"It is weird. Not paying for anything, being so far away from home," Tara ruminated. Her voice quieted when she said, "Sometimes I'm not sure i-if I want to go home."

Going home meant returning to a world without Willow, and that wasn't something she could even contemplate without feeling an intolerable ache inside.

"I'm not far away. If-if you ever need anything..."

Tara smiled. "I'm here. There. Um, near?"