Solitaire

Faith sat at the dining table laying playing cards out in front of her. Willow had gone out some time ago to buy ingredients for spells; Buffy and Kennedy were out on patrol. Faith had so far amused herself watching TV, playing her x-box and trying to relax in the bath. She still didn’t get the appeal of long luxurious soaks, with lots of smelly scents and bubbles. Buffy had tried to explain to her that the long baths were an essential part of winding down and made you feel relaxed and refreshed, but they’d never worked for her so far.

The two slayers had spent every second together over the last few weeks they had been together, and although things were still fantastic between them they had agreed that they should spend a few hours each week apart. They enjoyed everything they did together, that they finally agreed that they should patrol on Tuesdays and Thursdays with one of the other slayers or alone. That had seemed to be working out good for the two of them, since when they did patrol together not much slaying ever seemed to get done. Instead they found that making out and sex outside was far more exciting. Shuffling the cards expertly she dealt another round, her heart skipping a beat, as she heard the front door opening, hoping that it would be Buffy back from patrol.

“Hello, anyone home?” Willows head appeared around the corner.

“Just me.” Faith’s excitement faded.

“Are they still out on patrol?”

“Yeah.”

Willow placed the bags at the bottom of the stairs and joined Faith at the table, staring at the cards “I’m guessing you aren’t reading your tarot.”

“No, Solitaire.”

“Winning?”

“Only when I cheat.”

“You must be pretty bored?”

Faith sighed “Yep.”

“You know I was watching something on TV last week. It was on really late, they were all sat round this big table playing this game for like loads of money. Anyway the guy won like half a million dollars in one night.”

“Late night poker?”

“Yeah, looks really fun.”

“You wanna learn?”

“Ooh please. Not for money though.”