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The Next Morning...

Lauren was sitting at one of the long tables at the Dal. Sitting with her at the table were Trick, Evony, Hale, Dyson, Vex, and Tamsin. When Lauren had called the Morrigan and the Ash to request a meeting with them she hadn't been expecting other people to be present. Last night, after recovering from her initial shock, she explicitly told Cassie not to share her test results with anyone and to destroy all evidence that documented Lauren's pregnancy. She wanted to speak with Trick and Evony first and see what they said. Lauren knew her situation was a precarious one due to the fact that her being pregnant was breaking numerous Fae laws and she needed their advice. The additional audience only added to the irritation she was already feeling this morning. Lauren's morning started off rough thanks to what she now knew to be morning sickness which she had twice today. On top of that she had slept like crap, and eventually when she couldn't stop her mind from running she got up and did hours worth of research on the various types of Fae species where impregnation could happen regardless of the sex of the Fae. So Lauren felt like complete and utter crap and just wanted to give in to her exhaustion.

Evony propped her high heeled feet onto the table, making Trick bristle slightly, and asked, "Lauren honey are you going to tell us why you called this meeting? Or are we just her for your enjoyment which I don't appreciate. Also you look like shit did you get any rest last night?"

Lauren scowled then said in a direct manner, "Actually Evony my lack of rest is the reason why we're here. Well why I asked you and Trick to meet. Don't know why the others are here."

Trick patiently smiled and told her, "Dyson and Hale were already here conducting business with me."

Evony just shrugged as she said, "Vex and Tamsin are protection. The treaty is still new, so you never know who you can run into."

Lauren nodded in understanding then she had to quickly cover her mouth as a wave of nausea hit her. Meeting in a bar probably wasn't a good idea, but it was neutral territory and it provided her the privacy she needed for them to discuss her latest predicament. Lauren sighed and looked down at her hands for a moment. She had no idea how she was going to say this. She was still having trouble wrapping her mind around the fact that she was pregnant. And if she thought about it too long she would start to laugh because the absurdity of the situation was hilarious to her, but nonetheless, it was still true. Lauren looked up and Trick and Evony were waiting for her to say something while the others looked like they wanted to be anywhere but here. Lauren sighed and simply stated, "I'm pregnant."

Tamsin started to laugh hilariously; Trick, Evony, Dyson, and Hale just gawked at her though Hale was polite enough to cover his mouth; and Vex blurted out, "Bloody hell how?"

Evony took her feet off the table and stood up to pace, "I hate to say it, but I'm on the same page as Vex. I thought you were a muff muncher doctor."

Lauren didn't bother to hide the aggravated look on her face that the Morrigan's comment had provoked. Trick, being the most reasonable one at the table, said, "I'm certain Lauren has a logical explanation for her…." Trick trailed off before coming up with, "condition."

Lauren gave him a look of disbelief and he just shrugged uncertain as to what to call her pregnancy. Lauren left it alone even if Trick calling her pregnancy a condition riled her up a bit. Lauren took a calming breath then admitted, "I don't have a logical explanation. At least not yet. I have a few hypotheses, but nothing concrete."

Evony walked over to where Lauren was sitting and patronisingly said, "Lauren, sweetheart, I think you would know if you slept with some random guy and he knocked you up."

"I did not sleep with some random guy!" Lauren vehemently exclaimed. She took another breath because her hormones were going to make her lose whatever calm demeanour she was trying to maintain. Finding her centre again she clarified, "I didn't sleep with any random man. I did sleep with some random woman two months ago." Lauren saw a look of confusion on everyone's face and before anyone could speak she hesitantly finished, "And she was Fae."

Trick stood from his chair fiercely saying, "You slept with a Fae? Lauren you're human and do you know the laws-"

Lauren cut him off and released a bit of the anger she had been holding in, "Yes Trick I know I'm human. Trust me I know. And I know about the damn laws."

Evony walked away from the table sarcastically remarking, "If you know the laws then why the hell did you sleep with her? Did you at least get her name or was this a wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am kind of deal?"

The conversation had completely spun out of control and it spun even more out of control when Lauren stood up firmly placing her palms on the table top and with thinly veiled anger she replied, "Bo. Her name was Bo."

"Are you shitting me?" Evony said before letting out a short, forced laugh. "You've got to be shitting me. See this is what happens when you let an old man make the decisions."

Lauren was confused as to what Evony was going on about and she also wondered about the Morrigan's reaction. Dyson gave her a pointed look saying, "There's no way you know Bo let alone are pregnant with her child. It's impossible Lauren."

Lauren scoffed and rolled her eyes at the shifter sarcastically remarking, "Yeah well clearly the impossible can happen." She looked at Trick who had remained unnervingly silent, "Are you going to say anything Trick?" The older man stayed silent, so she harshly asked, "Is anyone going to explain why Evony has such a bug up her ass about Bo?"

Lauren was done trying to contain her anger and she wanted some answers. She hadn't heard from, seen, or heard anything about Bo since their night together. Most of that was due to the fact that Lauren spent most of her time in the lab and afterwards she would go straight home. And she really hadn't tried looking for her due to the fact that she felt a little embarrassed about how she had just jumped into bed with her. Evony agitatedly remarked, "She is the bane of my damn existence. She waltzes into out territories, starts trouble then disappears. Then the almighty ash-hole over there tells me not to send people after her because of whatever reason. I fucking can't believe she knocked my doctor up."

Lauren was little astounded at Evony's possessiveness of her, but she was more focused on wanting to know what Bo had been doing. Lauren bit her lip then hesitantly asked, "What trouble has she caused?"

Dyson pointedly looked at her as he impassively told her, "She's unaligned." He must of saw the confusion on Lauren's face, so he reluctantly explained to her, "She's neither Light nor Dark and it's causing some unrest in the Fae community."

Lauren knew the point he was trying to make. The Light and Dark having just forged a diplomatic agreement between the two sides made any rouge element a danger to Trick and Evony's efforts at joining the Light and the Dark. Lauren was still confused because most Fae would be Light or Dark depending on their parentage. Wanting further explanation Lauren wondered, "How is she unaligned?" Looking around the table it was obvious no one knew the explanation for that, so she asked what she thought would be an easier question, "Well what type of Fae is she?"

Trick, who had been unusually quiet throughout the whole exchange, hesitantly divulged, "She's a succubus."

And that's when seven years of Fae knowledge hit Lauren like a tonne of bricks. She had done brief research on succubae and incubi in the past, but at the time she was treating an incubus and furthermore she had no reason to analyse succubae reproduction. Lauren became angry at herself for not knowing any of this, but she also knew no matter how much she knew about succubae it wouldn't have prepared her for the reality of being in the presence of one, especially a succubus like Bo. Lauren sat back down and Evony pointed at Trick placing the blame on him, "This is your fault. You said to let her go, and that she wouldn't be an issue. But you were wrong. She's causing unrest with the other Fae and now she's off coercing our doctor into sex and getting her knocked up."

"I wasn't coerced. It was all free will." Lauren pointed out then mumbled, "And the fact that she was beyond beautiful." Lauren's mind began to wander back to that night like it had many times before in the last two months. Lauren had hoped to run into Bo again, but it never happened, so she believed all she had were the memories of that night. But now she knew she had more than just memories from that night.

Evony threw her hands up in the air in exasperation as she exclaimed, "Did everyone here drink the kool-aid? This woman is complicating everything we have built so far and her knocking up Lauren is a seriously blow to our treaty." Evony looked at Lauren, "Do you know what you're going to do?"

Lauren hadn't given much thought to a plan of action considering she was still adjusting to the fact that she was pregnant. She always thought about being a mother at some point, but she thought she'd been in a loving, committed relationship when that happened. Not single and pregnant from a whirlwind one-night stand she had with a woman she hadn't spoken to or seen in months. Lauren ran her hand through her hair and sighed, "I'm going to keep the baby if that's what you're asking Evony."

Trick gave her this uncertain look as he reluctantly asked, "And what about Bo? Do you plan on telling her?"

That was the million dollar question wasn't it? Lauren looked expectantly at Trick and asked, "Do you know where she is because I don't."

Trick shook his head no and Evony offhandedly commented, "After she killed off one of my pets a couple of weeks ago she disappeared. And yes I'm still pissed about it."

So that left Lauren with a decision to make on her own. Their lack of communication since their one night stand was a problem along with the fact that she really didn't know Bo. Lauren had no idea how she would take the news about her becoming a parent. Hell she didn't even think she would believe her even if she did try to tell her. Lauren knew she wouldn't, so she made the only decision that made sense to her, "I don't want to tell Bo."

Evony dryly remarked, "Well that's the most logical thing you've said during this entire meeting."

Lauren softly snorted as she retorted, "Sure it is. Deciding to raise a child by myself is oh so logical."

"You're not alone Lauren. You've got us." Hale told her with a reassuring smile and Lauren returned his smiled with a grateful one of her own.

Tamsin nonchalantly chuckled, "I'm not helping with this. This has nothing to do with me."

"And that Tamsin is where you're wrong. As we all know human-Fae anything is still illegal and punishable by death or dismemberment if you have an aversion to death. I recommend we send Lauren away until we can get the laws changed or newer ones on record. Plus…." Evony cautiously eyed Lauren, "It will get rid of the complication of having to explain the doctor's unexpected pregnancy."

Trick nodded in agreement, but Lauren had noticed the conflicted look that had crossed his face for a moment, "I must agree with the Morrigan. For your safety and the baby's safety it would be wise for you to relocate until we can get things changed here."

The two leaders looked at Lauren waiting to hear her thoughts on the Morrigan's suggestion. Lauren knew it was for the best and she knew that her and the baby would be in danger while still here. Lauren nodded and sighed, "I guess I don't have much of a choice here. If the elders find out I'm as good as dead and so is the baby if it's human, so I'll do it. I'll go away."

Trick carefully inquired, "Are you sure Lauren?"

Lauren wasn't sure about a lot of things in regards to her pregnancy, but this was one thing that she was certain of. She smiled at Trick, "Yeah I'm sure Trick."

Evony clapped her hands together and said, "Good. And this where your part comes in Tam-Tam. You and Vex will be protecting the doctor while she is laying low from the elders."

Tamsin stood up and protested, "You can't send me. I'm needed here and I'm involved in other things that you have me dealing with."

The Morrigan looked nonchalantly at her nails as she simply said, "Not anymore. This is your priority. You are to protect the doctor and her baby until we can bring them back home."

Vex happily smiled as he cheerfully commented, "I hope it's somewhere sunny and with a beach. I'm long overdue for a paid vacation."

Evony raised an eyebrow at the Mesmer as she ruined his happiness, "Who said anything about this being paid?" Evony smirked as she watched Vex's face fall. Then she looked at Trick offering, "And you can send whoever you would like Ash just as long as they don't cause my protection duo issues."

Trick gave her a tight smile and forcefully said, "Thank you Evony, but the less that know about this the better." He looked at Dyson and Hale, "Guys you're going on a special assignment." Then two men groaned, but they just accepted it as their duty to the Ash.

Lauren sighed and got lost in her thoughts as Evony and Trick went over the details of her move out of the city's Fae territory. Lauren was actually going to do this. She was going to have a baby and raise it herself with her Fae bodyguards. Though she wouldn't consider Vex a bodyguard, more like the house cat that would trip you while going down the stairs. Lauren thought about her pregnancy, which still completely flabbergasted her, but as she thought about it she knew as time went on she would accept it and motherhood like any other challenge that had come her way. Lauren placed her hand on her stomach. Even though it was an unexpected challenge her leaving would at least give them a good start. Her child could be born with no danger looming over their head.


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