AN
AU- This is set sometime in the future. The Fae are no longer in hiding, and there's an uneasy peace between the Fae and humans.
This story is in the same style as the others, which means slow burns, slow reveals, and lots of original characters.
Whether, Lauren is Fae, human or something else, will be revealed later.
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The little girl's eyes sparkled and danced around the room. Her blonde hair pulled into pigtails and a book bag on her shoulder. "Mama, this place is a lot smaller than our old house."
Lauren sat down the box she was holding. "Yeah, I guess it is, but do you like it?"
The little girl bounced to her mother and hugged her waist. "I do! It's beautiful. Just smaller."
Lauren brushed one ponytail back. "I like to think of it as cozy and comfortable." She replied with a smile.
"Yeah!" The little girl darted off, pigtails flowing behind her, to her new room. "That's perfect! Cozy!" She called back to Lauren, who was left watching her go with a smile.
By dinnertime, Lauren spread a blanket on the floor and made them peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
The little girl eagerly ate the sandwich. "Lunch food for dinner!" She said with an excited voice. "This place is really different."
Lauren ate her own sandwich and grinned at her daughter. "Things will be different here. There are going to be a lot of changes."
The little girl wiped the jelly off her cheek with the back of her hand. "Does that mean I can stay up later?" She asked with an innocent face. "I am six now." She added trying, her best, to sound grown-up.
"Oh, no." Lauren rose to her feet with their empty plates. "Bedtime stays."
The little girl dramatically fell onto her back. "But I'm almost grown now. Six is very much older than five, you know." She said as if it should be the most obvious thing in the world.
Lauren looked at her over her shoulder from the kitchen. "You know what? You've convinced me."
"Really?" The little girl shot up and smiled brightly.
Lauren nodded. "You can stay up 15 minutes longer than normal."
She considered that for a long, thoughtful moment. "Thank you, mama." She answered happily and rolled herself up in the blanket, and playfully rolled on the ground. Suddenly, she stopped and turned serious. "I have no bed here where am I going to sleep?"
Lauren walked back into the living room. "Well, I thought we could do a mini-camp out in the living room. Spread some pillows and blankets on the floor." She gestured her hands over the empty space in the living.
The little girl peeked her head out of the blanket and looked at her mother. "That would be amazing." She unrolled herself from the blankets and ran to the bathroom. "I'm gonna brush my teeth!" While running away she added. "Then we'll do our campout."
Lauren chuckled and pulled out her tablet checking over the data. She bit her lip and looked attentively in the direction of her daughter. She closed her eyes tight and put it away.
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Bo wished the client on top of her would hurry up. It was getting boring, not for him, but certainly for her.
Regrettably, this client didn't seem to be in a rush. He was taking his time. It was always the dullest clients that took the longest she had discovered.
While he lazily pumped into her, she thought about what she would do the following day. By the time, she was done with her checklist she hoped, he would be done.
With a sigh, she flipped him over, "Ok, times up. My turn." She said, and he looked at her with glossy lust filled eyes, she looked back with shining blue eyes.
He licked his lips, and she opened her mouth, pulling a generous amount of chi from his body.
He spread out on the bed with a happy grin and watched her pull on her clothes. "The money's on the dresser, dearie."
"Thanks." She grabbed the money and wrapped her jacket around herself and headed out the door. The sex was bland for Bo, but the chi coursing through her was exactly what she needed. She felt energetic, and all thoughts of the boring sex left her mind.
He sat up abruptly. "Can I call you again?"
She didn't turn around. "You have my card." She said before leaving the apartment.
As Bo walked the few blocks back to her apartment, she considered the neighborhood, and it's changes. In her hundred years of life, a lot had changed, and it took some getting used to. When she was a young succubus, the Fae lived in the shadows, hiding. But all that changed forty years ago when the Fae's existence was exposed to the human world. It had been a dramatic few years of adjustment, but now things had settled down. The Fae and humans lived in an uneasy peace now, of course, there were still setbacks but overall things were peaceful.
She ignored her phone vibrating in her pocket; it was probably another client, but she was full of chi and ready to sleep, so she would return their call at a later time.
When she approached the apartment building, she saw a blonde woman pulling boxes from a small black car.
The woman looked up, and their eyes met briefly before Bo climbed the stairs into the building. A beautiful new neighbor, she mused, as she entered her dark apartment throwing her keys down.
Impatient for a shower, she pulled her clothes off and went straight to the bathroom.
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The next morning, Lauren kept her eyes on the time. When seven am came, she gently whispered in her daughter's ear. "Olive, honey it's time to wake up."
The little girl groaned and wrapped herself in the blankets.
Lauren smiled and let her sleep a moment later. "Olivia." She repeated twice.
"I'm too sleepy to wake up." She said sleepily and buried her head in the blankets.
Lauren glanced at the time. She softly tickled her daughter's feet. "Wake up, wake up, Olivia Lewis the sun is up, it's time to go, so open your eyes and let's start the day." She sang out.
Olivia giggled and pushed off the blankets. "Ok." She jumped up, kissed Lauren's cheek and ran off to the bathroom.
Lauren gathered up all the blankets from the floor and folded them.
Olive walked back into the living with her toothbrush hanging out of her mouth. "What's my new school gonna be like, mama?" She mumbled out as best she could with the toothbrush still in her mouth.
"It's a great school. Are you nervous?"
Olive shook her head back and forth quickly. "No way, I'm big now."
"It's ok to be nervous. I'm nervous about my job interview."
"No, way." She exclaimed with wide eyes.
"Yes, way. New things can be scary for anyone." Lauren said.
Olive looked at her mom with an unsure face. "Maybe I'm a little tiny bit nervous." She said timidly. "But I'm gonna be super brave!"
Lauren clutched her medical bag and regarded Olive, for a moment. "That's my girl." She pulled out her medical kit. "Five minutes then I need to test you."
Olive glanced down at her toothbrush and rushed off to finish brushing.
Four minutes later, Olive settled by Lauren's side with her hands held out. "How long do I have to do this?" She asked her eyes on her mother pricking her finger.
Lauren put the small blood sample on the test strip and recorded the results. "I don't know, baby." She answered with a sigh.
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Bo woke to the smell of breakfast. For a moment, she thought maybe the apartment was on fire. She took a second to think, and Dyson entered the room carrying a tray of food.
"What are you doing here?" She rolled over and tangled herself up in the red satin sheets on her bed.
"I made you breakfast."
She crawled quickly out of the bed, wondering why Dyson was in her apartment so early. "But why?" She asked ignoring the tray of food.
He shrugged. "I thought you might be in need of a feeding…"
She eyed the eggs and sausage and walked out of the room. "No thanks, I'm good."
He followed her and placed the tray down. "Oh come on, Bo, you never come to me for feeding anymore. Are you mad at me?"
Bo stood at the kitchen sink pouring herself a generous amount of water and downing it quickly. "I told you that was over."
He strolled up to her and tried to wrap his arms around her waist.
"Dyson, I have a long day. Can you go?" She turned him around and led him to the front door. She pulled open the door and pushed him out. "Bye, now."
Dyson knocked a few times on the door and noticed a little blonde girl staring at him.
"Are you a wolf shifter?" She asked with a curious expression.
He smiled down at her. "How did you know that? Are you a shifter as well?"
She shook her head. "You're really tall."
He laughed. "Well, you're really short."
She put her hands on her hips and glared at him. "I'm actually tall for my age."
"Olive!" Lauren ran up to them. "Don't go wandering off. I couldn't find you anywhere." She offered Dyson a small smile. "We need to get you to school."
She nodded and waved at Dyson, holding her mother's hand. "Bye, wolf-shifter."
Dyson turned back to the door to continue knocking.
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Lauren put away her phone and surveyed the school with Olive by her side. It was swamped with parents, teachers, and children, all rushing about.
Olive squeezed her hand. "I'm not scared, mama. This looks like a great school."
Lauren kneeled down in front of her and kissed her cheek. "Remember it's ok to be scared, it's normal." She stood back up and took another look at their surroundings. "Do you want me to walk with you to your new class?"
Olive wavered, for a second, then said brightly. "No way. I'm big." She adjusted her book bag and walked toward the school entrance with poised steps.
Lauren watched her go and half up the walkway Olive stopped and turned around and waved cheerfully at her, before disappearing into the school with the other students.
Lauren waited for a few minutes before she turned and walked off, to head home to change her clothes for her upcoming job interview.
Lauren was unlocking her car door, dressed in a crisp white button up shirt, black pants and her hair pulled into a tight bun, when she saw a brunette woman leaving the apartment building, her phone glued to her ear.
The woman glanced her way and smirked, and their eyes met and Lauren's heart raced in her chest. Lauren feeling embarrassed about her reaction to the woman turned her attention back to unlocking the car.
Her curiosity overwhelmed her, and she looked back while putting on her black jacket, but the woman was gone.
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Lauren sat straight in the chair in the small office. Her hands folded in her lap, watching the man read over her resume.
He rubbed his chin and looked up at her. "This is a pretty impressive resume. Graduated top of your class at Yale, top honors in all your schools, multiple awards."
She smiled and waited for him to continue.
"Why would you want to work in our tiny clinic?" He leaned back and studied her face. "You could work anywhere in the country, at any top rated hospital."
"Honestly, for my daughter, she's six now and I'm looking to work somewhere with a better schedule, so I can be with her more."
"Oh, yes. That's important." He flipped through the papers on his desk. "You know we serve the Fae and humans here, is that a problem for you?"
"No, problem."
"Glad to hear, some doctors…well, let's just say some people are resistant to working with both." He intertwined his fingers. "We couldn't possibly pay you the kind of salary your skills and experience would warrant."
"I understand. I'm only interested in doing good work and helping patients. The money is not a big concern."
He smiled. "Dr. Lewis I would be thrilled to have you come on board. You would be of great service to us." He stood and extended his hand. "Welcome aboard."
She rose to her feet with a pleasant expression and took his hand in a firm handshake.
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Bo checked the address of her next client again. There was no shortage of work for a succubus these days, and she had more clients than she could keep up with. Of course, this was a good thing, it meant she could be picky and avoid the sleazier clients if she wanted to. The pay and chi boosts were excellent, so many humans and Fae wanted a chance to be with a succubus, and they were willing to pay top dollar for it.
Still, sometimes she wished for a more normal job, but the simplicity and pay were too much to resist. She didn't have to search for feeding partners, they gleefully came to her and the convenience was very alluring.
She turned her attention back to the sidewalk; she was only a few blocks away from her next appointment, and she wondered if this would be only a chi extraction or the full deal. Some clients only wanted their chi sucked. It caused a euphoric sensation in them, and some craved it like a drug.
Bo trotted up the walkway to the house and knocked three times rapidly.
A moment later, the door swung open, and she stood staring at a very scared looking black-haired, petite woman. Bo guessed she was in her early forties based on the lines on her face. The woman looked beyond Bo nervously and pulled her into the house.
Bo offered the woman a kind smile to try and ease her nerves.
The woman paced back and forth. "I've ne-ver done anything like this…before." She stumbled out, wringing her hands together.
Bo used her smooth, gentle voice. "It's ok. We can cancel. Whatever you want." She smiled charismatically at her. Bo knew the woman wouldn't cancel, bored housewives were always the best clients, and they were usually very eager once their nerves dissipated.
The woman swallowed hard and stared at Bo's body. "No…I think," She gulped as Bo started removing her jacket. "I think I'll go through with it."
Bo sauntered up to her and took her hand, her succubus instincts taking over. "Where's the bedroom?"
The woman looked at her with shiny, nervous eyes and led her to the back of the house, nearly tripping over her own feet as she walked.
An hour later, the small woman sprawled out on her bed with a large smile. "I never knew it could feel like that…that was remarkable." She forced out between breathless gasps.
Bo pulled on her clothes, and the woman sat up abruptly and kissed her neck, sliding the money into Bo's hand. "Can you put me down as a permanent client, please?" The woman begged. "I'll pay you whatever you want." She did her best to sound sexy and seductive.
Bo untangled herself from the woman. "The standard rate is fine." Bo pulled out her phone and clicked through her client list. "What day and time would you like to schedule?"
The woman squealed in delight and fell back onto the bed.
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"How was school?" Lauren asked Olive. She watched her daughter as she continued pulling various items out of the moving boxes.
"Well, some kids were nice and others were kind of mean." Her face turned bright. "But my teacher was super nice and pretty."
An alarm went off on Lauren's phone, and she pulled out her medical bag. "Olive," She started.
"I know." Olive interrupted and stood in front of her with her hands out front.
A few minutes later, the pizza delivery guy showed up, and Lauren rummaged around for her money.
The door was open, and Olive saw a brunette walking by, she followed her.
"Hi," She said cheerfully. "What's your name?"
Bo chuckled. "Bo." She stopped and looked down at the little girl's smiling face. "What's your name?"
The little girl pointed to herself, "I'm Olivia or if you want you can call me Olive."
Bo nodded a greeting and held out her hand, Olive took it and held on for a few seconds studying Bo's face.
Bo frowned, watching her expressions change. "Nice to meet you," Bo said kindly.
Olive smiled and pulled her hand away. Her eyes started to gleam and Bo thought, for a second, they turned golden then back to light brown. "You're really pretty," Olive added.
"Thank you, so are you," Bo said with a smirk peering down at the little girl.
Lauren rushed out of the apartment wide-eyed. "Olive you can't keep running off." She stopped abruptly and glanced at Bo.
She pulled her eyes away from Bo's face and leaned down to Olive. "You can't keep talking to strangers, we talked about this."
Olive wrinkled her nose. "She's not a stranger. She's Bo. She's one of the good ones."
"How do you know that?" Bo asked, her curiosity sparked.
Her tiny cheeks glowed with confidence and excitement. "I can feel it. Sometimes, I can just feel things." She answered earnestly.
Lauren squeezed her shoulder, trying to stop her from talking. Olive peered up at her. "It's ok, mama. I told you, Bo is good. She won't hurt us."
Lauren and Bo's eyes met, for a long moment, and Lauren forced a half-smile, a breath caught in her throat and she said. "I think she's just tired. It's been a long day."
She took Olive's hand and ushered her back to their apartment.
Bo called out to Olive. "Hey, Olive."
Olive spun around to look at her. "What's your mom's name?" Bo asked, grinning at Lauren. Lauren's heart sped up her chest, again and she looked away quickly, hiding her flushed face from Bo.
Olive smiled and looked at Lauren to Bo in quick succession. "Lauren. Dr. Lauren Lewis." She replied loudly and enthusiastically.
Bo suppressed a smile and nodded a goodbye. A moment later, Lauren and Olive disappeared from her view.
A smile now glued to Bo's face, she hurried off to her apartment.