Super excited you guys like the story! Here's Chapppter Two. ;)
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"All these years of using contraception" Bo thought silently to herself "and I am the fucking man"
Bo found herself pacing around the bottom floor of Lauren's Condo. She had just been asking for this the night before, but the reality of the situation was actually frightening. She looked over to Lauren who was reviewing the positive results to her blood test. She was indeed pregnant and Bo still had half a mind to ask her who the father was.
"As a succubus your body contains both female and male reproductive capabilities. Your chi has similar attributes to sperm as you carry two X chromosomes and one Y. I just didn't know I needed to be on birth control with you. With women you never think these types of things are naturally in the works . . . I mean adopting of course. I was seriously thinking about breaking up with you just yesterday, but I'm rambling . . . Bo what are we going to do?"
Bo had found the rambling cute until she registered the last little bit of honesty. It had made her stop in her tracks. She doubled back to Lauren's desk.
"Whoa there you wanted to break up with me?" Lauren rolled her eyes away from the computer.
"I . . . well yes. We've already been through this." Lauren rushed returning her attention to the article on the screen.
"No Lauren we haven't." Bo's tone was stern "How do I know you didn't do more than just go out to drinks with this Taft person."
Lauren now stopped her research progress to address Bo's last statement. She pressed her palms to her desk as she rose up to meet Bo toe to toe.
"Are you seriously asking me that question? As if, I could be two months pregnant from a date one week ago?" Lauren was more than offended. If she wasn't so tired she would have slapped some sense into Bo.
"Maybe wine bingeing isn't the only way you deal with relationship drama. Getting under someone to get over someone else?" Bo interrogated though she regretted her words the instant they left her mouth.
"I'm not the freaking succubus!" Lauren seethed as her fist pounded on the desk. How dare Bo question her commitment? "The practices of monogamy are not lost on me Bo! But if you won't take my word and need irrefutable proof we can do a"
"Don't say it." Bo didn't need a DNA test. She didn't want their life mirroring some Fae version of Jerry Springer "I was being an ass. I know you would never cheat. It just hurts to think that you were thinking of ways to leave me."
"It clearly wasn't that simple Bo! I was angry too!" Lauren answered curtly as she eased back down into her seat.
Silence descended upon the living room as Lauren allowed her anger to slowly diffuse and Bo tried to think before she spoke.
"Will it be . . . you know normal?" That was the real question Bo had been afraid to ask.
"You mean human? Fully Fae? With all ten fingers and toes? I have no clue. The text I have explain the impregnation process, yet it doesn't go into much further detail. Your species is elusive." Lauren covered her face with her hand and began to massage her temples. She knew this was going to get extremely complicated. This time should be filled with joyous planning, but she wondered how something sturdy could be built on such a shaky foundation.
Bo knew she had just messed up big time. Lauren wanted to break up with her earlier in the week so she goes and questions their child's paternity. Of course she had found a way to put a nail in her own coffin. Bo, the succubus, questioning Lauren's fidelity. She had no idea what had come over her. She moved from her position opposite Lauren's desk and went to kneel between the doctors legs.
"Lauren, call my momentarily lapse of judgment temporary insanity? Loosing you is one of my biggest fears. The threat of it makes me do stupid things. Say idiotic things." Bo took both of Lauren's hands in hers. "I love you. I trust you and I want this. I hope you want it too."
"I need some time to process all this. We are not on the most stable of terms." Lauren looked down at their intertwined hands. She really need to ponder that question, what did she want?
"All good things come with time. Plus you'll want me around to rub your feet and cater to your late night cravings."
Lauren had no idea how Bo thought she could play her domestic goddess. The fact was that she could barely boil water. Though, before this whole Dawning fiasco Bo had been pretty good of taking care of Lauren. She figured take out was always an option.
"I suppose if you are done being a jerk." Lauren slowly brought her eyes back up to meet Bo's. She had always wanted children and now she could have Bo's biologically. She should be ecstatic, but there were still so many questions. She wasn't even sure that her human body could hold a Fae baby to term.
"It's not every day a woman gets told that she, for all intents and purposes, is going to be a father." Bo joked in an attempt to lighten the situation.
"Well it's not every day a woman finds out she's been knocked up by her magical female lover."
"Touché . . . How do you feel?" Bo removed one of her hands to trace the pattern of Lauren's cheek. For as pale as she looked this morning Lauren now had a subtle glow about her.
"Terrible, but better than this morning." The doctor instantly found comfort in Bo's touch.
"Well you look beautiful." Bo figured complements always won with women, especially hormonal pregnant women. Lauren sat at her desk with her hair falling in soft tendrils from her loose pony tail. Bo loved the way the hair style accentuated Lauren's neck.
"Don't patronize me. I know your game." Lauren smiled genuinely as Bo rose to kiss her forehead.
"I mean it. You are glowing." Bo bent down to kiss Lauren properly on her lips. It was just a soft peck, but it conveyed a since of tenderness that the blonde had been craving. "A lot of excitement for one morning right?" Lauren shook her head in agreement
"Maybe you can sleep now that the morning sickness has passed?" There was still so much to do, but nothing could be accomplished with Lauren so fatigued.
"Sleep actually sounds divine." Bo leaned down again to scoop Lauren up in her arms intent on carrying her up the stairs. She was still as light as Bo had remembered.
"Come one human lover." Lauren hung her arms around Bo's neck and let her mind wander for a moment
"Truth is I wouldn't want to be doing this with anyone but you."
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"We have to tell Kenzi" Bo yelled from the bedroom closet to Lauren who was taking a bubble bath.
"Not yet" Lauren called back out
"What about Trick?"
"I'm not sure."
"He'll be the baby's great grandfather ya know?" Bo took a moment to poke her head in so that she could read the blondes face.
"Yes, but I'd rather not divulge this information until we have some answers for ourselves." Lauren pointed to her nonexistent baby bump
"Trick is 3000 years old. I'm sure he has some books on the subject."
"Yes, and I intend on questioning him about that, but he still doesn't need to know that the couple in question is you and me. Call me cautious mixed with superstitious."
"Superstitious?"
"I'd like to wait until 12 weeks at least. It means we are out of the first trimester."
"How many weeks are we now?"
"Just about 4" Bo had no idea how she was going to keep this a secret form Kenzi for 8 more weeks.
"Babe"
"I know. But I can't trust Kenzi to keep her mouth shut." Bo huffed into a pout. She felt like her best friend could keep a secret until she really thought about it.
"No you are right. She'll totally tell Hale, who in turn will tell Dyson, who will tell Trick and then there it goes all through the light Fae."
"The unaligned succubus has a baby on the way with her ravishing human lover."
"Ravishing hun? You've got your sense of humor back. Must mean you are feeling better."
Bo dipped her head to meet Lauren in a playful kiss their mouths danced for a moment until Lauren pulled back slightly.
"How long will you be gone?" Bo press her lips to Lauren's again relishing in their warmth.
"Not too long." Another quick kiss
"I just need a few things from the house."
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"Booooooo!" Kenzie nearly tackled her best friend on entry into the crack shack
"Hey Kenz. Good to know you missed me."
"Duh! You've been MIA for the like the past month! Now you passed your Fae final and I'm still out of the loop!"
"Not much to say Kenz" Bo made her way through her home cutting through to the stairs. She had to fight hard not to just blab out everything that had happened with Lauren over the past twelve hours.
"Bobo PLEASEEE you have loads to tell me! I'm just a lonely human living vicariously through her prematurely aging succubus roomie." Kenzi skipped up the stairs behind Bo and practically bounced into her room.
"Right, because calling me old will get you your answers." Kenzi plastered a smile on her face while giving her best puppy dog eyes.
"Stop that" Bo swatted her hands in Kenzi's face "You look like one of those possessed china dolls"
"Why I never!" Kenzi proclaimed in her mock Southern accent.
"Oh save the drama Scarlett."
"Come on woman throw me freaking bone. I had to actually pay for my Chinese food this afternoon."
Bo made her way over to the bed and dropped to the floor in search of her suitcase. She didn't plan on leaving Lauren alone one night during this pregnancy so her usual overnight bag wouldn't suffice. They normally traded off with more nights spent in the crack shack, but Lauren had her reservations regarding Kenzi's knowledge of the situation so for at least the next month she would be living on the compound. Bo's arm finally reached to the middle of the bed where her fingers could finally grasp the handled of her rolling bag. She pulled it out with a little tug as she turned her head to meet Kenzi's shocked expression.
"Dude, are you moving out?!"
"No not really. I'm going to be staying a Lauren's for a few weeks."
"What do you mean? You guys live here! Well I mean you use to before all your shit started popping off. I was really looking forward to eating real food again."
"Ahw, I know Kenz, but it's been a rough time for us and we need the one on one time to reconnect you know?" Bo tried to focus on packing. It wasn't suspicious behavior for her to want to spend some alone time with Lauren.
"Okay I get it. You two need you space. I'm never one to cramp a style. But please while I have you here talk to me! Indulge me with something!"
"Fine, what do you want to know?" Bo finally relented. She knew she totally owed Kenzi a girl's night out really soon. She'd been a real support through all her drama, Lauren related and otherwise.
"Well for starters how's the wolf man?"
"He's good. You can call him yourself ya know. I'm sure he's been released by now."
"I can't believe he like died for you. That is some crazy deep shit."
"It's some dumb ass shit."
"You don't sound very impressed."
"He picks while we are in there to tell me he got his love back. He's a coward. I swear he made it even more confusing. I couldn't have him die as some sort of romantic hero. It would have been so tragic. Especially because I'm in love with Lauren. "
"This brings me to my second question! Can you pleaaaase tell me about that kkiiisss?" Kenzi sang out the question
"I'm sorry what?" Bo inquired distractedly as she searched her room for her silver and red kimono. It was Lauren's favorite.
"Really? That bad hun?" Bo had no idea what Kenzi was talking about.
"You know! You and the Valkyrie."
"Tasmin?" Bo realized with a chuckle "Actually, let's never even speak of that again. It never happened."
"Okkkayyyy. Whatever you say."
"I'm serious Kenz."
"I have no idea what you are talking about."
"Thank you."
"It's what best friends are for. You sure you are feeling okay? You seem a little on edge."
"Yeah well . . . You know Lauren stuff. I mean good stuff. Well some bad stuff and some very crazy stuff, but I can't really talk about it." Bo felt like she was twelve. She needed to get out of the house before she coughed up the secret all on her own.
"You two are weird. Don't forget about me over there. Hale's still being an Ashole. It's just me and Trick living it up at the Dahl."
"I won't. I love you more than chocolate Zizi."
"Really? That is like the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me."
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Lauren was starving, yet had no idea what she wanted to eat. She had come down to the kitchen in search of some sort of sustenance and ended up starring longingly into the refrigerator. She tended to say away from meats so her shelves were lined with a vast array of fresh fruits and vegetables. Though, her normal snack of Greek yogurt and raspberries did not at all sound appealing. She tried to get her mind in sync with her taste buds. Steak. Just the thought of the red meat had her mouth salivating. Lauren pulled out her phone intent on texting Bo her first real craving. She hoped Bo would stop by the meat market on her way back, but the sound of her front door opening gained her immediate attention.
"Bo, I was just . . ." Lauren stopped mid-sentence, for it was not Bo entering her home.
"Hey girl hey."
"Tasmin?" Lauren inquired quite surprised.
"My my don't you look positively glowing today." Tasmin sneered as she sauntered her way over to the bar in the kitchen.
"Care to knock?" Lauren felt more than a little uncomfortable. She hadn't thought to get properly dressed and stood now in only Bo's old silk robe.
"Maybe, if you locked your door? I went by the lab first, but of course you weren't there."
"What is it you want?" Lauren was agitated with Tasmin's impromptu visit. They weren't friends in the slightest and she could feel this weird vibe pulsing off of her as Tasmin's eyes seemed filled with mischief.
"I just came over here to apologize about the other day. Do you have anything to drink?"
Lauren glared incredulously at Tasmin. She thought about it for two seconds and decided to play the game. Bo would be home soon enough anyway.
"Water?"
"I was looking for something with a little more of a kick."
"Sparkling?" If Lauren couldn't drink no one could, besides Tasmin seemed intoxicated already.
"Fine whatever. Where's wonder woman? I figured you two would be playing house again by now." Lauren sat a chilled bottle of Perrier on the counter in front of Tasmin and skipped over her question entirely.
"You said you came to apologize?"
"Yes, right, but before I get to that. What has gotten in to you?" Tasmin eyes appraised Lauren with genuine interest. "I wasn't kidding. You are radiant" Tasmin reached her hand across the kitchen island and brushed Lauren's hair back over her shoulder.
"I suppose happiness agrees with me." Lauren answered with her best poker face. I was pleasing to hear that she looked nice even though she felt like shit. She still couldn't place the real reason for theValkyrie's visit.
" I'm glad to hear that Bo and my little thing didn't upset the nest." Lauren blinked rapidly while she tried to decipher what she was hearing. "I should have known succubi were amazing kissers. There were legitimate sparks and everything. But, don't worry she didn't even feed off of me. . ."
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