Fic: Vignette Series

[AntigoneUnbound]

Ah, such good dreams I'll have now, with visions of Tara in a slinky black dress...And her internal dialogue~~priceless! I love the idea of this woman talking to herself to build her confidence, all the while unaware of the dropping of various jaws, pants, skirts all around her.

[AntigoneUnbound]

"the machine that did the work of twelve washer-women"?!? What a great narrative style you gave Willow. I was flat-out delighted. Thanks again for your great ideas and the way you pull them off.



Mary

[AntigoneUnbound]

"extdra blabey"~~again, just too damn perfect for words. (So why am I writing? Hmm...) And I belatedly ditto Ruth's comment about Tara's adoring gaze being the wrap-up that sealed the deal. Of course, in addition to the enjoyment of the vignette itself, I did get a certain chuckle out of imagining a writer somewhere talking to herself, sounding out phonetically how to write various phrases, including "extra flamey." Thanks again.



Mary

[AntigoneUnbound]

So I'm sitting in my office, middle o' the night, and I'm laughing out loud w/ nary a thought to restraint...Of all the wonderful images that this vignette held, I do believe that my favorite was Tara's arm slung companionably (great adverb, that!) over Xander's shoulders, staring off into the distance and just murmuring the word "boobies." (And I'm with Mouse--my first thought was that Buffy was asking about beers, but Tara would answer w/ boobies.) I love you how use the same term throughout the story, too--it gives it, I dunno, a kind of cadence, I guess.

[NewRuthRising]

Sooooo.....here I am, waiting patiently, rereading, whenm suddenly i remember a certain idea for valentines escapades. Anything I can do to get that written?



ruth

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TARA:

I know exactly what they see in me.



A happy and sweet lesbian who’s never hurt anyone and has enabled you to find some truth and peace in your life at last, never mind the great sex we’re obviously having…realization dawns on her…aaah, right. Yeah. I have to die. Clearly. - Once More With Bitterness

[jdcioffi]

I need to teach my sweetie how to play ... or maybe let her fend for herself



Excellent, as always.



JD

[Sassette]

Sorry for my lengthy absence from the board, kittens - time is just kind of getting away from me here. Thank you all for the feedback ... I really do appreciate it, and stop in to check once in awhile, even when I don't have time to actually sit down and write. Actual replies to come later - in the meantime, here - read something

Series: Vignettes
Number: 29
Title: Ducky
Author: Sassette
Feedback: Can be sent to pink_overalls@yahoo.com
Spoiler Warning: None
Summary: Some random silliness (thanks to Jenny, who wrote me an email asking me if I'd stopped writing … I hadn't realized I'd been gone from the board THAT long, and immediately sat down to crank something out).
Disclaimer: I didn't create these characters. I do, however, love them, and as they reside in my heart, they belong to me. I'm not making any money off of them, though.
Rating: PG-13
NOTE: This is a long overdue vignette request from Auntie Beth, who read the infamous 'Boobies' vignette and thought it was Willow's turn to get wet. Personally, I think both of them spend most of their time wet.

Ducky
Part 29 of the Vignettes Series
by Sassette

Slipping out of her robe, Willow gave a small sigh of satisfaction as the worries of the day seemed to drop off of her as the fluffy white fabric fell to the floor. Murmuring contentedly, she stepped into the warm water of the bathtub, the bubbles tickling her skin, then sank down, feeling the heat seep into her, relaxing away the lingering tension.

Work, she had decided, was totally overrated.

Not that she didn't enjoy the fast-paced office environment, but it seemed like recently, she hadn't had any time to just enjoy the quiet moments, or to indulge in any silly time with Tara.

Tara.

Just the thought of the name brought a smile to Willow's face, and her eyelids fluttered shut, one soapy arm raising and lazily pushing bubbles back and forth. Tara certainly had no trouble maintaining a sense of youth and fun despite the pressures of adult life, and sometimes Willow thought it was the only thing keeping her sane.

Not that indulging in the sudden urge to take a midnight swim in a public pool naked was 'sane', but still - Willow felt certain that if Tara didn't talk her into something crazy and fun once in awhile, the high-pressure job and fast-paced office would have …

… turned her into her mother.

"Eww," she said aloud, a look of displeasure crossing her face. She supposed that, in a way, it was inevitable that children turn out like their parents eventually, but … that was certainly no reason not to fight it tooth and nail the whole way. And she was a Scooby, Willow thought, wiggling happily in the warm water. She was used to fighting the inevitable - and winning.

Even so, she wasn't sure how she would have fared without Tara. Tara, who loved her quirks and foibles, who made sure she ate breakfast, who bought her silly presents …

Willow's right eye cracked open, a thoughtful look on her face.

Now where had she …?

Squirming against the slippery sides of the tub, she reached out a dripping arm and tugged open the cabinet under the sink, depositing a little pile of soapy bubbly suds there. Her small firm breasts pressed against the bathtub, water sloshed over the rim as she groped blindly, discarding items until her fingers found a small rubber object.

Experimentally, she gave a squeeze, smiling at the happy squeak that met her ears.

With a satisfied smile, her mission accomplished, she settled back, a dusty yellow rubber ducky with a demented ducky smile in her hand.

"Well, Mr. Duck," Willow said, dunking him in the water, wondering if perhaps it was a girl-duck. Shouldn't two lesbians have a girl-duck? Then again, he didn't seem to have any little yellow rubber ducky genitalia, so it probably didn't matter. And Tara would probably be upset if she took a bath with a girl. Not that she'd be thrilled with the idea of her taking a bath with a boy, but it was a rubber duck, so it was probably okay. "You've come to the place to get all clean. This is a soapy watery place, that's fun for the whole G-Rated family. Except for the, y'know, me naked part. But here," she said, leaning back and scooping bubbles onto her chest. "A few strategically placed suds, and we're all PG-13."

Eyes shutting again, she let the rubber ducky drift where it would, a tune floating around in her brain that she couldn't quite recognize.

Relaxation stole over her, the ducky floating along and bumping into her periodically - her hip, her belly, her breast. Idly, she'd brush it away, sending it on a new journey of discovery as she hummed quietly to herself, the jaunty tune bringing a smile to her lips as she tried to recall the words.

"Oh, I know!" Willow said aloud suddenly, sitting up with a start, her eyes flying open as she splashed water everywhere. With a somewhat maniacal gleam in her eye, she grabbed the rubber ducky in her hands as she remembered what she had been humming.

"Now, Mr. Duck," she said with mock seriousness, giving the rubber ducky the 'resolve face'. "I don't sing very well, but good-by-golly, I'm gonna' try, and - and, I know I don't actually remember the words in English, but … well, we can pretend you're a bilingual duck, okay?"

Willow smiled, squeezing the rubber ducky and taking the answering squeak as agreement. Then, she took a deep breath and began to sing, waving the duck around merrily and splashing him in the water, her voice bouncing around the tiles and echoing across the room.

"Rubber Ducky, gozalo!
En el bano, nosotros dos!
Rubber Ducky, tu eres mi amigo …
vo do di do!

Rubber Ducky, me dio por suerte!
En el bano, de tenerte!
Rubber Ducky, tu eres mi amigo!"

The sound of applause interrupted her, and Willow looked at the door with wide eyes filled with a dawning horror as the door slowly swung open.

"Umm … rough day at the office, sweetie?" Tara asked, biting her lip to keep from laughing as she slipped into the bathroom, closing the door behind her so she wouldn't let any cold air in.

"Umm," Willow said, weakly waving the bright yellow duck before dropping it into the water with a splash.

"How are you?" Tara asked seriously, sitting on the edge of the tub and tugging gently on a strand of Willow's hair, knowing that Willow had been working long hard hours at the office. It was good to see her playing - all relaxed and goofy like the girl she had met. Willow had certainly thrived on stress in college, and the workplace was similar, but whereas Tara could get CollegeWillow to let something slide once in a blue moon, WorkWillow was harder to work around.

"Umm … ducky?" Willow said sheepishly, picking up the duck again and splashing Tara lightly.

"I can see that," Tara said with a light laugh. "Don't stay in too long … you'll prune up all my favorite parts."

"Oh yeah?" Willow asked, her ears (and Tara's favorite parts) perking up. "And why would that be bad?" Willow asked, a playful expression on her face.

"Oh, I have plans for them," Tara said breezily, sauntering out of the bathroom, Willow's robe in her hands.

"What? Wait!" Willow said, jumping out of the tub and grabbing a towel, not caring that she was dripping water and bubbles all over the house as she chased after Tara.

And in the bathtub, a lone rubber ducky smiled.

[WiccansIllusion]

LMAO..





I think kittens have this weird fascination with Rubber Duckys. I really do.





Oh, yeah, thanks Sass!

Tara nodded in agreement "She has magic fingers." TheWisdom of War, Chris Golden



You don’t really think this is like… Psycho Buffy Cheer Squad central, do you?-Xita ala Julia "Lessons Parody"

[blameburner]

Sass is back! Sass is back!!!



*claps hands merrily and does Happy Dance*



LMAO, as usual. I could totally picture Willow's face when she contemplated turning into her mother. Yikes. And the whole girl-duck/boy-duck debate? Priceless.



Wonderful, as ever.

"Maybe I'll change my look, or cut class. You don't know! And I'm eating this banana, lunch-time be damned!" - Willow, Dopplegangland

[zillee]

Good to see you back on the board Sass!

And that was fantastic I laughed so hard the whole office wondered what was up with me! I loved the 'yellow ducky genitalia' part such a Willow thought! I have been known to play in the bath but we never had a rubber ducky and i haven't been caught out yet! Thanks for cheering my night shift up!



Zillee

Try it you might like it but you might smudge your lipstick - Jarvis Cocker - your sisters clothes

[VampNo12]

Sassette, so glad to see another lovely, vignette installment! Willow and her "rubby ducky" was just priceless. I got a laugh out of Willow wondering if "Mr. Duck" was a girl or boy, and I just loved how even though, "This is a soapy watery place that's fun for the whole G-rated family", by being naked she solved that dilemma with a "A few strategically placed suds" (ie a rating of pg-13).



Really it's was nice to see through her interaction with "Mr. Duck" that she is relieving some of the stress from work. Also I enjoyed Tara saying, ("Don't stay in too long... you'll prune up all my favorite parts."), and thus, something tells me the previous rating of pg-13 is about to be upped to NC17 . Poor ducky he will have to entertain himself . Thanks for this moment it put a smile on my face!

[Rane018]

very, very happy to see you back, sass... again, another wonderful installment. sadly sweet... hugs.

[NoveltyAct]

Sass!



Awwww, yeeaaah. Great to see you postin'!



Duckies. Gotta love 'em. 'Specially ones that don't just squeak.



Heh. Thanks, Sass--now I know what to get my girl for Christmas...



~petra



p.s. check it out! i'm a flaming o!

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Whisk, woman!

[AutumnT]

Hey lookee there, she lives. I'm afraid I let out a girly squeal when I saw you back. Thanks for sharing with us. I sorta wish I had a rubber ducky now, but I am curious if Willow was watching Sesame Street on the Spanish station.



and what would the song sound like in German.



Probably would have really long words given the translation would be small-yellow-plastic-bathtub-water-fowl and lots of umlats.

Autumn

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BUFFY: I could wrestle naked in grease for a living and still be cleaner than after a shift at the Doublemeat.

WILLOW: Plus, I'd visit you at work every single day.

[Scout]

Great to see you back, Sass. And thanks so much for the ducky adventure. We always love it when you come by to give us a shot of W/T love. Amazing how it puts a nice spin on the day.



Hope all is well there. Don't be a stranger.

[mollyig]

Oh I have missed my vignette fixes! I adored playful Willow, with the mad mind rambles and singing to the duck!



Thanks so much.

Adding up the total of a love that's true, multiply life by the power of two
Indigo Girls

[samiamiguess]

heh, completely agree with your Note!



I lurked forever and loved reading this series so its great to see you back at it (as it were). I have a yellow rubber duck but it doesn't squeak (or speak even). hmmmff. perhaps I should sing to it? no better not.



sonya

Edited by: samiamiguess at: 11/8/02 4:27:28 am

[allyson12]

Tara blinked once, then twice, then again as she wrapped her head around the idea. “You read these stories to, uhhh… figure out how to, ummm … m-make love to me?” Willow nodded.



“Okay,” she said, turning the computer back on. “H-how do I send these writers a, ummm… thank-you email?”



-Oh lord, I just cracked up when I read this... Loving all the stories. Now, continuing on...



-Allyson

"After one take, Joss did say, 'Can we have one that's less like you're going to sleep together in about five minutes?'" - Alyson Hannigan

[tommo]

Ah yes, ducky. Hee. Due to a certain image I now have a fondness for the idea of bathtime with a ducky.

You exquisite little tart!" ~ Diana Letharby

[xita]

Sass, my dear, you've been missed. I'd like to pound whoever keeps you busy



Willow's so cute and she sang and in Spanish and everything! So adorable!





Rubberduckies for gfs what a great idea , petra! I'll have to remember that.

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Buffy?

Let's change it, the Discovery channel has koala bears.

[Dumbsaint]

Sass, I gotta say. Your Willowbabble is exquisitely done. Hee. I especially loved the first paragraph of "conversation" with the ducky. Hee. Lovable, goofy, kinda dorky Willow. Sigh.



And you're a ho, by the way. I just might have to stop writing regular ol' W/T smut fic and start writing Sass's W/T fan fic smut fic. Cutting out before sudsy, soapslick Willow tackled and straddled clothed and dry (but not for long) Tara. Really.



Finally, thanks to a certain "oft-pounded" one for reminding me ofthis, too. Hee.



*sings as she walks out* Rubber ducky, you're the one... you make bath time... "Ohh!" So fun...

"And never let it be said that I left a Tara craving unsatisfied." Willow, Wilderness Pt. 1

[Grimaldi]

great update Willow and her rubber ducky were too cute and funny

Dude, we're surrounded by perverts!
No! Well, okay. No. Pez!

[jdcioffi]

OMG, "Ducky" was adorable!



As I read, I noticed lack of actual Tara, but plenty of "Tara thoughts" ... *whew* I thought you were gonna hit us with a Willow one-shot. (Not that that's bad, just surprising for this here board).



And dude ... Rubber Ducky in Spanish!! You rock! Only Willow ... and maybe me, but I'm a nerd, so whaddaya gonna do?



Take all the time away you need, as long as you promise to come back



JD

"Was there a voice unkind in the back of your mind saying, "maybe..." (Jeff Buckley - The Last Goodbye)

[Bookcat]

Woo hoo and a half! Huzzah! Lots of other good words, like

Bravo

Good for you

Congratulations

Hooray

Good job

Hurrah!



So cute... but now, the rubber ducky song is in my head. In spanish. Which is cool.

[NewRuthRising]

uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuujuuuuuhhhhhhhhnuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh. That was me tring to get something off my keyboard. Sass, you really are the queen of all things yellow and rubber! Also sweet. You are the queen of marshmallow bananas! Now there's something to put on your resume!



Ruth

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TARA:

I know exactly what they see in me.



A happy and sweet lesbian who’s never hurt anyone and has enabled you to find some truth and peace in your life at last, never mind the great sex we’re obviously having…realization dawns on her…aaah, right. Yeah. I have to die. Clearly. - Once More With Bitterness

[Miss1234Kitty]

Sass is baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaackkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Happy happy happy Gem. That Vignette was the perfect welcome back as well. Thank you, Sass. Only the rubber ducky was lonely... maybe they should get another rubber ducky to keep him company.



Gem

[allyson12]

Loved Willow's interaction with the ducky. Absolutely priceless!



Tara catching a naked Willow singing to the ducky. Oh my!



And then her walking away with Willow's bathrobe... I had endless images of a naked Willow chasing after her...



-Allyson

"After one take, Joss did say, 'Can we have one that's less like you're going to sleep together in about five minutes?'" - Alyson Hannigan

[Cicca]

This was so adorable! Thank you



Makes me want to run out to a store I know that has about 30 varieties of rubber duckies.

Fun!

invite someone dangerous to tea * look forward to dreams * imagine yourself magic

[NoveltyAct]

Quote:

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Sass, you really are the queen of all things yellow and rubber!

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I may just have to make that my new sig. : -->



And btw, Julia--what I wouldn't give to see you post all the "B-sides" to Sass's vignettes...you know, adding a "part B" with all the classic J-Ho W/T smut that Sass leaves out...



...



*cough* Is there some way I might actually persude you to do that? Y'know, so the rest of us can be entertained while waiting for new chapters of LD...



~petra

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Whisk, woman!

[Sassette]

Okay, kiddlies, I'm gonna' start with the stuff that's way overdue - replies to vignette #29. Please excuse me if I'm brief tonight, but I'm heading out the door for whacky weekend fun fairly soon.



**Bookcat: Ahhh ... "interjection" rather than "exclamation" ... it all makes perfect sense now I still find it amusing that the word 'ejaculation' appears an alarming number of times in this thread *G*



**WebWarlock: Thanks *G* And if your wife kicks your ass at chess every single time, why not a game of strip chess? Then, at least, you'll get a "consolation prize", if you play your cards right. Or, ummm, pawns. Or something *G*



**tiredsoul: You'd have to ask Willow for a copy of the chart. I don't do charts. And I'm glad I could give you some fun images And yeah, I generally see Willow as a "can't see the forest for the trees" kind of a gal. Glad you liked it, and thanks *G*



**miss calendar: And leave it to you (or VampNo12 *waves*) to have so much to say about a short fluff piece I am in no way complaining ... I love that *G* And thank you ... I just kind of love the idea of sweet Tara trouncing brainy Willow at what many consider to be an "intellectual" game ... and yes, I got your AD feedback ... I even replied to it, but I'm supposing you didn't get that email. And you make a very good point ... who wouldn't want to get Tara naked, indeed? I'll have to ponder that (but not too much ... I'm expecting this train of thought to derail to a naked Tara any moment now ... yup ... there it goes). I'm really glad you liked it ... it was darn fun to write (I should try that writing thing more often ... I always like it). *G*



**NewRuthRising: LOL ... and thank you for that peek into the world of real-life strip chess



**AntigoneUnbound: Oh, wow - thank you ... it's always nice to see new people reading the series. I've read all your comments, and they're delightful (I especially enjoyed the reminder of the "machine that does the work of twelve washer-women" ... that particular vignette was way WAY fun to write *G*). I'm sorry I'm not going to have the time to write back regarding each particular point ... but I want to say that if I've given you smiles, you've returned the favor - thanks for reading *G*



**NewRuthRising: Ahhh ... the Valentine's Escapade. That'll be #30.



**jdcioffi: I would advise NOT teaching her to play chess, and just throwing her into the strip version. That is, of course, if this sort of nefarious plot to get her nekkid won't piss her off. Some girlfriends are funny like that



**Sass: Wow! Great Vignette! (I'm just wondering if anyone reads all of these replies, or if people just scroll for their name. Consider it a study)



**WiccansIllusion: Well, what's not to be fascinated with? It's yellow, it's a duck, it floats, and it makes bathtime fun. What more could anyone ask for? And you're welcome *G* Thank you for reading!



**blameburner: Yes, I am! Yes, I am! *joins in the happy dancings* And thank you - I'm really glad you liked it. I generally have what's going to happen/what people are going to be thinking about before I sit down, but sometimes I get surprised. Willow contemplating turning into her mother certainly surprised me - as did her internal boy-duck/girl-duck debate *G*



**zillee: Awww, thank you - I'm really happy to be back on the board. I like it here *G* And thank you - I'm really glad you enjoyed it, but be careful ... sudden unexplained laughter on a night-shift tends to make co-workers nervous. I know this from experience



**VampNo12: Gosh, thanks *G* I just wanted to write something extremely silly and fun (y'know, for me - if it's fun for you readers, that's just a bonus ), and I'm just happy with how it turned out. Who knew Willow and a rubber duck could be so entertaining? And yes ... this vignette gets very NC-17 very fast after the strategically placed fade to black ... consider my fade to black to be my version of Willow's soap bubbles - I like my PG-13 rating *G*



**Rane018: Thank you - it's good to be back. I'm really glad you liked it ... I'd kind of forgotten how much fun these were to write.



**NoveltyAct: Thanks ... and, ummm ... remember ... all ducky gifts for girlfriends should be of the PG-13 variety. I mean - who buys naughty things for Christmas?



**Autumn: The rumors of my death have been grossly exaggerated. And I still need to hear that girly squeal. And you're a grown-up ... you can go buy yourself a rubber ducky anytime you want *G* As for Willow's Spanish Version ... they sang it in Spanish Class in high school, and she just remembers the Spanish version better (okay, okay ... >I< sang the spanish version in spanish class in high school and I don't remember the original at all ... I confess). LOL ... small-yellow-plastic-bathtub-water-fowl? I love it - thanks for sharing *G*



**Scout: Gosh, thanks *G* And everything's fine ... I just lose track of time ... I think this is the first time I've actually written something in a month or so, and I'm sitting here wondering where the time has gone *G* But thank you - I'm glad you enjoyed the ducky adventure ... and I'll try to have the next shot of W/T love up in a timely manner *G*



**mollyig: Heh ... thank you *G* And a playful Willow is a fun Willow ... and I just kind of loved the idea of her singing to a duck. I don't know why. Probably because I think ducks are funny. I'm kinda' twisted like that.



**samiamiguess: Thanks *G* It's an important point to remember. And thank you - I'm really glad you're enjoying the series ... and go for the singing. Just, y'know, do it when no one's around, then no one will know, and so it will be like it never happened, only you'll have this deep dark secret about singing to rubber ducks that will mean you can never be elected to public office because people will think it's weird - but that's only if they find out, so make absolutely sure no one is around. And I think I'm getting a little tired, because that was a very strange little ramble *G*



**allyson12: LOL ... y'know, I had to read that twice to remember that I had written it *G* Thank you - I'm really glad you liked it ... have fun catching up *G*



**tommo: Ahh, yes ... that certain image. Y'know, when I first read this comment this morning, I had no idea what you were talking about. Heh.



**xita: Awwww, I missed you too, xita *G* And pound away! I mean, umm ... you'll, uhhh ... have to go through me first? *G* And thank you ... I'm glad you liked it. I, umm ... have no comment on the whole rubberduckies for girlfriends thing. Umm ... heh.



**Dumbsaint: J-Ho! Thanks ... I'm glad you liked it. And I may be a ho, but making this NC-17 means it would've taken me about a week longer to write, and I might not have ever posted it. But seriously ... feel free to write an extension of any vignette you feel faded to black too soon ... I just try to keep the vignette series short little bits that take me under an hour to write, but smut takes me a really REALLY long time to, umm ... crank out. Heh. *G*



**Grimaldi: Thanks! I rather thought Willow and her ducky were cute myself.



**jdcioffi: Heh ... thank you *G* And yeah, there was a decided lack of Tara ... I had tentatively planned more Tara, but it just didn't turn out that way ... but, of course, there was plenty of Tara-Centric-Willow-Thought ... and wihle I may someday write a Willow or Tara one-shot kind of thing, it'll be, well, it'll still be W/T fic. And yeah - I find Rubber Ducky in Spanish to be very amusing - can't imagine why *G* And yes - I promise to come back.



**Bookcat: Woo Hoo AND a half? Schweeeet! Thank you *G* I'm really glad you liked it *G*



**NewRuthRising: Careful there ... spilling stuff on keyboards? Kind of bad. And I think I'll put the whole "queen of marshmallow bananas" on my resume immediately *G* Thanks!



**Miss1234Kitty: Hey, Gem ... thanks *G* I'm glad you liked it. And yes, I'm back. I'm still not going to be able to do a 'daily update' kind of think like I was back in the day (*sniff* Good times, good times), but I'm going to shoot for once a week, either this or LD. And thank you ... the rubber ducky may have been alone ... but he was very happy to have contributed to W/T getting it on. So, don't feel bad for him, okay? *G*



**allyson12: Back so soon? Did you catch up, or did you just read this last one? And thank you ... I'm really glad you liked it *G* I just kind of loved the idea of Tara catching Willow singing to a duck. And yes, a soapy nekkid wet Willow chased Tara ALL around the place.



**Cicca: And thank YOU ... I'm glad you liked it *G* Though, ummm ... I'm not sure I want to hear about the 30 different kinds of rubber duckies ... my brain might explode



**NoveltyAct: Well, aren't you just the social butterfly today? Two posts? And, umm ... I like your sig. And yes, I also endorse the idea of J-Ho writing "B-sides" ... it means I can feel better about slacking off more *G*



So again - thank you all for the comments ... I really appreciate them ... all y'all rocketh muchly.



-Sass