Living on the edge

Rating: R

Pairing: Buffy/Faith.

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Disclaimer: see chapter 1.

AN: Sorry for taking so long ((((begs on hands and knees))) forgive me? I will update my other story (broken) soon I promise! College has just been kicking my ass lately and I have a very demanding partner ;)

Buffy’s release


Faith looked around the house one more time to see if she’s missed anything. She’d been so busy going to Buffy’s counseling sessions she hadn’t really cleaned in the last two months. Today was the last one that Buffy had to stay in the clinic for. She still had six months of out patient care to go through. Faith just knew that she would stay and see the blonde through this test. Faith grabbed her coat and ran to the car. She didn’t want to be late.

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“Sorry.” Faith hummed as she entered Dr. Shapiro’s office. She glanced down at Buffy. She looked good. She had color in her face again and had put on about fifteen pounds.

“Hi.” Buffy squeezed Faith’s hand and smiled.

Faith placed a soft kiss on her forehead. They hadn’t gotten any further than a few chaste kisses in the past months. All that was clear was that they were together in some variation. “Hey you. Ready to get home?”

“Yes.” Buffy cooed.

“Alright girls. All I want to talk about today are your plans for when Buffy leaves the clinic. Faith it’s going to be important that Buffy isn’t anywhere near her old life. Generally if a person relapses it is soon after treatment.”

“That wont be a prob doc. I aint lettin’ B get anywhere near NYC.”

“Buffy what are your plans?”

“Well…I think we’re going to stay here until I’m done with my out-patient therapy and then I’d like to get back to Sunnydale. I want to start to mend things with everyone there. Most of all I want to get our son and I want us to build a life.” Faith smiled at the blonde’s last comment.

“Faith does that mesh with your plans?” The doctor questioned.

“Yeah. I think it’s going to be rough but I think we can do it. We have each other and Gage.”

“Right. Now I’d like to talk about Gage. Buffy like I said he is great motivation for you to stay clean. With him in California it gives you something to work towards. He can be your goal. When you’re done with your treatment you get the best present of all; your baby.”

Buffy frowned and looked at the ground. “I know you’re right it’s just hard to think I wont see him for six months.”

“All the more reason to work hard.” Faith smoothed the hair on the back of Buffy’s head absently. “I think you guys are ready to go. I’ll see you in a week.” Dr. Shapiro smiled. Faith picked up Buffy’s bags.

Buffy glanced at the brunette. She could do this. She could be Buffy again.

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“So…” Buffy smirked.

“So what twinkie?” Faith lit a cigarette and grumbled at the car in front of her.

“I’m released.” Her eyes twinkled.

“Yes you are you little shit.”

“You said you’d tell me about everyone when I got released.” Faith was excited to hear the familiar whine in Buffy’s tone.

“What do you want to know?” Faith tried to hide her grin.

“Everything!” Buffy bounced and dropped her cigarette. “Opps!”

“OK, well tell me who to start with.”

“Willow.”

“Willow is a teacher at the new High School. I guess she’s a pretty powerful witch or something. Her girlfriend’s name is Tara.”

“Willow’s gay?”

“Guess so twinkie. You think that’s weird? Do you remember Spike?”

“Yes.” Buffy huffed.

“Well he got a soul and he’s been boiking Xander for the last year and a half.” Buffy gasped.

“Was there a gay bug or something?”

“Yeah it must have bit you before you left.” Buffy squealed as Faith poked her in the ribs. “Then again you did have Gage.” Buffy looked at her feet and inhaled a cloud of smoke.

“What about my mom?”

“She’s ah…she’s…” Faith paused. “Shesdatinggiles.” The younger slayer blurted out.

“She’s dating Giles!” Buffy’s eyes went wide. “Ewww! Old!” The blonde joked.

“Angel is like a private investigator or something and he owns a demonic law firm. Wesley, Cordelia, and Oz are in LA with him.” They rode in silence for the next half an hour.

“Faith I have to tell you something about Gage.”

“OK.”

“He’s yours.”

Faith pushed her sunglasses onto the top of her head. “I know. Fangless told me.”

“No he’s yours.” Buffy insisted.

“What do you mean?” Faith glanced at her.

“I mean he’s yours. It’s a long story. I was sitting in a café at like three in the morning shortly after I left and I was crying and this woman came up and asked me what was wrong and blah blah blah. Anyway she must have been a demon cause I told her all about you and I said ‘I wish I just had something to remember her by’ and a couple weeks later I found out I pregnant. I hadn’t had sex since Angel and I didn’t until long after Gage was born.” Faith pulled the car to a fast stop.

“What the fuck are you saying B?” The girl turned to face her counterpart.

“Gage, he’s half me and half you.” Buffy looked scared. “Are you mad?” Faith brought her hand up to touch Buffy’s face, she flinched backwards.

“What’s wrong?”

“I thought…you were going to hit me.”

“Buffy…I wouldn’t.”

“Are you mad?”

“No I…confused. I got a kid. It’s kinda like…. whoa. Is he…”?

“He’s the product of two slayers but I don’t think he is…. a slayer. He’s fast and strong.”

“and cute.” Faith laughed.

“He is.” Faith started the car again and they soon pulled up in front of the house. Buffy helped carry her bags inside. Faith cooked a frozen pizza and they soon settled into the living room.

“Faith are you really ok?”

“I am B. I really am.” She pulled Buffy to her as kissed her lips lightly.

“I like that.”

“Me to.”

“So what’s the plan?”

“Well like we told the doc we’re going to stay here. I wanna…I wanna work on us.”

“I do to.” Buffy rested her head on her caretakers shoulder.

“I think you should start training. You are still a slayer.”

“That plan is of the good. I haven’t slayed since graduation.”

“Well things of the evil variety are pretty….not…here. But I think that you should just start of with more training and less staking first.”

“Alright.”

“Do you want to call anyone?”

Buffy grimaced. “I don’t think that I’m ready for that just yet. I think I’m going to take a shower and then I’d really like to just…sleep in the same bed as you. You know? I just want to be held.”

Faith stared at the beautiful and vulnerable woman before her. “I’d like that B. You shower and I gotta call English.”

“Ok.” Buffy kissed Faith lightly again and headed upstairs.

Faith waited as the phone rang.

“Hello?”

“Giles it’s me.”

“Faith…Are things faring well?”

“Yeah she seems to be more like the Buffy everyday.”

“Good, very good.”

“Giles?’

“Yes Faith?”

“Never mind.”

“Is there something you need?”

“No. You know I’m just really tired.”

“That’s understandable.”

“I just wanted to let you know that she got home safe.”

“Of course. Faith you both should get some sleep. Phone me soon and update me on her progress.”

“Good thinking G-man. Good night.”

“Good night Faith.” The girl hung up the phone and walked up to the bedroom. Buffy was dressed in a large tee-shirt. She looked tired. Faith crawled in next to her and slipped her arm around a slender waist.

“Good night baby.”

“Good night Faith.”

“Buffy?”

“uh huh?”

“I…I love you.” Buffy smiled.

“I love you too.” The girls went to sleep having heard the words that they both had needed for so long.



PLease please please let me know if I should keep going! Thank you and again I am so sorry taking so long to update for those of you who follow the story. I love you!