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Groaning Buffy shifted and felt Lonnie pressed up against her back sighing contently when her mate muttered and pulled her closer. Sighing happily Buffy decided that she could sleep a few more minutes. However the second she felt a smooth claw brush her stomach her eyes shot open and she was out of the bed as fast as she could untangle herself from the maze of blankets.



Standing up she looked down at the large bed and at the confused gaze of Sasha. SASHA! Looking around in panic she concluded she was indeed not home and in Sasha’s home. The Arabian style tent was decorated in dark tones and she could smell incense.



Looking down she realized she was quite naked and…yep so was Sasha. Scared of the answer she had to know anyway. “We didn’t…you know?” She asked gesturing between them.



“Didn’t what?” Sasha asked, she knew what het blonde was after but after the hellish experience that was sleeping beside the slayer she figured it was only fair. She held back a smirk at the instantly annoyed expression on her former enemies face.



“You know….” Buffy shifted and decided to take stake of her body, no sore muscles…wait yeah never mind that…her head felt foggy and she could feel the hangover setting in but she had to know before she went home and faced Lonnie. She tried to remember last night but everything was a blur after her sixth…no eighth glass of beer.



“Would it matter?” Sasha asked softly, cocking her head to one side. She took in the way the slayer instantctly tensed and her eyes shot daggers.



“YES it would matter. I mean shit…im married and your…you’re a demon!”



Sasha bit her cheek to keep from growling at the distaste in Buffy’s voice. Standing she reached for her robe. Pulling it on. She turned back to the slayer. “You were having a bad dream. I comforted you, you asked me to stay so I did. Besides…like I would lower myself to sleep with you…a human.” Sasha sneered saying all this with more vehemence than she felt. She wasn’t sure why she cared about the blonde’s reaction but whatever.



She had troops to organize and she felt the need to kill. Deciding it would be best to finish off a few dissenters anyway she picked up Buffy’s neatly folded clothes and tossed them to her. “There’s a meeting for any further updates at two.” With that Sasha turned and walked out of the room section of her tent.



Buffy stared after the demon. She had been struck dumb by what shed seen…Sasha had a tail! Okay so it wasn’t just that…she had been ready to fight with the woman when she had seen it…the look on Sasha’s face when she had…well insulted her. She had actually hurt the demons feelings! Deciding she had bigger problems than the fragile self confidence of a demon she was probably going to end up killing after they took care of Tyrell she quickly dressed and walked out of the tent.



Grimacing at the bright sunlight Buffy held a hand in front of her eyes and walked across the courtyard to her house. Ignoring the curious looks and even some knowing smiles from some of Sasha’s men she unconsciously began to walk slower the closer she got to her home.



Stepping onto the porch she opened the door and stepped inside. All clear, softly shutting the door she narrowly avoided Todd’s enthusiastic greetings. “Down boy” Buffy hissed at the dog.



Jumping when she heard the ‘snap’ that automatically ordered the dog to sit, she looked up at Lonnie.



Standing at the top of the stairs stood her wife. Looking down at her with an unreadable expression. Forcing herself not to run away, that’s right ladies and gents…Buffy the Vampire Slayer, slayer behind countless unsuccessful apocalypses, slayer of the motherfucking First…was ready to run at one harsh look from her wife.



Sighing she straighten. “I’m sorry.” She whispered. Apologies first, explanations later. She was beyond surprised when her normally opinionated mate simply turned and disappeared from sight somewhere upstairs. ‘What the hell’ she thought. Sighing she climbed the stairs and starting walking to the only room with a closed door.



Her room. She turned the knob and stepped inside. Lonnie was sitting on the opposite side of the bed…just sitting there. “Lonnie?”



“Did you mate with her?”



“Who?” Buffy knew it was a stupid question. When she saw Lonnie’s back tighten in anger “No. I didn’t.”



“Where were you?” Lonnie whispered. Buffy sighed. Stepping further into the room she sensed she wasn’t forgiven.



“I went for a walk and ran into Sasha and some of her men. We sat and…drank and I got drunk. Lost track of time. And didn’t want to come home drunk so I stayed at her place.” Buffy said honestly. She didn’t remember much of anything from last night but she didn’t want to lie. What is there to lie about you ask? Why waking up naked…yeah not admitting that one.



“Okay. Don’t do that again Buffy.” Lonnie said softly, but Buffy could hear the order underneath.



“I won’t.” Walking around the bed she sat down beside the cavewoman. “What’s…whets happening to us Lon? We used to be so happy.” Buffy said honestly. She knew a BIG part of it was Jaeger…but that couldn’t account for all of it…could it?

“I don’t know Buffy. Jaegers…well I know that hurts. And im sorry for blaming you…its just none of this would have happened if we hadn’t left Germany.” Lonnie said, as she looked away. Not ready to really look at Buffy just yet. “I’m sorry we stayed.”



“You can’t mean that…I mean Jaeger and Courtier Aside…aren’t you happy here?” Buffy asked softly. Mutely Lonnie just shrugged



“I don’t know Buffy.”



“If we had stayed you would have DIED Lonnie. If you didn’t want to stay why didn’t you fucking say something before we got settled? Before we enrolled Jaeger into school and did ALL that other shit!” Buffy was now standing and just angry. She knew Lonnie hadn’t had the easiest time adjusting but she thought they were passed that?



“This is YOUR home. You left it for me, and I left mine for you.” Lonnie stood and walked to her closet. Meeting Buffy’s stony stare only when she had too.



Buffy watched Lonnie fidget and she knew her mate was nervous…why was this NOW coming out? She had asked Lonnie so many times if she wanted to go home. And Lonnie had always said her home was with Buffy. So what the freaking fuck!



Turning she grabbed a bag. She knew this was rushed and irrational and so incredibly stupid. In so many ways. But everything was building. Jaegers disappearance, the ‘deadline’ for the hell mouths opening, and now this?



“What are you doing?” Lonnie asked, Buffy snorted, this was the first time something other than indifference could be heard in the woman’s voice towards Buffy since Jaeger was taken.



“I’m leaving for now. I need a break and I don’t…were both on edge with whets happening to Jaeger and…we need a break.”



“That’s not your choice Buffy” Lonnie tried to make a grab for Buffy’s bag but Buffy had an unfair advantage and moved further away from her wife.



“I’m making it my choice Lonnie.” Buffy stared down her mates steely look.” We have been married ten years Lonnie. I was slayer, not the only one but still THE slayer and I took a leap of faith and stayed there with you. I know you didn’t choose to come here and frankly id apologize but I gave you a million chances to say no before we ever left Germany. Now that our child’s missing, we got this evil hell cat trying to open another gateway to hell…and NOW is when you want to tell me we should have never come back.” Buffy turned and stared at a family picture on the dresser. “You say you don’t know if you’re happy…well figure it out. But while your doing that…im going to go find our daughter.”



Buffy turned sharply and walked out of the house, leaving Lonnie standing there utterly stunned.



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Jaeger sat in yet again another nameless underground cavern. She could tell there was water near by the feel the air had. Growing up in caves for the most part did have its advantages, she would guess they were somewhere near the ocean, or at least a very large lake.



Looking up at the guards she smiled, taking the shackles she nonchalantly tapped one of the looser cuffs against the boulder she was chained too. Whistling as well she could almost feel the instant she annoyed the guard. “Dontcha wish your girlfriend was hot like me…oh im sorry…is that bugging you?” Jaeger smiled sweetly at the mottled red face of her guard.



“Dude just let it go.” The other guard said. Jaeger frowned at him, he wasn’t a bad guy but he made getting a rise out of Phillip much much harder.



“HA” Jaeger jumped at the exclamation, looking over at the entrance as Tyrell walked in carrying a map and an old book. ‘Oh shit’ she thought…he’s found a way onto the grounds.



TBC



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