A/N: Okay, I don't know where this one came from. But I always wanted to know what it would've been like if it happened in the show. So I've written it to satisfy my curiosity. But the most important thing is that you guys will like it. So please, read away!

Also, my new Past Life story needs a hell of a lot of work. So that won't be posted for a while yet. Fear not; I have many shelved and ready to be finished. Along with the last chapter of When It's Dark Out, which is coming. Just need to sand down the edges.

This one takes place somewhere in between the events of 3x04 and just before 3x05 but not in that episode.

Enjoy this one. X


Chapter 29: Static (3x04)

Lauren's Apartment

For the first time in weeks, Bo was waking up without a smile on her face. Because she wasn't waking up to see her Girlfriend next to her. She was waking up alone, in an empty bed. Things were a little rocky between her and Lauren right now.

All of which was Bo's doing.

While helping Dyson on another case a little over a week ago. Bo got badly injured, and would've died if she hadn't fed on someone. But the only person within kissing distance was Dyson. He insisted on healing her, and as much as Bo wanted to decline because her love for Lauren was strong; her biological need to feed and survive was stronger.

She'd been fighting her hunger for so long, for Lauren. And in that moment her body gave in, she just couldn't keep up the battle anymore. She couldn't lie to Lauren about it, so she told her. And as she expected, her response wasn't pleasant.

Lauren felt extremely betrayed.

And Bo didn't blame her.

But this was her chance to turn things around, for the better. She drove over to Lauren's apartment, going for the door handle only to find it locked. Which was weird, because it was never locked. She knocked on the door, waiting for Lauren to answer. "Hey!" Bo smiled, seeing her face, "Can I come in?"

"I'm a bit busy Bo, can we talk later?" Lauren still didn't know how to feel about this. And she needed more time than Bo was currently giving her.

"We can. But I know you'll just give me another excuse when I call you. Please Lauren, just let me explain things…" Bo begged her, she hated this. "… Being without you is killing me. I just wanna talk" she couldn't leave here without trying.

Lauren sighed, opening the door wider to let Bo enter. She closed it after her, turning to her a Girlfriend with her arms folded. "I don't know what you expect to say. Or what you expect me to say, for that matter. You need to give me more time"

Bo understood that, but she could feel her pulling away. "That's probably true. But it's been a week already Lauren. I haven't called you, I haven't texted you; well, maybe the odd drunk message after I've had a few, but that's all. I can't lose you" she breathed.

"Maybe you should've thought about that before you slept with your ex behind my back…" Lauren saw Bo about to say something so she cut her off. "… No! I don't wanna hear it again. But you know what the worst part of all this is? Opening that door and seeing your face; all I can think about, is how much I love you"

"You say that like it's a bad thing" Bo really didn't know when to keep her mouth shut. But that just sort of came out.

Looking at her, Lauren just laughed. "I'm mad at myself more than at you. Because even when I wanna hate you, I can't; because I love you so damn much. I'm incapable of hating you…" She took a breath, "… You hurt me Bo. More than I have ever been hurt in my life"

"I know. And I'm so sorry Lauren, but you need to understand that I didn't have a choice! If I hadn't healed with him, I would've died. All you need to know, is that it meant nothing to me. I don't have those feelings for him anymore. I love you" Bo tried to assure her.

Lauren nodded, "I don't doubt that you love me Bo. And it's not the fact that you healed with him that's bothering me. Actually, that's a lie; out of all the people in the city he happened to be the one near you when you needed sex. Very convenient!" She had to get that off her chest.

But now she had to continue her original sentence. "The one thing that bothers me the most, is that we could've avoided all of this. If you'd just told me that you weren't getting enough from me. We could've worked something out" she added.

But that wasn't something Bo could ever bring herself to do. "Really? You would've been okay with me telling you something like that?" She saw her nod, but Bo needed to make this clear to her.

"You're lying Lauren. There's no way you'd be okay with that, no one would. To be told that the person you love has to sleep with others just so she can survive? I know I wouldn't be okay with it if our roles were reversed" she said.

Lauren felt like she wanted to cry, but she wasn't going to let herself. Not now. "You're right, that would've been hard to hear. And even harder to work through, but I'd still do it. Because it's you" she smiled sadly.

Walking forward, Bo held her face. "I couldn't hurt you like that. But then I just ended up hurting you in an even worse way. I wish I could take it back, but I can't. All I can do is say that I'm sorry, and hope that one day you'll forgive me" she missed her scent.

"I don't know if I can Bo. Maybe it'd be different if it hadn't been Dyson. But it was" Lauren was being honest, this was how she felt. Dyson was always the enemy in her eyes, but when Bo chose her she thought that finally everything was going in her favour. But now this happened.

And it threw her through a loop.

"Okay. I understand that…" Bo didn't want to understand it, but she did. "… But I have a proposition for you. Maybe we could go to Couples Therapy…" she suggested. "… Maybe it wouldn't be a bad thing to air out all of our problems. And work through them, together. Lauren, I don't want this to be over. Please, do this with me" she pleaded with her.

"You really think a few counselling sessions is gonna fix this mess we're in?" Lauren didn't have that much hope. Not with everything that'd happened.

"We won't know unless we try. I'm willing to, because I know what we have is worth it. Are you?" Bo knew that Lauren's answer to this question determined whether she wanted to fight for their relationship or not.

Lauren thought it over, she didn't want to lose this either. Bo was best thing that ever happened to her, and she'd never felt a love as strong as this. But she didn't know if therapy was a good way of working through their issues. It could get messy.

No, it would get messy.

"I am…" She nodded. "… When can we see the therapist?" She was all for it.

Bo let out a breath of relief, smiling. She was glad she could get her to do this. "Funny thing. I already booked an appointment. It's in twenty minutes…" She smiled sheepishly, "… What? She's a sought after Therapist"

"So you knew that I would agree to this?" Lauren couldn't help her laugh, Bo never ceased to amaze her.

"No, I didn't…" Bo shook her head, "… But I was hoping that you felt strong enough about our connection that you would wanna try and fight for it. And I wasn't wrong. I'll wait in the car, come down when you're ready" she decided against kissing her, just because Lauren wasn't in that place yet.

But hopefully after the therapy she would be.

Therapist's Office - Later

Since she didn't have the money to hire a well-respected Therapist. Bo went to Trick for some advice, and he kindly referred her to a good friend of his that was Fae, but worked as a couple's therapist to both Fae and Human kind alike.

When their names were called, Bo and Lauren entered the office meeting their new Therapist. Dr. Taylor. She seemed like a nice enough person. "Trick didn't tell me anything about you, so what brings you ladies into my office? Tell me a little bit about yourselves" she sat back, her notepad in hand.

Looking to Lauren, Bo could tell that she didn't want to explain so it was up to her. "Well, we're in need of some professional help. Things have been a little rocky for us lately, and we really want to get back to a good place. Right?" she turned to her Girlfriend.

"Right" Lauren nodded, keeping it short.

Dr. Taylor took a look at Lauren, and heard her tone when giving her answer. "You seem tense Lauren…" she said. "… Would you mind telling me what's bothering you? This is a safe place; you can speak freely"

Sitting up, with one her hands in her lap. "Actually, I'd rather not. I'm afraid if I speak freely, I'll make matters worse" she knew this was a bad idea. Her mind was telling her to vent, and she wanted to so badly but there were things that she knew would shock Bo to hear.

Things that she wouldn't be able to take back.

"That's the point of therapy. In order to fix the underlying problems that you both have, we first need to confront them and then work through them together. Why don't we just start off with something simple? How did you and Bo meet?" Dr. Taylor asked, she needed to learn a few things for her own opinions.

Lauren glanced at Bo, trying hard to hide her smile but it couldn't be stopped. "I was working for the Ash, and was asked to examine Bo after she was brought in for questioning" she remembered the day like it was yesterday.

"What was it about her that drew you in?" Dr. Taylor took notes.

"She wasn't like anyone I'd ever met…" Lauren said. "… There was something about her that made me come alive inside. In the years before I met Bo, I lived a lonely life. Until I met her, I thought I was doomed to live that life forever" she was being honest.

Bo had no idea that would come from Lauren's mouth, especially since she sort of hated her right now. She was then asked the same question, and all she could do was smile when she answered. "We touched…" she remembered the day vividly. "… And I felt an instant connection with her. Ever since then, I haven't been able to get her out of my head"

Dr. Taylor nodded along, "Good. Okay, well you've loosened up a bit now. So, why don't you both tell me the reason for your rough patch?" she had to know why they were here.

This was where Bo had to come clean, "I uh; was unfaithful. I slept with my Ex-Boyfriend a little over a week ago. It meant nothing to me, but as you can imagine Lauren's having a hard time processing it" she immediately heard Lauren scoff next to her.

"Maybe that's because I shouldn't have to process it at all!" Lauren closed her eyes, breathing through her pain. She hated feeling this way.

Dr. Taylor could see now why Lauren was so closed off when they arrived. "Why did you decide to be unfaithful?" she asked Bo. "Just now you voiced your affection for Lauren. What made you stray from your commitment to her?"

Since she was Fae, Bo could tell her the truth. "I got hit by a car, and was bleeding internally. As a Succubus I'm required to have sex in order to heal myself. It was a mistake and it shouldn't have happened. But I can't turn back time. I love Lauren, and I want to be with her and only her" she was starting to feel her emotions getting the better of her.

"No one is saying that you don't love her. But infidelity is the hardest thing to forgive; even more so in your situation. Being a Succubus can be hard on any relationship. And when two people such as you have a strong connection it makes the betrayal all the more painful…" Dr. Taylor understood that people make mistakes, but this was going to be hard to fix. "… Unfortunately, there's no switch that you can flip to make this better"

"Do you think there's even a chance for us?" Lauren asked, wondering if they could even salvage this.

The Doctor smiled, "That's an answer only you can provide. I don't think you'd be here if you didn't want this to work. I've been a couple's therapist for over thirty years, and I've seen couples come back from a lot worse than this. In truth it's just going to take some time"

They spent the next twenty minutes of the session, talking about things that Bo and Lauren did together before this all happened. And after hearing their various stories, she could tell that they really did love each other. It was pure.

"We've been through a lot together. Things that have broken us, but have also made us stronger. And I really don't wanna lose that. Not many things in my life make sense to me, but this does. It's the only thing that I look forward to everyday…" Bo turned to Lauren. "… You're the only thing that makes me happy"

Lauren reached over, lacing her hand with Bo's. She never thought she'd hear her say anything like that. Maybe coming here wasn't such a bad idea after all.

"Lauren? Do you have doubts about the way Bo feels for you? And I want you to answer honestly" Dr. Taylor needed the whole truth. Otherwise she couldn't do her job properly.

Even though Lauren told Bo otherwise, she did a little. "When we're together, it feels amazing. Like we're the only two people in the world. But the Doctor part of me, knows that she has certain needs that I can't fulfil. And I hate that, because in the back of my mind I'm scared that someone will take her away" she let a stray tear fall.

"You really think that?" Bo had to frown, she didn't think Lauren ever worried about something like that.

She nodded, "Of course I do. You're this beautiful Succubus and I'm just a Human. There's no logical reason for why you're with me and not someone more like yourself. Someone who can give you everything I can't"

"Bo? Do you wish to be with someone Fae?" Dr. Taylor asked, going off of Lauren's answer.

Bo shook her head, "No…" She said. "… I mean; of course it would be the easier avenue to take. But I don't want an easy relationship. I want true love" her answer was simple.

"And you believe that's what you have with Lauren?" Dr. Taylor said.

Looking at Lauren, Bo smiled and nodded her head while holding her hand. "I know we do…" She was sure. "… We just need to get back on track"

As much as Lauren wanted to hop onto her train of enthusiasm; she still had reservations. "Getting back on track is all well and good, but somehow we always seem to be getting off track shortly after. Something always happens" she let go of Bo's hand, shaking her head with a sigh.

"So, you'd say you're unlucky?" Dr. Taylor hopped onto Lauren's thought.

To be honest, that was exactly what Lauren was thinking. "Very" she nodded.

After getting the answer from Lauren, Dr. Taylor looked straight to Bo and saw her puzzled expression. Clearly, she didn't feel the same way. "Bo? Would you like to add anything to that statement?" She needed her to speak up, otherwise this was pointless.

"Just that, I don't consider us unlucky…" Bo had to say it. "… Not in the slightest. Life isn't straightforward; it's not simple. Things happen; things go wrong. It's the way it is. Yeah, we've hit some road bumps, but that doesn't mean we're unlucky" she let it all out.

"So then what does it mean Bo?" Lauren asked her, but she got no answer. "Maybe we're not unlucky; but I think we can both agree that were not lucky either"

Bo didn't like hearing that, "Name one couple that is!" She told her. "You can't. Because nothing is left down to luck. I don't even believe in it. Things happen because they're meant to" she folded her arms, turning her head away.

She was kind of regretting this little idea of hers now.

Dr. Taylor wanted to intervene before they both began arguing. "And do you believe you and Lauren are meant to be together?" She wondered.

"Yeah I do…" Bo turned her head back, looking at her. "… And if that makes me an idiot for believing in that kind of thing then I guess I'm the biggest idiot on the planet!" She threw her arms up in the air in frustration.

"You're not an idiot" Lauren mumbled next to her.

When Bo turned her head, looking at Lauren; she caught her gaze. And for a second, she saw that look of love that Lauren had been giving her for the past couple of weeks. Before all this happened.

"Lauren?" Dr. Taylor called to her, seeing the blonde turn her head. "Do you love Bo?" She asked.

"Of course I do…" Lauren let out a breath, "… I can't imagine my life without her. That's why I agreed to this. I want to try and find a way to fix it. But I'm starting to get to the point, where I don't think we can. There's just too many factors involved" she sighed.

Bo closed her eyes, she was actually losing her. Because of her stupid mistake. Maybe they were unlucky. "We can't give up on this" she whispered to her.

Lauren turned to her, "You think I want to?" She had tears in her eyes, threatening to fall. "Bo, you're the best thing that's ever happened to me. I have never loved anyone, as much as I love you" she admitted.

"Which is exactly, why this is affecting you so badly…" Dr. Taylor said, "… I can tell, just by hearing the way you speak about each other; that you two are deeply in love. Most of the time, that can be a strength. But at other times, it can also be your greatest weakness" she wanted them to work this out.

"So what can we do?" Bo asked.

Dr. Taylor took a breath, "Like I said, there's no quick fix. This's going to take time. Everything needs to be hashed out between the two of you. Because even though your rift was caused by infidelity, I am sensing that there're more underlying problems. Maybe, ones that you're not comfortable speaking about" she was good at her job, and she could sense it in them.

There was more to them than this little fight.

"Like?" Lauren wondered.

"You tell me" Dr. Taylor gestured for them to speak. But clearly they were in denial, because they weren't talking.

In that moment, Bo and Lauren looked at each other. They pretended to be oblivious to what she was referring to. When really, they both knew what she meant by that. There was other things that they needed to talk about; things that would end up hurting them later if they didn't confront them.

But to have them hurt now, was worse than having them hurt later on down the road. At least it was in their eyes. When they didn't answer her, Dr. Taylor just shot them a look. Silently telling them to grow some lady balls and just air everything out.

"The ageing" Lauren spoke first, breaking the silence.

Bo turned straight to her, she had that subject in the back of her mind but she didn't know if she should've said anything. But for Lauren to say something now, just made her wonder what she was going to say about it. Would talking about it just make matters worse?

"It's okay Lauren; go ahead" Dr. Taylor could sense that this was a hard topic for her. Immortality versus morality was one of the main reasons why Fae and Humans were forbidden from being together. She knew this would be difficult for them to talk about.

Taking a breath, Lauren decided to get over her fear. "We never talk about it…" She said, "… But never the less, it's there. In the back of my mind. And I know it's in Bo's too. But she doesn't talk about it, because she's probably afraid of upsetting me. And I love her for that" she picked up Bo's hand again.

"Bo?" Dr. Taylor looked at her, waiting for her to say something.

"We're different…" Bo held Lauren's hand tighter, "… We knew that from the start. But that didn't stop us from falling in love. Because that's not something you can see coming. Of course, the ageing worries me. I don't ever want to be without her. It's just easier to forget about it" she felt herself beginning to cry.

That was all Dr. Taylor needed to hear. "From the sounds of it; you two have been through so much…" She spoke softly to them. "… And to know that you will both have to be without each other one day in the future; is heartbreaking. And yet, you don't give up on each other" she had to smile.

But Bo didn't understand what she meant. "What'd you mean?"

"Most people in your situation; might think that they'd be better off just ending things right then and there. To save themselves from any future pain. But you haven't. Why?" This was an important question for Dr. Taylor to ask.

"Because doing that would mean we'd have to cut our feelings off…" Bo answered for them. "… And that's not how I'm wired. I can't just stop loving someone because the situation's inconvenient. Nor would I want to" she looked at Lauren, hoping she felt the same way.

Lauren didn't expect that to come from Bo's mouth, but as she listened all she could do was smile along with her words. She said it with such passion. "I agree with Bo. When you love someone; that's it…" She said. "… You're all in. No matter how tough the circumstances are"

"And are you all in?" Dr. Taylor asked them both.

Bo and Lauren looked at each other, smiling. "We are" they said in unison.

And in that moment, Dr. Taylor knew how their relationship was going to play out. "It seems to me…" She leaned forward on her seat, "… That you both already know what you want. You want each other, and no matter what you go through together; your love will never waver…"

She needed to get them to see this, because with everything that she'd heard them say; she knew that they didn't want to break up. They were just looking for someone to give them a kick up the ass.

"… Yes, Bo's mistake will forever be on your mind…" She looked at Lauren. "… But that was just one error on her part. You, can take comfort in the fact that Bo; chose you. And she continues to choose you, everyday. The question is; is that enough for you?" She asked her.

Lauren had never really thought about it that way. Yes, Bo slept with Dyson. But if she truly cared about him, then she wouldn't be doing all of this to show Lauren how sorry she was. Bo wanted to fix things. And Dr. Taylor was right, Bo chose to be with her.

She could have anyone else.

But she didn't.

And that spoke volumes.

"Yes" she answered her question.

When she heard her answer, Bo let out a breath of relief. That question could have made or broke them. But now that Lauren had said that, Bo was going to make sure that she made it up to her properly.

"Good…" Dr. Taylor smiled. "… Make no mistake though; you will still have to work together to fix this mess. But I have every faith in you both" she honestly did. After arranging another appointment with them, she was happy to let them leave.

Lauren's Apartment – Later

When they got back, Bo was ready to leave as soon as she dropped Lauren off. But to her surprise, her Girlfriend told her she could stay. Up until then, Bo was playing it fast and loose with the term 'Girlfriend'. Hopefully things were looking up now.

Lauren offered to make some dinner, but Bo told her not to put herself out. So she ordered some dinner and they ate in silence. "Is it just me, or have we fallen back into our rut?" Bo finally broke the silence as they sat on the couch.

"To be clear; we were never out of it…" Lauren said. "… We just clarified a few things. But you're right; it's like we've gone right back to where we were this morning. And I don't want that"

Bo moved closer to her on the couch, "Me neither…" She agreed. "… I know that you're always gonna have the worry in the back of your mind that this'll happen again. But I promise you; it won't" she didn't want anyone else.

All Lauren could do was smile, "Yes it will Bo…" She loved Bo for holding out hope, but it was inevitable. As Doctor, she knew that. "… I'm Human; I'm not and will never be, enough for you. If you wanna survive then you're gonna have to feed on other people" this was what they had to do.

Even though Bo knew in her head, that Lauren was right. Her heart didn't want it to be. "And what about you?" She asked. "Can you really stay with me if it means sharing me with strangers?" The fate of their relationship came down to this question.

This is what it came down to.

Could Lauren stay with Bo if she had to share her?

That's something a Girlfriend should never had to answer. Not when it comes to someone that they love more than anything. But Lauren had to answer her now. "I can…" She nodded. "… Because I love you" she smiled with tears in her eyes.

That statement alone was enough to make Bo cry. Of all the things that people had done for her, this had to be the most amazing one. Lauren was willing to put herself through hell, in order to stay with her. She leaned in, kissing her. Their foreheads touching. "I am so in love with you" she whispered.

If she could live without feeding, then Bo would do it in a heartbeat. But it wasn't in her nature, it never would be. But she was determined to make this work.

And so was Lauren. "That's all I need Bo…" She told her, lifting her head to gaze upon her. "… Everything else is just static" Sure, things wouldn't be easy. But what relationship was? She knew what she was getting into from the second she fell in love with Bo.

This was Life.

And Pain was a given.


A/N: Well, if only that had happened in the show. Anyway, hope you guys enjoyed. And please feel free to drop me a review. Thanks for reading! Much love xoxo