Tamsin flew backward, stumbled and fell hard onto the floor when one of the many Fae attacked her, kicking her square in the chest.

Lying staring at the ceiling, Tamsin wondered what she had done to find herself in this situation. She could taste the blood from her lip, and her whole face hurt.

Quickly, she rolled out of the way before it could take another swing at her. "I take it back. They're tougher than they look."

"Give me control," Bo bellowed, a dark, commanding tone. Bo's voice pierced through Tamsin's head, increasing the pain.

Getting to her feet, Tamsin spat blood out onto the floor and stared down at her ruined shirt. "I will not," She barked back, and caught hold of the Fae demon before it landed another blow. "This is my body. You caused this whole crazy mess, and that means you have to sit back and allow me to take the lead. Enjoy the ride."

Tamsin sucked her stomach when its claws cut through her shirt again. She shoved into its chest and flung it against the nearest wall. Another one lunged at her, its claws scrapped through her arm, leaving a deep gash in its wake. "Oh, hell," She hollered, and her hand flew to her arm to stop the bleeding.

"Tamsin, give me control," Bo was back to her commanding tone.

"I didn't ask you to jump into my body and drag me into this mess. I want you gone."

"Fine, I'll sit back and watch as you get your ass kicked. It'll be fun."

"Why can't I use my powers on them? What in the hell are these things?" A swift kick to the head caused a lunging Fae to stumble backward before it could reach her.

Bo's voice thundered inside Tamsin's head. "That's why I told you to give me control. I'll use my powers like with the shaman."

"No…" Tamsin started to protest again.

Without further pressing from Bo, Tamsin heaved forward, and power surged through her, making her senses go into overdrive, as Bo took control of her body.

Bo, now in control, unleashed her power, pulling chi from all the targets at once. Together, their bodies froze before dropping limply to the floor. Bo strayed Tamsin's eyes over the unconscious Fae lying on the floor.

After a moment, Tamsin rested against the wall, confused and dizzy. "Don't you go around stealing control of my body. That's a violation."

"I just saved your ass. Now get to Lauren before I take control again." Bo used that commanding tone, again.

Tamsin rolled her eyes but obeyed, stepping over the bodies lying on the floor to get to the door.

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Kenzi stood behind the bar at the Dal, rubbing a shot glass with a white towel, her gaze locked on Dyson.

"Mark cleaned those already, what are you doing?" Dyson asked as he walked up and sat in front of her at the bar.

Kenzi looked at the shot glass, slammed it down and tossed the towel to the side. "We can't keep this from Lauren. It's not right."

Dyson glanced around over the heads of the patrons, an uneasy wrinkle on his brow. "It's not our secret to tell." He groaned, frustration getting the better of him.

"I hate this," Kenzi said, "I hate keeping this secret. Lauren shouldn't be the only one in the dark about this."

Dyson shrugged. "Bo, will tell her when she's ready."

Kenzi leaned on the bar with her body and pointed a finger at him. "Has everyone lost their minds around here? Bo needs her body back, and here we are twiddling our thumbs while dealing with something as trivial as secret keeping." She narrowed her eyes at Dyson.

Dyson looked away from Kenzi, lowered his head and shifted around the napkins on the bar. "Bo doesn't want to stress Lauren out. She's trying to protect her."

"Secrets don't protect anyone. And I guess Lauren has never been helpful in a crisis? I mean that big brain of hers couldn't possibly help with this whole thing." She rolled her eyes. "She's more vulnerable without the truth. And we're more vulnerable without her help."

Dyson threw his hands up. "What do you want to do?"

Silence fell between them, and Kenzi raked her eyes down Dyson's face, scrutinizing him.

"Let's tell her. We need to be a united family right now." Kenzi announced with conviction.

Dyson's frown intensified. "It's not our place," He said in a gruff voice that betrayed the fact that he didn't wholly believe what he was saying.

Kenzi blew out an irritated breath. "It is our place! Lauren's family. It's been Lauren and I, alone, for a while now. You haven't had to cuddle with her at night when she's upset and crying or rub her feet…"

Dyson's expression softened, and his lips curved into a small smile. "You massage Lauren's feet?"

"I'm proud to say yes I have…many times. She's alone; she needs someone."

Dyson felt Kenzi's intense gaze on him and shoved away from the bar, flicking another glance around the bar. "Bo won't like it." He literally growled the words.

A smile fitted across Kenzi's lips, as she knew she had won the argument. "She'll get over it."

Arm and arm they left the Dal to go find Lauren.

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Lauren ground to a halt, with broad shocked eyes, the moment her gaze landed on Bo, her expression softened as she realized she was actually looking at Bo. That Bo was only a few feet away from her. But she kept still, waiting for Bo to speak or make a move. Something about Bo's sudden appearance gave her pause.

Bo raked her eyes over her and smiled. "Lauren, it's real I'm here."

When Bo looked at Lauren, right into her eyes, a heavy sorrow pressed down on Lauren, and she fought against her tears.

Lauren frowned at her, questions flicking through her mind. Her gaze wandered over Bo's shoulder. "How…" She trailed off and tried to smile to alleviate her uncertainties. "How did you escape?" She asked, still biting back her tears and her increasing apprehension.

Bo moved smoothly toward her. "I'll explain on the way." She extended her hand expectantly and waited for Lauren to take it.

Lauren met Bo's eyes again and saw a glimpse of something behind her eyes, which spoke volumes to her. There was something about Bo that was off. If instinct told her anything, she should be cautious. "I don't understand. What's happening?" She stepped away from Bo while she tried to keep a clear head despite the raw emotions and confusion that were running through her.

"The baby is in trouble. We have to go now. I'll explain on the way." Bo frowned at Lauren, her eyes darkening before her gaze shot around the room, edgily.

"Go where?" Lauren asked with another step back. The look in Bo's eyes triggered more internal warnings. Maybe it was nothing, and this was Bo, but her gut knew that was a lie. Something was seriously wrong, off about Bo.

Bo skated her eerie gaze back to Lauren, and Lauren's stomach dropped. "To a safe place for you and the baby." Bo's tone grew progressively impatient.

Those words sent a shiver through Lauren. "Okay. But I need to let my assistant know I'm leaving. You remember my assistant, right? Karen Beattie."

Bo nodded and folded her hands behind her back. "Of course, Karen. Yes, go tell her, but quickly. We need to go."

"Right." Lauren forced a smile, her mind in overdrive. "It will only take a minute or two." Her adrenaline spiked, as she carefully strode back into her office as casual as possible. She frowned and squinted in Bo's direction to make sure she was waiting and not following her. Her heart and mind raced, and she breathed deeply. She had to keep a sharp head to get out of this. She didn't whom and what was controlling Bo's body, but one thing she knew for sure it wasn't Bo.

Lauren's gaze darted to her desk off to her left. Could she make it there and get her tranquilizer gun before Bo noticed? Her eyes moved back to Bo, strategizing her next move.

Lauren decided she had to go for it, and as methodically and carefully as possible she inched to her desk and slipped the tranquilizer gun into her white lab coat pocket.

Bo's attention snapped to her, and she smiled. It was Bo's smile but not Bo's smile, and Lauren's skin crawled staring at her.

Bo continued to smile and walked toward Lauren, slowly. She paused at the entryway and shifted her body to block the exit. "Ready?"

Lauren's heart leaped with fear freezing her in place, for a moment, while she stared wordlessly at Bo. "Who are you?" Lauren asked as she whipped out her tranquilizer gun and pointed it directly at Bo's chest.

Taking slow, measured steps, Bo moved in Lauren's direction. "It's me, Bo." She held up her hands and gave her an empty smirk.

Bo's eyes lingered on the gun and then turned up to Lauren's eyes. A silent threat. She meant to warn Lauren not to attempt to use it on her.

Lauren held the gun firm in front of her, mentally assessing her options. "Who are you? Where's Bo?" She was sure it wasn't likely to answer, but she had to ask.

Bo scowled at her. "Don't make this difficult on yourself, Dr. Lewis. Come with me." Bo said the words with icy calculation as her eyes locked on Lauren's.

"Where's Bo?" Lauren repeated her question and swallowed hard, trying to get her thoughts together and think clearly.

Bo inched forward a fraction and Lauren steadied the gun and fired, striking Bo in the shoulder. Lauren's heart pounded a million times a minute, and she gaped as Bo lurched forward and fell to the ground.

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Seconds later, the door burst open, and Kenzi and Dyson raced into the room, Dyson leading the charge. Dyson rushed over and pulled Lauren away from Bo's unconscious body. Lauren untangled herself from Dyson's hold and stared at the space between her and Bo's body. Blinking slowly, trying to get her mind around what had just happened.

Kenzi wandered up to Lauren with her eyes on Bo. "What happened? How…what?"

Dyson's nostrils flared, his eyes darkened, and he growled at Bo's body as he sniffed the air.

"That's not Bo." Lauren said the words slowly and looked to her side directly at Kenzi. "She tried to get me to go with her, but I knew it wasn't her, so I shot it with a tranquilizer dart."

Dyson began to pace, his jaw tensing while he avoided Lauren's eyes.

Lauren opened her mouth to ask Dyson what was wrong, but all their attention turned to the door when Tamsin entered the lab, out of breath, her eyes darted between Bo's body and Lauren.

Silence filled the room, and everyone could sense the restlessness as it hung in the air between them. No one wanted to speak first.

Lauren scanned all their faces and marched up to Tamsin. "Bo Dennis, what is going on?" She demanded, searching Tamsin's eyes looking for a glimpse of Bo.

"Shit."

Tamsin's jaw fell open, and she shifted back. "How long have you known?" She asked.

Lauren pointed at Bo's body and back at Tamsin. "It wasn't that hard to put together after the last few days." She narrowed her eyes at Tamsin. "You did ask to feel my stomach."

"Shit."

Tamsin grunted and slowly raised her eyes up to the ceiling. "Were you walking around groping your ex with my hands?"

"Never mind that. Let's focus on why my body's here."

Tamsin nudged Bo's body with her foot. "Well, there it is, jump back in."

"Don't do that! And it doesn't work like that."

Lauren squeezed Tamsin's shoulders to force her to meet her eyes. "Bo, are you going to tell me what's going on?" She couldn't hide the anger and hurt from her voice. She wanted answers.

Tamsin wiggled away from Lauren and scrubbed her hands down her face. "What in the hell is Bo's body doing here?" Tamsin asked, ignoring Lauren's question.

Kenzi kneeled down and studied Bo's body. "Some creep is inside your body, Bo. Doesn't that freak you out?"

"Ha. Half the city's already been inside Bo." Tamsin said, right before her hand gripped her mouth shut. "I was joking," She muffled against her hand to Bo. After a few seconds, Bo released her.

"Who's in there?" Dyson asked, still pacing around the room.

Lauren watched the back and forth, growing aggravated she stalked back into her office to think. Only Kenzi noticed, and she followed closely behind.

Lauren eased down into her desk chair and rested her hand on her stomach, watching as Kenzi closed the door behind her.

"It sounds absolutely insane. But Bo was able to escape the underworld by using Tamsin's body as a vessel." Kenzi explained, propping her feet up on Lauren's desk and crossing her arms. "So, they're both sharing the body."

Lauren watched Dyson drag Bo's body into the glass cage to secure the body. She turned her attention entirely to Kenzi. "Well, what now? How do we get Bo back into her body? What's the plan?"

"You're not mad?"

Lauren sighed and shrugged. "I'm tired, Kenzi. It's one thing after another. I don't have the energy to be upset." She met Tamsin's eyes from across the lab. "I'm sure Bo had her reasons. In the grand scheme of things, Bo's back…sort of…that's what's important."

"Pragmatic 'til the end. Well, let's put that brain of yours to work and figure this out. Clearly, someone wanted to use Bo's body to get to you and probably the baby."

Lauren nodded in agreement, paused and flipped through her cell phone. "I know a necromancer who owes me a favor…"

Kenzi darted her eyes back and forth between Lauren and her phone. "Lauren, what are you doing hanging out with a necromancer? Exchanging brownie recipes?"

"Close, cake recipes, actually," Lauren answered deadpan.

Kenzi threw her head back to chuckle. "You're kidding?"

Even as Lauren nodded a yes, her mind turned back to Bo, assessing the situation, searching for a solution.

"Uh huh. You're an odd one Lauren; that's for sure."

"Well, she might be able to get Bo back into her body, or at the very least point us in the right direction. It's worth a shot."

Kenzi sat up straight and slapped the desk. "See, I knew you'd have a plan."

Meanwhile, Tamsin rolled her eyes as Bo said, "Go talk to Lauren. Make sure she's not upset."

"I don't care if she's angry, upset, or sad, or whatever. It's not up to me to coddle your on again, off again girlfriend. Plus, I'm sure you'll steal control of my body and talk to her later."

"I'm sorry about that, but it's hard to just sit back and watch while things happen."

"I swear if you kiss Lauren with my lips I'll exorcise you myself." Tamsin sneered and let out a string of curses.

"Grow up."

Dyson dashed his eyes to Tamsin and shook his head at the half conversation he was overhearing.

After ten minutes of edgy quarreling between Tamsin and Bo, Lauren and Kenzi walked back into the room. "We'll keep Bo's body secured here and interrogate her…it…whatever when it wakes up," Lauren announced, getting Bo/Tamsin and Dyson's attention.

"Is that a good idea?" Dyson asked, his eyes locked on Bo's limp body behind the glass.

Lauren raked her fingers through her hair and noticed Tamsin settle next to her, Tamsin's piercing eyes flashed with irritation. "We don't really have a choice," Lauren answered keenly ignoring Tamsin.

"I'll stay here and guard her," Dyson said, pulling up a chair and sitting in front of the glass enclosure.

"Fine. Kenzi and I will track down a necromancer that I know and see if she can't help us." Lauren said, gesturing a finger between Kenzi and herself.

"What about us?" Tamsin asked after Bo's continued insisting.

"Who am I talking to right now?" Lauren asked, watching her carefully, trying to puzzle out whom she was talking to.

"She's upset."

Tamsin pressed her hand to her forehead, in a vain attempt to block Bo's voice out, and rolled her eyes. "It's Tamsin, and I don't plan on taking orders from you."

"I don't care what you do, just keep Bo safe." Lauren snapped and abruptly turned her back on Tamsin.

"Tell her we'll go to the necromancer and she can go home and rest."

"Um, no." Tamsin murmured, curtly.

Lauren shifted to look at her again. "Were you talking to me?" Tamsin's strange tendency to answer Bo out loud was taking some getting used to for everyone.

Tamsin shook her head. "No, a pest."

"I don't want her stressed out. She looks tired, she should sleep."

"Geez, Bo she's a grown woman. I don't need to tell her when to sleep." Tamsin said with a bitter laugh.

Everyone stared at Tamsin after her outburst. "Lauren, Bo requests you go home and rest," Tamsin said, in a fake sweet voice.

"I'm pregnant, not ill. I can still work and do anything else." Lauren's eyebrows drew together in frustration, and she couldn't hide the exasperation in her voice.

"But I'm back, I…we can go so she doesn't have to."

Through gritted teeth, Tamsin relayed Bo's message.

Lauren's gaze intensified on Tamsin, never wavering as she searched for a glimpse of Bo. "Absolutely not. I can go, it's my contact."

"But..."

"Ahhhhh." Tamsin screamed, let her head fall back, and stared up at the ceiling. "How long am I going to be forced to witness Bo and Lauren melodrama? Will someone just shoot me now? You're not even together and yet you bicker like an old married couple. It's enough to make a girl wanna puke."

Lauren rolled her eyes and at the same time Bo said, "Are you done? We'll stay and watch my body, have Kenzi, Mark and Vex go check the apartment for our attackers. And Lauren and Dyson can go whatever they need to go."

Tamsin rolled her shoulders and neck and repeated Bo's words. After a few more minutes of debating who would go where, they all agreed to Bo's instructions.

Kenzi rushed off first to get Vex and Mark. Dyson dutifully waited for Lauren to gather up her things.

"Tell Lauren to be careful."

"Suck it, Bo, no." Tamsin gave Lauren a mock-friendly wave and collapsed into the chair in front of the cage.

Minutes later, Lauren walked back into the room and glanced at Tamsin, who wasn't paying any attention. She opened her mouth to say something to Bo, but quickly closed it and rushed wordlessly by Tamsin.

Side by side Lauren and Dyson left the lab, Lauren filling Dyson in on her plan and giving him information about the necromancer.

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AN

To answer a question: Yes I'm keeping some things from 5b (like the break up) but ignoring a few things, like Tamsin's entire storyline.

Thanks for reading and reviewing.