Forgotten Conscience - Chapter 101: Chapter 101

Buffy's POV
God this is incredible.
I shift slightly in my bed as I wake up.
She's here... she's really here. Faith is here, in my arms, lying naked in my bed next to me. I still can't believe she's really here. It's actually happened. Last night actually happened. I did... and then she did... and then we did, together. It really did happen, and now... I'm happy. I'm truly and completely happy.
I hug her softly and look down at her beautiful sleeping form.
I really am happy. I just hope she is.
I kiss her forehead and she smiles, slowly waking up. She stirs in my arms and opens her eyes.
God I love this woman. I could spend the rest of my life looking into her eyes every morning.
"Morning..."
She cuddles up close to me and we kiss.
"Morning..."
I stroke her hair and let out a deep sigh.
"Faith?"
"Hmm?"
"What are you thinking?"
She traces a finger along my collarbone.
"I was just thinking about last night. About how incredible it was."
Incredible? Really?
"You thought it was... I mean, I know I thought... but I thought that you had... done stuff like that b-before, you really thought that it was incredible?"
She runs a hand along my stomach and my skin tingles at her touch.
"Of course I did B. Last night was like nothing I'd ever felt before. It was... it changed my world."
Changed her world?
"Really?"
She moves up the bed so we're face to face.
"Yes."
I kiss her gently.
I suppose I should ask her.
"So, when does the get gone part of all this come into play?"
"What?"
"Hey I know you. You're all about get some and get gone. It's okay, like I said, I don't regret what happened, and I knew what I was getting into."
She caresses my cheek.
"Buffy there is no get gone part to you and me."
She reaches down between my legs and I can't help but buck my hips to her touch.
"There's only the get some, lots and lots of getting some."
She takes her hand away from my thighs and I groan at the lack of her touch.
"I'm down for that."
"But last night wasn't about sex for me. It was about... how I feel about you. It's about how I..."
She stops for a second and then props herself up on her elbow, looking at me. I do the same.
"What is it Faith?"
"Buffy there's something I've been meaning to, to say but I've been afraid, until now."
"Whatever it is just, say it."
"I love you."
"I know Faith, I love you too."
I move to kiss her but she stops me.
"No, but, really... I mean it... I'm not just saying this because of last night. I'm saying this because for the first time ever, I really feel it. For the first time ever last night, I made love, I didn't just have sex. I love you B."
I feel a tear roll down my cheek and she reaches out and wipes it away.
"Oh Faith..."
I push her down onto her back and roll over to straddle her. I smile a little half smile down at her.
"Wanna go again? I hear morning after sex is just as good."
She got me going again, we might as well.
"I'm up for it."
That's all I needed to hear.
She pulls my lips to hers. The door opens.
"Buffy are you awake? I was thinking of making some waffles, do you want some...?"
I look behind me at the door and Mom is standing there, shocked.
"Mom!"
I roll off of Faith and cover myself up with the sheets. Faith sits up on her elbows, unsure of what to say. My mom covers her eyes and starts backing out of the room, closing the door behind her.
"I'm sorry I, I didn't know I..."
"Mom I..."
The door closes and I jump out of bed.
"Faith, get dressed."
"You didn't tell her?"
"Faith, please just get dressed."
I pick up my shirt and put it on as Faith gets out of bed.
"Why didn't you tell her about us?"
"This isn't the time for this Faith."
I grab my pants and start to put it on as Faith gets out of bed.
"Why didn't you tell her about us?"
"Like I said, this isn't the time for this Faith."
"I think this is the perfect time for this. Why didn't you tell her about us?"
"Faith I..."
I button my pants and zip up before going over to her and taking her hands in mine.
"I wanted to tell her, I really did I just, until last night I wasn't even sure there was something to tell and... I wanted us to tell her together. I wanted us to sit down with my Mom and talk it out. But she walked in on us, and now we have to deal with it, so please just put some clothes on and join me downstairs so we can talk this out with her. Please?"
She kisses me.
"Okay."
I let go of her hands and she starts to put some clothes on.
"Thank you Faith. I love you."
"I love you too B."
I leave Faith in my room to get dressed and head downstairs to find my mom. I hit the bottom of the stairs and look around.
Where is she?
"Mom?"
I hear something in the kitchen and race to meet her. I walk into the kitchen and she's pacing back and forth in a panic.
"Mom? Calm down and we can talk about this."
"Calm down? I am calm. Look at me I'm Mrs. Calm Mom."
Why don't I believe her?
I start to inch toward her to calm her.
"Okay well, if you're so calm could you maybe stop moving long enough for me to explain?"
She stops and faces me.
"Explain? What's there to explain? I just walked in on my daughter, in bed naked with an evil murderess vampire slayer."
She's not calming down.
"Okay you're right... except for the being evil and the being a murderess parts. I told you what happened though, about how Faith is good now. She's not here to hurt anyone."
I hear Faith come barrelling down the stairs.
"Buffy? Mrs Summers?"
I call out to her and she comes running before I go back to my freaking out mother.
"She's in here Faith. Okay Mom, I know this is a lot all at once but there's a simple and rational explanation for all this."
"Okay you keep saying that, but I haven't heard what it is."
Faith comes in and stands next to me.
"We're in love."
My mom just stands there stunned. I look at Faith and we smile. I put my hand out and Faith takes it. I squeeze her hand and her smile widens. My mom finally breaks her silence.
"In love?"
I turn back to my mom.
"Yes."
She almost falls over in shock.
"I... I have to sit down."
Faith moves to steady my mom before I can react and leads her to a chair at the breakfast bar. I sit down next to my mom as Faith stands on the other side.
I think she's finally starting to calm down.
"Mom..."
She looks at me.
"So when I walked in on you two just now, you were..."
She really did walk in on us. God that's so embarrassing... okay, gotta focus.
"Yeah..."
"When did this happen?"
Faith chimes in.
"Well last night mostly... not the whole night though cause..."
Mom and I both look at Faith and she clams up.
"Faith, you're not helping."
"Sorry."
Mom goes back to dealing with me.
"Is this about Riley?"
What?
"No, Mom this isn't about..."
"In your letters, you talked about how you and Riley were dating. That you were getting closer, and then you told me he was killed... are you sure you're not just grieving?"
Grieving?
I look over at Faith who is staring at me with a questioning look. All of the sudden she's having the same thought.
"No Mom, that's not it. My feelings for Faith started before Riley was killed. Actually I... I broke up with Riley before the vampire cult killed him."
She lets out a deep sigh.
"To be with Faith."
"Yes Mom, to be with Faith."
She takes my hand and looks at me.
"Then you're really serious about this."
I look at Faith standing just behind my mother, smiling.
"Yes."
"Okay then..."
She stands up and looks Faith straight in the eye.
"Faith if you hurt my daughter I will beat you down."
Whoa!
"You got a pair on ya Joyce. Now I see where your daughter gets it from. I like it."
Faith smiles at me but I'm not smiling back and her smile quickly disappears.
"My daughter's happiness is the most important thing to me. If my daughter believes her happiness lies with you, then I won't stand in the way. But you hurt her and I will hurt you back."
"Thank you Mom."
"Look, Mrs. Summers I realize this is a lot to take in. Finding out your daughter is... that way. Finding out your daughter is, that way with ME of all people, especially the way you did. But I want you to know that I love your daughter with all my heart, and her happiness is very important to me too. I won't hurt her again."
"Okay then, prove it."
Prove it?
"Sorry?"
"I'm guessing with you back in action, the two of you will be patrolling together."
She's right, we probably will be.
"Yeah I guess."
"With that vampire cult Buffy told me about out there too right?"
I get it... I think.
"Yeah."
"Then protect her. Promise me you'll protect her and I'll believe you have my daughter's best interests at heart."
"I will. I promise to keep her safe no matter what I have to do."
Okay hold it.
"Hey wait, slayer here. Not really in need of protection."
I stand up and Faith tilts her head and smiles at me.
"Oh come on B..."
She walks over to me and puts her arm around my waist.
It feels nice to be able to do this.
She looks at me.
"I didn't mean it like that."
She leans her forehead against mine and stares lovingly into my eyes.
"But I got to protect what's mine. Even if she can take care of herself."
I kiss her gently.
"Then I'll do the same."
We turn our heads to look at my mom. After a brief moment of weirdness she smiles at us.
Everything's gonna be okay.
"There is something else I want from you Faith."
My mom looks directly at Faith and she tenses up next to me.
"What's that?"
"Have those waffles I was talking about with us."
Faith chuckles at the idea.
"Sure why not?"
Mom goes over to the waffle iron to get it ready.
"Good, then I can hear the whole story. The complete whole story."
Faith and I sit down to enjoy our morning after.