A/N: I love, love scenes more than the average person so don't distress, more on the way. Comments always appreciated.

After all

Blood and Battle

"You," Lauren whispered.

She had found something beautiful in the desert. "Tamsin…"

Tamsin swallowed and shifted her eyes not wanting to met the doctor's. "In the Desert that night, you saved me…" Lauren said airy trying to met her gaze, but was unsuccessful.

Tamsin shifted uncomfortably and turned her head toward the door without saying a word. There was no way she was getting out of this without an awkward conversation she so desperately was trying to avoid.

"Hey," Lauren walked closer still staring at her. She didn't know how to get her questions answered without pushing Tamsin away. Tamsin had her guard up that kept people away. It wouldn't work on Lauren, not this time; she saw a soft side of her creeping through.

"I'm not sure if I should be mad at you or thankful," Lauren held firm. "Which is it Tamsin, what's going on?"

"Look, Doc - I can't answer anything," Tamsin stood sternly wishing she could give Lauren what she needed. She couldn't, she wasn't authorized to bring Lauren in making her, her human.

Lauren looked disappointed, more than that, she looked hurt. "Alright," Lauren grabbed her things off the table and put them away in her green military duffle bag. "I'm leaving."

"Where do you think you're going?" Tamsin looked at her skeptical.

"It's of no concern to you, anymore. Sorry I bothered you," Lauren grabbed her brother's diary and the book also packing them away.

She attempted to walked passed Tamsin who stood by the door. Tamsin didn't leave her much room to walk by. They met eyes one last time before Lauren brushed passed her to the door. Tamsin couldn't let Lauren go, she couldn't let her out of her sight. If any harm came to Lauren it would be on her. Tamsin didn't want to admit it, but she grew to care for Lauren and if anything happened to her, she couldn't be able to live with herself.

Tamsin reached across grabbing Lauren by the forearm. "You can't leave."

Lauren yanked her arm away, "Don't…"

Tamsin reached across the doorway, extending her right arm, blocking Lauren from the exit; it hadn't been the first time. "Let me go, Tamsin," Lauren said in a low growl almost a warning.

Angry-Lauren was incredibly appealing. "No," Tamsin said looked directly in her eyes.

Lauren reached across the space grabbing Tamsin's right arm pulling it down and away from the door frame. She had putting her in a rear-wrist lock. Tamsin's back was to Lauren as she wrenched her arm. Tamsin grew sensitive to the proximity of their bodies arching her back. The fact that Lauren had her in an apprehension hold was sexy. Tamsin wasn't sure if she let Lauren do that or if Lauren actually caught the Valkyrie off guard.

"Kinky," Tamsin breathed.

Lauren, wanting to get away finally pushed Tamsin away from her and the door, but she caught herself immediately falling onto a nearby medical table and reacted quickly. The Valkyrie in Tamsin tuned in and her skin grew hot. No person, not even Lauren, was going to give her orders; she had taken enough from everyone else.

She lunged like lightning pinning Lauren to a wall. Lauren dropped her bag stunned. Tamsin was breathing heavy chest lifting and rising visibly.

Lauren looked at her, "What do you want from me?" Lauren looked puzzled, concern was in her eyes, not anger.

"What do I want from you?" Tamsin grinned heated, "Out of all the secrets between us, that one should be obvious." Their bodies were flush to one another as Tamsin started to slightly grind into her. Lauren let out a desperate breath.

Sexual tension was thick. Lauren didn't fully understand this woman, but she understood this attraction. They were both loyal, kind, strong-willed, and beautiful. Their temperaments were different, but their passion was equal. Lauren stared into her blue eyes quizzically, wondering how to proceed from that compromising position. Tamsin fully realizing the desire she harbored, she quickly let her go stepping back.

What are you doing? She is not for you.

Tamsin felt hot and uncertain of herself. Lauren looked in her direction, but didn't move. "Yes, I was there and I pulled you out of the gun fight. You would have died if you kept going."

Lauren was silent waiting with more questions. Tamsin breathed, "That book in your possession, is what those men were after and they were going to kill you for it."

Lauren looked down into her bag.

"Ignorance is bliss Doctor. You already know too much."

"I won't stop until I know everything," Lauren finally stepped toward Tamsin.

Tamsin let out a sigh, "You're more stubborn than Ethan."

Lauren grinned, "If he died for this, I owe him." Lauren closed the gap between them and stood directly in front of Tamsin who was looking down, worry overtook her eyes. Lauren reached for her, cupping her cheek trying to comfort her. Tamsin looked at her then, seeing yet again, Lauren for how beautiful she was. They gazed at one another, both not sure of what to make of this moment. After Tamsin had kissed Lauren passionately in that very lab, she couldn't get the taste of Tamsin off her mind. Now, again in that room Lauren edged closer parting her wet lips going the final distance to Tamsin's.

Their lips met softly as Tamsin breathed Lauren in. Lauren pulled her closer, wanting to feel her protector's warmth. Tasmin was speechless about how one person could ignite such a fire in her, but Lauren had; she felt it all over. Tamsin reached with her own hands, grasping at Lauren taking her in for a more commanding kiss; her tongue stretched out wanting to taste the good doctor. Lauren met her desire with her own and they engulfed each other for a few precious moments. Lauren moaned into Tamsin's mouth and she almost buckled under her own desire to take Lauren and have her way with her in that very room.

Tamsin secured Lauren's back with her arms holding her close. Lauren couldn't pull away and she didn't intend to. The kiss was meant to be a brief goodbye, but Lauren found herself loving the taste of Tamsin on her tongue. Her sweet familiar smell surrounded Lauren as she took all she could from the taller, beautiful blonde.

Lauren stumbled backward and Tamsin led them to a wall, crashing against the flat surface. Lauren found her hands in Tamsin's neatly kept hair, undoing the tight bun, having her long wavy locks fall passed her shoulders. Wave after wave of desire grew in them as they proceeded to explore each other, letting their touches fall where they may.

"Lauren, Lauren…" Tamsin breathed. They rocked against one another, Lauren looked at her. "Don't leave…" Tamsin swallowed, "Come back to my room." A proposition for something more? Tamsin couldn't keep her heart out of the equation and it didn't matter if Lauren was destined to be with someone else, because right now Lauren was with her, she was hers - now.

Tamsin knew she would hear about this event later, but the thought couldn't be farther from her mind when Lauren was so close to her.

"Yes," Lauren swallowed before placing her lips where she felt they belonged.