Author's Note: I am glad that everyone seems to enjoy Lauren being thrown into the mix. Eventually the whole gang will be involved, or at least most of them. I don't want it to get too confusing or overwhelming. The main focus of our story is of course Tamsin and Kenzi's building relationship. So, once again, thank you for all of the kind reviews. As long as you all keep reading I will keep writing. Also, sorry this one took a little longer to get posted, I was having internet issues, and hopefully I'll get another Chapter up today to make up for it.
When Kenzi woke the next morning, she found that Tamsin had rolled onto her back sometime during the night. Kenzi had rolled over so that she was sleeping with her face in the crook of the Valkyrie's neck, her hand resting on the blonde's stomach gently. She looked up to see Tamsin awake, the blonde turning her gaze from the ceiling down to meet Kenzi's sleepy blue eyes.
"Morning." The brunette groaned, wanting to go back to sleep, her bruised side aching intensely.
"Morning. Did I wake you?" Tamsin asked, chuckling a little at the brunette.
"No, I woke up on my own." Kenzi answered, then propping herself up on her elbow, off of the blonde, realizing the position Tamsin was in. "You shouldn't be laying on your back….the burns."
"They are gone. Like I told the doc yesterday, I heal fast." She told the girl, lifting her shirt and removing the bandage to show the almost completely healed bullet wound on her abdomen. "The burns were nothing."
"Wow, wish I could do that." Kenzi told her, before settling back down in her original position, not wanting to leave the warmth of her bed, or Tamsin.
"How's your side?" Tamsin asked her, remembering that the Goth was also injured during the previous day's events.
"Sore. Really sore, actually." Kenzi admitted, knowing that Tamsin would be able to tell if she were lying.
"Can I see?" the Valkyrie asked softly, concerned.
"I don't wanna move." The brunette whined a little, but with a small smile on her face.
Tamsin chuckled and nodded, before telling her, "Alright, fine, a few more minutes.
"Kenzi smiled and nodded a little, before closing her eyes and drifting back into a light sleep.
Tamsin looked down at the girl, who was lost in her dreams, and began to think. "How does she make me feel so…comfortable? How did I get so attached to her? Why do I feel like I would do anything to protect her? Why am I scared to lose her, more than anything else in this world? Why is it that when I am with her, I feel like I am so much more than I have ever been before?" The Valkyrie thought to herself as Kenzi slept peacefully curled up to her. She pulled the girl closer to her, unconsciously, lost in her thoughts.
It was almost noon when Bo descended the stairs from her room, stretching and smiling. She looked over to see her best friend sitting on the couch flipping through the channels on the television.
"Hey Kenzi." She greeted as she walked up behind the couch, wrapping her arms around the girl's neck gently from behind.
"Hey Bo-Bo, looks like someone got some succu-lovin' last night from Dr. HotPants!" Kenzi chuckled, noting what a good mood her BFF was in, considering the events from last night.
"Not exactly," Bo replied, walking around and sitting next to Kenzi on the couch. "There was no sex, but we did talk about things. We are going to try to start over…take things slow. She left a couple of hours ago, to go to work. She is going to use Dark Fae resources to try to continue her research on how to curb my hunger."
"That's great Bo. I really hope it works out for you this time." Kenzi smiled.
"Thanks. So, where's Tamsin?" Bo asked.
"She left a little while ago; she's going to try to get her job back at the station." Kenzi answered.
"So, uh, Kenz, I want to talk to you about her." Bo said hesitantly.
"What about her?" the human asked suspiciously.
"I want to know what is going on with you two. And don't say 'nothing' because it is obviously something." Bo stated, emphasizing the last word.
"I really don't know." Kenzi sighed, "I am so confused Bo. I have never had feelings for a woman before. It scares me. It's new and I wasn't expecting it."
"So you do have feelings for her?"
"Yeah, I guess I do." The human admitted, for the first time out loud.
"Does she know?"
"Yeah, I think. I mean, I kinda told her. And she probably figured it out when I kissed her…repeatedly."
"Wait, it's happened more than once?" Bo asked, incredulously."Yeah. A few times actually." Kenzi replied, sheepishly, causing Bo's eyes to widen and mouth to drop open in surprise."Kenz! Why didn't you tell me?" Bo asked, smiling.
"Because," Kenzi started, looking down at the floor, "You had told me that you were attracted to Tamsin, and I wasn't really ready to admit that I have feelings for her."
Bo's smile turned to a small frown, and she reached over, putting her arm around Kenzi's shoulders, pulling her into a hug. "I'm sorry I was acting that way, Kenz. I guess I was just jealous. I am not used to having someone blow me off the way she was. So when I saw her acting the way she has been with you, and how you have been clinging to her, it was frustrating. But, I will stop flirting with Tamsin, she is now off limits for me. You go get her."
"But…I don't even know if she feels the same way. I mean, I am just a weak little human. She would never want to be with me." Kenzi said, pulling away from Bo and voicing her insecurities.
"Are you blind, Kenzi?" Bo asked incredulously.
"What? Of course not. The Agas demon didn't feed off of me long enough to make me go blind." Kenzi said, with a confused look taking over her features.
"I didn't mean literally." Be responded, rolling her eyes. "Tamsin definitely cares about you. Think about it. Have you ever known her to 'cuddle' before? No, but I've seen her arm around you a few times, in the club, in the car. She has slept in your bed, with you, both nights since she has been back, without trying anything. She smiles and her eyes light up every time she sees you. She looks at you like you are the only person in the world. Not to mention that she is very protective of you. Need I continue? Even Lauren noticed something between you two."
Kenzi just sat there, processing all of Bo's words. A small smile crept across her features as she realized that Bo was right. Some of the things were more obvious than others, and some the girl was completely oblivious to altogether. "She really looks at me that way? Her eyes light up and she smiles? I mean…of course she does, I am like super hot." She added, trying to joke about it.
"She really does Kenzi. Pay attention next time you are around her. You'll see." Bo told her, standing up off of the couch and heading toward the kitchen for a cup of coffee.
"Wait…Are you okay with this or whatever?"
"Why wouldn't I be? I told you, go for it, I am backing off. You are both grown women, and if that is what you want I will support you. You are my best friend. I love you. But if something happens and she hurts you, she will be going to Valhalla a LOT sooner than she plans." Kenzi didn't say anything, she just hopped up off of the couch, smiling, and hugged Bo tightly, flinching as the succubus made contact with her injured side while returning the hug.
"What's wrong, Kenz" Bo asked, pulling away quickly, looking the human in the eye with concern.
"Just some bruised ribs. Happened last night, it's no biggie. It's just sore." Kenzi told her, lifting up her shirt to show Bo. "It really looks a lot worse than it is."
"Shit, Kenzi! Why didn't you say anything last night? Lauren could have taken a look at it!" Bo scolded.
"Well, Tam was way worse, and you wanted to go home, and I figured it wasn't that serious. Tam looked at it for me last night. She said she didn't think it was cracked. Just bruised badly." Kenzi told her, before pulling her shirt back down.
"I guess she has seen enough, she would know." Bo sighed, earning a nod in agreement from Kenzi. "Well, I am going to go take a shower…judging by the fact that you are already dressed and look awesome as usual, I am going to say you have already had one and been up for a while."
"Yeah, I got up when Tamsin did, and took a shower after she left." Kenzi told her, going to sit back on the couch to watch some more TV. "By the way, I gave her the spare key, so she can get in whenever she needs, if we aren't home."
"Not like she needs it. She is about as skilled at picking locks as you." Bo laughed, remembering how Tamsin had broken into both hers AND Lauren's apartment on the same day, before her rebirth.
"Well, that may be true, but I felt like it would make her feel more welcome, here." Kenzi replied.
"You are going to try to get her to live here aren't you?" Bo smirked.
"What? Moi? Pshhh… I just don't want her to feel like she needs to rush into getting her own place." Kenzi told her; though that wasn't a bad idea, she thought, before shaking the thought from her head and changing the subject. "Now, go take a shower and get dressed, Wondersnatch! Mama's hungry!"
Bo just laughed and went upstairs, leaving Kenzi on the couch flipping through the channels once again.
Bo and Kenzi decided to hit up the Dal after they got something to eat, in order to let Trick know about the Agas, and to have a couple of drinks. Kenzi, of course, texted Tamsin, to let her know where they'd be in case the blonde went back to the clubhouse and they weren't there.
Dyson was at the bar when they arrived, and his first instinct was to approach the ladies as they sat down. He nodded in their direction as he spoke. "Hello Bo, Kenzi."
"Hey D-Man! What's crackin?" Kenzi replied enthusiastically, punching him lightly on the arm.
"Slow day at the precinct, so I left early." He told her. "However, I saw Tamsin before I left. She was talking to the chief about getting her position back. But before that, she told me about what happened last night. Are you two alright?"
"If we weren't do you think we'd be sitting here?" Bo asked, chuckling a little.
"I guess not." He agreed, allowing a small laugh to escape.
"That's right; Bo-Bo and Tammers kicked some Agas ass last night! And a golem and a fire breathing thing, for that matter." Kenzi said looking at the shifter with pride in her eyes for her best friend and for the Valkyrie.
"Wow, sounds like a fun time. Wish I could have been there." Dyson commented, before adding, "But I know, it was Dark Fae territory."
"Right, but it's over now. Bo needs to talk to Trick about it, so what do ya say I cash in those drinks I won off of ya, and I proceed to kick your wolfy ass some more?" Kenzi challenged.
"Oh, it's on. This time I won't let you win." Dyson told the girl as he put the money on the bar for their drinks, and walked with her over to the pool table, glancing back at Bo as he walked.
"Puh-lease. Like you have a chance against the Kenz!" the human laughed, pointing to herself as she said her own name.
Dyson just smiled at the girl as he set up the table, and handed her a cue. She looked at it, realizing it was not the one she preferred. She switched it out, smiling when she thought about how Tamsin had remembered, even though it may have seemed trivial to anyone else.
"Who is it?" Dyson asked Kenzi, smiling slyly, pulling her from her thoughts.
"Huh? Who is who?" Kenzi asked, as she realized Dyson was waiting for her to break. She walked around the table and used the chalk on her cue.
"Who is on your mind? I know that look. You were thinking about somebody." Dyson raised his eyebrow at Kenzi.
"Uh, nobody. I was just daydreaming." She fibbed, taking her shot. She managed to sink one on the break, but missed her second shot, which should have been an easy one.
"Right. Daydreaming. I don't believe you." Dyson told her as he lined up and took his shot. He sank his first two shots, and missed his third.
"I am off my game because my ribs hurt." It sounded like a good excuse to Kenzi as she said it, and it was true.
"I'm playing the winner." The familiar voice spoke from behind Kenzi. She jumped a little, not having noticed Tamsin walk up behind her, turning around to see the smirking Valkyrie.
"Geez, Tam! Give a human a heart attack!" Kenzi told her, dramatically placing her hand on her chest. She smiled and then turned back to the table, lining up her shot, trying to hide her smile, from the blonde's presence.
"Tamsin, how did it go? Do I have my partner back?" Dyson asked her, smiling, as Kenzi took her shot.
""Well, I got my job back. But, unless Hale decides he doesn't want it anymore, I won't be your partner." Tamsin told him, scrunching her nose. She didn't want anyone else as a partner. She had grown to respect, and even trust the Wolf.
"Well, let's just see what happens. Hale and I aren't quite the team we used to be. And, after he hurt Kenzi, I am starting to question the person he is turning into as well." Dyson told her quietly, hoping that Kenzi didn't hear.
"What? Kenzi told me that he decided that they shouldn't be together because he's fae and she is human. He's a siren, he doesn't feed like Bo. There was no excuse to hurt her." Tamsin told him.
"Well, that's what Kenzi is telling everyone, but really, she is just trying to protect him, his reputation, if you will. He didn't do good by Kenzi. He got cocky, didn't treat her right. Then, when she confronted hi about it, he left her."
"Well he didn't deserve her anyway." Tamsin answered, a hint of aggression in her voice.
"Your shot, Wolfman." Kenzi piped in, walking over just in time to see the Valkyrie with a somewhat aggravated look on her face. "What's up Blondie? Why the sour face?"
"Don't worry about it, Pipsqueak." the blonde told her, turning her scowl into a smile. "Want a drink? It's on me."
"You know that I can never turn down free alcohol." Kenzi smirked, flashing the Valkyrie a winning smile.
"I thought you might say that." Tamsin grinned, before turning and walking to the bar. Kenzi watching her just a second too long. The next thing she realized was Dyson's hand on her shoulder.
"You're up." he told her, after following her gaze to the blonde. "What is going through that brain of yours?"
"Hmm, oh, nothing." Kenzi lied before hastily turning back to the game. As she looked at the table, she noticed that the shifter had sank four of his balls. "Damn, dude, are you cheating?"
"Nope, I just have mad skills." he laughed, mocking Kenzi's past words.
"Fine, then watch real mad skills in action." Kenzi said as she proceeded to sink five of her own, before smirking at the wolf.
The three friends were soon joined by Bo at the pool table, who eventually excused herself to meet with Lauren. Dyson got the story about how they were trying to work things out, and his mood shifted, so he decided to leave himself. Soon, only Tamsin and Kenzi were at the pool tables, playing and drinking as they had been a couple of nights before.
