"Don't touch me," Lauren said as she backed away from Bo's outstretched hand, chin quivering as she fought to hold back her tears.
"Lauren? What is it, what's wrong?" Bo asked, a sense of dread starting to overtake her at her girlfriends actions. She had just gotten back to the Dal after getting some air. The whole Dawning and it's aftermath left her a little overwhelmed and she had needed to clear her head.
"What's wrong? What's wrong? Really Bo? You need to ask that question?" Lauren said as she turned to continue packing up her stuff.
"Lauren please, talk to me, I don't know what is going on, you are scaring me," Bo pleaded.
"I'm sorry Bo, I need to go, I can't stay here anymore, do this anymore. It's for the best."
"Lauren, what are you talking about?"
"I am talking about us Bo. I can't do us anymore," she said, finally turning to look at Bo, tears now flowing down her cheeks.
"What? Lauren….why are you talking like this? I love you. I want us to be together, you know that," Bo spoke frantically, not believing what Lauren was saying to her.
"Together Bo? Together? We haven't been together since we've been together."
"Lauren, please, why are you saying things like this? I love you, I have been faithful and followed your rules. I know things have been crazy during my Dawning, but it's over now, we can go back to the way they were before," Bo pleaded.
Lauren shook her head sadly. "Bo, I love you too, so much I can't even put it in to words. But I don't want to be an afterthought in your life, someone who just keeps your bed warm. I deserve more than that and I WANT more than that. You taught me that. I have been deluding myself into thinking that I could be more than that for you, and the truth hurts right now. I need to get some space, somehow try to forget about you. So maybe we can both be happy someday."
"Lauren, you ARE so much more than that to me."
"Bo - when you went home to confront your past, you took Kenzi. When you went on your little walkabout, you had Tamsin. You went in to the temple with Dyson, and you have had Trick training you the whole time. Where have I been Bo? Where? Sitting at home, worrying about you, worrying if you will come home to me, worrying if you will come home at all...left to stare at my fucking little Petri dishes as you would say. I get it Bo, I don't fit in to your life….. you can go back to Dyson and his re-found love for you. He and Trick and Kenzi will be so happy. But I can't stay here this time, I cant stay and watch you and Dyson be happy. I love you so much it hurts, but that would hurt more. I am sorry. I love you too much to stay. Goodbye Bo."
And with that Lauren turned and walked out the door.
Bo was speechless because she knew everything Lauren said was the truth.