Wow! What a response to this story – Thank you! I'm blown away :)
Most of you reviewing were hoping me to continue this. And I shall, but you might regret it, 'cause I was feeling angsty when writing the following chapter.. Yeah so, I've outlined something for this story. It might get a little.. or a lot soap opera-ish later? But if that doesn't deter you, please read on ;)
BEWARE some serious angst ahead! Serious. And I think you all are gonna hate me by the end of this chapter.. Just saying.
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"Just be strong. Don't turn back.. She'll be fine. Bo will be fine.. You can't go back. This is for the best.. Fuck, I'm never getting over her, am I?" Lauren sobbed by herself in her car driving further and further away from Bo. "How can this hurt so bad?"
"Glad I told Evony, that no matter what - I don't want to stay here. She'll get me out. I have to get away..I'll die of heartbreak, if I stay.." Lauren sighed haphazardly wiping her teary eyes. She took a shuddering breath to get some oxygen in her lungs. "It'll be okay."
It was starting to rain heavily, forcing Lauren to try and compose herself and concentrate on more on driving. She just wanted to get home and resume packing her things. Lauren was now more sure than ever, that she needed to get away. If she'd stay, she would sooner or later fall back fawning and doting on Bo. Being at her beg and call. It wasn't healthy. She'll destroy me, if I don't leave now. I do love her. I will always love her, but she's not good for me. She's just not good for me, Lauren exhaled shivering a little, while keeping her white-knuckled hands clutched around the steering wheel.
Lauren focused and became more alert as she was approaching an intersection. Through the pouring rain she noted the green light indicating, she was free to pass. She checked it once more and drove on. The light red rental car was just in the middle of the intersection, when Lauren saw a set of blinding bright lights barreling towards her from the right. She gasped in horror, realizing there was nothing she could do. That truck was gonna ram into her.
"Oh gods." Ripped from her lips.
Was the light green? Was it red? The errand musings popped into her head, before all thoughts fled from her as her car released a loud metallic anguished scream. Lauren watched on with trepidation etched to her face, the metal give in easily, glass shattering with force. Everything seemed to happen in slow motion. Lauren could feel the little pieces of glass rain on her. She felt the air escape from her lungs with a violent whoosh as her body slammed against the driver's side door.
And then.. Suddenly it was silent. The world was eerily void of any sound. Lauren couldn't even hear her own breathing. Or her heart beating. Maybe I'm dead? All she heard was a weird static sound ringing in her ears. Her wide eyes tracked the rain droplets gliding down the surface of the windshield. When she felt cool droplets landing on her bare hand, she realized the glass was broken. The truck. It hit me, she remembered.
Lauren understood hazily, that her body had taken a sever blow as she tossed around in the car. I don't feel anything, Lauren thought with dread and a bit of wonder. I don't feel anything.. That's bad right? She slowly let her gaze fall down and saw there was great amount of blood pooling on her lap and dripping onto the damaged seat under her.
I'm bleeding.. a lot. I need to stop it. I need to.. What do need to do? I need to get home. Am I home? Lauren thought drowsily, her eyes fluttering shut. Why can't I move? That's bad. Like really bad.. isn't it, she pondered before blessed darkness fell upon her.
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"Tamsin. Did you find her?" Evony croaked, when she heard Tamsin answering her phone.
"Yes. We are bringing her in now." Tamsin said quietly. Evony noted some frantic sounds in the background as the valkyrie spoke. "She was in Toronto General. We got her out. We're five minutes away from the fae medical center now."
"How is she? How is Lauren?" Evony asked, but dreaded what the answer would be. The first officer on the accident scene had by chance been a dark fae. He had called the Morrigan, once he had recognized Dr. Lewis. Evony remembered his strained tone, when he had said it 'looked bad'.
"She's.. not good." Tamsin sighed at the other end of the line.
"Has she said anything?" Evony sounded hopeful. Her favorite human was hurt and the Morrigan was having all these unsettling feelings. Helplessness, guilt, hope and desperation all mixed together.
"Boss.. Evony.. The Doc's a mess." Tamsin said her voice slightly uneven. "You know, I'm no medical expert, but it's really bad. I.. I'm sorry."
"Oh.." Evony breathed sadly. "Okay.. I've made some calls. Called in some favors owed to me. I have a healer and.. another fae coming in at any second. Hopefully there's still time to.." She faded out.
"Evony?"
"Hmm?" Evony acknowledged distractedly.
"Should we tell Bo?" The valkyrie sighed. She had heard rumors, that the doctor was leaving. Having finally gathered determination, ripping herself away from Bo. But Tamsin knew for a fact that the succubus loved the human. Probably loved her more than she could ever love anyone.. But it was obviously.. complicated.
"No. Not yet." Evony told the valkyrie. "I'll be waiting at the hospital."
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"Oh my god! Lauren.." Evony exclaimed in shock once she laid eyes on the battered, pale, unconscious woman on the gurney. "I was supposed to take care of you.."
The Morrigan was looking uncharastically anxious, Tamsin noted. That hard-ass is usually cool as a cucumber in any situation, she knew. But she also knew that the Doc and the Morrigan had forged a friendship of sorts, so this must be a rattling experience for the woman. For a woman, who had a few, if any friends.
"This way please." A petite red headed woman standing next to the Morrigan said with urgency in her voice. "Right here." She motioned for the EMTs to an available room.
"I need privacy." The woman ordered in an even, commanding tone. "Rigory can stay. No one else." She nodded to the man standing next to Evony.
"Out." The Morrigan glared at everyone making them flee quickly. "You too Tamsin."
"But I.."
"OUT!" The Morrigan roared impatiently. Tamsin nodded and left the room. After the valkyrie's exit, Evony deflated. Her eyes were scanning the lifeless looking blond lying still and motionless on the bloodstained gurney. There were several humming and beeping machines hooked up to her, blood-soaked bandages scattering her body. Evony swallowed thickly, feeling unpleasantly emotional.
"Is there still.. I promised her a new life. She's not too far gone is she? Freya.. Can you help her?" Evony whispered to the woman hovering over an unconscious Lauren.
"I will try." Freya locked eyes with distraught Evony. "I'll do my best. I promise. She has extensive injuries, but.. I'll try my best. This may take a while." She warned with a little sigh.
Evony nodded distractedly, before exiting to the hallway and plopping her body on the uncomfortable chair next to Tamsin's with a heavy sigh. They both sat there quietly lost in their thoughts.
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Tamsin woke up to hushed voices. She had fallen asleep on the torture device of a chair, she grumbled unhappily while stretching gingerly. She straightened her body with a groan and cracked open her eyes and saw the Morrigan meeting Freya in the doorway. The healing fairy looked utterly tired and Tamsin couldn't tell from her face, if she'd been able to heal the doctor yet. The valkyrie glanced at her phone noting it was already morning. It had been hours since they'd brought the injured doctor to the fae hospital.
"Evony. Come in please. I think you want to talk to Rigory next. If you're.. Are you still going through with what we talked about earlier?" Freya said in a hoarse voice and Evony nodded.
"I am. It's for the best. It's what Lauren wanted." The Morrigan said somberly as they stepped inside.
The door closed and prevented Tamsin from eavesdropping more. What the hell was that about, the valkyrie mused.
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"Tamsin.. Please call Bo or her little goth friend." The Morrigan ordered, but her tone was tired and lacked it usual spunk, when she appeared back to hallway half an hour later. Tamsin had barely had time to score herself a cup of coffee and sag back down on her chair.
"What room will they put the doctor in?" Tamsin asked craning her neck trying to see Lauren through the slightly ajar door.
"Tamsin.. I'm escorting Lauren to.. the morgue." Evony put her head down shaking it a little. "Please call the succubus."
"Lauren.. She's dead?" Tamsin whispered in shock. She knew the woman had been in a bad shape, but Freya had the reputation healing even the most gravely hurt people.
"Tamsin. Call her." Evony commanded with some more force. "Rigory, please let's go." She said opening the door fully to the room where Lauren was.
"Of course." The tall man answered and a moment later pushed out the gurney with a sheet covered body resting on top of it rolling it past silent Tamsin.
Tamsin stood up and watched them go. She wandered to the trashcan and chucked her unfinished coffee in it, feeling unable to stomach the beverage anymore.
"This is all wrong." She sighed.
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"Hey Bo." Tamsin swallowed difficultly, when she heard Bo answer her phone.
The valkyrie had been pacing around the hospital corridor for over an hour with her phone clutched in her hand. But still she didn't know how to.. tell Bo about Lauren dying. Tamsin and Bo didn't spend time together anymore. Or even talk much. Bo had been furious, when she'd learned that Tamsin told Lauren about them kissing, back when Bo should have been escorting Lauren to the awards ceremony. Even if that was ages ago and they had done more than kissing since. Bo had basically told Tamsin to take a hike and then the succubus had fallen for Rainer. Or whatever. But all that was in the past. And Tamsin had tried something with Dyson. What a mess. Just tell her and get it over with, Tamsin waited how Bo would react to her calling.
"Tamsin? What the hell do you want?" Bo spat aggravated. "I thought I made it clear, I wanted nothing to do with you?"
"I.. I'm sorry. Uh. Is Kenzi there?" Tamsin asked taking a deep shuddering breath.
"Yeah." Bo grouched.
"Could I talk to her?" Tamsin asked and heard a rustle over the phone, before she heard Kenzi's voice.
"Tamsin?" The goth sounded surprised. "Why did you call Bo, if you needed to talk to me?"
"Kenzi.." Tamsin croaked desperately, not used to delivering this kind of news to anyone.
"What's wrong?" Kenzi whispered. "Tamsin what's wrong?"
"Lauren's dead, Kenzi." Tamsin rushed her words out quickly.
"What?" The petite brunette gasped, flicking her eyes at Bo, who was now watching her intently.
"Lauren's dead." The valkyrie repeated sighing heavily. "Her car got T-boned by a drunk driver last night. That asshole ran a red light. He was drunk.. He hit.." She trailed off.
"No.." Kenzi breathed shocked.
"The doctors, the healers.. They couldn't save her. She died here at the hospital.. I couldn't tell Bo. She.. dislikes me still." Tamsin said softly. "And it's probably best anyway, that you.. tell Bo."
"Yeah.. " Kenzi choked out. This couldn't be real. She felt tears stinging in her eyes. Lauren was suppose start over. Be happy. Not dead! "Lauren's really gone?"
"She is. I'm sorry."
"Me too.." Kenzi uttered, feeling tears escaping from her eyes.
"She's at the morgue.. Bo can come see her, if.. If she wishes." Tamsin said quietly.
"How am I gonna tell this to Bo?" Kenzi let out a sob and saw Bo coming towards her concern evident in her eyes.
"I don't know." Tamsin said. "I'm sorry.."
"Kenzi? What is it? What's wrong?" Bo asked gently and tugged the smaller woman in a hug.
"Everything is.. wrong." Kenzi murmured against her friend's chest, willing herself not to breakdown. Bo would need her to be strong.
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Thanks for reading :)
A/N Don't drink and drive!
A/N What a difficult chapter to write with all the feels :( And I know you hate me a little now. Or perhaps a lot? BUT please remember the story's not over yet. Not a two-shot, I promise. I am going somewhere with this. Hold the flames, if anyway possible! I'll try to post the next chapter at the end of next week at the latest.
A/N I might have taken a few liberties with Tamsin/Bo backstory. I just couldn't remember, if Bo knew that Tamsin ratted her out to Lauren (about the kiss.)