Yes.. I know I said this chapter would be up in two weeks, but I got this written early and decided to post already ;) It's shortish!

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Kenzi and Bo were in their favorite diner intent on going over potential cases. Kenzi settled into the booth and Bo sat opposite of her. The taller brunette dropped a stack of case files on the table with a groan. Kenzi also eyed the pile with disgust and trepidation. Neither of them wanted to throw away this lovely summer day reading some lame files. Kenzi wanted to postpone the humongous task and started a little girltalk. Bo had been a little gloomy and deflated and Kenzi understood why. She hoped Bo would soon get her spunk back.

"It's been almost a month you know. And you haven't yet whooshed to Vancouver. I'm proud of you Bo. Proud and.. surprised to be honest. You've let Lauren go on with her life. Good Bobo." Kenzi praised.

"Not that good. Really." Bo sighed and flicked her eyes out the window.

"What do you mean?" Kenzi asked leaning in placing her palms on the table. "Bo?"

"Kenzi.. Um.. I've been calling Lauren." Bo admitted meeting her friend's steady gaze. "Lauren and I.. We've been talking. We talk."

"Occasionally?" Kenzi lifted an eyebrow.

"Regularly." Bo admitted with an hesitant smile.

"Oh?"

"She called me to apologize in case I found her.. rejection blunt and hard.. And you know it was, but she was right to shoot me down then. Well.. Anyway we started talking about ordinary day to day stuff.. And I can't let her go Kenz. I don't want to mess up anything for her either. It's been great talking to her, but.." Bo shrugged. "I want more."

"Yeah.. You're in a pickle." Kenzi reached out and took Bo's hand in hers.

"The thing is.. She thinks of me as a friend. I think." Bo swallowed looking at her friend under her lashes.

"That's nice isn't it?" Kenzi squeezed Bo's hand gently. "Getting to know her?"

"Yes.. But no.. Not when I had to listen to her recount her date with her ex last night." Bo pulled her hand from Kenzi's and covered her eyes with her palms sighing heavily. She let her hands drop on the table and waited for her friend to comment.

"Her ex?" Kenzi huffed surprised. "She has an ex?"

"Doctor Lopez.. Camila Lopez. Cam." Bo practically snarled, before taking a deep breath. "Apparently they broke up, because Lauren wanted to have a baby and.. Lopez wasn't ready. They had been together for six months only, but Lauren told her she wouldn't wait. That she had no time or desire to wait any longer to start a family, because.. Life's too short."

"It really is. And Lauren knows that better than most.." Kenzi nodded slowly.

"Yeah.." Bo exhaled with a tinge of despair. "Um.. So Lauren got pregnant alone. And she's been doing great.. But now that woman wants her back. She's been wooing Lauren for weeks. She wants them to be a family and I think.. I think Lauren's not totally against the idea."

"And let me guess you have the burning desire to fly to Vancouver and claim Lauren yours? And rip this hot latina's head off?" Kenzi couldn't help but smirk at Bo's possessiveness, when concerning the blond doctor.

"Right." Bo breathed anxiously. "Wait. How do you know she's hot?" She narrowed her eyes.

"I think it's a safe bet. Lauren attracts only hot women doesn't she?" Kenzi grinned a little and pointed her finger at Bo.

"Quit consoling me Kenz.." Bo gave a little laugh.

"Never." Kenzi grinned. "Oh man.. Do we really have to go through these?" Her eyes drifted to folders stacked on the table untouched.

"Yes." Bo nodded. "You think there are any cases that require a trip to Vancouver?" She gave a sly smile.

"No." Kenzi said. "Bo.. If you want to go see Lauren, just go. You two are friends now. I'm sure she'd like to see you, but please just stop torturing yourself. You should just make a decision on what you want from her and what you want for her and you."

"Yeah.. I know what I want Kenzi. I'm just not sure, if I can ever have what I want.. And if I have to settle for being her friend. Only her friend.. I don't know if I can do that.. Oh gods, I'm a mess. I want to see her, but.. Maybe I should wait her to invite me or something?"

"Didn't she do that already? If you're ever in Vancouver and all that?" Kenzi reminded.

"She did.." Bo smiled hesitantly. "Let's find a case with ties to Vancouver." She joked dryly.

"I'm gonna need apple pie and ice cream to get through this pile..." Kenzi groaned and waved for the waitress.

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"Hey Tamsin. Come in." Lauren opened the door for the taller blond. "Toby's napping." She said and thrust a paper in Tamsin's hands.

"You made me a list?" Tamsin eyed the paper scowling. "Item 7. Baby food in the fridge. Heat in microwave for 1,2 minutes. Test temperature before feeding? Oh my god Lauren. How many items are there.. 21. Seriously?" She read from the note and chuckled.

"Shut up. I guess.. I got a little carried away." Lauren admitted sheepishly. "But you've never been alone with him.. And.."

"It's for a few hours. We'll be fine. I won't kill him. I promise. And your mother's only minutes away and I've got her number on speed dial." Tamsin assured with a teasing glint in her eyes.

"Okay.." Lauren sighed subconsciously glancing upstairs where Toby was sleeping in his room.

"Oh, how was your date last night? With Cam." Tamsin poked.

"It was great. Cam is great." Lauren smiled softly.

"But?"

"I don't know.. It just that I've been talking to Bo and I feel something for her. Remember when I kissed her? I mean what the hell was that? But Bo lives thousands of miles away. So that's.. impossible. I've been trying to think of her as a friend only, but.. It's hard.. I'm so confused.." Lauren finished her ramble with a deep groan.

"Cam is sweet and geeky. She's really into you and more importantly she's.." A human Tamsin almost blurted out, before shutting her mouth.

"She's what?"

"Um.." Tamsin cleared her throat. "Cam is here. Bo's in Toronto. How's that gonna work? And you said it yourself you barely know her. I know you've been talking to her, but still you don't really know her."

"Yeah. You're right. I know you are." Lauren breathed shaking her head a little as if to clear it. "I'm going now Tamsin. You'll take good care of my baby right?"

"How hard can it be to babysit a sleeping baby?" Tamsin scoffed slightly insulted.

"You'll call, if.."

"We'll be fine. Go." Tamsin cut in rolling her eyes and followed Lauren with her gaze as the spandex glad blond unlocked her mountain bike waiting on the yard. "Lauren?"

"Yeah?"

"For god's sake be careful. Okay?"

"Okay." Lauren promised hopping on her bike and rode away.

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Lauren rode her bike along the trail that started right behind her house. It was a nice summery day and Lauren had told Tamsin she'd be gone for two hours tops. That was enough time to get a decent workout, but more importantly it was her own time. She relaxed enjoying the nature, while exterting her body. She loved to ride in the woods. It gave her strength for her everyday life. It was like recharging your internal battery, Lauren had understood ages ago.

The doctor's skin was covered with a light sheen of perspiration and she decided to stop for a minute and hydrate. She dropped her feet to the ground from the peddles and grabbed her bottle. She also quickly checked her phone. Tamsin hadn't called so Lauren knew everything was okay. She noted the time and decided to head back to make it home under the two hour mark she had set. The blond put away her phone and bottle and climbed back on the saddle.

She was riding fast with a smile on her face. She slowed down just a tad and glanced to her left to marvel at the beautiful lake view. She noted a pair of swans bobbing on the gentle waves. She sped up again, but was suddenly forced to hit the breaks when a rabbit skidded across the path ahead startling her. Lauren just barely missed the furry creature as she swerved her bike to the left.

"Shit!" Lauren exhaled as she felt her body flung airborne and saw a tree trunk ahead. She braced herself for the hit. The bike clattered to the ground and Lauren hit the tree with a sickening thud. "Oomph!"

Lauren gazed at the clear sky above and the tree leafs rustling peacefully. She was lying on the ground next to the tree she hit. She took a deep breath, but grunted when the piercing pain shocked through her body.

"Ow fuck that hurts.." The blond hissed. "Nature strikes again.. Death by a bunny.." She joked meekly and let out a dark chuckle.

She tried to move gingerly, but after a few attempts decided to lay low for a while to get her bearings. No deep breaths, but breathe normally, she thought.

"Crap.." Lauren groaned in defeat, when she realized she probably shouldn't move around too much. "I need to call Tamsin. She'll jump for joy for sure.."

She reached for the phone strapped to her arm and breathed a sigh of relief when she got it unstrapped without passing out. As soon as she held the phone in front of her face, the blond groaned heavily.

"I don't believe this. Fucking unbelievable! It's in shatters!" Lauren snarled at the broken device.

She forced herself to gingerly sit up and then stilled listening to her body. She traced her ribs with her fingers.

"Might be broken.. At least two.. Shit." She said out loud. I've obviously bumped my head too. Good thing I was wearing a helmet, she sighed.

"I guess I should try to walk home after all.."

She got up slowly grimacing in pain. Breathe through it, she ordered. With great effort she picked up her bottle from its holder mounted on the bike.

"One foot after the other." She exhaled shakily as she started to make her way back home.

"Oh gods.. Can't do it. World's spinning. I'm gonna pass out. And barf. I'm gonna barf and pass out..." Lauren choked out wearily and delicately lowered herself back on the ground and laid down on the soft moss. She'd been walking for a few minutes only. I'll just wait here, she decided and closed her weary eyes.

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Tamsin groaned as she saw her phone light up with Bo's name. "Shit. Just what I needed.." She muttered.

"Tamsin?" Bo's wary voice came through.

"Yeah.. Um I have a situation here and.. Wait." Tamsi paused and started to talk to someone else. "She's fine. I'll find her. I already called couple of guys. They'll come and help. Lauren's fine Margaret. I'm sure of it."

Bo could hear what Tamsin was saying. She also heard the commotion in the background and Toby crying. Cold dread was starting to fill her gut. She couldn't go through this again. Lauren had to be okay. What the hell was going on, she thought panicking.

"Bo?"

"What the hell is going on Tamsin? Where's Lauren? Is something wrong?" Bo fired off as soon as the valkyrie came back on line.

"She went out biking in the woods and should have been back over an hour ago. And she's not answering her phone. It's not like her, but.." Tamsin revealed sighing worriedly.

"Oh my god." Bo breathed feeling her heart clench painfully in her chest. "Where is she?!"

"Calm down. She's probably just had a flat or something and has to walk back. Maybe her phone died." Tamsin tried to calm the succubus even though she herself was also worried sick about Lauren. "We'll find her. I'm going out to woods now."

"She could have had an accident and is bleeding to death out there!" Bo yelled angrily. "You need to go now! You need to.. I need to.." Bo let out a sob she'd been holding.

"Bo, it'll be alright." Tamsin consoled automatically. "I'll call you. Just stay put." Tamsin said and hung up.

"Like hell I will." Bo growled anxiously as she wiped her tears away with her palm. "I'm coming to Vancouver."

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