A/N: Hi, so sorry for this one being late. But as I posted on my Twitter, my car broke down and I've been working for two days straight with my Uncle trying to fix it. Mechanics isn't my forte, I need all of the help that I can get.
Thanks to him, I was able to find some spare time to post this. So, thanks Zio. Hope you all enjoy this one, it's got some fluff, some comedy (I think), some debating, and some action.
Have fun and remember to leave me tons of reviews. Can't wait for the new Episode tomorrow, shower scene here we come. Although, I may be dead after I watch it. Lol xo
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Chapter 12: Back On A Mission
Downtown (1 Week Later)
Things had been going really well for Bo, she had her Girlfriend back and she had her daughter. Who was becoming more and more like her by day. Lauren hated it because Shay and Bo always ended up ganging up on her. But there were times when Bo would have to be the strict Parent.
She hated making Shay resent her, but at the end of the day that's what being a Parent was. She loved Shay to death, and she would do anything to make her happy. But there were some limits.
But never the less, Shay was progressing very well in school. She had only been there a few weeks and she'd already won a prize for getting the best grade in her class. Such a little show off. So, Bo thought that she deserved a prize from her and Lauren too.
While Lauren went to pick Shay up from school, with her brand new car courtesy of Hale. Bo was downtown with Tamsin at a music store. She was looking for a new Guitar to replace the one that Shay and to leave behind when they came here. "So, which one of these looks like 'Lola'" she remembered that her daughter had named it.
Tamsin shrugged, "They all look like 'Lola'! She won't care if it's not the same one, just get her whatever you want" she didn't really want to be here. She and Kenzi were supposed to team up to take down Hale and Dyson in a game of Pool.
This was why Bo hates asking Tamsin for help, she was uncaring. This was the most time that they had spent together in a long time. Especially since Bo had punched her. It was going well, Tamsin was still alive. "Well, what colour was her last one?" She asked.
"Red…" Tamsin said. "… No! Maroon! Or was it Amber?" She thought to herself. Come to think about it now, Tamsin couldn't remember what colour Shay's Guitar was. That wasn't good.
"You lived in the same house with her, how can you not know what colour it was?!" Bo couldn't believe this, did she pay attention at all?
Tamsin was trying her hardest to remember, but it just wasn't there. "I dunno. I drank a lot. I may have blacked out some stuff. Oh well!" She started laughing.
Bo wasn't finding it funny. "You're useless…" She turned back to the wall of Guitars in front of her. There were tons of great colours. But she didn't know which one that Shay would like best. She thought of calling Lauren to get her input, but she wanted to do this by herself. To prove to herself that she was good at being a Mother, and knowing what her daughter would like.
She was currently in doubt. And when it doubt, she always went with black.
Bo walked down to the end of the display, seeing a very sleek black guitar hanging on the wall. It had a gold rim around it, and if she was musical at all then she would definitely get it for herself. "… That's it!" She pointed at it with a smile.
Tamsin followed her gaze, seeing the black guitar hanging on the wall. "Yeah, that's cool. Her old one had the same shape…" She went to check the price, nearly having a heart attack. "… Holy Shit! It's $3000!" She screeched.
That would be a problem, if Bo hadn't been saving up for the last decade. Thanks to her new job, she had a good salary. And benefits. "Breathe Tamsin, you're not the one who has to pay for it" she tapped her arm.
The blonde realised then that she wasn't the Mother, and that this wasn't coming out of her pocket. Which was good, because all that came out of their was Moths. She was broke. "Oh, yeah. Sorry" she smiled.
Bo waved her hand to the clerk, waiting for him to come over. "Hi, I'd like to buy that guitar" she pointed at it again.
"The Black Beauty?" He wanted to check.
It definitely was a beauty, and she really hoped that Shay would like it too. She was sparing no expense for her daughter. "Yes, please"
He nodded, "Excellent choice. Okay, well if you'll just head over to the counter and I'll get one form the back. These are just for display…" he smiled disappearing off into the back room.
Bo and Tamsin made their way to the counter, waiting for him to return. And he did, with the guitar boxed up and ready to go. "… Would you like it wrapped or do you wanna take it as it is?" He wondered.
"Uh…" The succubus thought it over, it was a replacement. But it was also a gift, so maybe she should take advantage of that service. "… Yeah, why not?" She gave him the go ahead.
"You know, Shay already loves you. You don't need to buy her affection" Tamsin had been seeing this a lot for the last few weeks. Bo would always give Shay what she wanted, even when she knew that it was wrong.
Bo gave her a glare. "That's not what I'm doing. She had to leave her old one behind, and she's been doing really well in school. This is mine and Lauren's way of praising her" she didn't have to justify her actions.
Tamsin just laughed. "Yeah uh, no. Lauren would never, buy her something that has that many zeros on the tag! She's gonna have a stroke when she sees the receipt" Living with Lauren for so long had made Tamsin an expert. And she knew that Lauren wouldn't be happy with this.
"Not if I throw it away" Bo replied.
"You know what? It's your business, I'm just an innocent bystander" Tamsin held her hands up, she wasn't going to get involved. Even though she kind of wanted a front row seat when Lauren lost her shit. And she would.
The clerk hit a few keys on the register in front of him before turning to Bo. "Okay, your total is £3006.58. Cash or Credit?" He asked her.
Bo pulled out her credit card, which Tamsin just gawked at. Since when did she have a credit card? She watched her hand it to the boy. "Since when are you packing platinum?!" She asked.
"Since I became a detective and my credit score cleared up" Bo smiled proudly. She loved her job, especially the part where she got paid well.
"You think I could borrow it sometime?" Tamsin thought that she'd try.
Bo laughed, "Yeah right, like that's ever gonna happen. I don't even let Kenzi use it" she loved her bestie more than anything. But there were some lines that shouldn't be crossed. And knowing Kenzi, she would end up in debt.
Tamsin scoffed. "That's cause she doesn't need your money bags, she's got Hale for that! Who's gonna be my money bag? Tammy needs love too!" She pouted.
"Well then Tammy should go and meet someone, instead of moping around. Did you ever think of that?" Bo countered, giving her a smirk. Tamsin wasn't a relationship person, it just wasn't who she was. Which was fine, but everyone needed something to come home to.
"Tammy's left the building, so let's drop it" Tamsin turned her head away, she hated talking about her love life. She was like a lone wolf, a free bird. No one was going to tie her down.
Bo took the gift wrapped box from the shop boy, and then took her credit card back. With that, she and Tamsin loaded up the car and headed home.
Clubhouse (Later)
Bo hadn't given Shay her gift straight away, she wanted to leave it until after dinner. Which is where they were now. Lauren had made some simple spaghetti, with cut up hot dogs thrown in which was Shay's favourite.
But to their surprise, Shay was t really in the chatty mood tonight. Lauren had told Bo that she was the same on the ride home too. As soon as Shay got in the car, she just placed her headphones in her ears and stayed silent. That was never a good sign. Something was clearly bothering her.
"So, do you want to tell us why you're in such a bad mood?" Lauren couldn't take the silence anymore.
Shay looked up with a frown. "Who says I'm in a bad mood?" She was just sitting here minding her own business and eating her dinner. What was with the questions?
"Your face" Bo said.
Lauren sighed, putting her fork down. "Shay, we're your Parents. If you can't talk to us then who can you talk to? We just want to help" she didn't like it when Shay closed herself off, that was dangerous. She wanted her to feel like she could come to them whenever she wanted.
Bo reached her hand over, placing it on top of her daughter's. "She's right. Tell us…" she wanted to know if anything was wrong with school. Shay still kept quiet. "… Is someone picking on you in school? You say the word and they're dead"
"Bo!" Lauren didn't like that.
Shay had to laugh. That was funny. "No, nothing like that. But thanks though…" She smiled at her Mother. "… I got asked to go and hang out with some friends today, it's like the fifth time that they've asked me" she explained.
"And you don't want to go?" Lauren didn't understand how she could get upset by something like that.
The girl shook her head. "No, the opposite. I want to go, I want to socialise outside of school. But I know that I can't because of the people that are after me. It just bums me out. I get up, go to school, come home and then do the same thing over and over again. It sucks!" She played with her food.
Bo looked at Lauren, they would be happy for her to go out with friends. If it wasn't so dangerous for her, they didn't know if the Elders would have someone watching her. Waiting for her to be without them so that they could take her. It was too risky.
"I get it, I do. You want more freedom. And we want nothing more than to give that to you, but it's just not a good time right now kiddo. I'm sorry" Bo was sympathetic, she couldn't not be.
"When will be the right time? When I'm thirty and have no friends because I've been so secluded my entire life?" Shay looked at her.
Lauren always knew that Shay was over dramatic, she got that from Bo. "No, don't be ridiculous baby. It's just temporary. Look, how about we try and work out a way for you to hangout with your friends? But it'll have to be our way, or no way. Understand?" She asked.
Shay smiled, nodding. "Sure, I'll take whatever I can get. Thanks Mom" she hopped off of her stool and ran over to her Mother. Hugging her tight.
Once that was out of the way, the tree of them sat in the living room. Bo and Lauren were watching TV while Shay sat in the chair beside them, doing some homework. As she looked at the scene in front of her, Bo couldn't help but smile.
This was so normal of her, and she was anything but that. They were a proper family, and she wasn't going to let it slip away from her. She thought that this was a good time to unveil Shay's present.
Shay didn't even notice that her Mother had gotten up, she was too engrossed in her Math homework. But she was breezing through it. She heard her name get called, so she lifted her head. Seeing her Mothers, smiling and holding a large wrapped box. "Uh, what's going on?"
"We thought that you deserved a little something for doing so well in school these past few weeks. Come on, open it" Bo waved her over.
Shay dropped her book, getting up and walking towards them. She looked over the height and width of the box. There was only a few things that it could be, she loved presents. She tore at the paper until there was nothing left. She then saw the picture on the box. "No way!"
"Way" Lauren smiled standing next to Bo, she hadn't asked how much it cost. But Bo had told her that it was on sale. She knew her Girlfriend well enough to know when Bo was lying. She was going to let it go for now though.
Shay pulled the box out, seeing that it was a brand new guitar. "The Black Beauty! Oh my god, this is the best one. I've wanted this one forever!" She opened up the box, grabbing the fretboard and picking it up. "This is awesome!" It was like she was holding fine china, she didn't want to drop it.
"So, does that mean that you like the colour?" Bo wondered.
"I love the colour!" Shay set it down carefully on the couch, then jumped on her Parents. "I love you guys, thank you!"
Bo and Lauren hugged her back. "We love you too, why don't you go and put it up in your room. And look after this one" the brunette chuckled.
Shay nodded, going to pick it up again. She brought it close to her body, "I will protect this baby with my life. I promise!" She then vanished upstairs.
"You're never going to tell me the actual price are you?" Lauren turned to Bo with her arms folded. She knew exactly how much that particular guitar had cost, because she had seen it when she bought Shay's old guitar. But she wanted to hear it from Bo.
Bo rolled her eyes with a laugh. "Does it really matter? I have more money than I need and she's happy. That's all that I care about" she wanted to give her daughter everything that she wasn't allowed when she was her age. Which was everything.
Lauren unclenched, "Fine, but no more lavish purchases. If you keep giving her things then she's always going to expect it. No daughter of mine, is going to end up being spoiled. Got it?"
The brunette saluted her, "Yes Ma'am…" She laughed. "… So, about the whole working around the attackers thing? What exactly did you have in mind?" She didn't know if there was a way around that.
"Well, obviously we can't let her go out by herself. So, I was thinking that maybe one of us could shadow her. For the night, if she decided to go out with her friends. Tamsin would be happy to do it" Lauren was sure.
That sounded okay to Bo, but she was always going to worry. There was nothing that could stop that from happening. "Okay, sounds doable I guess. But I want to be the one who shadows her, at least for the first time"
"Bo, you know that Tamsin loves Shay. She'd never let anyone hurt her" Lauren knew that Bo was worried, but she didn't have to if Tamsin was watching her.
"I know, but I want to see for myself that we can work this out. Tamsin's great and all, but let's face it. She's no succubus" Bo laughed.
Lauren hummed, leaning in for a kiss. "No, she's not…" She fell back into the kiss, for some reason it felt different this time. It was like she had to have her. "… Did I mention, how much I missed you today?"
"Not that I'm aware of" Bo wrapped her arms around her Girlfriend's waist. Pulling her closer, the need to have Lauren right now was very strong. She hadn't felt like this in a long time. She always wanted her, obviously. But she wanted her even more now.
"Oh my god! Don't you two ever stop?!" Shay closed her eyes, seeing her Parents in a very heated lip lock. This was getting beyond a joke now. It was when she came down for breakfast, when she wanted to use the bathroom. They never stopped.
Bo and Lauren pulled away from each other, trying to compose themselves. "You know, when you're older you'll understand. But for now, we'll stop. Since you asked so nicely" Bo smiled.
And the moment was over.
"Hey, I'm not against you guys smooching. But only if I'm gonna get something out of it" Shay dropped down onto the couch.
Lauren frowned. That made no sense. "And what would that be?" She took her earlier seat next to Bo on the couch.
"Uh, duh! A baby brother or sister. You should really get on that, you guys aren't getting any younger" Shay grabbed the remote, using it to flip through the channels.
Bo found that quite insulting. "You do know how ageing works when you're Fae, right?" She looked at her daughter, who nodded. "So then you know, that we're gonna look young for at least another millennia"
Shay chuckled. "Yes, deceptively young. It's like a smoke and mirrors trick. Young and hot on the outside, and old and frail on the inside…" She turned to Lauren. "… Your biological clock is ticking Mom, it's practically echoing. Maybe you guys can make a baby by Christmas, I won't go so far as to wait until my next birthday though" she was serious.
Lauren clapped her hands, this was ridiculous. "Okay, let's get one thing straight. I am the one who has to carry, said baby. And I'm just not ready for that yet, especially since we just got here. Give me some time to settle in" she breathed deeply.
Bo had to contain her laugh, she wasn't against having another baby. And this time she would get to see it grow up, and have a hand in raising it. But Lauren was right, she was the one who carried the baby. It was up to her to decide when she was ready.
Shay scoffed. "You've lived here before, you know where everything is. It's not like we're starting over in a new place. What are you guys waiting for, I'd like to be made a big sister before I graduate. Is that too much to ask for?" She knew that she'd be awesome at it.
Deciding to take control of it, Bo cleared her throat. "It'll happen, when it happens. There's no rush" she said.
Lauren turned her head to her Girlfriend, she expected to hear something different from her. "Really? So you don't want to have a baby right now?" She asked.
Bo smiled, "I'd love another baby, I really would. But if you're not ready yet, then it's cool with me. We've got time" she kissed her head.
"So, do I get any say in this?" Shay snapped her fingers to get their attention.
Bo and Lauren looked her. "No" they said in unison.
Shay sighed, sinking back into the couch. "Well, that's just fine" she folded her arms in a pout. All she wanted was a sibling. Preferably a sister, but she wouldn't say no to a baby brother.
Only time would tell.
Bayside High School (Next Day)
As Bo and Lauren agreed, they decided that it was okay for Shay to hangout with her friends after school. Which is where they were now, Bo and Tamsin where sitting in the Camaro watching the school.
Shay was meant to go home with another girl called Amy, it seemed as though they were becoming best friends. Shay had called her Mother on her lunch hour, telling her that they were going to stop by Amy's house and then head to the Movies with the rest of their friends.
Bo had no problem with that, it sounded normal. And she knew that that's what was important to Shay. Tamsin had offered to tag along, she had nothing to do. And she had spent the last fifteen years watching over Shay and protecting her. She wanted to be apart of this.
Tamsin watched Bo fiddle with her bag, she had it stocked with everything. Guns, knifes, she could've sworn that she even saw a grenade in there somewhere. "What? No night vision goggles?" She laughed.
Bo closed up the bag, throwing it in the back seat. "In the trunk…" She watched Tamsin's expression. "… I'm kidding. I just want her to be safe, there's no harm in coming prepared" she said.
"No, of course not. But, you do realise that you're not Sarah Connor right? These aren't terminators that we're dealing with here. It's Fae Elders, old, strong, relentless old farts that can't comprehend anything different so they want it dead. Your toys might not help" Tamsin pointed out.
"When I want commentary, I'll ask you. For now, just be quiet…" Bo was still on the outs with Tamsin, their friendship was slowly building back up. But Bo still had trust issues, and was still pissed about what happened. "… There she is" she looked over to the front entrance to see her daughter walking out with another girl.
Shay was laughing and giggling. Bo liked seeing her like that, she was happy. And that was all she wanted for her to be. She wanted her to feel like a normal teenager, even thought she wasn't physically. It didn't meant that she couldn't act like one.
Tamsin saw her too, and she also saw someone else. A woman that she hadn't seen in a long time. "Hey, why don't you follow in the car. And I'll shadow them on the street, Shay said that this girl doesn't live far right?" She needed to talk to her old friend.
"Uh, yeah. She said that Amy lives a few blocks away" Bo replied.
"Okay, then you go ahead. I'm just gonna do a quick sweep of the school, just in case…" Tamsin jumped out of the car, waiting for Bo to drive off. She ran over to the school, seeing the woman that she recognised.
The woman walked into the parking lot, she was talking on her phone with someone. Tamsin stalked behind her, being ever so quiet. Once she was right behind her, she heard her talking about Shay.
Tamsin had a theory of why she was here, but she didn't want to be right. The blonde snatched the phone off of the woman, throwing it to the ground and stomping on it. The woman spun around, seeing her attacker. "Tamsin?"
Grabbing her throat, Tamsin pushed her into a car. "Hey Robin, long time no see. What the hell are you doing here, and why were you talking about my niece?!" She yelled in her face.
"Your niece?" Robin held onto Tamsin's hands. She'd forgotten how strong she was. "Who the hell is your niece?" She asked.
"Shay, the one that you where talking about. You have ten seconds to tell me why you're here and what you want, or I swear to Odin I will kill you!" Tamsin let go of her, shoving her into the car. "Talk!"
Robin rubbed her neck. "You won't kill me Tamsin, you never could. I have orders to extract the girl. But I have to maintain my distance, can't have any humans seeing what I'm up to now can I?" She smirked.
Tamsin just looked at her, her history with Robin was complicated. "You're right, I can't kill you. But I know someone who can, and when she finds out that you're after her daughter she'll be happy to wipe that smirk off of your face!" Just because she couldn't kill her, didn't mean that Bo wouldn't.
"I'm just doing my job Tamsin, I was hired by the Elders. And you know as well as I do, that if I fail. They'll just send someone else. It won't stop" Robin said.
"I know, but I never thought that you would be so willing to kidnap a child" Tamsin thought that she knew her better than that. The Robin that she used to know would never stoop this low.
Robin rolled her eyes. "I go where the money is. You should know that better than anyone. And since when is Valhalla's bad girl, playing happy families? This isn't you Tamsin, you're kidding yourself if you think that this is what you want!" She knew her better than anyone, and she knew that this was foreign to her.
Tamsin couldn't kill her, but that didn't mean that she was against forms of violence. She punched her in the face, then pulled her by the collar of her shirt. "What I want, Robin. Is for you to stay the hell away from my niece. If I see you here again, I will kill you myself" she threw her back onto the car, and began to walk away.
Robin hit the back of her head on the car behind her. This was a problem, if she turned down this job now. The Elders would kill her, they hired her because she was the best at what she did. And she never turned down a job.
But now that Tamsin was involved, it was a different game. Tamsin had saved her life more times than she could count. She needed to think about this. Whatever she decided, the job had to get done.
And if it wasn't done by her, then it would be done by someone else.
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A/N: Ooh. Tamsin's got some History coming into the mix. And now we will start to see who Robin is and what she's capable of. Hope you guys enjoyed this one, leave me a review. Much love xoxo
