Bianca sits taking side-glances at Maggie. She smiles as she sees
just how enthralled in her T.V. program she is and it’s a rerun of
all things. Maggie is not as engrossed as Bianca believes. She sees
her glances. It’s cute just like Bianca stopping by out of the
blue. It was a pleasant surprise. She finds lately she misses the
young, vibrant woman when she isn’t around. She turns catching
Bianca mid glance smiling at her.

"What’s so funny?" Maggie grins in spite of herself.

"I.." Bianca smirks at the T.V. "I can’t believe I caught you
watching this…" she points.

"What’s wrong with it?" Maggie gets defensive.

"Oh..Nothing. I just never pictured you..well..it’s a little
fantastic.." Bianca tries to explain.

"Oh..well, I like a little break from reality," Maggie blushes, " and
honestly I can’t believe you don’t watch it."

"Me?" Bianca giggles, "Why would I watch ‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’?"

"Sheesh, Bean. In the newer seasons Willow on the show..the witch.."

"Yeah, I know that much.." Bianca shakes her head.

"Yeah, well she’s a ***** witch, Bean..with a girlfriend." Maggie rolls
her eyes.

"Oh, so I should watch simply because it has a ***** character on
it?" Bianca huffs.

"Well..yeah partly..You know support those few shows brave enough to
fight the norm and all that.." Maggie gets frustrated, "But see in
the earlier shows there was all this tension between Buffy and Willow
before Willow ever came out..It’s a whole unrequited love thing.."

"Oh and you think I could get into that..you sure noticed and awful
lot of "family" things going on lil’ straight girl." she sees Maggie
blush, "Besides I had enough of the whole unrequited love thing with
Xena.." Bianca’s mouth closes abruptly when she realizes she just
gave herself away.

"Oh..you watched Xena, but MY show is so fantastic? Puhlease!!"
Maggie starts giggling, "I can’t believe you watched that.."

"Yeah..where else could you watch two strong lead female characters
run around kicking ***** wherever they went..at the time anyway?"
Bianca goes on the defensive.

"It didn’t hurt that they were gorgeous and were doing all that
running around kicking ***** in short tight leather outfits either did
it?" Maggie accuses Bianca jokingly.

"Yeah..okay there was that," she admits, "but if you want to talk
frustrating unrequited ***** love that show was the hands down
winner."

"Yeah, poor characters left hanging. Those damn writers’s never
letting them have their moment. I couldn’t live my life wondering."
Maggie looks at Bianca with a half grin.

"Wondering what?" Bianca grins back.

"You know. Two best friends who c-care about each other, but never
finding out if there could have been more…that would so suck."
Maggie drops her gaze.

"Yeah." Bianca sighs, "Suck beyond measure.." she looks at the T.V.
where the credits are rolling, "oh, sorry I made you miss the end."

"S’okay..seen that one..Willow stays in Sunnydale for college since
Buffy has to but they don’t tell you that, of course, and Buffy
says ‘I kind of love you’ to Willow and they go get mochas instead of
a loving confession..no biggie." Maggie flicks off the T.V.

"That’s more of the unrequited thing, right?" Bianca whispers.

"Yeah, the kind that sucks, " Maggie smirks sort of sadly looking
back at Bianca.

"I should probably let you go to sleep since we both have to work
tomorrow," Bianca stretches before standing to leave.

"Yeah, can’t believe you watched Xena.." Maggie stands walking with
her to the door.

"Oh right..Miss Vampire Slayer.." silence comes as Bianca reaches for
the door *****, "nite.."

"What do you think would have happened if just once the writer’s let
them have their own say?" Maggie asks quickly.

"I don’t know.." Bianca doesn’t open the door, "Happiness..perhaps?"

"Bean?" Maggie steps up close to Bianca, who turns toward her.

"Yes, Maggie?" Bianca looks down at her.

"I..I don’t want to be..unrequited anymore," she leans up touching
her lips longingly to Bianca’s.

Bianca instantly responds bringing her arms to Maggie’s waist and
pulling her in closer. The kiss deepens as tongues touch in a sweet
hello and tangle passionately together. Suddenly, reality sets in
for Bianca and she breaks the kiss pulling much needed air into her
lungs.

"I..what..WOW." Bianca mutters.

"Bean, I’m rebelling and taking my shot here.." Maggie rests her
forehead against Bianca’s chin, "I’m rewriting our life starting
now..I don’t want to do the running away, side-stepping, or longing
glances only to look away when caught..not ..not anymore..I love you
Bianca..so I’ve written my lines what happens now?"

Bianca moves her hand to lift Maggie’s face to look into her eyes,
"Love happens now, Maggie..Love." Bianca kisses Maggie sweetly, but
with a desire that leaves no room for doubt a love that will never be
unrequited again.

FIN