Chapter 13 – A Few Shots

Back at the Dal, Tamsin began shifting and stretching her body. Trick's couch was anything from comfortable, but it was gladly appreciated. There were nights in Tamsin's many lives, where sleeping in a haystack would have sufficed. Since time had passed, she's learned to love the many luxuries. Dyson was coming downstairs to the lair when he saw Tamsin moving on the couch, "Hey partner, sleep well?"

She sat up and stretched more, "Well, my back hurts but it's not a bed of nails."

Dyson smirked, "Yeah I slept well too, until a little alarm clock woke me up called smelling salts."

Tamsin tipped her head down remembering when she pushed him into a table, knocking him out, "Dyson, I'm so sorry about that. I just really needed to leave and lost control. It's nothing that I want to allow myself to become."

He walked over and sat down next to her, "It's fine. If I were you, I probably would have done the same thing." Tamsin shot him a questioning look. "Bo decided to tell us what was going on."

Tamsin furrowed her brow. "Lovely…"

"Hey, I've been there. Sometimes I still find myself wondering why I'm hanging around. Sure it's not easy seeing Bo and knowing everything we've been through, but then I remind myself."

"Of what?"

"That I not only have a son now, but a family."

Tamsin shook her head in agreement, "And what would a family be if we didn't have our pet dog?"

Dyson laughed and nudged Tamsin, "See, I knew my old partner was in there!" They smiled and Dyson continued, "Nobody wants to see you lose control. I just wanted to tell you that I'm always here for you."

The two hugged and then separated when they heard the familiar clacking of Kenzi's boots from the floor above them.

Kenzi saw Tamin walking up from the floor below, "Sleeping beauty I presume?" as she bowed before Tamsin.

"Very funny Kenz. Do you mind if we just stay here and eat? As much as I would love to get away from these sticky floors, I would rather just hang out here with you and Dyson."

Kenzi walked over trying to fix the valkyrie's messy hair, "Of course T. Whatever you want to do, we'll do."

Tamsin raised her shirt to see if she was completely healed from the Mammon attack, "Only a little scar tissue. One more good sleep and I will be completely healed."

Kenzi saw Trick walk behind the bar counter, "Hey Trickster, is it okay if we eat here tonight? And get completely shitfaced…..here….tonight?"

Trick smiled, "I'd be hurt if you didn't! What can I make for you?"

After the girls were eating and began to have a few beers, the Dal opened. It was Friday and people came flooding in. Kenzi was introduced to Mark and even had the opportunity to sit down and talk with Vex. Things felt the same to Kenzi but she knew what the fae lifestyle was like. Yes she loved these people, but the fae usually meant danger for her kind.

About an hour later, after doing too many shots, the girls sat at a table with Vex. "I'm telling you girls, watch out around here because somebody roofied me the other night. They were probably trying to get at my giblets." Kenzi and Tamsin laughed knowing what really happened to Vex. "Oh sure, laugh now, but you just wait and see."

Mark walked over to the table bringing 3 more shot glasses filled with Trick's finest. Kenzi turned, "Awww thanks Marky! Such a sweety."

The three each held a shot glass. Vex lifted his higher and said, "Here's to getting piss drunk!"

Kenzi lifted hers, "To being home with the best people."

Tamsin raised her glass, but saw Lauren walk into the bar. Vex and Kenzi also saw the blonde doctor walk in and begin a conversation with Trick. The Valkyrie lifted her shot glass, "And here's to anything better than this!" She threw her head back and downed what was in the glass. Vex and Kenzi watched her, caught each other's eyes, and slowly took theirs as well.

Vex looked at the two girls, "As long as the doc is here, we can still have a little fun…" He then saw Lauren was reaching for her glass from across the room, and in one flip of his hand, had Lauren's glass flying across the room. She looked in disbelief. Kenzi and Tamsin couldn't control their laughter. "My tank is full," Vex said standing up. "But when I return, I'll have that chair she is sitting on smashed against that wall."

Vex walked away when a very handsome man walked up to Tamsin and Kenzi. He pulled up a chair next to Tamsin and said, "Well aren't you something special."

Kenzi looked at Tamsin who then rolled her eyes, "Listen douchebag, not only was that a shitty attempt of getting my attention, but I'm also not interested. I suggest you crawl back in the hole you came out of."

Kenzi turned her head and laughed. However, that wasn't enough of a hint for him. He then placed his hand on Tamsin's back, "I like a girl with a little fire to her. What do you say we get out of here and we get to know each other better?"

Tamsin flinched at the contact of his hand, "What do you say I give you three seconds to remove your hand from my back or this little fire inside of me is going to blow up like a nuclear fallout?!"

Kenzi then spoke, "Dude, why don't you back off? She is happy just the way she is. Besides, she might choke on the smell of your cologne. Seriously man, did you bathe in it?" Kenzi began wafting the air in front of her.

He drew his attention to Kenzi, "I don't think this is any of your business…human. Do you know what my family does with your kind? We enslave them. That's all your good for. Bitch."

Tamsin slowly stood up and cocked her head towards the man, "What did you just say?"

He stood up to face Tamsin, "Only the truth."

Kenzi grabbed Tamsin's arm and muttered, "T, seriously its ok. I'm so used to hearing this bullshit from the fae. Just let him go so we don't break anything else."

Tamsin smiled and looked directly into his face, "Not until he apologizes to you."

He laughed right back in her face, "Not on my life sweet heart."

Her eyes darkened, "Well, it's your lucky day because I'm willing to take that chance."