Love Through Touch

Disclaimer: See Part 1

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Willow was worried. Ususally they'd have heard some sound from the room. Maybe they were in deep discussion. They had to be, they didn't have quiet sex.

"Eaves dropping?"

Willow turned guiltily from where she stood, her ear pressed against the wall next to the door.

"No" She lied unconvincingly.

"Uh huh" Jean shook her shaggy head "Your nosing around, just admit it. I won't tell"

"I'm not....nosing....I'm making sure they're still alive" Willow gestured towards the closed door "They haven't made a sound in minutes"

"Were you hoping they would?" Jean circled Willow, looking interested.

"Well, they could atleast show 'some' signs of life" Willow glanced hurriedly towards her own bedroom door. Tara was inside reading a new spell book.

"You wanna hear 'em boink don't ya?" Star asked coming out of Dawn's room "You wanna hear the nasty" she taunted grabbing Jean's hands and dancing around.

"Willow wants to hear the nasty"
"Willow wants to hear the nasty"
They chanted tauntingly.

Willow rolled her eyes and crossed to her own doorway.

"I do not. And I'm gonna prove it by going in my own room"

"She's gonna 'make ds'ds' with Tara" Jean smirked at the younger girl "Maybe we should listen in. You know make sure there are signs of life"

Willow blushed furiously and slammed the door.

"What's wrong baby?" Tara asked when Willow slammed the door and leaned against it.

"There's a Mini-Anya and Mini-Xander after me" Willow thumbed towards the door.

"They're not having sex Will, if they were you'd hear them" Tara turned back to her book barely able to contain her smile.

"Oh god" Willow slid down the door and buried her face between her knee's.
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They hadn't made a sound all night.

It was now well into the morning and niether Buffy nor Hyatt had left the room.

Even Dawn was worried.

"Maybe they've killed each other" Star said excitedly "Wait. That would make me an orphan"

"Join the club" Jean remarked curling a piece of her shaggy hair around a finger.

"They didn't kill each other" Tara assured both girls "They're probably just-" she was cut off by a knock on the door "talking. I'll be right back"

"They killed each other" Jean whispered.

Star's jaw dropped and her eyes began to water "You really think so?"

"Of course not" Dawn gathered her into her arms "Jean was just kidding. Right brat?"

"Yeah, kidding" Jean admitted cracking a smile "I just wanted to see you squirm"

Star slapped Jean's arm "That was mean"

Jean shrugged.

"Hey Dawnie, hey Jeanie, hey munchkin" Anya bounced in taking a seat next to Dawn.

Star immediately climbed into her lap and hugged the stuffing out of her.

Dawn smiled and stood to go watch cartoons in the living room.

Everyone missed the look on Jean's face.

"I am never driving you anywhere again" Giles went straight to the sink dropping his tie and turning on the cold water.

"I'm sorry G-man" Xander looked half wrecked "I was so not aiming for you"

"Well you....got me" Giles turned his back on Xander and started to furiously rub at his tie.

"What happened?" Jean poked at the fruit on her plate.

"Xander got carsick on Giles new tie" Anya said wiggling her eyebrows at the child.

"I was not aiming for the tie!" Xander sat in Jean's chair lifting her up and placing her in his lap "You believe me right"

"Yeah, and even if you were aiming for Giles" Jean leaned in close "Way to go with the new tie"

"I heard that you little imp" Giles called from the sink "Whenever in my car your riding in the backseat"

"I'm under 12 it's the law" Jean rolled her eyes.

"Not in California" Willow said coming downstairs "It is in most eastern states. Where exactly are you from?"

Jean just shook her head offering no answer.

"But Jeanie you have to belong to someone, there has to be someone missing you" Xander looked her in the eye.

She gave him a solemn silent look.

"Well we like you here, you can stay with us!" Star smiled at her friend. She knew Jean wasn't happy with where the conversation was going.

Buffy entered behind Willow, much to everyone's surprise "Hey guys what's the what?"

"Not much Buff" Xander said saluting the slayer.

"Xander got carsick on Giles new tie" Star and Anya chorused.

"Way to aim" Buffy said stealing fruit.

"I was not aiming!"
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Tara didn't return to the kitchen. She had a feeling there was somewhere else she needed to be.

When she walked past Buffy's door she peeked in.

The room was empty but she could hear the shower running.

She decided to wait.

Minutes later Hyatt emerged wrapped in a fluffy towel.

"What's wrong?" Tara asked without preamble.

"Nothing. Why do you think somethings wrong?" Hyatt went immediately to the drawer holding her under clothes.

"You won't look at me and yoyes yes are poofy" Tara turned from her spot on the bed so that Hyatt never left her line of vision.

Hyatt slid her underclothes on from under the towel. She turned to Tara when she was done "Pure speculation"

"Nope. I can sense somethings bothering you" Tara patted the bedding beside her. The fact that the bed was rumpled but made didn't escape her.

Hyatt sat down next to her, running her fingers through her damp hair "I messed up Tara. I hurt her"

"What happened? Is it Madison?" Tara moved closer when she noticed fresh tears on her friends cheeks.

"Yeah. We were lovers" Hyatt whispered.

"I know" Tara took her hand "But how did you mess up?"

"We were lovers. For four years all I did was live for her. Anything she'd ask of me I did. But then it was over, and I wanted to die. I probably would have if it hadn't been for Mycah" Hyatt took a deep breath "I loved her so much I'd of rather been dead then live out out her. And I brougth her into Buffy's house. But I never said a word. No warning, not even a hint that I ever felt that much for her. And how does Buffy hear it from first?"

"The one woman she thinks she has to compete against" Tara nodded "Yeah that would bother a girl"

"Ya think? She wouldn't look at me. The whole time I was talking to her last night, she wouldn't look at me. Just stared out the window" Hyatt fisted the tears from her eyes "She just stared out there like the only thing she wanted at that moment was to be free. Of me"

"No" Tara grabbed Hyatt and shook her "She'd never want to be free of you. She's hurting because she loves you so much"

Hyatt gasped and swallowed when Tara touched her skin. She could 'feel' how sure Tara was of what she was saying. She could also feel the fear that Tara felt of she and Buffy losing each other.

"I'm sorry" Tara released her quickly when she saw the far away look in Hyatt's eyes "I didn't mean to hurt you"

"You didn't hurt me. It's just that-" Hyatt took a deep breath "There's so much 'feeling' inside you. It's almost overwhelming. The way you feel is so pure it's-" she paused frowning as she tried to think of the word "it's angelic"

"Oh me, I'm far from an angel" Tara scoffed even as she blushed furiously "I'm just a plain old Tara"

"You can lie to yourself but don't lie to me" Hyatt nudged the girl "I can 'feel' it. You just feel you"

"Willow feels me too" Tara said with a sudden smirk.

Hyatt gave her a look.

Tara thumbed towards the open doorway and mouthed "Faith"

Hyatt rolled her eyes "I'm sure Willow enjoys feeling you"

"Inside and out" Tara assured her, purposely saying it loud enough that Faith could hear.

There was a muted thump from down the hall.

"They're at it again?" Tara giggled.

"You'd think they'd of had enough of each other last night. Right Faith?!" Hyatt called.

A muffled 'shit' was heard as the nosy slayer quickly left earshot of the conversation.

Both had a good laugh over that before settling back into their conversation.

"So I take it that Buffy finding out the Maddy thing didn't go all roses did it?" Tara pushed further back onto the bed and sat cross legged.

"She left. When I finished telling her, she just left. Not a word. She was back when I woke up this morning. Sitting in the chair watching me" Hyatt gave Tara a sad smile "Is she talking at all? or am I just the lucky one getting the silent treatment?"

"I think it's just you. I heard her joking with Xander wI caI came up here" Tara was slow in saying.

"It's understandable. Who is their right mind would bring their ex into their girlfriends house without telling her" Hyatt stood and went to get a brush for her hair.

"Okay you were wrong shoulda told her" Tara said shortly "It's done, you messed up. Don't do it again. Now march down there and apologize to her"

"Everyone and their brother is down there. Well except the love birds" Hyatt rolled her eyes "I think I wanna do that with a bit more privacy factoring in"

"That's fine with me. We're heading to the Magic Box. Find real clothing and-" Tara paused "Well yeah, get a move on"

"Yes mother"
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Tara knocked on the guest room door before heading downstairs.

"Okay, your horny we get it" she called through the door "I'm sure you have things to do 'besides' each other, so lets rise and shine already"

"We're almost done!" Cordy nearly screamed back.

"Maybe she's some kinda sex demon" Jean said from behind Tara startling her.

"Are there such things as sex demons?" Tara said without thinking.

"Besides the normal Nymphete's? I dunno. But it's a thought" Jean shrugged.

"A thought your to young to be having" Tara eyed the child. It seemed that the shy little girl that had wanted to use her lap for a pillow had changed quite a bit in a short time. But she didn't realize, the experience they'd shared had changed her as we
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"I can feel it to. I'm not blind. There's something weird in me" Jean looked down at the floor "It doesn't feel evil. But evil rarely does. I just don't wanna hurt anyone"

"Oh Jean sweetie don't worry" Tara gathered Jean in her arms and moved them several feet away from the closed guest room door "No matter what, we'll never leave you. You belong here"

Jean looked at her worried "Do I?"
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