Bo looked at Lauren. It took a moment for her words to sink in. She wanted to go there with her? She wanted and needed Lauren but she didn't want to put her in harms way. Hell, she had just gotten her away from Massimo.

"Lauren, you can't-" Bo started to say but not before Lauren cut her off with a shrill voice.

"Yes I can and I will."

Bo didn't expect this response from her. She could tell Lauren was serious about this but Bo would be the one responsible if anything happened to her. She couldn't risk that. Bo stepped closer to Lauren, looking into her eyes.

"No you can't." Bo didn't want to start a fight with her but she cared too much to let it go.

"God dammit, Bo! I've already decided this and it isn't up to you!" Bo was taken aback again since Lauren was yelling at her now. Clearly this was more complicated than it looked. She looked at Lauren who was getting more and more angry with her.

Lauren was breathing heavy after raising her voice. She didn't want to yell at Bo but she felt so fed up with being told what to do, like she couldn't make her own choice, that she felt like she was about to burst. Tamsin and Dyson shared a look of surprise with each other.

"Can I talk to you for a minute alone?" Bo asked as politely as she could, putting a hand on Lauren's sleeve, guiding her to her bedroom.

Lauren still felt upset, but she was certain she was not going to give in. She knew she was right. She followed Bo into the bedroom, still feeling a fire burning in her chest.

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Bo shut the door to her room and turned to look back at Lauren. She could see how on edge she was, which was so… strange. She really had never seen her like this before. She didn't want to deal with this but if she was gonna keep Lauren, they were gonna have to talk this out.

"Why do you think you need to come with me?" Bo asked politely.

Lauren laughed a little to herself. "Did you honestly think I would let you go there by yourself Bo? I told you that everything I've done, everything I've been doing is for you. I'm not gonna throw it all away for you to go by yourself there, risking your life, without me. You would do the same for me if it the situation was reversed and me being human doesn't make things any different."

Bo sighed and looked down at her feet. She was right. She would. Without hesitation. It wasn't fair for her to tell her not go when she would never let Lauren keep her from going with her.

"Lauren… I understand. I do. Really. You have a right to that. I just can't let you get hurt by going with me-"

"Bo, don't you think I care if you get hurt? That's why I need to go with you. Because I feel the same way you do about me. I could get hurt or worse with you gone too. You need to trust that the best thing for me to do right now is to stay by your side. You can't make this decision for me."

Lauren walked closer to Bo. She felt a bit more calm considering that Bo was at least listening to her. She looked at Bo's neck and traced her index finger along the chain of her necklace, finally placing the pendant on her fingertips.

"I gave this to you because I want to belong not to you, but with you. And that means you can't try to protect me from everything."

Bo smiled at her words. If things were going to be different, she had to accept what Lauren was saying even though she didn't like it. She felt like it was her job to protect her. To protect everyone she cared about. But Lauren was right.

Bo started to speak but then stopped herself. Lauren caught this and realized Bo was probably censoring herself because she figured Lauren didn't want to hear whatever she wanted to say. She could see Bo was trying harder to make things better, even though she was going through a hard time herself, but it was going to be a process.

"What?" Lauren asked trying to get Bo to say whatever she was going to say a moment ago.

"It's just that every part of me wants to do just that. Protect you. I'm not saying that because I think you aren't strong Lauren. You're the strongest person I've ever met besides… her."

Bo held back the tears that were forming in her eyes. She needed to get this out. "You do belong with me. You always will. I just…" Bo looked at Lauren's brown eyes. Whatever anger she saw in them earlier was gone now. All she saw was kindness in them. Vulnerability. Which is what she owed back to her.

"I'm scared of losing you. And I run a lower chance of that happening if you aren't with me. I mean I just got my best friend killed-"

Lauren put her hand on Bo's arm. She could see Bo was trying to be honest with her.

"And she lost Hale because I couldn't save him-" Bo's voice started to strain and the tears that she was trying to hold back were now falling down her cheeks.

Lauren put both her arms around Bo's waist, pulling her close. "Bo, those things happened as a result of things that were beyond your control. That will never change. Which is why I need to go with you."

Bo just looked at Lauren for a moment and then nodded her head, understanding that Lauren was right. As usual. "But how are you going to go with me if we only have one hel shoe?" Bo asked.

Lauren leaned and kissed Bo slowly on the lips. She hadn't planned to but she was just happy that she got through to the stubborn succubus.

Bo savored the moment their lips met. She had missed her so much. Missed this. Their lips broke apart but they stayed in a close embrace.

"I'll just have to find a way." Lauren said smiling.