A/N: I GOT YOU GUYS LOL I'M SO GLAD YOU GUYS LIKED LAUREN GETTING AIFE'S BLESSING FROM BOYOND AS WELL AS TRICK'S
JOANNRBB – I AGREE, LAUREN WAS SO AMAZINGLY RESPECT, IT WAS SO HEART WARMING & YOU'RE WELCOME I'M GLAD MY STORY MAKES YOU GUYS HAPPY
GUEST – I KNEW I'D GET YA LOL GLAD YOU LIKE THE CH
COLDPLAY REVIEWER – I AGREE! SHE ALMOST MADE ME CRY
KT – I THINK THAT'S THE 1ST TIME ANYONE HAS SAID "THANK GOD HE/SHE ISN'T ALIVE" LOL ESPECIALLY WHEN THE PERSON THAT PASSED WAS A GOOD PERSON LOL & NOTHING BAD IS GOING ON FOR THAT PERSON TO FEEL SHAME OR HEARTACHE BECAUSE OF A SITUATION CURRENTLY GOING IF THAT PERSON WERE ALIVE…LAUREN SAID SHE DOESN'T KNOW HOW OR WHEN SHE'LL ASK. I THINK SHE JUST GOT THE RINGS KNOWING BO IS THE ONE. AS I'VE SAID BEFORE ANYONE WHO'S TRULY BEEN IN LOVE KNOWS THERES NO RIGHT OR WRONG WAY OR TIME TABLE WHEN IT COMES TO TRUE LOVE. GLAD YOU DON'T WANT THE STORY TO END.
GUEST – GUESS WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BO LOSING HER MIND LOL BUT, AT LEAST SHE HAS LAUREN NO MATTER WHAT
CHEEKYMADOM – THAT'S SO COOL! I'VE ALWAYS LOVED THE HISTORY OF CLADDAGH RINGS SO I HAD TO USE THEM LOL
R/R & ENJOY!
Lauren's POV – 1 week later
"Holy shitballs…" Kenzi is staring at the rings in absolute amazement. "It's so beautiful…" Vex's voice comes out, cracking as if he's about to cry as he looks away from the ring, covering his eyes. "How much was it Lolo?"
"Almost $11,000 for both rings but, Bo is worth-"
"WHAT?! You buy your girlfriend of what, three months? A custom engagement band and wedding ring set, to be given to her god knows when. But when I asked you to lend me $3,000 for my car down payment you said no without hesitation. How's that fair, life sucks!" Tamsin exclaimed
"You needed to learn independence and responsibility at the time. You were twenty-five and still using dad's credit card." Tamsin rolled her eyes at me. "Why do you always gotta be such a mom. I moved here to get away from mom and dad. But, clearly that was pointless since you are here, mom..." She says mockingly like a whiney teen before she plops herself on my couch.
"Anyway, as I was saying. Bo is worth all the money in the world and so much more. I was thinking about going to the highest karat which is twenty-four. But, the more pure the gold, the less durable it is and given Bo's profession. She needs something more durable so eighteen karat seemed best."
"Well Boilcious is obviously going to say yes. But now with those rings, she's going to say; "HELL YES" and drop her panties whenever you decide to ask her. I laugh as I grab and close the ring box and place it back in the protective black pouch before using a second black protective pouch to over the opening of the first pouch and pulling and knotting the drawstrings tightly. I place the pouch back underneath the kitchen sink, in the kitchen sink trap.
"Well, I'm going to go meet Bo for lunch at her office for her lunch break." I say as I grab the small picnic basket I packed for lunch with Bo. "The last one to leave better lock up, understood?"
"Yes mom" I hear from the three in unison as I walk out the door. I shake my head on the way to my car. Seriously, when did I become a mom?
Bo gives me a sweet lingering kiss with a "Hello gorgeous…" when I walked into her office. "Mmm, hey baby" I say as she takes the basket from me, laying out the contents on the small coffee table in front of the couch which was recently sent by Karen as a congratulations gift to Bo.
Bo and I eat the sandwiches and sides I packed with small talk. By the time we got to my homemade triple chocolate decadent cake she seemed lost in thought. "Babe, what's on your mind?"
"Well, I've been thinking…about my grandmother's visit…" I nod and wait for her to continue. "Do you think I should tell Trick about her and what she said or reach out to her or my father?"
"Babe, as I said the day you told me what happened. You can't ask me or anyone what we think you should do. Only you know what's best for you to do in this situation. I wish I could tell you the correct course of actions to take but I can't. What I can do is promise you to be there for you no matter what you decide in any situation."
Bo smiles at me before leaning in kiss me. "Thanks babe, I don't know what I'd do without you by my side." I kiss her again, "I feel the same way about you. Luckily we won't ever happen to find out what'd it'd be like without each other."
"Oh? You sound very all knowing right now." Bo says with a grin before leaning in again causing me to lay back on the cough as we kiss. "Mmm, well I can be very all knowing…" Our kisses deepen and I feel Bo unbuttoning my pants just before her phone alarm goes off which brings us out of our heated bubble and back into the real world.
"Ugh, stupid five minute warning before my break is over." She pouts as we fix our clothes and clean up lunch. "Don't worry babe, I promise we'll pick up where we left off later, walk me out?" She nods as she opens the door for me.
We stop midway to the elevator, holding hands, when we saw Remi at Hale's desk with Hale and Dyson. The three of them are clearly engaged in a happy conversation. We look at each other, sharing a confused look before we approached them.
"Bo, Lauren! Good to see you both! It's always good to see the happy couple! Bo, I heard about your new job; congratulations!" Remi brings us into an enthusiastic hug which we awkwardly return.
"Thank you Rem, but what are you…doing here…?" Bo asked as we looked between the three. The three of them chuckle at our confused faces.
"Well obviously you two know that Dyson and I didn't pan out. I mean don't get me wrong, he's a dear but, we just didn't fit. But, he has Tamsin to keep him entertained so to speak and I…" Remi and Hale pull each other close as they share a quick kiss.
"Oh…" Bo and I say unison, dumbfounded. Dyson let out a small laugh as Remi and Hale watch us in amusement. "Oh! Before I forget, I brought baked snickerdoodles for the whole precinct! Here you two, take some and enjoy!"
"Are you two ladies alright?" Hale asks us since we took the cookies but still look a bit surprised. Bo clears her throat, "Yeah, yeah…we're good, right babe?" Everyone turns their gaze to me.
"Yeah, definitely…hey, how about we all do a couples night some time with Kenzi and Vex? I'll call Karen and ask if she and Trish would like to join us." Remi and Hale agree to it, energetically.
"Tamsin and I aren't a couple…" Dyson states, Bo got up close to him and whispered something in his ear that made him slightly blush as we look on curiously. "Well, I better get going. It was nice to see you all. Hopefully we can all get together soon." I say as Bo takes my hand again and we proceed to the elevator.
As we make our way to the elevator, Bo says "Isn't it funny that we're the only couple and non couple that hasn't switched partners?" She giggles and I chuckle. "What about Karen and Trish?" I ask, "They don't count, they're not local." I laugh at Bo's slight pout-filled voice and determination to be the only stable couple in the group as we reached the elevator.
"What'd you whisper to Dyson?" I ask as we wait for the elevator. "I said 'sure you're not…' at some point Dyson started feeling something for Tamsin. I can see it in his eyes. He can say it's just sex all he wants but, I think he's just saying that for Tamsin's benefit." I sigh at Bo's statement.
"This isn't going to end well for Dyson." I step into the elevator and turn to face Bo. "Tamsin isn't the ice queen she tries to come off as to most people. Have hope babe, she just needs to find the right person. Who knows, maybe that person is Dyson. If you think about it, they're kind of perfect for each other." She says as the doors are almost completely closed.
"WAIT!" Bo puts her hand in between the doors just in time and holds it open with one hand. She uses her other hand to pull me to her by grabbing me by my shirt. She gives me a passionate kiss that I happily return. We hear the whole floor yell out "WOOO'S" and whistles. One person yelled out, "YEEAHH, GO CAPTAIN!" just we part from the kiss that made me week at the knees. I'm blushing as our lips are still very close together.
"Aren't you worried about showing me PDA in your precinct?" I husk out, still reeling from the kiss while I play with her badge that's clipped to her belt. She grins at me before saying, "Nope, I want everyone to know that you're mine and I'm yours."
I stare down at the badge between my fingers before I look back into her eyes. "Well, in that case let me just say…your badge, gun and handcuffs; always makes me just that much hotter for you. We're definitely going to be playing Cops and Robbers sometime and if you're a good girl, I might let you be the cop after I release you from the headboard or from anywhere else I deem fit to cuff you, Captain McCorrigan." I step backwards into the elevator as I remove her hand from the door and pressed the button marked "G".
Bo is frozen in place with arousal written all over her face and lustful eyes. I give her a sexy seductive smile as the doors start closing on a stunned Bo. "Better get back to work, Captain McCorrigan..." I say seductively with a wink, never taking my eyes off Bo's eyes as the elevator closed on us.