Fluff…and domestication. No drama or action here…not yet =)

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Chapter 10

"Stop scratching Tamsin…"

Lauren shook her head at the other blonde who was currently trying to relieve the itch that surrounded the area she'd been scratched by Dyson. Bo had managed to heal her wounds to the point of them lightly scarring over but last night Tamsin had ripped open the skin on accident when she was in the shower and now the damn thing itched like crazy. She grumbled some as she tried to soothe the area with the palm of her hand instead of her blunt nails and Lauren shook her head as she walked over to her with a cold towel.

"If you keep scratching you're only going to make it worse…"

She applied the cool towel to the now slightly open wound and she sighed as Tamsin grumbled a bit more at the sensation and squirmed a bit under the cold compress. Lauren knew that a wounded Valkyrie was a pain since she'd triaged Tamsin many time before but this incident really tested her patience for the taller blonde. Given that they were still in a weird place she found herself being a bit less gentle with her wound care and she knew Tamsin was too stubborn to complain about it so she just sat there and took it.

Lauren sighed as she switched to a dry towel to clean the area and applied some antiseptic before wrapping her arm in gauze to keep the Valkyrie from scratching it again. It was late in the evening and after the crazy events of yesterday she'd been glad they had a quiet day at home. Tamsin had spent the morning puttering around the house and taking Thor for a few short walks while Lauren had cooped herself up with some research on a few projects she'd had in the works. It was almost as if they were more roommates than lovers but neither woman really knew how to broach the subject and clear the air between them.

The doc was frustrated because as much as she understood Tamsin didn't have a lot of experience with relationships it was ridiculous that she acted the way she did sometimes and Lauren was tired of being the adult and helping her through the rough patches. She didn't doubt Tamsin's love for her nor seriousness about their relationship but sometimes the things the Valkyrie said or did made Lauren want to strange her.

For Tamsin it was a bit different. She was frustrated also but more at herself and the situation she found herself in more than anything else. She didn't understand or couldn't fully comprehend the complexities of the very adult and very human relationship she is in. it's not that she didn't understand the basics, and she knew enough to know when she'd probably messed up but other than that she wasn't as tuned into the other woman as she should be and this often caused some disconnect between them.

"Sorry…"

"It's fine just stop scratching."

Tamsin shook her head. "No, that's not what I'm sorry for."

Lauren stopped what she was doing and looked at the taller blonde carefully. She put the scissors down that she was using to cut the gauze with and looked at her fiancé patiently. "What do you mean?"

Tamsin sighed as she rubbed the gauze that Lauren had just finished wrapping. "About the other day, I just wanted you to know I was sorry."

Lauren nodded. "For what?"

The Valkyrie huffed as she fidgeted in her seat a bit. She was sitting on the couch with no alcohol nearby and Lauren was right in front of her. The whole thing was a bit much. "For you know…"

The doc sat back next to her as she sighed softly. "I don't understand why you can't talk to me."

Tamsin sighed. "I can talk to you."

Lauren looked at her gently. "Then why push me away? Tamsin, I know there's a lot going on right now but at some point we're going to start our life together. You can't keep shutting me out when things get tough."

The taller blonde nodded. "I know. And I'll try, that's the best I can do doc."

Lauren smiled as she leaned against Tamisn lightly. "That's all I ask."

Tamsin smiled as wrapped one arm around the shorter blonde and let her rest against her comfortably. She sighed happily as Lauren rested her head on her shoulder and laughed when Thor ran over to them and jumped up on the couch immediately. It was as if he was waiting for them to settle their dispute before seeking attention from them and he was happy he didn't need to wait long. Lauren scratched his back lightly as Tamsin looked down at them and hummed softly as Lauren's other hand rested lightly on her thigh.

"I'm sorry too Tamsin."

The shorter blonde looked up at Tamsin as she continued to scratch Thor and gave her a sad smile. Tamsin raised her eyebrow as she looked at her gently. "For what?"

Lauren sighed a bit as she turned slightly to look at her. "For not being more supportive. Baby you know I trust you and I believe in you. I'm sorry if it seemed like I believed Bo over you. That wasn't the case…it was just so strange with all the information floating around that we didn't know anything about and I wanted to be sure there wasn't anything we hadn't thought of."

Tamsin nodded. "I know. I admit it kind of bugs me sometimes when the Succubus gets on one of her 'I need to know everything' kicks but it doesn't bother me too much."

Lauren nodded. "Still, I just want to be clear."

Tamsin smiled as she leaned down and kissed her lightly. "Got it babe."

Lauren laughed as Thor nudged her hand since she'd stopped petting him. She turned back to him and brought her other hand into the mix as she scratched him vigorously. "And don't worry I won't ever forget about you."

Thor let out a small bark as he panted happily under her touch. Tamsin watched the scene with a shake of her head at the pup. He was such an attention whore and he was always competing with Tamsin for Lauren's attention whenever they were all home together. Lauren laughed as Tamisn nudged her gently almost mocking how Thor had done and she turned to Tamsin with her dog scented hands and grabbed her face lightly with a laugh.

"Don't tell me you need to be scratched too."

Tamsin made a face as she smelled Thor on the doc's hands and she shook out of Lauren's grasp lightly. "Not that kind of scratching doc."

Lauren rolled her eyes as Tamsin stood up with a smirk. She winked down at Lauren before leaning in and stealing a quick kiss before heading upstairs to shower. Lauren sighed as she went back to petting Thor but then stopped and turned towards the stairs. "And DON'T SCRATCH in the shower."

"UGH FINE."

Lauren laughed at the response she received and looked back at Thor who was giving her a curious look. "She's going to scratch her cuts isn't she?"

WOOF

The doc nodded. "Yeah I know."

About twenty minutes later Tamsin came back downstairs freshly showered and surprisingly still with the bandage on her arm. Lauren had been certain she would have pulled it off but was happily surprised. She checked the outer bandage and changed the wrapping but didn't redo the bottom one since the Valkyrie had heeded her warning and not scratched her arm while she was showering.

Tamsin made Thor's dinner while Lauren heated up some leftovers for them and after watching him inhale his food per usual he took a seat at Tamsin's feet while Lauren served them the hot food. The Valkyrie had snagged a new bottle of wine from the fridge and opened it easily and poured them each a glass which the doc accepted with a smile. Tamsin paused before she started eating and smiled at how oddly domesticated the whole scenario had become and even more importantly how okay she was with it.

"So…"

Lauren looked up mid-bite and paused. "Yes?"

Tamsin licked her lips as she talked around the bite of food she had in her mouth. "What do you think about me being here like all the time?"

Lauren set her fork down in confusion. "You are here all the time honey."

The Valkyrie scrunched her face a bit. "Yeah but I know you want me to give up my apartment. Maybe it's time to do that?"

The shorter blonde wasn't quite sure what to say since this conversation was seemingly coming out of nowhere. She took a sip of wine as she sat up a bit straighter. "I know it was important for you to keep it but I've told you before you're welcome to fully move in whenever you want. I just don't want to pressure you."

Tamsin nodded. "I think it's time. Besides, if we're gonna be married it doesn't make sense to have two places right?"

Lauren held back a laugh. "Gonna be married? How very mid-west of you."

Tamsin rolled her eyes. "You know what I mean."

The shorter blonde laughed and nodded. "I do, okay well, yeah I'd love to have you 'officially' move in. Although, I think you're here more than I am."

The Valkyrie laughed. "Me and Thor…you inherited two strays."

Lauren smiled as she looked down at the pup and back at Tamsin. "I guess so. Hey maybe we should go downtown, I'm sure I could find a few more."

The taller blonde shook her head immediately and pointed her fork at Lauren. "Don't even think about it. I already have to share you with the mutt…I'm not sharing you with anyone else."

Lauren smiled warmly as she nodded. "Don't worry babe, I'm all yours."

Tamsin kind of nodded as she continued eating and Lauren rolled her eyes at how the Valkyrie could go from playful to serious to her normal self in the blink of an eye. They finished their meal quickly and after dinner Tamsin took Thor out for yet another walk as she said all the treats Lauren was sneaking him was making him fat and she was not having a pudgy dog. Lauren cleaned up the kitchen once the two headed out and she was just finishing drying the dishes when there was a knock at her door. She walked over to it and opened it to find her best friend standing at her door looking a bit upset.

"Nat? What's wrong?"

The other doctor brushed by her and walked right to the kitchen to help herself to the open bottle of wine that was sitting on the counter. Like straight from the bottle. Lauren watched her friend in curiosity as she shut the door and crossed the living room slowly.

"Okay, have some wine. What's going on?"

The blonde currently finishing off the alcohol sighed as she set the empty bottle down. "Sorry to just burst in but I wasn't sure where else to go and you know I can't drink alone."

Lauren nodded as she retrieved another bottle of wine and opened it this time pouring her friend a glass and motioning for her to take a seat on the couch. The best friends sat down on the couch and Natalie gave Lauren an apologetic smile. "This is a Bo problem."

Lauren nodded. "Okay…what happened?"

Natalie gave her a cautious look. "You sure you want to talk about this? I'm good with silent drinking."

Lauren laughed. "It's fine Nat. Besides, I can probably understand whatever it is that happened."

The other doctor nodded as she sipped her wine a bit slower this time. "We had what started as a minor disagreement about her and Tamsin's plan to find and ultimately kill Dyson I guess which turned into a full-fledged argument about her reckless behavior. Apparently being human I can't understand her motivation and why she does what she does."

Lauren licked her lips as she nodded. "What exactly were you arguing about?"

Natalie sighed. "About why she constantly goes out seeking trouble. She doesn't need to put herself in those positions, but yet she continues to do just that. And my worrying about her doesn't seem to make sense to her."

Lauren nodded. "Just give her time Nat. She'll eventually listen, it's just hard to take her head on when she has her mind set on something."

Natalie scoffed. "I don't care if she's stubborn, she needs to understand it's not just about her anymore."

Lauren smiled behind her glass as she listened to her friend. She'd only seen her like this a handful of times and it signified how deeply committed the other doctor was to the Succubus. Like Lauren, Natalie put 100% into everything she did, including those she loved and Lauren knew Natalie's anger and frustration was a result of her caring so much about the brunette. Natalie didn't lose her shit very often so when she did like she apparently had tonight it was a big deal.

"I know Nat. And so does she…or she will. Just be patient with her."

Natalie nodded and finished off her glass of wine as the front door opened and Thor came tearing through the open door and dove into his water dish as he was exhausted. Tamsin's laughter could be heard as she jogged into the house and stopped when she saw Natalie sitting on the couch.

"Hey Natalie. What's up?"

She breezed by the pair on the couch towards the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of water for herself as she watched Thor drink all the water in his bowl before looking up at her to refill it. She poured the rest of her water into the bowl and he went back to drinking it as she walked over to the pair and sat on the arm of the couch opposite them.

"Hi Tamsin, sorry for stopping by unannounced but I needed some best friend time."

The Valkyrie nodded. "No worries. I need another shower anyway…apparently Thor wanted to race home."

Lauren raised her eyebrow in amusement. "Oh sure, blame the dog."

Tamsin shrugged as she stood up to go upstairs. She stopped for a kiss to Lauren's head before jogging up the stairs and Natalie watched them with a smile. "You two seriously kill me. But I'm happy for you Lewis. Bout time you had your happy ending…I mean after Nadia and all."

Lauren gave her a sad smile at the mention of her ex. "Yeah. I never would have guessed that of all people it would be her but it just works you know?"

Natalie nodded. "I'm really happy for you. And very curious."

Lauren gave her a sly smile. "About?"

Natalie scoffed. "Give it up Lewis. I know something is up. Come on, I need some happy news. Spill…"

Lauren licked her lips a bit more as she sipped her wine. She glanced up the stairs before turning back to Natalie with a small smile. "If you say anything I will kill you. And I have superpowers now…and I will not hesitate to use them."

Natalie laughed. "Okay okay, sheesh. I promise. You know I can keep secrets."

Lauren nodded. It really was true as Natalie had been her confidant her entire life. Always true to her word the other doctor had never spilled any secrets Lauren had told her as far as she knew. Lauren smiled. "You know how when we were at Yale we made that promise to each other?"

Natalie looked thoughtful for a second before her entire face lit up. "Are you shitting me?"

Lauren just smiled. "Okay calm down. We don't have anything set yet, but yes."

Natalie looked shocked. "When? How? Give me all the details. Now."

She shook a menacing finger at Lauren who just laughed and nodded. "Not too long ago, and it was very…Tamsin."

Natalie raised an eyebrow. "She proposed during sex didn't she?"

Lauren laughed and shook her head. "No, and what makes you think she asked me?"

Natalie waived her hand as if to brush off her comment. "Please you're too chicken shit to do that Lewis. Ahh I'm so happy for you guys."

"You told her didn't you?"

Tamsin had walked downstairs and caught the tail end of their conversation as she looked at Lauren with an amused smile. Lauren looked up with a guilty smile which turned into an amused laugh as Natalie jumped up to hug Tamsin. The Valkyrie stood there kind of stiffly and gave Lauren a WTF look as Natalie held her tightly before releasing her and holding her at arms length.

"You do know I'm now involving myself in this now right? And don't worry I won't say anything to anyone."

Tamsin nodded as she stepped back and gave her a nod. "Okay, and okay. Well, I'm going to let you two finish your conversation, I'm beat. Just came down to say goodnight."

She leaned down and kissed Lauren on the lips to say goodnight and nodded at Natalie awkwardly as the doctor laughed and patted her shoulder in a friendly manner. Thor jumped up to follow her but the Valkyrie put her hand up stopping him. "No, stay."
She preferred to have Thor downstairs whenever Lauren was down there by herself as an extra layer of protection for the doc and since Natalie was over she was more conscious of needing to ensure they stayed safe. She headed upstairs and crashed happily since her body was still a bit sore from the day before. All in all it was a good day and Tamsin hoped as her and Lauren started their life together she could have many more just like this one in the future.

So like I said, all fluff, no drama and no action LOL. Let me know what you thought and thanks for reading!