Thank you guys so much for your patience. This chapter is a little long, and it does hold true to the M rating. So be warned. Thanks again for baring with me.

Chapter Eight

Bo woke when the harsh brightness of the dawn hit her eyes through the partially closed blinds of Lauren's bedroom. When they had left the lab Lauren had suggested going back to her quarters insisting that Amara would keep her promise not to interfere. Lauren still looked tired and so Bo had ordered them both to bed since she hadn't slept well over the past few days either.

It was early morning from the color of the sky, maybe five or so. Such an ungodly hour was usually more of a 'going to sleep' time for Bo than waking up. Still, Bo was wrapped in the warm cocoon of Lauren's bed, and there really was no better place to be. Bo found she wanted to be awake to drink it all in. Lauren slept soundly next to her, the blonde facing her allowing Bo to see the complete ease Lauren had. The way all the worries went away. Biting her lower lip Bo tentatively reached out and tucked a few strands of blond locks out of Lauren's face, her fingertips taking in the softness of Lauren's skin.

Unaccustomed to being touched while she slept Lauren was jostled awake by the touch. Seeing Bo immediately made her smile.

" Hi." Lauren whispered stretching.

" Hey." Bo replied watching appreciating as Lauren's body moved under the thin sheet. The contours of Lauren's flawless body would have inspired lust from even the most celibate of people. " You're so beautiful."

" I just woke up. I don't even have make-up on."

" You don't need it." Bo insisted. Lauren blushed and turned into the pillow to hide it. " Don't hide." Bo said using her hand to gently turn Lauren back to face her.

" We should get up." Lauren suggested.

" No. We should stay right here. It's relaxing." Lauren had always been an early riser, she didn't stay in bed longer than she had to. But something about having Bo in her bed made Lauren tempted to stay there forever.

It took a minute for Lauren to relax back into the mattress next to Bo; a comfortable silence greeted her as Bo watched her. Lauren never felt more exposed than she did with Bo staring at her, like Bo could see into her soul. Normally that would have made her uncomfortable and she would have run. Lauren was good at being invisible; working for the Light Fae she was good at working under the radar. If she drew attention from the other Fae it was generally for something bad or something she wasn't doing. But with Bo looking at her with such intensity Lauren felt like she was the center of Bo's world, nothing else mattered to the raven haired Succubus in those moments.

There was so much that Lauren wanted to say, the two of them hadn't begun the talks that they had promised each other they would have. When they had gotten back to her quarters Lauren had almost expected that they would end up doing some talking. But Bo had meant it when she had told Lauren that they were going to get some sleep and start fresh the next day. Yet the silence felt so natural, so comfortable that Lauren didn't want to break it. There was a peace that came from lying together, an ease that Lauren had been afraid that they had lost with everything that had happened there had been so much awkwardness that filled their recent interactions, empty conversations that had been had simply because neither of them wanted to experience the painfully awkward silences. But this, lying together felt so right.

Bo sought out Lauren's hand and brought it between them so that their intertwined fingers were in between them. Bo's touch always held with it the promise of intimacy, even the most innocent of touches was enough to get Lauren's heart racing. Raising herself up on her elbow Bo looked down at Lauren, the way that Lauren shifted so that their eye contact never broke. Frowning when Bo slipped her hand out of Lauren's she was about to protest until she felt Bo's hand on the side of her face.

" So beautiful." Bo whispered. Lauren blushed and lowered her eyes for the first time breaking their gaze.

" You said that already." Lauren commented shyly.

" I mean it." Bo could see the way her touch was beginning to effect Lauren. It was subtle at first but Bo could see Lauren's aura. Lauren always burned brightly when Bo was around, intoxicatingly so. As her touch became more sensual Lauren's aura began to glow brighter. Shifting closer until their bodies pressed firmly together Bo brushed Lauren's lips with her thumb, feeling the soft skin beneath just waiting to be kissed. Whimpering helplessly as Lauren's lips parted invitingly and pressing a gentle kiss to Bo's thumb.

Lowering her lips closer to Lauren, even before their lips touched Bo could feel that spark that she had always felt when she was with Lauren. Bringing their lips together Bo was quickly swept up in everything Lauren, her senses overwhelmed by the blonde. Lauren's lips tasted so sweet Bo couldn't help but increase the contact, she wanted more, she needed more. Parting Lauren's lips, Bo engaged the blonde in a passionate duel for control of the kiss.

Bo had forgotten how good of a kisser Lauren was, the way that it took her breath away. Even though she was generally the more dominant one, Bo felt completely powerless against Lauren. Gasping when Lauren shifted and pulled Bo on top of her. The movement so fluid Bo easily straddled Lauren and her kisses grew more passionate. Bo's head was spinning, she couldn't help but allow Lauren's arousal to crash into her own making it almost overwhelming.

As the moment's passed it could have been second or a small eternity, either way it didn't matter. There was nothing else in the world, just them. Lauren felt the pristine control that she had built to cover up the insecurities of being a human, even a brilliant one, in a Fae world. She wanted Bo, she wanted to express to Bo just how much she wanted this to happen. Drawing Bo's bottom lip into her mouth Lauren nipped at it with her teeth and heard as much as she felt Bo moan into her mouth. It was dangerous to tease a succubus but Lauren didn't care, she liked the sounds she was able to bring out in Bo.

" God I missed you." Lauren groaned when Bo tore her lips away from Lauren and kissed a trail down Lauren's exposed neck. Lauren's entire body hummed with arousal, her hands clutching at Bo, pulling the brunette's tank top higher to satisfy the need Lauren had to feel skin.

" I'm never going anywhere again." Bo promised looking up at Lauren, their eyes meeting. Lauren saw the tint of bright blue that showed just how aroused Bo was. But Bo was suppressing just how hungry this was making her. It made the fact that this was so much more than just a passionate romp in bed that much more apparent. This was the beginning of something unlike anything Bo had ever experienced before. She wanted more nights like this, moreover she didn't want this night to end.

Nudging Lauren's legs apart Bo brought her though up against Lauren and felt Lauren's hips immediately raise to meet her. It would be so easy to finish Lauren right there, Bo didn't need to be a succubus to know how turned on Lauren was. But she wanted it to last. Sitting up, in one fluid motion Bo removed her tank top, Lauren's was soon to follow as Lauren sat up allowing Bo to pull her shirt off. Crushing their lips back together, it was lips, teeth, and tongue with nothing gentle about it Bo was aware that she was probably bruising Lauren's lips but she didn't care. She couldn't tear herself away from Lauren if she tried, short of the world ending Lauren was the only thing that she wanted to focus on.

Covering Bo's breast with her hand Lauren felt Bo's hips buck against her own, unable to control her body. It was amazing how quickly Lauren could turn the tables on Bo, Bo was incapable of resisting Lauren. Jumping when she felt Lauren's hand at the waist band of her pants, untying them and then sliding her hand inside. Pulling away from the kiss to catch her breath Bo gasped for air as Lauren ran her fingernails against the inside of Bo's thigh. Sitting up on her knee's Bo braced herself on Lauren's shoulder to keep her upright.

Lauren knew exactly where to touch, knew just how to touch Bo to bring out the most pleasure. She'd barely been touched and already her head was spinning. Unsure what to do with her hands, but knowing that she needed to touch Lauren, Bo brought her free hand to the side of Lauren's face her forehead resting against Lauren's. When Lauren entered Bo the succubus trembled against Lauren, her breath hitching as her body filled with pleasure. It was one of the perks of being a succubus, because sex was how they healed she didn't just feel pleasure in one central location, Bo felt it everywhere. It made her entire body flush with pleasure as Lauren's fingers began to move.

" Lauren…" Bo whimpered, her breathing coming more and more rapidly as time went on. Lauren felt Bo grip her hair and shoulder to steady herself and found herself more than willing to accept the pain that would eventually come from it. Watching as Bo succumbed to pleasure, watched as Bo climbed closer and closer to climax was hypnotizing. Increasing the speed her fingers were moving Lauren knew that Bo was lost in passion now.

Lauren was fast becoming addicted to touching Bo, Bo was so responsive to her touch, and she felt so good against Lauren's skin. Bo was a succubus, she'd been with a lot people over the course of her adult life and it wasn't something that Lauren enjoyed thinking about. But this was something different, there was vulnerability in the way that Bo reacts to Lauren's touch. Bo had only ever felt like this with Lauren, she'd only ever felt Lauren's touch radiate through her entire body when she was with Lauren. Bo was opening herself up to Lauren in a way that was more than Bo ever had in their previous time together.

Both of them grew slick with sweat the longer they went, but they weren't in any hurry. Lauren's touch was slow and patient, though Lauren was sure that Bo would have been just fine with it being fast and hard and passion filled Lauren was determined for it to be different.

" Lauren you are driving me…crazy." Bo whimpered, it was so overwhelming. Lauren's touch felt so good, and she was so close but Lauren was determined to draw out Bo's passion. Something that no doubt Bo would thank you for later, but in that immediate moment Bo wanted Lauren to give her more. Lauren smiled at Bo's desperate plea.

Removing her hand from Bo, Lauren had never seen such outrage in someone's face before, such disbelief that she was stopping. Lauren couldn't help but laugh as Bo tried to voice her outrage but couldn't quite get her mouth to work. Taking the opportunity of Bo's silence Lauren turned them so that she was now on top of Bo. Bo yelped at the sudden movement, she hadn't expected such a thing from Lauren.

" Don't worry, I'm not done with you yet." Lauren said kissing Bo quickly before beginning a long and torturous journey down Bo's body, pressing tantalizing kisses along Bo's exposed skin. Knowing that Bo would probably kill her if she took too long Lauren didn't spend nearly as much time as she would have liked familiarizing herself with Bo's perfect body. There would be plenty of time for that later.

Lauren didn't even pay attention to where she threw Bo's pants, though she did hear something go crashing to the ground. She'd clean it up later. Bo was ready for her, her skin hot and wet. Tasting Bo was nearly enough to push Lauren over the edge too, both of them were so aroused that it wouldn't take much. When Bo reached her climax it was with Lauren's name on her lips, pleasure flooded Bo's body, so mind numbingly, toe curling, intense and good that for the following minutes Bo wasn't even sure she could form coherent thoughts let alone words.

When Bo opened her eyes she found Lauren lying next to her, a smug smile tugging on her lips while she watched Bo completely unraveled next to her. There was no more beautiful sight. Bo smiled still trying to catch her breath while she pulled Lauren down to kiss her.

" My turn." Bo stated flipping them.

Hours later

Bo watched the last hints of light disappear from the sky as the sunset turned evening into night. A well satisfied smile plastered on her face while she lay naked and intertwined with Lauren. The two had spent the entire day making love, relearning each other's bodies.

" We're going to spend the entire two weeks in bed aren't we?" Lauren asked kissing Bo's shoulder spooning her from behind.

" I wouldn't say no." Bo offered, turning her head to face Lauren.

" I know a Chinese place that delivers." Lauren said as if that was actually an option. She may not have to go to work at the lab but if they spent an entire fourteen days locked in her quarters Bo would definitely be missed. And she really didn't want to have Kenzie come in and see them naked.

" One of us would have to get up to go answer the door." Bo said. " Lauren?"

" Hmm?"

" Can I ask you something?"

" Of course." Bo turned in Lauren's arms so that they were facing each other. Lauren waited to see what Bo wanted to ask her. Bo's question wasn't verbal, instead Lauren felt Bo's finger trace the scar in between her breasts. Lauren hadn't realized that with how much attention Bo had spent on her breasts that Bo had to have noticed the scar.

" It's complicated." Lauren said as an immediate reaction.

" You said you would tell me everything." Bo reminded non-judgmentally. Opening up was a challenge for Lauren, Bo knew that. Unlike Bo who wore her heart on her sleeve in so many ways.

" I'm afraid."

" Why?" Lauren sat up, pulling her sheet over her chest and bringing her knees up. Lauren didn't know how she was going to tell Bo what had just been explained to her. She'd thought she'd been a simple human and a part of her worried that Bo wouldn't like that she wasn't.

" I'm afraid that you might not like…that it will change how you feel about me." Lauren answered honestly. Bo grabbed Lauren's hand reassuringly and brought it to her lips.

" We've been through a lot. Nothing can change that."

" Okay. It's a very long story."

" I've got time." Bo replied resting her head on her hand and waited patiently.

" Five years ago, I was in the Congo on a research grant. We were trying to cure disease. There were about twenty of us. I'd been there for a few months and we were deep into the Congo. We had no idea that we had stumbled into a Fae battle ground. An ancient Fae feud of sorts that had grown so terrible that it involved both the Light and the Dark. Both the Ash and the Morrigan were there but none of us were the wiser. We were so naïve." Lauren laughed ruefully at the thought. They had been so stupid.

" It was late, probably around midnight maybe when the screams woke me. It sounded like an animal attack, we'd been warned about them and told what to do. My tent mate and I stayed in our tent, after all that's what they told us to do. And we listened, we heard their screams. People we'd grown close to, people we cared about were dying and there was nothing that we could do. I think about it all the time was there something that I could have done to save them? If I'd gone out there maybe I could have done something. Survivor's guilt I suppose.

" I don't know why I went out there. I think it was after the screams stopped. I wanted to see if anyone was still alive, anything that I could do to help. And I saw them. All of them. The bodies were just destroyed, torn to pieces. I'd seen animal attacks but nothing like that. I still remember their faces, the way that they were stuck in that last moment of terror."

" A Fae?" Bo asked.

" A particularly nasty one. I learned later that it was an unaligned Fae. One that was feared by both the Light and the Dark. That's why the Ash was there and the Morrigan. This Fae had been killing other Fae. It attacked us because it thought that we had been sent by them."

" It attacked you." It was a statement not a question.

" It came behind me, knocked me down but I never saw it. And then it was on top of me. In its true form there is no sight more terrifying. And then I felt it begin to tear at my chest."

" But the Light Fae. They saved you right? Stopped it?"

" No. The Fae took my heart. I died. And that's when the Light came. The Ash and a Fae named Reinald. He gave me his heart."

" You died?" Lauren didn't blame Bo for being doubtful, to say that she had been dead when she was laying there very much alive was a bit far-fetched.

" For several minutes I would assume. Reinald gave me his heart. He died so that I could live."

" Why would he do that? I thought Fae didn't have a lot of respect for humans."

" He saw in me a potential that he didn't want to have disappear."

" Potential?"

" A destiny." Lauren clarified. " I'm only beginning to understand it."

" So you were given a heart in return for your servitude?" There was something Bo had to be missing, something that didn't make sense in the whole story.

" The heart they gave me was powerful. Reinald was an ancient Fae. Remember how I told you about Fae genetics. Fae genes are only passed down as dominant genes if both parents have them?"

" I remember."

" My great grandfather was Fae."

" What does that mean?"

" Reinald's heart was Fae. I am part Fae. Recessive Fae genes are awakening because of the fact that Reinald's heart saved me from dying when you fed on me."

" You're Fae." Bo didn't quite believe it.

" Sort of. It's not as simple as that and there are a lot of tests I need to run but there is a part of me that is now Fae." Lauren had been afraid to look at Bo, afraid that Bo might have an unfavorable reaction to what she was being told.

" Hey, Lauren look at me." Bo waited for Lauren to lift her gaze before continuing. " You're alive. That's all that really matters to me."

" I swear I didn't know until recently. I thought I was just human."

" Human or Fae, as long as you're you that's all that matters to me." Bo replied kissing Lauren gently.

" I'm really glad to hear you say that."

" I'm glad you told me. Honesty is all I'll ever ask from you Lauren."

" I can do that."

" Let's get some sleep. We can talk more in the morning."

The Airport

Thane stood at the center of the arrival terminal, his face showing a mild disgust at the sight of it all. Humans. He scoffed at the thought, he much preferred his isolation away from the human infection that was spreading through the Fae world. Watching as a woman walked toward him, her cell phone held tightly to her hear while she walked barely paying attention to where she was walking or that she soon would be colliding with him. Taking a step to the side Thane watched as she didn't even look up to acknowledge how close she'd come to hitting him.

For only a fraction of a moment Thane wondered if it was worth coming to civilization, he could have stayed back in the Congo where he wouldn't have to worry about people. And then he remembered why he was there and a twisted smile pulled at his lips. His mouth watered at the thought of why he was there. Looking at the torn piece of paper that had on it scribbled just two worlds. Two words that could draw him out of seclusion.

She's alive.

Authors Note: So I was pondering giving Lauren some form of Fae ability. What do you guys think? Think that goes to far with the AU or would it be just right? Please let me know what you guys think.