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Bo woke to the sound of Tamsin and Kenzi's hushed whispers in the kitchen. "What do you mean she just showed up last night?" Tamsin demanded, her voice louder than a whisper.
"It's exactly as I said, Tamsin. She showed up and I wasn't able to ask a lot of questions because of the crying thing, you know?"
That still didn't stop Tamsin from asking, "Did she say anything about Lauren or Ethan? Are they okay?"
Kenzi scoffed. "I think they're fine. That would have been the first thing out of Bo's mouth if anything had happened to either of them."
Bo rolled her eyes and decided to face the music. She stretched out her body then sat up on the couch. "Lauren and Ethan are fine," she said loud enough for the two of them to hear her. She sighed. "Lauren and I sort of got into an argument." Bo rubbed her face then pushed off of the couch. She stretched again then walked into the kitchen. Bo made a beeline for the coffee pot. As she got herself a mug she said, "Lauren got involved with something at work yesterday and instead of telling her that I had found my parents, I let her brush me off thinking she would get home at a reasonable hour so we could talk."
Tasmin snorted. "Yeah, you don't have to be an idiot to know that wasn't going to happen." Bo glared at her then poured herself some coffee.
Kenzi waved her hand. "Whoa, whoa, whoa. Whoa. Wait, Bo, you found your parents?"
Bo smirked at her then held up a finger as she added milk and sugar to her coffee. "I did, but that's only half of it. The icing on all of this is that I when I checked my phone last night, because I couldn't sleep, Lauren had left me a message. It turns out the thing she got involved with is that she thinks she's becoming Fae."
"What?" Both Tamsin and Kenzi exclaimed.
Bo took a sip of her coffee then drew in a slow breath through her teeth. "Yeah it has been one hell of a week in the Dennis-Lewis household."
The two other women didn't say anything and Bo was okay with that. She was still processing everything herself. She had found her parents, and even though she had questions that she wanted answered by Trick, she was still excited to get to know at least her father. And now there was the fact that Lauren could be turning Fae. At least she had a better understanding of why Lauren had blown her off and wanted to dive into figuring this out. Bo turned to pour more coffee in her mug when Kenzi asked, "Bo, how are you feeling about your parents?"
Bo let out a mirthless chuckle. "I'm not certain how I feel about it. I can't land on just one emotion about finding them. I'm excited to have found them. I'm cautious because it could be a setup, and I'm confused since it all seems so easy."
Kenzi walked over and she had an encouraging smile on her face. "But Bo you have finally met your parents which is something you have wanted to do since I first met you."
She was right this had been something Bo had wanted for a long time. Bo shook her head and said, "Let me backtrack. I met my dad." She grimaced. "My mom is in Greece living at my dad's mansion because she is one fry short of a happy meal."
Kenzi scoffed. "She's still at a mansion in Greece. There are worse places to be crazy at."
Bo noticed that Tamsin hadn't said anything and she rolled her eyes. "Go, Tamsin. I know you're more worried about Lauren than you are about me discovering my parents."
Tamsin shook her head and said, "No, Bo, it's not that. I mean I will go check on them after this, but what's bothering me is that you're right. This was too easy. You've been looking for your parents for a while and this just happens to fall in your lap? It's weird."
Bo shrugged then ran her hand through her hair. She wanted to go home and shower. Then she wanted spend some time with Ethan while she and Lauren fixed everything. Bo sighed. "I don't know, Tamsin. Trick told me to go to Hyperion Technologies and meet a Mr. Makos who supposedly knew the whereabouts of my mom. Turns out Mr. Makos is my dad and his name is Hyperion."
"Hyperion?" Tamsin repeated then she shook her head as she laughed. "That's not possible. Hyperion is a legend who died in the Great War. He was one of the greatest fighters that the Dark had. I was under his command but I was moved to another legion. He was an awesome fighter."
Bo got a confused look on her face. "You know Hyperion?"
Tamsin grinned and remarked, "Of course I knew Hyperion. He got drunk with us one night and I kicked his ass in a slap fight." She chuckled. "He was a champ about it though." Tamsin sighed. "But like I said, he's just a legend now."
Bo shook her head and said, "Tamsin, that's the thing. He isn't just a legend. He is alive and two blocks away from the Morrigan's office."
Tamsin scoffed then walked out of the kitchen. "I'm sure he is, Bo. I'm going to go check on Lauren and little dude. You do what you need to and I'll try to keep her from going into the lab so you two can talk." She headed for the front door and shouted, "Later losers."
"You never know what you're going to get with her," Kenzi muttered before she looked at Bo. "So what are you going to do?"
Bo took a deep breath then said, "I'm going to go talk to Lauren so we can work through everything that's hit us. Then I'm going to go see Trick and tell him that Mr. Makos is actually my dad. I'll also see if he has any more info about Hyperion since apparently people thought he was dead."
Kenzi nodded. "Sounds like a good plan. Need me to come with you?"
Bo bit her bottom lip and shook her head. "Not for the me and Lauren stuff, but I'll call you when I go see Trick."
Kenzi gave Bo a hug and said, "It'll be okay Bo-Bo. All this will make sense eventually."
Bo hugged her back and smiled. "The sooner it does the easier my life will be."
Kenzi chuckled then said, "Your life has never been easy." They let go of each other. "All right go talk to your woman and neither of you are to leave this time."
Bo gave her a mock salute then headed out of the house. She and Lauren were going to clear up the misunderstanding that occurred between them then they were going to talk about their problems before deciding on how to handle them. Bo nodded to herself. It sounded like a solid plan in her head but how it would actually play out was another story.
Lauren tried to focus on the file that contained her father's notes, but she wasn't able to. She and Ethan were in the living room and he in his play area playing with his toys and watching cartoons while she sat on the couch. She had stayed home because she hadn't heard from Bo and the two of them needed to talk. She also wanted to apologise for not coming home. As much of a priority it was to find out what was going on with her, her family should never come second to her work. The front door opened and Lauren looked at it. When Tamsin walked in she frowned a bit. Ethan saw her and yelled, "Tam!"
He got up and ran over to her. Tamsin picked him up. "Hey champ. How's your morning going?" She looked at Lauren and Lauren shook her head.
Tamsin listened to Ethan as she walked over to the couch. She sat next to Lauren and said, "Bo's probably going to show up at any minute so I'll take him if you want."
Lauren closed the folder. "Thank you for doing that Tamsin." Tamsin rolled her eyes and Lauren smiled. Of course Tamsin had no problem taking Ethan while she and Bo worked through everything. She sighed and rested her head back on couch. "I screwed up."
"Big time," Tamsin said as she tickled Ethan's side.
Lauren lifted her head. "This is another reason why we shouldn't get married. Bo and I clearly have issues that we need to resolve first."
Tamsin laughed and Ethan reached up to cover her mouth. "Tam shh. Watch George."
She pulled his hand away from her mouth and told him, "Oh, I'll show you George in a second." Tamsin shook her head then kissed the top of Ethan's before she looked at Lauren. "You and Bo are always going to have problems. It's like one of the sacred tenets of you two's relationship. You and Bo must have an epic meltdown every three months or you both can't function." Lauren glared at Tamsin but the woman continued. "But that doesn't mean you two shouldn't get married. If you love her and don't want to be with anyone else then you should do it. And don't do it because of this soul mates crap either."
"Tamsin," Lauren chided half-heartedly. She got that the woman was trying to be honest with her, but she could have used different wording. She sighed. "I do love her and I do want to be with her, because I don't want to be with anyone else, but all this it seems-"
"Soon?" Lauren nodded. "It is if you ask me, but it's not up to me. It up to you and Bo." Tamsin moved Ethan off of her lap then turned to look at Lauren. "I will say this though, you two have been through a ton of stuff that most people don't even deal with in a marriage. I mean she forgave you for keeping her son from her. You accepted the fact that she had to feed from other people since she couldn't feed from you. You two have made it through all the petty arguments. Hell, Bo's accepted me even though she wanted to punch my face at first." She sighed. "You two deserve each other, Lauren. And I'm certain that if things had gone a different way when you guys first met you'd be married by now."
Lauren glared at Tamsin for a second then let her head fall back against the couch. As she looked at the ceiling she thought about what Tamsin had said and she knew the other woman was right. She and Bo had fared through some circumstances that most couples didn't even face and if they had had a normal courtship she would have said yes in a heartbeat. She loved Bo with everything in her and that was before she knew they were soul mates. She sighed. Lauren hated when Tamsin was right.
The front door opened again and Bo walked into the house. She stood in the entryway of the living room. Ethan climbed off the couch and ran over to her. Lauren watched as Bo picked him up and kissed his cheek. She smiled. She was going to marry that woman. Lauren then remembered that she and Bo were going to be doing the ceremony that would fully activate their bond tomorrow. She shook her head. Some days she wished that they were in the middle of nowhere.
Bo's eyes met her and a small smile appeared on her face. Lauren returned the smile. For a second it seemed like the argument that happened between them had just been a figment of their imagination, but Lauren knew better than to think that. Tamsin got up and walked over to Bo. She took Ethan from her she and said, "Come on, champ. You and I are going to go do something fun while your moms talk."
Ethan looked at her and asked, "Go play games?"
Tamsin chuckled. "Yes, we will. But we've got to get Vex if we do that because if we don't he'll throw a tantrum worse than you."
Bo and Lauren laughed as Tamsin went upstairs to get him ready to leave. When they were alone they stared at each other for a long moment then Lauren tossed the folder that was sitting on her lap onto the coffee table. She got up and went over to Bo. When she was standing in front of her, Lauren placed her hand on her cheek before leaning in to kiss her. It lingered for a moment then she pulled back and said, "I'm sorry."
Bo wrapped her arms around her waist and kissed her again. This one lasted longer than the one before it. She broke the kiss and smirked. "You're Fae now?"
Lauren sighed and moved away from Bo, but she took hold of her hand and led her into the living room. "We'll talk about that later. You want to tell me about your parents?"
Bo chuckled and remarked, "You can't tell me to worry about something later when it's huge like that."
The two of them sat down on the couch and Lauren said, "I don't have much else to say about it so we're going to talk about your parents."
Bo shook her head and sighed. "If you say so, but yeah, I found my parents." She smiled. "I met my dad yesterday. He's some sort of millionaire tech guy or something." She sat back against the couch and Lauren took hold of her hand. "Trick told me that I was meeting some guy who would have information about my mom since he had been the last person to see her. It turns out that guy is my dad, who Tamsin knows, and he has my mom at his mansion in Greece."
Lauren sat in a stunned silence. She had many questions that she wanted to ask, but she didn't know where to start. Bo had spent so many years looking for her parents and now here they were. She smiled. "Why is your mom at Greece?"
Bo sighed. "She's gone insane according to Hyperion."
"Hyperion?"
Bo nodded. "That's my dad's name."
The name seemed familiar to Lauren, and she couldn't remember where she had heard it before, but then it came to her. "As in Greek mythology Hyperion?" Bo shrugged. Lauren chuckled. Greek mythology wasn't Bo's forte. "Hyperion was a Titan. According to the mythology he and his brothers joined up with other Titans to defeat the Olympians but lost and were imprisoned in Tartarus. Hyperion had control of sky, sun, and moon." Lauren frowned as she thought more about it. "If he's Fae and there is Greek mythology about him...Bo, he's an ancient Fae."
"An ancient what?" Bo asked with a confused look on her.
Lauren chuckled again and she was about to explain but Tamsin came downstairs with Ethan. They came into the living room and Tamsin said, "Okay Ethan, tell your moms you'll see them later."
Lauren got up and kissed him on the cheek then said, "Love you and please behave for Tamsin."
Ethan grinned. "Okay."
Bo went over to them and kissed Ethan's head. "Do what mama said and I love you too."
Ethan nodded then looked at Tamsin. "We go now Tam?"
Tamsin chuckled. "Yeah we're going." She looked at Lauren and Bo. "You two had better solved your issues and talked about everything by the time we get back."
Lauren countered with, "Don't feed him too much sugar, and fries are not a vegetable."
Tamsin rolled her eyes then murmured to Ethan, "Mama is such a party pooper."
Lauren scowled at her and she and Bo watched as the two of them put their coats on before leaving the house. Lauren and Bo went back in the living room and Lauren started to explain what an ancient Fae was to Bo as they sat down on the couch. "Ancient Fae are Fae that have been around for a long time. Like several millennia. There are only a few ancient Fae around, and they stay well hidden, but they are powerful. So powerful that their powers have been exaggerated." She gestured. "This is how we got a lot of the mythology that that is taught." Lauren chuckled and said, "So not only do we have sphinx, blood sage, and succubus in our family but we also have some ancient Fae who we know nothing about." She groaned. "Our son is going to exhibit Fae abilities by the time he's five. Charming his way through kindergarten."
Bo laughed then remarked, "At least we won't have to worry about his grades." Lauren glared at Bo in mock annoyance but then she chuckled. The moment passed and Bo asked, "So Ethan is Fae?"
Lauren sighed and shrugged. "I don't know, Bo. We're not going to find out for another few days." She smiled at her. "What are you going to do about your parents?"
Bo blew out a breath then said, "Talk to Trick. Hyperion said she ran away to get away from him. I also want to talk to Hyperion some more. Get to know him a bit more."
"And you're certain that he's your father?" Lauren asked. She didn't doubt Bo, but she knew that the Fae could be manipulative liars and she didn't want Bo to set herself up for something that would only hurt her in the end.
Bo chuckled. "Yeah I'm certain. I get that weird sensation I get when I'm around you, Trick, or Ethan."
Lauren smiled but it fell when she remembered her conversation with Amara. "We're not getting married by the end of month. Amara had actually moved it to the end of this week but I talked her out of it."
Bo scowled and asked, "And how did you talk her out of it exactly?"
Lauren rolled her eyes at Bo's jealousy. "I told her that we would complete the bond but I'm not certain if that completely talked her out of the whole marriage thing. Amara is nice and all but she is unpredictable." She sighed then said, "I also want to talk to Trick to know more about the ceremony and what to expect."
Bo leaned over and kissed her. "I guess we should go talk to him while Tamsin has Ethan."
Lauren looked into Bo's eyes then asked, "Are we okay about last night? I'm so sorry Bo I shouldn't have-"
Bo silenced Lauren with a kiss then she pulled back and whispered, "I'm okay about last night. We both went about everything wrong yesterday so we're both to blame. I'm sorry."
Lauren kissed Bo one more time then said, "I'm sorry too."
Bo chuckled then said, "All right enough I'm sorry. Let's go talk to Trick and find out more about our ridiculous family and this even more ridiculous bond ceremony." Lauren nodded in agreement then the two of them got up and left the house once they were ready to go.
They got to the Dal and Trick was behind the bar joking with Dyson, Hale, and Kenzi. As the two of them approached the bar Kenzi exclaimed, "Aw look at the happy couple. You two work on everything?"
Lauren chuckled and said, "We have." She smiled at Trick. "Bo and I need to talk with you if you're free, Trick."
He nodded and began to make his way from behind the bar. "Certainly. Let's go down to my office." The three of them went down to his office and Bo and Lauren sat on the couch while Trick sat his arm chair. "What can I help you two with?"
Bo looked at Lauren and Lauren said, "You go first because this is something major for you."
Bo chuckled and took hold of her hand. She sighed then said, "You sent me to go talk to Mr. Makos about my mom."
Trick smiled. "Yes was he able to help you?"
Bo glanced at Lauren then said, "Yeah, yeah he was." She bit her bottom lip before revealing, "He's my father, Trick, and his name is Hyperion." Trick's eyes grew wide when he heard the name. That made Bo anxious but she still continued. "He said that my mom had run away from you. Is that true?"
Trick blew out a heavy breath and looked away from them. Lauren glanced at Bo and she could tell that she was eager to hear what Trick had to say, but at the same time Lauren could tell that he wasn't ready to talk about this. She gave Bo's hand a reassuring squeeze and said, "Trick we can come back to this if you need…."
He shook his head. "No, no, no. I'm fine Lauren, but thank you." Trick drew in a breath then sighed. "Bo, I'm sorry. I should have told you, but I didn't know how. I had lost your trust because I didn't tell you about Ethan-"
"But you could have told me when you had first told me about my mother," Bo pointed out, her voice raising a little.
Trick shook his head. "No, I couldn't have Bo. At the time I had told you about Lauren's request for you to stay away from her and everything snowballed from there. There was no good time." He cleared his throat. "Your mother and I had a falling out after the death of your grandmother. I wanted her to join me in hiding, but she didn't want to. The war had just ended and I thought it would be for the best if we went into hiding. Aife had other ideas and she took off. She said that she wasn't going to be my prisoner." He scoffed. "I should have known that the ruthless bastard was behind all this."
"That ruthless bastard cares more about her than you ever did," Bo argued. "He looked for her. He loves her and that's more than I can say for you. Did you even try to look for her, Trick?"
Lauren saw the remorse expression on Trick's face and she placed her hand on Bo's shoulder. "Bo, take a moment." Bo sat back against the couch and Lauren sighed. "Trick did you know about Hyperion and Aife?"
He shook his head. "No. I didn't." Trick looked at Bo and desperation shone in his eyes. "Bo you have to believe me. I tried looking for her. For centuries I looked for your mother, but I was always too late, then I lost her. That was a couple hundred years after the war." Trick sighed. "I honestly thought she was dead."
Bo rolled her eyes and she got up to pace. She couldn't believe this. Hyperion had been right. The entire story was true. "Did you know that she was in love with Hyperion or that she spent centuries with him?"
"I had no idea, Bo," Trick said as he sat back in his chair. "I heard Hyperion had died in the Great War at the Final Battle. I didn't think he was still alive and I had no idea your mother had any connections…."He shook his head. "I had no idea."
Bo scoffed. "Of course you didn't." She wanted to walk out of Trick's office and go talk to Hyperion so that she could find out more about her mother and him. She sat down next to Lauren and Lauren took hold of her hand. With her hand in Lauren's she felt more centred but the trust had been between her and Trick was unsteady once again. She drew in a deep breath then said, "You should have told me about the falling out, Trick. Instead you lied to me again."
Lauren squeezed Bo's hand. "Go upstairs and take a breather." Bo looked at her and she nodded. "You need it Bo. It obvious that you can't be around Trick. I'm going to talk to him about the bonding ceremony."
Lauren was right so she nodded then leaned over to give her a kiss on the cheek. Bo walked over to the stairs and went up to the barroom without saying anything to Trick. She couldn't say anything to him because if she did, she was only going to let out her anger towards him.
Lauren watched as Bo headed up the stairs and when she heard the door of the office close she glared at Trick. "You had time to tell her this. Why didn't you? We have done enough lying to her. Bo doesn't deserve this."
Trick sighed and told her, "Everything happened with you, her, and Ethan and we never talked about it again."
Lauren shook her head. "I understand Trick but you should have told her. I hope she forgives you because she hasn't forgiven Dyson."
Trick blew out a sigh then asked, "I'll talk to her. What did you want to know about the bonding ceremony?"
"What happens during it? Bo and I are supposed to complete the bonding ceremony tomorrow since we've partially activated-"
"You've activated it? How?" Trick wondered.
Lauren took a deep breath then said, "When I was figuring out an effective birth control so Bo and I could be intimate I discovered that a little of Bo's blood with the normal formula made it effective. However doing that seems to have activated our bond. Bo can sense me and I'm more in tune with her than I thought I would ever be. At least more than when she found out about Ethan."
Trick hummed and nodded as he thought about what she said. He then cleared his throat. "Well Lauren, the soul mate bond ceremony is quick and typically done as part of the wedding. Bo would take some of your blood then you would take some of hers. Other than that I'm not aware of any other side effects or drawbacks."
Lauren sighed. The ceremony seemed simple enough but it was all the things that wasn't documented that she was concerned with. "I'm certain you will be at the ceremony tomorrow?"
Trick furrowed his eyebrows. "So are you and Bo getting married tomorrow?"
A small chuckle escaped Lauren. "We're not supposed to be but I talked about this with Amara so I'm not certain. I still need to tell Bo."
"When do you plan to do this?"
Lauren glanced up at the ceiling and said, "I'm going to do it once we go up." She looked at him and sighed. "Give her time Trick. She's been lied to, betrayed, and a number of other things within the last year. You have to understand where she is coming from."
Trick gave a solemn nod. "I do understand."
Lauren got up from the couch. "Give her space and don't try to force anything for her." Trick nodded again. Lauren chuckled then said, "I'm going to go tell Bo about our bonding ceremony."
"I'll come with you," Trick said as he got up from his chair.
The two of them went up to the bar and Lauren found Bo sitting with Kenzi and Hale. She didn't look as upset as she had been but she wasn't happy. Lauren walked over to where she was and she gave her kiss then said, "I have to tell you something."
Bo looked at her and there was a slight scowl on her face. "What? Is this bonding ceremony going to kill us or something?"
Lauren ran her hand over Bo's hair and said, "Don't say things like that because who knows." She cleared her throat. "But I guess we'll find out tomorrow."
Bo squinted her eyes a little. "What do you mean?"
Lauren took a deep breath then said, "I told Amara that we would complete our bond tomorrow."
"We're getting married?" Bo asked as a small smile broke out on her face.
Seeing that smile caused a knot to form in Lauren's stomach. Bo's hopes were high even though Lauren had told her that she wasn't ready to get married. Lauren sighed. If this was going to make Bo happy then she was going to do it. Lauren returned the smile and told her, "Yes, yes we're going to get married."
Bo jumped off the barstool then wrapped her arms around Lauren for a tight hug. She pulled back and took hold of her face so that she could give her a deep, passionate kiss. Lauren held onto Bo's waist and moaned. It was being in Bo's arms that solidified the decision for her. She loved Bo and Bo loved her. It was all that mattered. Not them being soul mates or anything else. Bo broke this kiss and smiled. "I love you so much."
Lauren grinned then gave her a quick kiss. "I love you too, Bo."
Bo gave Lauren another kiss but it came to a quick end when Kenzi let out a loud whoop then slapped the top of the bar. "Trickster, drinks for everyone. We've got to celebrate these two lovebirds getting hitched."
Lauren rolled her eyes and Bo chuckled then said, "I would like to celebrate, but Lauren and I need to make a stop before Tamsin and Vex bring Ethan home."
Lauren raised an eyebrow. "Where are we going?"
Bo smiled and said, "You'll see." She looked at Kenzi. "Maybe we can do something for the after the wedding."
Kenzi chuckled and said, "I highly doubt that with little man running around, but do know that we are going to celebrate you and Lauren getting married."
Bo gave her best friend a quick hug. "Thanks Kenz. You're the best."
"Anytime Bo-Bo."
They let go of each other and Bo took hold of Lauren's hand and said, "All right let's go."
As they walked out of the bar Lauren got a sceptical look on her face. She had no idea what Bo was up to but she was going to go along with it. The two of them got into Bo's car and she asked, "Where are we going Bo?"
Bo grinned. "I'm going to take you to go meet Hyperion."
Lauren shook her head. "What?"
Bo chuckled then repeated, "I'm taking you to go meet Hyperion. I think as my future wife you should want to meet my father."
Lauren bit her lip then asked, "Are you sure you're ready to do this Bo? I mean we don't know anything about him other than the fact that he's an ancient and he's your father."
"I know. So why don't we get to know him?" Bo said with a small grin.
Lauren wasn't sure about this. Bo had only met man yesterday and now she was ready to have father-daughter bonding moment. Lauren had her doubts, but Bo had to get to know her father. She sighed then smiled, "Okay, but let me call Tamsin to let her know that we'll be out longer."
Bo smiled and started the car. She couldn't wait for Lauren to meet Hyperion, and more than anything, she couldn't wait to get to know her father better.
Cliffhanger over! But I've planted seeds of doubt. I know, i'm terrible lol. Thanks for reading and reviewing.
