"This isn't a date" – Part 2
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Holding hands, they walk through the large doors and into the Library's lobby where they are greeted by an elegantly dressed blond woman standing at a desk with a guest list. As she sees Bo and Lauren her smile widens. Something about the woman seems vaguely familiar to Bo.
"Good evening." The blond greets them while her eyes focus on Bo.
"Good evening, I'm doctor Lauren Lewis and this is my plus one…"
"Bo Dennis." The blonde says while still staring at Bo and giving her a flirtatious smile. "Yes, I know, we've met."
Fuck! Bo suddenly remembers why the blonde seemed vaguely familiar. Although she doesn't remember her name, Bo now recalls that she hooked up with the blonde probably two or three months ago. Bo needs to get this show on the road, before things become any more awkward than they already are.
A puzzled Lauren looks at the blonde first and then at Bo. When Lauren shakes her head slightly and lets go of Bo's hand, Bo knows that Lauren understands the blonde's not so subtle hint.
Bo is displeased to feel Lauren's hand leave her own and frustrated with the blonde for being so tactless. "Lauren…" Bo begins.
"I guess, we'll just go right ahead and go upstairs." Lauren says curtly and starts walking towards the elevator, leaving Bo at the desk.
Bo gives the indiscrete blonde an irritated glance before she sets after Lauren in stride, trying to catch up to her. This is not how the night was supposed to start.
Bo catches up with Lauren, who is now waiting for the elevator.
As Bo joins her, Lauren keeps staring straight ahead, focusing on the closed elevator door. "Anyone you know?" Lauren asks upset and in a way that feels more rhetorical than anything else.
It dawns on Bo that Lauren might be jealous. The thought makes Bo feel oddly happy. She isn't at all happy that Lauren is currently upset but that thought of Lauren caring enough to get jealous is a marvellous thought. On the other hand, jealousy isn't going to help her win over Lauren, it might push her away. Bo knows that her track record with woman is not a good selling point and it's not something Lauren is all that happy about judging by their previous conversations, so she needs to get Lauren to look past it rather than be confronted with it.
Bo is standing besides Lauren in front of the elevator but seeing as how Lauren seems intent on not looking at her Bo decides to step in front of Lauren, forcing her to look at Bo. This night means too much to Bo and she won't let some random hook-up from the past ruin it.
Lauren puffs a bit and looks down at the floor when Bo steps in front of her.
Bo lowers her head so that she is looking up at Lauren's beautiful but slightly fuming eyes. "Lauren, she was no one, okay? Really…. She is just someone I met briefly some time ago. " She says and sends Lauren a heartfelt smile.
Lauren looks resignedly at her. "Like I'm 'no one'…. Soon I'll also be just 'someone you met briefly.'"
The fact that Lauren would even momentarily question her being a "no one" to Bo makes Bo feel like she was just stabbed in the heart.
Bo takes both of Lauren's hands into her own, although Lauren doesn't seem too willing to let her at first. Looking into Lauren's eyes Bo tries to figure out how she can convince Lauren that nothing could be farther form the truth. She decides to break her one rule with Lauren, because this is the only way that she knows how to do this.
Still maintaining eye contact and holding both of Lauren's hands in her own Bo takes a step towards Lauren so that their faces are inches from each other. Bo sees Lauren's confusion and trepidation by the move but Bo doesn't waver. "Lauren, I am going to do something that I promised you that I wouldn't." Bo sees the confusion painted on Lauren's face become even greater. "You kissed me at the fundraiser but I haven't kissed you yet, I promised I wouldn't unless you said please, but in a couple of seconds I am going to kiss you – unless you stop me." Bo's heart is racing. She wants this and she hopes that Lauren lets her but she knows she is taking a chance. Lauren is mad and probably not in the mood for Bo to kiss her right now, but Lauren doesn't say anything to object.
Bo releases Lauren's hands. She licks her lower lip and watches as Lauren's eyes focus on this movement. Without warning, Bo swiftly moves her right hand to Lauren's lower back and quickly pulls her close to her so that their bodies are tightly pressed against each other, causing Lauren to give out a small whimper. Looking into Lauren's eyes, Bo places her left hand behind Lauren's head letting it intertwine her beautiful blonde locks before she uses it to pull Lauren's lips to her own.
Their first kiss was gentle, soft and intimate but this time Bo wants to convince Lauren how much she wants her, convince her of the things Bo is not yet ready to say with words, convince her that no other woman matters. So, Bo kisses Lauren passionately, lustfully, assuredly, fervently, and sincerely as she lets her lips and tongue explore and consume Lauren's. After Lauren's initial surprise vanishes, Bo feels how Lauren looses herself in the kiss as well and she lets her fingers dig into Bo's bare back holding her tightly against her own body. During the kiss Bo faintly registers the sound of the elevator door opening ready for them to enter but she ignores it, nothing is going to keep her from finishing this kiss.
Bo slowly lets her lips part from Lauren's. "I have wanted to do that for a whole month." Bo says breathlessly, stilling holding Lauren tightly pressed against her own body. "Lauren, you are not a "no one" to me, nothing could be farther from the truth. Now, let's go upstairs and have a great non-date." She pleads as she releases Lauren and takes a step toward the elevator before holding out her hand for Lauren to accept.
Lauren seems utterly dazed, which gives Bo great satisfaction. "Okay." She says mesmerized before taking Bo's hand once again.
"Okay." Bo says relieved and happy that she is holding Lauren's hand again, that Lauren seems to have let go of the little incident, but most of all that Lauren let Bo kiss her. Bo could kiss Lauren from now till eternity and not get tired of it, which is surprising actually because normally Bo only kisses women as a means to an end, but with Lauren it is different. - Very different.
Standing in the elevator Bo has the widest smile on her face and from the corner of her eye she can see that Lauren is smiling just as much, which only makes Bo smile even more.
Just as the elevator doors are about to open Bo leans in and whispers into Lauren's ear; "But Lauren, I'm not breaking my rule again, next time you will have to say 'please'."
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The Jefferson Library and Museum is stunning. The main ballroom where the gala is being held is shaped like a magnificent dome, it is the perfect place for a glamorous gala event.
The guests seem to be predominantly middle-aged rich couples, where the men could stand to loose a few pounds and the woman could stand to gain a few. – What women don't do to live up to the standards of men, Bo thinks to herself.
Women across the room turn their heads as Bo follows Lauren to their table, some even wink at her or give her a suggestive nod.
Bo doesn't notice the attention she is getting but Lauren does. "Is this what it is always like for you?" Lauren asks amazed.
"What?" Bo has no clue what Lauren is talking about.
"Women staring at you like this, goggling you anywhere and everywhere you go. Woman are practically throwing themselves at you, batting their eyelashes at you, and giving you their come-hither looks."
Tonight Bo actually hadn't noticed the attention. Normally she would be scanning the room every few minutes, picking up on every woman that seemed interested and then give them just the right amount of attention and the right look at the right time. Bo's ego normally feeds on that kind of attention but tonight Bo hadn't noticed, the only woman she has noticed tonight is the one standing next to her right now.
"I guess." She answers honestly. "But Lauren, I haven't noticed tonight because I frankly don't give a damn. I'm here on a non-date with the most beautiful and amazing woman in the entire building and I only care about the looks and stares that she gives me. – So feel free to bat your eyelashes at me or give me a come-hither look." Bo gives her a wink.
Lauren blushes but seems content with the answer.
During the gala dinner they are seated at a round table that seats 8, but they might as well have been seated at a table just the two of them. The two of them are in deep conversation the entire time; laughing, joking, making fun of other guests, discussing whether or not toupees are still acceptable, and just simply enjoying each other's company without really sensing the other 6 people seated at the table. Lauren also tells Bo about some of the amazing doctors that are in the room with them and it is obvious that Lauren holds many of them in very high regard.
Bo is amazed by how effortlessly the conversation with Lauren flows and how much fun she is having at an otherwise stuck-up posh gala event. Bo is happy to see that Lauren seems to be having a good time as well, she is smiling a lot and laughing. Each smile and laughter from Lauren makes Bo feel like time freezes for just a second.
Bo is listening very attentively and interestedly to Lauren explain more about the award she is being given shortly, when Bo spots a potential disaster about 100 feet behind Lauren. Bo instantly feels uneasy. This could potentially ruin the whole night. After what happened in the lobby downstairs there is no way that Lauren will be too happy if she meets Janet. Bo remembers that her name is Janet because the woman wouldn't shut up the entire ride home to her apartment. She also remembers the name because it hasn't been that long since they hooked up. Janet is the brunette she hooked up with almost 3 weeks ago, the night she had brought Lauren French food and Lauren opened up about Evony. It seems so stupid now, because now she realizes that Kenzi was right at the time, Bo only had sex with her because she was trying to run away from her feelings for Lauren. But somehow it does not seem likely that Lauren will understand that, if Janet makes an indiscrete scene. Janet seems to be there as a server for the catering firm. Perhaps Bo is lucky and Janet won't notice her.
Before Bo can worry any further about the Janet-situation the microphone up on stage is switched on and a middle-aged woman announces that it is time for the award ceremony to start.
It takes about 45 minutes before it is time for Lauren to receive her award. When Lauren's name is announced and she is called up to the stage Bo stands up and pulls out Lauren's chair for her. Lauren looks nervous and perhaps a little embarrassed by all the attention. Lauren told Bo earlier that she was nervous about giving her acceptance speech in front of so many prominent, respected, and accomplished colleagues that she admires. As Lauren gets up from her chair Bo briefly takes her hand into her own and gives it a comforting squeeze to ease her nerves a bit and with a reassuring smile she says, "You've got this Lauren."
Lauren smiles appreciatively and leans in to give Bo a quick kiss on the cheek. "Thank you Bo." Lauren leaves the table and walks up to the stage.
Although Bo can clearly see how nervous Lauren is, she does a great job on her speech. Bo feels surprisingly proud sitting there watching Lauren stand up on that stage with such beauty and gracefulness.
When Lauren finishes her speech and returns to the table she beams with pride and relief. With trembling hands she lifts her champagne glass and drinks all of it before breathing a sigh of relief.
"You did great Lauren." Bo whispers with a proud smile.
"Thank you." Lauren says happily.
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When the ceremony ends a big orchestra begins to play and people leave their tables and move over to the dance floor or the cocktail tables to mingle.
Lauren grabs Bo's hand and starts to pull her towards the dance floor. "Common" she says, giving Bo an impish smile.
"Where are we going?" Bo asks worriedly.
"Dancing." Lauren grins.
Oh no! Bo really doesn't' want to dance. She never dances! And she hates ballroom dancing. "Dancing… No. No. We are not going dancing." She tries.
Lauren stops. "Why not?" She asks pouting.
Lauren's pouting is adorable and the pouting alone almost makes Bo give in. If Lauren is going to make her dance BO might as well take a stab at the whole non-date issue. "I don't like ballroom dancing Lauren. Also, you keep insisting that this isn't a date but ballroom dancing seems very date-like. Do you want to make an amendment and agree that this is in fact a date?"
Lauren shakes her head. "No. No amendments. I still want to dance though. Come on. Dance with me Bo. Maybe you will like ballroom dancing - with me…. I'll lead, you don't have to worry about it and it isn't as difficult as it looks." Lauren says, clearly assuming that Bo's reluctance against ballroom dancing stems from a lack of skills. This could be fun.
"Okay." She gives in. This woman could make Bo do just about anything. Bo would have a hard time denying her anything.
Lauren does a good job leading them through the first two dances and it actually is a lot more fun than Bo had anticipated, Plus she gets to have a lot of physical contact with her beautiful doctor. Lauren is really beautiful and elegant as she leads them around the dance floor. Bo could study this woman for an eternity.
Lauren lets go of Bo at the end of the second melody, ready to leave the dance floor again. "See, that wasn't so bad was it?" She smiles.
Bo grabs her hand and pulls her to her own body. "Nah, it wasn't so bad. Now it is my turn to lead." She says playfully.
Lauren seems very surprised but before she can say anything the next melody begins and Bo expertly leads them away.
Lauren looks impressed and surprised as they dance and Bo continues to expertly lead them through one dance after the other.
"I thought you said you didn't like ballroom dancing?" Lauren says smiling.
"I did. But I didn't say that I wasn't any good at it. Trick made me take ballroom dance lessons for 3 years when I was younger." Bo dips Lauren skilfully.
"Well, I'm quite surprised and impressed, you are really good at it."
"Thank you. And I'm actually full of surprises miss Lewis." Bo gives her a wink.
"That you are Ysabeau Dennis, that you are." Lauren says and smiles.
They dance for a very long time, laughing, smiling and just having fun and enjoying the time together. Bo is having an amazing night. Dancing with Lauren like this truly is magical.
The longer they dance, the more their bodies seem to adjust to each other and their hands seem to become less self-ware, the level of intimacy increasing with each song.
Between two songs their eyes fixate on each other.
"It's a shame this isn't a date." Bo teases.
Lauren swallows. "Why?"
"Because…." Bo dips Lauren and leans down to whisper into her ear. "Because, if this was a date… - I would want to show you just how good a time I was having and show you what effect you have on me. If this was a date, I would do things that are only suitable for a date, not for a non-date." Bo straightens up and lets Lauren do the same.
At first, Lauren looks surprised and hesitant, then thoughtful but she doesn't say anything. After a few seconds she bites her lip.
There it is again, that lip biting, the things it does to Bo's body…. Bo continues to follow the music but they have noticeably lost tempo.
"Don't bite your lip Lauren. I told you what effect it has on me." Bo warns and takes a deep breath in order to control herself.
Lauren doesn't release her lower lip at first she just stares into Bo's eyes. "I know, that is why I am biting my lip." She says flirtatiously.
Bo comes to a halt in their dance. "Really?" Bo asks astonished.
"Really…"
"But I told you that it makes me want to kiss the crap out of you."
Lauren smiles. "You did. I remember. - That's why I'm doing it….. As a doctor I am curious, strictly for research purposes of course, what exactly would you do if this was actually a date?" Lauren asks playfully.
Bo doesn't answer, instead she searches Lauren's face and eyes for answers. Is Lauren really saying what Bo thinks she is saying? Before she can overthink it, Bo grabs Lauren's hand and walks across the dance floor and out of the ballroom.
"Bo, where are we going?" Lauren asks nervously behind her.
Bo takes them down a corridor, looking for somewhere private. "I'm going to show you what I would do if this was a date."
Bo eventually finds a room with a large desk in the middle of the room. Bo walks over to the desk with Lauren close behind.
Bo nods towards the desk. "Hop up."
Lauren looks cautious and silently questions the command.
"Hop up on the desk Lauren. You don't have to look so worried, I told you I am not going to touch you."
Lauren still looks hesitant but climbs up on the desk without taking her eyes of Bo. Bo knows that Lauren is out of her comfort zone right now and that she is unsure of what Bo will do. Maintaining eye contact Bo walks slowly over to Lauren.
"Place your hands behind you on the desk, then lean back slightly and use them to support your weight." Bo instructs.
"Why?" Lauren asks nervously.
"Because, I am going to show you what I would do if this was a date but I am going to keep my promise and do it without actually touching you. For me to able to do that, I need to know that you are not going to touch me because if you do I don't think I will be able to control myself. I need to know that your hands are preoccupied, so place your hands behind your back and let yourself lean back a little."
With big eyes Lauren silently does as told.
"Okay, so now I am going to show you what I would do if this was a date Lauren. Spread your legs a little." Bo says as she stands right in front of Lauren.
"Bo…." Lauren says with apprehension.
"Lauren, if you want me to do this then you are going to have to trust me. You have to spread your legs a little so that I can stand between them. I won't touch them or remove your dress, I just need closer access to your upper body."
Lauren looks at her for quite a few seconds. Bo sees a few fleeting thoughts flicker across Lauren's face but eventually Lauren does as told. Bo takes a step forward so that she is standing with her waist against the desk and Lauren's legs on each side of her hips. Lauren isn't taking her eyes off of Bo, she is watching her like pray watches a predator.
Bo doesn't make a move but waits while staring at Lauren. This moment is filled with so much lust, desire, and intimacy and Bo just wants to cherish it for a moment, cherish having Lauren so close and cherish that she is trusting her.
She can see that Lauren is nervous but if Bo isn't mistaken Lauren is also turned on. She can see Lauren's pulse on her neck and hear her quickened breaths. Bo slowly places her hands on the desk on each side of Lauren's thighs and leans in slightly. The move makes Lauren bite her lip with anticipation.
Damn this woman and the effect it has on Bo! "Stop biting your lip Lauren. I am serious this time." She warns. Bo wants to do this right, without breaking her promise to Lauren, but if Lauren keeps biting her lip or touches her she knows it will become almost impossible for her to control herself.
Lauren takes the warning seriously enough to release her lip.
Bo moves her head close to Lauren's right ear. "Good. Now if this was a date we would be like we are now but I would kiss you here." Bo says with her lips an inch from a spot right behind Lauren's right ear, showing her exactly where she would kiss her but making sure not to let her mouth actually touch Lauren's skin.
"Then I would kiss you here." She says moving her mouth 2 inches further down Lauren's neck. "Then here….. And here.." Bo continues, as she moves her mouth slowly down Lauren's neck and over her collarbone out to Lauren's bare shoulder. Bo registers Lauren's small gaps as she moves across her torso.
"Should I continue to show you, or do you want me to stop?" Bo asks in a low voice with her eyes on Lauren. She wants Lauren's permission to continue. Bo doesn't want Lauren to be in any way uncomfortable, that's the last thing she wants.
"Yes. Continue." Lauren answers under her breath.
Being granted permission to continue places a huge smile on Bo's face. Still keeping her own hands resting on the table she leans in again and does the exact same thing to Lauren's other side, trailing imaginary kisses from her neck to her shoulder. When she reaches the shoulder she moves her head so that it is inches from Lauren's. "Tilt your head slightly backwards." She instructs in a soft hushed tone. Lauren's breath catches but she does as told.
With Lauren's magnificent throat exposed to her, Bo moves even closer. Her mouth now only a quarter of an inch from Lauren's chin, she starts to slowly and sensually blow her warm breath down onto Lauren's throat. She sees Lauren's body shiver as she trails her way down Lauren's throat and down to her chest. Lauren's chest becomes suddenly still.
Bo stops for a second. "Remember to breath Lauren." She whispers, pleased by the effect this has on the gorgeous blonde. Lauren takes a deep breath and Bo continues her trail.
Placing her lips an inch above Lauren's right breast Bo looks up into Lauren's eyes. "Then I would kiss you here, and here, and here." She says moving in a circle around where Lauren's nipple is positioned under the dress. Lauren's breaths become shallower. Bo moves to the other breast and does the same.
She moves her head back up to Lauren's. "Am I making it clear enough for you doctor about what I would do if this was a date?" She asks teasingly.
It takes a while before Lauren is able to silently nod. Bo smiles pleased. They better get back before things get out of hand. Just as she is about to pull away, Lauren speaks.
Lauren stares into Bo's eyes as she almost breathlessly says, "Very clear. However, I don't think it is clear enough. I might need you to show me again. – For research purposes of course."
Bo is surprised by the doctor's willingness to play along, not that she is complaining. This not touching Lauren is much more intense and hot and wildly arousing than actually touching any other woman.
Bo does as instructed and repeats everything she just did, noticing that Lauren becomes increasingly turned on judging by her breaths and little gasps. As she reaches Lauren's breasts again, Bo is caught of guard when Lauren without warning leans slightly forward, removes her hands from the table and grabs Bo's shoulder and neck.
As soon as Lauren's hands make contact with Bo's skin it feels as tough something is unleashed within her.
Lauren's hands pull Bo's face up to her own. Bo tightens her grip on the desk, consciously and desperately trying not to loose control.
Faces inches from each other they stare into each other's eyes, both trying to control their heavy breathing.
"Kiss me." Lauren whispers between breaths.
Hearing Lauren say those words almost knocks the wind out of her. Bo wants her so badly, she has never wanted another woman like this.
Bo closes her eyes, fighting to maintain control. "If that is what you want Lauren, then you have to say "please". I need to know that you really want me to. I need to know that you want this."
Lauren's reply is instantaneous. "Please. Please Bo. Please."
Those words are Bo's undoing. There is no chance of her controlling herself now. She reaches for the back of Lauren's head, pulls her in and kisses her. Their kisses bear sign of craving, longing, and desire. Bo wants to kiss this woman forever, she needs to kiss this woman forever. Bo grabs Lauren's lower back and pulls her even closer to Bo's waist. On some level Bo knows that they need to stop, they cannot be doing this, here, now, not when this is Lauren's first time since Evony but at the same time Bo cannot stop. They loose themselves in each other and soon their hands are all over each other. Bo pulls back dazed and starts to kiss Lauren's ears, her neck, and starts to move down her chest, while Lauren's right hand is in Bo's hair and her left hand is grabbing Bo's ass holding her tight between her legs.
Suddenly they are interrupted as two other guests walk into the room laughing and talking. The two guests, a young man and a young woman, stop in their tracks when they see Lauren and Bo. Bo quickly steps away from the desk and Lauren and Lauren jumps down from the desk and straightens her dress.
"Sorry, didn't mean to interrupt anything. " The young man apologizes and the two guests walk back out of the room snickering.
Bo and Lauren look at each other and then they both burst into laughter.
"It's just like being teenagers again and having your parents walk in on you." Lauren laughs.
She walks over to Bo, grabs her hand and starts to lead them back to the main ballroom. "Common. We better get back to the gala before we end up naked on that desk."
"That was hot though!" Bo says with an impish smile as they reach the main ballroom again.
Lauren turns her head so that she is facing Bo. "Tell me about it. This time I'm the one who's wet." Lauren says with a wicked smile.
Bo's jaw drops and she stops walking, causing Lauren to come to a halt as well. "Fuck Lauren!"
Bo knows Lauren is referring to their little incident on the lakeshore but this isn't fair. Bo is 1 second away from dying of blue balls. "You are trying to kill me. You are seriously trying to kill me. Don't talk dirty to me right now. I can't handle it." Bo pleads.
Lauren just laughs "Well, now you know how I felt"
"Awww, common Lauren! You are not helping." Bo says and fakes crying. She is way too turned on right now for this, but at the same time she loves that Lauren is showing this sexually playful side of herself.
"Common, let's get you a drink." Lauren says with a sympathetic expression as she pulls Bo further into the big ballroom.
Bo lets go of Lauren's hand. "I'm coming, just please don't touch me right now. – Like at all." Bo says while shaking her head.
Lauren laughs and looks utterly pleased with herself and she continues to do so all the way over to the bar.
Lauren gets the two of them a glass of champagne and Bo drinks hers within seconds which makes Lauren chuckle.
Lauren seems to understand that Bo needs a distraction right now. "So Bo, tell me about Trick. You lived with him as a child?"
Bo is just about to answer when she feels a gentle hand being placed on her left shoulder.
Bo turns to see whose hand it is.
"Audrey?!"
"Hi Bo." Audrey says while sending Bo an alluring smile before she leans in and gives Bo a kiss at the corner of her mouth, and Bo is too stunned to stop her.
Bo is so dumbfound that she just stands there staring at the redhead in front of her. Audrey looks the same as last time Bo saw her, perhaps a little older, but still stunning for someone in their late forties. It must have been 3 years since Bo last saw her. Audrey always looked immaculate, always, and tonight is no different. – Her designer dresses, her expensive jewellery, and her perfect hair and make-up.
"You never were much of a talker Bo but you are being very quiet, even for you. Have you missed me?" Audrey asks staring at Bo and wetting her lips with her tongue.
It's the sound of Lauren clearing her throat that brings Bo back.
Lauren! Shit! Bo nervously spins around and sees Lauren staring at Bo and Audrey with an expression on her face that is anything but pleased.
"Sorry. Ehhmm. I was just so surprised to see Audrey." Bo apologizes, looking from Lauren to Audrey and back to Lauren again. "Lauren, this is Audrey. Audrey this is Lauren."
Lauren takes a few steps forward and steps in front of Bo so that she is standing right between Bo and Audrey and with a cold expression on her face she extends her hand to Audrey. "Doctor Lauren Lewis. Bo's date."
Bo looks at Lauren with surprise. Lauren steeping between Bo and Audrey AND calling Bo her date seems awful territorial. Bo likes it, but it is still very surprising to her.
Audrey rudely looks past Lauren and directly at Bo, giving Bo an amused look before shaking Lauren's hand. "Audrey Davies. Nice to meet you doctor Lewis."
Lauren keeping her eyes on Audrey and Audrey starring at Bo, the two of them shake hands with very little enthusiasm or sincerity. This really is an uncomfortable situation for Bo.
"I must say I'm surprised to see you here Bo but much more so to see you here on a date. I didn't think you dated Bo?" The way Audrey says it makes it seem like an obvious stab at Lauren.
"Never found anyone worth dating before." Bo answers curtly, irritated that Audrey seems intent on stirring up trouble for her right now.
"Ouch!" Audrey says mockingly. Bo knows Audrey well enough to know that she is not actually hurt by her comment.
Bo reaches for Lauren's hand to reassure her but Lauren withdraws her hand at the attempt.
"I'm sorry but how do the two of you know each other?" Lauren asks while folding her arms cross her chest.
Audrey gives them both a devilish smile. "Bo, do you want tell her?"
Bo sends Audrey an annoyed look before turning to face Lauren. "Audrey and I use to be friends a long time ago."
"Friends?" Audrey laughs sarcastically. "I don't think you can call two people who fuck like rabbits regularly, but never do anything else, friends."
"Audrey!" Bo growls and looks at Lauren nervously. Lauren looks anything but happy. This is a disaster!
"I am sorry Lauren, if you will excuses us for a second." Bo apologises. Lauren is about to interject something but Bo grabs Audrey's arm and leads her away before Lauren has a chance to really say anything.
When they are at a distance where Lauren can no longer hear them Bo looses it. "God dammit Audrey! Did you really have to do that?"
Audrey places a hand on Bo's arm and ignores Bo's question. "You look good Bo, really good. We should reconnect. We were good you and I."
Bo removes Audrey's hand from her arm, painfully aware that Lauren is watching them. "Don't Audrey!"
Audrey looks at her with surprise. "You never turn down sex. What has happened to you? Don't tell me you are actually on a date with that sad version of a woman back there... She seems quite ordinary." Audrey looks over Bo's shoulder at Lauren when she says that last bit.
"Don't you dare call her that! Not that I owe you anything, but for your information she is the most fantastic person I have ever met and nothing about her is sad or ordinary! Don't talk about her, just don't Audrey! And yes, I am on a date with her."
"Wow! Take it easy Bo….. I didn't mean to hit a nerve. She must be really good in bed if she has this affect on you, you've never been this way before." Audrey bats her eyes at Bo.
It takes a few seconds for Bo to respond. "It's not like that."
Audrey regards her for a while. Then she looks back at Lauren and her expression changes. "No... Tell me you're kidding... You haven't had sex with her yet...?!" Bo had forgotten how good Audrey is at reading her and it irritates her.
"It's none of your business Audrey!" Bo snarls.
Audrey bursts out in a fake laughter. "This is too good to be true. Bo Dennis falling for a woman. Never thought I would see the day. Too bad it won't work. We both know who you are Bo. You sleep with anything that moves, it is just a matter of time before you stray. You and I are not the monogamous types, we don't do relationships, we fuck."
Bo is raging inside. "Yeah, your husband should know."
"My husband knows about you and I, and he knows I sleep around. He does whatever he wants and so do I. The difference between you and I Bo, is that I am honest about who I am. You are kidding yourself if you think you can have a shot at a normal relationship with the little doctor back there."
Audrey's comment hurts more than Bo would like to admit.
"Stop being a bitch Audrey! You don't know me anymore. A lot has happened in the last 3 years. It was 'nice' running into you. Go find your rich husband and leave Lauren and me alone." Bo says angrily and walks away.
"You have my number." Audrey shorts behind her. Audrey is, if nothing else, persistent.
Lauren looks angry, hurt, disappointed, annoyed, and utterly pissed when Bo gets back. Why did this have to happen?! Everything was going so well. It was one of the best nights in Bo's life.
"I am so sorry Lauren! Really, so sorry! There is no excuse for Audrey's behaviour." Bo pleads.
"Who was she?" Lauren asks sharply while looking in Audrey's direction.
Bo sighs. "No one. Just someone I used to know."
"No." Lauren says firmly
"No?"
Still not looking at Bo but staring at Audrey, Lauren clarifies. "Yes, no. You are not going to get away with that answer a second time tonight, especially after that 'performance'. That woman is a piece of work. Tell me who she is."
Bo takes a deep breath, her eyes on Lauren. "Fine, I will tell you Lauren but you have to look at me."
Lauren sighs but then reluctantly turns to face Bo. Bo sees the hurt in Lauren's eyes and she feels terrible.
Bo wants to be honest with Lauren but she still wants to choose her words wisely. "Okay. Her name is Audrey Davies, as she said. I met her about 6 years ago when I was young. I…. I…. Well, I…" Bo is finding it very hard to tell Lauren all of this. It all feels like something that happened a lifetime ago, like something that happened to a different person. "I was partying a lot and meeting a lot women when I met Audrey. She was older, married, rich, bored and we… We… Yeah, we had a very casual agreement where we would…"
"Fuck! Yeah, she mentioned that. Charming woman." Lauren interrupts angrily. "I thought you had never had a relationship Bo? How long did it go on?"
"We didn't have a relationship Lauren, we really didn't. Audrey and I were only a physical thing, no emotions or anything like that were ever involved. It was a no-strings-thing. Honestly, it was just something that was easy and convenient for both of us. She is married and I only wanted… -Sex. We met on and off for about 3 years whenever we needed to."
Lauren shakes her head in bewilderment but before Lauren says anything else Janet appears behind her.
It is official; the entire world of hook-ups and women are conspiring against Bo tonight!
"Hi Bo." Janet says smiling when she approaches them, oblivious to what is going on.
Lauren sighs and shakes her head fiercely. "Let me guess; another one." she mutters under her breath.
Bo holds up a hand to stop Janet. "Janet, right now is not a good time."
Janet looks puzzled at Lauren, then back at Bo. "Okay. Well, sorry. I just wanted to give you my number because I guess you lost it. I gave it to you the other night but you haven't called me yet so I figured that you had lost it. So here you go." Janet hands her a napkin with a number on it. "Call me Bo, I had fun." She sends Bo an air kiss and walks away.
There is no God. There is no God. If there is a God he or she is out to get Bo. This is a freaking nightmare!
Bo looks at Lauren and she is about to open her mouth but Lauren beats her to it.
Lauren's expression is full of disbelief, hurt and disappointment. "The other night? You had sex with that woman the other night?"
"No! No! I don't know why she said that because it wasn't the other night Lauren. I promise you that it wasn't."
"When then?"
"Lauren…." Bo begs.
"When?" Lauren demands.
Bo sighs. "A couple of weeks ago, 3 weeks I think."
Lauren sighs and walks away from Bo but after a few steps she turns back around and walks back to Bo. "I knew you had sex with a lot of women but this was beyond my imagination Bo! Are there any women in this room you haven't screwed?! You know what, I don't care! You are single, you can have sex with any woman you want. I don't care. I'm just happy I didn't have sex with you. I think it is time we go home, it's getting late." Lauren tries to hide the tears that have appeared in her eyes.
"Lauren…" Bo pleads but Lauren is already headed for the exit. Bo has never felt less whole than she does right now, she feels utterly lost.
The car ride home is painfully awkward. Lauren refuses to speak to her. Bo is so frustrated because these incidents tonight ruined a fantastic evening and the worst part about it is that it is all because of Bo's past. It's not like she can change the past, change who she has had sex with. Bo understands why Lauren is upset but she cannot change the past.
"Lauren, will you please talk to me. I am sorry, okay? But I can't change the past. I can't change who I have had sex with before I met you."
Lauren faces Bo. "3 weeks ago, you did know me Bo…. " When Bo sees the hurt in Lauren's eyes as she says this, she feels like she is going to die.
Bo doesn't know what to say, she doesn't know how to make this better. She knows that she shouldn't have had sex with Janet 3 weeks ago.
No one says anything for a couple of minutes. When Lauren speaks again her voice is different, it bears no sign of hurt but rather of resignation. "Listen Bo, you don't have to explain. You have been very honest from the start about who you are. You're the woman who has sex with everyone, just no one in particular. - I get that now. I should have listened to you and accepted it sooner because you were very honest with me. You have nothing to explain or apologize for. I should have listened to you. I have no right to be mad, so I am the one who should be apologizing for getting upset." Lauren's indifference towards Bo as she says it is what hurts the most.
"Lauren..." Before Bo can say anything further the car is at Bo's apartment.
"Goodnight Bo." Lauren says and it is obvious that conversation is over.
Bo gets out of the car and watches it drive away with Lauren, with her heart.
Bo stands there on the sidewalk with her keys in her hands, starring at the road where the car took a turn. What is she going to do? If she doesn't do anything Lauren will most likely never speak to her again and that thought is unbearable.
No! The night is not going to end like this.
Bo gets her phone out of her purse and calls for a cab.
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Half an hour later she is knocking on Lauren's door.
Lauren opens the door, clearly surprised to see Bo.
Bo speaks before Lauren has a chance to close the door. "I refuse to end the night like this Lauren. I'm so sorry about tonight but I cannot change the past Lauren. I hate that we ran into those women tonight and that they ruined one of the best nights in my life but I don't know what I am suppose to do about my past."
"I know Bo. As I said, you don't have anything to apologize for. I am sorry for going off on you like that. You really were very honest with me, you never promised me anything or let me to believe that you were something that you are not, I just didn't listen to you. I'm the one who is sorry. I should have been realistic. I let myself get carried away." Lauren says in a pained voice.
"Lauren, we need to talk. You need to hear me out and I will listen to whatever you have to say and I will answer whatever questions you may have." Bo isn't running this time.
Bo takes a step forward trying to enter Lauren's apartment but Lauren holds out an arm blocking Bo's way.
Bo is surprised and disappointed. "Really? You not going to let me in? This is how we are doing this?"
Lauren looks down. "I don't think it's the best idea."
Bo raises her eyebrow. "Seriously? I just want to talk. I'm not going to attack you or anything Lauren. I can control myself, you know?!"
"It's me I don't trust Bo." Lauren says with a low voice, avoiding eye contact.
"What?"
Lauren looks up at Bo. "I loose myself when I am around you."
Bo doesn't say anything.
Lauren holds out her hands in disbelief. "I mean look at you Bo! There is a reason why women stare at you everywhere you go. There is a reason why it is so easy for you to get women to have sex with you. You are indescribably beautiful. You are the most beautiful woman I have ever met, and you are magnificent, and hot, and sexy, and charming, and just irresistible. You have an effect on women that seems humanly impossible and I'm not immune to that, at all…. I loose my common sense when I am near you. My body and heart wants what my brain knows that I cannot have. And against my better judgement, over the last month I have kept loosing myself when I am near you."
Bo is speechless, utterly speechless.
Lauren turns and walks into her apartment, leaving Bo standing flabbergasted in the doorway.
"I feel like Icarus Bo. I feel like Icarus flying too close to the sun. I know who you are. I know how you go through a new woman every night or every other night. You have sex with a woman and then you move on to the next one. I was reminded of that tonight, multiple times…. - So it doesn't matter what I want, or how much I want it, because I know it's not the same thing that you want. Like Icarus, I know that I am going to get burned Bo. You are a magnificent sun but I will be the one who gets hurt because I let myself get too close to you.
I cannot let my desire cloud my judgement. My wings would melt and fail me, and like Icarus I am not sure I would be able to fly again if that were to happen."
Bo silently walks into the apartment and sits down on Lauren's couch. She needs to sit down.
Lauren's expression is one of sadness and hurt but also one of relief, relief to finally be saying what she needs to say. "After everything that has happened these past 5 weeks, I can't have sex with you Bo and not have it mean something to me. It would mean something to me Bo. But I would know that it wouldn't mean the same thing to you. You would move on to the next woman within a couple of nights." Lauren pauses briefly.
"You have sex with a new women all the time, you don't do dates, you don't sleep with women, you don't develop feelings for women, you had a fuck buddy for 3 years, you don't do relationships and you have never been in love. At this point in my life, with all that I have gone through the last couple of years, I don't just want casual sex with a woman that I have been wildly attracted to since the moment I met her in her bar, a woman I have started to develop feelings for, which I have Bo, believe me I didn't want to, but I have. But, I know that we are too different, we want different things. You don't want anything more than sex and I would want… - much more than sex. So, I can't be near you because whenever I am I loose all my common sense because I am so attracted to you and I want you so badly, I almost forget how much I would get hurt if I gave in." Lauren is finished talking but Bo is incapable of speaking right now. Lauren has feelings for her.
"Bo, say something." Lauren says desperately.
Bo finally understands why Lauren insisted on tonight not being a date. There are so many things that Bo would like to say to Lauren right now, to reassure her that the things that they want aren't so different after all but somehow Bo doesn't seem to be able to say any of those things. Bo isn't quite ready to open herself up so bluntly to the woman standing in front of her because even though Lauren doesn't know it, she has Bo's heart in her hands. So instead Bo looks into Laurens eyes and says what she has wanted to say all night. "I really wanted tonight to be a date."
Lauren seems surprised that those are the words Bo chooses. "What? You don't do dates. You have never been on a date."
"You are right. I have never been on a date or even wanted to go on a date but I really wanted tonight to be a date. I wanted to go on this date with you Lauren." She says honestly. "Did you not want it to be a date?" Bo asks nervously.
"Bo, please don't say something like that just because you think that it is what I want to hear. Of course I wanted it to be a date, I purposely kept saying that tonight wasn't a date because I know you don't do dates."
"I'm not saying anything because I think that is what you want to hear Lauren, I am being honest with you. I really wanted to go on this date with you. When you called me asking me to go with you to the gala, I was actually at home trying to come up with a way to ask you out. I wanted to go on a date with you. After you kissed me at the fundraiser I haven't been able to think about anything else."
Lauren seems utterly surprised.
Bo takes her chance. "Go on a date with me."
Lauren tilts her head. "Bo…"
Bo looks straight into her eyes, wishing for Lauren to see her sincerity and seriousness. "Let me take you out on a date. Please, Lauren."
Lauren regards her for a while. "Let's say I did go out with you Bo, then what?"
"What do you mean?" Bo asks confused.
"After one date, then what?" Lauren folds her arms across her chest.
Bo gives her a genuine but careful smile. "Then hopefully we would go on a another date."
"And another after that?" Lauren asks curtly.
"Yes…"
Lauren sighs. "Bo, we both know that you don't date."
"Please stop telling me that I don't date Lauren. I didn't date but as I have just told you, I want to date you."
"But Bo, what is the point? You and I would still want different things. Going on dates with you, spending more time together, would only make it much harder later on. Because we would always be headed for disaster. Tonight I was reminded why all of this is a bad idea. I have let myself begin to fall for you over the last couple of weeks. But as I just told you I know this isn't going to work, we want different things and going on dates with you is only going to make things worse as my feelings for you become stronger or if I can't help myself and I actually have sex with you. We need to stop seeing each other before things progress any further. And also I couldn't go on dates with you, knowing that you were having sex with other women while we were dating. Don't get me wrong, I understand who you are and when people date they often don't do it exclusively in the beginning, I know that. But it wouldn't be for me Bo, it wouldn't work for me, it just wouldn't." Lauren says honestly but sadly.
"Are you finished?" Bo asks firmly.
"Yes..."
"Good. Go on a date with me the day after tomorrow."
Lauren looks puzzled. "Bo, did you not hear any of what I just said?!"
"Yes, I heard all of it. I want to go on a date with you Lauren. And after that date I will want to go on another and another and so on. I want to date you Lauren Lewis. You think that I don't understand what that would entail, what you would want, but I hear you loud and clear. I heard everything you had to say about what you want. I also heard what you think you know about what I want and what this would be to me. I'm still asking you on a date, on dates. I am asking you on dates, knowing what you want and I am saying that I hear you and I will honour
that.
"Bo…"
"Lauren please…. Go on one date with me. One date, the day after tomorrow. If I cannot convince you during that date that I am taking this seriously and that I want to date you, with all that that entails, then you can go ahead with your plan of not seeing me anymore. What can one date hurt at this point? One date."
"Bo.."
"I am the one saying please right now Lauren. I am saying please because I want this. And much against what you believe this is not a numbers game to me, you are not one in a long list of women. You are the ONLY woman I have ever wanted to date but I really want to date YOU Lauren. - So, please Lauren…."
Lauren seems very hesitant. "Okay. One date! And no touching."
"I'll take it! Thank you. I'll call you tomorrow about the details."
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AN: Again, thank you so much for reading. Thank you so much for your support through reviews and messages here as well as tweets, retweets, messages and follows on Twitter. I love reading your reviews, I love seeing how you interpret the chapters and your reviews definitely make me want to write more and faster.
So some of you guys have asked me questions in your reviews and messages. I won't answer all of them, there would be no fun in that, but I will answer a few of them briefly:
Kenzi and Crystal work at an advertising agency.
A guest reviewer had 6 specific requests for this story in the future. I have plans to fulfil at least 4 of those 6 requests. – I'm not telling which 4.
I hope the end of the chapter showed a little of what Lauren is feeling/thinking.