Chapter 21

As Bo opened her eyes, she looked up to the blonde who was holding her tightly. Once again, she was waking up in the arms of the Valkyrie. Bo couldn't help but giggle when she thought back to the first time that she woke sleeping on Tamsin and how she had a minor freak out thinking Tamsin would kill her for cuddling, yet here they were for the third time snuggled together in bed. Bo's mind started to drift back to the night they shared, yes the sex was insane and beyond amazing but it was so much more than that. Last night felt like the first time that both of them had let go of everything that was holding them back and keeping them apart. It felt like the first time she had gotten to see Tamsin for who she truly is and how the Valkyrie really felt. Tamsin loved her, Tamsin was in love with her… And she was falling for the blonde.

"Turn your brain off, it's not even noon yet…" Tamsin grumbled as she snuggled deeper under the covers.

"It's 11:30 princess…" Bo said with a giggle as she kissed Tamsin's nose.

"I told you not to call me that…" Tamsin said as she peaked one eye open to give a playful glare.

"It's cute and you know it" Bo said as she tickled Tamsin's side.

"WOAH! No tickling Succubus!" Tamsin said as she jolted up and fell out of the bed with a loud thump, causing Bo to laugh hysterically and crawl to the edge of the bed to look down at Tamsin, who was sprawled out on her back on the rug.

"Ouch" Tamsin grumbled as she rubbed her head.

"Oh please, get up, you're fine oh mighty Valkyrie warrior" Bo said through her laughter.

"Glad to see you're oh so concerned about me you little shit" Tamsin said as she rolled her eyes.

"God, Kenzi would die if she saw this right now" Bo said as she wiped the tears from her cheeks.

"From me falling out of bed and laying on the floor? OR from me falling out of bed after sex with her best friend and laying spread eagle butt ass naked on the floor?" Tamsin said as she chuckled, causing Bo to laugh hard again.

"Both?" Bo said as she got out of bed and helped the Valkyrie to her feet.

"Think she'd freak if she knew we slept together?" Tamsin said as she stretched and stood up.

"Oh hell yeah she would. You do realize she's going to flip out when we tell her right?" Bo said as she raised an eyebrow and smirked.

"Tell her? Psh, who said we're telling her hot pants? For all you know that could have been a one time show. What do you think I am? Easy?" Tamsin said in a playfully offended tone.

Bo simply grinned and crossed her arms over her bare breast, causing them to reveal an insane amount of cleavage. Tamsin's eyes drifted down and she was in no position to even hide her hungry stare at Bo's chest.

"You were saying?" Bo said as she grinned.

"Point taken, yeah she's so going to shit a brick when she finds out" Tamsin said with her eyes still locked on Bo's chest.

"That's what I thought" Bo said as she uncrossed her arms and walked towards the blonde, giving her a light kiss on the lips, "Come on you, throw clothes on that sexy body of yours so we can go see your mom and Trick at the Dal"

"Do we have to get dressed? I'm seriously enjoying my view right now…" Tamsin said as her eyes followed Bo's beautiful body around the room.

"Oh, would you prefer we go to the Dal like this to see your mother and my grandfather, and ya know, YOUR GRANDMOTHER, THE GODDESS OF VALHALLA" Bo said as she threw Tamsin a look over her shoulder.

"Fine, but when we get home later I am so making a no clothes rule" Tamsin said with a grin as she walked over and kissed Bo's shoulders.

"I wouldn't mind that, especially if it means I get to see that body of yours, how come you never told us you had tattoos?" Bo said as she turned and looked at Tamsin with a grin.

"You never asked" Tamsin said as she shrugged.

"What's the symbols mean?" Bo asked as she let her eyes glide over Tamsin's bare body.

"Maybe I'll tell you one day sweetheart" Tamsin said with a nose scrunch as Bo turned back to the closet to pick out an outfit for the day.

Tamsin smiled and sighed as she walked over to the Succubus and hugged her from behind. Tamsin knew she was being touchy feely and way too affectionate for her own liking, but something about Bo just broke down her stone cold outer wall. "I'm gonna go get dressed then we can head out okay… Think about things before we go Bo. This choice is yours to make. What happened last night doesn't mean you have to go through with the bond. Whether you bond with me or not I'm still yours and I'll still be here okay?" The Valkyrie said softly as she kissed Bo's shoulder once more and turned leaving the room to go change.

Bo stood there facing her closet with her eyes closed, the feeling of Tamsin's lips still lingering on her skin. Bo melted at how sweet Tamsin was being about everything, but in all honesty, there wasn't a doubt in her mind about the bond with Tamsin. Nothing and no one could change her mind. What she and Tamsin shared the night before was as close to perfect as one could get and if that was just the beginning of what being with Tamsin was like, then Bo knew she craved an eternity with the Valkyrie.

Tamsin got dressed and was downstairs pacing around the floor, a million thoughts racing through her mind as she tried to calm her nerves. Not only was she unsure of what Bo would do about their bond, but she was about to face her grandmother, mother, and the infamous Blood King about her feelings for Bo. Everyone who knew Tamsin knew that she despised talking about her feelings, especially ones that made her so vulnerable, yet here she was, about to go and tell the three scariest people in her life that she had fallen in love with Bo.

Tamsin heard the steps creaking and turned to see Bo walking towards her, looking as beautiful as ever in a simple black tight t-shirt and black jeans with her leather boots and hair down and curly, framing her face perfectly. The Valkyrie grinned as she took a deep breath.

Bo saw Tamsin's expression and looked at the Valkyrie's aura, surprising a blush as she watched the blonde look her up and down. Tamsin didn't give herself enough credit. Even in the simplest of outfits the Valkyrie was flawless. Tamsin was standing downstairs in a green tank top with a black leather jacket on and ripped light colored blue jeans and boots. Her long blonde hair was down and flowing over her shoulders, framing her face perfectly.

The two took a moment taking in each other's appearance, both trying to grasp ahold of all the new emotions that seemed to be swelling in their hearts. It was as though ever since the two decided to bond, something between them was sparking, was growing. It was as though they could pic up on each other's emotions already and feel what the other was feeling. Neither really knew what was happening between them or why their emotions seemed to be shifting, but one thing was clear, for the first time in their lives, the two were unable to hide what they felt for one another, the bond made it impossible and the closer the two grew to bonding and the reality of being united seemed to increase the tension between them already.

"Ready to go talk to everyone?" Tamsin said with a smirk.

"Ready if you are? Nervous for a family reunion?" Bo said as she followed Tamsin out the door.

"Well… Maybe a little, I'm sure my darling grandmother will have a lot to say to Acacia and I… Plus I'm still unsure about Trickster. I think he's plotting ways to write me out of existence and he definitely will hate me after he sees the giant ass hickey his precious granddaughter left on my neck" Tamsin said as she shot Bo a glare.

"What? I'm a Succubus… He knows what that entails, plus, we both know you liked it Valkyrie" Bo said as she smiled and hopped into her car. As she started the engine to drive to the Dal, the Succubus instinctively reached over and grabbed Tamsin's hand, holding it tightly.

Tamsin looked down at their hands then glanced over to Bo with an eyebrow raised.

Bo looked down at their hands to see what Tamsin was starring at and was a tad surprised at her own actions of holding the blonde's hand. To Bo it seemed natural but she didn't even realize she had done it. It was like her body reacted before her mind could register the action. Scared that she had made Tamsin uncomfortable, Bo started to pull away but stopped when she felt Tamsin grip her hand tighter, keeping their hands laced together.

As they pulled into the Dal parking lot and started to walk in, Tamsin stopped in her tracks, causing Bo to stop and turn around to look at the blonde.

"Tams, what's wrong?" Bo asked as she walked to Tamsin's side, prepared to bring out her dagger based on Tamsin's facial expression.

"Great…" Tamsin whispered as she closed her eyes.

"What? What is it?" Bo said as she looked around.

"Freya's here. She's inside" Tamsin said as she sighed and opened her eyes.

"How do you… Valkyrie thing I'm guessing?" Bo said as she gave a sweet smile.

"Yeah, we can tell when other's are around, especially our family… And trust me, grandma bitch is in the building" Tamsin said as she rolled her eyes.

"I thought we liked Freya… That she was one of the good ones?" Bo asked as she raised an eyebrow.

"She is, but she's definitely the cheek pinching, overly affectionate, all 'oh honey are you behaving like a lady and not a drunken ass hat' and 'you're a princess Tamsin so act like one and put your blades away and stop killing people' kinda grandma. She's cool but she can be a little much. You know how I am with mushy shit" Tamsin said as she groaned.

"Come on, let's go talk to them then you and I can do some sparring and plot amazing ways of how we're bringing Kenz home and what we're going to do her first night back" Bo said as she grabbed Tamsin's hand.

"You know if we keep holding hands it's gonna kill our intimidation factor right?" Tamsin said as she scrunched her nose.

"Well then someone can try to mess with us and we can kick their ass, for now you need to get that cute Valkyrie ass of yours into the bar and we need to have this little family meeting" Bo said as she yanked the pouting Valkyrie towards the door.

"Do we have to?" Tamsin whined as she stomped her feet.

"This is deja vu all over again from yesterday" Bo said with a laugh as she shook her head at the stubborn Valkyrie who hated feelings and being vulnerable with anyone, "Do this for me and survive a talk with the three of them and BEHAVE YOURSELF and I'll reward you later…" Bo said with a whisper.

As they walked in the door and Tamsin saw her grandmother, mother and Trick all standing at the bar.

"There's my granddaughter! Oh my princess how I've missed you so!" Freya yelled in excitement as she rushed towards the door.

Tamsin gave a light chuckle and fake smile as she started to shift out from behind Bo to greet her grandmother, before receiving the inevitable hug from Freya, Tamsin leaned closer to Bo and said, "Better be one hell of a reward…"

Bo started to laugh as Freya collided with Tamsin, giving the stone cold Valkyrie a powerful bear hug. Tamsin rolled her eyes and smiled as she patted Freya's back.

"Hey Nana, I missed you too" Tamsin said as she gave in and hugged her grandmother.

Bo walked over to the bar and gave Trick a hug while smiling and nodding towards Acacia, who gave a bitchy smirk and wink to the Succubus.

"How was your night Succubus?" Acacia said as she crossed her arms, clearly aware that something was different between her daughter and Bo.

"Not bad…" Bo said with a smirk as she felt her cheeks begin to burn red, trying to contain her thoughts from the night of passionate sex with Tamsin to avoid the awkward stares from Trick and Acacia.

"I bet…" Acacia said as she laughed, "You could have left the hickey somewhere that could actually be covered by clothes skank"

Bo shot Acacia a glare, wondering how she could have seen that already in the ten seconds they had been into the Dal.

"Don't let her upset you Bo" Trick said with a laugh, "But in all fairness, that love mark is the size of a troll's fist…"

Bo blushed and cleared her throat, "Sorry… It's not like I planned that"

"Clearly, anyone who plans to plant a huge freakin' hickey on a Valkyrie she wants to bond with before meeting the Valkyrie's grandmother, the queen and goddess of the afterlife is a total dumb ass. Just couldn't keep it in your pants until after you met the family huh Succubus?" Acacia said with a laugh as she sipped her vodka.

"Well what can I say, your daughter has some talent, I just couldn't contain myself" Bo said with a smirk as she flashed her eyes blue, causing Acacia to choke on her drink.

Trick simply laughed and patted Bo's shoulder, "I see I was wrong to worry about you handling yourself with Tamsin's mother"

"Thank you" Bo said with a victorious smile.

"I'll give you that one Succubus, remember, pay backs a bitch though" Acacia said as she wiped her face.

Tamsin and Freya broke their hug and were looking over at the bar.

"Come my child, let us go talk to everyone, there is much to be said about the situation at hand" Freya said as she grabbed Tamsin's hand and lead her over to the bar.

"Oh joy" Tamsin said sarcastically as she gave a weak smile.

Bo, Tamsin, Trick and Acacia all sat down at the table in the middle of the room while Freya stood at the head of the table.

Tamsin grabbed a beer from Trick and began to chug it down as she stopped and burped, preparing to go back and finish off her alcohol before Freya spoke up, "Tamsin, act like you have some manners. Could you at least try to be lady like for five minutes. You are a princess you know…" Freya said as she rolled her eyes.

"Sorry Nana…" Tamsin said as she put the bottle down and wiped her mouth with her sleeve, causing Freya to close her eyes and shake her head while Bo chuckled.

"Alright, let's cut the shit, we all know why we're here" Acacia said as she smiled looking towards Bo and Tamsin.

"I agree, as good as it is to have you here in my bar Freya, we all need to discuss what we are going to do from here…" Trick said as he glanced to his granddaughter and the Valkyrie.

"Well, before we can go any further and discuss things in more detail, Bo…" Freya said as she looked up to the Succubus, who was looking at the Valkyrie queen wide eyed. Bo was nervous beyond belief that a goddess was standing before her, a goddess who's granddaughter was someone she just shared a bed with… A goddess who's Valkyrie granddaughter she was starting to fall for. Bo had never met anyone's family that she was dating, and she and Tamsin were not even dating. It was much bigger than that and they weren't even labeled yet. Bo felt her heart racing as she waited for Freya's words.

Tamsin felt a surge of nerves overcome her. The blonde was confused, yes she was a tad shaky and one edge because of what was going on and the bond, but the amount of nerves she was feeling right now weren't her own. Tamsin glanced over at Bo and the look in those hazel eyes told Tamsin what she needed to know. Even though they weren't bonded, she could feel Bo's nerves as the Succubus starred at Freya. Tamsin was surprised that even without an official bond she could feel such emotions from Bo, but Tamsin also felt the need to protect Bo, to calm her. Without a second thought, Tamsin reached over and grabbed Bo's hand under the table, holding it tightly and gently caressing the brunette's hand, an act that didn't go unnoticed by the other three in the room.

Bo felt Tamsin take her hand and her nerves seemed to almost instantly calm. She gripped Tamsin's hand tightly for support.

"Bo… This bond can only take place if you truly want this. You need to decide if this is what you want, if this is who you want. This is sacred to our kind and is not to be taken lightly. Your life and Tamsin's will become one. You will inherit our royal title and be given gifts beyond anyone's knowledge. You will have her Valkyrie in your hands. This bond must be formed on the purest love and devotion known to the world. If you have any doubts the bonding process could kill Tamsin. This is a very serious matter Bo… So I am asking you, do you wish to bond your heart for all eternity with my granddaughter, the heir to the Valhalla throne?" Freya said in a voice that made Bo's heart nearly stop.

The Succubus had prepared her answer all day for this, she knew she wanted Tamsin, she knew that she had feelings for her unlike anything in her life. She had rehearsed all day saying yes to the bond with Tamsin but now that the moment was here, Bo felt as though she couldn't form words. Bo froze… Sitting there with everyone in the room eagerly awaiting her answer.

None more anxious to know than Tamsin, who felt as though her heart had dropped to her stomach and her fears began to consume her.