Happy New Year everyone :)

After my little hiatus I'm blocking a bit with this.. So a friendly reminder - I'm writing this one (short) chapter at a time. Still have no idea where this story is going, if anywhere :D Just for fun! A few more chapters to come I think!

Sorry, this is mostly unedited! I'll do that later :)

xoxo


Lauren panted slightly as her feet pounded the ground. She heard Dyson's heavier steps right behind her. It was a lovely day out. The park was packed with people. Lauren smiled and ran even faster.

"Stop." Dyson croaked out of breath.

"Getting tired?" Lauren paused and turned around smirking at her disgustingly sweaty brother. "Eww. Why are you.. perspiring like that?"

"Perspiring? I'm sweating like a pig!" Dyson grunted between pants. "This is.. hard. Hard as in.. my heart pounding out of my chest!"

"I see that.. Let's stretch a while." Lauren suggested still grinning.

"Fantastic." Dyson groaned and settled to lay on the soft ground. "I'd rather run as a wolf. Running in human form really is not for me."

"We can't shift. It's the middle of the day!" Lauren rolled her eyes, but then smiled softly. "But yeah.. me too. I love to run wild."

Dyson laughed a little. "Can you imagine the faces of these people.." He nodded to people milling around in the park. "..If we ran around here as wolves?" He lowered his voice on the 'wolves'.

"Priceless, I bet." Lauren smirked and took a swig from her water bottle.

Dyson glanced at his sister. "So.. When are you going to bring Bo to an interrogation?" He asked out of the blue.

Lauren spat out her water. "What?" She scoffed. "Interrogation? Why would I bring her in.."

"You're obviously smitten." Dyson cut in sitting up.

"I repeat why.."

"And you're obviously sleeping with her."

"Dyson! For god's sake!"

"What?" Dyson asked innocently. "I can smell her all over you."

"Please.. Please shut up!"

"You've been seeing this girl for weeks now! We want to meet her."

"We?"

"Us." Dyson motioned to himself. "Ciara. And.. mom and dad."

"No way."

"What?"

"Later."

"Why?"

"Why what?" Lauren asked petulantly hoping to get silence her brother.

"Why don't you want to introduce her to your family?" Dyson asked seriously.

Lauren sighed meeting her brother's now soft eyes. "I don't want to scare her away."

"You think we'll scare her?" Dyson snorted mischievously as he got slowly to his feet. "Well, mom can be vicious." He added as an afterthought.

"She might smother poor Bo with her hugs."

"She might."

"It's too soon to meet the family." Lauren pondered out loud. "Isn't it?"

"No it isn't. So, um.. soon? I'll call mom and dad that you two are coming for dinner." Dyson nodded resolutely fishing out his phone. "Next week." He threw over his shoulder before sprinting ahead.

"Wait!" Lauren groaned. "Shit."

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Lauren had just told Bo the news. That a dinner invite was on the table. The thought of meeting Lauren's family had gotten Bo pacing around Lauren's living room. The blond had followed the succubus nervous fidgeting with her eyes.

"Bo?" Lauren finally prompted making Bo pause her steps.

"So that's like.. a week from today?"

"Yes. Next Saturday." Lauren eyed Bo carefully.

"Saturday." Bo repeated automatically.

"Are you okay with that?"

"Um.. Yes.. Sure." Bo said starting to pace again.

"You don't sound sure." Lauren said softly. "Bo really.. You don't have to come. I'll understand. It's.. soon. I know."

"I want to." Bo quickly said. "It's just.. you know.. big. Meeting the parents. Your parents."

"And brother."

"And brother." Bo repeated gulping. "And his wife."

"Yes."

Bo took a deep breath and looked at Lauren. "Let's do it."

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Kenzi had whined all evening that Bo had to come with her to the ice cream parlor. 'There's sale! They're moving! So almost free ice cream!' Kenzi had ranted. Finally Bo had caved, but had insisted that they go and get Lauren with them. "Muffin can come. Of course." Kenzi had said. "She loves ice cream too."

It wasn't much later Lauren and Bo trailed after Kenzi in the mall towards the ice cream parlor.

Suddenly the blond stopped in her tracks. "Oh.. Shit." She breathed. "Shit."

"What's wrong?" Bo asked worriedly seeing Lauren obviously shocked. The succubus immediately scanned their surroundings, but saw nothing alarming. Just a middle-aged couple and a gruff looking man walking their way. She shrugged at Kenzi, who also looked baffled.

"Pumpkin?" The woman approaching hollered happily.

"Who is she talking to?" Kenzi whispered.

"Me." Lauren glanced at Bo. "That's my mother."

"Your mother?" Bo's croaked out.

"And dad and.. Dyson."

"Meeting the parents.." Kenzi quietly sing-songed in a dark tone.

"Kenz.." Bo hissed. "Oh gods.."

"I've got your back." Kenzi promised grinning. it was always a joy to watch her friend squirm.

"Pumpkin!" The man Bo guessed to be Lauren's father bellowed, when the small group reached them.

"Hey dad." Lauren hugged her father and then her beaming mother. "Mom."

"Um.." Lauren turned to Bo, who looked totally shell shocked. "This is.."

"She's gorgeous!" Lauren's mother breathed.

"She is." Lauren agreed. "But mom, please don't embarrass me."

"Not any more than I have to."

"Right.. Mom, dad.. This is Bo Dennis." Lauren introduced. "Bo, this.." She started, but got cut off as her mother lunged to hug Bo.

"Nice to meet you Bo." Lauren's father said, while her wife clung to their daughter's girlfriend. "This is Margaret. And I'm Daniel." He said spreading his arms. "Group hug." He took both his wife and Bo in his arms.

"They're huggers." Kenzi whispered with wide eyes as she met Bo's gaze over Margaret's shoulder.

"I'm sorry." Lauren mouthed. "Oh gods.."

"Lovely to meet you Bo." Margaret breathed happily after letting Bo go. "This is our son.. Uh Lauren's brother Dyson. Who is this?" She smiled at Kenzi, while Dyson gave the petite brunette a curt nod, before continuing to eye Bo coolly.

"Kenzi. Bo's bestie. Nice to meet you.. huggers."

"Want one?" Daniel asked taking Margaret's hand.

Kenzi eyed the two warily, but then shrugged. "Why not."

"Group hug."

While their parents were distracted with Kenzi, Dyson saw his opportunity to grill Bo a little. "So Bo.. What are your intentions regarding my sister?"

"Uh.." Bo breathed her eyes widening.

"Dyson!" Lauren snarled.

"That line of questioning is not needed son." Daniel said sternly. Just as Bo let out a sigh of relief he added. "At this time."

"You're in deep shit." Kenzi noted. "You're going to have a lot of fun at the dinner."

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After finally ridding of her parents and brother, Lauren sprinted after Kenzi and Bo. The two had gone ahead to an ice cream bar.

"Bo.. Are you alright?"

"She is." Kenzi answered for her, while Bo sucked on her milkshake.

Bo let go of the straw and took a deep breath. "I'm fine. Really. I loved meeting your parents."

"Loved? You looked like you crapped.."

"I loved it." Bo hissed at her friend. "And stop being so.. vulgar."

"Sorry." Kenzi smirked. "Not sorry."

Lauren took Bo's hand. "It was.. Unexpected. Are you sure you.."

"Don't need a change of underwear?" Kenzi inserted.

"Kenzi! Shut up!" Bo snarled.

"Bo?" Lauren prompted choosing to ignore Kenzi's digs.

the succubus sighed, but then smiled. "Okay. So I'm a bit shocked, but alright. They seem very nice."

"They are. A bit over.. excited."

"You haven't dated much have you?" Kenzi cheekily asked between spoonfuls of ice cream.

Lauren just huffed.

"What about your brother.. Is he nice?" Bo gulped.

"Usually. Sometimes irritating." Lauren sighed.

"And.. He's not going to rip me to shreds on Saturday?"

"No." Lauren smiled. "He's just over protective like big brothers tend to be."

"And your dad?"

"He's really sweet. A fluffball basically."

"Sure.." Bo resisted an eye roll. The man did not look that sweet.

"Sweet?" Kenzi scoffed. "He's got that military air about him. Gruff looks, booming voice.."

"Dad was in the military. He's retired now."

"Ha!" Kenzi snorted at Bo. "He's bound to have some special interrogation skills."

"Oh fuck me.." Bo exhaled anxiously.

"Well yeah.. He'd like to talk to you." Lauren shrugged apologetically. "But like I said.."

"Daniel's is a big ball of fluff." Kenzi finished smirking gleefully.

"Yes."

"Shit." Bo breathed under her breath. "Shit.."

"Are you okay with that?"

Bo held Lauren's hand and look at her eyes. "For you I am."

"Bo.." Lauren whispered softly and gave Bo a soft kiss.

"Gross." Kenzi gagged hoping the smooching wouldn't escalate.

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