The Right Decision

[kindagay]

Hello lovely, sweet, wonderful kittens



Many, many huge thanks to you all for your lovely, sweet feedback





WickedReds: Yeah, a little angst is okay, but a good Oz kicking is even better



SoL: Yep, Jules wants to see her dad, she has some things she wants to tell him.

Willow's calm now, Tara calmed her down & yep, Oz will be leaving the city. Aww, you're not selfish for wanting the 4 girls together - that's what I want too & I'm writing the story, so you know it's all gonna work out.

Hope you have/had a good time with your girl



Irene73: Thank you so much, once again, for your sweet, kind words - Your feedback always warms my heart & makes me

I'm flattered that you print this fic out - thank you

I agree, everyone should have a Tara in their life.

Fleetwood Mac huh? Hmm, a bit before my time I think, my parents are fans But yeah, you did make sense

I promise everything will work out good & I'm glad you like the twins names



Wimpy: Bitch slap Oz? - Oh, that sounds fun Yep, I think someone might just do that

He does have a sorry excuse (not a good one, but, what good excuse is there for walking out on Willow & 2 baby girls?). But like you said - it all worked out great for Willow & Tara.

Glad you liked Tara calming Willow down



Mel: Yoo hoo! This is the reply to your feedback. Mel = you!

Yep, some Oz bitch slaping & maybe a too

Update is here now, but no, Julia will not be slapping Oz - she's a good girl, she doesn't hit people



veiled isis moon: Everyone wants to hurt Oz, almost makes me feel sorry for the guy..... Oh no, wait, makes me go "Yeah! Lets whup some Oz-moron ass!"

Right so, make Oz feel like crap? - Yep, I can do that & I'm sure Julia will make him think 'Oops, kinda messed up a bit here', or something similar

Thank you for saying I write the story well



Shy One: Glad you liked it

Yep, Oz will explain himself in the next update & then there will be much Willow & Tara snuggles & smoochies

Julia needs to tell her dad some things & these twins have their differences. They may think & feel similarly, but they act & deal with their feelings differently.

Update now-ish, suspense over



Tempest Duer: Hmm, a squeaky Oz-head on a stick? That would be fun You could do this with it

The waiting is over, update follows soon



DreamLover: Glad you loved the update.

Sorry I made you , I did ask Emms to bring some ice cream for everyone but, she seems to have gotten lost. I promise I'll warn you next time - although you should be okay, 'cos I plan only goodness in future updates

Hee hee, more bouncy guys , they make me



Irishgrl3: Glad you lked it

Yep, Jules is definitely more confrontational, but both girls are strong & are dealing rather well with the reappearance of their dad.

Strong, comforting Tara's great isn't she? Tara has amazing inner strength & seeing Willow all hurt brings that strength out of her.





Right beautiful kittens, part 20b, complete with some Oz-whipping, will be up in a little while.



Hugs

Jeanne

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Tara: “Let me guess – you want me to lie on your lap while you feed me grapes, but my sweet, shy, precious, honey you’ve been too shy to ask – yes?” - GROWW by WannaFriendsBe

[kindagay]

Okay, I've started back at university now so I have less free time, I'll keep updating, but they won't be all that frequent.



Okay, who wants to know why Oz left? More importantly, who want Oz to get smacked around a bit?



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“Why were you watching us?” Willow asked her former partner suspiciously.

“I wanted to see my children.”

“Bullshit, if you wanted to see the girls you could have called and we would have sorted something out.”

“I was going to come to the house, but then I saw you getting into the car, with, with her.” Oz glared at Tara as he practically spat out the ‘her’.

Willow brought her right hand down sharply across his face and everyone in the room stared at her in shock.

“Don’t you ever look at her like that again.” The redhead growled through gritted teeth. “So, what? You saw us together and decided to go all scary, obsessive stalker guy?”

“You’re mine Willow, those girls are mine. What right does she have to be anywhere near MY family?”

“Oh for god’s sake Oz get over yourself. I’m not yours. It’s MY family, and Tara has a hell of a lot more right to be a part of it than you do.”

“They’re my daughter’s Will.”

“No they’re not. They stopped being yours the day you walked out of their lives. They don’t know you; they don’t need to know you.”

“Do I even get a chance to explain why I left?”

“You think there’s an excuse for abandoning two six month old baby girls? Well sure, let’s hear it. Tell me why on earth you thought that walking out of my daughter’s lives would be for the best.”

“I was losing control, the wolf, I couldn’t control it. I knew that you didn’t love me; that you could never love me and it made me so angry. I, I saw you having coffee with some co-workers and there was this one woman who had your complete attention; you were laughing, smiling, you were so happy. You were never that happy with me. I got jealous and I lost control. I wolfed out, just for a minute but, I almost tore that woman to pieces, just because she could make you laugh. I couldn’t trust myself to keep the wolf under control; I had to leave before I hurt someone.”



“That’s the most pathetic thing I’ve ever heard.” Buffy concluded after a few minutes. Everyone turned to look at the slayer, questioning looks on their faces.

“Huh?”

“Well come on, he went wolfy ‘cos some woman made you laugh, so he decided to just disappear. It’s pathetic.”

“If I’d hurt someone you would have killed me. I walked away before it got to the point were I had to be made to leave.”

“He’s got a point. It’s not a good point and it in no way excuses him for walking out on the girls, but, it is a point.” Tara assessed bluntly.

“Okay, so you left, again, to re-learn how to control the wolf?”

“I thought that, if I was away from you there’d be nothing to bring it out of me.”

“Oh yeah? How’d that work out for ya?” Buffy enquired scathingly.

“It was working great, I hadn’t wolfed out in over two years.”

“So you came back?” Willow asked softly.

“I wanted to see you. I wanted to see the girls.”

“But instead you wolfed out and almost rip… Oh god.” Willow crumbled into Tara’s arms as the thought raced through her mind.

“I never wanted to hurt anyone. I thought I was in control, I was in control.”

“And you deliberately chose to surrender that control.” Buffy stated harshly, angrily.



Oz had no response; there was no excuse for his actions from the previous day.



Tara was seething; anger and revulsion boiling deep within her.

She was stood, keeping her soul mate from breaking down because this monster had gotten jealous and almost destroyed everything that she loved. She couldn’t keep it in any longer. She couldn’t just stand there and do nothing.

Manoeuvring her lover into the safety of Buffy’s strong arms Tara kissed the top of Willow’s head; then walked towards Oz. She towered above him, leaning in to his personal space and looking down at him with fierce disdain.



“You bastard! In my whole life I have never hated anybody. Until now. As if walking away from Willow and those beautiful, sweet girls wasn’t bad enough, you had to come back and almost…” She didn’t finish the sentence.

She clenched her right hand into a tight fist and poured all of her hatred into that fist as it connected powerfully with Oz’s face. The chair he was tied to flew backwards and landed with a crash on the floor. Tara stood, shaking, looking down at Oz in disbelief.

Before she knew what was happening she felt Willow’s arms wrapped tightly around her.



“What in the hell just happened?” Dawn had raced down the stairs to investigate the loud bang and stood, mouth and eyes widened in disbelief at the scene before her.

“Tara just broke one of our chairs.” Buffy informed her sister matter-of-factly; looking up from where she was crouched over Oz.

“Is he okay?” The younger woman asked.

“He’s still conscious, only just though, and I think his nose is broken.”



All eyes turned questioningly to Tara who shrugged and smiled nervously.

“Nobody messes with my girls.” The blonde explained determinedly.

Willow smiled at Tara before kissing her passionately, deeply.

“You’re amazing, do you know that?” The redhead stated adoringly, sincerely.



Buffy untied Oz and dragged him up, plonking him down onto the couch.

“You so owe me a chair.” She teasingly informed Tara as she gathered the broken pieces of wood.

“S-sorry about that.” Tara giggled sheepishly.



“Are the girls okay?” Willow asked Dawn as Buffy carried the remains of the chair through to the back yard.

“Oh yeah, they’re busy painting Kate’s face with Buffy’s best make-up.” Dawn giggled. “They didn’t even flinch when they heard the crash. I guess, growing up in the scooby gang, they’re used to bumps and bangs.”

“Okay.” Willow sighed in relief. “Uhm, Julia wanted to see him.”

“Is that okay?” Buffy checked as she retuned to the living room.

“Yeah, he’s not dangerous right now.”

“Well then, the least he could do is clean himself up for the little princess.” The slayer fetched a damp cloth from the kitchen and threw it at Oz.



“Julia baby. Can you come downstairs please?” Willow called to her daughter once Oz was cleaned up.



Cautious hazel eyes peeped down from the top of the stairs seeking out her mommy’s reassuring presence.

“It’s okay sweetheart.” Willow smiled up at the youngster.

Julia sat herself down on the top step, took a deep breath and then bumped slowly down the stairs towards her mommy. When she was three steps from the bottom she stopped.

Seeing her daughter’s reluctance, Willow knelt down and took the little girls hands in her own.

“Jules, are you okay?”

Julia slowly nodded her head.

“Are you ready to meet your daddy?”

Again, the little girl nodded her head; then she reached her hands out for Willow to pick her up. She wrapped her legs around her mom’s waist and hid her face shyly into her mom’s shoulder.

“It’s okay princess, mommy’s right here.” Willow whispered as she stood and carried her baby girl through to the living room.



Tara instantly walked over to her love and the child that she loves like a daughter.

Feeling a comforting hand on her back Julia turned to see Tara’s warm, loving smile. The youngster returned the smile and beckoned Tara closer with a small crook of her finger. Once Tara was close enough, Julia cupped her little hands around the blonde’s ear and whispered

“I love you Tara.”

Soft blue eyes sparkled with overwhelmed, happy tears as Tara’s heart soared. She pressed a soft kiss against the little girl’s forehead then looked deep into hazel eyes.

“I love you too baby girl.”



“Mommy, you can put me down now.” Jules informed the redhead, who carefully lowered the little girl to the floor.

“Julia, this is your daddy. Oz, this is Julia.” Willow introduced the two then stood and took Tara’s waiting hand.



“Hi Julia.” Oz whispered meekly.



For precious seconds Jules merely stood, assessing the stranger before her.

Nobody realised at the time, but everyone in the room held their breath as they waited for Julia to speak.



“I don’t like you.” The little girl stated simply, her voice steady. “You hurt my mommy, you left her all alone. She cried lots, Auntie Buffy told me so.” She turned to her aunt who nodded in confirmation. “Mommy’s happy now; Tara won’t ever leave her all alone. Tara won’t ever leave me and Lydia because she loves us. You don’t love us; you don’t even know when our birthday is. Me and Lydia don’t want you to be our daddy; we want Tara to be our daddy.” She turned her head briefly to see Tara smiling down at her and then turned back to her father. “Our family is good, we don’t need you.”

Having said her piece Julia turned and joined her mother and Tara.



Oz sat, dejected, heart-broken. He wanted to blame Willow for poisoning the twins against him. He wanted to blame Tara for filling the role that he should occupy. He wanted to blame Buffy for telling the girls that Willow had cried when he left.

But he couldn’t.

The only person he could blame was himself. It was his fault that his daughters didn’t need him around. His fault that Willow didn’t want him in her life. His fault that none of the scooby gang trusted him.



He stood slowly, his head lowered to hide his tears.

“I’ll go.” He stated quietly then turned to head for the door.

“Oh no you don’t. I’m not letting you just walk off in the state you’re in. I need to know that you’re gone. For good.” Buffy blocked Oz’s path and pushed him back down onto the sofa.

“What are you gonna do with him?” Willow asked.



Deciding that Julia really didn’t need to hear the rest of this conversation, Dawn enticed the little girl back upstairs.

“Come on little one; let’s go see how many of Aunt Buffy’s lipsticks Lydia’s ruined.”



“So what are you gonna do with him?” Willow repeated her question.

“Well first I’m gonna take him to the ER and get his nose seen to. Then I’m gonna call Giles, see if the council can help him stay in control of the wolf. Assuming you want help controlling the wolf? Would you go to England if I arrange it with Giles?” Buffy glared at Oz, waiting for him to make one wrong move, anything so that she could kick his ass a little more.

Without looking up, Oz slowly and wordlessly nodded his consent.

“So, he’s going to England?”

“Yep, is that okay?”

“As long as he’s not near here, I’m happy wherever you send him.”

“Me too.” Tara agreed.

“Are you gonna be okay?” The slayer asked with genuine concern.

“Yeah, we’re good.” Willow smiled at Tara, who leaned forward to kiss her girl.



A little while later Tara and the three Rosenberg girls left Buffy’s, but not before Willow had given Oz a little parting message.



“Just in case there’s any doubt, I am not yours, Lydia and Julia are not yours. There is no place for you in my family or my life. If you come anywhere near me, Tara or my children ever again, I won’t just break your nose, I’ll break every bone in your body. Do you understand?” Her voice was low, menacing and there was nothing but cold hatred in her eyes.

Oz nodded his understanding and Willow walked away from him and towards her family.

Towards a happy future, with the woman she loved and their little girls.



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Hmm, I think he got the message.



Now that Oz has been dealt with, we can get back to Willow & Tara goodness Much sweetness & lots of



Hugs

Jeanne

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Tara: “Let me guess – you want me to lie on your lap while you feed me grapes, but my sweet, shy, precious, honey you’ve been too shy to ask – yes?” - GROWW by WannaFriendsBe

[RaVeN]

that was perfect and YAY for Tara about time she made Oz see whats hers

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It's mind over matter. I don't mind, beacause you don't matter.

[DreamsToDream]

Abuse Towards Oz YAY!

Its About Tme Sumone Put Him In His Place And Told Him That He Wasnt Wanted In Their Lives.

And Julia Telling Him Off Was Just Great,Definently The Icing On The Cake.

Now Nothing Can Ruin the Happiness That They All Deserve.





Right?

D2D





Dreams To Dream In The Dark Of The Night, When The World Goes Wrong, I Can Still Make It Right...- Dreams To Dream



Oh Wouldn't It Be Wonderful If I Turned Out To Be A Homosexual?!! - Stewie Griffen Family Guy

[MusicKitty]

Yay.... Oz is gone -smile-



Oh i loved it by the way... with the slap.... and the punch... and the unconcious Oz... and with the Julia and the stupid idiot dad thing... and the OZ IS GONE FOREVER!!!!

[Shy One]

Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Having Julia tell her father off was pure poetic justice!

And having Tara break his nose.......that was most

satisfying!

And now that he's gotten the message loud and clear.....

he's gone forever!

And Willow and Tara snuggles can continue........and most

importantly.........they can continue uninterrupted!

Hooplah!

Brilliant update!

Good luck with school and all and I will be waiting patiently for the next update!



Shy One

[veiled isis moon]

I'm all happy now. I feel like its all been resolved, everyone knows where they stand, Oz is being shipped to England, far far away. And Tara and Willow and the Girls are so happy now. I loved Tara knocking Oz out! He just pushed too far man, and that's what he got, deserved loads more too but Tara's to nice to beat him up more. Lets hope he stays away.

[wimpy0729]

OH YAY!!!



A big WHOOT and WOO HOO!



Loved Willow doin the big slap and then Tara...WOW...LOVED IT!!



She totally knocked the shit out of the little shit!! (heehee)



She's not letting anybody mess with "her girls". YAY!



Thanks for this extra special update!



Wimpy

[WickedReds]

HOLY SHIT TARA BROKE HIS NOSE!!!!! YESSSSSS!!! AND WILLOW BICTCH SLAPPED HIM!!!!! WOOOOO HOOOOO....

and little julie told him to fuck off.. well in a little kid kinda way... Thats 3 girls: Oz 0... and now he is gone for good... YAY!!! great update jeanne



-reds



my banana dances for smut

Tara in a wet shirt, Tara in a wet shirt. Tara in. A. Wet. Shirt. “Of course.”-Willow From Remember to Breath By Yellow Crayon



Now that just sucks- me

[Tempest Duer]

Yay for updatey goodness!



I love the fact that, of course, when Tara broke the chair, that was all everyone cared about. And I would just love to :hammer a squeaky Oz-head-on-a-stick. Psh, Tara took his family? He's out of his doggy little mind.



Great update, by the way.

It's insulting to the whole gender[sic] of rap.



~Eminem

[Irishgrl3]

Bye bye Oz!



Favorite line;

Tara-

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"Nobody messes with my girls".

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Go Tara with the protectiveness for those that are now HER family. And she broke his nose? You go girl.



Jules speech to her father was impressive as well.



Nice update!

Edited by: Irishgrl3 at: 9/17/04 5:52 am

[cnd1us]

great stroy and thank god for the final good bye of Oz ...... i was never a fan of him anyway ....update soonish



PLEASE

[tarawhipped]

That was great! I was really worried that Julia was going to want to spend time with Oz, but it was great that she just let him have it for making Willow sad. Way to go, kid! And how 'bout Tara being large with the butch. VERY cool. What's that old saying...'the family that beats the crap out of Oz together...'



Good luck with classes, update when you can!

-Cameron

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What should I be but just what I am? - Edna St.Vincent Millay

[DreamLover]

Yeahhhhhhhh for Tara what a ALL FOR LOVE. go Tara go Tara.



The part between Jules, Tara and Willow was so cute and sweet I nearly needed tissues. Especially this part:

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The youngster returned the smile and beckoned Tara closer with a small crook of her finger. Once Tara was close enough, Julia cupped her little hands around the blonde’s ear and whispered “I love you Tara.”

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Jules is a angel telling Oz to get out of there lives.

Bye Bye OZ.



Until next time

[alysagoddess85]

OOOOO that was absolutely totally 150% KICK ASS!!! HAHAHA...go tara with oz-bitch-punch...it wasnt even a bitch slap...it was a bitch-PUNCH!! WOOHOO!! and then even jules is getting in on the action...oooo it was great...now onward to happiness and willow/tara goodness...because they need to celebrate im thinking...more soon please please please!!



~Mel

'The Cat in the Hat' is fine, just not during sex.--Alyson Hannigan

[barnabasvamp]

Hmmm, agressive Tara, almost as good as Tara in leather!!

Oz got just what he deserved.



Now back to Willow Tara goodness!



BV

It's the passion in a kiss that gives to it its sweetness; it is the affection in a kiss that sanctifies it.

[Irene73]

Ok first of all...YAYYYYYYYYYYY!!!! Great update. I was going to say "Only in the movies" but know it's "Only in fanfic heaven". I've said it once and I'll keep saying it, I absolutely love your writing. Regarding OZ, I believe in giving people second chances...only if they deserve it though. The way Oz left his family was horrible. AT LEAST if he would have called and arranged some kind of meeting and accepted the fact that Willow was happy, the situation would have been different. But nevertheless, I'm happy, happy, happy, at the way things turned out. Once again you have managed to capture raw human emotions so eloquently. I said "eloquently" I must be punished. And my lovely Tara, them were fighting words...ha ha. I knew she had it in her. As a famous and talented group once sang: "Beat on the brat, beat on the brat, beat on the brat with a baseball bat...oh yeah, oh yeah, oh oh" by the greatest band ever THE RAMONES...JOHNNY RAMONE RIP 2004.



I'll be waiting so patiently for your next update. Good luck with your university studies, of course they must take priority...I'll just amuse my self with other fics...but I hope not for too long.



Oh and by the way, Fleetwood Mac is a little before my time too...I just appreciate good music from any era...though I must say that Skaw, Reggae, Punk, New Wave, Alternative, and spanish music, (especially the dancy variety) hold a special place in my heart...I'm a proud 80's child. Let's just say that my User name has ALOT to do with my age. Wait, maybe that is old.



"Don't worry about a thing, cause every little thing is gonna be alright!" Bob Marley's THREE LITTLE BIRDS

[MissKittys Ball O Yarn]

Great update!!



I love the fact that oz is getting shipped off....but....I kinda feel bad for Oz...is it just me? Cause...He left..yes...and he did abandon his children without even so much as a call on their birthday....yes...and he did skulk around unannounced peeping in windows.....but did he really need to be punched in the nose? Maybe he just has issues....maybe his brain is all wonky and fried....maybe he has a fear of commitment...(not that im saying he should commit....cause...yuk) but all im saying is...there are underlying issues there...and.....okay...no...he definitely deserved to be knocked unconscious...the jerk ...I mean who does he think he is...Ricky Martin or something? Just being all....blah blah blah...mine mine mine.... I can't even believe he had the nerve!

I amend my previous judgment...he got just what he had comin' to him



oh and...* holding a variety of ice cream cones in my grubby mitts* I didn't know what kind to get...so... I got them all...enjoy! and here's an extra special one for you Jeanne...its extra yummy.....



by the way... Im sad that the updates won't be as regular as always...but I understand.... I'll just go and in my room now.......



oh and one more thing.... <----------- this is for you.... Look at him dancing awkwardly and be inspired....









xoxo

Emms

The people I'm furious with are the womens's liberationists. They keep getting up on soapboxes and proclaiming women are brighter than men. That's true, but it should be kept quiet or it ruins the whole racket.----



Anita Loos

Edited by: MissKittys Ball O Yarn at: 9/17/04 7:45 pm

[umgaynow]

Go Tara! Go Tara! Go Tara!





Go Julia! Go Julia! Go Julia!





AND arty Willow! You Go Girl!!!!!!!!!!





Personally I think the group kicking of Oz's ass should become an annually celebrated holiday in the Rosenberg/Maclay family



GREAT update...more please



umgaynow

Quote:

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you all didn't happen to do a buncha drugs did ya?

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[MissKittys Ball O Yarn]

OMG where are you Jeanne?? You can't just leave us hangin' like this...its driving me crazy...I need updatey goodness....





xoxo

Emms

The people I'm furious with are the womens's liberationists. They keep getting up on soapboxes and proclaiming women are brighter than men. That's true, but it should be kept quiet or it ruins the whole racket.----



Anita Loos

[LizPuRR]

its been waaaayyy too long without an update....so.....can we have an update....please???

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i'm hot homeboy, never get it twisted!!

[alysagoddess85]

yes yes...i agree with them...lack of updates is nooooo good...especially after that...so heres the deal...ill give you a cookie!! ANY cookie you want...but update first...THEN cookie



~mel

'The Cat in the Hat' is fine, just not during sex.--Alyson Hannigan

[kindagay]

*pokes head sheepishly into thread*



Uhm, hi, *little, shy wave*

Sorry it's been so long, RL's been kinda, crazy & crappy recently. But, you don't wanna know about that, you wanna know about updatey goodness right? Well, it's all typed & ready to post & it'll be up right after I reply to all your wonderful, lovely feedback.

Thank you all for your sweet words





RaVeN: Glad you liked it & Tara was great wasn't she?



D2D: Yay for Oz-abuse! You know, when you say it like that, it sounds kinda mean... Oh well, he deserved it.

I think he got the message now & I can't think of anything else that could get in the way of the happiness now



MissKitty: Hi there

Yep, Oz gone forever. I'm glad you liked it & thank you for the enthusiastic feedback Oh, & thanks for all the cute emoticons too



Shy One: Hee hee bouncy guys - I should write Oz-beatings more often if it gets me bouncy guys

Julia telling her dad off was good wasn't it? I'm rather proud of the little sweetie

I didn't plan Tara breaking Oz's nose, but, she was upset & pissed off & she just... & it was rather satisfying

Yep, Oz gone forever, I promise.

Uninterrupted? Hmm, I'll have to have a word with Jules & Lydia, make sure they don't interrupt at any inconvenient times (as little kids always seem to do).

Thanks for the good luck wishes for school



veiled isis moon: Aww, I'm glad you're happy I like making my readers happy.

Yep, everything's resolved & Oz is gone for good.

Glad you liked it



Wimpy: Glad you loved it & yep, Tara's not gonna let anyone mess with 'her girls'



WickedReds: So glad you enjoyed it.

Yep, everyone got their turn to tell Oz how they felt about him. Except Lydia, but she was all with the extreme ignoring - I think Oz still got the message though. He's not wanted.



Tempest Duer: Yep, the broken chair is way more important than Oz's broken nose. I mean really, who cares about Oz?

Oh, you can have the squeaky Oz-head on a stick now, I don't need him for the fic any more



Irishgrl3: Thanks for the feedback.

Yeah, I quite liked that line too & I was very proud of both Tara & Julia in that update



cnd1us: Glad you like, & thanks for the feedback.

Update coming soon - sorry for making you wait



tarawhipped: Julia? Want to spend time with Oz? After how much he hurt her mommy? ..... No chance!

Yep, large with the butch Tara is VERY cool! & this family will definitely be staying together



DreamLover: Glad you liked it.

Ah, someone noticed the sweetness in that update - Yay! It seems to have been overlooked by everyone else 'cos of the Oz-beating. Thank you for commenting on that part in particular - it was one of my favorite moments too

Jules is an angel, & she's very brave for standing up to her dad like that.

Yay! More bouncy guys



Mel: Did that make up for the lack of Oz-killing?

Yep, happiness & Willow/Tara goodness now



BV: Oh wow! It's a colour changing bouncy guy! - I sat watched him for ages, he's fab! Thank you

Yay! Aggressive Tara got a thud She so deserved a thud



Irene73: As always, thank you so much for your lovely, touching words Once again, your feedback warmed my heart

Yeah, I too believe in 2nd chances, but, Oz so didn't deserve another chance.

I'm glad you're happy with the way things worked out

Of course Tara had it in her - nobody threatens her family & gets away with it!

Thanks for saying you'll wait for updates & for the good wishes for my studies



Emms: You almost had me worried there - feeling sorry for Oz?! But, I loved your babble & I'm very glad that you amended your initial judgement Oh, & I see Bob has made a return - 3 appearances in 1 post too!

Aww, thanks for the ice creams , I'm sure all the kittens loved them, I know I did It was extra yummy!

Aww, don't cry sweetie. I won't abandon this fic, I just, can't update as often as I had been doing.

Hee hee, thanks for the - He is rather inspiring. I'm inspired to write a cheesy disco scene.... Now, where can I put it...



umgaynow: Hmm, an annually celebrated holiday you say?

Oh, they could have a party, with, with an Oz-head shaped pinata & oh oh, pin the tail on the werewolf - That sounds like lots of fun



Emms: Umm, I'm here *shy wave*

Sorry for leaving you hanging & oops, don't go crazy sweetie. RL's kinda been preventing me from getting on with the update recently - but it's done now & shall follow very shortly Forgive me?

Oh, & thanks for updating Art Appreciation - it was great



LizPuRR: Update coming now-ish, sorry for making you wait



Mel: Update next Please may I have a cookie now? Chocolate chip are my favorite





Okay, the update will be up in a matter of moments, once again, I'm sorry it's taken so long



Hugs

Jeanne

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Tara: “Let me guess – you want me to lie on your lap while you feed me grapes, but my sweet, shy, precious, honey you’ve been too shy to ask – yes?” - GROWW by WannaFriendsBe

[kindagay]

Okay, after making you wait so long - really, really sorry about that - here is a rather long update, full of Willow/Tara sweetness



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As Tara, Willow and the children walked home from Buffy’s the sun was shining; there were birds singing; all was right with the world. Lydia and Julia skipped happily along, telling each other bad jokes and giggling. Tara and Willow’s joined hands swung freely back and forth as they walked along, adoringly watching the little girls. A small, thoughtful frown creased Tara’s brow and she turned slightly to face her lover.



“Sweetie, can I ask you something?”

“Of course baby.”

“Are uhm; are the twin’s w-werewolves?” She nibbled nervously on her lower lip, hoping the redhead wouldn’t mind the question.

“Oh, no baby. Giles and I did a spell before they were born to make sure there was no wolfie-ness.”

“Ah, okay. Cool.”

“You, uhm, it wouldn’t be a problem if they were, right? I mean, they’re not, at all, but uhm, if they were, it wouldn’t be a problem would it? You wouldn’t mind?”

“No sweetie, no problem at all. I was just wondering, ‘cos you know uhm, if I’m gonna be their daddy, that’s the kind of thing that I need to know.” The blonde grinned at the thought of being ‘daddy’ to Willow’s children. Willow’s own grin met Tara’s.

“You want to be their daddy?”

“More than anything. Willow, I love Jules and Lydia more than I ever thought possible and, every moment I spend with them I love them more. They, they feel like they’re my little girls, like they’ve always been part of my life but, but I just didn’t know it until now.”

The two lovers stopped and stood, sharing a meaningful smile, their love for the twins and each other radiating between them.



A gentle tug on Tara’s left hand brought her attention away from Willow. She looked down into two smiling, angel faces.



“Daddy-Tara?”

Hearing this, Tara’s heart soared with indescribable joy and love. It was at that moment that Tara knew that she would do anything in the world for these little girls.

She stopped walking and crouched down to be level with two pairs of sparkling hazel eyes, urging Lydia to continue.

“We, I mean, me and Julia, well we were wondering uhm, are you going to live with us in our house? Because, daddies are meant to live with mommies, just like how Uncle Xander lives with Auntie Anya. And, and well, if your clothes were at our house, you wouldn’t have to keep going to the uhm, the a-part-ment place every day. So uhm, we could go home now and get the car and then get all of your clothes and things. Jules and me can carry boxes and help with packing, then when we get back home we can help you unpack everything, can’t we Jules? We can help Daddy-Tara move into our house?” Lydia babbled excitedly, only stopping when her sister clamped a hand gently over her mouth.

“Lydia shush, Daddy-Tara can’t think while you’re babbling at her.” Julia gently scolded her twin.



Tara chuckled softly at the little girls, happy tears shining in her eyes.

“My sweet little girls, I would… Uhm, if it’s okay with your mommy…” She turned to look up at Willow who was stood nodding her head enthusiastically. “…I can think of nothing better than living with three beautiful, wonderful Rosenberg girls.”

“Yay!” The girls squealed with delight and wrapped Tara in a twin-hug with so much enthusiasm it almost knocked the blonde backwards.



“So, I guess it’s moving day then?” Willow assessed, smiling that adorable Willow-y grin that always melted Tara’s heart.



The youngsters jumped up and set off in a half run/half skip fashion towards home.

Willow held out her hand to help Tara up and kissed the blonde softly before following after their girls.



“You know, I would have asked you. I mean, I would have made a big deal of it, probably, and I would have been all nervous and babbled at least three times more than Lydia. It just, I thought it was too fast, too soon just yet, uhm, not just for us but, for the girls too you know? Oh but, apparently the girls are cool with it and, well I know that I’m more than cool about it, but I really wanted to ask you myself.”

Tara stopped to press her lips against Willow’s rambling mouth. As she pulled back there was a look of mock-horror on her face, Willow frowned worriedly at her love.

“What’s wrong?” The redhead asked as they resumed walking.

“I just agreed to live with two babblers. You and Lydie are gonna drive me nuts.” Tara teased.

“Hey, Julia’s lived with us her whole life and she’s managed to not go crazy.” Willow jutted her bottom lip out in an indignant pout.

“Hmm, that’s true. I think I’m gonna have to talk to Julia, she might give me some survival tips.” Tara giggled playfully as she winked at the eldest twin.

Willow poked her tongue out at the blonde, who leaned in and captured the tongue between her teeth, sucking on it gently. The two women melted into a hungry, passionate kiss, only stopping when the need for oxygen became too great.

Lydia and Julia sat down on the top step of their front porch with their hands covering their eyes and peeped at the grown-ups through the gaps between their fingers.



“So, uhm, moving day?” Willow stammered, still trying to regain basic motor functions after the heated kiss.

“Uh-huh.” Tara nodded her agreement.

“Right. Probably should, move.”

“Uh-huh.”

“I think you broke me.” Willow frowned, exasperated by her legs refusal to work.

“Uh-huh”

“Oh gods baby, I think I broke you.”

“Uh-huh.” A beautiful, contented half-smile lit up Tara’s face, her eyes clouded with desire.

“Tara…” Willow breathed as her tongue brushed delicately over Tara’s soft lips.

“Will, w-we’re in p-public.”

“We’re in my front yard, oh no wait; we’re in our front yard…”

“Yes we are, and our little girls are watching us.”

“Lydie, Jules, close your eyes.” The redhead instructed the twins who giggled merrily.

“Willow!” Tara playfully pushed Willow away laughing at the redhead’s antics.

“Okay, I’ll be good.” Willow promised. “For now.” She added quietly to herself as Tara walked towards the house.



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“It seems a shame to give this place up. I mean, just look at that view.” Willow walked through the screen doors, out on to the balcony that overlooked Sunnydale’s largest park.

“Actually, I was thinking about that.” Tara began, walking up behind Willow and wrapping her arms around the redhead’s waist.

“You wanna keep the place on? Did you want me and the kids to move in here instead? ‘Cos you really should have suggested that before we packed all your stuff into boxes.” The redhead frowned.

“No silly. I was actually thinking uhm, well once Dawn and Kate are married they uhm, they won’t want to live with Buffy forever will they? I was thinking, maybe we could give them this place, as a wedding present.”

Willow turned in her lover’s arms.

“You want to give Dawn and Kate a fully furnished, luxury, two-bedroom apartment in the most desirable area of Sunnydale, for a wedding present?”

“Uhm, y-yes.” Tara confirmed, her body tensing slightly in hesitation. Willow beamed and kissed Tara soundly on the lips.

“You’re a genius. They’ll love it.”

Tara gave a relieved sigh and relaxed into Willow’s embrace.



“Mommy we’re hungry.” Lydia and Julia grumbled; feigning starvation as they rubbed their grumbling tummies.

“There’s a little café just down the street. I think we need energy boosting sandwiches and shakes before we start loading the car up, what do you say princesses?”

“Can we have chocolate milkshakes?”

“Absolutely.”

“Yay!”



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After lunch everyone strolled leisurely back to Tara’s apartment and started loading boxes into the car.



“Is that everything?” Willow enquired as she took a wooden case full of art supplies off Julia.

“There’s two more boxes left after this one.” Tara informed the redhead, setting a box of clothes down on the ground. “Is everything gonna fit?”

“Yeah, all your stuff will fit, but, you and the girls won’t.”

“Hmm, well, the house isn’t that far and it’s a lovely, sunny day, we can walk back can’t we girls? It’ll only take us ten minutes, fifteen at the most.”

“If you’re sure?”

“I’m positive. Go on, it’ll give us a chance to have some quality daddy/daughter time.” The two women shared a heart-warming smile and a gentle kiss.

“Okay baby. You go make sure we haven’t left anything and lock up.”



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“Jules, can you take that through to the back room?”

“Okay Mommy.”



“Lydie, go careful with that picture honey.”

“Okay. It’s very pretty Daddy-Tara, I think we should put it over the fireplace.”

“Well, I think that’s up to your mommy.”

“It’s not completely up to me; it’s your house too now baby. I think it’ll look great over the fire but, if you had somewhere else in mind then, well that’s all good too.” Willow beamed at the blonde before heading up the stairs with a box of clothes.



The cheery scenes of domestic bliss continued until, first the twins and then later Willow and Tara retired sleepily to bed.



“Busy day today.” Willow yawned as she snuggled down next to Tara.

“Certainly was… roomie.” Tara chuckled.

“I think sleep is needed tonight. But, tomorrow night, I promise we’ll do that other thing we do in bed, that’s so much more fun than sleeping.”

“Okay my angel. But, sleep right now.”

“Kay, sweet dreams baby.” Willow gave another soft yawn then drifted into a peaceful, contented slumber.

“I love you.” Tara whispered, placing a gentle kiss on the redhead’s forehead before joining her lover in dream-land.



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Was it worth the wait?

I don't know when I'll get the next update posted, but, I'll try not to take too long



Hugs

Jeanne

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Tara: “Let me guess – you want me to lie on your lap while you feed me grapes, but my sweet, shy, precious, honey you’ve been too shy to ask – yes?” - GROWW by WannaFriendsBe

[WickedReds]

Jeanne ur back!!!! *happy scooby dances* Smutty and i have missed u... Smutty really miss Kevin too... okay this was a worth the wait update (that rhymed) anyways the girls asking Tara to be their daddy, u made this is the line that i was like awww:

Quote:

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“Daddy-Tara?”

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So sweet.. i got a kick out of the "i think u broke me, I think i broke u" part.... much laughts... anyways don't keep us waiting to long for the next update....



-reds



my banana dances for smut

Tara in a wet shirt, Tara in a wet shirt. Tara in. A. Wet. Shirt. “Of course.”-Willow From Remember to Breath By Yellow Crayon



Now that just sucks- me

[LizPuRR]

yay!!!



an update....it was well worth the wait

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i'm hot homeboy, never get it twisted!!

[alysagoddess85]

oh jeane!! *hands over entire box of chocolate chip cookies*



that was so sweet...daddy-tara was so cute...and then willow and tara just breaking each other..mutual breakage is the best EVER...lol....and i like taras idea of giving her apartment to dawn and kate as a wedding present...very tara-y...haha thats really hard to say outloud actually.



anyways...so glad you updated...now on to more willow and tara bed time antics...cuz hellooooo....what good is it living with someone if you dont get to have a bed full of smutty fun!?!



~mel

'The Cat in the Hat' is fine, just not during sex.--Alyson Hannigan

[wimpy0729]

Oh, I really loved this.



They're such a cute little family, now with Daddy-Tara making them all complete...well, the girls in one way and Willow in another.



I totally understand Willow's thoughts about it being too soon to ask (although she wanted to), at least for the girl's sake, but bless 'em, they took the bull by the horns and took care of it for her! So big YAY!! It's moving day!!!



Can't wait for more!! Oh yeah, what's that other thing they do in bed?



Wimpy

[WillowTara Addict]

"Daddy-Tara" was the most cute thing I have ever seen! It made me go, aww...that's so cute and got all sappy...*looking around* Don't tell my friends, got a reputation to protect.



After all, they DESERVE the pure happiness! Giving the apartment to Dawn and Katie as the wedding present?! What about me, shouldn't I call the shotgun? Just kidding...



I really love your story a lot and keep up with wonderful updates later on and brighten our days if we read it before we go back into the harsh reality. Thanks for making this a wonderful escape for us, Kittens!

“I guess I am more fucked up than I have anticipated.”~Me

[shuyaku]

I'm gonna jump on the "I love Daddy-Tara" bandwagon. That was so cute. I just loved how it was Lydia that asked Tara to move in with them. And how Willow wanted to ask her, herself Soooo sweet!



-shuyaku



ps: I want that apartment!

Oh God, Willow—you’re giving me the gift of Karen Carpenter. Just when I think I grasp the full extent of your love." - Tara

"Why do birds suddenly appear? It’s because, you are queer…" - Willow (Gods Served and Abandoned by AntigoneUnbound)