A/N: So here comes part two. Thanks for the reviews and stuff so far guys, it's always good to know what you're thinking, and most of you seem to like it. I had an idea for this earlier, I don't know whether it's going to make it into this part or not but it's pretty dark, got a feeling this is going to live up to its M rating in more ways than one. This part is slightly shorter than yesterdays, but I think it still flows pretty well. Read, review and enjoy!
Chapter Two
Tamsin finally arrived back at the Clubhouse at 4am, she had spent most of the night just walking, trying to clear her head. Thanks to all the walking, she was stone cold sober when she arrived back. Quietly she opened the front door, not wanting to disturb any activities Bo may have going on at the time. She found the house quiet, a little too quiet for her liking. Tamsin figured that Bo had already gone to sleep, if she was even home. Going to the kitchen she helped herself to a bottle of water before turning around to go up to bed. As she passed the sofa she noticed an empty whiskey bottle on the floor, and Bo passed out asleep. With a sigh Tamsin picked up the bottle and put it in the trash before walking back over to the sofa and crouching down in front of a sleeping Succubus. She could smell the alcohol that Bo had consumed that night; Tamsin would have laughed if she didn't feel so conflicted. Staying where she was for a moment Tamsin felt a small tugging feeling in her heart. Bo really did confuse her. In the space of the night she had gone from literally drawing Tamsin's blood, to being passed out on the sofa, looking like the most innocent thing Tamsin had ever seen in her entire existence.
She softly placed her hand on Bo's arm.
"Come on Bo," she said, "time for bed…"
The Succubus started to stir, opening her eyes and looking at the Valkyrie.
"Tamsin…" she said, "I am so sorry…"
"For what?" Tamsin asked, still crouching in front of Bo, their eyes almost level.
"What happened earlier at the club," Bo replied, sitting up with a groan, "how much did I drink?"
"I have no idea," Tamsin said with a little laugh, "I cleared up one empty bottle. As for what happened earlier, don't worry your pretty little head about it. Come on; let's get you up to bed."
Bo stood up and Tamsin put one arm around her waist to help her upstairs.
"Why are you helping me?" Bo asked.
"Because Kenzi isn't here to do it…" Tamsin replied quietly, "Though she'd probably be passed out on the floor next to the sofa if she was here."
"That totally happened once." Bo said with a little laugh, realising how much her head hurt already, she rested her head against Tamsin's shoulder, "I feel like I've gone 10 rounds with an ogre."
"Don't flatter yourself Succubus," Tamsin replied with a laugh of her own, "you wouldn't last one round with an ogre."
The girls reached the top of the stairs near Bo's bedroom.
"Think you can make it from here?" Tamsin asked with a little smile.
"Yeah, I think so…" Bo replied with a little smile of her own.
"Something tells me you're going to have a hangover tomorrow," Tamsin said, "You might want to think about getting a couple of pain killers."
"We don't actually have any." Bo said, blushing a little, "They were only in the house for Kenzi, with her gone…"
Tamsin sighed, mentally she was kicking herself for what she was about to do.
"Guess you could use a snack then…" she said, before shooting Bo a look, "no biting."
"It's okay," Bo said with a smile and a shake of her head, "I'll be fine. It'll teach me for drinking so damn much."
"Stop being so stubborn and feed Bo." Tamsin said, softly kissing the Succubus.
It took a few moments before Tamsin felt the tell-tale tug that let her know Bo was feeding. Instead of backing away when she had finished Bo didn't break the kiss. After a few more moments Tamsin backed away.
"Better?" she asked, catching her breath.
Bo nodded a little, as she subconsciously ran her tongue over her lower lip. The action alone caused Tamsin to swallow hard, thankfully for the Valkyrie Bo was looking at the floor. Tamsin took another step backwards, not really wanting to move her hands from where they were rested on Bo's waist.
"Goodnight Bo…" Tamsin said as she smiled a little and headed to her room.
Bo sighed as she watched the Valkyrie leave, yet again. She had no idea why Tamsin had volunteered herself as she snack for her, not after the way she had been acting earlier that evening, well if she was being honest the way she had been acting since Kenzi died. She had talked to Dyson about it earlier that day, about the way she had been acting around Tamsin. He had said that when people are hurting they tend to take it out on those closest to them, because they know that they aren't going to go anywhere. Bo was confused about why it was Tamsin she was acting that way around, why not Dyson or Lauren. It may have had something to do with the fact that she and Tamsin were the ones who were hardest hit by Kenzi's little act of heroics.
She and Tamsin had always had a bit of an odd relationship, sometimes they hated each other, sometimes they didn't. Most of the time they didn't, but sometimes it was just easier for them both to act like they did.
When she got to her room Tamsin just collapsed on the bed, staring at the ceiling. She was mentally kicking herself for two reasons, the first that she had kissed Bo at all, the second being that she had ended the kiss. Tamsin was so lost in her thoughts that she didn't hear Bo walking up the stairs.
"Tamsin?" The Succubus said, "Are you awake?"
"Yeah…" Tamsin replied, sitting up on her bed.
"Can I…" Bo started to say as she walked into the room, "can I stay with you tonight; I don't think I can sleep on my own…"
Deep inside her something was screaming at Tamsin to say no.
"Sure…" She replied with a sigh.
x-x-x
When Bo awoke the following afternoon she was alone, Tamsin was nowhere to be seen. On the island in the kitchen Bo found apartment listings, with a couple circled. She knew that Tamsin wouldn't always be living at the Clubhouse, she knew eventually the Valkyrie would need her own space, she just never expected it to be yet. While she was making coffee, Dyson arrived.
"Hey." He said as he walked into the kitchen area.
"She's moving out." Bo said.
"Oh hi Dyson, it's nice to see you, how are you doing?" Dyson said sarcastically, "I'm good, thanks for asking Bo…"
"Sorry…" Bo replied with a sigh.
"You knew she wasn't going to live here forever Bo," Dyson said, pouring himself a coffee, "you knew she'd move out eventually."
"But why does it have to be now?" Bo asked, "Why now when I need someone here… no, not someone, her."
"So talk to her." Dyson replied with a little smile.
Tamsin chose that moment to arrive back at the Clubhouse.
"Hey." She said to Dyson and Bo, with a smile, as she walked into the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of water, "You guys on the hunt for the shoe again today?"
"Nope," Dyson replied, drinking some coffee, "I think Bo actually just woke up."
"Doesn't surprise me," Tamsin said with a laugh, "she was pretty wasted last night."
"Did you have a good day?" Bo asked.
"I did, yeah." Tamsin replied.
"Do anything interesting?" The Succubus asked, "Like look for apartments?"
"What?" Tamsin asked.
"You left the listings on the table." Bo said, picking them up, "I knew you'd move out at some point, but I thought you'd talk to me about it first. Obviously I'm just not that important to you…"
"Bo…" Tamsin said.
"But why would I be," Bo continued, "So did you find a place you liked? Do you want me to help you pack your stuff?"
"I've been at the station all day." Tamsin replied coldly, "Look closely at what you're holding in your hands."
"Apartment listings," Bo said, looking down at the paper, "with a few circled, which means that you obviously like the look of them."
"Read them." Tamsin said, an irritated tone in her voice, "What do they all have in common?"
"They are all lofts." Bo said.
"And…?" Tamsin asked.
"They all have two bedrooms…" Bo said with a sigh.
"Exactly," Tamsin said, taking the listings from Bo, "I thought that maybe it might be easier for both of us to move out of here. I'm still sleeping in the room I shared with Kenzi, every morning I wake up thinking it was all just some fucked up nightmare, but it wasn't. I expect to hear her down here shooting the shit out of robot hookers, or passed out in the bath after All You Can Eat rib Tuesdays. But she isn't. And it hurts. I have memories from the last few months with Kenzi here; you have memories from the last few years. If it hurts for me, it must be hell for you. I figured it would be better if we both found somewhere to live. Together. But next time I won't bother."
Tamsin threw the listings in the trash and stormed upstairs.
"Tamsin!" Bo called after her, "shit…"