Hacker Confidential [AU] (Complete)

[abarda]

Cute chapter!

Tara smiled and traced the redhead’s features with her thumb.


“We’re really lucky, aren’t we?”


Willow smiled back and gave a small nod of her head.


“We really are.”

Yes, they are lucky. I wish I was lucky too

Please, more!

[vampyregurl73]

Very wonderful interaction. This Ira is more sympathetic than on the show, you never saw him once and only saw Sheila when she was trying to kill Willow. So you feel bad for him and it's not surprising that Sheila's behavior over all of this would bring things to a head between them.

Can't wait for the wedding.

[Laragh]

LonelyTara –

Dibs--perfect timing, I'm on lunch!

Lol well I always post at the same time, partially because I’m a creature of habit and partially because I have OCD and just have to lol. So I’m glad my update time works for your lunchtime

This was a great, great chapter.

Glad you liked

I am glad that Willow had this moment where her father acknowledged and apologized for the junk he put her through.

I think he’s a humble man at heart and just made bad choices by following his wife’s cold and archaic demeanour.

And Awww..baby Willow, maybe that will get them thinking about their own cute little babies

Lol, let them get married first

Can't wait to read the next chapter, this one was so sweet!

Hope you enjoy it!

Thanks for commenting!

vazy –

Dammit, missed dibs *Pout*

Only by a few minutes If it helps, I always post on the hour mark!

Aw the cute Willow/Ira moments, it's nice that Willow has one loving parent.

I want Ira to be a steady feature in their lives now that he’s back.

I would make a witty comment about the chapter but at this moment one alludes me

Witty comments not needed Feel free to add them should one come to you

Thanks for your comment!

leonhart17 –

Aww, they really are lucky!

I know, right? Damn epic love and where can I find it?

Glad their talk went well!

Well I can’t have our girls have too much heartache!

Thanks for your feedback.

Zampsa1975 –

Big yay for wonderful Willow/Ira talk... I'm glad that Ira is divorcing Sheila...

Me too. Finally free of that bitch

Baby-Willow is just too cute for words...

Isn’t she? I can just see her tiny little freckles lol

I hope Willow and Tara soon have their own babies...

Lol, well marriage first! They’ll get there though, don’t worry

Thanks for commenting!

sapphoselene –

I loved how Willow and Ira are finally getting to begin the type of relationship a daddy and daughter should have.

Better late than never, right?

Tara is being absolutely the most supportive woman

I think the best relationships are built on love and support (and trust of course)

you put a lot of depth into your story, and it makes it so good to read

Well I’m glad you think so and I’m glad you’re enjoying the story!

Thanks for commenting!

Alex_Vixen –

I mean,....Willow and her dad!! holy crap!! such a sweet reunion....Im soo glad Ira is finally able to see the amazing daughter he has. And Sheila is a bitch, DUH!! We ALL knew THAT!!!! Now shes gonna end up ALONE, like the bitch she is, YAY!!

Yea, Sheila gets no sympathy in my book. I’ve written her as bitch-turned-nice, bitch-stays-a-bitch, nice-from-the-start but really, at her core the character is just mean and cold-hearted.

And Tara is awesome...so sweet!! *pouts**whines* I WANT A TARA!!!!!!!!!

Don’t we all? *sigh*

Thanks for commenting

taralicious –

Laragh, all you have to do to join the Logan's Run fanclub is repeat after me. "RENEW! RENEW! RENEW!"
Ah, the fiery ritual of Carousel.
I have fond memories of Jenny Agutter in the film.

That’s all I have to say.

That was a beautiful and very emotional scene with Willow reunited with her father.
Again I'll repeat that it takes a man to prostrate and humble himself in front of his grown daughter and thank her for giving him a chance to make amends for how badly he treated her.

Ira knows he’s done wrong and is humble in his nature.

From Willow's point of view, she had enough good memories with her father to not have turned against him when he made the first move towards reconciliation.

Willow’s a very forgiving person and willing to let go of the past so she can focus on the future.

Then there is the moment every person in a relationship dreads; when their partner's family breaks out the compromising baby photos.
I too have a hard time thinking of Willow as anything other than adorable whatever age she was.

She’s just one of those all-round adorable girls. And if Satyana is any indication of Aly, and by extension, Willow, well then, cutest baby ever!

Maybe there was some of the cake left over and Willow and Tara could see that Ira was asleep and they could feed it to each other.

Doing the dirty with your parent right next door? Lol, wait, I already did that in Taking A Bite Outta The Apple

Thanks for your feedback!

abarda –

Yes, they are lucky. I wish I was lucky too

So do I lol

Please, more!

Hope you enjoy this chapter!

Thanks for your comment!

vampyregurl73 –

This Ira is more sympathetic than on the show, you never saw him once and only saw Sheila when she was trying to kill Willow.

I’ve written Ira a few times now, but I always saw him as more...warm than Sheila. Not that it takes much to be warmer than Sheila, but still.

So you feel bad for him and it's not surprising that Sheila's behavior over all of this would bring things to a head between them.

At least he figured out his wife was a bitch lol.

Can't wait for the wedding

So my chapter outline has lied to me, the wedding update is gonna be next Wednesday now...

Thanks for all your feedback!

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[Laragh]

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TITLE: Hacker Confidential

AUTHOR: Laragh

CHAPTER RATING: PG-13

DISCLAIMER: Willow, Tara and any other characters from the Buffy the Vampire Slayer franchise belong to Joss Whedon, FOX, ME and a whole host of other entities, none of which are me.

SUMMARY: AU, set in contemporary setting. A lot of W/T fluff and some semblance of a storyline.

SPOILERS: AU fic, so at most minor references or pieces of dialogue

FEEDBACK: Yes please

Chapter 28

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“I don’t see why we have to do this.”


“Because,” Tara replied, holding Willow’s hands on her waist, “We agreed to spend the night before the wedding apart. That way we’ll be even more eager and excited.”


“But I can’t sleep without you next to me,” Willow whined, discreetly moving her hands behind the blonde to cup her ass, “And I don’t want to be cranky on our wedding day.”


Tara grinned and put Willow's hands back on her hips.


“Take a sleeping pill.”


“Then I’ll be groggy!” Willow protested, moving her hands back again, “And don't take them away this time, at the very least I get a final grope!”


Tara rolled her eyes playfully but made no effort to remove the redhead's hands, instead opting to try and reason with her soon-to-be wife.


“Honey, you were in Virginia for two months without me sleeping next to you. So unless you were using Buffy as a cuddle buddy…”


“No,” Willow replied, a small pout still on her face, “Fine. One night. I guess I can deal with it. And hey, Buffy should be here soon!”


Tara smiled as Willow perked up at the mention of her friend. Buffy and Angel were staying at a hotel close to Public Gardens and Willow, Buffy and Becky were going out that night for the redhead’s bachelorette party. Tara was going over to Alice’s to stay the night and she; Alice and Brian were planning an evening in for her ‘last night of freedom’. Ira had decided to spend the day exploring Boston and was going to have a quiet evening in by himself.


Just then there was a knock on the door and Willow jumped back from the embrace excitedly, opening the door and jumping up and down when she saw Buffy standing there.


“You’re here, you’re here!” she yelled as the two hugged, Tara looking on in amusement, “It’s so good to see you again!”


“Whoa, chill out Willster,” Buffy said, pulling back and smiling, “You’ll have a heart attack and won’t make your wedding.”


“Not a chance I’m gonna miss that,” Willow grinned, “Come in, come in. This is Tara, by the way. Tara, Buffy.”


Tara stepped forwards with a smile


“So nice to finally meet you, Buffy. Will’s always talking about you.”


Tara went to extend her hand but Buffy quickly pulled her into a hug instead.


“You were right, Will. Even hotter in person. If I didn’t have Angel and we’d met my freshman year of college…”


“Hey,” Willow said, only half-jokingly, pulling Buffy away from Tara, “There will be no ogling my girl.”


“Hey now, don’t go breaking out the Willow-fu,” Buffy replied, holding up her hands in surrender, then frowned in confusion, “Do you know martial arts?”


“No…” Willow responded, putting her arms over her chest defiantly, “But I could kick your ass at…at…”


“Wording things in the most obscure ways?” Tara suggested from the sidelines.


“I think we’d draw in that,” Willow replied dead-pan, then shrugged, “Hey, where’s Angel?”


“Oh back at the hotel,” Buffy replied with a nod, “He didn’t want to get in the way of all our girlie fun.”


Willow nodded her head before a thought crossed her mind.


“Oh well, hey, we’re probably gonna end up at Becky’s tonight anyway ‘cause my dress is there for tomorrow and stuff, if he wants to come here and hang with my Dad he can. You know, drink beer, play cards...do general guy things.”


Buffy mulled over the idea, getting a smile on her face.


“He does complain about not doing enough guy things…I’ll give him a call, thanks.”


The friends smiled at each other and Tara took the opportunity in the break of conversation to grab her overnight bag and walk over to the door.


“Right, I better go.”


“Wait!” Buffy said suddenly, clapping her hands together, “First I have something to say and I wanted to tell you both. I got a call this morning.”


“Vague much, Buff?” Willow asked with a snigger.


Buffy rolled her eyes before putting her hands on her hips.


“Shush and listen. I got a call this morning. Know how I got assigned to Chicago?”


Willow nodded, remembering how happy Buffy had been that she wouldn’t have to leave Angel.


“Well apparently they have two other language specialists on staff there, but since they cover a large jurisdiction and with the rate of organised crime there, they can always use more and they assigned me there taking that into account as well as the fact it was my first choice.”


Willow and Tara nodded together, following the story.


“But…” Buffy continued, getting excited, “The only language specialist they had in another office had to go into witness protection. Something about testifying against some big mafia boss. Anyway, I’ve been reassigned.”


“Aw, I’m sorry, Buff,” Willow said, putting a hand on her friend’s shoulder comfortingly, “I know how much you wanted to be with Angel.”


Buffy sighed and shook her head at the redhead.


“You really gotta let a girl finish a story, Will…”


“Sorry,” Willow replied, holding up her hand in surrender and biting her lip, “Please continue.”


Buffy looked between Willow and Tara for a moment, her smile getting wider.


“I’m moving to Buffalo!” she eventually blurted, “And Angel’s moving with me!”


Both Willow and Tara's eyes widened in surprise, though the redhead was the first to snap to attention.


“Oh my god!” Willow said, lunging at Buffy in a tight hug again, “Buffy, that’s amazing! We’ll practically be working together!”


“That’s really great,” Tara spoke up, smiling, “It’ll be nice to actually know somebody there.”


Buffy smiled widely.


“I know, right? Anywhere else and I’d be a very depressed Buffy, especially if my honey wasn’t moving with me. But now I’m gonna have friends and be living with my guy…it’s an exciting time.”


Willow and Tara shared a knowing glance.


“It definitely is,” Tara replied, “I’m so happy you’re gonna be a steady feature in our lives, Buffy. I gotta leave you guys to it, though. Kinda have a big day tomorrow.”


Willow’s pout formed again and she walked over to the blonde, giving her a hug.


“I’m gonna miss you, Tare-bear.”


“I’m gonna miss you too,” Tara said, then lowered her voice, “Buffy’s great by the way.”


Willow pulled back and smiled before leaning forwards and placing a gentle, loving kiss on the blonde’s lips.


“Don’t go crazy tonight.”


“Me?” Tara asked in disbelief, “You’re going out with Becky and this one; I think I should be doing the warning.”


“Hey,” Buffy started to defend herself, before shrugging, “No, yea, she’s right.”


Willow rolled her eyes before giving Tara another kiss. When they pulled apart, the blonde opened the front door and walked through it.


“I love you.”


“I love you too,” Willow replied, leaning against the door, “See you at our wedding.”


Tara held one hand to her heart and gave a small smile.


“See you at our wedding.”


Willow watched the blonde walk down the hallway towards the stairwell, finally closing the door when she was out of sight and turning back to Buffy, who was looking at her with a grin.


“I love you, Tare-bear, I’m gonna miss you,” Buffy said in a playful-mocking voice, scrunching up her nose, “You two are so cute together. You’re like puppies sitting at the end of a rainbow and um…something equally cute.”


Willow chuckled and ducked her head bashfully.


“She brings it out in me. You know, I really missed you, Buff,” she said, before shrugging almost shyly, “I figured that line in the handbook, you know about ‘forming friendships that last a lifetime’ was just that. A line. But I really think we got a strong thing going here. I think we can do good together.”


Buffy giggled and wrapped an arm around Willow’s shoulder.


“I can see it now, you and me, bringing down the evils of Buffalo with our insane hacking and translating skills.”


Willow giggled back, gesturing with her hand.


“We’ll be like Cagney and Lacey.”


“Starsky and Hutch.”


“Sonny and Rico.”


“Riggs and Mertaugh.”


“Benson and Stabler.”


Buffy looked at the redhead strangely at the last one and Willow just shrugged.


“Tara loves Law and Order: SVU.”


“Well alright then,” Buffy said with a nod of her head, “You ready to start your final night of being Ms. Rosenberg? Wait, unless…what’s the name situation?”


“We’re double-barrelling,” Willow replied excitedly, “Rosenberg-Maclay.”


Buffy got a thoughtful look on her face as she nodded to herself.


“Willow Rosenberg-Maclay. I like it.”


Willow got a dreamy smile on her face and bounced from foot to foot excitedly.


“Me too.”


The two friends looked at each other and burst into laughter until another loud knock on the door startled them their fun. Willow jumped back slightly before pulling the door open to reveal a grinning Becky, shaking a bottle of tequila in one hand and holding a bag in the other.


“You ready to party?”


Willow gave Becky a quick hug as she walked through the door and took the bottle from her.


“No way. I do not want to be puking on my wedding day.”


“You’re no fun,” Becky replied with a mock-scowl, then noticed the athletic blonde standing there, “Hi! You must be Buffy!”


“Indeed I am,” Buffy smiled, shaking Becky’s hand, “And you must be Becky. Nice to meet you.”


“You too. Okay, let’s get this bachelorette party started!” Becky said excitedly, taking a crown that said ‘bride’ in diamond studs from the bag and putting it on Willow’s head, “I say we start at Marshalls and see where we end up from there. There’s this great new club downtown I’ve been dying to go to.”


“Okay, but I’m telling you now,” Willow replied, looking at Becky sternly, “I want to be back at a reasonable hour.”


“Don’t you trust me?” Becky asked, looking hurt.


Willow just rolled her eyes and went into the bedroom to get her purse. Becky waited until she was out of earshot and turned to Buffy, grinning.


“Tomorrow morning’s reasonable, right?”


**


Alice opened her front door to see Tara standing there and embraced her friend warmly.


“Hey. How are you?”


“I’m pretty good,” Tara smiled, walking through the door and waving at Brian, who was sitting on the sofa, “Hey, Bri. How’s it going?”


“Wonderful now you’re here,” Brian replied kindly, getting up and taking Tara’s coat off of her, “We’ve got champagne, Belgian chocolates and – much to my discomfort, but I’ll do it anyway because you are one of my closest friends – face masks.”


Tara giggled and gave Brian a hug.


“Well, thank you. It looks like we’re starting one of the most mature and refined bachelorette parties ever.”

[leonhart17]

Woot! Dibs!

Oh please write the parties! Please?! I can't wait to see what happens! And the wedding! I'm glad Buffy and Angel are coming to Buffalo!

[LonelyTara]

I am with leonhart17 on the woot--I want to see those parties too. WOOT! And this chapter literally made me LOL on three occasions:

“But I can’t sleep without you next to me,” Willow whined, discreetly moving her hands behind the blonde to cup her ass, “And I don’t want to be cranky on our wedding day.”

Discrete ass grab? Really I'm gonna try a discrete ass grab on my lady tonight, I'll let you know how that goes! Maybe it's a secret lesbian super power?!

“I love you, Tare-bear, I’m gonna miss you,” Buffy said in a playful-mocking voice, scrunching up her nose, “You two are so cute together. You’re like puppies sitting at the end of a rainbow and um…something equally cute.”

That is SO BUFFY! Great, great line!!

Third, well, I guess I just love Tara's closing line--I have this feeling that Wilow's party is going to end up being really tame, and Tara's is going to be wild...

And to leonhart17--dibs war!

[Zampsa1975]

Yay for excellent update-y goodness... Big yay for Buffy & Angel moving to Buffalo with Willow & Tara... I kinda hope that Buffy & Angel go to visit Mr. Poop-Head and "greet" him properly for the way he raised Tara... Can't wait to read about the bachelor parties & the wedding... I hope they get home at a respectable hour and don't have to pray for the porcelain goddess in the morning...

[love_2003]

Glad that Willow was able to reconnect with her father. Can't wait to see what will happen at these bachelorette parties. Having Buffy in Buffalo definitely ensures a happy ending. Can't wait til the next update.

[Alex_Vixen]

WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOO!!! UPDATE!!!!

I SOOOOO Want to see the parties!!! Holy crap!! Becky and Buffy together... umm...poor Willow... LOL!!!!!!!!!

And dude!! Brian is doing the face mask thing?? That dude must be REALLY sure of his sexuality.... LOL!!!!!!!! (or maybe thats just my friends...probably). He's awesome!! LOL

“I love you, Tare-bear, I’m gonna miss you,” Buffy said in a playful-mocking voice, scrunching up her nose, “You two are so cute together. You’re like puppies sitting at the end of a rainbow and um…something equally cute.”

That line is SOOO Buffy!! I LOVED it.... LOL

Cant wait for the next Chapter.... keep up the good work!!!!

[abarda]

Please, tell me you're writting the parties!!! I think they have everything to be funny moments.

Nice that Buffy and Angel are moving to Buffalo.

Please, more!

[taralicious]

Again we see that the Fates have looked into the eyes of Willow and Tara and are compelled to do their bidding.
Moving the pieces around on the chess board we call Earth so that Willow and Buffy can do battle with the forces of evil together in what surely will be a super-team like no other.

[Laragh]

leonhart17 –

Oh please write the parties! Please?!

Your wish is my command

I can't wait to see what happens!

Hope you like lol

And the wedding!

The wedding chapter will be posted on Wednesday

I'm glad Buffy and Angel are coming to Buffalo!

Me too lol

Thanks for commenting!

LonelyTara –

I want to see those parties too. WOOT!

Well then the parties you shall see lol

Discrete ass grab? Really I'm gonna try a discrete ass grab on my lady tonight, I'll let you know how that goes! Maybe it's a secret lesbian super power?!

Lesbian superpower, I like it. What would the others be?

That is SO BUFFY! Great, great line!!

Glad you liked lol. Buffy can be an interesting character to write.

Third, well, I guess I just love Tara's closing line--I have this feeling that Wilow's party is going to end up being really tame, and Tara's is going to be wild...

Lol. That would’ve been funny. But I needed Willow’s to be the wilder one to have happen what I want to happen. Hope you enjoy it anyway!

And to leonhart17--dibs war!

Ooh, I’m warranting a dibs war? Awesome. Play nice now!

Thanks for your comment!

Zampsa1975 –

Big yay for Buffy & Angel moving to Buffalo with Willow & Tara...

Glad you like their inclusion I didn’t want W/T to be there on by themselves lol.

I kinda hope that Buffy & Angel go to visit Mr. Poop-Head and "greet" him properly for the way he raised Tara...

Well I’m not sure that’s how it’s gonna go down, but he will definitely get some kind of justice

Can't wait to read about the bachelor parties & the wedding...

Hope you like them

I hope they get home at a respectable hour and don't have to pray for the porcelain goddess in the morning...

Well I promise both girls will be fresh for the wedding!

Thanks for your feedback!

love_2003 –

Glad that Willow was able to reconnect with her father.

I think it’s only fair that there’s at least one good (alive) parent between them!

Can't wait to see what will happen at these bachelorette parties.

Hope you enjoy the chapters!

Having Buffy in Buffalo definitely ensures a happy ending.

Well this is the KB so definitely a happy ending...and this is me, so it’ll pretty much all be happy along the way too

Thanks for commenting!

Alex_Vixen –

I SOOOOO Want to see the parties!!!

Well who am I to deny?

Holy crap!! Becky and Buffy together... umm...poor Willow... LOL!!!!!!!!!

She sure knows how to pick the wild friends lol

And dude!! Brian is doing the face mask thing?? That dude must be REALLY sure of his sexuality.... LOL!!!!!!!! (or maybe thats just my friends...probably). He's awesome!! LOL

He’s very secure in his sexuality. Lol, I’ve said it before, not sure if it was to you or someone else, but anyway, Brian is completely based on my best friend. He’ll do all the girly stuff lol. He’s awesome and I agree, Brian is pretty awesome lol.

That line is SOOO Buffy!! I LOVED it.... LOL

Glad you liked it and I got the character at least a little right

Cant wait for the next Chapter.... keep up the good work!!!!

Hope you enjoy it!

Thanks for commenting!

abarda –

Please, tell me you're writting the parties!!!

I’m writing the parties

I think they have everything to be funny moments.

Hope you’re able to get a laugh from them.

Nice that Buffy and Angel are moving to Buffalo.

I want them to have friends where they’re living lol

Please, more!

Ask and ye shall receive! Hope you enjoy the chapter!

Thanks for your feedback!

taralicious –

Again we see that the Fates have looked into the eyes of Willow and Tara and are compelled to do their bidding.

Those damn Fates, always sticking their nose in on other people’s business. You just know they’re really a bunch of suburban housewives sitting around and drinking tea (or margaritas depending on what time of day it is), gossiping about how they can meddle in everyone’s lives

Moving the pieces around on the chess board we call Earth so that Willow and Buffy can do battle with the forces of evil together in what surely will be a super-team like no other.

The Buffalo division of the FBI has no idea what it’s let itself in for

Thanks for commenting!

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[Laragh]

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TITLE: Hacker Confidential

AUTHOR: Laragh

CHAPTER RATING: PG-13

DISCLAIMER: Willow, Tara and any other characters from the Buffy the Vampire Slayer franchise belong to Joss Whedon, FOX, ME and a whole host of other entities, none of which are me.

SUMMARY: AU, set in contemporary setting. A lot of W/T fluff and some semblance of a storyline.

SPOILERS: AU fic, so at most minor references or pieces of dialogue

FEEDBACK: Yes please

Chapter 29

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“Is it supposed to burn?”


Alice and Tara exchanged a look before giggling at the sight of Brian holding a champagne flute in one hand, a strawberry in the other and his face covered in a light green face mask.


“It’s supposed to tingle,” Alice said reassuringly, “It's how you know its working.”


Brian took a sip of his champagne and sighed.


“I can never understand why you girls put yourselves through all of this. I mean, are my toenails even dry yet? When can I walk again? I really have to pee.”


“You have to admit,” Tara replied, as Brian wiggled his painted toes, “The Purple Perfection really does suit you.”


Brian looked down at his toes thoughtfully.


“It does make my feet sparkle…”


Brian tried to keep a straight face but couldn’t hold it for long and started laughing, which in turn reminded him of his rather full bladder and he jumped up, running to the bathroom.


Alice and Tara chuckled and clinked their glasses together, before each took a long sip.


“I wonder how the others are getting on,” Tara said after a moment, “I hope Buffy and Becky get on okay.”


Alice grinned and shrugged.


“I wouldn’t be as worried about that as I would be the bottle of tequila Becky mentioned when I was talking to her earlier.”


Tara exhaled slowly and shook her head.


“We should’ve had these parties at the weekend. Who actually has their bachelorette parties the night before the wedding anymore?”


“Don’t worry, they’ll be fine,” Alice reassured with her friend with a light arm squeeze, “Anyway, stop worrying. Ooh, I got this amazing foot soak thing, wanna try it?”


Tara’s eyes lit up and she nodded.


“Yes, please.”


Alice stood up and went into the kitchen just as Brian returned and sat in his seat again opposite Tara.


“Think we can do my fingernails next? They feel so naked compared to my toes.”


“Oh definitely,” Tara nodded, running her fingertips along the assortment of nail polish set up on Alice’s coffee table, “Same colour?”


“Well, since I do still have a small amount of pride and will probably wipe it off before the wedding…” Brian replied, his face mischievous, “Maybe something a little more daring…how do you feel about that green?”


Tara picked up the bottle Brian was pointing at and shook it.


“How very Rihanna of you.”


“You know what’s scary?” Brian replied seriously, “I actually understood that reference.”


Tara laughed and opened the bottle as Brian laid out his hands.


“Anyone would think you got this done on a regular basis,” Tara joked, as she began painting, “Your nails are in pretty good condition for a guy. You know if you rub your cuticles with olive oil after you shower it'll stop them getting all dried out, keep them nice and soft.”


“Soft fingers, eh?” Brian asked with a grin, “Lucky Willow.”


Tara blushed bright red and Alice came back at that moment with a small basin, putting it on the floor. Tara put her feet in it and sighed as the warm water flowed around her, forgetting the playful teasing she'd just been subjected to.


“That is like getting a foot rub,” she said, closing her eyes in contentment for a moment before reopening them and resuming painting Brian's nails, “What’s in it?”


“These special salts that like, revitalise the skin. Thirty minutes of that and your feet will be softer than a baby’s bottom,” Alice answered with a smile, before glancing down at Brian's nails, “Ooh, vibrant colour there, Bri. Brings out your eyes.”


“I thought so too,” Brian said with just a hint of mirth in his voice, before he became more serious, “So, Tara…you nervous?”


Tara bit her lip before looking up with a small smile.


“A little. But just that the rabbi won’t show up or I’ll trip on my dress. Or it’ll rain. Oh shit. What if it rains?!”


“I checked the forecast earlier,” Alice said quickly as she saw Tara begin to panic, “All sunny. Not even overcast. And if for some reason it does rain, you have the room at the Four Seasons. Things can be moved there easily. But it’s all fine, because it won’t rain.”


Tara nodded, having calmed down slightly.


“And please don’t panic again,” Brian spoke up, “Your hand got all shaky. I wanted painted nails, not painted skin.”


Tara laughed and hit Brian playfully on the arm.


“You’re worse than a real girl.”


“Hey,” Brian replied defensively, “You were the one who told me I was one of the girls and that I had to admit it to myself. Now I’m just embracing it fully.”


Tara smiled at the boy and the three lapsed into a comfortable silence again as she finished Brian’s nails before sitting back comfortably in her chair.


“I can’t believe that at this time next week, I’ll be married, living in a whole new city, just having started a new job.”


“Well, same job. Different place of work,” Alice pointed out, “We’re all gonna miss you guys like crazy.”


“We’ll miss you too. But there’ll be visits. And knowing Willow, you’ll all get an email at least once a day. And hey, Al. I’ll still be calling you for advice on cases. You’re my mentor. My super-young, totally hot mentor.”


“Thanks, T,” Alice whispered and wrapped an arm around her friend’s shoulder, giving it a small squeeze, “I think it’s about time we give you your present.”


“Present?” Tara asked, confused, “Why-”


“It’s kinda a wedding/going away present from the three of us,” Alice said, getting up and looking through some papers on a desk in the corner of the room, “Becky said we should give it to you tonight since, um, well, she said Willow would be too drunk and probably forget.”


Tara closed her eyes for a second, trying to get rid of the worry before opening them to see Alice standing in front of her, handing her an envelope, which she opened.


“What’s…oh my god, guys, are you serious?”


Brian and Alice just nodded, smiling.


“But this must’ve cost…” Tara said in disbelief, before gaping between her two friends, “The Honeymoon Suite at the Four Seasons, really? We really have The Honeymoon Suite tomorrow night?”


“Yep. We figured your first night as a married couple shouldn’t be spent in your tiny little apartment,” Brian replied, then backtracked nervously at the look Tara gave him, “Very nice apartment. Beautiful, really. Cosy.”


“It's okay, Bri,” Tara said, giving him a smile, “It is tiny. But it’s been home for the past two years. Guys, this was so nice of you. Thank you so much. Willow’s gonna be so happy too. It’s really too much.”


“Nonsense,” Alice smiled, “You deserve it. Plus, now you guys can just slip upstairs to your room from the reception whenever you want.”


Brian laughed and Tara ducked her head, taking another swig from her champagne.


“I’m sure we can restrain ourselves.”


“You shouldn’t have to,” Alice replied, laughing, “It’s your wedding!”


They all laughed again before Tara glanced at the clock on the wall and realised it was a lot later than she thought it was.


“I should hit the hay soon. I have a hair appointment at 9am.”


“Which means I should be heading home…” Brian replied, then touched his face, “Do we have anything to get this mask off?”


Alice jumped up and went into the bathroom, grabbing a facecloth and handing it to Brian.


“You can crash on the couch if you want to, Bri. It’ll be a nightmare getting a cab at this hour.”


“You sure?” Brian asked, wiping the green from his face, “That’d be great.”


Alice smiled and went to retrieve some blankets for Brian and Tara started cleaning away the beauty products. Alice came back and dropped the blankets on the sofa.


“Tara, we’ll do that. You go and get some sleep.”


Tara let out an errant yawn and brought a hand up to cover her mouth.


“I don’t mind helping.”


Alice just shook her head and smiled.


“Nuh uh, off you go. You’ve got a big day tomorrow.”


***


“I love this song!”


“What?!”


Buffy pulled Willow to her and put her mouth near her ear.


“I said I love this song!”


Willow just smiled and nodded as her, Buffy and Becky continued to dance at the club Becky had said she wanted to go to earlier, having had a few drinks at Marshalls and gone on a pub-crawl until they arrived at this club, resulting in three quite drunk girls, dancing with wild abandon.


Willow jumped around in time with the song and giggled when she saw Becky and Buffy – who were getting on like a house on fire – link arms and start to spin around in the middle of the dance floor, not caring that they were bumping into and pissing off most of the other patrons.


Willow just kept moving until she felt two hands come to rest on her hips and spun around. Upon seeing some strange guy standing there, she smiled at him politely and stepped back so he wasn’t holding her any longer before turning back and resuming dancing amongst the crowds of people. The man apparently took this as some sort of invitation and sidled up to her, grinding his front into her back.


Even in her very-inebriated state, the redhead was feeling quite uncomfortable by the attention and was getting more than a little pissed that he wasn’t getting the hint and intruding on her bachelorette party. She was just about to turn and point him in the general direction of Becky, who always welcomed any male interest, when she found herself being spun around again by a pair of hands on her hips and then rough lips coming at her.


She recoiled straight away, snatching her head back, her hand coming up instinctively to slap him across the face.


“What the hell is wrong with you?!” she yelled, wiping her mouth, fuming.


“You were into me!” the guy yelled over the music, holding his cheek, “You were playing hard to get!”


Willow got a horrified look on her face before pushing him backwards.


“I’m getting married tomorrow you asshole!”

[leonhart17]

dibs! Go willow! Slap that dude in the face! Glad she's not super drunk (yet!) Loved the parties! And that gift is awesome! I wonder how long it'll be before the girls are running away from the reception to use it!

[arsyadriani]

aarrgh,,,why did you have to stop?
now I have to wait until monday...
great update...go Willow with the slapping
more more

[Alex_Vixen]

WOOOHOOOOOO!!! UPDATE!!!!!!

Awesome party!! DUDE!!! Tara's party was AWESOME!!!!!!!! Brian is SOOO one of the girls!! LOL

I hope Willow doesnt get THAT drunk....it would be one Hell of hangover (I should know about hangovers). And...:GO WILLOW for slapping that asshole!!! *whispers* I would have kicked his balls but... *shrugs* anyway, GO WILLOW!!!

Awesome update, dude!! Cant wait until the next one!!

[Zampsa1975]

Yay for excellent update-y goodness... I really liked Tara's party & gifts... Brian definately is one of the girls... Good that Willow slapped that Ass-Hole... I kinda hoped that she would have kicked him in the groin, but it's ok if he gets the message... I kinda hope that the incident convinces Willow that it's time to head home before she gets too drunk and haves a killer hangover...

[LonelyTara]

Ah good lord, see what happens when I go bowling?! Leonhart17 has bested me again (along with a long line of other great kittens **hangs head in shame**) It was a great update tho--I love that Brian is such a good sport. What is it with poor Willow and getting hit on by all these nasty dudes? Oh yeah...she's super-hot...forgot for a sec. LOL I am a little tense about what will happen, but hopefully Buffy will pull some FBI kung fu and they won't end up getting arrested or something, that would be a freakin' disaster.

Love the story, can't wait for the next update!

[taralicious]

Like I stated in an earleir update, if it meant spending time with Tara, even just as a friend, I would totally be up for any girly suggestions that she wanted to spring on me.
I don't like people touching my feet but if Tara was going to paint my toenails I would so let her. Then maybe a deep tissue massage.
Willow needs to throw her head skyward and shout to the heavens "Why do the sickos and pervs always find me?"
I'm with the general consensus that says she should have kneed him in the nuts and saved the world the despair of him passing on his genepool to another generation of lowlife weakling scum.
I do want to know what happens in the Honeymoon Suite of the Four Seasons but if we have to adhere to the stringent privacy gudleines they provide for their guests, I can use my imagination.

[love_2003]

Loved both parties and their friends are so nice getting them the honeymoon suite. Wondering if Willow will tell Tara about the unwanted male attention she got.

[abarda]

Haha. I laughed with some parts. Brian is awesome.

Poor Willow... Some guys are really unbelievable, in a bad way of being unbelievable.

I'm anxious to read their wedding. I bet it'll be great!

[vampyregurl73]

Go Willow! Where's the backup?!?!

This will be entertaining, one hungover bride and one expecting it. Well, at least Tara was warned.

The honeymoon suite very nice, dad can stay at their place and they can shag all night long just like it should be.

[vazy]

Mr Internet, you are killing me. Not telling me the fic was updated twice?! Can you say spazz attack... Anyway, chapters! Oh Willow owning on a dude, awesome. Can't wait for more. Which won't be long now is my bet, I shall now lurk...

[Laragh]

leonhart17 –

Go willow! Slap that dude in the face!

Lol, no kisses but Tara-kisses (yea I’m looking at you with your sneaky ‘goodbye’ kisses )

Glad she's not super drunk (yet!)

She’s pretty hammered lol. But, yea, at least she has most of her senses still about her!

Loved the parties! And that gift is awesome!

Glad you liked And every newlyweds should have the Honeymoon Suite, right?

I wonder how long it'll be before the girls are running away from the reception to use it!

Hmm well you’ll just have to wait and see The wedding’s the next update and the reception is the one after that. And the, um, private party is the one right after that

Thanks for commenting!

arsyadriani –

aarrgh,,,why did you have to stop?

Have to keep my readers interested

now I have to wait until monday...

Ah, but Monday’s here now

great update...go Willow with the slapping

Glad you liked. The guys need to learn to back off

more more

Here’s more

Thanks for your comment

Alex_Vixen –

Awesome party!! DUDE!!! Tara's party was AWESOME!!!!!!!! Brian is SOOO one of the girls!! LOL

Glad you liked Brian is totally one of the girls lol

I hope Willow doesnt get THAT drunk....it would be one Hell of hangover (I should know about hangovers).

Don’t worry, she’ll be fresh-faced in the morning, she has to be for the most important day of her life

And...:GO WILLOW for slapping that asshole!!! *whispers* I would have kicked his balls but... *shrugs* anyway, GO WILLOW!!!

I would’ve kicked him in the balls too lol His face was just closer

Awesome update, dude!! Cant wait until the next one!!

Hope you enjoy it

Thanks for your feedback!

Zampsa1975 –

I really liked Tara's party & gifts...

Glad you like

Brian definately is one of the girls...

Oh for sure

Good that Willow slapped that Ass-Hole... I kinda hoped that she would have kicked him in the groin, but it's ok if he gets the message...

Lol, oh she definitely wants to

I kinda hope that the incident convinces Willow that it's time to head home before she gets too drunk and haves a killer hangover...

I think it’ll pretty much do exactly that

Thanks for commenting!

LonelyTara –

Ah good lord, see what happens when I go bowling?! Leonhart17 has bested me again (along with a long line of other great kittens **hangs head in shame**)

Well fun recreational activities beats fanfiction updates lol I’ve been missing out on dibs lately too

-I love that Brian is such a good sport.

I don’t think he has much choice when all his friends are girls lol

What is it with poor Willow and getting hit on by all these nasty dudes? Oh yeah...she's super-hot...forgot for a sec.

How could you forget? I love your icon by the way, I love the way they’re looking at each other plus they’re both smokin’ hot. Random sidebar, I know, but I had to say it

LOL I am a little tense about what will happen, but hopefully Buffy will pull some FBI kung fu and they won't end up getting arrested or something, that would be a freakin' disaster.

Buffy will come to the rescue a little, but don’t worry, no disasters!

Love the story, can't wait for the next update!

Glad you’re liking it and hope you enjoy this update!

Thanks for commenting!

taralicious –

Like I stated in an earleir update, if it meant spending time with Tara, even just as a friend, I would totally be up for any girly suggestions that she wanted to spring on me.

I’d do whatever she asked if it meant spending time with her!

I don't like people touching my feet but if Tara was going to paint my toenails I would so let her. Then maybe a deep tissue massage.

I have trouble with people being near my feet too lol, but that deep tissue massage sounds awesome

Willow needs to throw her head skyward and shout to the heavens "Why do the sickos and pervs always find me?"

‘Cause she’s a babe lol

I'm with the general consensus that says she should have kneed him in the nuts and saved the world the despair of him passing on his genepool to another generation of lowlife weakling scum.

Well it’d make him think twice before planting a wet one of people he has no business being around!

I do want to know what happens in the Honeymoon Suite of the Four Seasons but if we have to adhere to the stringent privacy gudleines they provide for their guests, I can use my imagination.

Imagination sminagination. Screw privacy policies, I promise to bring you into their wedding night

Thanks for your feedback!

love_2003 –

Loved both parties and their friends are so nice getting them the honeymoon suite.

Glad you liked and I figured they had to have a hotel room, right?

Wondering if Willow will tell Tara about the unwanted male attention she got.

All is revealed below but I’d say there’s a pretty good chance that happens

Thanks for commenting!

abarda –

Haha. I laughed with some parts. Brian is awesome.

Glad you could get a laugh I like Brian too lol.

Poor Willow... Some guys are really unbelievable, in a bad way of being unbelievable.

Alcohol + male bravado = not good.

I'm anxious to read their wedding. I bet it'll be great!

Dunno about great, but I’m hoping you enjoy it. Wednesday’s update!

Thanks for your comment!

vampyregurl73 –

Go Willow! Where's the backup?!?!

It’s a-coming!

This will be entertaining, one hungover bride and one expecting it. Well, at least Tara was warned.

Don’t worry, they’ll all be good in the end!

The honeymoon suite very nice, dad can stay at their place and they can shag all night long just like it should be.

Couldn’t have said it better myself, Heather

Thanks for commenting!

vasy –

Mr Internet, you are killing me. Not telling me the fic was updated twice?! Can you say spazz attack...

Ah, the folly of dodgy internet connections. Curse them all!

Oh Willow owning on a dude, awesome.

Willow does not appreciate attention that does not come from Tara

Can't wait for more. Which won't be long now is my bet, I shall now lurk...

You would be correct, hope your internet doesn't mess up this time

Thanks for commenting!

---

Update Directly Below

[Laragh]

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TITLE: Hacker Confidential

AUTHOR: Laragh

CHAPTER RATING: PG-13

DISCLAIMER: Willow, Tara and any other characters from the Buffy the Vampire Slayer franchise belong to Joss Whedon, FOX, ME and a whole host of other entities, none of which are me.

SUMMARY: AU, set in contemporary setting. A lot of W/T fluff and some semblance of a storyline.

SPOILERS: AU fic, so at most minor references or pieces of dialogue

FEEDBACK: Yes please

Chapter 30

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Previously:

...she found herself being spun around again by a pair of hands on her hips and then rough lips coming at her.


She recoiled straight away, snatching her head back, her hand coming up instinctively to slap him across the face.


“What the hell is wrong with you?!” she yelled, wiping her mouth, fuming.


“You were into me!” the guy yelled over the music, holding his cheek, “You were playing hard to get!”


Willow got a horrified look on her face before pushing him backwards.


“I’m getting married tomorrow you asshole!”

---

Becky and Buffy noticed the commotion and ran over, Buffy holding Willow around the waist when she saw the redhead was about to lunge.


“Buffy, let me go!” Willow yelled, seething, “Gonna fucking kick him in the balls! Bastard! Only my girlfriend is allowed kiss me!”


The guy, seeing he’d completely misread the situation just held his hands up in surrender and backed away into the crowds again. Willow raged for another second before she calmed slightly, the intense anger dissipating but in her drunken state a huge cloud of guilt suddenly overtook her.


“I have to see Tara!” she yelled to Buffy before freeing herself from the hold and running straight out of the club.


The other two just looked at each other, bewildered for a moment before running out after Willow, finding her stumbling on the street, trying to hail a cab.


“Let’s take you home,” Becky said as they caught up with her, the cold air and concern for her friend sobering her up, “Come on, Will.”


Willow frowned, an angry pout on her face and shook her head indignantly.


“No, I have to see Tara! I have to see her right now!”


“Will, it’s 2am. She’s asleep,” Buffy tried to reason, catching the redhead before she fell onto the road, “Come on.”


A taxi pulled up, Willow’s mad flailing of her hand having attracted him and she pushed Buffy off of her, opening the door of the car.


”I’m seeing Tara!”


**


Alice stumbled out of her bedroom, pulling her robe closed around her, the sound of incessant loud knocking at her front door having woken her and saw Brian jumping up from the sofa at the same time dressed in just a t-shirt and boxers, rubbing his eyes sleepily. Alice walked over to the door and looked through the peephole, pulling the door open in surprise when she saw Willow on the other side.


“Willow, what are you-”


“I have to see Tara!” Willow cut her off, running inside and looking around everywhere, “Where is she?! I need to see her!”


Tara, having heard the commotion walked into the living room from the spare bedroom, her eyes widening in shock when she saw the redhead.


“Will, what’s-”


She was cut off as Willow threw herself into her arms, starting to sob quietly. Tara instinctively held her close and indicated to the other two that she was gonna take her into the room, getting nods of understanding in return.


When they got into the room, Tara walked them over and sat them both down on the bed, stroking Willow’s hair comfortingly.


“Shush, honey, it’s okay. I’m right here. What’s wrong?”


“I’m so sorry, I’m so sorry,” Willow sobbed, burying her head in Tara's neck, her sobs getting louder and louder in each passing second, “Please still marry me, please.”


Tara pulled back from the hug and held the redhead’s shoulders, a scared look on her face.


“Willow, why wouldn’t I marry you?”


“Felt so wrong,” Willow said, mumbling almost incoherently, “Coming at me and not your lips and I’m so sorry!”


“You…you,” Tara replied, dropping her hands in shock, feeling her heart clench tightly in her chest, “You kissed someone else?”


Willow's face fell as tears streamed down her face.


“He kissed me. Tried to anyway. Was dancing and he kept touching me and I wanted him to stop and he just tried to kiss me! I pulled back as soon as I noticed and slapped him and I’m so sorry, I love you, I love you so much and, and-”


Tara bristled upon hearing the word ‘slap’ but put it out of her mind for the more immediate matter at hand. She closed her eyes for a moment, the tightness around her heart instantly dissipating and she pulled the redhead back to her in relief, wiping the tears falling from her eyes.


“Oh honey, it’s okay. It’s okay, my darling girl, it's okay.”


“You’re not mad?” Willow asked, sniffling, “B-but, but I..."


Tara leaned forwards and placed a gentle kiss on the bridge of her fiancée's nose before pulling back and looking at her with reassuring eyes.


“I wanna have serious words with whoever tried to kiss you. But of course I’m not mad at you. Sweetie, you didn’t kiss back. It's not your fault you're so gorgeous that everyone wants you.”


Tara had a small grin on her face as she said that and Willow nodded her head.


“I tried to kick him in the crotch. Buffy stopped me. Only you...only you're allowed to kiss me. No one else. I'll, I'll get a t-shirt saying it or, or get a tattoo so that everyone knows.”


Tara laughed and shook her head.


“Maybe rethink that idea when there's no alcohol in your system, okay? And Willow it means the world that you rushed to tell me what happened. But I trust you completely and I know you'd never kiss anyone else. I love you, honey.”


“Really?” Willow asked with vulnerable eyes, “I, I was so scared. I don’t deserve you. You’re the most wonderful woman in the world and I don’t deserve you, you should find someone else to marry, someone perfect, like you are and-”


Tara cut her off by cupping her cheeks and giving her a deep kiss. Willow responded, slowly at first, almost unsure but eventually gave in and let the love and devotion the blonde was sending her through the kiss go through her until they both pulled back, breathing heavily and resting their foreheads against each other.


“I’m not perfect,” Tara whispered, tucking a piece of the smaller girl's hair behind her ear, “But we’re perfect for each other.”


“We are?” Willow asked uncertainly, then in a much more confident voice, “We are.”


“Yes, we are,” Tara confirmed and gave the redhead another kiss, “Come on, let’s go to sleep. We have plans tomorrow, remember? And you need to sleep off the alcohol. Don’t want you forgetting your vows.”


“I am a little drunk,” Willow replied with a hiccup, making the blonde laugh, "Heh, hiccups.”


Tara ran her hands down her fiancée's arms and pulled her shirt from her pants.


“Okay, sweetie, take your clothes off and get into bed-”


Willow smirked and started grinding her body more towards the blonde’s.


“Mmhh, no problem, baby…love it when you get all demanding...”


Tara took Willow’s hand from where it was making its way up her chest and shook her head.


“Uh uh, missy, you’re not getting lucky tonight. We’re not even supposed to be in the same bed. Actual sleeping is all you're gonna get.”


“S’pose I’ll take what I can get,” Willow mumbled with a pout, “Can’t promise I won’t feel you up in your sleep.”


Tara stood up and kissed Willow on the head.


“Wouldn’t be a proper night’s sleep if you didn’t.”


The smaller girl grinned but it faltered when she saw the blonde was going to leave the room.


“Where’re you going? I thought we were cuddling.”


“We are, but you kinda just stormed in here. I think Al and Bri might want to know you’re not dying.”


“Oh,” Willow replied, starting to giggle, “Yea…I kinda ran off on Buff and Beck…hehe…”


Tara bent down and kissed the redhead’s forehead lovingly.


“I’ll sort it out. Just get into bed and I’ll be back before you even notice I’m gone. Okay?”


Willow nodded and pressed her lips against the blonde’s sweetly for a second before the taller girl straightened up again and left the room, going back into the living area where Alice and Brian were sitting on the couch, drinking coffee. They both jumped up when they saw Tara come in.


“Is she okay?” Brian asked, “She seemed really upset.”


“Becky called,” Alice said at the same time, “She tried to explain but she was still pretty drunk.”


“She’s fine,” Tara reassured, “Alcohol and some pre-wedding nerves kinda exploded when some guy got a little too friendly on the dancefloor. Is it okay if she stays with me tonight?”


“Of course,” Alice nodded, “No problem.”


“And could you call Becky back and let her know the situation?”


Alice nodded once again and Tara smiled at her.


“Thank you. Sorry it got so crazy tonight.”


“Hey, it’s a wedding,” Alice said, stretching her arms behind her head with a tired smile, “I’d be worried if there wasn’t some craziness.”


Tara gave a small chuckle.


“Hopefully that’s all there is. See you in the morning guys.”


Alice and Brian each gave a small wave as Tara went back into the bedroom. The blonde smiled when she saw Willow sprawled on the bed, her shirt discarded on the floor and her jeans half-off, the redhead seemingly having given up before they were fully off and fallen asleep.


She walked over and pulled the smaller girl’s pants and socks off, leaving her in just her bra and panties before managing to get the blanket from beneath her without disturbing her and slipping in beside her fiancée, cuddling her warm body and bringing the blanket over them.


“’Night, beautiful girl. I love you.”


**


Tara felt herself start to wake up when a ray of sunshine filtered in through the blinds, warming her body in the process.


“Mmhh, Willow.”


She mistook the warmth for the redhead’s body and started feeling around the bed in an attempt to cuddle closer. When she felt only the material of the sheet, she shot up, her senses instantly on high alert, worried that something was wrong after the night before. She looked around the room for a moment before her gaze settled on the pillow beside her that Willow had slept on, a folded piece of paper that had ‘Tara’ written on it and an apple. She picked up the paper and opened it, smiling when she recognised her fiancée’s and very-soon-to-be-wife’s handwriting.


Hey, gorgeous.

Woke up early with a killer headache (damn peer pressure. I drank the tequila). You looked so beautiful, I didn’t wanna wake you. And hey, we weren’t supposed to see each other ‘til later anyway. I’m sorry I had a bit of a freak-out last night, but I’m glad I got to spend the night in your arms. I know that’s where I’m meant to be. That you’re the one I’m meant to be with always. That you’re my soulmate. I better stop, I’m using up all my golden vows material . I just wanted you to know that I love you. See you at our wedding (for real this time).

Yours forever,

Willow

PS. I know you’re probably feeling a little nervous. And a little stressed. But I don’t want your tummy rumbling when I’m telling everyone how I’m gonna love you for the rest of my life, so please eat the apple? For me? Thanks, baby. Be with you soon.


Tara read over the letter a couple more times, smiling giddily as she ran her finger along the words. After a minute she folded the letter and put it back on the pillow before picking up the apple and falling back down onto the bed, squealing excitedly.


“I’m getting married today!”

[leonhart17]

dibs! Aww that was so adorable! They're so perfect! I'm glad they spent the night together! And it was cute that Willow rushed to find Tara and tell her what happened!

and

Lol, no kisses but Tara-kisses (yea I’m looking at you with your sneaky ‘goodbye’ kisses )

Hey! At least it was Oz and not 'she who must not be named'! and it was for two seconds and then he was gone forever!

[vazy]

Curses I missed dibs by a few seconds *Pout* Still the lurking was worth it. I loved how scared Willow was and the adorable letter. Oh so excited for the wedding

[LonelyTara]

Man oh man, third in line. Leonhart17 is kicking my butt. :(

But great update, so

Aww...Willow was so sweet and so drunk. So drunkly sweet. LOL, that Tara, she knows just how to handle her girl.

Can't wait for the wedding!!

[Zampsa1975]

Yay for excellent update-y goodness... Good that Willow ran to find her girl and explained everything... Tara sure has a way to handle her girl...

“Can’t promise I won’t feel you up in your sleep.”


Tara stood up and kissed Willow on the head.


“Wouldn’t be a proper night’s sleep if you didn’t.”

This really made laugh... Willow's note was awesome... I really liked the idea of Willow leaving an apple for Tara...

[taralicious]

“No, I have to see Tara! I have to see her right now!”

Hell hath no fury like a remorseful and agitated Willow so amount of reasoning skills or FBI psychological training is going to sway her from her quest.

“I’m so sorry, I’m so sorry,” Willow sobbed, burying her head in Tara's neck, her sobs getting louder and louder in each passing second, “Please still marry me, please.”

This is so the neurotic and insecure Willow we all fell in love with and can identify with so easy because she is us as well.
Even to be Tara's friend, we are so blessed to bask in the radiance of her life-affirming energy.

I wanna kick whoever tried to kiss you in the crotch

He didn't try to kiss Willow in the crotch, though did he? Wrong pair of lips as to kiss her in the Delta of Venus would have justified the usage of the Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique upon his lecherous person.

And Willow it means the world that you rushed to tell me what happened. But I trust you completely and I know you'd never kiss anyone else. I love you, honey.”

Tara's response is also classically Tara and the reason why she is the most sympathetic and empathic character of the lot of them and why she is worthy of such praise.
She is also prone to crippling attacks of self-doubt and self-worth issues but together they shine like the lighthouse at Alexandria.

“Uh uh, missy, you’re not getting lucky tonight. We’re not even supposed to be in the same bed. Actual sleeping is all you're gonna get.”

I can totally hear Amber delivering this gentle rebuke to Willow as Tara has a resolve tone of voice to match Willow's resolve face.
Willow should have carved a smily face on the apple to show how much she loved Tara but maybe that smacks a little too much of Amelia Pond and her mother i.e, loving but wrong kind of relationship.