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Bo's POV – 1 week later – The Dal
Alright, after days of endless thought; I've decided the right thing to do is tell Trick. I really wish I was still handcuffed to the bed by Officer Lewis instead of doing this. My god, she was so fucking hot.
"Trick?" I call out as I take a seat at the bar. "Bo?" I hear, right before he appears from the back room. "Yeah…I need to talk to you before you open, if you got a minute or two, please."
"Alright, is everything alright? You look…conflicted…" I let out a heavy sigh. "Please don't hate me, Grandpa Trick…"
Trick's expression went from concerned to concerned and confused. "Bo, there is nothing you could ever do or say to make me hate you." He's eyes show nothing but truth so I take another deep breath before I probably ruin his day or more.
"Please come around here and take a seat first. "Alright…" His voice is laced with worry now as he comes over to take the seat next to me. I turned to face him before I spoke.
"About two weeks ago, I had a visitor in my office…" I state cautiously, his brows furrow in confusion. "Oh? Who was it? Someone I know I assume."
"Yes, the visitor was…grandma Isabeau- TRICK!" I grab him right before he stumbles off his stool. "I'm okay, I-I'm okay, it's just…just startling, please continue. What did she say? Why has she revealed herself after all this time?" I wait till Trick is stable on his stool, taking his hand as a precaution and comfort.
"She came back because she wants her family back. She said she was regretful and foolish and after keeping tabs on us over the years. She finally got the courage to show herself. She thought it would be easier to face me rather than you. The only thing she wants back more than her family is you. I saw it in her eyes, body language…everywhere…S-he aalso mentioned my father. Apparently, they've kept in touch since they have poor decision making, in common. She said he wants to meet me. I don't know what to do with that information yet. But, I thought you have a right to know about Isabeau's visit. I hope I made the right choice. Was I wrong? Should I have told you sooner? Should I have no-"
"Bo…please, stop…I'm not mad at you or anything. You did what you thought is right and I thank you for that. I don't know what I feel regarding the situation, honestly. I think I need to be alone for a bit if that's okay with you." He gives me a forced smile so I just nod. "Before I forget, she left me her card in case we want to reach out to her." I place the card on the bar top and get off my stool, slowly letting go of his hand.
"No matter what you decide, you know you're not alone right, Grandpa?" He just gives me the slightest nod with an unreadable expression. I just give him a hesitant nod as I make my way to the exit. I stop and turn just before I walk out the door "We're in this together right, grandpa? We're okay, right?" When I look his way, he just gives me another tight smile but with reassuring eyes. "Everything will be fine Bo." I give another slow nod as I force my way out of the door to respect his wish to be alone and let him process what I told him. I hope the rest of my day just flies by at this point, just four more hours before I see Lauren.
I spent most of my day in my office working on paperwork and taking calls from cry baby rich people about petty bullshit. "Cap…?" I'm so busy staring at the ceiling that I missed the knock. I look towards the door to see Hale.
"Sorry Hale, what can I do for you?" He gives me a small smile as he takes a seat. "Actually, I'm here to tell you something. Dyson and I were called to a murder scene earlier today and the victim had your old PI business card buried in her purse." He hands me the murder case file and I recognize the victim instantly. "Lou Ann…"
For the remainder of the day, I told Hale everything I knew about Lou Ann and how I helped her fake her death to be with her true love Jason Heidinger. Lou Ann's family abused her for being with him instead of some guy they picked out. Lou Ann's family had this precinct, now my precinct in their back pocket so they got away with the abuse. Lou Ann never told me the name or showed me the face of the guy that her family wanted her with. Lou Ann was one of the nicest people I have ever met, we even became friends. Needless to say, I put myself on her case before the day ended.
I get home and found Lauren on the couch with Vex, Tamsin and Kenzi. She sees me immediately and walks over to my waiting open arms. She gives me a kiss that I immediately melt into as kissing her always makes everything better.
She knows something is wrong and immediately pulls me upstairs as we both unintentionally tune out the party of three on the couch. When we get to the bedroom, she looks the door before she takes a seat on the edge of the bed. She grabs my hand and gently pulls me into her lap.
"What happened?" She asks as she softly rubs my back up and down. "…In a nutshell?" She nods, so I take a breath before I summarize what was wrong. "I told Trick about everything regarding Isabeau's visit and he was…well he took it as well as can be expected of anyone in his shoes. He said he wasn't mad at me or anything but, needed some time alone. I didn't want to leave him alone but I didn't know what else to do so I left. I called Mark and Nate to show up to work early to watch over him for me. I feel like he hates me or at least mad at me or something which is another reason I just left…"
"Then, during the last half of my work day, I found out a former client of mine was murdered because she had my old PI card in her purse. I bet it was her abusive family who had the 2nd precinct in their back pocket before Trish fired everyone and had me that over. I put myself on Lou Ann's case which I'm sure you already know is her name…she was so sweet. All she ever wanted was to be free and to be free to love whoever she wants and to have a normal life. I helped her fake her death about nine months ago but, someone obviously found her. I should have kept an eye on her. I should have also not told Trick about Isabeau…"
Lauren kisses me softly and removes a stray hair from my face. "Bo, Trick absolutely loves you. He's not upset with you in any way and I know deep down, you know and feel that and his love for you. He just needs time to himself to process the fact that his ex-wife has returned after all these years. He probably never thought that would happen considering how she basically left him, telling him that he wasn't enough for her. As for Lou Ann, she was not your fault or responsibility to watch over for the rest of your life. I bet even if she knew things would end like this for her, she would have still wanted to be with her true love for almost a year than in an abusive family that cared nothing about her true happiness. I know if it were me, I'd always choose you Bo even if that meant I'd only get a few months with you. I bet anyone would agree that a few months with your true love is worth more than a full life of unhappiness. You gave her freedom, you gave her true love. I bet you did more for her than anyone in her life ever has. Bo, you were her hero just like you are my hero. She wouldn't want you blaming yourself for something you had no control over. The best thing you can do for her now is to bring her killer to justice, Captain McCorrigan and I'd be more than happy to help you with the case if you want." I just kiss Lauren at the end of her pep for always knowing the right thing to say.
"I was actually thinking of asking you for your help since Lou Ann is important to me. But, if you're too busy-"
She silences me with another kiss. "I'm never too busy for you Bo. I would love to help you and Lou Ann." I instantly beam at her words and before either of us can say anything further my stomach decided to interrupt us. "Hungry?" She asks after she laughed at my loud stomach.
"Yeah, I guess so" I say as I laugh at myself. "Lauren…thank you for being you and loving me." We stand up together to head downstairs to eat dinner. "Right back at you babe." She gives me another soft kiss before we join the others downstairs.
Lauren's POV
Dinner went by with small talk of each of our days and other random topics. Afterwards, they all helped me clean up as I packed us all leftovers for lunch tomorrow. "Well, we're goin' ta head home kitties." Vex blurts out before he can stop himself.
"I I I didn't mean that! I meant I'm staying over Kenzi's while Bo stays here tonight!" He quickly tries to save himself. "Wait, you mean you and Bo haven't switched places yet? I thought you guys switched a while ago given the fact that Bo is always with Laur and Vex is always with Kenzi."
We all stand frozen as the truth of Tamsin's statement sinks in each of us. "Should we…?" Kenzi seems to ask no one in particular. Bo looks at me with caution in her eyes as if she's afraid that if she asked to move in with me it would make me run away. I don't blame her since I've have a track record of doing that especially when it came to her. But, I meant what I said and I still mean it. I give her a passionate kiss to which I hear Tamsin groan about, loudly.
She has a smile on her face as I wait for her to open her eyes from the kiss. "What do you say baby, will you move in with me?" I ask with a smile on my face never ceasing. Bo was frozen at my question but before I could take it back she threw herself in my arms with force, almost knocking me completely off balance.
"YES BABY! I. WILL. MOVE. IN. WITH. YOU!" She kisses me in between each word. I grin widely before we both remembered that this effects Kenzi and Vex too. When we looked back at them, they were tightly wrapped in each other's arms with kisses and grins as wide as ours.
"Ugh, y'all make me wanna hurl. I can't believe you neither of you gross couples realized you were practically shackin' up already. What would you people do without me pointing out the obvious. Anyway, I'm outta here before I lose my dinner. Later, sis, bro, Kenz, Bo…not that anyone is paying attention to me. I swear, a bomb could go off right here, right now and you people wouldn't notice…" Tamsin walks out as we're all is still in our own happy couple bubble with the new development and step forward in both our relationships.
"Are you sure this is what you want, Lauren?" I smile at Bo and her selflessness to always put others needs and wants above her own especially mine. "Shut up and kiss me." I smile as I pull her smiling lips into mine for a hard passionate, loving kiss; chasing away all her fears and nervousness as well as my own.