A/N: I know these chapters haven't been the longest, I just want to get some things out of the way before the big things happen in the next chapters ;D
Enjoy
BPOV:
"CHEERS…TO THE TWO SMARTEST WOMEN OF ALL TIME." Kenzi cheers from where she's stood on top of the Dhals bar top.
"CHEERS." Everyone echoes while smiling towards Lauren and Anni. We all down our shots and I turn to my girl who has a dopey, drunk smile on her face. Lauren and Anni are sat in a corner booth with a few dark far doctors, their conversation first started off professional but now their all just laughing about university experiences and the shit they all got to back in the day.
"The Mrs looks like she's having a good time." Kenzi says once she jumps off the bar.
"Yeah." I nod with a smile. "She definitely earned it."
"Yeah she has. I don't think I've ever met a more hardworking person." Kenz says shaking her head. "Not to make you jelly BoBo, but I'm giving your girl one hell of a kiss when all this is over."
I narrow my eyes at my friend for a moment before giving a slight shrug. "I think that's fair."
"Oh there we go again." Kenzi laughs as another round of drinks are placed in front of Lauren and Anni. All night people have been buying them both drinks, them all being completely amazed with what the two of them have accomplished.
"I'm gonna have to carry her out of here tonight." I wince as my wife takes another shot.
"Yeah but look how happy she is." Kenzi coos as Lauren giggles about something with her team.
"I'm so fucking proud of her Kenzi."
"And so you should be." She nods. "She's completely changed all our lives Bo. This time next week I'm going to be able to spend the next few hundred years by Hale's side…I'm going to see my little girl grow and have her own family, and them have their own family. It's incredible, I don't know how to ever thank her." Kenzi says with joy written all over her face.
"Lo doesn't want thanks. You've been her priority because you're her family, she knows what this means to you."
"I'll still get her a bottle of something." Kenzi shrugs.
"Fair enough." I signal trick down for another beer for myself and Kenzi. "What is it your becoming again?"
"A wood nymph." She says while holding her arms out as if she's God. "I will have connection to the forest, and I can control wood, bending it or snapping…soon nothing will keep me away from that top shelf." Kenzi grins while running her hands over the wooden bar top, most likely imagining snapping it in half.
"Looks like I'll need to invest in some steel." Trick says while placing our beers in front of us.
"No fair." She pouts.
"Tough." Trick winks before sliding a try of drinks towards me. "These have been ordered for Lauren and Anni."
"Holy shit. They're going to get alcohol poisoning."
"Nah, those fae genes will fight that off." Kenzi says waving me off while stealing a shot off the tray.
"I'll go deliver this then." I make my way over to the table that my wife is sat at will the crowd slowly moving away.
"BO." Lauren cheers happily when I come to a stop in front of her. "I missed you."
"I missed you too gorgeous. I have some more drinks."
"YAY." Anni cheers.
The last of Laurens work colleagues leave and I'm not able to sit next to Lauren. "How you doing babe?" I ask rubbing my hand up and down her thigh.
She turns to me with a dopey grin. "I'm very drunk Bo." Lauren nods.
"I can see that, but do you feel okay?"
"I feel great." She says with that grin still in place.
"That's good, as long as your feeling alright." I bring my hand up and stroke her flushed cheeks. "You've been very popular tonight."
"I know." She whispers…very loudly. "They won't leave me alone."
I can't help but laugh and kiss off the pout that has appeared on her lips. "It's because of how incredible you are."
"But I just want you."
"Well you've got me now." I cuddle up closer to Lauren and just relax after being on my feet for so long.
"When did they get here?" Lo asks after a few moments of silence.
I look over towards the bar and see Dyson stood with Hale and Kenzi, but Tamsin is at the other end laughing with Anni, who keeps resting her hand on Tamsin's bare arm. "Must've been recently."
"Hmmm. They look close." Lauren mumbles with her eyes on Anni and Tamsin.
"Yeah." Looking at the pair of them now laughing together, it seems like a perfect match…but based on Lauren frown I'm not too sure she agrees.
"How old is Tamsin?" Lauren says with a hiccup.
"She's 28, so you can calm down Mama Bear. Tamsin won't hurt your girl." I laugh.
"I just want to make sure she has the best intentions." Lauren mumbles. "Anni deserves the best."
"I know baby but let them have their fun."
"You're right." Lauren nods but soon a smirk comes over her face. "How about we get out of here and I can have my fun." She winks.
I know for a face the second Lo gets to our bed she will be passed out for the night, but playing along for now wont hurt. "Ooooh, sounds good to me hot stuff."
"Then how about we…"
Before Lauren can even finish her sentence a load of the dark employees rips her from her seat and pull her towards the pool table. "DR LEWIS, WE NEED YOU." Lauren looks over at me with wide eyes and hold up 1 finger, I'm not too sure what it means so I just nod and let her go have some fun.
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"Evening Bo."
I look up from my phone and see Tamsin stood there with a hesitant smile. "Hey Tamsin." I smile back, nodding to the empty seat next to me.
"I see the Doc is having a good night." She laughs looking over at the pool table where Lauren is being cheered on while she chugs a pint of beer.
"Yeah…but she'll regret it in the morning." I laugh. "It would seem she's not the only one, I saw you with Anni at the bar."
Tamsin looks down with a smile as a slight blush comes across her face. "She's really cool. I can't believe we've not met till now."
"Well she's been a busy lady recently, hardly ever leaves the lab."
"Thankfully I've managed to get her to agree to leave it on Friday night." Tamsin shrugs with a smile.
"That's great. I'm happy for you." I tell her.
Tamsin nods down to my rings and bumps me gently with her shoulder. "I'm really happy for you too Bo. I know I was a bit of a dick when Lauren came back, and I'm sorry about that. You two really are meant to be. I wish you both the best."
"Thank you, Tamsin." I rest my hand on hers and give it a slight squeeze. Even though it didn't work out for us two she did mean a lot to me at one time. "Maybe if everything goes well with Anni, the four of us can double date." I suggest.
"That would be great, I've missed hanging out with you…and all I ever hear about is how amazing Dr Lauren Lewis is, I'd like to meet her officially for myself." She smiles.
"Sounds good."
"You think Doc might like me now Lauren is back?" She laughs.
"Maybe. He has mellowed slightly, and he does like Anni." I shrug.
Tamsin nods and watches Anni re-enter the bar. "I'll be sure to bring him treats next time, give myself more of a chance."
Anni waves from the bar and asks if Tamsin and I want a refill, I begin to nod but before I can a very, very drunk Lauren stumbles in front of me. "BO…BO HOME TIME."
"You had enough?" I laugh as she holds onto the table for balance.
"Yep. They keep beating me at pool and making me drink…I can hardly see straight anymore." She whines.
"Okay, let's get you home then." I stand up and grab both our jackets from the back of our chairs.
"Yay…sex time." Lauren cheers before noticing Tamsin sat next to me. "Hello Tamsin."
"Hey Lauren." She smiles back.
"We're leaving now, but I think I should tell you that I think Anni likes you." She loudly whispers again.
"Oh really." Tamsin grins.
"Mhm…I saw her checking out your ass at the bar at least 5 times." Lauren winks.
"Time to go." I say grabbing onto Laurens arm and pulling her towards to door before she can do any more damage.
"BYE EVERYONE." Lauren shouts over her shoulder as we leave the bar.
"You're really going to regret this in the morning my love." I laugh trying to keep her steady as we walk down the road towards our home.
"Maybe." Lauren mumbles cuddling closer to me as we walk. "But it was worth it."
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LPOV:
"How long will it take?" Bo asks for what feels like the 100th time.
"If everything goes well, which I'm sure it will, Kenzi should be home by the evening." This is the 6th time my wife has asked me about the procedure to turn Kenzi fae, I give her the same answer every time, but it doesn't seem to be enough. Obviously I get why she's scared, it's a big thing to go through and Kenzi is one of the most important people in her life.
"And you're sure?" She asks nervously.
"Bo." I sigh. "I promise you she will be fine."
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
"You don't need to be sorry." I pull Bo into my arms and place a kiss on her head. "This is a simple procedure that Anni and I have gone over a hundred times. Now go sit with Hale, I'm sure he's just as nervous as you. I'll see you in about an hour."
"Okay…go be amazing." Bo pulls me in for a deep kiss before letting me get to work.
"See you soon." I call out and head into the medical wing.
I enter the room and see Kenzi laying on the bed with Anni taking her vitals. "How you feeling Kenz?" I ask.
"Good…a bit nervous but mainly excited." She smiles.
"Well don't worry. It'll be quick and easy. Anni will put you to sleep and you'll wake up in a few hours as fae."
Kenzi nods and plays with her hands. "Just like that huh?"
"Just like that." I promise. "How is she looking?" I ask Anni.
"All good, vitals are good. Ready whenever you are." Anni says.
"Okay Kenz, you ready?" I ask.
Kenzi takes a deep breath and nods firmly. "Let's do this Doc."
"Alright." I help Kenzi get into a comfortable position on her side, making sure she's turned enough that she won't roll over during the procedure. "Comfortable?" I ask and get a smile in return. I nod to Anni and let her put the sedative into Kenzi's IV. "Okay Kenz, count backwards from 10 for me."
"10, 9, 8, 7…." She soon slurs the last number and her eyes close.
"She's under." Anni nods.
"Right…you keep watch of her vitals and I'll inject the serum." I tell Anni. Anni comes over to my side to keep an eye on Kenzi and the monitors when I head over and grab the injection.
"You sure you don't want me to do it?" Anni asks as I walk up to Kenzi.
"No, I've got it." I need to do this. I couldn't let this fall on Anni's shoulders if something were to go wrong.
"Then lets give Kenzi her happy ever after." Anni grins.
I try and absorb some of Anni's confidence and prepare myself in sticking a huge needle and injecting a possibly fatal substance into a very important person. A person that is the love of Hales life, little Ava's mother, a woman that's partially my wife's sister and someone that has become one of my best friends. "Here we go." I lower the needle towards her lower back and gently push it in. Whe I feel it's deep enough I begin to inject all the fae DNA into Kenzi. Anni and I both wait with bated breath, watching to see how Kenzi's body reacts to the DNA.
"Elevated heart rate." Anni says with her eyes locked on the machines.
"Normal." I say.
"No abnormalities." Anni confirms.
We still both wait a couple more minutes, watching Kenzi's heart rate continues to climb like mine did. Thankfully after a few minutes it seems to calm and pick a constant rhythm. "How's her temp?"
"Warm but nothing to be concerned about." Anni smiles. "I think she's good Lauren."
I finally let go of the long breath that I've been holding for the past 5 minutes. "Okay. Let's get her up to the recovery room to get her comfortable. We'll keep an eye on her up there and carry out the rest of our tests, see if Kenz is actually fae."
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BPOV:
"How long's it been?" Hale asks while pacing his office.
"1 hour and 55 minutes." I tell him without even looking at my watch, it's only been about 30 seconds since he last asked me.
"Is it bad we've not heard anything yet?" He says with worry in his eyes.
"No. Lauren would have come to us immediately if anything went wrong."
Hale takes a breath and finally stops. "You're right." He nods. "I'm just freaking out a bit here." He mumbles sitting down on the edge of his desk.
"Me too." I get up from my seat and bring him in for a hug. "Our girls strong Hale, she'll get through this."
"I know." He sighs. "I just can't help but…" Hale stops dead and his eyes go wide. I spin around and see Lauren poke her head into Hales office. She smiles when she spots us both at his desk and walks further into the room.
We both stumble towards her and she holds her hands up calmly. "Everything went great." Lauren smiles. "We have her in the recovery room to rest up. We've done all our test and it was a success."
"She's okay?" Hale confirms.
"She's doing incredible." Lo nods. "The sedative should wear off soon, but her bodies had a big shock so and it's got a lot to get used to, she might be out for a couple more hours." Hale gives Lauren a quick hug before rushing out of the room.
"It worked Lauren? Kenzi's fae?"
"It worked babe." Lauren grins. "We did it."
"Oh my god." I jump into her arms and give her the biggest hug. "You're fucking amazing."
Lauren buries her face into my neck and hugs me just as tight. "I'm so relived this worked Bo."
I run my hands through her hair and pull her back for a kiss. "I never doubted you for a second." I just kiss and hold my wife for a few minutes. I feel the tension slowly leave her body, I can't even begin to imagine the type of stress she's been under today. I pull away from Lo and run my hand down her arm. "Not that I don't love kissing you, because I do, I could do this all day…but I'd really love to go see my best friend."
Lauren laughs and places one quick kiss on my lips before pulling me towards the door. "Let's go see her."