She was panting with everything in her. She looked around and panted harder. She pushed harder. Once she felt like she had gotten enough she stopped and bent over.
Gasping for air, she released her ponytail from its harness. She stood upright and looked around again. She hadn't gone far but far enough to know it was time to go back.
"Need a ride? A soft voice asked from beside her.
"I'm good thanks! She waved off.
"Isabeau you look like shit. Get in, and I will drive you home." Aife laughed as Isabeau squinted at her but finally accepted the offer.
"Thanks". She said as she climbed in.
"Do you want to talk about it? Aife asked.
The young Succubus sighed. "I just needed to burn off some energy. Get some air to clear my head."
"What did she do? Aife asked.
"Nothing. I am just getting a little impatient and did not want Lauren seeing that." Isabeau said.
"Are you sure that she didn't see it already? She has your chi in her remember. She can read auras too." Aife said as she turned onto the next street.
"Shit! Isabeau gasped.
"Just give her time sweetie. She still has a lot to deal with. She's probably embarrassed that you had to rescue her from Dyson's shit memories. She probably saw a lot of his sex life, including those times with Bo." Aife advised. She could tell the Succubus was really horny and wouldn't dare fix that with anyone else but the good Dr.
"I'm not dumb or naïve. I know I have to go at Lauren's pace and I'm okay with that. Just after last night, nevermind." Isabeau blushed.
They were being true to their word of going slow. But they had gone to the living room to watch a movie and she found herself pinned under Lauren in a very sexual way. She used all of her might and will to pick the Doctor up and carried her to bed. She was too aroused to sleep in the same bed with her, so she went back to her own private room, and shut the door. After having a very sexual dream of Lauren, she showered and went for a long run. She left a note so Lauren wouldn't worry about her. She hadn't been gone an hour before she was nearly in tears, thinking she had just screwed up with this run.
This is something Bo would do. Just take off without talking to Lauren about it. She never wants to be Bo. Never wants anyone, especially Lauren, to mistake her for Bo.
She was glad her mother showed up, she needed to get home quickly and shower. She looked at the clock and knew Lauren had to be up. She just hoped she is not pissed off at her.
Hopeful Lauren didn't think she was boring the Succubus.
"Can you hurry? Isabeau asked and her Succubus complied as she sped down the street. Isabeau said her goodbyes and jumped out of the car. She tried to tiptoe up the stairs and into the house, but that failed because Lauren had opened the door for her.
"Good morning! Lauren smiled as the Succubus walked past her.
"Good morning Lauren. Sorry I need to shower. Now". Isabeau said shyly as she ran up the stairs and rounded the corner.
Lauren nodded and walked towards the kitchen. Breakfast was on the stove and almost ready. She sighed remembering how the Succubus looked just now. She looked like she was getting bored with the Doctor and their snail-paced relationship. Boredom is far from the Doctor's mind. She was enjoying the slow pace. The little things she was slowly learning about the Succubus that she had never learned or knew before.
No, it is not the curious Doctor that is noticing these things, but the woman herself. Lauren knew she had fallen asleep on top of the Succubus. But that is all that she had done. How they wound up like they were, was probably the both of their doing.
Getting out of her thoughts, she turned the burners down and took a seat at the table. She would wait and talk her thoughts out, not let them run around in her head.
Hale and Kenzi.
"Kenz, I have told you a hundred times, I am not and will not be sending a convoy to look for Isabeau. She's not Bo. I know that's who you want, but honestly if Bo was so unhappy, she would have surfaced and returned by now. The fact that she hasn't come looking for you, tells me she's not having a terrible time like you think she is." Hale sighed hard. On one hand, he wasn't a babysitter. But on the other, he cared about Kenzi. Claim or no claim, she had been pissing off a lot of Fae, and they were within seconds of killing her.
She had been trying to bribe or blackmail people into finding the Succubus for her. He had to intervene a few times and it took him hours to get them to calm down and listen to him. That had been the only drama in the streets. Toronto had been quite peaceful and alive since they returned. The Dark stayed in their own territory. But the Ash was not dumb. He knew it was all Aife's doing. It was peaceful because the Succubus had killed a few Fae just for kicks.
Kenzi huffed. Her family was slipping from her fingers. Dyson had vanished because Evony had kept chasing him. The thought made Kenzi itch. Dyson is too good of a man to be involved with the Morrigan. Look at how they all came to his rescue. Even Bo, if she wasn't ready to acknowledge that yet.
Kenzi is tired. Tired of the uncertainty. For the first time in days, she was starting to think that Bo is not coming back. Dyson will never be the same again with the Morrigan always on his ass. She shook that mental image out of her head. She was starting to get bored with Hale's guards watching her when he was in meetings. Hale has something to do. Kenzi doesn't. She'd grown tired of watching the same old shows, and movies on TV. It is not even a nice TV. Much smaller than the one they have at the clubhouse.
"Can I at least get a better TV? Kenzi asked.
"No that's it. I am not your babysitter. If you want to risk your life, you are free to leave. If not, sit your ass down. I am the Ash remember? I'm a busy man". Hale said as he turned away from Kenzi. She rolled her eyes and left the room.
Isabeau and Lauren.
The Succubus showered as quickly as she could and tried to make herself look as nice as possible. She was still nervous what Lauren was going to say to her. She couldn't help it. Everything about the Doctor was spiking her arousal. She was hungry for her. Running was not going to fix that.
"Sorry. I really needed that shower". Isabeau walked over to the table to join the Doctor.
Lauren had found a book to read as she waited for the brunette to emerge again.
"The food is still hot, so you're fine." Lauren nodded towards the plates.
Isabeau nodded back and immediately sat across from Lauren. She watched the Doctor put her book away and dig into her plate. The Succubus shook her head and stabbed her eggs.
The only sounds to be heard was forks and glasses hitting plates or the table itself. After twenty minutes, they were done, and the dishes had been loaded into the dishwasher.
"You can go first, if you want to." Isabeau said as they settled on lush chairs in front of the fireplace.
"I know you think I am upset that you left me with a note, and nothing else. I am not upset about that. I am just worried, that I am boring you." Lauren said staring at the fire.
"Lauren you could never bore me. I thought I was starting to bore you. I pulled you out of Dyson's memories and we had barely said a word to each other before. Other than the sex club." Isabeau replied quietly.
"What was that about? Lauren asked.
"Nobody threatens you Lauren. I wanted to kill them, but I went easy on them. For you." Isabeau explained.
"I'm sorry I got off track. But no. You don't bore me. I know you have been waiting patiently but I still want us to go slow. To make sure we both want this." Lauren slowly sipped on her wine. She was expecting an explosion of emotions and anger from the Succubus.
"Lauren. We can go as slow as you want. As slow as you need. My impatience is my problem. I am not making that about you. I won't ever do that. But I think I know why you are going slow, and it has nothing to do with me. But everything to do with Bo." Isabeau slammed her wine and then poured another glass.
Lauren frowned. But didn't move an inch.
"I'll explain that. You don't trust Bo much. That's why you broke up with her. She shattered you like nobody has before. Not even when Nadia died. You were devastated. You opened your heart again to love, and love betrayed you. But I am not her Lauren. I am not Bo. I know exactly what I want and that is you. I don't need sex to heal. I can heal whenever I want and not hurt a fly in the process. You think if you give your heart to me, I will break it like she did. I don't give a fuck about Dyson, or any of the rest of them. I laughed for years at their hypocrisy and how easily Bo accepted their bullshit. I am not her. I love you Lauren. I can wait." Isabeau explained.
"Isabeau…". Lauren panted.
"No. You will not do that. We are going at your speed. I won't have you doing or saying something that you are not ready to do or say yet. That's Bo's bullshit. You deserve to walk on rose petals, and not eggshells." Isabeau stood and went to get another bottle of wine.
Lauren watched her and felt a tinge of guilt. Perhaps the Succubus is right. She had been holding back in fear she would do something, Bo like.
If she was honest with herself, Bo wasn't going to come back out of Dyson's memories even after she saw Lauren in there. She found her talking to Flora. Lauren had died in Bo's mind and she seemed content to stay in there. The Doctor had quickly deduced that Bo was enjoying her time with Flora as Lauren. But if she really thought Flora was Lauren, why wasn't she crying? Why was she calm like she had buried a stranger?
When Dyson was dead, Bo was in hysterics. So much that Lauren thought she was never going to get to examine the wolf. She had buried Flora. Even had a flower placed on her grave. That's as far as Lauren had gotten before the Succubus had pulled her out.
She wasn't mad about that. She had felt that love and concern for years. She could only imagine what Bo and Dyson did in Bo's Dawning. His memories had to be identical to that. Bo brought Dyson out, dead. Resurrected him.
Isabeau brought Lauren out. The real Lauren before she could die or be harmed in there. The Doctor wasn't even sure how she was able to go in, in the first place. But as a Doctor she had to try and save Bo's life, even though Bo didn't care to save hers. She shook it off. She wasn't being fair to Isabeau if she was constantly thinking of Bo's shortcomings. More like Bo's wants and needs.
Perhaps the part of Bo that loved Lauren has been Isabeau all along. She couldn't be sure of that, but felt it every time she saved her life.
"I'm not her." Isabeau said quietly.
"I know. I'm sorry. I just get lost in my head sometimes." Lauren shook her head and stood up to take her wine glass into the kitchen. She had probably had enough.
"And what a beautiful head it is". Isabeau smiled gently as she poured herself another glass of wine. The day had already aged as they sat talking. She didn't care. She could talk to Lauren until one of them falls asleep. Which would and could be her at any given moment. Lauren has that softest pillow talk voice the Succubus had ever heard. Even as she sat across from her, it was soothing and far from boring. She almost flashed her blue eyes at the thought of Lauren thinking she found her boring. Bo calling her a fake Doctor months ago probably didn't help. What the fuck was that about? Probably arrogance she got from Kenzi. Two idiots thinking they know it all and they don't. The same idiots that thought Lauren was expendable to be left vulnerable in the clubhouse. The Una Mens had snuck in on Dyson and Bo. What made them think they wouldn't sneak into the clubhouse again while Bo was getting her rocks off in Dyson's memories? Big bad Bo that thought sleeping with Lauren as Dyson was romantic or even fun.
The Succubus shook the horrors that Bo had put into her head out of her head. That threesome Bo craved will never and would never have happened. She would drain him the minute he even thought of sticking his penis in Lauren. He will never touch her. Even get close enough to breathe on her again. She smiled when Lauren stretched out on the couch. She grabbed a blanket and draped it over her before she left the room after the Doctor had fallen asleep. This would give Isabeau time to clean and make plans for the next day. She had none for the rest of that day.
Aife
The Succubus rolled her eyes when she felt eyes on her. "Get out of here. I will not tell you where they are nor will I tell the Siren either". She laughed.
"Bo's been gone for far too long. She probably needs me. Needs us." Kenzi groaned.
"My daughter never needed you. But you needed her. Your coward ass uses her as a bodyguard when your mouth writes checks, your body can't cash. She is better off far away from you. You will only drag her down. Like you do Hale. Why he puts up with your bullshit when you clearly favor the wolf is beyond reasoning." Aife laughed again.
"Bo and Dyson are close. Almost best friends. He will find her once Evony stays off his ass. You cannot stop that." Kenzi said
"I could if I kill him. Put the horny pup out of his misery. She will never mate with him. No matter how many times they slept together, it was nothing but sex. He wasted his mate on the wrong Fae. Lauren has always been Isabeau's mate. How do you think she brought her back? Aife winked and laughed when Kenzi jumped backwards.
"Damn. Does Bo know that? Kenzi asked.
"I'm not sure it would hurt her if she does know. The Doctor will soon come to know that. When she does, your time is up. They won't want anything to do with or have any need for you. They are walking wants and needs of each other." Aife stood and smiled when Kenzi froze.
"I have to tell Dyson." Kenzi said pulling her phone out.
"He can't stop it. He will never find them because their scents are no longer the same." Aife said as she walked over to the bar area.
"He has to know." Kenzi said.
"The Morrigan is his mate. Even if he doesn't like it. She's his now." Aife laughed in hysterics.
"Ewww. Now I really have to find him." Kenzi gagged as she walked out.
"If the Light Fae didn't like Bo and Dyson. They surely wouldn't like Dyson and Evony. They'd string him up by his balls and cut his neck off, if they so much as kissed." Aife laughed as she watched Kenzi turn ghost white.
What was she going to do? Tell Hale? Even as the Ash his hands would be tied. Tell Dyson? What good would that do? His mate with Bo left him tied to her, but Isabeau would tie something else of his if he even came near her that way. Tell Vex? He had enough the last time.
"Good luck being the only human left in the Fae world. You should have let Bo walk out of that elevator without a second thought of you." Aife laughed as she shoved Kenzi out the door. The young woman landed on her ass and woke up out of her daze.
From everything Aife had just told her. Bo was gone from her forever. Dyson was gone from her forever. She only had Hale left, and even he was tiring of the Fae life. He has the means to leave whenever he feels like it. Kenzi's family was about to die and there was nothing she could do to stop it. Or is there? Isabeau. She cringed at the thought. She has to find Isabeau and get Bo to listen to her. Once Bo finds out that Dyson is Evony's mate, she won't like that and will have to come back to save him. Like she was doing when all of this started.
She never feared much. But Isabeau could be quite scary. Scary to look at. Scary to be around. Scary to talk to. Even scarier if she accidentally bumped into her. She would probably find that as an insult. But she would step up for the team. The family. The crew. Lauren wanted to stay with the Dark, and Bo should have left her there. Now she was a threat to all of them. She was disrupting Kenzi's day one plans again. It needs to be Bo and Dyson, otherwise, Bo would never be safe with Aife still alive, after Kenzi dies. Lauren is not as strong as Dyson which means, she has to find someone else to love.
Kenzi tried to prepare herself. She is going to have to stare into the face of pure evil. But if Lauren can do it, so can she.
Lauren
Lauren moaned as she rolled over. The Succubus had obviously moved her after she had fallen asleep. She was in the softest bed she had ever slept in. This is how it had been since they arrived. Every day she would receive a new bed. New sheets. The works. She opened her eyes when she smelled food cooking. If it tastes like it smells, she is going to love it. If her senses were in tune, the food wouldn't be ready for another half hour yet, she smiled and closed her eyes for sleep again.
She smiled when she felt a warm hand gently shake her. "I'm up. I'm up."
"Dinner's ready sweetie. You haven't eaten for hours yet." Isabeau said softly.
Lauren opened one eye and laughed.
"I kind of made a mess down there. But the food is edible." Isabeau said wiping her hands on her apron.
"You have flour on the tip of your nose. How you did that, I must find out." Lauren laughed again.
"I'll explain it all. Over dinner." Isabeau smiled as she took one of Lauren's hands and pulled her from the bed.
TBC.
