It's the sequel! Which starts a year and a few months from the events of the last one-shot. That's all I'm saying

Disclaimer: I do not own the characters they belong to the wonderful people of Lost Girl, Showcase, Prodigy, et al.

The labouring woman screamed out in pain while her husband tried to console her with empty words of encouragement which eventually caused the woman to snap, "Michael if you don't shut the fuck up I will choke you to death."

Lauren stood their astonished by the woman's choice of words but the third year resident who was handling the delivery chuckled from behind her mask and said, "Rebecca focus on getting little Oliver out before trying to attempt murder. One more push."

The woman bore down and gave the final push that would bring her son into the world. It was Lauren's third week in her gynaecology and obstetrics clerkship and seeing the birth of a child was something that she was still getting used to. Dr. Winters placed the baby on the labouring mother's chest then turned to Lauren and said, "Alright Dr. Lewis can you get in here and deliver the placenta." Lauren looked at the woman with a stunned look on her face and Dr. Winters moved closer to her and whispered, "You've studied and I've asked you the questions now get in there and see Rebecca through the rest of her delivery."

Lauren took a deep breath then nodded. She sat down on the stool that was between the woman's legs and went through the motion of clamping the cord then cutting it before she then went through the process of delivering the placenta. She had it done in under ten minutes. Dr. Winters gave her a quick nod then told her, "Let me assess the baby and the mother then we can leave them to bond."

Lauren got up and took off her protective gear then waited for Dr. Winters. Once the other woman was done and after she had give several instructions to the nurses the two of them left the family to bond. They stopped by the nurses' station and Dr. Winters smiled at Lauren, "You did an excellent job in there. I mean you froze for a moment but once you were in there you did everything wonderfully."

Lauren glanced down at the floor feeling slightly embarrassed by her teacher's praise. She cleared her throat and remarked, "As you said I've studied the procedure and you've instructed me through it. I just had to remember that. It wasn't anything new Dr. Winters."

The woman laughed at her then told her, "There are only so many ways to give birth Lauren so you are right there." She went behind the nurse's station and placed the tablet she was holding on the docking station then said, "I'm not expecting anymore deliveries tonight but it could happen. I'm on-call which means you're on-call. But you should go do your school work and if your pager goes off I want you here."

Lauren was hesitant but then she asked, "Can I go home?"

Dr. Winters looked at her with a perplexed expression and repeated, "Home?"

Lauren then began to plead her case, "I have been here for the last two days and that was fine and all because my fiancée wasn't home. But she comes home tonight and I would like to spend several hours with her before more labouring mothers come out of the woodwork." She took a deep breath then pointed out, "And you've said it yourself that you aren't expecting any more deliveries tonight."

Dr. Winters folded her arms across her chest and asked, "Is this the fiancée that teaches in Italy?"

"I only have one fiancée." Lauren bluntly told her.

Dr. Winters laughed and told her, "I would hope so." The woman sighed and said, "Okay you can go home but if you are paged you get here right away. Also I want you here at six AM so we can round and go over a few procedures. I have some complicated delivery cases that I want to present to you and I want to see how you would handle them."

"Okay." Lauren said with a huge grin on her then she thanked her, "Thank you so much Dr. Winters and I will be here at five thirty."

"Get out of here Lauren before I change my mind."

Lauren didn't have to be told twice so she made a quick dash to the intern locker room. She changed out of her scrubs and got her coat then left the hospital. She decided to catch a cab instead of taking the bus. Luckily the ride to their apartment from Mass Gen was only fifteen minutes. Lauren let her head rest back against the seat and she closed her eyes for a moment. She had been at the hospital for the last forty-eight hours and during that time she had been studying procedures, studying for her classes as well as looking at various residency programs on top of shadowing Dr. Winters. It was a good thing Bo had been teaching in Italy this week because she would have felt guilty. But typically if she was being held hostage at the hospital Bo would stop by and the two of them would go down to the cafeteria for dinner if she weren't busy. Or Bo would take her out to dinner. Lauren looked out the window as she realised how much she had missed Bo. Her workload had provided her the perfect distraction but now she missed her fiancée terribly. The cab pulled up to the building that housed their apartment. Lauren paid her fare then went inside. She got on the freight elevator and went up to the floor that they lived on.

Lauren walked into the apartment and called out, "Bo."

There was no response so Lauren let out a breath of relief and closed and locked the front door. She had made it home before Bo and now Lauren hoped that she would be able to take a shower before she did get home. She dropped her book bag in the entrance hall then went up the stairs to the loft area that was their bedroom and the master bathroom. Lauren got naked then went into the bathroom and started the shower. The last week had been rough on her and without Bo there to spoil her, her neck was a mess of tension thanks to her gruelling schedule and workload. Lauren knew that her third and fourth years of medical school were going to be demanding between her clerkships, school work, studying for her boards, and trying to get her PhD but she hadn't been expecting to be treated like an actual intern. Luckily she thrived under the demanding workload the only problem was the fact that it interfered with her relationship with Bo. She would find herself longing for the life they had before Boston. Where she was an undergrad sleeping with her professor and Bo wasn't going off to Italy every couple of weeks.

Bo was still going to Italy because her lectures and research had drawn the interests of several other European universities so when her course ended there they offered her a position heading a division of the psychology department. She had initially declined but the deans had been willing to negotiate with her. She was able to negotiate things to where she was only in Italy once a month for a week along with being able to maintain her division through video conferencing. So Bo was currently the head of the gender and sexuality division of this program which allowed interested students to come take the courses it offered at the Italian university.

Lauren got into the shower and the moment the hot spray hit her tense shoulders and neck she thought she would live in the shower forever. She luxuriated under the warm water for several minutes then began to wash. Lauren was in the middle of shaving her legs when her phone began to go off. She wondered who it was since everyone knew that she would be at the hospital. However that didn't stop her mother or Bo's mother from calling her. The two of them seemed to have joined forces to get Bo and Lauren to start planning their wedding. They had only been engaged for a year and a few months. Lauren saw no reason for them to rush into something that would probably be delayed because of her education. She'd be done with her clerkships before the beginning of April and once that was over then she and Bo would talk about their wedding. Lauren got out of the shower and dried her hands off before picking up her phone to see who it was. Lauren's eyebrows furrowed in confusion then she answered the phone, "Where are you?"

"Where are you?" Bo asked turning her on question on her.

Lauren leaned against the edge of the sink and replied, "I'm at home."

Bo chuckled and remarked, "Well that is a surprise." Then she explained, "Instead of going home I came to the hospital to surprise you because I knew you would be here for a third night. But when I went to the nurses' station they told me that you weren't there. So, my beautiful fiancée, tell me what you did so that you were able leave the hospital tonight."

Lauren grinned and said, "Yvonne let me leave because I told her that you were coming home. But I am on call in case some labouring mother decides that she would like to give birth at thirty-five weeks instead of forty."

Bo chuckled in Lauren's ear and it made her heart race, "How is your OB clerkship going? Is it better than the first two weeks?"

Lauren went over to the shower and turned it off then got her razor as she told Bo, "The expulsion of a seven and a half pound infant is still a shock to the system." Her first week in OB Lauren had seen her first birth and she had come home freaking out to Bo about it. "Oh but good news, I delivered the placenta tonight. Yvonne was quite impressed."

Bo laughed and wondered, "Did you tell her that you only did impressive work?"

Lauren had her leg propped up on the edge of the bathroom counter. She was damned determined to have smooth legs for when Bo got home. Lauren chuckled, "I played the modest card. Play anything higher than that and I'll be her grunt during the whole time of my clerkship. When did your plane land?"

Bo sighed in her ear, "About eight thirty. Traffic was unbearable as usual. Hey I have some news that I think you will be happy about."

Lauren stopped shaving and asked, "Are we going to finally elope and have both of our mothers hate us for the rest of our lives?"

Bo laughed and after she caught her breath she remarked, "No that is definitely not happening. My mother will kill me." She took a breath then said, "It's something else. How about I swing by and pick you up then we can go out to dinner and talk about it."

Lauren began to get a little suspicious of what Bo wanted to talk about, "Bo did something happen in Italy?"

Bo didn't answer her right away but then she said, "We will talk when we go out to eat." Lauren began to worry but Bo knew her all too well, "It is good news. Trust me. I'll be at the apartment in like fifteen minutes."

Lauren was still worried but she sighed, "Okay Bo."

"Stop worrying. You'll get worry lines which I will love regardless. I love you Lauren and I'll see you in a few." Bo said trying to reassure Lauren.

It worked a little so Lauren smiled, "I love you too Bo. I'll see you in a few."

They hung up and Lauren stared at the phone for a moment as she tried to wonder what kind of news Bo would have. The last time Bo had news for her it was after what was supposed to be her final trip to Italy and she had told her about the new program and how she was heading it along with the monthly visits to Italy. Only thing that could make this worse was the fact that Bo would have to go to Italy on a permanent basis. Lauren started to think that that was what Bo's news was and she began to think about what sacrifices one of them would have to make. She was in the middle of her clerkships. Lauren had three more weeks in OB then she had paediatrics. She couldn't move to Italy. But she didn't want them to be stuck in a long distance relationship again. Getting through those nine months had been torturous. Lauren got back in the shower and finished shaving and washing then she got ready for dinner with Bo even though she fretted about the possibility of their relationship being put through another obstacle. This time she didn't think they would be able to make it due to their busy schedules.

By the time Bo had gotten home Lauren was pacing around their living room and drinking her second glass of wine. The metal door of their apartment slid open and Bo shouted, "Lauren I'm home." She walked into the living room and saw Lauren. Despite her mood Lauren smiled then walked over to Bo. She gave her a kiss and Bo hummed then she pulled back and whispered, "I missed you so much." She licked her lips, "Also is that the expensive red?"

Lauren shook her head no then told her, "No it is the one that your mom sent us."

Bo nodded and smiled, "Okay." She reached out to place a strand of Lauren's hair behind her ear, "You're so beautiful. Are you ready for dinner?"

Lauren shook her head no. She needed to find out what Bo's news now or she was going to obsess about it all through dinner. "What is your news Bo? Because the last time you came back from Italy and you had news, you told me about your promotion and how you were heading a division of the psychology department which meant you were travelling back and forth every month. Sometimes twice a month. The only other news I can think of is that Italy is going to be permanent."

Bo had a stunned look on her face then she smiled before placing a soft kiss on Lauren's lips. She moved back and said, "Let me go pay the cab then you and I are going to talk." Lauren gave her an uneasy look and she smiled, "I promise. Just give me a moment." She took Lauren's wineglass and said, "Also no more wine."

Lauren watched as Bo walked over to the kitchen so she could place her wineglass on the counter before she walked out of the apartment. She shouldn't have been drinking to begin with but the thought of Bo going to Italy permanently had stressed her out and that on top of the stress that she already had was going to cause her to lose it. Lauren walked over to the sliding glass door and grabbed the fleece blanket that was sitting on the table by it then she walked out onto the balcony. She liked to come out here to do her homework and go over cases because she liked listening to the sounds of the city. It relaxed her so she thought it would help her currently. Lauren sat down on the chaise lounge chair then covered herself with the blanket. She let her head rest against the back of it and closed her eyes. Her mind wandered to the thought of Bo living in Italy and the more she thought about it the more willing she was to place her last year of medical school on hold so they wouldn't have to be apart. Lauren didn't have much actual classroom work to do. At this point in her education it was all practical and her writing several papers for her doctorate. The only thing that would hold her up was the field experience requirement of her education. Lauren sighed as she thought about the choices that needed to be made.

When she felt a tap on her shoulder and she looked up to see Bo smiling down at her. Lauren returned the smile then sat up so she could sit behind her. Once Bo was comfortable and she had her arms around Lauren the two of them remained quiet so they could enjoy being back in each other's presence after being separated for a week. After a few minutes Bo kissed the side of her head and whispered, "I love you."

Lauren locked their fingers together under the blanket and said in a soft voice, "I love you too." It was the quite declaring of love that made Lauren feel safe and complete. It was something that she had been missing for the last week and anytime Bo was away she was acutely aware of it. She decided that she was done feeling that way and never wanted to feel that way again. If Bo was going to Italy then she was going to go to Italy too. That's all there was for her.

"I stepped down." Bo told her in a voice so low that Lauren almost missed it.

Lauren sat up and looked at her, "What?'

Bo looked in her eyes and with a small smirk on her face she repeated, "I've stepped down. From my position as the head of the gender and sexuality program."

Lauren sat there completely baffled by what to say. That was Bo's dream job and she had given it up. "Why?"

Bo sighed and reached out to brush a strand of Lauren's hair out of her face as she explained, "I can't keep doing this Lauren. We can't keep doing this." She lowered her hand and told her, "We're going to be married soon then we'll have kids and at some point this position was going to require me to be over there full-time and it wouldn't be possible. So I've stepped down. I want to focus on us getting our life started and I've got some other things planned but as for Italy…I'm done."

Lauren was relieved to hear that Bo had given up her position but at the same time she didn't believe it was fair. She got up and stated, "This isn't fair Bo. You can't always be the one sacrificing something for our relationship or our future together."

Bo chuckled then countered, "I'm only doing the logical thing that makes sense. Are you saying you want to forgo the years of schooling and training for you to become a doctor so you can move to Italy for me?"

"I'm willing to do that Bo. Yes." Lauren argued.

Bo got off the lounge then said, "I'm not going to let you do that. This is what I'm doing and I'm happy to do it." She walked over to her and smiled, "That way one of us can focus on the wedding planning and our mothers while the other is busy saving the world."

Lauren stared into Bo's eyes then dropped her head onto her shoulder. Bo wrapped her arms around her and she sighed, "You are making strides in the research that you are doing there. Evolving the way sex is taught and thought about. You are already doing things to change the world Bo. I'm barely starting out."

Bo rubbed her back and kissed her temple before saying, "I am and I will continue to change the world in my own way but what you're doing is magnificent Lauren and I would rather see you succeed and grow than watch you stop that." She took a deep breath then sighed, "So I've stepped down."

Lauren wrapped her arms around Bo and closed her eyes. She needed a moment of losing herself in Bo before she asked, "Are you sure?"

Bo let out a light chuckled then murmured, "More than sure." She kissed the side of Lauren's head again then sighed, "When's the last time you slept?"

Lauren rolled her eyes behind her suddenly heavy eyelids and responded, "I had a nap in an on-call room. But I'm hungry and you just got back tonight so I'm not interested in sleep at all."

Bo was rubbing Lauren's back in a slow motion and it was lulling Lauren to sleep. Bo hummed and commented, "You may not be interested in sleep but your body is telling me otherwise." Lauren groaned in protest at the other woman's assumption and Bo chuckled, "Well then wake up because if you fall asleep while were having sex it might bruise my ego."

Lauren let out a low chuckle and nuzzled Bo's neck before giving it a kiss then murmuring, "Your ego wouldn't be bruised. You think very highly of yourself when it comes to that department so I think you'll be okay."

Bo scoffed then let out a small laugh, "It's nice to know you care so much about my ego."

Lauren sat up and gave Bo a quick kiss before saying, "Well I know how delicate it can be." She yawned then gave her a small smile, "Can we go inside and lie down?"

Bo kissed her then pulled back and said, "Yeah." After she grabbed the blanket the two of them went inside and as she folded it Bo told her, "Go up to the room. I'm going to go get something to drink then I'll be up."

Lauren resisted the urge to pout and said, "Okay." She didn't want to go to bed without her but she knew that Bo would be upstairs as soon as she was finished in the kitchen. This was one thing that she didn't like anytime Bo went away. She never liked being the clingy fiancée but whenever Bo got back from Italy she wanted to spend as much time with her as possible. Lauren walked up to the loft and she undressed before getting into bed. Lauren was looking up at the ceiling as the apartment grew dark as Bo went through it and turned off the lights before making her way upstairs.

Bo walked into the room and smiled at her, "I hope you're naked under there because I am desperate for some Lauren skin."

Lauren grinned and remarked, "Nope full length night gown and two layers of socks."

Bo chuckled at her and began to undress. She watched as Bo took off the shirt that she was wearing then tossed it into the basket before taking off the snug pants that's she was wearing. Lauren was trying hard to keep her expression blank but watching Bo shed her clothes was making her something other than sleepy. Once she was undressed Bo got in bed and as soon as she was comfortable Lauren didn't wait to snuggle up to her. Bo let out a soft laugh then said, "You are such a liar." Then she began to lightly tickle her, "I feel all sorts of Lauren skin."

Lauren bit her shoulder shouted, "Stop tickling me." Bo continued to laugh but she stopped. She moved away from Bo and said, "I hope you enjoyed all the skin that you could get because you and I are sleeping apart tonight."

Bo began to pout and Lauren had to bite the inside of her lip to prevent herself from smiling. Bo moved closer towards her and said in a quiet voice, "Lo-Lo..." Lauren looked up at the ceiling so that the other woman's doe-eyed look wouldn't have any effect on her. Bo placed a soft kiss on her neck then whispered, "You can't ignore me Lauren." She placed a kiss on her collarbone, "Try as hard as you want but..." Bo rested her hand on Lauren's hip then she gently bit her neck before sucking on the sensitive skin then she pulled Lauren closer to her. Bo kissed up her neck then she tugged on Lauren's earlobe with her teeth before whispering, her warm breath sending a shiver down Lauren's spine, "Eventually you give in."

Lauren turned her head and met Bo's lips for a smouldering kiss that she lost herself in as soon as her lips were on Bo's. Not breaking the kiss Bo guided her back onto the bed then got on top of her. Lauren ran her hands through Bo's thick hair and kept them buried in the brown locks as the kiss deepened. Bo's tongue skimmed across her bottom lip before it flitted into her mouth to caress her tongue. Lauren moaned into her mouth and wrapped her leg around Bo's thigh wanting her to be closer even though space was already nonexistent between the two of them. The kiss went from them expressing how much they missed each other to a heady need that longed for relief. Bo moved her hand between their bodies then cupped the excited juncture between Lauren's thighs causing her to give the other woman's hair a slight tug and groan into her mouth. Bo applied pressure to Lauren's clit with the heel of her hand and Lauren broke the kiss then moaned quietly next to Bo's ear as two weeks of built up sexual tension was finally coming to an end.

Bo wedged a finger between her saturated lips then slid it up to stroke the excited bundle of nerves that shot an intense wave of pleasure through Lauren making her bite the crook of Bo's neck. Then the roaming digit made its way inside of her and Lauren cried out Bo's name. She knew she wasn't going to last long. Every part of her yearned for Bo and that mixed in with exhaustion that she was keeping at bay didn't allow for her to have much control over the situation. As Bo's finger moved in and out of her Lauren lost herself to Bo's touch and she enjoyed the feeling of having the woman on top of her. Her palm rested firmly on Bo's back and as the finger drove deeper inside of her Lauren gasped and raked her fingers down the damp skin under them. This only encouraged Bo to repeat the same action again and when she did Lauren was overtaken by the sudden orgasm that swept through her. She wrapped her legs around Bo to keep her in place while she surrendered to the delirious pleasure that flooded her body. Moments later Lauren relaxed then she kissed the side of Bo's neck then murmured, "I guess I didn't know how much I missed you."

Bo turned her head so she could place a soft kiss on Lauren's lips then she whispered, "You'll never have to miss me again."

Lauren nudged Bo's shoulder so she could get off of her and once Bo was lying on her side of the bed she cuddled up to her. Bo chuckled, "I wasn't finished yet."

Lauren kissed the centre of Bo's chest then laid her head down stating, "You know that joke you made about me falling asleep in the middle of sex?"

"Yes…"

"Well it will become a reality if I don't get at least an hour because between that and my exhaustion it will happen." Lauren told her as her eyelids began to get heavy.

Bo let out a soft chuckle then kissed the top of her head before saying in a quiet voice, "Okay. I love you."

Lauren held on tighter to Bo's waist and mumbled, "I love you too."

It didn't take long for sleep to come to her. Lauren would have blamed the sex but she knew it was because of Bo. Falling asleep while Bo held her filled a part of her that knew that she was complete and that Bo was in bed with her. It was a comforting feeling that put her at ease no matter where they were sleeping.

This was supposed to be bigger but I couldn't do a long chapter. Other chapters might be longer but I think this is a good place for lift off. Review please. Please? Pretty please?