Title: Gift from the Heart 4/4
Author: Sav
Pairing: Faith/Giles then Buffy/Giles
Rating: Nc17
Disclaimer: Joss owns all
Distribution: Dusty, Ash .anyone else who wants it
Dedication: For Milkie, cause she’s always there with the
encouraging words and for Heidi who asked so *nicely* for me
to finish this, lol
(Buffy’s Bedroom)
Faith watched over Giles till Buffy was done with her shower. The watcher seemed to be resting, but not peacefully. He keep tossing and turning, sweat breaking out along his forehead and body as Faith sat at his side.
Giles mumbled Buffy’s name several time but never fully woke up.
“Is he, going to be ok?” Buffy asked as she came into the room. A towel lying around her shoulders as her damp hair dripped dry. She was in large t-shirt and sweats as she approached Faith.
“He should be. The fever’s breaking now”
Buffy nodded.
“Ya know, B. Giles really did miss-“
“I know Faith. I’m sorry I was so…he just means everything to me”
“I know the feeling”
“Are you, in love with him?” Buffy asked in shock.
Faith chuckled.
“No. With Wesley. All though- I do love Giles”
“He’s kind of easy to love” Buffy said softly with a faint smile on her lips.
“Yeah…” Faith answered as she fondly looked at Giles. “He is. Look, B. I know the others had to of told you by now that Giles an I-“
“It’s fine Faith”
“No it isn’t. It *really* isn’t. B, he loved, loves, you more than anything in this whole screwed up world. What we had was nothing compared to you two. Buffy, we were just trying to make it. That’s all. An all though I know he cares about me and I care about him…Please give it another try B?”
Buffy was watching Giles. His slumber was still restless as he mumbled her name on and off several times.
“Thank you for taking care of him while I was gone”
Faith turned to look at Buffy. The Slayer was staring at her watcher with sadness in her eyes.
“We took care of each other. But, your welcome”
“He’s good at that. Taking care of others”
“Yes he is”
A silent tear fell down Buffy’s cheek as her husband reached out for in his restless sleep. Calling her name then becoming quiet again.
Faith stood up and moved to Buffy.
“If you need me, Wes and I will be downstairs”
“Thank you. For everything”
“Anytime, B”
With a smile at the corner of her mouth, Faith nodded and started to walk out as Buffy sat next to Giles, taking his hand in hers.
As Faith started out the door, Buffy’s voice drew her back.
“Faith? Will he really be ok?”
”He should. One more dose and the venom should be out of his system. Of course, it’s totally up to him now if he wants to make it or not”
Buffy’s eyes widen at the rogue slayers words.
“I think all he needs at the moment though , is some rest and you,B”
Buffy nodded but didn’t say anything as she squeezed Giles’ hand between her own. She kept her eyes on Giles as Faith walked out and headed downstairs to find Wesley.
“I’m sorry Giles. Please…be ok, please wake up soon. Let me explain, let me apologize and make things right…”
(Three days later)
Giles felt incredible. Probably best night’s rest he had in…years. As he started to open his eyes, he realized a few things. One; he wasn’t alone. There was a small form pressed against his body and two: it belonged to his wife.
Her cheek was resting against his chest while her hand lay over his heart.
Giles was afraid to move.
To breath.
He didn’t want to wake her, only to have her realize she was lying with him like they use to, so long ago, and move away from him. So he closed his eyes, and slowly turned his head towards her. He took in the scent of her shampoo, the softness of her hair, the tingling sensation coursing through his body from the steady rise and fall of her chest against his arm…. Lord she felt good lying next to him.
Thinking she was still asleep, Giles laid a kiss to her forehead before whispering to her.
“I’ve missed you so much darling”
“I missed you too”
Giles jumped slightly at her voice as Buffy giggled.
“Sorry. I didn’t mean to startle you” She told him in a whisper as she lifted her face to his.
“I-It’s all right”
“How you feeling?”
“Rather good, actually”
“Yeah?”
“Yes”
They fell silent as their eyes held the others. Buffy didn’t know how to tell him how sorry she was or just how much she just wanted to kiss and hold him all day and well into the night…
“Buffy?”
“Hmm?”
“I-I asked, I-If you, w-were all right?”
“Why are you stuttering?”
“S-Sorry”
She smiled sadly, laying her hand to his cheek.
“Don’t be sorry. I’m the one who’s sorry-“
“No, Buffy. No I-I -“
Taking her hand from his cheek, Buffy placed it over his mouth.
“Giles, I’m the one who needs to tell you how sorry I am. And that’s it all right. I understand”
“How?” He asked her softly through her fingers. Buffy smiled.
“You just wont let me talk will you?”
He smiled against her, then laid a kiss to her fingers.
“S-Sorry”
She laughed softly before removing her fingers an lying them back to his chest.
“I was just so lost Giles. I woke up and…I don’t think their words to describe how I felt when I realized I was back. That somehow I was allowed to return to you. Only, you weren’t there. An when I went to find you, I see you with Faith, Kissing her…”
“Buffy-“The saddens sin his voice cause her to lift her eyes back to his.
“I know Giles. I know how hard it was on you. Dawnie, Anya, Will and Xander…they all told me…I just missed you so much. You mean everything to me Giles. To see you with anyone, especially Faith… It just…I felt…”
“I so sorry luv”
“I know you are. Honestly I do. Giles, when I thought you were dying and I would never get the chance to tell you, to show you how much you mean to me…do you love Faith? Because if you do and if you want try with her-“
Giles couldn’t handle it any longer. She was ripping his heart out as she went on. He leaned into her and took her in to a fiery kiss with all the passion he held inside him.
Buffy was pleasantly shocked as he captured her mouth and slid his tongue inside. She went to him willingly , opening her self to his ministrations as Giles leaned over a little more, his weight resting on his elbow while he deepened their kiss.
“I don’t want anyone, *no one* except you. I love *you* Buffy. With all my heart, with all that is in me. Please believe me, please believe what I’m telling you”
“I do. I believe you” She whispered before lacing her fingers through his hair and pulling him down to meet her mouth in a passion filled kiss. Both were amazed at the heat pulsing between them as Giles cupped his wife’s breast in his hand. She arched into him instinctively before sliding her own to the bulge in his pants. Giles’ moan was lost through their kiss as Buffy’s hand continued to glide along his straining erection, which was begging for release.
*knock*
“Hey, you guys up yet?” Faith asked through the closed door as Giles laughed into Buffy’s mouth before mumbling against her lips.
“One of us certainly is”
Buffy started laughing now, breaking the kiss as she asked the rogue slayer.
“Yeah Faith, what do you want?”
“It’s time for G’s shot”
Giles made a sound deep in his throat.
“I hate those blood needles”
“Yeah I know, but it’s your last one then your all better. Come in Faith” After a quick kiss to his lips, Buffy sat up by his side.
“Traitor” He mumbled as she smacked his arm lightly.
“Hey! I am not. I just want you better ”
“Now now children, no rough sex till Giles is all better”
“Faith!” Giles sent her a glare as she took a seat by his side.
“What? You forget I know you , G?”
The watcher was staring at her, not sure of what to say as Buffy asked softly.
“You, like it , rough?”
Turning to face her as Faith wiped a spot on his arm with the alcohol swab, Giles answered.
“She’s just being randy, darling. Don’t- ouch!”
Turning his attention back to Faith, Giles glared at her as she shot the antidote into his arm.
“Oh you big baby, it doesn’t hurt that much”
“Let me stick you with it, then you I tell me it doesn’t it hurt”
“Awww, well I’m sure Buffy will kiss it an make it all better, wont ya B?”
Buffy smiled slightly before slipping her hand into his.
“I’ll do anything I can to make him better”
“See G, now you can really milk it”
“Faith…”
“I know , I know. Do shut up Faith”
Everyone laughed as Wesley knocked on the door. Faith grabbed a band aide and started to open it as Giles told the younger watcher to come in.
“How are we feeling this morning?”
“Much better, thank you Wesley”
“Yeah, he’s just being whinny is all” Faith told her fiancée as Wes came to stand at her side.
“I do *not* whine” Giles said defensively as Buffy giggled.
“Ok, no more picking on my husband. He’s in pain”
Faith slapped the band aide on his arm then looked at Buffy.
“Oh please, B. He use to do this to me all the time after patrol. He’d pretend he was really hurt just to get the attention”
“I did NO such thing!”
“You did so! Remember when you faked that rib injury just so I would take your shirt off and -“
“Faith?” Wesley laid a hand to her shoulder, after watching Buffy’s expression. He could tell the young woman was uncomfortable with the topic of discussion. “Perhaps we should go? Mr. Giles is in good hands now an out of danger”
Faith looked at him then at B and smiled sadly.
“Oh, right. Sorry Buffy. I wasn’t thinking…” Faith got up as Wesley’s hand found hers. He drew it to his lips and placed a lovely kiss to the back of her knuckles.
“No, no it’s ok. I’m glad you two had … fun”
Giles closed his eyes briefly. He hated causing her such pain.
“Buffy-“
“No, Giles, it’s all right. Really“ Buffy smiled at him and squeezed his hand gently. She realized their wedding bands should have made a small sound like they use to when Buffy and her husband would hold hands.
Touching the necklace that held the symbol of their love and commitment to each other, Buffy was lost in thought about how to give Giles his ring back; when the next thing she knew, Faith and Wesley were gone and Giles was moving so he could face her. His weight resting on his elbow as his free hand cupped her cheek.
“Are you all right luv?”
“Yeah, sorry. I kinda, spaced…”
“Buffy, I’m deeply sorry-“
“I wasn’t thinking about that. It wasn’t anything to do with you and Faith…”
“What was it?” he asked softly.
“I was just wondering how I could, I mean if you would want…the ring back?”
“Ring?”
“Your wedding band”
“Of course I want it. Why wouldn’t I?”
“You want a list?”
“Buffy…” Giles sat up slowly, till he was on his knees in front of her, straddling her thighs and framing her beautiful face in his hands.
Giles locked his eyes with his wife’s and told her firmly.
“I want you. I *need* you. You mean everything to me, so much, it frightens me sometimes... With as many languages as I know and as many degrees I hold, I still can’t seem to find the right words, or even enough of them, to tell you how very much my heart and very soul lives to be with you. To love you, feel you, hold you... To see that amazing and soul warming smile of yours everyday when I wake up and every night before I close my eyes…”
Tears had gathered in Buffy’s eyes. She couldn’t believe how lucky she was. Even after the way she treated him, he still totally and completely loved her.
Faults and all.
“I just love you so much, Giles. Please forgive me for treating you-“
“I do. I did a long time ago. The question is, can you forgive me?”
Swallowing, Buffy broke their eye contract and reached for the necklace. Pulling over her head, her trembling hands tried to unclasp the hook but she couldn’t get it open.
Giles smiled warmly at her before his hand laid over hers, stopping them from shaking.
“Let me”
He took the gold chain from her hands and worked the clasp open with little effort. Then slid the rings down the chain and into his palm.
Giles smiled.
“Remember the night I gave you this?”
Buffy lifted her eyes to his.
“Yes”
“Remember what said, when I asked you if you would share the rest of your life with me?”
Buffy nodded with a smile, then answered through her tears.
“I said, my life isn’t worth living if it wasn’t with you ”
“Do you still feel that way?” Giles asked in a whisper as he took her left hand in one of his, holding her ring in his free hand. He was about to slide it back into place, where it belonged, but he wanted her answer first.
“I do, I always will”
With joy filling his heart, Giles slipped the ring on her finger then laid a kiss to her hand. Buffy was grinning brightly, pulling him to her where she laid a kiss to his lips.
“My turn” She softly whispered as Giles looked at her questioningly.
“Your turn?”
Buffy took his ring from the palm of his hand, and slipped it back to where it belong before laying a kiss to it, like Giles had to hers.
“You know, We never got to have that reunion you wanted”
Giles was grinning again as Buffy leaned into him to kiss his throat. Her mouth opening as her tongue touched his skin and her teeth scraped his flesh. The love bite was the most exquisite thing Giles had ever felt. His whole body tensed as she continued to play with his neck. Nipping and biting him playfully…
“Are you sure, you’re ready for this darling?”
“I think the question should be, are you?” With a wicked smile, Buffy flipped them so she was on top, an with out allowing him to answer, she showed him just how ’ready’ she was.
The End