A/N: So, I was at work but my boss who is amazing let us off early due to lack of work coming in. So, I'm home now and I'm wide awake. This chapter was requested by a Guest, but I was actually in the middle of writing it when I got it. But anyway, I hope this satisfies your request.

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Chapter 12: Blessings (3x08)

The Dal

When Tamsin first showed up at the Dal, telling Bo that everyone had been lying to her she was skeptical about believing her. It was only a few weeks ago that Tamsin was trying to have her incarcerated. And now she wanted to offer a helping hand?

Bo didn't buy it.

The Dark Valkyrie tried to get Bo to have a drink with her. But Bo had other plans, it was her one day off from her Dawning Training. And she wanted to spend it napping, but when Lauren came to her showing her the award letter that she'd received; Bo didn't care about her nap.

Because Lauren was being honoured for her beautiful mind, and Bo wanted to be there to support her Girlfriend. She wanted to cheer her on, and let everyone watch as they realised that her Girlfriend was smarter than everyone else.

It wasn't even a lie, because Lauren really was smarter than everyone else.

Tamsin didn't seem to like Bo's answer, and she even went so far as to look down her nose at the mention of Lauren's name. "Don't you think your Dawning is more important than a silly little human award ceremony?" She asked with a scoff.

It took every ounce of Bo's self control to not want to smack the smirk off Tamsin's face. "Actually, I think that you're getting on my nerves. And if you ever refer to Lauren, as a silly little human again? I will knock your teeth out! Got it?"

"Wow, she really has a hold on you doesn't she?" Tamsin didn't see the fascination, Lauren was just like every other human on the planet. Actually, Tamsin thought that she was more boring than any other.

Bo smiled. "That's what happens when you love someone. Maybe if you weren't such a bitch, you could find it for yourself. Now if you'll excuse me, I've got somewhere to be" she walked passed her, leaving the bar without looking back.

She promised Lauren that she'd be there, and this was one promise that she was going to keep.

Lauren's Apartment (Later)

Bo was over half an hour late, Lauren tried calling her and she'd left messages too. But her Girlfriend hadn't called her back. Was Lauren asking too much of her? They hadn't spent much time together since Bo found out about her Dawning.

And Lauren missed the way that things used to be, they were so in love, spending every night together, watching movies, going to dinner. She wanted that back, because where they were like that they were happy.

Lauren opened a bottle of champagne, and started drinking by herself. It didn't become sad until Bo became late. So Lauren was now opening the second bottle, maybe this just wasn't meant to be.

She pushed the cork with her thumb, letting the pressure erupt and hearing the pop of the bottle opening. But as soon as she did that, she heard a thud coming from her front door. Not two seconds later, it came off of its hinges and Bo came running it with her dagger in hand.

"Are you okay?! I thought I heard a gun shot!" Bo was out of breath, that door was tougher than it looked. She was walking in the hallway when she heard the sound.

"Uh…" Lauren didn't even know how to respond to that. "… Not a gun shot, and I'm fine. But I'm guessing my door's seen better days" she looked at the large piece of wood laying on the ground.

Bo let out a breath, seeing that her Girlfriend wasn't in danger. But now, she'd broken her door and that wasn't good. "Oh uh…" She bent with her knees as she lifted the door up, using her Succubus strength to lean it against the wall. "… Sorry, I heard the loud pop and then my mind ran with it" she apologised.

Lauren chuckled, that was adorable. "It's okay Bo, I'll text Hale. He can send someone by to fix it…" She poured two glasses of bubbly instead of one, waving Bo over to the kitchen. "… Nice of you to finally stop by" she said sarcastically.

As she walked over to the kitchen, Bo was only now seeing Lauren's outfit. The counter was hiding her bottom half and she was in awe. "Wow, you look…" She sucked in a breath, not knowing what to say. "… Wow" she exhaled.

"You said that already" Lauren handed her a glass with a blushing smile. Okay, Bo was earning some good points with her compliments.

Bo took the glass while staring into her eyes, "It needed repeating…" She sipped the Champagne, loving the taste. It definitely tasted expensive, she didn't even want to know how much it cost. "… So, are you ready to be honoured Dr. Lewis?" She smirked.

Lauren gave a nervous smile. "No, not really…" She shook her head. "… I haven't done one of these things in a very long time. What if I mess it up?" That was her worst nightmare.

"You're gonna be fine Lauren, no one deserves this more than you. Besides, I'll be there with you. And when you get up on that stage to give your speech, I'll be cheering you on. Now come on, let's do this thing!" Bo chuckled, downing her drink then holding out her arm.

Doing the same, Lauren made sure to grab her purse and keys before holding onto Bo's arm and making her way out of the apartment. It was lucky that she lived in a building with lots of security, otherwise her apartment was fair game with her door missing.

Downtown (Later)

Since they'd missed the pre show cocktails, Bo and Lauren just made the banquet on time. The place was crowded, and most of the guests were old men with really long moustaches, this place was so out of her comfort zone.

It made Bo wonder if Lauren was the only good looking scientist, because so far the mix wasn't great. Most of the other Doctors knew who Lauren was, and were big fans of her work. One was being extra friendly, his name was Dr. Isaac Taft.

And according to Lauren he was a big shot in the scientific world. But to Bo, he was just the flirtatious dick who was hitting on her Girlfriend. Lauren didn't notice, because she didn't care to. But Bo could see it in this asshole's aura.

Lauren ran off to the bathroom, leaving Bo alone with all of the old guys. And they were eyeing her up, probably thinking that she didn't belong here. But most of them were staring at her chest. This dress probably wasn't the best choice, but it was her favourite.

"So, Bo? What field of research are you into?" Isaac asked.

Bo let out a laugh. "I'm not a scientist, I'm a Private Investigator" she wasn't ashamed of that fact, and she wasn't ashamed that didn't have the same size brain as her Girlfriend.

Isaac raised an eyebrow, smirking pompously. "And you're dating Lauren? Well, that's not a combination that you see everyday" he sipped his whiskey.

"Umm, what's that supposed to mean?" Bo didn't like this asshole, and he was really starting to grind her gears. How dare he say this to her. Who the hell did he think he was?

"Nothing" he shook his head.

Bo smiled at him, "Oh I get it, you think Lauren could do a lot better than someone like me right? And you know what? I couldn't agree with you more, but if you make one more snide comment about me or my relationship, I will be forced to drop you on your ass" she said very calmly.

Isaac gulped, he may have overstayed his welcome. "Excuse me, I have to go and see a colleague" he cleared his throat, terrified of her.

"Yeah, you do that…" She watched him walk away, and then speed up a minute later. A few seconds after that, Bo saw Lauren walking back over to her, asking where Isaac had gone. "… Oh, he had to run. Said it was important" she shrugged.

Bo didn't think that she needed to know the details, good riddance to him.

The evening was going very well, and Bo was having a lot of fun. She liked seeing Lauren in her element. Bo could tell that it had been a long time since Lauren had anything close to this kind of socialisation, and that made her sad.

Because of anyone deserved to have a normal happy life, it was Lauren. She'd given up most of her life, for another race of people that didn't appreciate her. In Bo's eyes, Lauren was the strongest person that she'd ever met.

Bo rested her hand on the back of Lauren's chair, leaning over to her ear. "You're amazing" she whispered, leaning in further to kiss her cheek.

Lauren felt the difference in that kiss, it wasn't just a normal peck. It was filled with love, and she hadn't felt that with Bo in a while. "What was that for?" She turned to her.

"That, Dr. Lewis; was me showing you how proud I am of you…" Bo glanced at the others around her table, they were all busy talking with each other. "… I know things have been difficult lately, but I promise after the Dawning everything will be better"

"I hope so…" Lauren faced her fully. "… Because I really don't want to lose this, us" she said.

Bo shook her head, looking down to hold Lauren's hands in her own. "We won't. I'll never let that happen. I love you, Lauren" she told her.

"I love you too…" Lauren kissed her, making everyone at the table wish that they were them right now. They were so lost in each other, that Lauren didn't realise that the winners were being announced. It was only until she heard her name that she and Bo broke apart. "… That's my cue"

Everyone around them clapped, cheering for her win. Bo kissed her cheek again, "What're you waiting for? Get your sexy ass up there!" She gave her a gentle nudge, then started clapping her hands with everyone else.

Lauren got up, making her way through the crowd of applause. She got up on the podium, and accepted her award from the announcer. Looking at it, and reading her name made her feel amazing. She had her speech written, but she'd left the notes in her purse.

Damn!

Now she had to improvise, she looked into the crowd. And her eyes fell on Bo, who was sitting there and smiling at her. Giving her a nod to continue. In that moment, Lauren knew that she didn't need her notes. She could do this.

"I can't tell you, what an honour this is. And I congratulate everyone who was nominated, not just for this award but for others. Science isn't something that we do, it's something that we love. We put everything we have into our research, and nine times out of ten it pays off…" She was making this up as she went.

But everyone was smiling, so she must've been doing a good job.

"… We're the innovators, without us society wouldn't evolve. There would be no strides in Medicine, vaccines, or diseases. What we do, can sometimes be considered as magic. Because we do things that no one else can do" she said.

Bo was almost mesmerised by her Girlfriend's speech, and so was everyone else by the looks of it. They were listening so intently to her words, as if they were under a spell of some kind. "That's my girl" she muttered to herself, smiling.

Lauren was wrapping up her speech now, and there was one person that she intended on dedicating it to. "Like the rest of you, I wouldn't be where I am today without the love and support of my family and friends. And one person I'd like to thank right now, is my stunning Girlfriend; Bo. I love you, and I thank god that you came into my life" she smiled at her.

Those words, and the pure love in Lauren's voice was enough to make Bo cry. She mouthed an 'I love you' right back to her Girlfriend. Then clapped with everyone else as she watched Lauren step down from the stage.

When she made it back to the table, with her award in tow. Lauren bent her head, whispering in Bo's ear; "Wanna get outta here?" She asked her.

Bo jumped up from her seat, "Hell yes!" She took Lauren's hand and both of them started to pick up the pace, running towards the exit.

Lauren's Apartment (Later)

The cab ride back to Lauren's apartment couldn't have gone any slower, it was killing them. But Bo made sure to congratulate her Girlfriend on the way over, telling her that her speech was incredible. Because she still wasn't over it.

After entering the apartment, Lauren threw her things on the couch along with her plaque. Bo did the same, she didn't care if they were damaged at this point. Because that speech, had rekindled the flame of their love. They hadn't even noticed that the door had been fixed.

With everything that had happened in these past few months, it had slowly been burning out. But now it was back, and in full force too. Bo pulled Lauren closer to her as they continued to kiss, but not even that was enough. "Is this dress expensive?" She asked her.

Lauren smiled into the next kiss. "Doesn't have to be"

That was all the motivation Bo needed, she spun her Girlfriend around and tore at the top of her dress, ripping it all the way down until it was on the ground. "I've been dying to do that all night..." Her eyes flashed blue, basking in the sexual energy that was surrounding them.

She stripped herself of her own dress, throwing to the side and not caring where it went. "… Where was I? Oh yeah, I was praising you on your amazing speech" she chuckled, pulling Lauren to her again.

"I can't take all the credit, I had a good inspiration" Lauren wrapped her arms around Bo's neck, losing herself in their kiss.

Bo couldn't take this any longer, she felt like she was going to explode. She used her strength, lifting her Girlfriend up into her arms and heading for the bedroom. Her training had weakened her, but it turned out she still had some fuel left in her tank.

She walked into the bedroom, falling forward onto the bed with Lauren's back hitting the mattress first. She kissed her, again and again. Letting her hands roam all over her Girlfriend's toned body. Bo pulled her head back for a second, taking a second to look the woman before her.

"I've missed you" she whispered.

Lauren smiled, reaching her hand up to rest on Bo's cheek. She didn't even have to say anything else, because she knew that Bo could tell that she was thinking the same thing herself. They'd grown apart in these last few weeks, and they were going to fix that right now.

She kissed her lips ever so softly, it was almost a tease. And it was something that Lauren was very good at, and that she knew would drive Bo crazy. In the good way. They must've rolled around for hours, loving each other over and over again.

It was an hour later when Bo finally found herself becoming somewhat tired, of course Lauren had already fallen asleep. But that didn't stop Bo from just watching her, closely and quietly. It was in these moments that Bo worked the things out in her head.

Because looking at Lauren sleeping so peacefully, was like her medicine. It made her see things in a new light, a magical light. She didn't know how her Dawning was going to turn out, but she knew one thing.

That she was going to beat it, not for herself, not for Kenzi, and not for Trick. But for Lauren, because she didn't want to live in a world where she and Lauren weren't together. The thought of that alone, made her want to fight tooth and nail to see this thing through.

Lauren stirred, turning around in Bo's arms. She opened her eyes to see that Bo was still awake. And probably had been for sometime. "What's on your mind Succubus?" She asked.

"You…" Bo smiled. "… I'm sorry I've been so stupid lately. I just want you to know, that however I act, or the things that I do; have nothing to do, with how I feel about you. That's the one thing that remains constant, always has" she said.

"I'm not perfect either Bo, but that's the whole point of being in a relationship. We laugh, we fight, we have ups and downs. But the one thing that matters, is that we work to find our way back. That's all we can hope for" Lauren wasn't mad at her anymore, she loved her too much for that.

Bo loved the way that Lauren was so mature about things, even when those things caused her pain. She rationalised, and found a way to make it better. Instead of just making a run for it, which used to be Bo's signature move. "So, about your speech?"

Lauren groaned, she was never going to hear the end of this. "What about it?"

"What you said at the end, about God…" Bo had been thinking about that over and over, and she had to get something out. "… When I was growing up, I was a big believer of him. I had to be, especially with who my Parents were. But when Kyle died, I stopped…" She said.

She'd never told anyone this.

"… I thought maybe he hated me, so be made me a monster to punish me. So, I stopped believing in him. And I lived that way for almost ten years, then I met you. And my beliefs changed" she smiled at her.

Lauren's smile was a shy one. "I, changed your beliefs?" She didn't buy that, how could meeting her, change a decision that Bo had made ten years before?

Bo nodded. "I believed, that he brought us together. And I still do to this day. I needed saving, and that's what you did. Before you, I thought I'd live the rest of my life as a monster. You were the one who taught me that I wasn't. And I thank God, for bringing you into my life" she touched her face.

"Way-to-go God!" Lauren chuckled. "Looks like he blessed us then huh?" She leaned in, hugging Bo's body as she laid her head back down on the pillow.

"Big time" Bo ran her fingers through her Girlfriend's hair, knowing that it was make her fall asleep quickly. She found herself drifting off, thinking of how bad things could've gone if she'd missed this night. If she'd taken up Tamsin's offer for a drink.

Which probably would've landed her in a crazy situation, that she would've spent the rest of the day trying to get out of. But she chose her Girlfriend, and she would continue to make that choice.

No matter what power it was that brought them together, or made them fall in love; As long as Lauren was by her side, Bo would always be blessed.

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A/N: Awww! Isn't that nice? Why couldn't they have ended the episode like that? I hope you guys enjoyed it, and that I lived up to what the Guest reader wanted. Let me know what you thought, and as always thanks for stopping by.

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