meet- “About staying?”

“We called Giles but no answer-” she takes a bite of her sandwich. They eat for awhile in silence.

Kennedy’s mind is racing. Wow-was she still asleep? Dreaming? No-it was real- Willow and Tara wanted her-with them. Could she? Should she? Maybe-maybe not but wow!

Later they are still outside in the garden. Kennedy is leaning against the tree with Tara beside her. Willow is lying with her head in her blonde’s lap. Tara runs her fingers through Willow’s soft hair- “I can hear the wheels turning,” she smiles- “What’s going on in there?”

Kennedy and Willow start at the same time- “I-” they stop and smile. Willow sits up and looks at Kennedy. “You first-”

“No-you-”

“Well you see I’m kind of a list maker-” states the older woman.

“Kind of?” asks Tara.

“Okay-I like lists,” she smiles. “The point is if I made list of reasons we should try this and reasons we shouldn’t-well-not very even lists.”

“More for trying then not trying but, the not-it’s a big one Willow.” Kennedy states.

Tara watches as they work through the issue absentmindedly she runs her fingers through red hair and brunette as well.

“True-but we’re adults and if-and it’s a big if- if it doesn’t work-” Willow’s eyes meet Kennedy’s.

“What if we couldn’t do the friend thing?”

“That won’t happen-” assures Tara. They both look toward her.

“Promise?” asks Kennedy.

“Guarantee it.”

Kennedy thinks for a little longer and rests her head on Tara’s shoulder. Willow does the same on the opposite side. Tara holds hands with each of them. “Okay-” Kennedy says in a whisper. “I’ll stay.” Tara smiles and turns to the girl. She kisses her gently.

“I’m glad,” she touches her cheek with her hand. Kennedy smiles nervously.

Willow leans in and kisses first Kennedy and then Tara. She snuggles back into Tara’s shoulder and the blonde wraps an arm around her. Kennedy does the same and soon finds Tara’s arm encircling her as well.

Night finds them in their rooms. Willow is talking to Buffy- “So you’ll be okay-and you’ll let us know if you need us right?”

“Right-but you’ve got this First guy on the run. We’ll keep researching him and that weapon on this end and you take care of the magic thing.”

“Okay-I’ll miss you-”

“I miss you Will-and Tara. Oh-and how’s Kennedy getting home?”

“She’s-ah-she’s staying here with us.”

“Her dad didn’t freak about school?”

“No-she’ll go here-studying abroad is the thing.”

“Okay-stay in touch-”

“We will-be careful Buffy.”

“Always-see you.”

“Bye-” she hangs up with tears in her eyes. She relaxes when she feels arms surround her and lips on her neck. “I miss her already and Dawnie-and Xander.”

“We’ll call every day if you want.” She turns in Tara’s arms and kisses her. They hear a soft knock on the door and smile as Kennedy comes in in her pajamas. She frowns. “What’s wrong?”

“You’re snuggling without me.” They both smile and hold out their arms to her. They hug tightly. Kennedy is the first to let go. “I’ll see you in the morning-can’t wait to go apartment hunting.” She smiles.

Willow looks unsure- “It’s okay to stay here-” she says.

“I just think-”

“Thinking is bad-” her hand finds Kennedy’s.

“Goodnight Sweetie,” says Tara as she kisses her softly on the lips. Kennedy smiles.

“Okay-” concedes Willow. “Sleep tight,” she kisses her too.

“Night,” she goes out the door.

Willow lays her head on Tara’s shoulder, “I want her here with us,” she whispers.

“So do I-but we shouldn’t be with the rushy-” her eyes meet Willow. “If she needs time-then we should give it to her.”

“Slow-okay-I can go slow.” Willow nods. Tara smiles and kisses her.

Later that same night Kennedy lies sleeplessly staring at the ceiling. She gets up and walks through the bathroom to the other room. She opens the door and walks to the bed-she crawls in next to Tara and snuggles against her warm body and almost instantly she is asleep.

The next morning the blonde awakes to find herself sandwiched between the two women. She smiles and runs her fingers along Kennedy’s shoulder. Kennedy kisses the shoulder under her lips and looks up to see Tara smiling down at her, “Morning-” says the blonde softly.

“Hey-couldn’t sleep-hope you don’t mind.”

“Definitely don’t,” she assures the girl. They both look at the sleeping redhead as she mumbles something.

“Will-” Kennedy says softly, her fingers touching the redhead’s back. “Wake up Willow-it’s a bad dream.” She touches her cheek with her hand as Tara does the same.

Willow slowly opens her eyes and smiles as she sees them. “Hey-where did you come from?”

“A cold bed-” she snuggles against Tara’s again. “Warm here-” her other hand rests on the blondes stomach. Willow reaches for it and they lace fingers.

Tara runs her fingers through the hair of both girls‘, “We ready to go apartment hunting?”

“I need a good morning kiss,” states the redhead. She raises up and Tara complies. The kiss is slow and sensual but they pull away before it can escalate. “That’s one-” she looks across at Kennedy who smiles and licks her lips before leaning into Tara to kiss Willow. At first it is tentative but as the redhead feels Kennedy’s lips part slightly and she takes her younger woman’s bottom lip between hers. She pulls away with a smile.

Kennedy smiles too and turns to Tara- “You need a good morning too?” She just nods. Kennedy moves slightly brushing her body to Tara so she can reach her lips. Their lips meet and Tara opens hers much like Kennedy had earlier. The young Slayer-to-be takes the offered lip between hers and slides her tongue across it. Tara moans and then pulls back surprised. Kennedy smiles as cocky smile as she moves back so that Willow can see as well. She sticks out her tongue proudly displaying the metal stud for both of them to see.

Willow smiles and raises an eye toward Kennedy. “Full of surprises aren’t you?”

The younger woman simply smirks.




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