A/N: Giant update guys! Hope i covered the points i missed TooBlind. Please review guys! I love reading every one of them. Thanks Anon, I love your reviews most of all! :) I think i might be changing the rating to M in the next few chapters.. You never guys are awesome for having stuck with this story so long!
Lauren sighed as she entered the familiar space of Bo's bedroom. Memories of the succubus writhing under her, and of her doing the same, flooded her mind and ignited a steady glow in her belly. She turned to look at Bo, who was currently rifling through her chest looking for sleepwear to give to Lauren. As she looked at Bo, the warmth in her belly shifted to her chest, and her heart clenched with love and adoration for the woman in front of her. They still had many issues to work through, but now with the uncertainty of the past having been dispelled, Lauren was convinced that they would work through everything else together.
Bo paused her search feeling Laurens eyes on her. She looked up to see Lauren gazing at her with warmth and love. Bo quirked an eyebrow and smiled her trademark goofy grin at Lauren, before continuing with her search. Having located the items she wanted, Bo quickly made her way to Lauren.
"I hope you don't mind, but I kept your Star Trek Spock T-shirt and your Batman boxer shorts. I just wanted to have them in hand, in case you decided to sleep over sometime. So here" she said handing the sleepwear to Lauren.
Lauren laughed and said "I have been looking all over for these. I can't believe you had them with you the entire time, you little thief!"
Bo shrugged her shoulders and said "They smell like you. I used to wear them to sleep now and then, after our break, but I stopped after we met in the Morrigans Ceili. The clothes reminded me of you, and it felt way too painful"
Lauren reached out and stroked Bo's arm. "I'm sorry honey".
Bo quickly shook her head and said "I wasn't fishing for an apology, babe. I guess, I was just trying to tell you that I missed you. So much." Bo stared intently into Lauren's eyes.
Lauren looked back with equal fervour, before reaching out to wrap Bo in her arms. "I missed you too."
The two lovers held each other for a quiet moment. Bo turned her head in their embrace, and nuzzled Lauren's neck. She skimmed her nose to rest in the crook between Lauren's shouder and neck and took a deep breath. She softly whispered against Lauren's neck "I love the way you smell. You are absolutely gorgeous babe, but the way you smell is absolutely incredible. I think that may be one of the reasons, why I shoved your clothes so far down. I never wanted your scent to fade away from those clothes."
Lauren chuckled softly. "You are such a sap, Bo"
Bo uttered a quick "Hey!" in affront, and playfully swatted Lauren on her ass, before tightening her arms around Lauren. She sighed and released Lauren. "Go get changed. I would much rather be doing this with you in bed. I will be waiting." she said with a wink.
Lauren blushed, and uttered a soft okay, as she headed into the bathroom to change.
Bo quickly changed and got into the bed. She lay on her side facing the space, Lauren usually occupied. She sighed softly as she ran a hand up and down the mattress. While Bo the succubus enjoyed sex, Bo the woman missed waking up in the arms of someone she loved. Bo had never woken up with anyone, save Lauren in her arms, despite the many partners who had shared her bed. She would always turn to face her current partner as they slept. She wasn't a cold-hearted person after all, to turn away once the deed was done. But she had never reached out to bridge the distance, and seek comfort in their arms.
With Lauren, on the other hand, Bo had never been able to resist reaching out, and pulling herself closer, as she molded her body to Lauren's smaller frame. She had never been able to resist kissing Lauren, wherever she could reach after having done so. Bo chastised herself for not having realized sooner what this really meant. Her heart had already chosen Lauren. So much time had been wasted on chasing after Dyson, and Rainer, when she had known all along, despite her reluctance in wanting to admit it, that Lauren was the only person she would be truly happy with.
Lauren entered the bedroom, and saw Bo looking pensive and running her hand over the space beside her on the mattress. She uttered a soft "Hey you" to break the Succubus out of her funk.
Bo looked up and her face split in a goofy grin, at the familiar sight of Lauren looking adorably nerdy in all her geeky glory. She extended an arm to Lauren and said 'C'mere'.
Lauren willingly obliged and got into bed. The minute Lauren rested on her back, Bo flung an arm and leg over Lauren's torso and rested her face in the crook of Lauren's neck.
Lauren chuckled and said "Way to bring on the shackles Bo! Looks like I am your prisoner."
Bo nestled deeper into the crook of Lauren's neck, and shot back a muffled reply "That's right Doctor. You are not going anywhere."
Lauren brought up an arm to stroke Bo's hair, and said gently "Ok then. Sleep honey. I will be here when you wake up"
Bo smiled against Lauren's neck and kissed it softly before uttering a muffled, and adorably cute okay in response.
Just as the two women were drifting off to sleep, Lauren's phone began to buzz. Lauren reached out with one arm trying her best to not jostle Bo. She saw the caller ID on her phone, and gently stroked Bo's hair. Bo tightened her grip on Lauren, and said in a grumpily sleepy voice "Don't care what the emergency is. You are not going anywhere"
Lauren smiled and said "It's Dyson calling. Could be important."
Bo let go of Lauren and turned on her back. With an arm on her eyes, she grumbled "It always is something important with him. I may have to kill him if he makes you get up and leave now."
Lauren shook her head in amusement and answered the call. "Hey Dyson."
"Hey Lauren! Is Bo okay? Is she with you? She isn't answering any of my messages." Said Dyson.
"She's fine Dyson. She's here with me. Why don't you talk to her" Said Lauren.
"Oh!" said Dyson. "No, that's fine Lauren. I will..I will talk to her later" said Dyson clearly realizing that Bo had been far too occupied with Lauren, to check her phone, and growing increasingly uncomfortable at the realization of what that could mean.
Lauren sensing his discomfort, quickly tried to change the subject "How's Mark doing? Has he woken up yet?"
Dyson sighed and said "No. Not yet. I am worried."
Lauren's heart immediately went out to the wolf. "He's going to be just fine Dyson. Don't worry. He's strong like you. Do you need me to come over?"
Bo turned around, and looked at the concern marring Lauren's face. She reached out to place a hand on Lauren's thigh, and squeezed the firm and soft skin she found there. She smiled up at Lauren with admiration, at Lauren's willingness to help her rival. Lauren unconsciously covered Bo's hand on her leg, and began softly tracing patterns on the back of Bo's hand, as she spoke with Dyson.
"No Lauren. That's fine. I am sure you and Bo have a lot to talk about. Why don't you buy me our usual round of shots back at the Dal, once all this is done?" asked Dyson.
Lauren smiled and said "You got it. Call me if anything changes. I will be there in the evening to check up on him."
Dyson smiled and said "Thank you Lauren. For everything."
Lauren laughed and said "You are family D-man. No thanks required. I am here for you."
Bo shook her head amazed at the size of the Doctor's heart, and began stroking up and down Lauren's thigh.
Dyson said "Ok Doc!" He sighed as he wondered how to voice his affection for the woman, who had slowly but surely become a great source of comfort and strength to him. "I miss Hale, but it's good to have a new bro, even if you are a girl."
Lauren scrunched up her face and said "Ewww..i don't think I am going to enjoy being a smelly wolf's wingman." Both Dyson and Lauen chuckled. Bo responded with an impatient "Hardy har har".
Lauren looked down at Bo, who had moved to lay her head on Lauren's chest. She stroked Bo's head lovingly and said "Gotta go Dyson. I will talk to you later, bro!" she said playfully.
Dyson chuckled and hung up.
Bo looked up at Lauren and said "What was all that about?"
Lauren replied saying "He was just worried if you were okay. I guess we have both ignored our phones for far too long."
Bo sighed and nudged Lauren to move, so she could spoon her. Lauren smiled, enjoying the safety and love she felt emanating from Bo, as she wrapped Lauren in her arms.
Bo nuzzled Lauren's neck, and placed a soft kiss beneath Lauren's ear. She sighed and said "I will talk to Dyson about us. I don't want to string him along anymore. It's not going to be easy."
Lauren said nothing, as Bo's words sunk in. She tightened her grip on Bo's arm.
Bo continued "I just hope that I don't mess up your friendship with him. He cares about you a great deal. You know, he started looking for you, the minute you went missing." Lauren tensed slightly at hearing these words and bit her lip, as she remembered that Bo on the other hand, had run after the Morrigan, instead of looking for her.
Bo continued, oblivious to Lauren's internal debate, and said "He told me what you had done to save him back at Taft's. I told him, that's our Doc!" She hugged Lauren and said "You are so awesome for being able to think straight, considering the kind of pressure that you must have been under from that sociopath"
Lauren wondered if she should give voice to the thoughts in her head, and disrupt their new found peace. She sighed internally, remembering her promise to Bo on talking about anything and everything.
She turned around in Bo's arms, who opened one eye and muttered a sleepy hello, before pulling Lauren closer to rest against her heart.
Lauren pulled back slightly to look at Bo. She asked softly "Bo? Can I ask you something?"
Bo looked down to see the slight furrow in Laurens brow and said "Of course sweetie! Anything!"
Lauren frowned and looked away from Bo "Why didn't you come after me yourself?"
Bo tried to capture Lauren's gaze and said "I didn't know if you wanted me to be the one to find you Lauren. Especially not after the break, which had become in my head a break up, by the time. But I couldn't not look for you. That's why I made sure that Dyson never let up on his efforts to find you."
Lauren nodded briefly and sighed. "I guess that's why you never tried to find me in the compound either?" Lauren looked up at Bo again and bit her lip, as she debated asking yet another question which crossed her mind.
Bo looking at the turmoil in the whiskey colored eyes below her asked fearfully "What Lauren?"
Lauren asked "Were you with Dyson before we met at Evony's party?"
Bo gulped and nodded her head. Lauren nodded her head in acknowledgement. Bo looked inside herself wondering if there was anything she could say to expiate herself.
Lauren said "I just need to know one thing. If things get bad between us, will you run to him again?"
Bo's heart broke at the hurt lacing Lauren's words. She inserted a finger beneath Lauren's chin and tilted her head upwards, so she could see straight into Bo's eyes.
"No. I promise Lauren. I love only you. The only reason, I turned to him was because I felt so lost without you. And I didn't think you were coming back. But I know better now. I know now that we can't not be together. There will never be anyone else. Only you. I promise, baby"
Lauren smiled at her tearily "Ok."
Bo looked down at her still perturbed and asked "Any more questions, class?"
Lauren frowned and rolled on to her back. Bo anxiously followed, and raised herself on her elbow to look down at Lauren. Unwilling to let the Doctor go, Bo rested her free hand against Lauren's side.
"What Lauren? Just spit it out."
Lauren sighed and said "What took you so long Bo? Even if I didn't tell you as much, I showed you in so many ways that I loved you. Even after I told you that I was yours, and that you had stolen my heart? If you already knew that you loved only me, why did you keep your distance, and make me believe that you only wanted me in your life, as a friend?"
Bo sat up and looked down at Lauren. "I am sorry. The first time, I was heading into an apocalypse. I wasn't sure I would survive. If I died, I didn't want to leave you with the bittersweet memory of having just reconciled, to have it all taken away from you. And afterwards, I lost Kenzi, and I had just found out that my father was Hades. How do you tell the person you love, that there is now undeniable proof that you are a monster?"
Lauren sat up quickly and reached out "Bo!"
Bo shook her head and said quickly "No Lauren. I saw the cage in which he imprisoned Aife. I felt him, my own father, try to choke the life out of me. He is a monster, and i saw the circumstances under which I was born. I have plenty of reason to believe that I was evil like him"
She turned to Lauren, and said softly "Do you remember our phone call? When I asked you to identify if any of the football team were fae?" Lauren nodded.
Bo continued "Do you remember? I told you that I needed you." Lauren squeezed Bo's hand.
Bo looked down at their linked hands and said "I told Tamsin first, that my father was Hades. I guess that I thought I would test the reaction of someone I believed cared the least." Bo sighed and continued "She told me about Freyja, and tried to put me at ease. I remembered the first time you told me that I wasn't a monster..in the bar during our test drive, remember?"
Lauren stroked Bo's cheek and said "Of course I do, honey. You looked so disappointed with yourself because you couldn't control yourself around me. I told you what I believed..what I have always believed."
Bo smiled softly at her and said "I know that you believe in me, babe. If you didn't, you wouldn't have had the guts to tempt a succubus in extreme heat, into bed with you, that first time. I guess, what I am trying to say is.." Bo sighed as she played with the fingers in Lauren's hand "I need you to believe in me, beacues you make me believe in myself. If you say I am not a monster, then I believe it too. Things got so much better for me after you told me that first time. I felt so much more confident with myself, and started actually embracing my succubus. After I spoke to Tamsin, I realized that I needed you to believe in me again. Nobody else could do that, not Tamsin or Dyson. I just didn't know how to tell you. But after that phone call, everything happened so fast, and before I knew it, I was dancing with you."
Lauren grinned at her and said "You have always been such a sucker for me, haven't you babe? It didn't take much, to make you forget how angry you were with me, and get you to dance with me instead."
Bo laughed outright "Nope. After you told me how much you despised Evony and was not working for her, I knew there was no way in hell I was going to let you go, without claiming you for myself..Which in my head, of course translated into getting into your pants. Do you have any idea of how insanely jealous, I was of her?"
Lauren deadpanned and said "Yes Bo."
Bo burst out indignantly "hey!" and swatted Lauren's arm.
Lauren rubbed her hand and said frowning "You always have the worst timing Bo. You had to tell me that you wanted to claim me, in the Morrigan's office in front of all her cameras. I learnt the hard way right then, that I could never let any deception come between us. I sort of prepped myself, just in case you decided to confront me again in front of her cameras, in one of the dark facilities. Looks like it paid off quite well"
Bo looked at Lauren sheepishly and mouthed a silent sorry.
Lauren sighed and laid back on the bed, opening her arms to Bo. Bo thankfully laid back down, and sank into Lauren's embrace. Lauren stroked Bo's hair gently and said "You and me? We are going to have to be upfront about everything from now on. We can't let things pile up this way. You realize that we could have been asleep the past few hours, if we had just talked things out as and when they happened, instead of postponing"
Bo frowned and stroked Lauren's stomach "Yeah, I know."
Lauren looked down at Bo, and pressed a kiss to her head "I promised to talk to you Bo. Will you also promise me the same?"
Bo looked up into Lauren's eyes, and felt her heart clench at the love and quiet strength she found there. She looked deep into Lauren's eyes, hoping to convey the strength of her devotion to the woman holding her, as she whispered softly "I promise."
Lauren sighed softly, and moved to rest her chin on top of Bo's head. "Good. Now sleep. I need to go check up on Tamsin and Mark, in two hours. Get some rest. I have a feeling that we have both got a long day ahead of us."
Bo nodded and sighed contentedly. She said softly "You know babe, you are the only one I have ever snuggled with. Not Dyson, or Tamsin or Rainer. Only you."
Lauren felt tears prick the corner of her eyes, as she realized the true meaning behind Bo's words. Bo was telling her that Lauren had always been her only choice, even when she had seemingly been with other lovers. Bo's heart had refused to let go off Lauren.
Lauren tightened her grip protectively on Bo, and kissed Bo's head saying "No more talking. Sleep now baby. I have got you."
Bo smiled and sank blissfully into sleep.