Chapter 10
"What the FUCK!" Bo shrieked down the phone.
Dyson took a long breath, he knew this was going to be tough. "Lauren has been taken from the hospital by unknowns."
"How the FUCK!" Bo's temper was beyond anger, she could feel herself to start to change inside her. Bo took several deep breathes as Lauren had taught her, to help keep control. "I will be there. I want to know everything!" Bo shouted.
Bo raced to her car and sped to the hospital very nearly breaking the speed limit. Bo strode purposely towards the front entrance where Dyson was waiting for her. He could see she was having trouble controlling her temper, her eyes were a brilliant blue and she scowled as she walked through the doors.
"We think it was an inside job." Dyson pronounced.
Bo stopped. "How the hell could that be? Everyone is vetted." She asked loudly.
"A patient came in complaining of stomach pains and when he was admitted he produced a gun. He managed to get to Laurens floor before anyone could stop him and then started firing." Dyson informed her. "We had to stop him. He's dead and has no ID."
"Where's Mark? Is he okay?" Bo ask anxiously.
"Yes he is, but he is out cold. Someone gave him a sleeping draft. That's why we think it has to be an inside job. We're getting the CCTV footage of the corridors up right now."
"Fucking shit!" Was all Bo could say, as she walked towards the lift. She had been worried about not getting Lauren back from the amnesia and now she had to get her physically back. Bo took some slow deep breathes again. "Right lets go and see who these people are."
After watching the CCTV for several minutes, Bo realized that these people were well organized and humans, but was it fae or human that were giving the orders. Bo was sitting in Lauren's office on the couch when a knock came at the door.
"Come in." She replied harshly.
Mark gingerly opened the door. "I am really sorry Bo about letting you down and not protecting Lauren better." He said quietly.
Bo rose from the couch and looked him straight in the eye. "Thank you for the apology, but don't worry yourself. These people were determined to take Lauren. I am glad that they didn't kill you." Bo gave Mark a hug.
"We WILL find her Bo." Mark said fiercely as they parted.
Bo watched Mark leave the room and close the door. She made her way to the desk and sat behind it, looking at the uncluttered and orderly surface that was indicative of Lauren. Tears began to well up in her eyes as she realized that even with amnesia Lauren still kept to her organized behaviour, that Bo had come to love. Bo wiped away two tears that ran down her face as she rose from the chair, turned and looked out at the night sky.
"Where are you my love?" Bo spoke quietly to herself.
The door behind her opened slowly, but she did not turn round.
"When was the last time you fed?" Dyson asked as he stopped just behind her.
"Three nights ago." Bo's curt answer came back at him. "I will wait until we find Lauren."
"Bo. We don't know how long that will take. If we have to battle for Lauren you need to be at your strongest. Feed from me." Dyson pleaded, concerned that Bo needed the sexual chi in order to be strong for them all.
"NO." Bo said firmly.
Dyson looked at the floor. "I understand." He looked back up at Bo's back. "Then go to Vex's place, you know he will look after you."
"Thank you Dyson. I will think about it." Bo replied softly.
Dyson turned round and headed for the door. "Lauren would want you to take care of yourself Bo." Dyson said just before he left the room.
Bo knew Dyson was right she had to make sure she was strong for whatever was to come, but the thought of having sex with someone other than Lauren was abhorrent to her nowadays and especially with Dyson. The love of her life, Lauren, was the only one for her. As Bo could fully control her taking and giving of chi, Bo revelled in being able to survive with feeding from just Lauren. Her desire, passion and love for Lauren had increased, so that every day away from her wife was torture. Bo decided to leave the chi sucking for tonight and get some sleep, even though she doubted she would get much. Bo moved to the main door and locked it. She went to the second room and surveyed the bed. Picking up the top pillow she took in the smell of her love still on the item, closing he eyes and smiling to herself. Perhaps she would sleep well tonight after all, surrounded by the aroma of Lauren.
The sound of loud banging on the outer door, awoke Bo from her restful sleep and she groaned realizing that Lauren was not with her. Bo opened the door, still dressed in yesterday's clothes, to a nervous looking Dyson, carrying two styrofoam cups of coffee and a bag of doughnuts.
"I brought you breakfast." Dyson smiled.
Bo took the cup of coffee that Dyson was holding out to her and sat down on the couch.
"Have you any further news?" Bo asked mournfully as Dyson sat next to her and handed the opened bag to Bo to take a doughnut.
"As far as we know the attacker and the nurse, on the CCTV, were human. The nurse has worked here for two years, was well trusted and was given top clearance. We are checking her background and any associates. We are questioning all the humans that work here to see if there are any more traitors." Dyson explained as he took a doughnut out of the bag.
Bo finished her tasty snack. "Lauren left her phone again." Bo said, ignoring the insult Dyson made about humans, before taking a sip of her coffee.
"Bo. Whoever has taken Lauren needs her. They won't do anything to jeopardise that." Dyson tried to see the positive.
Bo turned and faced him. "And what happens when they find out she has amnesia and can't do what they want? They will kill her." She said firmly, tears welling up in her eyes again.
"I am sure Lauren will figure something out to stall them." Dyson hoped he was right. He knew that Lauren was very intelligent and surely could delay her kidnappers, whether she had amnesia or not.
"I hope so." Bo stood up and walked to the desk, putting down the cup and the remaining morsels in the bag. "Keep me informed of anything, Dyson. I will be going home briefly to change." She stated before sitting in the comfy chair to finish her coffee and doughnuts.
Dyson stood and moved to the door. "We will get her back Bo." He said before leaving and closing the door behind him.
Bo finished her breakfast and drove to the home she shared with Lauren. She opened the front door to see the two packed suitcases sitting by the door, ready to be taken on their holiday. Bo sighed as she walked into the bedroom to see some of Lauren's clothes hanging in the closet neatly, next to Bo's. Everything in the flat kept reminding Bo of what she was missing. Bo finally picked a change of clothes, consisting of black tight leather pants and a black leather jacket over a blue t-shirt. Having showered and dressed, Bo went to the weapons store and strapped on her leg her favourite dagger, but decided not take anything else for now.
It was late morning when she arrived back at Laurens's office in the hospital, having heard nothing from Dyson so far. Bo was on the couch with her head resting on the back looking at the ceiling, when suddenly she was interrupted by the door being pushed forcibly and loudly open.
"Well, well are we brooding over your loss?" A well-dressed, elegant, tall woman asked, sneering at Bo as she entered in her high heels.
Bo was up in a flash, pushing the woman against the wall with one arm pressing against the stunned woman's windpipe.
"WHERE THE HELL IS SHE? EVONY. DON'T YOU DARE BULLSHIT ME." Bo screamed in the woman's face.
"What on earth are you talking about? I was speaking about the thefts, I came to chat to Lauren about doing a deal with one of my companies." Evony replied quickly. The both of them stared at each other. "Hang on a minute, are you telling me Lauren's gone missing again? Oh dear honey, once is a mistake, but twice is careless"
Bo removed her arm slowly and backed away, still glaring at Evony. "She was kidnapped last night from this hospital." She said firmly.
"And you thought." Evony looked at the worried succubus. "Look I may have had my differences with you and the good Doctor, but I would not be here if I had taken her. Even if I had wanted to gloat" Evony sighed, for all her talk and playing games, she had come to consider Lauren and Bo has friends and always enjoyed the verbal sparring they would have.
Bo sunk into the couch placing her head in her hands. "When is this going to end?" She asked, more to herself.
"Honey, you two are always going to be complicated, with you being fae and Lauren being human. So sitting here drowning in sorrow is not going to benefit either of you." Evony replied moving to the desk and perching on the front edge. Bo glanced at her. "Why do you care?" She asked quizzically.
"Business." Was Evony's short answer.
"You're slipping Evony. I thought the thrill of the game was what you enjoyed." Bo snorted at her.
"Honey, business is all about the game of out doing your opponent. Even though I am human I am having an enormous fun playing the games." Evony rose from her position and stood in front a few paces away from where Bo was sitting. "Now if fae are behind this, you know as well as I do that it can only be between the light or dark."
Bo suddenly jumped up, wide eyed as if she had been caught by a flash. "That's it." Bo yelled, racing to the door. "Thanks Evony." She said before leaving the room and getting her phone out.
"Your welcome, love." Evony uttered, puzzled as Bo's back disappeared through the door. "I'll send you my bill later."