Chapter 7

Author's note: Thanks to everyone who has left reviews. You guys are awesome! I wasn't sure where I wanted to go with the story. So I think I know where I want it to go.

Tamsin stormed into Bo's apartment in a fury. Bo was sitting on the couch watching tv and looked up at Tamsin when she came in. She didn't seem to be bothered that Tamsin was shouting at her.

"What the hell was that back there?!" said Tamsin now standing in front of Bo.

"You looked frustrated, so I thought I would help. I must be losing my touch because you still seem rather on edge." Bo said with a grin.

"So you thought you would help me by finger fucking me in front of everyone at the Dal? Are you kidding me?"

"Well, under the circumstances I thought finger fucking was the best option. I could have managed other ways, and I am kind of partial to using my tongue."

"You know that's not what I mean" said Tamsin even though the thought of Bo using her tongue excited her.

"Okay, fair enough, but my objective was to get you to talk to me and I seemed to have met my objective. I knew you would either come over here to bitch me out or you would come because you wanted more. I think that it's a little bit of both or am I wrong?"

"Well you got me here. Why?"

"You know why and we both know that I'm not going to let it go until you tell me the truth. I want you to trust me, Tamsin. You try to push everyone away but I'm not going anywhere. You need to stop with the whole 'I can't let anyone close to me bit.'"

"I am better off alone. Love will get you killed or worse it will get the ones around you killed."

"I know you are terrified of something, and if you will just tell me than I can help."

"I can handle myself and it's not your problem. I can't get you mixed up in my mess. My lone wolf routine may be getting old but your hero complex is in a close second. Did you ever think that you can't save me?" said Tamsin looking into Bo's eyes.

"I'm not giving up on you. I can be just as stubborn is you can. Maybe I want to be mixed up in it."

"I don't want you to get hurt. If you feel like you owe me for helping you find Kenzi, you don't. We're even."

"It's not about that. To spite what you think, I do care about you and I can't see anything happen to you."

"Why would you care about me? You have lovers and friends falling at your feet. You could do better than me."

"I care because I have seen the side of you that you try so hard to hide from others. You try to be cold and hard but you really suck at acting. You are brave and so alive. When you drop your guard, I see you, Tamsin. I see someone that I care about. I see someone who has seen more trouble than she has a right to. I have even seen a hint of sadness and I want to heal it. I saw it when you were passed out." Said Bo standing up to move closer to Tamsin.

"How do you do it?" asked Tamsin.

"Do what?"

"Trust people after what you have been through at their hands?"

"There is a lot more good in the world than there is bad. I try to see the good and I see it in you."

"Even the people that you trusted the most have not always been truthful to you."

"I can only trust that they had a reason for doing what they did" said Bo.

"Old habits die hard and I'm having a hard time adjusting to this new way of talking to people."

"If you would just trust me, I will be there for you."

Bo walked over to Tamsin and took one of her hands in hers. She ran her thumb over the top of Tamsin's hand in a soothing manner.

"You don't understand. I may have put us both in danger. You would never forgive me." Said Tamsin in a cracking voice.

"I don't care but I guess that may help to explain what you were talking about when you were out. I care a lot more about the other thing you said."

"I don't know that I can say that while I'm sober or awake for that matter. You are the first person in over one hundred years that I have even come close to…" she cut herself off. I have to go. Dyson and I have a case to work on. She pulled her hand away and started to walk toward the door. It took every bit of strength she could muster to walk away from Bo.

Bo watched her walk out the door and fought the urge to go after her. She knew that if Tamsin was going to open up to her than she would have to on her own terms.

Bo sat back down on the couch and Kenzi walked into the room and sat beside her.

"Hey, what was all the yelling about? I was beginning to wonder if I should come break it up or sell tickets" said Kenzi smiling at Bo.

"I don't get her sometimes, Kenzi"

"Tell me you are not talking about Tamsin."

"God Bo, can you pick um."

"One minute I think she is going to jump into my arms and the next I get iced out. I thing she is giving me whiplash. She said she loved me, Kenzi. She was unconscious at the time, but I think she meant it."

Kenzi looked up at Bo with a look of disbelief.

"Okay, are you sure we are talking about the same person. The same blonde that has a major attitude and no filter? Your not taking some kind of new fae drug are you? How do you feel about her?"

"There's an attraction there and there's something about her. I guess I haven't really thought about my feelings too much. I never saw this coming, so I didn't think it was important. She ran off again anyway. Every time I get close to the real her, she turns tail and runs."

"Well I wouldn't worry. No one can resist the Bo charm forever."