Stripped: Willow and Kennedy - New York City
by Willes
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Willow woke with a start. She was panting and covered in a cold sweat.

“Another one?” Kennedy asked, rolling over and lightly putting her hand on Willow’s back.

Willow jumped at the contact. It took her a moment to realize where she was and who she was. She was Willow, living with her girlfriend Kennedy in their new apartment in the East Village. “I’m Willow,” she said out loud, “Willow.” She wrapped her arms around herself.

Kennedy let out a barely audible sigh as she rolled Willow over and held her. “Yes,” she said, gently stroking Willow’s head. “Yes, sweetheart, you’re Willow and I’m Kennedy and we’re here in our brand new home. Please sweetie, don’t you remember?”

It had been two months since Willow had had an attack. Two months had been a record and Kennedy had begun to relax a bit and she thought that maybe, just maybe, it was finally over. Maybe she didn’t have to worry about the constant dreams or the forgetting. She and Willow could be happy, together, just the two of them. Buying this apartment had been a celebration of sorts. Moving to New York had definitely been a celebration. Two months episode free! They were going to start their lives together, just the two of them. Normal lives with no horrible nightmares, no forgetting. It had been two months, Kennedy thought again closing her eyes trying to pull her self together, rocking Willow gently in her arms.

It took a while but Willow was finally asleep again. Kennedy slowly pulled herself out from under her girlfriend, careful not to wake her. She walked out of the bedroom closing the door behind her. Moving to the telephone, she dialed. “Hello, Faith. It’s Kennedy; I need to talk to Giles.”


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