My friend Kevin on Tumblr requested two things and let's see if I did them justice.

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

She wasn't going to cry today. That had been Lauren's mantra ever since she woke up an hour ago but as she looked at the pancakes that cook in the pan in front of her, her vision began to blur thanks to the tears forming in her eyes. Thankfully she was saved from having a full-blown sob fest due to the doorbell ringing. Lauren turned off the stove then moved the pan onto the back burner before she walked out of the kitchen and down the entry hall to answer the door. When she opened it she found Tamsin standing on the doorstep with a smile on her face. As she let her in Lauren asked, "What are you doing here?"

Tamsin headed out of the entry hall and went right towards the kitchen as she said, "Bo called me and said that you might use some extra support today." She then exclaimed, "Ooh pancakes! Thank god. I'm starving."

Lauren walked into the kitchen and she entered just in time to see Tamsin shove a syrup coated pancake into her mouth. She shook her head then walked over to cabinet to get a plate for the other woman and as she handed it to her she remarked, "I don't need extra support. I'm just-" She bit her bottom lip to stop the tears that were threatening to make themselves present. "I just didn't think it would happen so soon." She said her voice thick with emotion.

Tamsin sighed and put down her plate then she walked over to Lauren so she could wrap her arms around her. "It's not happening so soon. She's five Lauren. You've had five years to mentally prepare for this. Plus she's only going to be gone half the day then you get to see her at twelve."

Lauren sniffed as her head rested against Tamsin shoulder and a few errant tears escaped. So maybe she did need a little bit more support today. She heard feet running down the stairs and Lauren moved away from Tamsin then wiped at her face before the five year-old, bundle of blonde energy came running into the kitchen. Charlotte wrapped her arms around Lauren's legs and exclaimed, "Mommy I'm going to school today! I get to go learn things so I can be smart like you."

Lauren covered her mouth as she began to cry. Luckily Tamsin was there to cover for her, "You may want to be smart like your mommy but you still want to beat up bad guys like your Aunt Tammy right?"

Charlotte let go of Lauren's legs as she shouted, "Yeah. I'll beat the heck out of them!"

"Charlotte Weslyn Lewis. You do not say that word." Bo scolded as she entered the kitchen. She then looked at Tamsin, "And you do not encourage her to say that word."

Tamsin smiled as she rolled her eyes, "Oh chillax mama bear. I was going to say something but you beat me too it."

She picked up Charlotte who repeated, "Yeah mom chillax."

"Chuck let's not get your mom angry this morning. You want some bacon and sugar?" Charlotte nodded and Tamsin said, "Okay let's go set you up in the dining room." She motioned her head towards Lauren who was looking at the stove and trying to get her emotions under control, "You might want to take care of that."

Bo nodded and walked over to her wife who was silently crying. When Tamsin left the kitchen she walked over Lauren and back as she asked in a soft voice, "Hey what's the matter?"

Lauren turned and moved closer to Bo so she could rest her head on Bo's shoulder then she sobbed, "My little girl is growing up so fast. And I'm happy for her but my hormones are so out of control that this whole situation is amplified and I'm just really sad because then it'll be her going to school all day then the next thing you know she's-she's going off to college."

Bo was a little surprised by Lauren's reaction to Charlotte's first day of school. It was so unlike the rational woman and she knew that her wife's second pregnancy wasn't going to be as easy as her first one. She kissed the side of Lauren's head then whispered, "She is going to do all that Lauren but we've got awhile before it happens. So let's get through this milestone and then you'll see it isn't as bad as you think it is and you'll be more happy than sad. Okay?" Lauren nodded against her shoulder and Bo rubbed her back, "Morning sickness today?"

Lauren lifted her head and Bo wiped away her tears as she sighed, "Not yet but it's still early."

Bo smiled and said, "I'll make you a smoothie and get your vitamins together. You might want to go upstairs and freshen up a bit. You got puffy eyes." Lauren gawked at Bo and she explained, "You said you didn't want to cry in front of Charli today so looking like you didn't just have a total meltdown might be the opposite of that."

Lauren let at deep and resigned to the fact that Bo was right. "Okay I'll go upstairs and freshen up."

Bo smiled then kissed her. Lauren didn't like it when she was right but Bo wasn't going to gloat about it this time. She knew that a pregnant Lauren was unpredictable emotionally. She pulled back and smiled, "Okay and be quick. We have to get to her school early if we want to walk her to her classroom."

Lauren nodded then walked out of the kitchen leaving Bo to make her smoothie. Bo shook her head as Lauren walked out of the kitchen. Lauren wasn't going to be able to make it through this day without crying. She walked into the dining room and saw Tamsin and Charlotte were eating breakfast. Charli was being extra careful to not get anything on her new dress. Bo smiled and said, "Don't forget to drink your milk Charli. You'll need it to have a good day at school."

"Okay mom." Charli told her as she picked up a piece of bacon.

Tamsin put her fork down and said, "Hey Bo is Lauren okay about all this? She seems to be taking this a lot harder than I thought."

She and Lauren hadn't told anyone about Lauren's pregnancy due to the fact that they hadn't figured out a way to tell Charli. But Lauren was well into her second month and it seemed this was going to be a rough pregnancy for her. Bo chuckled and replied, "You know Lauren. Mrs. Rational until it comes to Charlotte."

"Chuck don't do that." Tamsin said before Charli managed to wipe bacon grease on her dress. She handed her a napkin, "Use this. At least wait until your moms aren't around to mess up your dress."

Charli wiped her hands on the napkin and Bo sighed, "Tamsin are you ever going to stop calling her Chuck?"

Tamsin grinned, "Are you ever going to stop calling her Charli?"

"You both should be calling her by her name but neither of you will." Lauren said as she walked by Bo. She felt better now that she had a good cry. She walked over to Charlotte then kissed the top of her head before saying, "You look very nice today. I think Mrs. Jones will like your dress."

Charlotte smiled up at her, "Thank you mommy."

"You're welcome sweetheart." She looked at Bo, "Did you remember to put the stretchy shorts on her? I don't want to receive a call from the school saying that we need to teach our daughter how to act in a dress." Lauren scowled a bit. Charlotte loved dresses but she liked to play and sometimes the two clashed but Lauren wasn't going to stifle her daughter's free spirit because of a piece of clothing.

Bo chuckled and told her, "Yes I did. Now sit down and enjoy breakfast. I'll be back with your smoothie and vitamins."

"Vitamins?" Tamsin asked around a mouth full of pancake.

Lauren took a sip of the herbal tea in her mug and said, "Yeah just to help my iron levels." She didn't look at Tamsin but she hoped the woman believed her and when Tamsin didn't say anything further she knew that the small lie had worked.

The four of them ate breakfast then they headed to Charlotte's school which was only ten minutes away. As they walked up the stairs of the school Charlotte couldn't contain her excitement, "Mom look at all the kids. Do I get to play with them all? And are the big kids mean? If they are I'm going to beat them up? Tammy said to beat up anyone who is mean to me."

Both Lauren and Bo glared at Tamsin as they walked into the school and she explained, "I said if she couldn't find a teacher then to beat them up."

"That's no better Tamsin." Lauren said in an annoyed tone. She took a deep breath then began to answer all of Charlotte's questions, "Charlotte you aren't to hit another person. If I hear about you hitting another person you will be in trouble do you understand?" Charlotte pouted but nodded her head in agreement. Lauren gave her small had a light squeeze then said, "And you don't have to worry about the big kids because they have recess at a different time. You'll only have to worry about kids who are the same size as you okay?"

"Okay." Charlotte said as she looked around at everything and everyone they passed.

Bo chuckled as she watched her daughter. She was so excited to be in school. Charlotte had been going to pre-school for the last year and part-time day care a couple years before that but those had been in a small building. This was bigger and a new experience for her. "Don't forget Charli me, mommy, or Tammy will be coming to pick you up in a few hours so you won't be here all day."

"Are you serious?" Charlotte asked then she whined, "But I want to be here all day."

All three adults had surprised looks on their faces but Lauren was the one to chuckle, "I know you do but next year you'll get to be here all day."

Charlotte smiled, "Awesome. I'm gonna be super smart then."

Lauren chuckled. Her daughter wanted to learn about any and everything but she also had Bo's tendency for troublemaking so the two combined made for numerous visits to timeout. They got to her class room and when they walked into the room the older woman with braids walked over to them and said, "Charli it's good to see you again. Are you excited about the first day of school?"

Charlotte nodded then said, "Mrs. Jones…"

"Yes dear?"

"Can you call me Chuck? I like it better than Charli and Charlotte. It's what my Aunt Tammy calls me."

The woman looked at the three women escorting the child with a humours glint in her eyes. Tamsin had found the floor interesting while Bo chuckled. Lauren shook her head and sighed, "It's fine."

Mrs. Jones smiled and bent down to be eye level with Charlotte, "Okay, Chuck it is. You want to say by to parents then I can show you where you can put your awesome Gumball backpack?"

Charlotte smiled and said, "Okay."

Mrs. Jones left Charlotte so she could say bye to her moms and Aunt Tammy. Tamsin was the first to say bye to her. She gave her a quick hug then whispered, "Don't hit anyone but if anyone does anything mean to you remember their name and I promise to take care of it okay?"

Charlotte told her okay then Bo gave her daughter a big hug and said, "Enjoy your first day and I'll see you in a few hours. Make lots a friends."

Charlotte giggled and told her, "I already have friends mom."

"I know you do sweetie." Then Bo kissed her cheek before saying, "I love you."

"Love you too mom."

Lauren bent down to say good bye to Charlotte then she took the little girl in her arms and her close to her. She didn't want to let go because if she let go then it would feel like she would be losing her little girl. Silent tears fell then Charlotte whined, "Mommy you're squeezing too tight and I want to go see my cubby."

Lauren got a tearful smile on her face then sniffed before letting go of the little girl. She smiled at Charlotte who got a worried look on her face and Lauren said, "It's okay. Mommy's just so happy for you. I want you to have a good day and I want you to make me a picture so I can put it on my desk." Lauren swiped at her face then said, "And please don't hang upside down on the monkey bars. It scares people." Charlotte grinned and Lauren knew right away that her daughter was going to do exactly that. "I love you Charlotte and I'll see you later."

Charlotte wrapped her arms around Lauren's neck and whispered, "I love you too mommy." Then she let go and ran into the room where she took hold of Mrs. Jones's hand so she could so Charlotte where to put her Gumball backpack.

Lauren stood up and Bo was next to her in an instant to support her. The three of them watched Charlotte as she got settled in her new environment then they walked out when they realised that the little girl okay. As they walked out of the school Tamsin said, "Okay what's going on. I haven't seen Lauren cry this much ever before."

Lauren shook her head against Bo's shoulder then she sat up and stated, "I'm pregnant you idiot."

Tamsin jumped in front of them, "Are you serious?"

"And this explains where Charli gets that from." Bo chuckled, "You're such a bad influence on my daughter and yes she's serious."

Tamsin hugged them both and said, "Oh my-I'm so happy for you guys." She moved and grinned, "So I get another niece or nephew to corrupt. Awesome."

Bo and Lauren looked at each. Between Tamsin and Kenzi their children were bound to be violent, sarcastic brats with good fashion sense. It was good thing they had limited exposure to the two. The trio continued their way out of the school and Bo kissed Lauren's forehead then murmured, "She's your friend."

And Lauren just laughed. Their daughter was going to have a good first day of school then when she came home the three of them would go out so she and Bo could tell Charlotte that she was going to become a big sister.

I have two more stories to go after this bc I had thoughts. Next chapter will be Bo and Lauren telling Charli about the baby.