Several hours later, full from a delicious meal and warmed by several glasses of wine and good, friendly conversation, Lauren made her way up the stairs to the top story of her loft, turning down the hallway that lead to her bedroom where there was hopefully an equally contented succubus waiting for her. She didn't even have to wait that long, as it turned out, as halfway down the corridor strong arms wrapped around her waist and pulled her flush against the warm curves of just the person she had been looking for. "Mmm. Hi Bo."

"Hi." Full lips pressed a lingering kiss to the graceful neck bared in front of her. "What kept you?"

"I was just wiping down the bench Bo. Didn't take very long since somebody was a gentleman and insisted on cleaning everything else up for me."

"The least I could do after you cooked that incredible meal for us. Besides, it's not like loading a dishwasher takes much work." The succubus let out a pleased sigh as she immersed herself in the sweet scent of Lauren's hair. "I missed you."

"I've been here all evening, hon."

The familiar chuckle melted Bo's insides, urging her to tighten her hold. "I know, but it's been so long since I could hold you like this. Two and a half weeks is far too much time. Two and a half days is far too much time."

"I agree. But we're here now. I'm not scheduled for work, I'm not even on call. We have all night and all morning to make the most of my big, comfortable bed. All week if we want."

Bo's breath quickened behind her. "Is the little guy tucked away in his cage?"

"Sleeping soundly in his nest. Kenzi?"

"Unconscious. On your couch. Which is probably the most comfortable piece of furniture she has ever passed out on, so I'm sure she's happy."

"Glad to hear it. I'm sorry for introducing her to Dark Belch, in hindsight I probably should have realized she would drink the whole box."

Bo snorted, shaking her head a little where it had come to rest against her shoulder. "Yeah, it seems 40% beer is something that can overcome even the strongest suspicion towards it's maker. Though a red-neck Morrigan is something I would have paid good money to see myself. It almost defies belief."

"Hmm." Lauren had lost track of the conversation, more interested in the hands that were tracing soft circles over her stomach. She was suddenly acutely aware of every point of contact between their bodies, and of just how long it had been since she had felt it. The urge to be looking int Bo's eyes became too much, and she spun in her arms to do exactly that.

Lauren took a step back then, grateful for the opportunity to do what she had been resisting all night and finally give in to the urge to ogle her girlfriends choice of clothing, a sinfully tight crimson vest and pair of leather pants they looked like they had been painted on. She flicked her tongue across her bottom lip, nibbling distractedly. "God, if I had known you were dressed like this today..."

"What? You would have dropped all that boring paperwork? Rushed home to ravish me?" Bo grinned as Lauren gave a little shudder at her huskily delivered words.

"Something like that." Deciding it was the time for action rather than talk, Lauren grabbed the succubus by her vest, spinning them both until she was pressed up against the hallway wall and forcing a gasp from the brunette's lungs.

"Fuck! Lauren...Kenzi!"

"Lauren babe." The doctor bit her hard, perfect white teeth digging into the corded muscle twitching in her neck. "I'm definitely Lauren. Don't forget it."

"No, no I meant-ah...I meant she'll hear!"

"Well I guess," Lauren used the thigh she had pressed solidly between her girlfriends legs to lift her up against the wall further, dropping the hand that wasn't tangled in thick dark tresses to pop the button on the front of her leather pants, "that you will just have to keep quiet, hm?"

"Ohhh." Bo groaned in pleasure as long, dexterous fingers slipped beneath the band of her pants to brush along her swollen folds, spreading the ample liquid that had gathered there around to aid their movements. Her girlfriend had returned her mouth to her neck and seemed to be doing her very best to leave as many marks as possible while slowly driving her insane with the touches between her legs that – while delicious – were still just not enough to be truly satisfying. As she was obviously well aware. Right on cue, as though responding to her lovers thoughts, two of the doctors exploring fingers dipped down until they were circling her entrance. The brunette inhaled sharply in anticipation, shivering when Lauren chuckled in her ear before blowing in it teasingly, making her scratch at the blonde's muscular back through her blouse. "Don't be mean."

"Mean? I'm being mean?" Her sweet, loving girlfriend suddenly sounded a lot more like the devilish 'After-hours Lauren' she had come to know (and love), and given her current position that was making her decidedly nervous. "Is it mean to want to make our first time in two weeks last a little? To want to...draw it out?"

Bo whimpered as the circling fingers began to press rhythmically at her entrance, teasing at penetration without actually delivering, and rolled her hips in a futile effort to force them in. "Damnit Lauren, please!"

"Well, if you're sure."

The doctor used the hand in her lovers hair to force her to meet her eyes, and then, without any further preamble, slid three fingers inside her right to the knuckles. The succubus gasped, eyes closing and head tilting back to thump against the wall as she felt the exquisite burn of her muscles adjusting to the sudden intrusion. She had gone from feeling desperately empty to perfectly full, and was happy to take a few moments to appreciate the sensation, something her girlfriend seemed to sense as she held still inside her – content to enjoy the pulsating heat that she had so missed lately.

Unsurprisingly it didn't take long for Bo to get impatient again, and when she began lifting and lowering herself somewhat awkwardly on her hand Lauren started to move in response. Slow, steady pulls and pushes at first, her fingers withdrawing almost completely before sliding smoothly back in as far as they could go. The motion repeated over and over, gradually picking up pace until she was practically slamming Bo back against the wall behind her, both of them infinitely glad for the structural reinforcement and soundproofing that had been built into her new Dark Fae accommodation.

Unable to suppress her own moan at her lover's responsiveness, Lauren buried her face back into Bo's rippling breasts, loving the way the ample mounds moved with every thrust of her hand. She could feel Bo getting that much tighter around her fingers, squeezing at them as if trying to milk even more pleasure from their movements and she took that as the cue to bring her thumb into motion, lowering it to press firmly against the brunette's bulging clit.

"Yes! There!"

Heated cocoa eyes rolled in amusement. "There? Are you sure?" She pressed harder, compressing the sensitive bundle against Bo's pelvis and making rough circles, delighting in the rapid pulse of blood throbbing beneath her thumb. Not to mention the sounds that tumbled from parted lips, prompting her to capture them in a rough, needy kiss. "Come on babe, I know you want to."

"Unngh...close, close, close. Please." Bo's hips were jerking erratically now, fingers bunching the back of Lauren's rumpled shirt in her hands to pull her impossibly closer, feeling as tough she wouldn't be satisfied until every inch of their bodies were sealed permanently as one.

"Stop trying love, and let it come...just like that." The doctor hummed in appreciation as her girlfriend finally caught up with her elusive peak and came apart against her, ecstasy suffusing her beautiful features.

When it was over Bo sagged against the wall, leaning on her for the support needed for her wobbly legs. Being a succubus though, it didn't take her long to recover, and soon Lauren found herself the fixture of a set of iridescent eyes. "Your turn."

"I guess it is. What do you say we-AH! Bo! Put me down right now!" The words were forced out between breathless giggles, Lauren kicking her legs in half-hearted protest as she was scooped up into strong arms and carted in the direction of her bedroom.

"Hmmm...nope!" The succubus bounced her squirming captive lightly in her arms, laughing as she received a squeal and a slap to the back of the head for her efforts. Upon reaching her girlfriend's modern, spacious bedroom she paused dramatically, shifting the blonde's weight in her arms and waiting for her to catch on.

"Wait...no – DON'T YOU DARE – WAH!" Lauren yelped in alarm and indignation as she went sailing through the air to land in a messy heap on her (thankfully very comfortable) luxurious super king bed, making a thorough mess of the neatly levelled duvet and symmetrically arranged pillows. Propping herself up on her elbows she blew the stray strands of hair out of her face with a huff, glaring in Bo's direction. "Smooth, succubus. Real smooth."

"I try." Bo's amusement was not at all dampened by the pout being leveled in her direction, as she stripped herself expertly of her disheveled clothing before pouncing down onto the bed after her girlfriend. "You're far too dressed."

"You always think I'm far too dressed Bo."

"Because you normally are. From now on naked Lauren is the only acceptable Lauren." The brunette nodded seriously, as though she had just passed an official decree.

"I suspect that might make work a bit difficult. And unsanitary. Would get rather cold walking around outside as well – not to mention all the staring people would do."

Bo let out a possessive growl. "No. My naked Lauren. Fine, no clothes in the bedroom."

Chocolate eyes twinkled. "And in winter? It can get pretty chilly you know."

"I won't let you get cold. I will snuggle you warm every night." Nimble fingers that had been working on buttons moved to slide the now loose shirt from Lauren's shoulders, deftly unclasping and removing her bra, then trailing softly down her smooth stomach to repeat the process with her pants and underwear.

Lauren's creamy skin was flushed with equal parts arousal and exertion, cherry-red nipples straining proudly from soft breasts. Bo was unable to resist the urge to capture one between her lips, drawing it into her mouth and suckling. The blonde's hands gripped her strong shoulders, lifting her chest to better offer herself to the fingers that the succubus had brought to her other nipple. The attention to her sensitive buds drove Lauren wild, and it didn't take long until she was urging her girlfriend to move. Bo drew back slightly, gaze softening as she smiled down at her.

"Tell me what you want my love and I'll give it to you. I'll always give it to you."

"Your mouth, I need your mouth Bo."

"My mouth? You want my lips, my tongue?"

"Yeeessss!"

"As you wish." The succubus pressed a final kiss to the puffy nipple beneath her lips before venturing slowly downwards, trailing nips and kisses along Lauren's ribs until she reached her defined abdomen. Here she drew her tongue slowly across the outlines of the twitching muscles, suckling until she had left a scattering of marks. Only once she was satisfied with the random constellation of purple blotches did she move again, nipping briefly at each of the doctors hip bones and revelling in the intoxicating scent of her arousal. Following it down to the source she finally reached her girlfriend's glistening centre, inhaling sharply at the sight.

"Oh, you are so wet. Is this for me, hm?"

Lauren didn't respond verbally, choosing instead to tangle her fingers in thick brunette locks and tug her impatiently closer to where she was needed the most. Hissing in pleasure at the slightly rough treatment, Bo dug her fingers into the doctors thighs, scratching her a little in retaliation and pulling them even further apart.

"I'll take that as a yes."

Humming in delight as she found herself face to face with her girlfriends incredibly swollen clitoris.

She used her nose to gently nudge back the hood before blowing a stream of warm air directly over it's tip, kissing Lauren's mound when she bucked her hips in response.

"Oh god." The words were oh so familiar as they rolled off Lauren's tongue, a common utterance when she was under the attentions of her girlfriend. She had experienced good sex before, but Bo, oh Bo was on a whole other level. Her natural given talent combined deliciously with her single minded dedication and now too her familiarity with Lauren's body, and the results were never anything short of cataclysmic.

Bo probed Lauren's entrance with her stiffened tongue, circling it until a sudden jerk of her hips caused it to slip in. The sound that fell from the blonde's lips convinced her to let it stay there, moving only to push in and out. She repeated the motion over and over, slowly picking up the pace to match the roll of Lauren's hips. Every now and then she would pull out, lapping along the length of her and devoting some attention to the needy little bump that brushed against her nose whenever she pushed back in.

Bo could picture Lauren's face. Her eye's no doubt pinched shut, face tensed in a mask of concentration and awash with pleasure. Her girlfriend was beautiful, so beautiful, but in ecstasy she was utterly breathtaking. She couldn't see her like this, but she could feel her, smell her, taste her. She could hear her too, every gasp and whimper, every moan and cry dancing across Bo's ears like a symphony.

It didn't take long before the doctor was chanting her name, eyes clenched shut as Bo's talented tongue drove her closer and closer to her peak. "Just – yes!"

Bo hummed continuously around the swollen bundle of nerves she had captured between her lips again, flicking her tongue against it hard every time she had to pause in the vibrations to inhale. Finally Lauren cried out, arching her back almost completely off the bed. "Nnnggggnn."

'And there we go.' The succubus smiled proudly as she continued to suckle lightly at her girlfriend's clitoris, only releasing it when she was sure that she had milked as much pleasure from her orgasm as she could. Lauren flopped back down again, body and mind spirally slowly back down to earth, squirming slightly against the tangled sheets as shivers of pleasure continued to shoot through her body. Eventually she went limp in the wake of the chemical release, one hand lifting up to make grabbing motions in Bo's direction, who laughed before conceding and laying down next to the still panting blonde so that she could draw her into her arms. Lauren burrowed her face into her neck, instincts driving her to seek comfort in her warmth and strength while she recovered.

Bo pressed a warm kiss to her girlfriends head, enjoying their moment of peace. Sadly, it didn't last long.

"Peep!"

"OH WHAT THE HELL. NO." Bo growled as she sat up, eyes flashing as they focused on the tiny red annoyance that had somehow made it into the bedroom. She glared at it in disbelief as it hopped from the side-table to the blankets and bounced clumsily across towards her girlfriend. "Get out. Now."

"Bo! Don't be mean." Much to the frustrated succubus's disgust, Lauren smiled at the Phoenix as it scrambled up her sheet-covered body and onto her chest, sharp talons leaving tiny red dot impressions on her skin – not quite enough to actually hurt at all, but enough to remind her that she was going to have to to keep an eye out for them as he grew. "Hey little guy, what's wrong? Did you miss me?"

The creature made a happy cooing sound as it settled down into the blonde's bare chest, just above her breasts, and Bo growled again – moving as though to swat him off. She pouted when Lauren caught her hand before it could connect, shooting her a warning look before bringing it to her lips and kissing the back of her knuckles. "I'm sorry hon. I should have warned you that he tends to seek me out at various stages during the night."

Made sense, she would too. But that wasn't the point. "Well fine. Can we send him back now?"

"BO!"

"Whaaaat? I haven't spent time with you in two weeks, and having a mini fae in the room is kind of cramping my style. He's seen you now, so give him to me and I'll put him back in his cage."

Lauren rolled her eyes "He's just a baby sweetie. He needs my presence to feel safe at the moment, and to be reassured that I'm safe. If you try to take him away from me he'll probably attack you – not to mention he'll just break out again the second your back is turned."

Accepting defeat (and the sorry fact that she wasn't going to be getting any more sexytime with her girlfriend tonight), Bo sighed and flopped back down onto the mattress. A soft giggling brought her attention back to Lauren, and she felt a smile tugging at the corners of her mouth as she watched the doctor pet and play with the affectionate wee bird. The blonde was running her little finger across the back of his head, deliberately messing up his feathers, and the Phoenix would shake them back into place while trying to capture the digit in his beak – gnawing it a bit and shaking it vigorously when he succeeded before letting it go just so that she could ruffle his feathers all over again.

'This is what she would be like as a mother.' The sudden thought caused Bo's heart to swell almost painfully in her chest, stealing the breath from her lungs, and she was unable to keep from reaching out to brush her fingers gently along the blonde's jaw.

"Hmm?"

Chocolate eyes blinked at the succubus curiously and she smiled, shaking her head slightly. "Nothing, I just...I really love you, you know that?"

Lauren's entire face lit up like the sun as she beamed across at her with so much emotion in her gaze that Bo almost melted on the spot. "I know. I love you too. And I'm sorry. About the phoenix."

"What? Why do you say that?"

"I know it wasn't exactly what you anticipated dealing with when you came over this afternoon. It's been so long since we were able to spend time together and now-"

A swift but powerful kiss cut the doctor's nervous rambling short, stunning her into a temporary state of silence. Which suited Bo just fine.

"You have nothing to be sorry for baby. I mean, of course I wasn't expecting to find a freshly adopted tiny mystical creature in my girlfriend's apartment – who would? But that isn't something you need to apologize for. It's amazing. You're amazing." The succubus could see a seed of doubt in her lover's face and moved quickly to prevent it from taking root. "Seriously Lauren, a phoenix bound itself to you – you told me yourself just how rare and special that is. Not to mention the benefits this is going to give you, the protection, the gifts...my god Lauren the life. I can have you by my side and in my arms for the rest of my life now, how could that not make me anything but eternally grateful? I've been trying to tell you for so long just how incredible you are, and this just proves my point once and for all."

Bo paused for a much needed breath only to find herself now on the receiving end of a passionate kiss, her arms suddenly full of a very amorous blonde. That didn't last long however, as a thoroughly discontented phoenix interrupted their brief moment of bliss with a cringe-worthy shriek and a burst of flame – apparently not at all impressed with being flung clean off his cozy nest in Lauren's chest and onto the floor.

"Shit!"

Needless to say, Bo got almost as much of a shock at her girlfriend's language as she had at her charges incredibly vocal protest, but she recovered quickly enough when said girlfriend leapt over her frozen form to drop down on her knees down on the carpet next to where the phoenix had landed.

"Oh god, I'm so sorry! Shit! Did I hurt you?"

The little bird squawked loudly at her in response, deftly evading her outstretched hands and scuttling across the floor to hide under the bed as she reached for him.

"I'm sorry sweetie, please come here."

The familiar crack in her voice alerted the succubus that her girlfriend was near tears, and her heart twisted painfully in her chest. Her tense shoulders relaxed a fraction when the creature finally peeked back out from his shelter and came back towards the doctor, seeming to respond to the pain and sadness in her tone. Lauren picked him up carefully and checked him for injuries for the second time that day, not satisfied until every feather was examined and put back in place. Climbing cautiously back into bed, she cradled him to her chest, looking across at Bo with so much guilt in her expression that the brunette had to actively restrain herself from sweeping her back into her arms.

"Is he okay?"

"It seems so, they are very tough creatures and he doesn't seem to be hurt anywhere. I think I just scared him."

"He seems all right." The moisture pooling in the corners of the doctor's eyes nearly broke her heart, and she brushed them away soothingly. "Baby it was an accident."

"I could have really hurt him. I practically threw him Bo!"

"Shhh." The succubus drew Lauren carefully back into her, maneuvering her so that she was leaning back against her chest and resting her head on her shoulder. "You didn't though. I thought they were almost indestructible?"

"I...well they are, but..." She glanced back down to the phoenix, who had settled back down again after relocating from her hands to her apparently perfectly snuggly chest. "I just feel so bad."

"Don't. He's fine Lauren, look, he's already sleeping again...in your boobs. Not that I blame him, but..." Bo pouted, looking for all the world like a child who had just had to give their favorite toy to their sibling.

The doctor simply giggled again. "He's comfortable. Breast tissue is soft, and he finds my heartbeat soothing. It's just because he's a baby. Why, are you jealous?"

"What? No! Well, maybe a little. I like snuggling into your boobs too. And I was here first."

"Aww, poor baby succubus." A pause, then, "I should go put him back in his nest now anyway though."

"You don't have to." Bo's statement caught them both by by surprise. "Really. He can stay here with us for a bit. Hey, I know we didn't exactly meet on the best terms, but he is a huge part of your life now. Besides, he is pretty cute."

"He really is." Lauren agreed, her lips curling up again. "But I do need to put him back, he'll start to get too cold soon without the heat lamps, and it really isn't good for his temperature to drop while he is so young."

Reluctantly pulling away from the warm embrace, she pressed a quick kiss to her girlfriends lips, hurrying downstairs to tuck her charge in for the night so she could return to the beautiful woman waiting for her.


Bo woke abruptly, eyes snapping open to blink confusedly in the darkened bedroom and ears straining to figure out what had drawn her from her slumber. It was disorientating, these days she was used to waking slowly, swimming leisurely from her out of reach dreams into consciousness, surrounded by the comforting warmth and scent of her girlfriend's skin pressed against her own. Her foremost reaction to such a rapid return to awareness was alarm – past experience had lent the wisdom that it was always safer to assume danger and be wrong than to remain idle and be caught out. A careful scan of the rooms shadows revealed no threats, but when she glanced over to check the soft glow of the clock on her night-stand, it did uncover the cause of her disturbed sleep.

It seemed the young phoenix had once again grown anxious in the safety of his special enclosure, and had escaped back upstairs in search of the comfort and assurance his adopted mother could provide. The succubus sighed silently to herself as she watched him hop around on the plush cream carpet before raising his glittering head and warbling mournfully. Wincing as the sound reverberated in the quiet of the bedroom Bo quickly cast her gaze to Lauren, hoping beyond hope that it hadn't awoken her and relived by the sight that greeted her when she did.

The doctor was fast asleep, curled up like a kitten against her amply cushioned chest and making the most adorable soft snoozing noises that she had ever heard in her life. Not wanting to wake her, and more than content to watch her sleep, Bo slowly pulled away from her a bit so that she could roll onto her back. Lauren whimpered, face tensing into a frown, and she felt a smile tugging at her lips when the blonde followed her unconsciously across the bed until she could burrow back into her side, grumbling a little before settling back down. A sharp chirp pulled Bo's attention from her snuggly girlfriend and back to the reason for her rearrangement, and she sighed, trailing her fingers through fragrant curls and murmuring softly to soothe Lauren when she stirred at the sound.

"Come here." The words were barely a whisper, hushed for fear of further disturbing the woman in her arms, but the phoenix turned it's attention to Bo immediately.

"Come on." The succubus wriggled her fingers, as though beckoning a puppy. Lauren had been adamant about the intelligence of the species, and she had a strong feeling that despite it's young age the creature understood a lot more than anyone would expect.

Sure enough, the mystical bird stared at her for a few seconds before clicking it's beak shut and hopping into the air, bouncing unsuccessfully off the carpet and into the side of the bed frame a few times before startlingly beautiful wings snapped out in a flash of gold and crimson to give it the boost needed to propel itself up onto the bed with two unstable and slightly lopsided flaps. Once up there he hesitated before making as though to hop across her legs to get to Lauren, and Bo quickly intervened.

"No, leave her alone. Come here."

"Peep!"

"She's sleeping. And exhausted. Leave her be. Come on, I don't bite."

The bird shuffled in place for a few seconds, as if considering her words, and then bounced tentatively up towards her. She smiled when he paused to sniff at Lauren's hand where she had flopped it possessively over the succubus's waist as she settled, and held out her own free arm invitingly as he drew level with her chest. Here he paused again, inspecting her closely, before – apparently satisfied with what he found – he moved closer until he could tuck himself into the crook of her elbow where it was bent to allow her hand to rest gently on the silky skin of her girlfriend's toned back.

"We really need to give you a name, huh?"

"Peep?"

"Yeah, a name. We'll talk to your mama about it in the morning."

"Peep!"

Bo allowed her eyes to drift shut. Everything was changing again, and she found that she for one couldn't wait to see what these changes would bring.


A/N: So there it is! This was only ever meant to be a two-shot unfortunately, but I certainly wasn't expecting to get such a wonderful response, so depending on how my muse cooperates I may add more chapters later.