So begins the Sequel!"

kenzi, are you sure you aren't planning your wedding, and not ours?" I stared at her with a cocked eyebrow. Her fabric choices for the potential bridesmaids dresses, were bordering on Gothic 80's neon.

"doc, come on now. You gotta loosen up a little! A wedding is a big deal, play it up in style."

I rubbed at my temple, "as it stands right now, you are the only bridesmaid."

I was tired, Bo and I had only been back four days from our vacation. It was not restful since Bo was adamant on seeing how fully fae I was. But I did manage to get her to a couple museums, and to my surprise she actually enjoyed them. When we got home, she began to study fae history a little bit more.

Kenzi as predicted, had entrusted that I would follow through with popping the question and we came home to an impromptu engagement party and her in full blown wedding planner mode. Bo had left me to sit with Kenzi and go over, in my head, useless details. Our wedding party was tiny as it stood. So far it was Trick, Kenzi and we were still negotiating on where tamsin would fit. In the bridal party or just a guest barred from the open bar at the reception.

"i know I am the only bridesmaid, because that's all you need." she winked at me, she kept flipping through the bridal magazines that covered my coffee table. I was beginning to get a headache. I was filling out my paperwork to return to the hospital, my leave of absence had lapsed, I had no issue at all getting my job back, but the administrator wanted to update my paperwork and make sure her ends were covered for my return.

I focused on the forms, I was excited to return to work, I didn't really need the income, since I rarely spent money I had plenty saved up. But I knew I had a wedding coming, a soon to be wife entering my life, and I wanted to be prepared. Kenzi kept throwing magazines over my forms, asking, "what about this?"

I would answer with, "circle it, have Bo look at it when she gets home."

I felt warm arms come over my shoulders and wrap themselves around my chest, "i don't like that one Kenz, it will wash Lauren out." Bo's breath was warm against my neck and I couldn't prevent myself from smiling. She kissed me on the neck, whispering, "missed you."

I reached up and squeezed her hand at my sternum, "missed you more."

We both turned to look at Kenzi as she made gagging noises, "you two, yuck. Be careful before you get your lurve juice all over my notes."

She started scooping up her magazines and notes, I laughed, "if its so gross, why are you head of the BoLo wedding extravaganza party of the year?" I smiled as I rattled off the title Kenzi had given our upcoming nuptials.

Kenzi stared at us, her hand on her hip, "because neither of you know how to throw a party, and fancy one, cheap."

I sighed, as Bo spoke, "cheap better mean you got it at the store, not that it fell off a truck and your cousin found it."

Kenzi looked away, "details, details." she piled her notes up and headed over to the kitchen, "you two discuss dresses or pantsuits, I don't know who wears the pants...only know that you guys take them off a lot." she wobbled over to the kitchen table and dropped her pile, then begin to sing her "nom nom nom." song while she raided my fridge.

Bo walked around and sat in my lap, kissing under my chin, "busy?"

I sighed, she still made my heart rush at simple kisses. I dropped my pen and wrapped her up in my arms, "i was. Just trying to finish up these forms before I go back to work in a couple days."

"back on midnights?"

I nodded, "for now, but I will be moving to normal shifts after we are married." I paused, married, I couldn't believe it. I would be married in less than two weeks, a shotgun wedding it almost was. I talked Bo down and got her to agree to planning a little further. I wanted to make sure that it was memorable for the both of us, because I intended this to be my only marriage. That was saying a lot since I was now immortal, but old fashioned.

Bo kept kissing my neck, "Speaking of married, will I take your last name or will you take mine? Or do we pull out the hyphen."

"when you do that, I cant think of anything other than taking you to bed."

"that's my intention doctor." I could feel her smirk against my cheek.

I cleared my throat, "we do have to make some decisions on anything." I moved my head so I could kiss Bo on the lips, "half hour? And then we can continue this?"

Bo frowned, "fine. The sooner we make decisions the sooner we get to the honeymoon."

Bo moved off my lap and sat next to me, I frowned feeling the cool air that snuck in after bo moved. She picked up a notepad and a pen, looked at me, "ready doctor."

"last name. I leave that up to you to decide, but I would love calling you Mrs. Dr. Lewis." I smirked at her, She smiled back, "i agree, plus it would be starting over for me on a new level. A new last name, a new family." she leaned into my shoulder.

She checked it off her list, "now, whats next."

"wedding dresses? You may actually have to wear something other than black."

She laughed, "true but I fear I may taint the meaning behind a white dress."

That's when Kenzi piped in, "you two don't worry about dresses, I just found two perfect for you both, and yes I just made an executive decision. Hotpants, I have never seen you wearing anything other than a uniform, scrubs, jeans...and that one time I saw more than I ever want too." she shuddered, "so! As maid of honor of Bo Bo, and best lady for the doc, you both will be in dresses." she was dialing her phone, and quickly speaking in Russian as she left to go upstairs.

Bo kept her eyes on Kenzi as she walked upstairs, "what do you want to bet..."

I waved my hand, "that's a bet I will lose, as long as I don't know where they came from I cant testify." I looked at Bo's list, "next is guest list."

Bo smiled, "yep, here is mine." she handed it over and saw that she had ten or so people compared to my none. All of hers were the friends I had met with her at the dal or had helped me, like Dyson. Bo held out a pen, "write your peeps on here."

"Bo, I don't really have anyone." I really didn't, I had not spoken to my parents I years, I had made no real friendships at the hospital and in general, I was a loner.

Bo half smiled, "not even your parents?"

I shook my head, "its been some time since I spoke to them. They were great, but when I left for Afghanistan and met cate, things became weird. After I got home, I would only call once in a while. Other than that, there is no one." I closed my eyes, "well Tamsin."

Bo sighed. Tamsin was not as big of a sore subject since I heard the real story behind "the heated discussion" between her and Bo. Kenzi had come home to the woman battling it out, street brawling, in defense of my honor. But like all fights on the street, both woman had grown respect and appreciation for each other. Bo was getting used to Tamsin being close to me, and Tamsin had gotten the idea that I was Bo's and Bo's alone. It became a happy dysfunctional family, highlighted by the endless but hilarious bickering between Tamsin and Kenzi.

"Lauren, she can come. We have worked things out, and she did kind of save the day by making you fae." I could tell that it was going to take more time for Bo to settle down about Tamsin and I, and how our friendship was extremely unique.

I leaned over and kissed bo on the cheek, "i will make her promise to stay sober, she will. Because I am the only one who is keeping the voices at bay, she owes me." in reality I owed her more than I could ever repay, but in the last few days I followed through on my promise to help Tamsin with her ghosts. We were both working on our new gifts together. "speaking of that, I still have to figure out what you absorbed in the energy transference, if you have any new talents."

Bo smiled wide, the dimple I was equally happy to be marrying showed, "you already experienced some of my new talents, remember the second night in England? The bed broke?"

I blushed immediately, "i still feel bad about that, I paid for them to get at least three new beds." Bo had definitely learned some new things in the bedroom that I knew I would have broken under as a human, but as a fae, it was incredible. "focus, I want to do some research and see if you received new powers or just increased your existing ones."

"always the nerd."

I raised an eyebrow at her, "Always the pervert."

she laughed, "touche doctor."

I smiled as I stared at my future wife, our vacation away from everyone and everything had done its job. In between museums and breaking borrowed beds, Bo and I talked. We were able to learn more about each other. It was all the things that couples worked out in the first few months, we were too busy chasing each other in the desert or chasing after Valkyries. I learned what her favorite foods were, that she had never been to a professional sports game, and that when I dragged her through endless history lessons in London museums, that she had never been to one. She in turned learned that I often need to be prodded out of my head because I was always embarrassed by sharing my heart, and that I actually knew how to knit. IT was all simple silly things, but they were our things. We were still working on her jealousy and my inability to speak up when it was so desperately needed, but we developed cues to clue each other in when our bad behaviors came out. But as I stared at her, flipping through magazines, I was even more in love with her than I ever thought I could imagine. I reached out and grabbed her left hand, holding her fingers so I could look at the engagement ring.

Trick was beyond excited that I had met Kavan and that the family jewelry and made it back home. He told me that the connection between the rings and the pendant were true and the only reason the pendant glowed when the ring was present, was because Bo and I were truly soul mates and when we said our vows and sealed them with the final rings, we would be inseparable. Neither of us would be able to love like we did for each other. I pulled her hand up and kissed her hand, "i love you."

Bo pulled her hand and placed it on my cheek, pulling me close to place a light kiss on my lips, "i love you more and I don't think I will ever get tired of saying it."

"ack! I am still over here!" Kenzi yelled over to the couch sing songy. "you are killing my appetite."

I kissed Bo again, "really? Even if I said pizza is on me?"

Kenzi clapped, "well that, my dear hotpants, is a game changer." I could hear the soft beep of the phone being dialed.

after the triple meat, triple cheese had been devoured, I left Bo and kenzi to watch tv. I had finished the forms while Kenzi ate and told a story of how Bo and her went undercover in a sorority at a college. I had made note to ask Bo if she still kept the security guard outfit.

I wanted to drop the forms off at the hospital, since it was in walking distance, I decided to take a quick walk. Bo didn't go with me like she would have in the past, she needed to have some time with her best friend and I, being fae, had no real need for my sexy bodyguard. My sense of picking up other fae had continued to grow stronger and more specific. If danger was coming my way I would know well beforehand. I jammed my hands in my coat pockets and took a deep breath of the cool, crisp, city air. The sounds and smells were more welcomed than I had thought upon our return. But they were the sounds and smells of home, and I missed them. I walked thinking over who else I could invite to the wedding, it was bothering me more than I had hoped.

I stared at the city street, admiring the strange art created by the concrete cracks and the long hardened gum. There was beauty in everything if you looked for it. When I got a block away from the hospital, I felt a fae nearby and when it got closer I stopped and waited for it to catch up to me.

"Commander, you know that you cant sneak up on me like you used too."

"well, captain, who said I was sneaking up on you."

I turned around to see her walking behind me, I smiled, "you stopped when I stopped, have you forgotten that I can feel fae, especially the fae that I am close too?"

She rolled her eyes, "whatever, you are just trying to show off your new parlor tricks." she stopped, "what are you doing walking the city streets at this hour, people will think you are a cheap hooker."

I raised my eyebrows, "do I look like a cheap hooker?"

She shrugged, "Some would say..."

I sighed, as much as I did care for tamsin it was equally balanced by how much I really wanted to hit her. There was a bond between us and it was definitely a strange one. "you were following me?"

"maybe. Wheres the wife?"

"back at my apartment, Kenzi and her are watching a movie, planning the wedding."

Tamsin made a fake ooh face, "sounds riveting."

"you keep acting like a dick, and you will be uninvited." I turned to continue my way to the hospital, "if you want to talk, walk with me."

Tamsin caught up next to me, "i'm invited to the wedding?" her voice dropped from the usual old gruff hard trademark of Tamsin, to a soft gentle one, tinged with confusion and excitement.

I nodded, "you are my only friend too, well one that isn't directly through bo. Plus, I guess you are my old army buddy." I swallowed, "and because of you, I am able to marry this woman. I owe you a lot, Tamsin."

She fell silent for a second, then spoke quietly "i think we are on a equal level in that regard." she cleared her throat, "does the succuwife know you invited me? I mean we are sorta okay after we UFC'd it up in the house. Ass beatings bring new beginnings?" she looked at me for conformation of her catch phrase.

I smiled, "yes, bo knows. You guys will be okay in time, she still doesn't understand our bond, I don't think any of us really do. But you have become a part of our lives." I looked at her, pointing at her hard, "but, if you get wasted or act like you usually do, I will boot you out, well before the cake is cut."

She cringed, "you guys are having a cake? That's fairly human of you..." she looked up at the night sky, "i guess I cant say anything, Valkyries never marry, we just sleep around. But a cake? Why not a wedding keg? Or wedding shots?"

"commander..." it had become an unspoken habit between Tamsin and I that our army titles would come out as way of saying, knock it off or one of us was being a little out of hand.

"captain. Anyways, I would love to come to the wedding of the millennia, but to get back to my stalking you. I had a weird visitor last night, kinda creeped me out, and I wanted to talk to you about it."

"was this outside of the normal weird ones you have?"

She nodded, "he was dressed in all black, and when I gave him the usual speech of what the hell do you want, he said nothing. He just stared at me and held up a piece of paper in his hand, some weird symbol drawn on it." she pulled out a piece of paper and handed it to me, "i was able to replicate the image before he disappeared. Its been two nights in a row, the same thing. The rest wont shut the hell up when I give them the chance, but this one, there's something about him."

I paused and opened up the paper, in the middle of the page was what looked like a crudely drawn key. "it looks a lot like a key."

Tamsin, looked down, her hands deep in her pockets, "that's what I thought, what does it mean? Am I the gatekeeper and he is the key holder?"

I bumped her shoulder, "You watch too much TV. I will look into it later, I will run it through the fae database."

Tamsin stopped, "i thought you quit the light fae, and Finny poo, still has no idea of my gifting the race with your presence."

I smiled, "yes and yes. Kenzi was able to hack their system and give me unlimited access under the ash's user name." I folded the paper up and tucked it into my pocket, "in time, that will be something I have to confront. I am going to see if I can carry on the tradition of the unaligned like Bo." I reached out and pulled at her jacket, "come on, lets drop these off and have a quick drink before I go home."

Tamsin smiled wide, "you do owe me a beer, or three."

I shook my head as we filled the rest of the walk with idle chat about the army, somethings I knew would never leave my life and complaining about the army was one of them.

As we entered the hospital, the image on the piece of paper in my pocket faded away to nothing and the paper crumpled in on itself.