A/N: HAPPY NEW YEAR. Hope you all had an incredible Christmas and have an absolutely amazing 2019. Also sorry for the delay in posting, caught a pretty nasty cold when visiting family at Christmas.

I know many were hoping that Lauren would be home for Christmas, but don't worry, we're almost there ;)

Enjoy.

DAY 1274

LPOV:

I relax on the rock I'm perched on and keep my eye on the fish I've been tracking for a minute or so. When I see it slow I rear back my hand that's holding my spear and keep my focus on the fish. It slows for a second, so I take my chance and throw my stick. My spear glides a few feet through the air before dipping and planting itself in the fish. "Bingo." I wink shooting at the dead fish with my finger. "That's five out of five now Bo." I laugh patting my locket and heading towards my lunch. "Bit of a pro now."

"Here we go." I place my fish on a stone and stoke my morning fire that I have set up on the beach. It's been so nice for the past few days that I've hardly left. As I prod at the fire some embers peel off and float towards me, I quickly bat them away from the before they can reach my skin. After what I had to do to my leg, I'm still not completely comfortable around the fire. I look down at my now healed thigh, running my finger along the line of raised skin, sadly due to me being stuck on the fucking island without any medication it took longer than normal for it to heal, while leaving a pretty big scar…but at least I'm alive.

"Nice and crispy." I peel back the skin on the fish and munch on all the insides. My god I want some proper food so bad. I thought my cravings would lessen with me being here so long, but most days when dinner time rolls around I'm still dreaming of a big fat juicy steak.

"When I get off here Bo, I'm eating whatever I want when I want, no more time wasting."

I take my locket and open it up to see her stunning face. "We'll do everything we planned Bo, finally go on that holiday we spoke about."

FLASHBACK

"I want it to be somewhere hot." Bo says coming back from the bathroom and cuddling into my shoulder as I scroll on my laptop.

"Agreed." I nod. "Hawaii?"

"Possibly, what about one of those private huts over the water? Then we don't have to get dressed and get a tan." She grins running her hand over my thigh.

"I thought you wanted me in a bikini?" I laugh slapping her hand away.

"Well we have to go to the beach a couple times, but for the rest of the time I want you naked." Bo nods.

"Okay then." I say opening a new page. "I think we need to be looking at the Maldives."

"Oooooh, that sounds fancy."

"It's supposed to be beautiful." I nod.

"Let's have a look shall we." Bo says grabbing her phone and googling it herself. "Oh my god Lauren, we have to go." She begs showing me all the pictures. "Ugh look at the blue sea."

"Wow...very nice." I nod picturing Bo laying on the hammock over the sea. "When should we go."

"Apparently February is hot with little rainfall."

"February it is."

"Oooh Lauren we're actually doing this." Bo grins pushing the computer away and jumping on my lap.

"We are." I nod bringing her in for a kiss.

FLASHBACK END

"But like most things it didn't happen." We were both so excited about going on our first proper trip as a couple, but as usual fae things got involved. Bo and Kenzi set up their office and got lots of jobs, I became lead doctor at the dark and traveling for work.

The only real thing we managed to do as a couple was move in together, and don't get me wrong that was incredible, but we've missed out on so much. "I wasted too much time Bo and now I'm stuck on this fucking hell hole." I huff throwing my stick onto the fire.

I just want to go home. I was so close last time, if I was on something a bit heavier, I could've gotten over those fucking waves.

"More weight and I could've got over it…I know it." Those waves are a beast, even with the added wind behind me the door was far to small and light. I look over to the door that I have laying on the sand, the day after a cut my leg I came down to give it a clean and found the door resting on the sand with only a couple scratches, I thought for sure that the sea had ripped it apart.

I begin drawing a boat in the sand, the same boat that I've been dreaming of finding me since I've been here. As I look out to the ocean, I feel an idea scratching at the back of my head, it's the same feeling I'd get when I was close to a breakthrough with the dark…a feeling I've not had in a long time.

"Just more weight." I say looking towards the trees behind me.

"Oh fuck...I can do it."

I jump up from my spot on the beach and sprit over to my cave. I grab my stone that I use to draw off the floor and being sketching and writing up plans. "I can build a raft, I can build a raft myself."

"I'm coming home Bo."

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BPOV:

"Well like I said, the more information about Sammy's whereabout the week prior would be a great help." I tell my latest client on the phone.

"Okay come to the office Monday, myself or Kenzi will be here. Okay, bye." I hang up on Mrs Dean. Her 16-year-old daughter has been missing for the past 3 months, she came to us a couple weeks ago after getting fed up with the police dragging their feet and not bringing in her ex-boyfriend. So, she came to us, and I have to say I agree with her on thinking the ex might be involved, he's a couple years older and from what I've found out has quite the temper.

"Now what." I huff looking around the empty office. It's Saturday afternoon and Kenzi is at home with Hale and Ava, since the birth of Ava it's rare that she comes in on the weekends now. Not long before that I wouldn't come in, even before Lauren went missing…the weekends were our time, but now with her gone for 3 years I hate being at home alone. I used to never want to leave home, feeling like it brought me closer to Lauren somehow, but over the past year it just feels like a reminder of how alone I am.

I glance at the clock and see it's 13:03. "Lunch time I guess." I hop out my chair, lock the front door and head into the busy street. I think of trying something new but like every other day I head to my usual sandwich shop.

"Hello Miss Dennis."

"Hi June." I smile at the little old lady that runs th shop.

"Working another weekend I see." She says giving me a disapproving look.

"Business is business right." I grin. "You're working too."

"I'm 68 dear, I've got nothing better to do with my time. You're a beautiful young lady who has the world at her feet…go out and see it." She says making my food.

"Maybe another time." I smile tightly. June nods, clearly catching on that I don't want to talk about it. She finishes off my food, making my smoothie and puts a chocolate muffin on my tray with a wink.

"Thanks June." I hand over the money and take a corner table near the window, so I can people watch. As I look out at all the people enjoying their Saturday afternoon, my eyes fall on a couple of older women sitting on a bench, soaking in the sun and laughing with one another.

For so long I'd picture mine and Laurens future, during the later years it looked a lot like these women, sitting on a bench on a beach somewhere, just enjoying each other's company in our old days. Obviously that was just a dream, so many times I wished I'd have the antidote to stop making me fae, so I can grow old with Lauren but every time I brought it up Lauren would stop me in my tracks, taking about how the fae needed me.

"I only wanted you Lauren." I sigh leaving half my sandwich and starting on my smoothie. I should've been firmer in letting Lauren know what I wanted, I've let her put aside her needs too many times. I knew she wanted me to grow old with her, but Lauren thought she was helping me in putting off the conversation.

I shake my head of these thoughts, not wanting to bring myself down more than I already am. I finish off the rest of my drink and take the tray back to June. "Wasn't as good today?" She asks nodding to my half-eaten sandwich.

"Just not as hungry as I thought, sorry."

"Don't worry about it." June says patting my hand. "I know I'm just an old lady but I'm quite a good listener, any time you just want a chat you know where to find me."

"I know June, thanks. I'll see you Monday." I tell her with a wave as I head out the shop.

I walk down the road back to my office and stop just before the crossing, I really don't want to go back there. The only thing that's going to greet me is silence, just like at home. "A stroll it is." I decide heading round a corner towards a busy street.

"Might even get some colour on my cheeks."

About 25 minutes into my afternoon walk I come to a stop outside a large grey building, I look at the signs outside and I feel a grin come across my face and some happiness build up as I walk inside. "Just what I need."

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KPOV:

"Ava here comes Aunty Bo." I call out to my daughter when I see Bo's car pull up from my kitchen window. I hear her excited squeal from the Livingroom and unlock the front door for Bo.

"BoBo." Ava shouts running to the door.

"You wait for her to come in, don't go out there." I tell her. Ava stops in her tracks at looks at me with a frown firmly in place. "No frowning at me you little devil." I laugh heading back into the kitchen to finish dinner…well watch Hale finish dinner.

"She gave you the frown again did she." Hale laughs as he stirs the stew.

"She did, for the 5th time today."

"You know it's your fault, if you hadn't shown her..."

"A PUPPY." Ava squeals from the hall cutting of our conversation.

"A what?" I ask turning to the door.

"Surprise." Bo says holding Ava in one arm, and a brown and black fur ball in the other.

"You got a dog?"

"I got a dog." Bo grins walking into the room and placing Ava on the counter. "I was feeling pretty down and fed up with how quiet home is, then I walk around in no real direction and find myself outside I dog shelter."

"Puppy mama." Ava laughs as the dog licks her hand.

"I see that. Jesus Bo look at the size of it's paws, this thing will be huge." I walk over and reach for one of the huge black paws.

"I know the woman at the shelter said he'd be a big boy, up to 130lbs."

"What kind of breed is he?" Hale asks rubbing behind the dog's ears.

"A estrela mountain dog. Great for guarding apparently. I thought he'd be great for the office and when we're out on jobs…if that's okay with you of course." She says giving me a mini pout.

"He's a friendly little guy." Hale laughs as the dog seems to love our little girl.

"Well he is cute." I shrug. "And it would be pretty nice having a friendly little pup round the office." The look on Bo's face is all I need to fall in love with this dog, since Lauren went missing there's been nothing except Ava that puts a smile on her face and if this little pup is what does it then he's staying. I always worry when Bo goes home and is all alone, at least now she'll have a friend by her side always.

"Yeah we can train him together." Bo nods waving his paw at Ava.

"That's not a bad idea, a little guard dog to let you know if anythings wrong. So what do we call him?" Hale asks.

"I don't know yet, they were calling him doodles at the shelter but I'm not fond of that." Bo says holding him up. "What should we call him Ava?"

"Doggy." Ava says pointing at him.

"Maybe not." Hale laughs lifting her into his arms.

"What about Doc." I suggest watching Bo's reaction.

A slow smile comes across her face and she nods. "I like it...Doc the dog."