Hacker Confidential [AU] (Complete)

[love_2003]

Loved the updates. Happy to see that Tara & her aunt have found one another again. I also love how Willow got protective in wanting to keep Tara from feeling any more pain from family members. Looking forward to seeing the relationship with Aunt Michelle grow.

[Laragh]

BuffyFan4ever –

Poor Michelle. Having to carry all that guilt around. Hopefully being with Tara will make it better.

I think it’ll help them both

I loved Willow's interaction. I'm glad she didn't find out everything about the accident all at once. She probably would have overreaction just because she was already slightly emotional. Now Tara can tell her when everybody's calm.

Very true, Tara can vent to her without emotions being over-sensitive.

I hope Xander's wife is Anya (you said no more original characters). I find that her bluntness is based more on innocent censorship while Cordelia is more rude.

Well let’s just say I was never a huge Cordelia fan, so...

Thanks for commenting!

Zampsa1975 –

I'm glad that Michelle & Tara talked about what happened before the car accident & what happened after the accident... Good that Willow warmed to Michelle...

Glad you liked, I think it was important for Tara to finally know exactly what happened. And Willow just wants what’s best for her girl

Thanks for your comment!

Alex_Vixen –

HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!!!! This isnt a mexican sopa opera!! This IS a mexican-brazilian-argentian soap opera!! (but not as lame,lol)

Lol, I’ll take that as a compliment

Goddess, Im loving this story!! Michelle seem like a really good person and it broke my heart to know that she felt so guilty for so many years and that she wants to be part of Tara's life.... aww....

Glad you’re still liking it! Michelle is a good person (don’t worry, no badness is gonna come from her!)

And GO WILLOW! She has the right and SHOULD be protective of Tara. She has to protect her as much as she can so Im glad that se talked to Michelle alone....

She has to make sure her woman is always safe

Thanks for commenting!

LonelyTara –

Oh man, I love, love, love protective Willow ... I'm really glad Tara didn't get angry when Willow accidentally spilled the beans about the abuse Tara suffered. I think it was really important for Michelle to understand what Tara went through after her mother died.

Very, I think , yea. They both dealt with a lot after she died, so they can at least somewhat understand the hardships the other went through.

So, this diary that Tara found, did she take it with her when she left? I would love to see Tara connecting with her mother that way again, maybe even sharing it with Michelle.

You know, I never thought of that. In my head it was something she used as a child to get through the tough times, but that doesn’t mean she didn’t bring it with her when she left home... I hadn’t planned to have them look through it together, but if I see a place where I think it would fit I may include it...

Oh, and bedtime chat was sweet and tender, I can see them spooning and chatting away when their 90 year old ladies, tiny and gray.

Aww that’s a pretty cute image. I can see it too

Thanks for your feedback!

leonhart17 –

Aww, glad it went well! They're so cute! I love how protective Willow is

Gad you liked Protective Willow is a big thing in this story lol

Thanks for commenting!

abarda –

Awesome chapter! It was really intense.
I love how Willow gets protective, trying to keep Tara away from the pain...

Glad you liked

Thanks for your comment!

dtburanek –

Nice. I like that you are bringing in some of Tara's good family (versus her bad family like we saw on the show).

Her other family in this aren’t really that great either, so I thought it’d be good to bring in someone nice.

But I can't wait to see where you take this.

I hope you like how it all progresses

Thanks for commenting!

taralicious –

Willow and Tara are so connected on every plane and wavelength that they don't need words as a glance or other eye contact conveys so much.
...When you say nothing at all

They most certainly are And great song

This was a beuatiful expository device for Tara to relate as it reminded me so much of Evey Hammond finding the diary written by Valerie in "V For Vendetta" and it giving her the courage and strength to struggle on and keep getting up every day and facing down her demons to emerge a stronger person full of the confidence of her convictions.

Sometimes it’s something small that gets you through the tough times...

It is what Douglas Adams referred to as the fundamental interconnectedness of all things that allowed Tara and Michelle to find each other again as there was a void in each of their lives that needed to be filled even if neither of them was aware of it before then.

Very astute, I believe they do need each other, very much, and that being back in one another’s lives will only bring good things.

Another testament to the all-enveloping unity of their love is that Willow would lay down her own life to spare Tara having to endure the slightest moment of abuse from another member of her family.

Willow would most certainly always protect Willow with her life.

Thanks for your feedback!

love_2003 –

Happy to see that Tara & her aunt have found one another again.

Glad you liked

I also love how Willow got protective in wanting to keep Tara from feeling any more pain from family members.

Willow is very protective when it comes to Tara!

Looking forward to seeing the relationship with Aunt Michelle grow.

Hope you like how it all progresses!

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

AUTHOR’S NOTE: Hey, early update ‘cause I won’t be around this evening to post (sorry if the chapter seems kinda rushed because of that, I didn’t have as much time as usual to finish!) Also this and the next chapter contain references to Law and Order:SVU (just ‘cause I’ve mentioned it in other chapters that Tara’s a fan lol) but don’t worry if you don’t watch, there’s no major references that make the chapter or anything. Thanks for reading!

Chapter 47

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“Mmhh, I love Wednesdays,” Willow said as she dipped her finger in the sauce her wife was currently stirring, “More than half the work week over with and I’m pretty much guaranteed to get lucky since Law and Order:SVU is on and my wife has a little thing for Mariska Hargitay.”


Tara blushed but turned and quirked an eyebrow at the redhead.


“You’ve only been working for two weeks, you don’t get to complain about how long the work week is, and you’re pretty much guaranteed to get lucky on any given night because you’re the sexiest woman on the planet and the thought of having my wicked way with you turns me on more than you can even imagine.”


Willow dipped her finger in the sauce again, but wiped some on the corner of the blonde’s mouth this time before licking it off.


“Good,” she replied with a sultry grin, “But we’re not missing the show, right?”


“Not a chance in hell,” Tara smirked, “Can you set the table?”


Willow sauntered off to grab cutlery and glasses and went to set the table, silently pondering how happy she was at the moment.


They’d been living in Buffalo for three weeks, working for the past two and a half of them and both had settled remarkably in their jobs. Tara had started working her own cases, still under Michelle’s guidance, but more unofficially than not, and mostly just because Tara respected her aunt’s opinion and experience more than anything.


That relationship had blossomed in the few weeks they’d known about each other, both bonding over their shared lost relative and the communal family bond they shared. They ate lunch together most days and Michelle had even brought Tara to the cafe that she’d brought her too as a child.


Willow was ecstatic Tara had found a long-lost relative and was getting to know Michelle as well. Tara had filled her in on the reasons why they'd lost contact and Willow thought it was going to do both her wife and her new aunt-in-law a lot of good to get to know each other again.


She too was excelling at work – her skills were put to use every day and she’d already helped close some cases that had been open for a long time, able to gather information more speedily than anyone in the department had ever seen before. Her working relationship with Xander and Jesse was excellent, they were thrilled with the help she was able to give them and they’d all gone out for drinks, along with Buffy and Tara on a few occasions, a couple of nights after work, where they found out they were quite good at being buddies as well as colleagues.


As well as that, Hanukah was only two days away and Christmas was around the corner. And they were organising a big New Years Eve/Birthday party, since Tara’s birthday was January 1st.


Yep. My social circle is getting bigger and bigger and so is my family.


That thought made her think of something else and she went back into the kitchen, leaning against the counter.


“Hey, baby, we never had that talk about the car. Remember we were going to but then Michelle turned up and we kinda forgot? Well, I didn’t really forget completely. I looked up some dealers online and drew up a little spreadsheet. We can get a really decent used car for $6000 and we could totally pay that off over the next two years or so without too much strain. I mean, we won’t be able to afford caviar and champagne, but we’ve lived on a lot less for a long time.”


Tara smirked as she stirred the pasta in the pot in front of her.


“You planning on sticking around that long?”


Willow grinned and moved to wrap her arms around the blonde’s waist from behind and rested her head on her shoulder.


“Maybe. If you’re good to me.”


Tara chuckled and put her hand over the hands on her stomach, sighing for a moment.


“It would be nice not to have to rely on the bus service here so much...shopping’s been a bit of a bitch.”


“Exactly,” Willow agreed, squeezing her wife's mid-section, “And I mean, we’d be spending 75 bucks each a month on ticket fares, so gas would practically pay for itself. We’d totally be saving money in the long run. I know we’re in super-saver mode from having lived on so little but...we have my income now too, baby. And we can afford it.”


Tara spun around in the redhead’s arms, smiling.


“I’m free Saturday.”


Willow’s eyes lit up.


“You mean...?”


“I mean you wanna go car shopping?”


Willow stuck her tongue out between her teeth excitedly.


“Really?”


Tara nodded with a small shrug.


“Sure. It’s not like we’re going into this blind. You mind if I look over that spreadsheet though?”


“Of course,” Willow smiled, “It’s on my laptop. I’ll show you after dinner.”


They met in a sweet, happy kiss for a moment.


“Speaking of dinner,” Tara smiled back when they parted, “It’s just about done. Hope you're hungry.”


Willow nodded.


“Ooh, yummy, I’ll just-”


Willow was cut off as the sound of their doorbell rand throughout the house and both girls looked at the kitchen door, confused.


“Are you expecting anyone?” Tara asked.


Willow shook her head.


“No. Are you? Oh god I hope Buffy didn’t have a fight with Angel or something. She’s been saying he’s been extra broody ever since he got the cast put on and it’s starting to piss her off.”


Tara gave another shrug


“Maybe it’s one of the neighbours?”


While the couple hadn’t quite joined the ranks of being close friends with the neighbourhood women, they’d certainly been friendly with them and it wouldn’t be completely out of the ordinary for one of them to call. Both were disrupted from their musings as the doorbell rang again, more insistent this time.


“I’ll get it,” Willow said, pushing herself off her wife and walking out of the kitchen and over to the front door, swinging it open, her face lighting up when she saw who was on the other side, “Dad!”


Willow pulled her father into a tight hug, practically jumping up and down in excitement.


“Come in, come in. What’re you doing here? Not that I’m not happy to see you, I’m so happy; I just didn’t know you were coming. You’re really making a habit of these surprise visits, aren’t ya?”


Ira walked inside and shut the door, his face apologetic.


“I’m sorry I didn’t call in advance. I hope I’m not intruding?”


Willow waved her hand dismissively.


“No, no, it’s fine. Are you hungry? We were just about to have dinner.”


Ira again looked apologetic.


“Oh I am intruding.”


Willow rolled her eyes and gave her father an exasperated sigh as she walked them into the kitchen.


“You’re not,” she reassured as she opened the kitchen door, “Baby, look who’s here.”


Tara turned and her face brightened as well as she saw their visitor and quickly wiped her hands on a dishcloth before going over and embracing her father-in-law warmly as well.


“Ira, it’s so good to see you. I didn’t know you were coming down.”


“Quite a surprise visit all around,” Ira said with a smile, “I’ve actually got some news and I wanted to tell you both in person.”


“It must be pretty big if you flew all the way out from California,” Willow said, a small frown appearing on her face, “It’s not bad, is it?”


“No, no certainly not. Well at least I hope you don’t think so,” Ira replied with a joking smile, before glancing over at the oven, “Um, I think your sauce is burning.”


“Hmm?” Tara asked before following Ira's eyeline, “Crap.”


She rushed back over and quickly took the saucepan off the ring, stirring it gently.


“Salvageable,” she said after a minute, “You’re staying for dinner, right, Ira?”


“If that’s okay,” Ira replied politely and got a smile in return from his daughter-in-law.


“Of course,” Willow answered, before noticing something, “Dad, where are your bags? You can’t have travelled all the way from California with nothing. You’re not staying in some hotel, right? You know we have plenty of room here.”


Ira smiled and nodded.


“Yes, I can see that. Quite a lovely home, might I add. The pictures you sent me didn’t do it justice, Willow. But I’m not staying in a hotel. That’s actually part of what I need to tell you.”


“Dinner’s ready,” Tara said as she got out some bowls from the cupboard, “You two go sit and I’ll bring it in and you can tell us then.”


“That sounds wonderful,” Ira replied, “Thank you, Tara.”


Willow showed her father into the dining room before going back into the kitchen to grab the extra cutlery and help Tara carry in the food.


“Tara, what if he was lying?” Willow asked, fumbling with the cutlery and seeking out the blonde’s gaze, “What if it is bad? What if he has cancer or something? I just got him back; I couldn’t bear if I lost him again.”


“Honey, he said it wasn’t bad,” Tara replied, trying to comfort her wife with her eyes since her hands were currently loaded down with bowls of pasta, “Come on, we’ll go in there and he’ll tell us and I’ll hold your hand no matter what, okay?”


Willow nodded weakly and walked back into the dining room, putting on a brave face. Tara followed and put the food on the table before taking a seat beside her wife and discreetly taking her hand under the table. Willow squeezed it in thanks.


“This smells wonderful. Thank you very much,” Ira said as he looked down at the food, then back at the couple, “Again, I’m so sorry for just barging in on you.”


“You’re always welcome here, Ira,” Tara said with a smile.


Ira got a secretive and pleased grin on his face.


“Well thank you. I hope that’s true, because I think we’ll be seeing a lot more of each other.”


Tara and Willow exchanged confused looks and Ira leant forward in his seat, his eyes twinkling.


“You obviously know I’ve filed for divorce...”


Tara moved to clasp Willow’s hand between both of hers, knowing her wife knew the divorce was the best thing for her Dad but was still struggling with it.


“Well the papers have been drawn up and I’m not really contesting any of your mother’s wishes,” Ira continued, “I never cared about most of the art and things, and the house was always more hers than anything else. A show house really, tailored to impress. Anyway, in light of everything that’s happened in the past couple of months, I know I not only want to know my family, I want to be near you as well. So I asked the company for a transfer and well, as of tomorrow officially, I am the new regional sales director of the Buffalo division.”


“Wait, wait,” Willow said, her brain working overload, “Are you saying you’re moving here?”


“I already have,” Ira replied and both girl’s eyebrows shot up, “Like I said, I didn’t want much of what was in the house so all I needed were my clothes and the pictures of you growing up. I actually got here yesterday but I wanted to make sure everything was up and running before I sprung this on you. It was all a rather quick affair, but I know it’s right. I’ve got an apartment in the city and I must admit, I’m quite enjoying my little bachelor pad.”


Willow looked between her father and her wife in a state of disbelief before bursting out laughing and leaping off her seat and almost crashing her father to the ground with the hug she gave him.


“God, you scared the crap outta me! Oh, Dad, this is so good. I was just thinking how my family was all coming together and now you go and move out here.”


Ira’s smile was beaming and just got wider as he saw Tara grinning madly across the table, seemingly as happy as Willow was about his news. He was jolted when his daughter pulled back, her eyes flashing with hope.


“Will you come over for Hanukkah on Friday? We normally don’t do the whole blessings thing, but we could, if you wanted. And I’m making Bubbe’s latkes!”


“I’d be honoured,” Ira replied, holding his hand to his heart, “And I will fall in with whatever traditions you hold in this house. I’m privileged to be allowed into this home and be a part of your family.”


Willow moved back to sit in her seat, her smile impossibly wide as she re-took Tara’s hand.


“Well now I really can’t wait for Hanukkah!”

[BuffyFan4ever]

Dibs. You're early.

Great update. Yea for Ira moving closer. I had a feeling that was the case since Ira showed up and said he had news.

Can't wait for Hanukkah, Christmas and Tara's birthday (even though it's about 2 month too late )

[LonelyTara]

Laragh, hooray for early posts! I love this totally unexpected development! One, big hooray for Ira ditching the bitching, right?! Second, even bigger hooray for Willow having her Dad around. It was a great moment in the kitchen when Willow confessed her worry that something was wrong with her father. It's so hard when our folks get older, knowing that things could happen at any time. It's awesome that they're both doing well and they're happy at work. I can't wait to see how the spend the holidays. Oh, and will we get to see Michelle's family too? Thanks for the Friday morning present, and have an awesome weekend!

[leonhart17]

Aww, yay! Their family is just growing all over the place! Yay for early update too!

(I know it's only mentioned once, but I hope Buffy and Angel don't break up!)

[Nue]

gread chapter ^^ a nice thing to read after getting all those bad news ^^

thanks ^^

[Zampsa1975]

Yay for great update-y goodness... Yay for both girls doing great on their work... I'm glad that Xander & Jesse have become part of the "family"... Big yay for Ira divorcing Sheila & moving to Buffalo... Can't wait for the big parties & Ira's & Michelle's meeting...

[Alex_Vixen]

WOOHOOOO!! For early post!!!!!!!!!!!!! *runs circles around*

Im soo glad that Ira moved to Buffalo!!! YAY!! the family is getting bigger and bigger!!! WOOHOOO!!!

Cant wait until the next update!!!

[LonelyTara]

I'm just putting the word out to Laragh's many readers. If you want to keep reading Hacker Confidential on the KB, go to the change the FAQ thread and VOTE NO! Let's keep great writers like Laragh creating content for eager readers for many years to come!

[Savannah]

Hi there!

I've been lurking on this board for some time ... so I thought it was time for me to finally write a comment!

I absolutely love this story (all of your stories actually) and thought I'd pass on my appreciation! :-)

I'm not big into angst and/or nastiness as there is enough of that in everyday life! this story always puts a big smile on my face and I can easily visualise all the characters and surroundings!

I love your 'protective Willow' and I just... well... love your Tara!

Thanks again!

[leonhart17]

Does the 'no' ruling mean you're staying because today is my birthday and it would make my day awesomer if you're staying!

PLEASE!? It's my birthday wish!!!

[Laragh]

Hello everyone!

I just wanted to say how thankful I am for all the support you all showed me regarding my decision to stall posts until decisions had been made re:board changes.

I am of course staying on the board now that the changes are agreed not to go ahead and didn't even have to miss out on any posts! I'm planning on getting two chapters done for Monday's update just as an extra thank you for all the backing and I hope no one felt bullied into voting 'no' or anything, it was just my own personal issues with the proposal that I felt I had to acknowledge!

Thanks again to everyone and long live Willow and Tara (only! ) forever!

[taralicious]

Willow dipped her finger in the sauce again, but wiped some on the corner of the blonde’s mouth this time before licking it off.

This should be one of those cooking shows on the Food Network 'cause I would totally watch "Cooking with Willow and Tara" where they stripped an article of clothing with each ingredient added to the recipe they were making and did rude things with vegetables.

“I mean you wanna go car shopping?”

They can take the car for a test drive and then they can go back to their house and Willow can see how well she corners around Tara's curves.

Ira, it’s so good to see you. I didn’t know you were coming down.”

Different than the sentence "Tara, I didn't know you were going down. You don't have to always be concerned about my needs. Tell me what you want for once and I'll make your wishes come true like the Princess you are."

Wait, wait,” Willow said, her brain working overload, “Are you saying you’re moving here?”

Oh, the celestial convergence is in overdrive it would seem as the Fates are conspiring to move all of the chess pieces into play in order to make up for the rotten childhoods both women had .

[vampyregurl73]

Glad you didn't abandon ship.

Very cute update, Ira's cute and looks like everyone is getting a bit of what they've always wanted. Yay for fluff-y goodness

[abarda]

Great! They are really having their family together now, it's good.

[wimpy0729]

Very much enjoying this story and all the fluffiness and naughty bits too. Glad all the "faq change" discussion is over and settled, and is staying the way it was meant to be. Looking forward to more.


Wimpy

[arsyadriani]

I'm planning on getting two chapters done for Monday's update

well..this Monday doesn't seem to be bad afterall

[LonelyTara]

Thirty minutes till Monday and counting! Can't wait, Laragh!

[Laragh]

BuffyFan4ever –

Dibs. You're early.

Lol, and once again I’m early!

Great update. Yea for Ira moving closer. I had a feeling that was the case since Ira showed up and said he had news.

You can be pretty sure it’ll always be good news when it’s my fics lol

Can't wait for Hanukkah, Christmas and Tara's birthday (even though it's about 2 month too late)

I normally try to keep things like birthdays etc as close to canon as possible but October 16th would have been when Willow was in Quantico so it didn’t work in this particular story!

Thanks for commenting!

LonelyTara –

Laragh, hooray for early posts!

Lol, well then I hope you like this one too!

I love this totally unexpected development! One, big hooray for Ira ditching the bitching, right?! Second, even bigger hooray for Willow having her Dad around.

Glad you liked!

It's awesome that they're both doing well and they're happy at work. I can't wait to see how the spend the holidays. Oh, and will we get to see Michelle's family too? Thanks for the Friday morning present, and have an awesome weekend!

Holiday chapters are coming up over the next couple of weeks! Oh and as for Michelle, she was a bit of a lost soul until meeting Tara, so no cousins or uncles there...but who knows what fate has in store for Michelle?

I'm just putting the word out to Laragh's many readers. If you want to keep reading Hacker Confidential on the KB, go to the change the FAQ thread and VOTE NO! Let's keep great writers like Laragh creating content for eager readers for many years to come!

Just had to give you a huge thank you for all the support you’ve given me in this! Really means a lot

Thirty minutes till Monday and counting! Can't wait, Laragh!

Lol, it makes me all shiny and happy that you’re so excited about updates! Hope you like! (Double smut!)

Thanks for your feedback!

leonhart17 –

Aww, yay! Their family is just growing all over the place! Yay for early update too!

Glad you liked!

(I know it's only mentioned once, but I hope Buffy and Angel don't break up!)

Nah, I don’t plan on breaking them up. I like them together too much

Does the 'no' ruling mean you're staying because today is my birthday and it would make my day awesomer if you're staying!

PLEASE!? It's my birthday wish!!!

Belated happy birthday and yes, I am staying lol.

Thanks for your comment!

Zampsa1975 –

Yay for both girls doing great on their work... I'm glad that Xander & Jesse have become part of the "family"...

More family for their growing circle!

Big yay for Ira divorcing Sheila & moving to Buffalo...

Yea, he god rid of the bitch!

Can't wait for the big parties & Ira's & Michelle's meeting...

All to come soon!

Thanks for your comment!

Alex_Vixen –

Im soo glad that Ira moved to Buffalo!!! YAY!! the family is getting bigger and bigger!!! WOOHOOO!!!

Glad you liked!

Cant wait until the next update!!!

Hope you enjoy this one too!!

Thanks for commenting!

Savannah –

Hi there!

I've been lurking on this board for some time ... so I thought it was time for me to finally write a comment!

Omg, did I break your feedback cherry? Seriously though, thanks for taking the time to comment, I really do appreciate it

I absolutely love this story (all of your stories actually) and thought I'd pass on my appreciation! :-)

Aww, thanks! I'm glad you've been enjoying them!

I'm not big into angst and/or nastiness as there is enough of that in everyday life!

Me either! (although that’s probably pretty obvious lol)

this story always puts a big smile on my face and I can easily visualise all the characters and surroundings!

Aww, I’m glad I can put a smile on your face! And I’m super glad you’re able to visualise things easily ‘cause I often worry I’m not being descriptive enough and relying too much on dialogue so yay!

I love your 'protective Willow' and I just... well... love your Tara!

Glad you like protective Willow, she features quite prominently lol and I’m really glad you like this Tara too (I always like her a little more confident than she was on the show

Super huge thanks for your feedback!

taralicious –

This should be one of those cooking shows on the Food Network 'cause I would totally watch "Cooking with Willow and Tara" where they stripped an article of clothing with each ingredient added to the recipe they were making and did rude things with vegetables.

I’m sure they’d get viewership to beat Martha Stewart and Rachel Ray alike!

They can take the car for a test drive and then they can go back to their house and Willow can see how well she corners around Tara's curves.

With just the right amount of speed and friction

Different than the sentence "Tara, I didn't know you were going down. You don't have to always be concerned about my needs. Tell me what you want for once and I'll make your wishes come true like the Princess you are."

Mutual concern-age of each other’s needs=hopping good sex life!

Oh, the celestial convergence is in overdrive it would seem as the Fates are conspiring to move all of the chess pieces into play in order to make up for the rotten childhoods both women had .

The fates will certainly continue to conspire too!

Thanks for your feedback!

vampyregurl73 –

Glad you didn't abandon ship.

Me too I feel like the KB is my home now!

Very cute update, Ira's cute and looks like everyone is getting a bit of what they've always wanted. Yay for fluff-y goodness

They definitely are lol Glad you like the fluff ‘cause there’s plenty more to come!

Thanks for commenting!

abarda –

Great! They are really having their family together now, it's good.

Glad you liked! Family together=happy girls!

Thanks for your comment!

wimpy0729 –

Very much enjoying this story and all the fluffiness and naughty bits too.

Hey Glad you’re enjoying it! Plenty more fluff and smut to follow!

Glad all the "faq change" discussion is over and settled, and is staying the way it was meant to be.

Me too

Looking forward to more.

I hope you continue to enjoy!

Thanks so much for your feedback

arsyadriani –

well..this Monday doesn't seem to be bad afterall

Hope you enjoy!

Thanks for commenting!

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[Laragh]

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TITLE: Hacker Confidential

AUTHOR: Laragh

CHAPTER RATING: NC-17

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

AUTHOR’S NOTE: Hey, two chapters as promised! Double smut! I did plan for the second update to be the dinner but apparently the girls had another idea So Hanukkah dinner will be Wednesday!

Again early because I’m not around this evening but back to regular time Wednesday! Oh and in the first chapter here, I realised whilst proofing that it might of actually seemed like a bit of a tongue-in-cheek teasing of the whole board changes discussion, but it was actually written before all that even started so it’s not lol.

Oh, oh and I just had to share my excitement that with the first chapter here I broke 100,000 words which is the first time I’ve ever done that in a fic thus making this my longest story so far (and I reckon I’m only about halfway through!)

Anyway, thanks again to everyone reading!

Chapter 48

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“I can’t believe Dad’s moving out here,” Willow said in joyful disbelief for what had been the countless time that evening since they had finished dinner and Ira had departed for his new apartment, “I mean, he was really serious, he wants to be my dad, a part of my life. A part of our life.”


“It’s wonderful,” Tara smiled over at Willow as she gently massaged her wife’s feet, the redhead’s legs lying across her lap as they both sat quietly on the sofa, the news playing in the background.


There was a silence for a moment until Willow piped up again excitedly.


“Who knew when I woke up this morning it was gonna be such an awesome day?” she said, grinning from ear-to-ear, “I mean, I helped the guys at work bring in this fraud dude they’ve been trailing for months, and then I come home to my perfect house and my perfect wife and we agree to get a car, which means super fun car shopping at the weekend and then my dad just shows up and he’s moving here and coming over for the start of Hanukkah and then we get to watch our favourite TV show all cosy and cuddly and now my – already mentioned but it bears repeating - perfect wife is giving me a really, really nice foot rub.”


“Aren’t you just the luckiest woman in the world,” Tara replied with a small laugh as she lightly kneaded the flesh under her fingers, “You can die happy.”


“No dying here,” Willow murmured as her eyes closed, enjoying the attentions she was receiving, “You’re gonna have to put up with me for a lifetime I’m afraid. We can totally make these foot rubs a nightly ritual by the way. I’m just about in paradise right now. Notice my distinct lack of use of the word ‘heaven’. ‘Cause that would mean I was dead. And my not-dying has been previously discussed.”


Tara chuckled and stopped her motions, instead pulling Willow’s legs further onto her lap and leaning over so their faces were just inches apart. The redhead opened her eyes when she felt the blonde’s breath against her lips and smiled at the sensual look her wife was giving her.


“Those Law and Order hormones kicking in, huh?”


She didn’t give Tara a chance to respond as she leant up and let their lips meet softly. Both women moaned quietly and slowly adjusted themselves so the taller girl was lying fully atop her wife, accidentally leaning on the remote and turning the television off in the process.


“God I love Wednesdays,” Willow said with a giggle as Tara began trailing kisses down her neck.


Tara’s lips slowed for a moment before stilling completely and she looked up into Willow’s eyes, frowning slightly.


“Sweetheart, you know I don’t wanna make love with you right now because of watching a TV show, right?”


“Uh huh,” Willow replied, tucking a piece of hair behind the blonde’s ear, then grinning, “But you do have a thing for Mariska Hargitay.”


Tara’s frown deepened.


“Yea, I’ve noticed she’s attractive, plenty of women are, but you’re the one I have a thing for.”


Willow looked at her wife with playful scepticism.


“You’re telling me you’ve never fantasised about her?”


“No,” Tara answered honestly with a small shrug, “Before we met, I never really fantasised at all. Just like...fleeting thoughts of what sex might be like. But you showed me what love and desire were. You’re the only person I’ve ever fantasised about. I just...you need to know that.”


“Hey, Tare-bear, I was only teasing,” Willow said quickly when she saw the blonde felt particularly strong about this, “I wasn’t accusing you of like...cheating in your thoughts or anything. I mean, it’s okay to have the odd thought about another-”


“But I haven’t,” Tara interjected before Willow even finished, “You’re... you’re everything.”


Willow just smiled and ran her hands along the blonde’s shoulders.


“You’re everything too.”


They locked eyes and smiled at each other until Tara looked away, blushing slightly at her outburst.


“Good,” she breathed before kissing the redhead again softly, and smiling a sultry half-smile, “Now, I believe I was kissing right here...”


Willow sighed happily as the blonde’s lips found their way to her neck again.


“Yes they were,” she murmured, slipping her hands beneath Tara’s top and feeling the soft skin of her back. She moaned as her wife began sucking on her pulsepoint and turned to whisper in her ear, “When we were first dating...”


“Uh huh?” Tara asked, nipping her teeth over her lover’s milky-white skin.


Willow gave a small moan before speaking again.


“What did you fantasise about?”


Tara grinned and kissed her way over to the other side of Willow’s neck.


“We’ve been through this. You.”


“I know,” Willow replied breathlessly, “But what?”


Tara raised her head and smirked down at the smaller girl.


“Ah. Well...Before that day in the Public Gardens...I used to imagine what it would be like to kiss you. To kiss those perfect, plump lips. How you’d taste...how you’d feel...”


Willow licked her lips instinctively.


“And?”


Tara leaned down and kissed her wife soundly before pulling away.


“Exceeded my highest expectation.”


Willow exhaled slowly as Tara began nibbling lightly on her ear, continuing to speak.


“And then, after that first kiss...and the rest that followed...that’s all I could think about. Until a date one night. You took me to a band at one of the campus bars...and you wore this tight, low-cut red shirt...”


Willow cast her mind back and vaguely remembered the night and how Becky had forced her to wear the revealing article of clothing, something she wouldn’t have normally done.


“And after that, I imagined your breasts,” Tara breathed as her hands snaked up the redhead’s shirt and cupped her breasts through her bra, “How they’d look, naked. What colour your nipples would be. The thought of your nipples, hard and taut...”


Willow felt the blonde shiver above her and gasped when she felt both her nipples being pinched through the fabric of her bra.


“And then one time, when I was picturing your perfect breasts,” Tara continued, placing wet kisses down the redhead’s throat, “I couldn’t help it. I imagined you naked. Your smooth stomach and toned thighs...”


Willow tilted her neck as far back as possible to give her wife more room and moaned as the blonde kept whispering to her.


“I used to imagine those thighs clamped around my head. You screaming and moaning,” Tara lightly licked the redhead’s neck from the base to her ear before looking into her eyes, grinning, “And then we went to go see An Officer and a Gentleman one evening. Remember, they were showing it on a big screen in the Gardens and we just lay on the grass, watching the movie?”


Willow nodded with a fond smile, remembering the evening and the barest hint of a blush rose on Tara’s cheeks.


“Well after that I had this recurring fantasy where I’d storm into one of your classes and pick you up and carry you straight back to my dorm.”


Willow scoffed playfully.


“You couldn’t carry me.”


Tara raised an eyebrow and slipped off the sofa, hooking her arms under her wife’s legs and the top of her back as she did so, picking the redhead up in the process. Willow’s hands flung themselves around the taller girl’s neck to keep herself steady and she beamed.


“You can carry me.”


“I can also kiss you,” Tara responded, leaning her head down so their lips met.


Willow moaned into the kiss and Tara began walking them out of the room, careful to step over where they’d left their shoes as they were settling in for the evening and slowly brought them up the stairs and into their room, kicking the door closed behind her.


“What did you do when you got me back to your dorm?” Willow asked breathlessly, pulling just an inch back.


Tara smirked and threw the redhead onto the bed before climbing over her and pulling at either side of her wife’s shirt, a popping sound emanating throughout the room as each button came apart.


“I ripped your clothes off.”


Willow arched her back as the blonde’ hands slipped beneath her bra and began massaging her breasts.


“Mmhh, fuck,” she puffed out, moaning as nimble fingers ran along her nipples, “Baby, don’t tease. Off.”


Tara grabbed the collar of her wife’s shirt and pulled her up by it, discarding the material of that and her bra in quick succession before pushing the redhead onto her back, dropping her lips down to her lover’s breasts.


Willow felt her breath come in heavy gasps as Tara ran her tongue in circles around the darkened, taut skin surrounding her nipple before dragging her teeth against the hardening bud.


“Ahhhh...Tara...”


Willow threw her hands out and clutched at the blonde’s shirt, pulling it over her head and desperately trying to unhook her bra. She succeeded in just a few seconds and pulled Tara back up to her, kissing her passionately as she rolled them both onto their sides.


“What else did you think about, Tare?” Willow asked lasciviously as she made quick work of both of their pants and panties and put the blonde’s hand on her wanting core, “Did you think about how wet you’d make me?”


Tara slipped her fingers into the wetness waiting for her and moaned.


“Oh yea,” Willow whispered, bucking her hips slightly, “Mmhh...did you think about how tight I’d be?”


Tara dragged her fingers down and swiftly entered her wife with two of them, instantly thrusting deeply. Willow grunted and dropped her head against the blonde’s shoulder.


“That’s what I used to think about,” she said coarsely as her hips thrust into Tara’s, “I used to think how you’d feel around me.”


She brought her own hand down and copied the taller girl’s actions, her fingers finding the wet heat she loved so much, feeling Tara’s head rest against her shoulder as well and hearing her groan.


“So good...”


“Yea, baby, you like that?” Willow asked breathlessly as the pads of her fingers found that rough spot inside her lover, and moaning when Tara did the same inside her, “Fuck, baby, you’re gonna make me come.”


Tara just groaned again and used her spare hand to roughly grab her wife’s hair and crushed their lips together.


“Fu-” Willow panted as she came suddenly in a flurry of lights, only getting a syllable out before her lips were captured again.


Tara felt her wife stiffen against her and thrust her hips one final time before succumbing to the heights of pleasure with a silent cry.


A few moments later, she focused her eyes back on Willow, who was looking down and breathing heavily and brought her hand down from the red hair it was entwined in to gently stroke the back of the smaller girl’s neck. Willow looked up with a small and sated smile.


“Love you.”


Tara smiled and dotted her fingers along the smaller girl’s shoulders, then up her neck and finally stroking her cheek with her thumb.


“With all my heart.”


They kissed again, slow and sweet for a few moments.


“Did it live up to your fantasy?” Willow asked with a lazy, joking grin when they pulled apart.


Tara just smiled and kissed her wife again.


“So much better.”

[Laragh]

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TITLE: Hacker Confidential

AUTHOR: Laragh

CHAPTER RATING: NC-17

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 49

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“You’re really going all out,” Tara said as looked over her wife’s shoulder to the vegetable’s she was chopping, “What’s this called again?”


“Kugel,” Willow replied, wiping her brow, “And there’s brisket in the oven. I’m really glad I took a half day, I haven’t cooked anything like this since...since I was seven and I helped my grandmother. I really hope I don’t mess it up. I really want it to be special, you know?”


“It will be,” Tara said, kissing the redhead on the cheek, “And hey, you’re only cooking for three. Our Christmas dinner count is up to six. That’s a lot of potatoes I’m gonna have to peel.”


Willow turned her head as she chopped and smiled at her wife.


“I’ll help. It’s kinda weird, isn’t it? It was always only us for a lot of holidays ‘cause our friends went home or whatever, but now we’ve got Dad too. And Michelle! You invited her over for Christmas, right?”


“Yes,” Tara replied, picking up a small piece of broccoli that had rolled off to the side of the chopping board and popping it into her mouth, “She said she’d love to come.”


Michelle hadn’t said, but Tara had gotten the impression when she’d asked her aunt over for Christmas, that the older woman had spent the vast majority if not all of the holidays since the accident essentially alone. She knew Michelle had never married or settled down with anyone, probably because of the intense guilt and remorse she felt over her sister’s death and Tara figured that maybe her friendships had dwindled down over the years as well, since she never mentioned any.


“And Buffy and Angel too!” Willow’s voice piping up again pulled the blonde from her thoughts, “It sucks neither are close enough to their parents to go home, but hey, more fun for us right? It’s gonna be a great Christmas.”


Tara moved to lean against the counter and smiled.


“I know. And in the future we’ll have some more...little members of our family to share the joy with.”


“Mmhh, I can’t wait,” Willow said with a grin, looking away dreamily for a moment as she imagined their house full of kids, whenever they decided to extend their family, “Oh, I invited Xander and Jesse to our New Year’s party today. They said they’d love to come. Did you invite the neighbours?”


Tara chuckled and nodded.


“Yes, and they all said, pending finding a babysitter, they’d be there with bells on. I think that might mean literally in Barbara’s case. She was wearing a cardigan that had real sprigs of holly on it.”


Willow laughed as she transferred the vegetables into a baking dish.


“Are we putting up our tree this weekend? It’s funny; Christmas and Hanukkah totally clash this year. It means extra, double celebration. Even if we do just take the culture and leave the religion.”


“We could put it up tomorrow,” Tara replied, nodding to herself, “After car shopping.”


“I was thinking...” Willow put the baking dish in the oven and turned to give her wife her full attention, “What do you think about getting a real one this year? I never had one growing up, obviously, and the fake one was perfect for when we lived in small dorms and apartments, but now we have this great, big house. And hopefully by tomorrow, a car to collect it with.”


“A real tree’s a great idea,” Tara replied, her face lighting up, “You’re a genius.”


“And you’re gorgeous,” Willow said, getting a sudden surge of arousal seemingly out of nowhere, but she didn’t question it because, well, that’s just what Tara did to her, “C’mere.”


She pushed her wife’s body up against the refrigerator and crushed their lips together ardently as her hands went to the blonde’s hips. Tara moaned at the unexpected passion exhibited by the redhead, but like Willow, wasn’t about to question it because the smaller girl’s lips were soft but insistent on hers and her hands were starting to caress her sides in a manner that made her whole body tingle with delight.


“I need you,” Willow groaned suddenly as she popped the button on her wife’s pants and plunged her hand into her panties, “Right now.”


Tara gasped as she redhead wasted no time in rubbing two fingers against her clit, but her body instantly ached for more. She knew Willow was trying to build her up but it was completely unnecessary as she was more than primed already.


“Willow...you don’t...” she gasped, thrusting her hips to try and indicate what she meant, “Oh god, inside, please.”


Willow was surprised that her wife seemed ready so quickly put when she lowered her hand she found her entrance was indeed overflowing and eagerly pushed two fingers inside, burying her head in the crook of the blonde’s neck and using her own hips to give the thrusts of her fingers more power.


“Oh god...” Tara moaned, using one hand to hold Willow’s head to her and placed the other on her ass, encouraging her movements, “Oh fuck...”


The sound of soft moans from Tara and almost primal grunts from Willow as well as the steady ticking of the timer on the oven were the only sounds to filled the room for several minutes until Willow started to feel small flutters around her fingers and brought her mouth up to her wife’s ear, nibbling on her lobe for a moment before speaking in a throaty whisper.


“I know you wanna, baby, I can feel it. Come for me, Tara.”


Tara’s face scrunched up in pleasure as her orgasm washed over her in waves, an elongated hitched breath the only audible indication of her pleasure. Willow gently removed her fingers when she felt the contractions die down but continued softly stroking her wife as her lips trailed from the blonde’s ear across her cheek and to her lips.


“How do you do that?” Willow asked in awe after a moment, resting their foreheads together, “How do you get me so hot and heavy without even doing anything? You’re so amazing.”


She removed her hand from Tara’s panties and sucked her fingers into her mouth, one by one, her eyes fluttering closed at the taste.


“And you taste...so good.”


Tara looked on in wonder as well as her wife erotically tasted her and got a sudden, desperate need to taste as well. She quickly closed the button on her pants so they wouldn’t fall off when she moved and, showing remarkable strength considering her legs still felt like jelly, grabbed the redhead’s butt with both her hands and pushed forwards, lifting her onto the countertop of the island.


“What are you doing?” Willow asked, though she had a pretty good idea and felt herself begin to tingle with excitement.


“You taste incredible as well,” Tara replied, bunching the smaller girl’s skirt up around her waist and dragging her panties off her body, throwing them over her shoulder, glad she’d taken her shoes off when she came home since it avoided any barriers, “Too good not to taste.”


Willow stretched her arms out behind her to balance herself as Tara hooked her legs over her shoulders and lowered her head.


“Ohhh baby,” Willow moaned at the first feel of the blonde’s tongue through her folds and arched her back into the touch, “That feels so good.”


Tara explored her lover’s core for a few moments, her tongue following the path she’d explored so many times before flicking it over the redhead’s clit. She felt Willow buck into her and repeated the action until her wife’s moans, though slightly muffled by the thighs around her ears, started getting uncontrollable and loud and she started moving her tongue down.


“Nooo,” Willow whined for a moment at the loss of contact on her clit before she welt a warm and wet tongue push inside her and gasped, “Yes, yes, oh god, yes, please, yes.”


Willow could feel beads of sweat start to gather on her brow as Tara’s tongue fucked her fast and deep, curling at every thrust to reach her sweet spot and shut her eyes tight in anticipation of the building eruption inside her.


“Baby, I’m...ah! Oh god, I’m so close.”


She clamped her thighs tight around the blonde’s head and felt her toes curl just before her orgasm hit her with an overwhelming force and she rode out the rays of pleasure, her wife’s tongue continuing in its quest to please her, extending her bliss for as long as possible.


“Tara...Tara...”


Tara gently lifted her lover’s legs off her shoulders when she heard her name being called and straightened her own body, leaning over the island to kiss Willow softly. Willow moaned at the taste of herself combined with the lingering taste of Tara that had still been in her mouth.


“That was incredible,” Willow giggled when they pulled apart, “Wow.”


“Mmhh, for me too,” Tara murmured, going in for another kiss.


They stayed kissing for another minute until the shrill sound of the doorbell made them spring apart.


“Oh god, that’s Dad,” Willow said, jumping off the island and straightening her shirt.


“I’ll get it,” Tara said and went to leave the kitchen, before Willow pulled her back.


“Tara, wipe your mouth!!!”


Tara’s eyes widened and she brought her hand up, wiping her mouth, before looking down and making sure her clothes were all straight, then grinning back up at her wife.


“I don’t have an ‘I totally just did your daughter on the kitchen counter’ look on my face do I?”


“Tara, that’s not funny!” Willow replied, but she had a small grin playing on her lips as well and pulled the blonde in for a quick kiss, “I love you. Now answer the door.”


Tara left the kitchen and Willow quickly washed her hands and splashed her face with water to get rid of the flush she knew would be on there before turning just in time to see her father walk in the kitchen with her wife. She walked over and gave him a hug.


“Thanks for coming, Dad. Happy Hanukkah.”

[Zampsa1975]

Yay for excellent double update-y goodness... I kinda hope that Ira & Michelle would end up dating so that the Rosenberg-Maclay clan would be one big happy family...

[BuffyFan4ever]

Yea for double updates, and yea for double smut .

“Oh god, that’s Dad,” Willow said, jumping off the island and straightening her shirt.


“I’ll get it,” Tara said and went to leave the kitchen, before Willow pulled her back.


“Tara, wipe your mouth!!!”

Can't wait until Wednesday.

[leonhart17]

So... did they get Willow's panties off the floor? Because that might be funny

Yay for double update! Can't wait for Wednesday!

[wimpy0729]

Oh, very nice way to start the week with a double smut update. Every week should start this way.

Great job again!

Wimpy

[BuffyFan4ever]

Yea for double updates, and yea for double smut .

“Oh god, that’s Dad,” Willow said, jumping off the island and straightening her shirt.


“I’ll get it,” Tara said and went to leave the kitchen, before Willow pulled her back.


“Tara, wipe your mouth!!!”

Can't wait until Wednesday.

[BuffyFan4ever]

Oops. Meant to edit and double posted.

[Alex_Vixen]

HOLY HORNY LESBIANS, BATMAN!!!!!!!!! O.O

YAY!! For double post!! *does happy dance* Yay for double smut!!! *does another happy dance*

Dude....

“Oh god, that’s Dad,” Willow said, jumping off the island and straightening her shirt.


“I’ll get it,” Tara said and went to leave the kitchen, before Willow pulled her back.


“Tara, wipe your mouth!!!”

for THAT kind of line is that I LOVE your stories.... LOL!!!!

Keep it up, dude....you rock...

[LonelyTara]

I'm joining in on the dance! Double Smut! Double Smut! Made a really horrific Monday totally hot and fun Double Smut! I am totally dancing in my seat here, murmuring double smut to myself. See what you do to me, Laragh?! Great, great, chapters, so fun and tender and *fuckin* sexy! Double Smut! I loved the seriousness Tara had about not fantasizing about other people--I love that they're so in love, so devoted. And really, there is no way that anyone is hotter than Willow, besides Tara, so why in the frilly heck would they fantasize about anyone else? I'm with Mags, it would be hilarious if those panties were still around somewhere, poor Ira. Great, great, great. Going back to read again!