Time for the date to end. Yep, you guessed it, this is the last part of this fic.
Thank you all so much for reading & for leaving such lovely, encouraging feedback. Lots of
s & hugs to all who enjoyed this little creation of mine.
Now, time for the final act...
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PART 6 – A Perfect Ending“So, this is m-my stop.” Tara stated the obvious as she pointed to her door.
“Yeah. I guess that means it’s the end of the date.”
“Y-you could come in. I-if you want to?” Both girls were reluctant to actually draw the date to an end.
“You’re inviting me in on the first date? And here I was of the impression that you were the kind of girl who wouldn’t even kiss on the first date.” Willow teased.
“I, I think you can break that rule, if you’ve already k-kissed before the first date.”
“Well that’s good to know, ‘cos I was definitely planning on a goodnight kiss. I won’t come in though, it’s really late, I should head back before Buffy sends out a search party for me.”
“Y-you shouldn’t walk home alone.”
“Well, I’d say you could walk with me, but then I’d just have to walk you back here, and then you’d have to walk me home again and we’d end up spending the rest of the night walking back and forth between our dorms. And, while that would mean getting to spend the entire night with you, it’s probably not the safest method of doing so.”
“Well, you c-could sleep here. I m-mean, that would probably be the, s-safest option.”
“Oh, sure. I mean, if you’re sure, I wouldn’t want to impose or anything. I have crosses and stuff; I could probably get home in one piece.”
“I’d prefer to know that you’re definitely safe.” The blonde stated as she opened her door and gestured for Willow to enter the room.
“Okay.” Willow could do nothing but agree as her feet began moving of their own accord into the blonde’s dorm.
“H-how do we d-do this?” The suddenly very anxious blonde asked waving her hand in the direction of the bed.
“Huh? Oh, sleeping arrangements, I umh, I’m not sure.”
“Y-you can h-have the bed, if uh, if you w-want?”
“No, I can’t make you sleep on the floor. It’s your bed, I’m not gonna kick you out of it. The floor’s fine for me.”
“I d-don’t mind the f-floor.”
“Well it doesn’t make sense for us to both sleep on the floor when there’s a perfectly comfortable bed just sitting there. We might as well just both sleep in the bed.” Willow giggled slightly to show that this wasn’t a serious suggestion.
“We c-could.” Tara responded without thinking. “I, err, I d-d-didn’t, I mean…”
“Shhh, Tara. I know what you meant.” The redhead rubbed her thumbs over Tara’s cheeks to calm her girlfriend. “If you want me to, I would be honoured to hold you in my arms as you sleep.”
“Really?”
“Really.”
“O-okay.” Tara smiled her adorable half smile and Willow placed small, tender kisses to the blonde’s forehead, chin, cheeks and finally her soft, red lips.
“Do you have anything I could sleep in, jammies or something?”
“Oh, sure.” Tara walked over to her chest of drawers and handed Willow a pair of grey shorts and an over-sized plain white t-shirt.
“Thanks, I’ll get changed in the bathroom, while you get sorted in here. Okay?”
Tara nodded in agreement and the girls shared a sweet grin as Willow left the room.
A short while later Willow returned to find Tara dressed in purple, light cotton pyjamas, staring with some deliberation at her bed.
“What’s up baby?”
“I, umh, I d-didn’t… L-left or right?” The taller girl pointed at the bed hoping Willow would understand.
“Oh, I don’t really have a preference. Why don’t you get in, and I’ll just snuggle up to you? Okay?”
“O-okay.”
Willow grinned as she watched her girlfriend pull back the covers and climb into the left-hand side of the bed. The red-head walked round to the other side of the bed and lay down on her side facing Tara.
“Comfy?” The smaller girl asked.
“N-not yet.” Tara’s blue eyes sparkled as she smiled playfully.
“Oh. How about now?” Willow enquired as she nestled closer to the blonde, arranging an arm across her stomach and resting her head on the girls shoulder.
“Perfect.” Tara smiled and placed a kiss to the top of her girlfriends head.
“Love you Tara.”
“I love you too Willow.”
“Sweet dreams my love.” Willow yawned before drifting off into a peaceful slumber.
“Th-thank you for a lovely first date Will. Sleep tight sweetie.” Tara whispered to the sleeping red-head before joining her in the land of dreams.
THE END
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Jeanne
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