Hey, thanks for the reviews, glad to see you like the whole thing so far. Hopefully, you'll enjoy the rest of the story as well and that you'll be okay with Bo's actions;)

This tale will only be a short one, but if you're interested in, there are more tales in store.

Once more Bo woke up to the smell of Lauren's delicious pancakes and realized how hungry she actually was.

Entering the living room, the first thing Bo's eyes fell upon was the doctor's tired face. It looked as if she was fighting hard not to fall asleep while she was standing at the oven, making yet another truckload of pancakes. Then Lauren looked up and spotted Bo, the shaky smile that formed on the doctor's lips caused the succubus' heart to ache.

Bo was about to walk over when Kenzi's voice came from the couch all of a sudden. "Hey, Bo-Bo! What's up? You won't believe the weird dream I had last night. It was about a koala bear that wa-"

"Morning, Kenz," Bo interrupted her. "I promise I'll lend you an ear, just give me a second, okay?"

Kenzi merely shrugged and concentrated her attention back on the plate of pancakes in her hand, mumbling to herself how fat she soon would probably be. Bo, in the meantime, went over to Lauren, who softly said, "Good morning. Want some pan-"

"Can we talk? About what happened... what almost happened last night. Please?" The two women stood so close to each other that they almost touched. Bo's voice was low and husky. "I really need to tell you... something."

Lauren swallowed hard. "Bo, I'm sorry about it. And I'm sorry that I asked you for shelter, despite knowing of how complicated things are between us." She sighed. "I think it's the best if I hand myself in. Lachlan will run me down sooner or later anyway. So-"

"NO!" The anger and determination in Bo's voice gave not only Lauren a start but also Kenzi, who turned her head in their direction questioning. The succubus lowered her voice quickly, it didn't lose any of its resoluteness, though. "I'd rather die than watching you return to the ash-hole."

The doubtful and sad look Lauren then gave her made Bo want to kiss the blonde tenderly and never stop. She gently took Lauren's face into her hands. "Listen, there's so much I need to tell you, and I can't do that if you're not here wi-"

"Don't you dare getting freaky over there while I'm sitting on the couch!" Kenzi practically shouted, a half-chewed piece of pancake falling out of her mouth. "I'm not into lesbian porn for breakfast!"

Lauren backed away from Bo instantly. "Enjoy the pancakes. I... I'll take a shower."

Bo tried to reach for her, but the only thing she got hold of was a handful of air. All she could do was to watch Lauren leaving the room. "Fuck! Kenzi, was that really necessary?

"You haven't got the faintest idea!" The girl patted the couch eagerly, signalizing for Bo to sit down next to her. "Now, sweet-cheeks, tell me what's wrong with the two of you anyway? I mean, yesterday at about that time you were... awkward around each other. But now you're like super awkward."

The succubus dropped down onto the couch with groan. "Well, last night when you were at The Dal, Lauren and I-"

"Slept together," Kenzi cut her short, putting the empty plate down.

"No, we didn't." Bo shook her head. "We almost did. Lauren, however, put an end to it-"

"And now you're angry at her? Honey, you can't be mad at people just because they don't wanna do the horizontal tango with you."

Bo looked at her best friend in disbelief. "Just let me finish, will you?"

Kenzi rolled her eyes. "Fine. I was only trying to cheer you up."

"Sorry, Kenz." With a sad expression on her face, the succubus put her head on the girl's shoulder. "We did the dishes together. One minute we were talking and having fun and all and the next minute I had her pressed up against me, feverishly kissing and touching and-"

"I get it, Bo-Bo."

The succubus cleared her throat. "But she stopped me, accusing me of still being in love with Dyson and of using her only for comfort."

"Is she right?"

"No," Bo argued hotly before her voice got weak. "I love her, Kenzi. Last night I realized I really do."

Kenzi shrugged her shoulders, causing Bo to lift her head and look at the girl. "Then tell her, you fool?"

Now it was Bo's turn to roll her eyes in annoyance. "Last night I told her that she's important to me and she didn't believe me. Imagine how she would react if I told her I loved her. She'd probably laugh at me... and that I couldn't take."

"In that case you have to convince Hotpants of your love for her."

"How?"

"Not by pressing her up against anything for sure. That part comes after the convincing. First of all you have to be smoochy."

Kenzi couldn't believe the blank look Bo was giving her. "You're a woman! Why don't you know what women want then? The love and the romance!"

"Most of my life was about sex, Kenz, not romance."

"Well, we'll change that. Why don't you ask Lauren out for dinner?"

"Because she cannot leave the house without being hunted by The Ash's trackers?"

"Right," the girl breathed. "Cook for her here then. A well-laid table, candles, wine, sentimental music, those three words, and she's all yours. I'll be at The Dal of course."

Bo couldn't help but laugh. "Sometimes you're such a softie, Kenzi."

"A 'thank you' would have been perfectly good."

Suddenly Bo got frightened. "What if she doesn't want me... if she doesn't love me back?"

"Are you kidding? Everytime you smile at her or talk to her she looks like a child that's been allowed to have a cookie before dinner."

"What?"

"Never mind. All I'm trying to say is that I'm sure she loves you too. I'm sure as death."

Bo put her arms around Kenzi, holding her tight. "Thank you, Kenz. I really don't know what I would do without you."

"Trying to win Lauren over by constantly jumping her bones."

In the evening, Bo was already in her bed room since Lauren was avoiding her all the time anyway. Now she was planning a romantic dinner for them the next day while Kenzi was talking to Lauren downstairs.

"Listen, Hotpants, I don't think you're a bad person. It's just that Bo really cares for you. So I have to tell you this, whatever will happen between the two of you, hurt her, and I'll hurt you. 'Girls gone wild' will have a whole new meaning to it afterwards. Understood?"

Lauren simply nodded, thinking it was more likely to be the other way round, that Bo would hurt her.