This is my last update until Saturday probably. I’m heading to Winnipeg tomorrow, and I’m not sure when I’ll be returning, but I promise to TRY and update Saturday. Thanks. And hope you Enjoy! 
Title: Never A Night Like This
Author: Taras Shadow
Disclaimer: All characters belong to Joss Whedon, ME, UPN…except for Tori, Hadley, Jessica Paris, and Orlando-they belong to me
Feedback: Yes please, everything is welcome
Pairings: W/T, X/A, B/
, D/Tori
Rating:
PG-13+ Summary: Willow is one of the hottest models in the world. When she comes home for her holiday, she meets a nice family that is new to Sunnydale. Can she find love, and continue her much loved career? This is an AU fic. There will be a little angst between some characters, but nothing big for I want to keep the angst issue light. Thoughts are in < > Flashbacks are in **
~Part 20b~“And then Lily asked me if I’d like to sleep over, I told her I’d ask my parents.” Hadley smiled up at the grown ups, she was laying in Willow’s embrace as they rested on the blanket in the middle of Willow’s bedroom.
Willow and Tara looked at each other at Hadley’s little slip in.
“That’s ok right…that I said my parents?” Hadley asked a little bit hopeful.
It was Tara who nodded her head and grinned at Willow. “That would seem appropriate, don’t you think sweetie?” She asked her lover.
Willow looked surprised, shocked, but in a good way. “Um, yeah. Me…a parent…” She grinned and squeezed Hadley closer.
“I’ll just call you Willow though, just in case you’re uncomfortable.” Hadley said smiling just as bright.
“I love you baby girl, you know that right?” Willow asked suddenly, playing with Hadley’s hair.
“I know that.” Hadley gave the trade mark Maclay smile. “You show me that everyday.”
“Good, because I don’t ever want you to think that I don’t…ever.” Willow looked up at Tara. “You either.”
Tara crawled over to her two favourite girls and pushed the dishes and other things out of the way. She layed down on her side facing them, “I think…this life is going to get very interesting.” She smiled.
Hadley giggled and clapped her hands. “Can we sing a song? I want to sing a song.”
“Sure, what do you want to sing?” Willow asked.
“Only Hope!” Hadley said loudly. “Mama sings that to me, ever since we moved to Sunnydale, she’s come into my room and sing it to me.”
“You never sing to me…” Willow pouted, Tara smiled and placed her hand over Willow’s.
“I will, I will!” Hadley bounced again raising her hand in front of Willow’s face.
Willow laughed and nodded her head. “Go ahead, I’m listening.”
Hadley almost started then stopped, “Hey wait a minute, you never answered if I could go to Lily’s and sleep over.”
“Let me call her mother when we get home ok? I’ll talk to her and we’ll work out the plans.” Tara softly said.
Hadley nodded and began to sing.
~*~*~*~*~
Dawn was sprawled out on the couch waiting for it to be two o’clock already. She couldn’t wait to get to ‘THE’ studio where every model does there most…serious, big magazine cover shoots. After looking at the clock once again for the billionth time that day, she threw her head back on the pillow and draped her arm over her eyes.
Tori stood back against the fridge, listening to Anya talk about money and her hatred for bunnies. She really couldn’t listen to what the ex demon had say, well she did, but she managed to dodge out of a couple of words and let her mind wonder in thought about her girlfriend.
“…And then he told me that my money was cut off because I buy way too many expensive things.” Anya yapped on.
Tori nodded her head… “Yeah, that’s great…” She caught the sight of Dawn on the couch and grinned. “Anya, could you excuse me for a minute?”
Dawn hummed a small tune, her eyes closed and wished the time would move a lot faster.
Tori quietly walked towards the couch and smiled wickedly. “Boo!” She jumped on top of her girlfriend and started to tickle her.
“Ahhhh!” Dawn screamed, first in fright, and then because Tori’s hands were poking every ticklish spot she had. “Tori!”
Tori laughed and fell on top of her laughing uncontrollably. “That was priceless…” She tried to control her laughter.
“So not funny.” Dawn laughed. “What are doing sneaking up on a girl like that anyways?”
“For fun…” Tori grinned. “And might I add…I’m in a good mood right now, so play along sweetie.”
“Mmmm…yes ma’am!” Dawn grinned back caressing Tori’s back pulling her closer so there lips met.
“Oh no you don’t.” Both Tara and Buffy walked in just in time to see their younger sisters working up quite the scene.
Tori looked up at her the two older sisters and let out a sigh. “Why! Why do you always come in at the wrong time?”
“Oh nice going Buffy, now you made her all…cranky.” Dawn said sadly.
“It’s our job, now get off my sister.” Buffy playfully said. “Are you two ready to go? Willow and Hadley are just fixing their hair and we’re off.”
Tara smiled when she thought of the way Willow and Hadley do so many things like fixing their hair, or picking out their clothing, together. Hadley came running out of the bedroom, her hair was swept back with a couple of curls framing her face, and she wore all dark denim except for the white t-shirt under her small denim jacket.
“Look at me…pretty girl!” Hadley swung herself in a twirl to show off one of many of her new wardrobe that Willow had given her.
“Very pretty.” Tara smiled.
Willow came out of the room and walked up to Tara, putting her arms around her waist. “Hey baby.” She whispered nuzzling Tara’s neck. “You ready to go?”
Tara wrapped her arms around Willow’s, which were wrapped around her waist and leaned her head back to rest on her girlfriends shoulder. “Ready as I’ll ever be.” She sighed and turned around to kiss Willow’s sweet mouth.
Willow smiled into the kiss and pulled Tara tighter to her. < I still cannot believe that I am here…with this gorgeous woman in my arms…in my mouth. > She felt Tara’s tongue lick her bottom lip before letting it slip inside.
Hadley stared at Willow and Tara, her eyes were wide and it seemed to match the grin on her face. She couldn’t believe that her dream box was actually making her wish come true. < Maybe I should put in that I want a little brother or sister… > She grinned even wider.
Buffy swooped up the tiny girl into her arms and covered the still wide-open blue eyes. “I think we should go wait outside.” She smiled and walked by the two kissing love birds.
Hadley opened one eye and found a peek hole through the slayers hands and saw her two ‘parents’ in a strong embrace. “Go Willow, Go Mama, it’s your birthday.” She shrieked with a giggle when Buffy tickled her.
Willow and Tara pulled back slightly and smiled. “Ok, what was going on today with me? Because that kiss totally swiped my memory blank.” Willow said letting out a small sigh.
“You were going to go and model, like you do every now and then, for Vanity Fair’s magazine. Not stand here and make out with your girlfriend…if I can’t, you can’t.” Dawn got up off the couch and grabbed Tori’s hands.
“Yeah, get off my sister.” Tori teased before following Dawn out the door.
“Willow, can I ask you a question?” Tara asked rubbing her thumb in Willow’s palm.
“Sure, anything.” Willow smiled lovingly.
“Is it really ok that Hadley refers to you as her other ‘parent’?”
Willow just giggled and pulled Tara into a hug. “Yes Tare, it’s absolutely fine with me. I love Hadley with my whole heart. But it doesn’t seem like it’s going fast for you?”
Tara shrugged a bit. “No, I just don’t want you to be uncomfortable and worry about parental responsibilities.”
“I don’t feel that way, I don’t feel forced Tara.” Willow softly said. “I’d do anything to keep you guys as my family, I promised her, and now I’m promising you the same thing, no matter what happens in the future, no matter what happened in the past, I will always love you, and I will always be here when you need me. Ok?”
Tara nodded her head and kissed Willow once more before heading out the door and collecting Xander and Anya from the hallway before heading out to meet the others.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
“Ok, we need you Willow…” The photographer came into the back room where Willow was getting her make-up done.
“I’ll be there in a minute.” Willow said getting the final touches done on her make-up then on her wardrobe.
“So, was the show good last night?” Libby asked turning Willow so she could look at the final touches.
“It was a blast! Tara and everybody were great handling the media and press. And might I add, she looked so totally hot!” Willow grinned looking at Libby through the reflection.
Libby let out a deep laughter. “Yeah, I know.”
“You know? How do you know? I never seen you there.” Willow frowned a bit. “And why didn’t you come up and say hi to me…that was very rude if…” Reading the headline in the Sunday L.A. Press stopped her. “Rosenberg to choose between two lovers…?” She read aloud. It showed a picture of Tara and Willow together, standing outside the lobby, then another with Willow and Jessica outside the building. She was speechless at the tabloid and gossip already. “That is so not true…”
“We know that Will.” Libby smiled and took the paper away. “Now you go and do your thing that you do best. I’ll keep an eye on your family.”
Willow smiled weakly, “Thanks.”
Tara and Hadley watched other models get ready, Buffy, Dawn, and Tori were playing paper rock scissors to see who would dare go up and talk to another model besides Willow and Charlie, and Xander and Anya were sitting over by the buffet table eating and chatting with anyone who came up to the table.
Willow came up to her girlfriend and smiled. “Here I go…you want to watch?” She grinned, wiggling her eyebrow up and down.
Tara noticed that her Willow was wearing leather. Her pants were a tight fit, and Tara was NOT complaining, and the top she had on was a tight fit as well complimented by a leather jacket. “Um…uh, yeah.”
Willow smirked, “Everyone is wearing something different. Charlie is wearing a beautiful ball gown, Kari is wearing a plan t-shirt and denim jeans, and Nikki is wearing just an extra large jersey.” She noticed that Tara really wasn’t listening to her, just watching.
“Why do you have leather?” Hadley asked rubbing her tiny hand over Willow’s leather covered leg. “It feels nice…feel mama.”
Tara licked her lips that went dry, “M…maybe later.” She stuttered. < Feel the leather? If I do that, it wouldn’t be the leather I’d want to feel against my skin…ok, yeah maybe I do, leather clad Willow against me…wow. >
Willow grinned mischievously and pulled Tara’s hands to her hips. “Touch me…” She whispered.
Tara let her hands feel the leather and the warmth coming off of Willow’s skin from beneath. Hadley watched and rolled her eyes. “What is it with women and other women in leather?” She asked remembering Buffy and Faith, and how Buffy wore leather and Faith wore leather and every chance they got they’d brush their hands over each other’s leg. That’s why she didn’t want to bother Buffy when she had her nightmare the night before. Then she heard Dawn and her Aunt Tori talking about the Tomb Raider chick, and how the leather defined her curves… Hadley scratched her head and shook her head in confusion once again. “Mama? Do you think the lady from Tomb Raider is sexy in leather?”
Tara broke out of her ‘I-totally-want-you-now’ look from her girlfriend and looked down at her daughter. “The game lady or the movie one?” She asked trying to distract her mind.
“Movie…” Hadley furrowed her brow, “I think.”
“Oh, Angelina Jolie…hmmm…” Willow grinned and looked at Tara who still had her hands so dangerously close to her behind.
Tara looked back at Willow, “You think she’s sexy?”
“Um, used to…it was the lips thing I think. But hey, enough about me…do you?” Willow asked.
“Well…I kinda like this other woman who’s wearing leather…very very drool worthy if you ask me.” Tara smirked.
Hadley stood there not really getting an answer from either adult. “Hello!” She forced herself between the two women, “I’m right here, standing exactly right here!” She pouted. “Is she sexy?”
“Yes Had, Angelina is a little sexy.” Tara said taking her hands off of Willow and picked up her daughter.
“Aunt Tori and Dawn watched the movie the other night while they Hadley sat me…I think they like her too.” Hadley smiled.
“Willow!” Charlie ran up to grab the red head. “Sorry for breaking up this truly beautiful family moment, but we need to steal away your leather clad Willow.”
Tara smiled and nodded her head. “Go ahead, she’s dangerously close to being dragged out of here and too a dark room secluded room...”
Willow looked right at Tara with a shocked face. “Did you just say that out loud?”
“What? Don’t look so surprised…” Tara winked as her and Hadley walked towards the spot where chairs were set up for them so they could watch.
~*~*~*~*~*~
After hours of sitting and watching the models work their stuff Buffy had lost to the game that her, Tori and Dawn were playing. She was told by the younger ladies to go and talk to Nikki and strike up a conversation. Buffy didn’t think they were serious about the game, but when she saw her sister’s ‘Ha! I won!’ look on her face, she knew this was no joke.
So she fixed her hair and reapplied her lip gloss before walking up to the black hair beauty. “Hi. I’m Buffy.” She said casually.
Nikki turned around and smiled at the small blonde, “Hi Buffy, I’m Nikki.”
Buffy noticed her eyes right away; they were grey with a tinge of blue. And it matched the black hair so perfectly. “Hi.”
“Hi…” Nikki smiled again. She stood about an inch taller then the slayer and her hair was long. Her jersey came down just to her thighs.
“I just wanted to say hi…I’ve never met you before.” Buffy said calmly.
“Strangers don’t usually meet until the introduce themselves.” Nikki smirked. “I’m also new here though. Just got discovered a couple of months ago…you’re Willow’s friend right?”
Buffy nodded her head. “Yes, very good friends…best friends to be exact.”
“That’s good. Everyone needs a best friend.” The model smiled again.
“Well, better go…don’t want to keep everyone waiting for lil’ old me.”
“I wouldn’t go as far as calling you old…but little on the other hand…”
“Watch it, I could have you on that ground in no time…” Buffy mentally slapped herself.
“Is that a threat? Or a promise?” Nikki smiled pulling on a pair of jeans.
<…Sexual... > Buffy returned the smile.
“Buffy…it’s ok. I was kidding.” Nikki took off her jersey revealing her purple laced bra then found the red blouse she was looking for.
Buffy stood there, just stood there. No words, movements, nothing.
“I think I broke you.” Nikki waved her hand in the slayers face. “I guess I’ll have to fix it tonight.”
“Huh…what? Tonight?” Buffy finally found herself again.
“Yeah, you’re staying at Willow’s right?” She watched Buffy nod. “Well Willow invited Mal, Charlie and I to her place tonight for that small party. You will be there right?”
“Yup, me there, because that’s where me…I mean, I am staying.” Buffy groaned quietly, getting frustrated with herself for not talking properly.
“Good, looking forward to it.” Nikki smiled and walked off.
Buffy panicked, “What the hell just happened? Did I just…did she just…we flirted. Or rather she flirted…” She whispered to herself.
“Uh oh! Slayer gone all crazy.” Xander smirked standing behind his best friend. “What’s the matter cat got your tongue…or is that your tongue is lacking some serious action.” He grinned nodding towards Nikki who stopped to hug Willow before leaving.
Buffy punched him in the arm. “Shut up Xander.”
~*~*~*~*~*~
HAPPY HALLOWE'EN : -->
~Holly~ 
Show me where to touch youTara-It Ain’t Fickle
Edited by: Taras Shadow at: 10/31/02 1:16:51 pm
by barnabasvamp » Tue Oct 29, 2002 4:28 pm 
Can't wait 4 the next one! 
at: 10/30/02 12:03:42 pm
Buffy and the Nikki all with flirting... hmm this lil get together at Wills place should be interesting. 
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everyone else has someone in the gang so it'd do her some good 
at: 11/2/02 12:49:56 am