I like that too. Tara is dumb soft-hearted enough that she'd probably believe Willow if she claimed the vamp thing was just bad PR and she was just a witch in a bad situation.

... and then reveal, cat/mouse, and either RUN TARA RUN or strong-arming Tara over to Bones for playtime.

I'll email you and Bones to work out timing, if you don't mind combining the two things?