[Trapped in the catacombs had felt like an impossibly long time, and it had been an exhausting, horrifying experience. Even days later, Willow doesn't feel fully recovered, nor does she feel fully prepared to face either Faith or Tara just yet.
The invitation comes as a bit of a surprise - she fully expected all of them to avoid each other a little longer. However, Faith, she suspects, can understand far better than Tara will. It's what drives her to accept in the first place, instead of looking for an excuse to stay away.
Willow arrives not long after Faith does, and slides quietly into the booth across from her. It would be easy to rise to anger, under the circumstances. Faith had lashed out at her, Tara revealed that she trusts Faith more than anyone, and that was why she chose to stay there, which still hurts. Even with Faith's immediate apology when she broke down, Willow is still unsure where she really stands with either of them, or where Faith and Tara stand with each other. It's impossible not to let the insecurity show as she fiddles with the drink menu, trying to figure out what to say.]
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The invitation comes as a bit of a surprise - she fully expected all of them to avoid each other a little longer. However, Faith, she suspects, can understand far better than Tara will. It's what drives her to accept in the first place, instead of looking for an excuse to stay away.
Willow arrives not long after Faith does, and slides quietly into the booth across from her. It would be easy to rise to anger, under the circumstances. Faith had lashed out at her, Tara revealed that she trusts Faith more than anyone, and that was why she chose to stay there, which still hurts. Even with Faith's immediate apology when she broke down, Willow is still unsure where she really stands with either of them, or where Faith and Tara stand with each other. It's impossible not to let the insecurity show as she fiddles with the drink menu, trying to figure out what to say.]
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