A/N: holy shit I had to edit the hell out of that last chapter. Sorry about that! Lil' rusty over here. Anyway, might have to do the same for this one too. lol. Tamsin better show up next week!

Bo sharply inhaled at the sight of the topless Valkyrie. She knew this was a trap; that Tamsin was using sex to weasel out of talking to her. No way. She was not going to let herself be outmaneuvered by the Valkyrie. Even is she does have the sexiest torso Bo has ever seen, not to mention other attributes. Nope.

Bo crossed her arms. "Not this time Tamsin. We need to talk."

"Your mouth is moving but your eyes are saying something else completely," Tamsin responded as she pulled the string on her jogging shorts. They slid down past her hipbone exposing just enough to show that she wasn't wearing underwear.

"Blue eyes isn't consent, Tamsin," Bo replied. She walked up to Tamsin and grazed a finger across her pelvic bone, stopping just above the Valkyrie's golden curls. The move elicited a half-repressed throaty sound from Tamsin.

Bo smiled. "Talk then sex, Valkyrie."

Tamsin's eyes narrowed. "Shit, Bo. I don't want to lesbian with you right now. You need to be strong for tomorrow."

"Friends, not sex, are what keep me strong, Tamsin." Bo looked at the Valkyrie and she just stared back.

A few seconds passed. In those moments it was obvious that Tamsin began to have an internal struggle. Her brow became even more narrowed and she kept biting her lip.

Bo wanted to know what Tamsin was thinking, but was also hesitant to push too hard. She stepped back. "Tams—"

"I am your friend." Tamsin's words tumbled out fast, but her voice was soft and earnest. She moved her eyes from Bo's face to the floor and began fidgeting with her shorts to re-tie them.

Bo could tell Tamsin felt embarrassed. The intimacy created by her statement also seemed to shock the Valkyrie.

"That means the world to me Tamsin. But I think at this point we are more than friends." Bo closed the distance between them and placed her hand over Tamsin's. "I love you and I know you love me."

Tamsin looked happy and conflicted at the same time. "But—"

"No buts, Tamsin. I know what you are doing. Kenzi says as soon as you feel close to me it activates a kind of shame spiral which then activates your aloof..." Bo stopped suddenly. The explanation sounded fine when she started, but towards the end she knew she was in trouble.

Unsurprisingly, Tamsin looked pissed. "A shame spiral that activates my what exactly?"

"Your aloof serious-face mode," Bo mumbled softy.

"My aloof serious-face? Seriously?…God Dammit, Kenzi," Tamsin half muttered, half laughed.

"Tamsin, you've got to stop pulling away," Bo said as she brought her lips close to the Valkyrie's. "We can both have what we want. There is nothing stopping us."

"Just an evil, dimension-slipping psychopath and some intimacy issues." Tamsin's voice sounded flat, but she allowed Bo to continue to lean in closer.

When Bo finally felt Tamsin's smile against her lips, she knew it was going to be okay. "Yep," she whispered as she pulled the string on Tamsin's shorts. They came completely off this time. Tamsin stepped out of them and pressed against Bo. The pressure of Tamsin's naked body flared a deep hunger in Bo. She pressed her palm against Tamsin's soft core and began to playfully dance her fingers there.

Tamsin looked down at Bo's hand. "It seems that we're done processing for the moment."

"Yep," Bo breathed as she pressed her fingers deeper.

Tamsin began gripping at Bo's pants with urgency. "Thank the fucking Gods!"