After dessert, Willow felt a little depressed. While helping Buffy, Xander, Giles and Anya clean up the dishes and putting away the leftovers, Willow thought about how really lucky Buffy was. Sure she had some quirks in her life, having to kill vampires regularly, but she has two guys going after her and what was Willow left with? Nothing. The man she loved was long gone and was most likely not coming back, but she didn't like to admit that. She passed a wet bowl to Buffy for her to dry and put away. She hoped Buffy wasn't still miffed about them trying not to let Buffy find out Angel was around, seeing if she was OK. Willow took a second to look at Buffy. She seemed ok, laughing with Xander about how stupid Spike looked, all tied up and still begging for something to eat. She turned back to wash the last of the bowls and start heading to the dorm. Buffy said she'd do a quick sweep of the cemetery before heading back so Willow made her trip home alone.

When Willow got to her dorm, she attempted to do some school work but couldn't get her mind off Oz. If he was still here, she would probably be at his house, having some serious cuddle sessions and a little more. She sighed and put away her school work and lay down on her bed, hugging one of her stuffed animals and trying to fight back tears. Around that time Buffy came in, a bit teary eyed. Willow sat up and asked,

“What’s wrong?” Buffy looked over at Willow and collapsed on Willow’s bed, sobbing. Willow crawled over towards Buffy and motioned a little for her to come and lay down on the upper side of the bed, where all the comfy pillows were.

When Buffy was able to speak she croaked out, "I went to the cemetery and saw Angel on the other side of it, killing a vampire." Another sob before she went on, "He looked over and saw me and had such a frightened look on his face and just ran." She sniffed and wiped her face then looked up at Willow, waiting for her response. Willow hugged Buffy and let her head rest on her stomach as she sat up against the pillows.

Willow replied, "He just didn't want you to see him. He still loves you and thought it would be too hard on you to see him again. He knew you'd get upset and all. He just wants you to be happy." Buffy sighed deeply and hiccupped a little. Her crying had stopped now and sat up to hug Willow. Willow whispered into Buffy’s ear, "I just wish I could do more for you to help you out." Buffy hugged Willow tighter and they both stayed that way for a beat longer. Buffy pulled away a little and looked a Willow. She studied her face some and Willow studied Buffy as well. She didn't realize it until then that Buffy was really pretty. Not just pretty, she was radiant. Her eyes were the most noticeable. Behind her eyes Willow could see pain on the surface, but below was loyalty, happiness and love that brought out the emerald green in her eyes.

Willow moved in closer to Buffy and asked, "Is there?" Buffy stared into Willow’s eyes and moved her head closer to Willow and kissed her. She pulled away slowly and stared into her eyes again. Willow’s eyes widened a little, astonished at what just happened. When she saw that Buffy started to look rejected, Willow moved in and kissed Buffy back, this time she opened her mouth a little and so did Buffy. She slipped her tongue into her mouth and massaged Buffy’s tongue with hers. Buffy wrapped her arms around Willow’s neck and brought her closer to Buffy’s body. Willow wrapped her arms around Buffy’s waist and did the same. Willow laid down more on the bed and let Buffy crawl on top of her. Buffy pulled away and looked at Willow. She whispered,
“Is this Ok?” as she slipped her fingers under Willow’s shirt a little. Willow retracted her stomach a little; she didn't expect her fingers to be cold.

She smiled a little and whispered back, "As long as you’re Ok with it." And took Buffy’s hands in hers and pushed them up a little further. Buffy pushed her hands up and took off Willow shirt and threw it on the ground, then went around and un-did her bra. Buffy moved in and kissed Willow before moving down and started sucking on Willow’s breast. She slowly sucked around her nipple while flicking her nipple with her tongue. Buffy then moved over to the other breast and did the same thing, while re adjusting herself to she was straddling Willow’s legs. Willow started to un-do the buttons on Buffy’s shirt and pulled off her shirt and threw it to the floor. Buffy stopped sucking Willow’s breast and bit lightly at her nipple, making Willow become more aroused. Buffy moved up and slid her tongue back into Willow mouth as Willow un-did Buffy’s bra and slipped it off. Buffy laid down on the bed and pulled Willow up on top of her, in the same position Buffy was in. Willow bent down and started sucking on Buffy’s breast only a little faster and bit her nipple as well. When she moved onto the other breast, she started rocking her hips a little into Buffy’s. Willow then reached down towards Buffy’s pants and stopped quickly.

She looked up at Buffy and whispered the same question, "Is this Ok?" as she started to un-zip her pants. Buffy nodded slowly and sat up a little to reach over and un-zip Willow pants as well. They both pulled of their own pants and threw them on the floor. Willow crawled over to Buffy again and started kissing her only a little faster now. She reached her hand down Buffy’s panties and slipped one finger between her legs and pushed in slowly and pulled out a little. Eventually she slipped another finger in and pushed a little harder and faster. Buffy gasped a little and started to moan. Willow stopped kissing her and brang her head between Buffy’s legs and started to penetrate her with her tongue. Buffy moaned more and grabbed the sheets and clutched them in her hands.

Willow stopped abruptly and moved up to Buffy and whispered, "You can’t have all the fun now." Buffy smiled and let Willow lay down as she moved towards Willow’s panties and lowered her head, sliding her tongue between Willow’s legs. She penetrated her harder and faster as Willow pushed herself more into Buffy’s face. She groaned and grabbed the sheets herself. She had never felt so alive before! She had had this done before sure, but with Buffy it just felt all new and made her whole body hum even more. Then, just as Buffy stopped and raised her head, she came and let out a relieving sigh. Buffy licked around Willow’s legs and a little inside and then moved up to lie next to Willow. Willow moved down to Buffy once more and slipped three fingers between her legs and pushed in harder than before and a lot faster. Buffy gasped and groaned louder as Willow penetrated her more. Buffy came and let out a sigh herself as Willow lowered her head and started to penetrate Buffy with her tongue, cleaning up inside and around. She then raised her head and moved up and kissed Buffy, their tongues massaging each other for another minute. Willow pulled out and let out a satisfied sigh. She then smiled and the two of them fell asleep in each others arms.

"You oughta deal and move on..."

"...That’s something I would very much like to have with you..."

"..I loved you….go to hell!…I did."

Buffy took in a deep breath and exhaled, as she stood rigid, starring at the ring in her hands. She looked up again at the mansion and started her way inside.

Inside looked just the same as when Drusilla and Spike had left it, the way Buffy had left it that day only a couple months ago. She looked to her left and saw the fireplace. She closed her eyes and remembered the statue of Acathla that had been right in front of the fireplace, Angel in front of that and Buffy herself in front of Angel, ready to strike with her sword into the stomach of the man she loved. Buffy watched as her memory played out in front of her; Angel’s expression when she shoved the sword all the way through his gut, Acathla sucking him into unspeakable hell. Buffy opened her eyes to see in reality, there was nothing there. For a second it seemed like it had never happened. That Angel never died and he was right behind her, about to ask,

"Buffy, what are you doing?" And Buffy would turn around and see him and he would hold her as she stated, "Nothing just thought I saw a vampire in here." Then they would both walk out of the mansion and over to the graveyard for a usual night of slaying and cuddling.

All too soon that second was gone and Buffy kept walking over towards the fireplace, right where the statue of Acathla stood. She crouched down and held out the ring, fighting back tears she knew would flow quickly if she didn't, just from looking at the ring. Buffy remembered when she first held that ring, when Angel gave her that ring. It was the happiest moment in her life, now all she wanted to do was re-live that moment and never come back to the present, where she knew that she had to move on, just like Faith moved on from her past. She whispered 'Good-bye' before placing the ring on the floor facing away from her and slowly stood back up. Buffy took one last look at the fireplace and the wall in front of her, a last look at the place where her lover died, where he spoke his last words to her, telling her he loved her. She turned around and walked away from the ring and out of the mansion. Buffy found her closure with her past and left her love behind her in that mansion. What she didn't know was that it would come back to her.