a/n: I can't believe how fast I'm just pushing this story. I must be obsessed or something... This week is gonna be hectic though, so don't expect too much for a while
I own the Alchemist, his cat and his servants. The rest I just play with for my own entertainment and the mistakes I make are, unfortunately, all mine
"Hey baby," Bo whispered, wrapping her arms around Lauren from behind.
Lauren relaxed into the embrace. "I missed you," she said.
Bo pressed a kiss to her temple. "You very busy? I wanna take you out for lunch."
"I have to finish this," Lauren said sadly. "How about dinner?"
"Sure," Bo kissed her again. "See you tonight."
Lauren watched the succubus leave with a sigh. She turned back to her microscope. The image made no sense to her. Perhaps a new sample was needed.
The needle should have hurt more than it did, but Lauren didn't notice. She was too distracted by the fact that her blood seemed much darker than any human blood she had ever seen.
She wrote it down in her notebook. Every little change had to be noted.
Back under the microscope, the new blood sample made as little sense as the previous. "What does this mean?" Lauren asked the empty lab.
...
Kenzi grinned, holding the dagger as if it were made of glass. "I saw this and I just knew I had to have it!"
Bo raised an eyebrow at her friend.
"Okay, you had to have it," Kenzi rolled her eyes. "I thought you'd like it."
Bo took the dagger with a smile. The blade was a shiny gold. "Where did you find this, Kenz?"
The human batted her eyelashes. "Let's just say you owe me when those goblins come knocking. And they have troll friends."
"Kenzi!"
"I'm kidding, Bo," she giggled. "It was a legit deal, don't worry your tits."
"Thank you," Bo said, pulling her friend into a hug. "I love it."
"Ugh. Quit the mush," Kenzi grumbled through a smile.
...
Dinner was rather quiet, with Bo and Lauren simply enjoying each other's company.
"When is Kenzi coming home?" Lauren asked.
Bo smirked. "She said not to wait up."
The two women were frantically undressing each other when Lauren's eye fell on the golden dagger in Bo's bedroom. She stopped moving.
Bo's eyes were shining bright blue and she didn't notice immediately that Lauren had frozen.
"Babe?"
Lauren shook her head. "I'm sorry, it was a long day." she whispered, returning for a passionate kiss.
"Make love to me, Bo."
When they were spent, Lauren looked at the dagger again. "It's beautiful," she commented.
Bo hummed in agreement. "Kenzi got it for me."
"I've seen it before, somewhere," Lauren said.
"Maybe it's some Fae relic," Bo trailed off, closing her eyes. "Cuddles, now."
Lauren complied, pushing the dagger from her mind and focussing on the feeling of her girlfriend's body against her own.
Flashback
Lauren showed Bo how to hold the knife. "You have to be careful though, it's very sharp."
Bo rolled her eyes. "I know my way around blades, babe. I'm the one who takes a knife to a gun fight, remember?"
"Good point," Lauren smiled. "Go ahead, then."
They stood side by side in Lauren's kitchen, cutting the vegetables in silence.
"Try it like this," Lauren showed Bo how to cut faster, earning her a groan from the other woman.
"How the hell can you make chopping vegetables look so hot?" Bo shook her head.
Lauren smiled. "It reminds you that my hands are very talented."
They shared a lusty look.
"Ouch!"
"Are you alright?" Lauren pressed a cloth to Bo's cut finger. "I told you to be careful."
Bo rolled her eyes. "I'm fine. You just distracted me."
"Maybe I should finish here, go clean yourself up and relax," Lauren kissed Bo softly. "Did you feed before you came?"
"Yep," Bo winked. "But I'll always be hungry for you."
Lauren watched her walk away with a smile. She looked down at her hand, the cloth now stained with Bo's blood. Exactly what she needed. It felt wrong to do it like this, but Bo would never allow it to happen if she knew. This secret was Lauren's and she intended to keep it that way.