PROMPT THIRTEEN: The End

When the curtain finally came down Buffy joined the rest of the audience in a round of applause. The show had been fantastic; she had been completely immersed in the story being played out on the stage. She had laughed with them and cried with them, she had shared their joy and their pain and was pretty sure she was now a complete theatre addict.

She had been so excited when Faith surprised her with a romantic night out. The brunette had taken care of everything; hiring a limousine, taking her to a fancy restaurant, theatre tickets, the self professed tom boy had even donned a dress for the evening. Granted it was black and clingy in all the right places and just a little short for the theatre but Buffy wasn’t complaining. Faith had been the perfect gentlewoman so to speak and Buffy was falling deeper and deeper for her brunette counterpart.

Faith hated dressing up, hated limousines, hated fancy restaurants but she had done it all with a smile because she knew it made her girlfriend happy. The blonde Slayer couldn’t help but smirk when she looked at her girlfriend now. The brunette’s head was resting heavily against her own and Buffy was pretty sure the other woman was drooling.

“So refined,” she said to herself sharing a smile with a woman a couple of seats over who was having the same problem with her husband.

“Faith, hey Faith it’s over, it’s finished we have to go,” she said shaking the brunette’s shoulder.

“Huh, what?” Faith said blinking as she sat up.

“The play’s finished,” Buffy said, “It was really good did you enjoy it.”

“Oh uh, yeah it was good, money well spent and all that shit,” Faith said running a hand through her hair.

“I especially liked the part when the robotic bunny rabbits took that woman hostage, was a total surprise I did not see that coming,” Buffy said taking Faith’s hand and leading her out of the theatre.

“What sort of fucking love story has robotic rabbits?” Faith mumbled under her breath and Buffy smiled to herself.

“What was that Fai?” she asked sweetly.

“Oh nothing B just saying that part was a surprised to me as well,” Faith said.

“And I thought you held it together very well when David Ortiz made that cameo I was surprised you didn’t jump up on stage and beg him to come home with you,” Buffy said.

“David Ortiz, I missed Ortiz, I mean yeah had to play it cool ya know,” Faith shrugged gritting her teeth together, “Ya think we can hang around to see if he comes out after the show?”

“I don’t know baby it’s getting pretty late and I’m pretty tired” Buffy said almost laughing when Faith pouted.

“Okay B, guess it is pretty late,” Faith sighed her shoulders slumping.

“Faith you slept through nearly the entire play,” Buffy said.

“What, B I so did not, I was captivated with the robotic rabbits and the Ortiz cameo and all,” Faith said.

“Faith you were snoring, I had to cough loudly on several occasions so other people didn’t give us weird looks,” Buffy laughed.

“No way B I was all into the story couldn’t drag my eyes away,” Faith insisted.

“Faith I still have your drool on my shoulder,” Buffy said pulling her shirt over so she could show the other woman.

“That’s not my drool B you must’ve nodded off yourself, drooled all up in there” Faith said waving her hand at Buffy’s shoulder.

“If you don’t admit you were napping through that entire thing I’m going to hold out for an entire month,” Buffy said knowing in her own mind that her threat was completely idle but sure that the brunette would freak.

“What, B that’s not fair, I done all this good shit for you tonight, even got myself a pretty little dress then you go accusing me of sleepin’ through the play and now you’re gonna withhold, maybe I should be the one withholdin’,” Faith said her panicked tone doing nothing to help her defiant posture.

“Just teasing you baby you did very well tonight right up until the end there and I’m very thankful,” Buffy said pulling Faith close and giving her a quick kiss, “Come on let’s go home and I’ll show just how thankful I am,” she said pulling on Faith’s arm frowning when the brunette didn’t move.

“B, can, can we just stay to see Ortiz?” Faith asked quietly.

“Aww baby I was just messing with you Ortiz wasn’t really in the play,” Buffy said stroking Faith’s cheek.

“Y-You lied to me, h-he wasn’t really here,” Faith said her lower lip trembling and her eyes filling with tears.

“I’m sorry baby I didn’t know it would make you this upset. Come on Faith don’t cry, look how about we ask Giles for some time off and we can go over to Boston and go to a couple of games, I know how much you love going to Fenway,” Buffy said.

“You promise,” Faith asked wiping her eyes.

“I promise, and I’ll even let you buy the Red Sox toothbrush you’ve been harping on to me about since we went there the last time,” Buffy said.

“You mean it B ‘cause I was this close to bustin’ Kennedy’s ass the other day when she said I wasn’t a real fan if I didn’t have the toothbrush. Just ‘cause she got the Yankee’s toothbrush don’t mean she’s a bigger fan than me,” Faith said crocodile tears forgotten.

“You weren’t really that upset were you,” Buffy said catching on.

“The messer becomes the messee, and now you owe me a trip to Fenway and a Red Sox toothbrush,” Faith said happily practically glowing at the prospect.

“Fine but I’m definitely holding out.”