New Fic : The Game Of Love.

[wimpy0729]

Hey Sheba! Glad you're recovered.



I knew we could trust you to get them together. But, I better not speak too soon, but oh, could this really be it? What a cool surprise. Wonder what Willow's got cookin?



Wimpy

[Sheba]

Wimpy0729 : LOL! Of course u can trust me to get em together! It's just...all in good time ok? Enjoy the journey!

[Drumbly]

Sheba!



Hey daaahling! lol, Great update! they sre going to meet fro dinner and they dont even have a clue!?! that's so awesome! and what movie from Bangkok? lol you got me curious again!



Update soonish?



P.s : Sorry i didn't text you.....í didn't want to bug you i knew you where tired and u know hanging out with Miss 'Waggles eyebrows' so ghihi i'll prolly text you tonight or later on this day. i'll see you around!



Take care,



Love : Jesse/Drumbly

"...I'm multi-talented, cause i can talk and piss you off at the same time... "

[Red Jassy]

baaaaaaaaadddd leslie.. don't make sheba prolong our wait for smo0chies!!! waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah



can't wait can't wait.. its like a mantra inside my head.. ahehehe.. Tara thinking of willow. then later at Ira's she's gonna see will0w.. great absolutely great..

.... hmm... can't wait! can't wait! can't wait!...hmmm...

ahehehe

compliments.. anytime sheba.. thanks for the fic!

take care

ciao

j0an

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Cause you were made for me/Somehow I'll make you see/How happy you make me

/I can't live this life/Without you by my side/I need you to survive/ So stay with me/
You look in my eyes and I'm screaming inside/]that I'm sorry. » Evanescence

[amberfan87]

ehhehe... whos gonna cook? ira or willow? this is gonna be one hell of a ride....ciao

and NOOOOOO...pleeassee dont hold it off too long...im getting antsy...both for sex, smoochies and now this?!!!this is just unfair!!!!

ciao

leslie

[bluewillowwitch]

Sheba ,

Just caught up on this fic. I'm loving it! Oh YAY! is coming to 's for dinner. I so love Ira right now. I can't wait to see how this turns out. i can't believe that we are this far into the fic and and haven't figured out that they like each other and are playing it cool with the feelings that they are feeling. Can't wait to more. Update soon, please?





Grace

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"Fate keeps on happening."--Anita Loos

[Busted]

Hey cool, another update!



And Tara kicked Ira’s ass, again

I thought it just too cute Willow falling asleep on the couch and her hair getting all messed up and such.



So, they will meet that night? I hope that will help Tara opening up to Willow further with seeing her in her familiar surrounding. That would just be too good to be true and afterwards I’d bet Will won’t let Ira play any game without her ever again



Can’t await the next update and the look on their faces!! This will just be sooo cute! Woohoo



Keep up the good work, it’s really amazing!!

[Arwen276]

NICE!

I like the way it's going! Can't wait for dinner, I wonder what will happen!



more Sheba please??!?



~Arwen

[Stroke of Luck]

Great update, i love the interaction between Ira and Tara....i cant wait to see the faces of W & T Hahah they gonna have a great evening.... and Ira already likes Tara, it couldnt be better



I have to say that the end of the chapter came way too early, i was into the story and than BANG...end not nice....me wants more, hopefully ASAP



Cu

SoL/Natti

Even in death Baby, i´ll never leave u!

[littlecrazy80]

YAY! Great update! I´m sure they will have a great evening.



*lil´c*

"Okay, we’re here, we’re queer, let’s kick this shit into gear," Five by Five (Taras Shadow)



SweetAmber

[photographer02]

hehehe...Tara won again? Oh...it's getting better and better! DO CONTINUE PLEASE!!!!!!!



photographer02

[veiled isis moon]

I KNEW IT!! I just knew when Ira made that bet that he'd lose and Tara would be coming round for dinner, and how sweet and adorable is Tara trying to keep all busy then she see's a red head and starts going all mushy!! awwww. Even when she tries to keep busy her thoughts still wounder to Willow *lotsa smiles*



Poor Willow, she's gonna be so shocked and supprised and so unbelievably happy that the poor thing is gonna be babbling for weeks and weeks on end.



I can just see it now.....little innocent looks across the table until one of them catches the other and they both blush like mad.....or their hands accidently touching as they both go to pick up the same thing on the table.....*sigh*



Soooooo much can't wait for your next update, and yes, being insane isn't all that bad, i've actually gotten used to it now. It's kinda fun, i'll miss it when/if it goes!!





Michellex

[Kajun]

Oh.. I love tennis and Steffi Graf! This is so cool having Tara meet and become friends with Ira without either realising their mutual 'Willow' connection. Did that make sense? Geez. Anyhoo.. just wanted to say I love this story.. keep those updates coming!

[dare meli]

i dont feel so good.. cause someone is just too selfish and insensitive there in the philippines.



anyway, i wanted some kissage but theres none so ill live with it. i think it would be sweet shock to tara when she finds out willow is iras daughter.finally, she would know where the smile came from. thanks and i got to go shower ...just to remove this feeling of insecurity and anger in me.

ciao

lisa

[lil wiccan]

nope... never heard of that...lol... and yay! i won my bet!!... hehe... and yay!!! willow finally gets to kno soon that it was tara... heheh... update soon!!!!

"How can i/ Beleive that my heart will find/ Someone like you/ You see the really me/ No in betweens/ I had nowhere to hide/ You took away the walls around me/ Make me feel safe to share my truth/ I see the heavens open/ A heart that once was broken/ It's holding nothing back/ Now that i found you

[Shy One]

Hey Sheba!



You asked how my class was......well, technical writing isn't quite as fun as getting lost in your story!

Great Update!! I think it would be nice if Tara invited Willow for a sleepover and THEN we could have smoochies!!!!!!

Just a thought..*nudge, nudge, wink, wink*.......You know how much all of us kittens are dying for and smoochies.

Quit torturing us already!

Well, gotta run.......can't wait for more!!!!!!!

Bring on the smoochies!!!!!



Shy One

[Sheba]

Hey guys. It's my grandparents 50th wedding anniversary today, and that was nice. Threw em a surprise party and stuff in the arvo, and 'twas cool. However, I had a terrible night, and am emotionally drained today. That's why there won't be any individual replies to the fb...I'll probably give depressed answers anyway. Regardless, thanks to everyone that replied.



Today I'm only here to post an ud, and get my mind off things for a little while. I promise my mood will not affect my writing. I hope u'll enjoy it.



Disclaimers as usual.



Chapter 40.



"Almost done?" Willow asked, quietly entering her room, where Dawn had been cooped up studying for a large part of the day.



"I wish!" the teenager replied. "I mean, I'm really trying Will, but nothings going in!" she said, pointing at her head.



"Don't worry...I'm sure it's not THAT bad" Willow said, standing near the door.



"Oh yeah it is!" Dawn said, letting out a sigh and staring back at her books.



"Well, you keep at it then!" Willow said, sounding quite pleased at the idea of Dawn studying, and the teen in question just turned to glare at her for a second, before looking back at her history text. "I'm gonna shower and get ready for Daddy's dinner guest", and with that the red head left the room.



"Hmm, Daddy's dinner guest...I wonder what she's like? Dad said that she's about my age, so it probably won't be as boring an evening as I first thought!" Willow thought, walking to the bathroom in her bedroom.



Willow and her father had spent the whole afternoon watching the DVD of 'The Pianist' that Ira had picked up on his most recent flight to Bangkok. Ira called the place 'the poor man's Paris', and everytime he went there he shopped as much as a woman would! Willow didn't complain, since a large percentage of the stuff was for her, and she enjoyed the movies that her Dad picked up in Thailand, at a much cheaper cost than what he'd pay in the US.



After watching the film, Willow was thoroughly in need of some laughs, and the two had proceeded to watch the 4 episodes from the first season of 'Sex and the City'.



They stopped for a late lunch, for which Dawn joined them. They discussed the movie they'd just seen, Dawn's History portion...just general things. Willow found herself supressing the urge to tell her father about the handball tournament, because she knew that once she started, she would drone on and on about Tara...the one thing that she was pointedly telling her mind not to dwell on! That whole day Willow had been abruptly starting conversations about anything and everything except the blonde...it was her way to keep herself from thinking about the other girl!



After lunch they were about to settle down to a game of scrabble, when 3 of Ira's poker buddies showed up unexpectedly, and Willow told him to go ahead and enjoy himself with his friends. The men moved out to the patio, and Willow sat and watched 5 more episodes of the series, when she suddenly remembered that there would also be a guest for dinner.



Switching the TV set off, she went to her father, who was in the midst of a game of poker, and simply said "Dad, it's 6:30!"



Ira looked up and nodded his understanding, and Willow walked to her room to check on Dawn. The teen was still trying to figure the past out, and Willow left her there.



Which brings us back to now!



Willow got under the shower, still wondering about what the girl would be like. "She must be a pretty good player, if she's been beating Dad..." the redhead thought. She'd seen her father play all her life, and knew that he was very good, even now. In his younger days Ira had represented California at the nationmal level...a fact that Willow loved telling people as a child.



"I wonder if she plays tennis as well as Tara plays handball?" Willow thought, as she shampooed her red locks. "Nah...that's not possible. Tara's a Goddess on field...and off it too as a metter of fact....Ooh I have to stop this!" Willow instantly began singing a highly offkey version of Madonna's 'American Life', which for some weird reason was the first song that came to mind.



10 minutes later she'd finished her shower, and was now contemplating what to wear. She didn't want a house dinner for one person to be made into too formal an occassion, but neither did she want it to look like an everyday affair. "Sooo....what to wear, what to wear?" Willow mumbled, as she browsed through her closet.



Finally she settled for a knee length white crochet skirt, and peach halter top. Slipping into a pair of white sandals, Willow headed to the mirror to add a little make up to her face, and another 10 minutes later she checked herself one last time.



"Not bad Rosenberg" she smiled at herself, before leaving the room, and walking downstairs.



"My, my....is that really my little Willow?" her father said with a smile as he looked his daughter up and down. Willow grinned at her father, walking upto him to give him a quick hug.



"You look good too Dad!" she finally said, taking in her Dad's appearance. Ira had showered too, and was now dressed in nice black pants and a khakhi shirt. "And you smell good too!" she added, liking the scent of her Dad's cologne.



"Thanks sweetie. Hmm, it's 7:15...Willow, would you do me a favour and set the table?" Ira asked.



"Sure thing Dad" Willow said, walking to the dining room, and taking out the cutlery. Setting the table for 5, she turned back to the drawer and pulled out the silverware. "Hmm, somethings missing..." she thought, and looked at the table for a second, before she had an idea.



Walking quickly to the living room, she picked up the flower vase on the centre table, and took it back to the kitchen, placing it on the dining table instead. "There!" she grinned, satisfied with the idea. She just rearranged the tulips a little, and stood back to admire her work.



"Done!" she murmered, her low tone nevertheless triumphant. Just then the door bell rang, and Willow glanced at the grandfather clock as she walked to the door. It was chiming the time...7:30.



"She beat Dad at tennis, AND she's punctual! I'm impressed already!" Willow thought, reaching the door.



She pulled it open, and her jaw dropped open, for many different reasons.



"Oh God!" Tara thought, blinking twice. "I really am going mad!"



Blue eyes once again found themselves staring into the green ones that had been haunting her thoughts all day, and Tara thought that she was surely imagining things.



Surely....until she heard the redhead speak... "Tara?!?!?" Willow asked, her jaw finally managing to work, even as her eyes stayed the size of saucers.



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[Drumbly]

Hey Sheba!



Congrats on your grandparents, and i'm so sorry you are off moody! Wonderful work on the update! i totally love it again! lol, ghihi i so love Willow stressing around about her cloths lol, she looks good in anything i bet....



Well babe, take care...texting you soon!



Love : Jesse/Drumbly

"...I'm multi-talented, cause i can talk and piss you off at the same time... "

[Hotty911]

Hey Sheba



That was fantastic. The suspense of waiting for Willow's reaction to the dinner guest. Tara thinking that is had gone mad was a good sign that she has been thinking none stop about Willow.

Can't complain about anything as usual



Hopefully have an update soon!



Jade

[NeuroticSpaz]

... Hi ... I just found this fic the other day and I have to say its awesome ... really good ... keep it up ... ...



Heather

[Stroke of Luck]

HI



Hope u are feeling better soonish! And i have to say that ur writing about Willows face was hilarious hehehe i could see her in front of me with that shocked face



I bet those 5 persons will have fun tonight!



Cu

SoL/Natti

Even in death Baby, i´ll never leave u!

[grrrgirl32]

Woohoo, an update!!! hmmmm... i wonder what the other reasons their jaws dropped? im sorry stuff isn't going well... Hope everything turns out better.



christy

[veiled isis moon]

Nooooooooo, you big tease! I knew you were gonna do that but as i was reading it i was hoping that you'd be kind and carry on with the good writing! I know i'm moaning and to be honest i enjoy your little cliffhangers, it adds to the excitement and now i can't wait until you update again.



I'm getting all again just thinking about it!!



Hope you feel better soon, think happy thoughtsx



Michellex

[screeminguitar]

Awww, that was too cute for words!!!!!!!



I think they should have pinched each other and felt each other all over to make sure they were real!!!!!



Oh oh--now I am sounding like the other kitties who want to rush you with the lovin' stuff..but not me!!! sorry, that was a slip won't happen again!



OK-that was a bit of a cliffhanger, right?

Cant wait for the next part cutie pie...

loving this as usual!!!!!!!!!



Love--Marie

[bluewillowwitch]

Sheba ,

I love this fic! HEHE! and coming face to face at dinner. I love the reactions that they had. I can't wait to see what dinner is going to be like with the two of them pretending that they don't love each other. Hopefully they will admit it soon. Can't wait to more. Update soon, please?





Grace

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"Fate keeps on happening."--Anita Loos

[H Finn]

Hey Sheba,

what a cliffhanger, what a sweet torture.. It's so funny, both girls trying so hard to think about anything but the other - wonder how that's gonna work now... I think the girls must start realizing something soon, with all the staring and thinking going on. Can't wait for the next part. I'm just about to join the choir and start pleading for sm-- But I won't

So good of you to update even if you're not feeling so good. Hope you're feeling better already.

H.

[charmedloverloes]

Hi Sheba,

I love your story, it really is very good. I didn't read 'Love thy neighbour', but if it is anything like this story and like people say it must be very good. The problem is, I don't really get the search thingie here. So could you give me the link to the story, please? Sorry if it is a problem, but I personally like about this story that it is one of the very few that is not just about the smoochies (although they're nice). It is great that there is also a good storyline! It looks like Cordelia and Anya are noticing something between Willow and Tara. Am I right? And I totally love that Tara recognizes Ira's smile. I'm sorry that you weren't feeling well this morning. I hope you're feeling better now/gonna feel better soon. Please write on, this is good.

~xxx~ Loes

[Busted]

Hi Sheba,



gee, for your depressed mood a fantastic update. I really, really hope you’ll get it all sorted out and feel better soon.



On to the update:

I liked the idea of Dawnie studying in Will’s room and then Willow isn’t willing to help her! Mean!

So Will and Tara are both trying so hard to not think about the other and then they’re meeting! Ruins all the hard attempts! And c’mon, that’s one of the best parts isn’t it? I mean ok, everyone wants smoochies but I just love the sweet suspense, both not knowing what to make of the weird feelings they’re having, trying to convince themselves it’s only on the friendship base but they will eventually figure it out and the way leading there should be oh so cute



One thing kept me wondering though:

Willow seems to have quite some nice clothes at her parents’ house. I mean, I’m not studying in my hometown and the things I still have at my parents’, well, let’s just say I wouldn’t really go to a party with them trying to impress someone. But huh, on the other hand it’s surely different if you live so close to them…



Whatever. Great update, and yes, quite a cliffhanger. Makes me all crave the next update even more! Again, hope you’ll be better soon! When I’m all depressed I always need to do something sporty, clears your head and all.

[littlecrazy80]

YAY! Loved the update!!!

What a nice surprise.



*lil´c*

"Okay, we’re here, we’re queer, let’s kick this shit into gear," Five by Five (Taras Shadow)



SweetAmber

[dare meli]

im speechless for the last part. and yes congrats on ur grandparents.its so sweet. and bout the emotionally depressed part...youre preaching at the choir baby! MY CHOIR!! shit. i gotta go and mope. ciao

thanks for the update anyway.twas a solace of some sort