A/N: I had someone request a rewrite of the episode where Tamsin interrupts Bo's bath time when she's drunk. Now, they wrote in the review that it was 3x11. But to my knowledge it's actually 3x12 it happens in. So, if you meant that, then great. Enjoy. But if you didn't, then i don't recall that scene happening in 3x11.

Anyway, have fun!


Chapter 54: Fight A Little Longer - 3x12

Clubhouse

Bo was going out of her mind with worry.

She hadn't heard from Lauren in over a week. Her calls went unanswered, as did the thousands of texts she'd sent her. But nothing. And when she went to her Girlfriend's apartment to find out why she wasn't answering, Bo found no one. And stranger, Lauren left her cell phone on her desk. She never did that.

Being that she was an important Doctor, she needed to have her phone on her at all times. Bo didn't like the feeling she had. She just wanted some contact from her, to see if she was okay. She asked for Dyson's help but he was more concerned with Hale's stupid Ash ceremony. Finding their missing friend was more important.

Unless Dyson didn't want Lauren to be found.

It made sense. He had his love back now. If Lauren was gone, then she was fair game. But that's the thing Dyson didn't seem to understand; Bo couldn't be that way with him anymore. She loved him once, and she lost him. It was done. She'd moved on.

And she'd found someone who she could love and that loved her back just as much. She didn't mind telling him that she loved Lauren more than she ever loved him. It would be stupid to lie to him, because doing that gave him false hope. No, she wasn't doing that.

She loved Lauren, that was it. And if her Girlfriend had gone away needing space to herself, then Bo could wait. No, she would wait. Forever if she had to. It would just be nice to have some kind of word from her so she didn't have to worry endlessly.

Maybe a bath would help?

Yeah, that sounded really good right now.

And now was the perfect time, since Kenzi was at the Dal with Trick helping him with he set up for Hale's inauguration. Bo didn't know why Kenzi was helping though, Hale had been nothing but an ass to her since he became acting Ash. She wanted to punch him but Kenzi told her it wasn't worth it.

Bo kicked her shoes off next to the bath, then turned the faucets on. She wanted it at just the right temperature. Suddenly, she felt someone behind her. Whenever she took a bath, she kept a dagger with her. That Morag attack a few years ago taught her a valuable lesson;

Always be on your guard.

She pulled the dagger from inside the bath, having strapped it there ahead of time. Spinning around, she held it up ready to strike. Only, her visitor wasn't a Foe at all. "Lauren?"

Holding her hands up, Lauren nodded. "I figured you'd be pissed at me for not calling you back but, isn't the dagger a little extreme?"

Bo looked at the dagger, realising what she was doing. She lowered her hands, dropping it to the floor and went straight for a hug. "I was so worried about you. When I checked your place this morning and all I found was your phone; I thought something had happened to you" she exhaled.

She had to admit, she missed this feeling. Lauren held her tight. "I'm fine, I just needed to clear my head" she shouldn't be here, but she couldn't leave either.

"And?" Bo pulled back. "Have you had enough time?" She really hoped she'd say yes.

Smiling awkwardly, Lauren walked passed Bo and turned the water off in the bath. Any higher and they'd turn the bathroom into a lap pool. "I didn't leave my phone at home by accident" she dodged her question.

Oh no.

This was what Bo was dreading. "What'd you mean?" She asked.

"The night of my award ceremony, I met this guy—" Lauren saw Bo's face, "No! Nothing like that!" She eased her fear. "He's a renowned Scientist and owns his own Pharmaceutical business. He offered me a position with his company. Which I accepted. It was a way better deal than I have with the Fae. But as of ten minutes ago, I respectfully resigned"

Bo tried to process that information, and all she was thinking was that Lauren actually had chosen to leave. "If it was such a great opportunity, then why did you back out?" She must've had a reason.

This was Lauren's problem, she had every intention of moving in when Isaac picked her up earlier. But, as they were driving; she had such a pit in her stomach. She couldn't leave. She wasn't done here yet. And she wasn't done with Bo. "You"

"I thought you wanted space from me?" Bo was so sure that's what she wanted.

Nodding, Lauren fiddled with her hands nervously. She wasn't prepared for this conversation on her way over. "I did. And I've had enough…" she stepped close to her, "… Enough space, to know that I can't be without you. I need you as much as I need air to breathe. Yes, I'm scared, and I'm worried of losing you; but, it doesn't matter. I love you, Bo"

Bo was going to take that as a good sign. So, she stepped forward and grabbed both sides of Lauren's face, kissing her hard. That's all she wanted to hear from her. But it wasn't all Lauren's fault, it was Bo's. Her Fae status was a major factor in their downfall. She couldn't let it ruin what they had.

"I love you so much…" she whispered. "… I promise, I'm gonna do everything in my power to make things better. I don't want you feeling like this. I'm supposed to make you happy, and all I keep doing is hurting you. I'm so sorry Lauren" she couldn't forgive herself for it.

"Apology accepted…" Lauren smiled, kissing her again. "… So uh, I'm pretty sure I'm on the Light Fae's most wanted list by now. I didn't show up for my attendance meeting this morning or this afternoon. Hale's been acting like an asshole lately, so he's probably not happy with me" that was another of her fears.

But Bo wasn't going to let anything happen to her. "Screw Hale! If he's got a problem, then he can come talk to me. I wanna kick his ass for the way he's been treating Kenzi. I had no idea he was treating you the same way" that made her especially angry.

"Can I stay here tonight? I don't really feel like going back to my place" Lauren just wanted to be somewhere she felt safe. And that wasn't with the Light.

"You can stay here as long as you want…" Bo gave her a loving smile. "… Hey? I'm not gonna let anyone take you. Especially not Hale. If he comes here looking for you, I'll send him packing one way or another. I'm Unaligned, he can't do anything to me" she was appreciating that right now.

Lauren admired her devotion, but she didn't want her to get hurt either. "He might not be able to arrest you, but he can't still send people to have you taken care of. I've seen it happen. Maybe I should just go back and apologise—"

That was so not happening. Bo said no. "You don't owe him anything Lauren! He's supposed to be your friend—our friend! No one changes overnight, but if he's determined to be that way then he's gonna be up for a hell of a fight. Everything's gonna be okay…" she brought her in for a hug. "… I promise"

Feeling a little better, Lauren stopped the hug. "I interrupted you in here, I'm sorry. I'll just wait downstairs while you take your bath" she went to walk away, but Bo pulled her back by her hand.

"Or, you could take it with me?" Bo smile turned into a smirk. "We haven't had any time together for a week. That's seven lonely, days and nights. Kenzi's not gonna be home for a while, I checked" she just wanted to go back to the way things were.

And so did Lauren, so that invitation sounded very good. "Well, if we have time…" she stepped closer to her, succumbing to her Girlfriend's ways. "… We better make the most of it" she kissed her again.


Tamsin was feeling very odd. In her two thousand years of being on this god forsaken earth, she'd never met someone like Bo. That, and unbeknownst to Bo; Tamsin wasn't just in town for the Light and Dark's peace project involving her and Dyson. She'd spent a thousand years, waiting, searching, for a specific person.

A woman.

Eyes both brown, and blue.

And a list of other traits that none other than Bo herself seemed to possess. It couldn't be a coincidence. Tamsin had scoured the earth ten times over. Looking for this woman. And then she came here, and found Bo. She ticked all the boxes. The person who hired Tamsin all those centuries ago, still wanted Bo.

She'd been running from him since she made that stupid deal. He offered her more lives, in exchange for her services. Tamsin could only blame herself for her misery. She was too selfish back then, she wanted to live longer. And her wish was granted, for a price. A price she had yet to pay.

Bo was the currency.

And Tamsin had to collect it.

But, today she just decided to get drunk instead. She wasn't answering her phone since her Chief at the station kept hounding her. Dyson was helping the Light Fae with their crowning ceremony for the new Ash, so they expected her to pick up the slack.

Nope.

She wasn't feeling it.

So, after finishing the one bottle of alcohol she had in her truck; she needed a replacement. She couldn't go to the Dal because the inauguration was being held there, and there was only one other place she knew she could get into with ease, and get booze at the same time.

Bo's.

They lived in a shack, so she didn't have to worry about alarms. With one push of the door, she was in the house. When she stumbled inside, she saw a large suitcase by the couch. Was Bo going somewhere? Hmm, weird. She crossed the living room to get to the kitchen, rummaging around until she found a bottle of whiskey.

Jackpot!

As she took her first swig, she heard a thud come from upstairs. Maybe Bo wasn't at the Dal like she thought. She figured Hale would want his closest friends around while he was crowned. Or maybe she wasn't the only one who broke in today. As an officer of the law, she felt a duty to inspect the noise.

So, she lifted her gun from her holster and began to walk forward. Actually, she wobbled. She was on her second bottle of alcohol, she was lucky she wasn't crawling at this point. She got to the stairs, and heard what sounded like voices. She took another swig of the whiskey, for courage.

Then started climbing the steps, one by one.


It was safe to say, that after they decided to share a bath; they couldn't wait to lose their clothes. Bo jumped in first, then pulled Lauren in after her. They made quite the splash. Pun intended. They even managed to knock over a candle from the table beside the tub. It's flame went out as soon as it hit the wet floor.

The water was very soapy, and the foam was everywhere. But that didn't stop them from making out very heavily. Bo's hands roamed over her Girlfriend's back, trying to pull her even closer. It felt so good to be able to call her that again. Girlfriend. Bo didn't know what she would've done if Lauren had left for good.

She would've gone mad without her.

"FREEZE!"

Bo and Lauren broke apart, started by the voice. Seeing Tamsin standing there with a gun in one hand and a bottle of whiskey in the other, had frightened them. "Tamsin, what the hell are you doing here?!" She was never on Bo's list of guests.

"Uh, I heard a noise and thought someone was breaking in" Tamsin didn't expect to see this sight before her.

Grabbing a towel for herself and Lauren, she handed one to her Girlfriend and then wrapped one around herself. "You're breaking in!" She yelled.

"This's hilarious…" Tamsin couldn't stop laughing. "… Dyson told me you skipped town. He seemed very happy about it too. Guess he's not over Bo like he claims to be huh?" He mentioned something to her earlier, and his tone didn't sound worried.

Glancing at Lauren, Bo didn't like the look on her face. She got out of the bath, then helped her Girlfriend out too. "Why the hell are you breaking into my house?" She changed the subject.

"I thought you'd be at the Dal with the others, and I ran out of booze so—" Tamsin trailed off, taking another swig. "So, you guys are back together now huh? That's nice" she didn't care either way.

Now it was Lauren's turn to be a bitch, because as she looked at Tamsin's smug face; she was brought back to the night that she and Bo took their break. A break that was initially caused by what Tamsin told her hours before. "Is it? You must be a little disappointed, since you went to so much trouble to break us up in the first place" she stood there, with the towel wrapped around her tight.

Bo frowned at her, "What?" This was the first time she was hearing of this.

"She didn't tell you, that before we took our break; the night that Nelson attacked me, she stopped by my place and we had a little chat" Lauren kept her glare firmly on Tamsin, who clearly knew she was in the shit.

This was getting weird now, "What kind of chat?" Bo asked.

Tamsin waved a hand, "It was nothing. She was reading one of her boring books, and I told her what a Tikbalang was. Not a big deal"

"Just like your kiss with Bo wasn't a big deal?" Lauren replied. "I mean, why would it be? She didn't even feed from you, right?" She recited her words back to her, watching the look on her face.

Bo was gobsmacked, Lauren knew about this the entire time. "You know?" Her Girlfriend nodded, looking heartbroken again. She didn't want that. "I was gonna tell you, I swear" she wasn't, but she figured she would pluck up the courage sooner or later.

"Why bother? Tamsin already beat you to it…" Lauren sighed, she couldn't look at Tamsin's face anymore. "… And I thanked her, with a slap. One I'd love to give her a second helping of, but I'm better than that. And she's not worth it. I'll be in your room" she turned around and walked away to Bo's bedroom, closing the doors behind her.

After hearing all that, Bo didn't know what to say. But she knew what she wanted to do. Checking that her towel was secure, she marched over to Tamsin, and struck her in the face. Tamsin dropped the whiskey bottle and her gun as her hands went to her bleeding mouth. "Breaking up a happy couple. Odd behaviour for a woman who said claims to hate me. Wouldn't you agree, Tamsin?" She shoved her into the wall.

"Happy?" Tamsin started laughing. "You think you're happy?" She shook her head. "You're not happy Bo, neither is your little barbie doll. You know why? Because you know being happy, and being in love, won't stop the inevitable!" It was time for some home truths. "She's gonna die, sooner than you think too"

Bo punched her in the abdomen, winding her. "Why? Are you threatening her?!" She grabbed the back of Tamsin's hair, wanting nothing more than to just drain her. She wouldn't have to deal with her anymore.

"Me?" Tamsin coughed, laughing again. "You wish! Trust me, you're not gonna be able to stop what's coming for you. You can't prepare for it, and you can't defeat it. So, make the most of your time with her. Because soon, everyone you love is gonna be dead"

With one final slap, Bo pushed her into the hallway. "GET OUT!" Her blue eyes locked on to Tamsin like a laser beam. It was enough to make Tamsin run off. Turning around, Bo didn't know what to think. Something was coming for her. She felt it herself, but now that Tamsin had confirmed it; it just meant she had even less time figured out who it was.

What if this person did kill her friends?

What if they killed Lauren?

That was something Bo would never let happen.

If something was coming for her, then she'd be ready.


A/N: Well, that was different, wasn't it? Lol. Let me know what you thought.