Brows knit at Willow’s comment on feeling so much shame. Tara didn’t know all of the details but she was sure there were pieces she was missing at this point. Though carefully thinking back over their, apparent interactions a memory did surface. Sighing heavily the blond witch nodded. “I-it’s a lot.” Offering the other woman a weak smile it was an attempt to assure not only Willow but her self as well. “I’m sure I can, um, manage though.” Blue eyes danced as they looked deeply into green, unsure of what may be different in Willow now, even though it was obvious that it was still her redheaded lover.
Slowly Tara bit her lower lip as Willow spoke again. The words which she spoke were carefully examined and turned over in Tara’s mind. At one point the near past blond witch would have thought that as much as Willow wanted to mean them, those words would have been lies, because Willow was out of her mind with magic addiction. Unable to control the sickness inside of her, but now… Willow looked so calm, in control and, so much more stable. More stable, then Tara had seen her in… a very long time. They had cut a deal once before when Willow thought she could control her self, back then her energy had been chaotic and unstable, now… Now Willow’s personal aura though still awkward and nervous was, stronger, more assured. If only the red head before her could steady her own abilities, then… Then Willow really would be one of the strongest witches in the world. How could Tara not want to be part of Willow’s growth into this new power?
Feeling an arm warp around her waist Tara looked up into the bright green eyes looking back at her and felt her breath catch in her throat for a moment. Those eyes. Not only had Willow’s energy changed, but something behind those green orbs were obviously different as well. There was pain there, fear but also… an amazingly deep longing, a desire to get well and change that the blond witch had never seen before.
“No. It hasn’t been about me Will, it’s been about us. As a team. We broke up because we stopped being a team.” The words were hard from harsh, in fact they held a certain remorse to them. A slight tremble went through the witch as the redhead went on again and she swallowed. “I know baby.” The words slipped out in a hushed tone without her full realization before Tara could stop her self. Swallowing Tara slipped a hand up over Willow’s on her face, giving it a gentle squeeze. “Thank you Willow.” Pausing again for a moment she listened once more, feeling her heart leap in her chest when Willow asked for an agreement of trust and somehow… Tara felt she could. Staring boldly into those never ending green forests the blond witch silently and slowly nodded her agreement to Willow’s plea for trust as a single word silently formed on her lips. “Yes.”