Lauren and Bo.
Lauren crawled off of Bo and went to shower before the Succubus woke up. She felt wonderfully rested. Like she had not slept in hundreds of years. An ironic observation considering that's how long Bo's life would be. But she was not worried about that now. Now she is worried about breakfast. She was starving for any and everything, but they only had basics for breakfast.
To anyone outside of the Science community, breakfast could be boring but to Lauren it was an adventure. How and what to do with batter and eggs. She was not sure what Bo's favorites are, but she aimed to cook everything she could find fitting for breakfast.
Bo yawned and stretched. The warmth from her arms and body had left the room. She inhaled where those legs had carried that body. She smiled, grabbed some clothes and jumped into the shower. She scrubbed everywhere that she could reach on her body and places that she could not fully reach. She dried off, dressed and checked her appearance.
"This is it". She smiled into the mirror. She shivered at the thoughts in her head.
She pulled her boots on and walked down the stairs. She rounded the corner and found the table had already been set and Lauren walked over with plates of food before returning to the kitchen.
"I could have helped". Bo spoke softly.
"I just like cooking. Haven't done it in so long, I missed it". Lauren shrugged gently.
"Good morning Lauren". Bo smiled.
"Good morning Bo". Lauren smiled over her shoulder.
Bo nodded and stood at the table. She was not sure where to sit. They only had one good view of the backyard. If it came down to it, she wanted Lauren to get that seat. She sighed in relief when Lauren took the very chair, she had been eyeing.
"How'd you sleep? Bo asked after finally sitting.
"Well. Thank you". Lauren smiled again.
Bo was starting to love that look on the blonde. Every smile was like a kiss of wind to the Succubus. There is something so welcoming. So peaceful about it. They were still getting to know each other, and Bo wanted to know everything but not all at once.
"You don't have to thank me Lauren. You never have to thank me. I should be thanking you". Bo took her first sip of orange juice.
"Thanking me? Lauren raised an eyebrow.
"Thanking you. Thanking you for telling me what I am. Thanking you for accepting who I am." Bo set her glass down and looked the blonde directly in her eyes.
"Bo". Lauren said softly.
"Lauren, it's okay. I just wanted to get that out there. I am not pushing for anything more right now". Bo picked her knife and fork up to cut her pancakes.
Lauren rolled her tongue in her mouth and forked around in her own food. "Bo I know that you think you are a monster. I felt you shivering in your sleep last night. I heard you growl a few times too. There is nothing wrong with who you are. You are the warmest Fae I have ever met in my life besides Hale."
"Hale? Bo's eyes flashed blue.
"Not like that Bo. He has always been nice and respectable to me". Lauren nearly laughed at Bo's instant jealousy.
"Well he does seem like a nice guy. I just don't know him like you do, yet". Bo's eyes stayed blue until she finished her thought.
"What is it Bo? Lauren asked.
Bo's head popped up, and found the woman staring at her now. She opened her mouth, but nothing came out.
"Are you ready to go? Lauren asked.
"I am. I've been ready". Bo replied.
"Well we can leave after breakfast." Lauren went back to her food.
"I've been ready for this Lauren. For you". Bo whispered.
Lauren opened her mouth, but Bo cut her off.
"No. Not like that Lauren. I have just been ready to build something. A relationship. I just never found that one yet. How could I with what I am? Bo sat back in her seat.
"Don't say you are a monster Bo. Because I won't believe it". Lauren reached over and squeezed the brunette's hand.
"She's dark Lauren. Really dark. You would not believe how I killed people. Left their bodies in the darkest of places." Bo rubbed her forehead.
"We've been working on that right? Your need to feed? Lauren sat back in her own chair.
"Yes, we have. I just want to make sure you understand what I am. What I could be". Bo lowered her head.
"Bo come here". Lauren ordered softly.
Bo felt the seriousness in Lauren's command and followed it all the way to the Doctor's lap. Lauren smiled at how childlike Bo looked. As bold and as brave as the brunette could be, her Succubus made her the shyest Fae the doctor had ever seen.
She pushed a few dark locks behind Bo's ear and spoke.
"Bo I have seen some of the nastiest Fae that you could ever imagine. They have killed right in front of me. Fae, and humans dropped dead at my feet or right in front of me. The only protection I had was my necklace and the Ash threatening retaliation if any harm had come to me. But you, you are different". Lauren squeezed the woman.
"Me? How? Bo lifted her head.
"Well think about it. You are a Succubus. We've already slept together, if she was going to harm me, she had her chance". Lauren noted.
Bo's eyes widened at the thought. The Doctor was right. Bo had slept with Dyson a Fae, and a human in Lauren. If her Succubus wanted her dead, she would be dead.
"Are you okay? Lauren asked. The brunette went into her own thoughts and had lingered there for a good long while.
"I'm fine now. I just never thought about it like that before. She did have many hours to drain you, if she was going to". Bo gently pushed off of Lauren's lap. It was becoming embarrassing sitting there like a child.
She settled back in her chair and went back to eating. If she kept her mouth full, she would not say something dumb or inappropriate.
Lauren smiled at Bo's innocence and her headstrong plan to avoid what they were just talking about.
She shook her head and returned to her plate. Her eggs were a tad cold, but she could accept that. It was slowly becoming worth it.
Aife and the Morrigan.
"How long do you plan on having that smelly bastard in my dungeons? The Morrigan asked.
"You can let him go. It's too late for him anyway." Aife laughed.
"Your Succubus? The Morrigan asked.
"My Succubus". Aife laughed again.
"I never thought any Fae would fall for that Doctor. But she is a brilliant human". The Morrigan shrugged as she continued writing at her desk.
"Dyson has always thought he is an irresistible bastard. Just wait until he gets wind of them". Aife laughed again. His misery is almost as tasty as her favorite glass of wine.
"I have resisted him". The Morrigan shrieked at that wolf thinking he stood any chance of bedding her.
"So, release him to the Blood King. He cannot hurt us ever again. Toronto will be a lot different now". Aife turned serious.
"You're not planning on killing Trick are you? I might take a day off to watch that". The Morrigan looked up.
"No, he will live long enough to feel every pain his handing me over to the Dark cost me". Aife seethed.
"I have wanted to control your daughter for some time now. But you may just do the trick. No pun intended". The Morrigan laughed.
"I warned you Morrigan, Isabeau must never be made to choose a side." Aife eyed the woman.
"Okay. Okay. She will not choose sides". The Morrigan held her hands up innocently.
"We will live free among the Fae". Aife took a seat.
"It's no skin off my ass, as long as you stay off my ass". The Morrigan went back to writing again.
"Nobody wants your ass Evony". Aife laughed.
"Go". The Morrigan waved her out of her office.
The Dal
"Trick! Kenzi! Dyson growled as he ran into the building.
"Dyson! You are free! Kenzi jumped into his arms.
"How? Trick asked.
"I don't know. I only know I was released". Dyson looked elated.
"This can't be good". Trick scratched his face.
"Aren't you happy to see me? Dyson asked.
"I am. But Aife is the reason you were imprisoned, if she is let you out, that cannot be good. For any of us". Trick paced a bit.
"What could she want from Dyson? Kenzi asked.
"I don't know but we have to be incredibly careful. Watch our backs". Trick replied.
"And our fronts". Kenzi chimed in. Aife made her nervous. There is a darkness about her that she has not seen in any other Fae besides Bo killing that guy in the elevator.
"I'll protect you Kenzi, until Bo returns". Dyson squeezed her.
"Bo has returned". The Succubus said from behind them.
Dyson growled at the sight of her holding hands with Lauren.
"Don't". Bo's eyes flashed blue. Dyson felt himself being pushed backwards and Bo had not lifted a finger.
"How did she..? Kenzi gasped.
"Lauren. Please sit". Bo helped the Doctor sit on a bar stool.
"What is this Bo? Dyson asked.
"This is my…she is my choice". Bo replied softly as she waited for Trick to bring Lauren something suitable to drink and not his bottom shelf stuff.
"No! That cannot be! Dyson growled harder.
"If I have to warn you one more time wolf, you won't like what you will lose". Bo spoke softly. She did not want to upset Lauren. They were having a nice day so far, and she did not want any harm or distress to come to the Doctor.
"A human can't be with a Fae. It is forbidden". Dyson gritted his teeth.
"This is why I brought her here. To make sure there is no misunderstanding about anyone's feelings". Bo stood behind Lauren.
"It can't be. Trick! Tell her it can't". Dyson took some hard steps towards the man.
"It's not customary. But I cannot go against this Dyson. Bo's my granddaughter". Trick looked up at the wolf and saw instant disappointment in his eyes.
"But I mated with her. I can't undo that". Dyson growled as he walked in a tight circle and stopped.
"I never asked you to! Bo countered. She gently put her hand on Lauren's shoulder to keep the Doctor calm. This is her fight, not the Doctor's.
Dyson pulled at his hair. He had spent hours in that Dark dungeon expecting Bo to get him out. He had spent hours waiting on her. Wanting her. Now he stood in Trick's bar surrounded by his worst nightmare. Lauren with the woman he mated with.
"There are laws against it. Against them. You cannot ignore them Trick". Dyson stopped moving.
"I won't do this Dyson. Now settle down or get out of my bar". Trick was stuck in the middle of this and it was a position he did not like. He had wondered for years whatever came of Aife. Now she was back, and he has a granddaughter in his life too. Namely in his bar, if she fled, he was sure her mother would show her how to flee and she would never be seen again. He gave Dyson a look and the wolf threw his head into the air before lowering it back down.
"So why…her? Kenzi asked. She jumped when Bo growled this time. Her eyes flashed blue as she turned towards the woman.
"If I would stuff his balls down his nostrils, just think of what I would do to you". Bo seethed.
"Bo! It is me, Kenzi! Kenzi screamed.
"I know who you are, and if you want to remain Kenzi, I suggest you stop trying to insult Lauren". Bo bit back.
"I'm done Bo". Lauren sighed gently.
Bo angered at the tired tone in Lauren's voice. She sounded insulted and bored. "We're going sweetie". Bo gently grabbed her hand and they walked out of the bar to whispers and groans.
Bo did not care what they think. She almost lost Lauren. She was two steps away from being out of the clubhouse and losing her. Losing what little ground they had gained so far. She held the passenger door for Lauren to climb into her car and looked around as she rounded the car to the passenger side.
They sat in Bo's car. The Succubus was content to wait for Lauren to speak first. And she did.
"You didn't have to do that". Lauren spoke softly.
"Yes, I did. I wanted them to know. They do not mean as much to me as they think they do. We are all still new around each other. But if this is where you decide that you want to stay. That you want to live, they will know not to touch you. Not to screw around with us. If there is to be an us". Bo turned her head away from the Doctor. That last bit hurt. But she had to deal with the pains if they are to gain anything.
Lauren sighed gently. Here they were. Wanting something they both were not sure of. She still had feelings for Nadia, and Bo had made her choice.
But Nadia is dead. If Lauren was honest with herself, Nadia died a long time ago. She died every day that Lauren could not wake her up. She died little by little in the Doctor's heart. She could not hold her. She could not touch her. She could only touch and talk to her pod.
For all of those years, Lauren felt herself dying little by little. No contact with anyone. She could not and would not dare bring another human into this world. Then their night happened. Her and Bo's. The Succubus mouth touched places on the Doctor that had been dead for years. Every kiss brought her back to life. Especially that last one just before she dozed off in the brunette's arms. Like she dozed off last night, only minutes after settling on Bo.
"Where are we going? Lauren asked.
"I don't know. But I know it is painful for you here. We can get a hotel room or leave for a few days. I just wanted to make our presence known. Our relationship as it is right now to be known." Bo stared into the night in front of them.
"I have nothing here Bo. Nothing but dank clothes and a necklace." Lauren replied.
"You won't have to worry about that Lauren. We can shop wherever we go. You are free. We are free." Bo looked down at her car keys. She wanted to just take off and drive for hours until they decided on what to do next. But she did not want to assume Lauren wanted such a long trip.
"Go". Lauren said softly.
Bo turned to her and turned the ignition. She turned back to the road and took off.
They found a cozy restaurant to have dinner. The waitress left them be once Bo gave her a hard look. They talked for hours, and by the time they knew it, they were the only table left in the place. Bo did not care. This was good for them. Even as friends only, they were bonding. Something she had never done with anyone else. Any other lover that both she and her Succubus longed for.
Bo paid their tab and reached for Lauren's hand. They walked out and stood under the stars and moon. It was full. Bo felt full herself. But she would never wish on a falling star. Her hand held her star by the hand.
"Come on. Let's go find a bed, you need to sleep Doctor". Bo gently pulled Lauren from her star gazing. She knew the Doctor would get lost in those things like their long night just days ago.
Less than half an hour later, Lauren was tucked into a plush hotel bed. Bo on the other hand was restless.
She thought about Dyson and Trick and how they bantered back and forth about a Fae dating a human. She did not care what Lauren is. But she cares about protecting her. Protecting her from the Fae. Protecting her from insults. They are sure to fly if they were to stay in Toronto. Bo never cared if she left for good. Now that she knew what she is and how to control it. There is nothing holding her back from the rest of the world. And to be honest, her world is Lauren's world. There is a comforting warmth just being around the Doctor. She thought of Kenzi for two seconds before she forgot her again.
Kenzi does not like Lauren. Her aura around the Doctor screams resentment. If Kenzi wants to stay in Bo's life, she is going to have to find a way to respect the Doctor. Bo's parents had resented her relationship with Kyle. She would not allow such an attitude to taint what she is trying to build with Lauren.
The brunette wrapped her arms around her body and took a deep breath. She wondered what her Succubus really thought of Lauren. If she was making the best decision for the both of them. She would never recover if her Succubus brought harm on Lauren. But her Succubus is the reason they are where they are. She stopped Bo from running. And Bo would not have returned to Lauren.
She would have stayed away long enough for Lauren to clear out of her house. She would not have returned to Dyson either. She did not want to hear his I told you so's. She just wanted away from the pain of the most beautiful night she ever spent in bed with anyone that turned to shit because of the Ash. She did not blame Lauren for all of it, because he sure as hell had a hand in it.
She wiped her eyes and walked back to the bedroom. Lauren was fast asleep. Bo grabbed some blankets and turned to walk out to the couch.
She stopped when she felt a strong hand on her hers. "No".
"Lauren". Bo tensed.
"No. I will not have you sleeping on a couch when this bed is big enough for the both of us". Lauren gripped Bo's hand harder.
"I don't mind". Bo spoke softly.
"But I do. Now get into this bed Bo Dennis". Lauren patted an empty spot for Bo and turned the other way to give her privacy to undress.
The doctor smiled at the soft sounds of Bo's heels hitting the floor. She shuddered when Bo pulled the covers back and climbed into bed with her. The Succubus moved closer and spooned Lauren from behind.
"Now will you sleep? Bo whispered.
"No but you will soon". Lauren smiled as she flipped them over and pounced on Bo.
TBC.