A/N: Now that this story is rated M, I can put in smut. So minor smut warning and I'm not marking it. Don't feel like it.

Tamsin was getting dressed and Kenzi just sat on the bed with her back to her.

It was eerily silent.

The crack shack was once a place that was bustling with lively activity, conversation and laugher. Now, it felt like a wake.

Tamsin knew Kenzi was around but it was obvious that she knew the choice Bo made and it wasn't an easy pill to swallow.

Kenzi got up hugged Tamsin and headed to the stairs but right before the first step without looking at Tamsin just mentioned, "You know, my Bo-bin-ator was so happy and relieved to know that she wasn't alone in the universe with her Fae powers and all. She was even more blessed to find not only a family but her real biological family. She knows where she belongs and she'd move heaven and earth to keep us all together safe. Sometimes I think she was the glue that held us together: Because to her, we are, above all else, her most valuable thing in her life."

Kenzi quickly wiped away a tear the streaked down her face and walked away. This deal was between Tamsin and Bo after all.

Bo had finished getting dressed and pulled out a small carryon luggage and set it on the bed. She could not believe she collected so much stuff in her years there, but sadly, it had to be left behind. She was going to try to live a normal life and leave this fractured one behind. It was better to leave it and give it a chance to heal than to wait until nothing remained.

Bo questioned the fact that she may have been to hasty and that Tamsin may try to keep her in her life and gang, but she had to prepare for the worst. Tamsin was right. While they did care for one another, they just kept hurting each other and it was mostly her fault.

Bo was so deep in thought that she was surprised when Kenzi hugged her from behind.

Bo smiled warmly and put her hands on top of hers, "Hey Kenz."

Bo knew something was wrong when Kenzi just held her tighter.

Kenzi just relayed, "Thanks for being upfront with Tamsin."

Kenzi finally let her go and sprang onto to the bed to sit next to the open bag.

"Well it was the right thing to do Kenz and wow, my jaw still kind of hurts," Bo stated rubbing her chin.

Bo just let the conversation drop as Bo kept putting things in her bag.

Kenzi knew Bo didn't want to talk about it but just asserted, "You love her THAT much huh?"

Bo just nodded and kept packing.

Tamsin for once took the back seat in Bo's Camaro and just fell dead silent while Kenzi and Bo shot the breeze.

Tamsin was in NO mood to talk. BOTH of Bo's solutions in a word sucked. For all she knew, Bo was the one that brought the gang together and her departure would probably break them apart.

Also, the ONLY reason why Lauren was alive now was because of Bo. They both loved her and what would happen if Bo left? Tamsin didn't know if she could tolerate her.

As for Bo's other solution, she just didn't want to get hurt again, or worse, have the bond fully form and then get hurt even worse.

Tamsin did have a solution Bo didn't suggest which would keep them apart but it would mean she'd shoulder all the pain for most if not all of her life.

'Arin?'

'Yea sis?'

'How much do you love me?'

'More than all my lifetimes combined.'

'It must have been hard for you when I was banished from Valhalla for making that deal with the blood king.'

'Yes but no matter how many times I cried when I cleaned your room weekly, I knew you would come back one day.'

'WAIT, you never told me that you cleaned my room. I just thought you did it that day.'

For Arin to admit she cried was probably one of the bravest things she confessed. A true Valkyrie never cries but for Arin, she always had a soft spot for her.

'Naaa. I wanted everything to be perfect so that day you walked through our gate, you would be ready to go.'

'You could have just cleaned it when I arrived you know.'

'Yea, but cleaning and dusting your room, even sitting in your desk reading a book, it gave me HOPE that you would just walk through that door one day, plop down on your bed and start where we left off.'

'I'm... I'm sorry Arin. I got selfish. I wanted more time to fulfill my life but by extending it. It kind of made me procrastinate on living it even more.'

'Well you're with Bo now and although I want you all to myself, I have never seen you truly alive that is until you told me all about Bo.'

'Ummm yea... about that.'

'Oh shizzle. What happened?'

'She wasn't asleep. Bo fessed up that she wanted proof that I was into her. I was so angry Arin. I.. I...'

'Yes? You know you can tell me anything right? I do love you no matter what.'

'I slapped her around... SEVERAL times.. shit Arin. I have never done that before. I slapper her until I TKO'd her.'

'Ow. Are both of you ok?'

'Yea but I found that we both may care for one another, but we just end up hurting one another. So...'

'So?'

'Bo has presented me with 2 choices. One, where she will tell me everything and be an open book for me and only me. She is doing that so that she will not 'miss' me or yearn for me since she won't hide anything from me. That and I will need to not judge her no matter the circumstance.'

'OK. And the other?'

'I stay but she leaves the gang to put down roots in her old town where she was raised.'

'What? But Bo will be leaving HER family. This does not make sense. You left before and that makes sense. WHY such a drastic move?'

'That stubborn succubus wants to pay for once and is willing to GIVE me her family which I am a part of and now ... I hate to say this... Grown to like. Bo action is admirable but STUPID. I sometimes think she is a blonde.'

'Well she might be.'

'Nope, her field in the southern planes validates it,' Tamsin smirked slightly.

Kenzi and Bo were just talking it up in front about the stores that had good clearance sales.

'Hmmm. So what did you chose?'

'NEITHER. Both are frackin bad ideas BUT Bo is already packing ready to go into exile once she can feed again.'

'So you don't want her to leave her family and you don't want to risk being hurt again. OK. So do you have an option that you think is better?'

'Arin? Will you take me back and be by my side when I am in pain from a succubus? I need you to understand that this is my choice and that while the pain is from Bo, the burden is mine alone.'

'Yea. I don't like it but I can live with that. You love her that much huh?'

'More than all my lifetimes combined.'

Kendra was leaning over Dyson's desk pointing to his computer screen, "See. This unsub has been playing the fact that your precinct and mine don't share data efficiently. While we are all connected to the same criminal data bases, both precinct entries into the databases have a month plus lag at times. You may want to fix your processes. I tried on my end, but it doesn't work."

"OK" Dyson mentioned but knew the reason. Kendra did too. Some 'special' items needed to be entered into the human database in a more 'human' correct manner. In order to do that, Dyson had to edit and remove Fae items that would raise attention to their kind.

Dyson appreciated the fact that Kendra kind of knew why, but stayed out of it. She was the only human he could work closely with that wasn't connected to the Fae world. Kenzi was a human, but was really Bo's.

Dyson dropped Mark off at the Dal to work so at least he wasn't making remarks to everyone that he had yellow fever or other immature comments with Kendra around.

Oddly enough, Dyson mused, if he had yellow fever, so did the rest of that department who just gawked at her when she entered. The only other person that managed to do that was Bo.

Kendra, Dyson mused, was actually a challenge. She got men by the fact that she was DRESSED in more conservative, loose fitting clothing. Bo on the other hand, while dressed, left little to the imagination.

"So, this orc... perp ..." Kendra correct but stopped knowing that she just crossed a line. She then leaned over more and put her head on the desk to rethink what she was going to say that was more PC (politically correct).

Dyson just encouraged her and mentioned, "Let talk crazy hypothetical's ok? "

Dyson had a great view of her ass now that her pants were tight across it. His wolf could not help but to stand up and salute. For a human, she was hot.

"OK," Kendra smiled standing back up and stretching. "This unsub orc or orcs has been crossing into a human areas which my precinct covers. Drinks like a camel, causes bar fights, lots of destruction, even hurting our best undercover cops, then making a run for your ummmmmm special jurisdiction where he lies low with his kind. The lag in information sharing ensures that he has time to find a place to hide or move on. By the time you look for him, he has already entered back into our district or moved to another ummm special..."

"Just for brevity, call our special jurisdiction a 'Fae region'," Dyson smirked. If they need to talk, then at least Kendra should have the right terms.

"Thanks. I think this Orc and his accomplices are comfortable here since he and his gang show up often to these bars," Kendra mentioned pointing to Dyson's map on his screen. "Unsubs like to do crime NEAR their home or areas they know well. So I bet these Orc live in close proximity to the border we share."

"OK," Dyson said clicking some keys. "I know just who to talk to."

"So when do we go and bust some caps?" Kendra remarked. "And where is your partner Hale?"

"Hale won the lottery and took another consulting gig. I work better alone anyway," Dyson smirked. Dyson knew it was a half truth since Hale was gone, but he didn't want to get into it right now.

"A LONE WOLF huh?" Kendra chuckled knowing his true form but never really confronting him about it.

"You can say that," Dyson smiled and put his poker face on. He was impressed she knew what type of shifter he was.

"Dyson?" Kendra asked. "Can I be crazy blunt with you?"

"OK," Dyson nodded.

Kendra just blurted out, "This asshole Orc and his idiot accomplices almost blew Eric's deep cover and hurt him badly in the last bar brawl. Eric had told me several time that he runs into them often. I can't wait for you to magically take care of him. I want to put him and his gang behind bars NOW, before anything else happens. I need to get Eric home safe. No insult intended about your ability to do your job which you do well."

"None taken. I'll have them in caught in a couple days. No need to worry," Dyson reassured. "I can work this."

Dyson got up and Kendra blocked him from leaving and had on a dead serious expression.

"Dyson, you know I give you the slack you need to do your duties when you visit my precinct. I even back you up when others question your 'odd' cases. Eric just got sick and tired dealing with your cavalier attitude, whereas I at least play along," Kendra stated putting hands on her hips standing to toe with Dyson. "I need to keep Eric safe. He's my husband and I worry about him every night now."

"I can't Kendra," Dyson put his hands up, "The only way to enter into our world is to become someone's property ... permanently."

"That won't happen," Kendra snarled. She had worked her ass off to become Captain. That and she had to work twice as hard as a woman to get it. There was no way she'd be anyone's property only to be treated like crap.

"Can you give me slack Dyson like I have you?" Kendra asked in a more demanding tone looking into his eyes.

Dyson shook his head but offered, "I promise you Kendra, I'll get these Orcs in a few days time ok?"

Kendra looked down disappointed and just exhaled in disappointment, "I thought we had a 2 way street here. Are your Fae rules that rigid?"

"Well yes," Dyson stated but Kendra was so close to him that her scent was intoxicating. "It is to shield you and protect you from our world."

Kendra noticed right before she looked into his eyes to reply, that she had an effect on him. A big one. He either had a flash light in his pants or he was really happy to see her.

Kendra always suspected Dyson did kind of like her, but not THAT much. No wonder she was able to even talk to him right now. Dyson always seemed curt when dealing with anyone else at her precinct.

She was flattered but at the same time what to do about it was the question. She was totally faithful to her husband, Eric. Kendra wanted to put this case behind her since she was to take time off and go on maternity leave in the coming months.

Kendra was less than a couple months pregnant with Eric's first child. Her goal was to not only ensure the Eric came home safely, but knock the biggest cases she had off her list.

If laws, protocols and formalities got in the way, she knew she could find another way, though it was an absolute last resort.

Kendra just decided to test the theory out so she removed her jacket and put it on the chair back and then turned to address Dyson again.

"Dyson, these Orcs are causing trouble in HUMAN regions. You know this isn't fair," Kendra frowned and pushed out her chest a little. She hated to use her wiles, but it was needed. How far did she have to go was the question.

Dyson was mesmerized by Kendra. Even with loose fitting clothing and body armor underneath her blouse, she was still a looker. Taking the jacket off still made him mentally undress her.

"Still can you let me try first? This is my jurisdiction after all." Dyson replied finding it hard to concentrate.

"No. You need me. I know their habits and MO," Kendra said not backing down but needed to test to see if Dyson's rules had some give if she gave something his body seemed to want.

"Sorry," Dyson shook his head, "If it means that much to you, I'll have someone else added as my partner to get this done more expediently."

Kendra then pushed Dyson into his chair and purred, "I AM your partner. Always have been. Can't you see how well we work together even though you're Fae and I'm human?"

It was then Kendra made the extremely hard decision to swallowed her pride. Now she needed to not only flaunt her wiles, but needed to drop her clothes in addition if she wanted to get Dyson to compromise. It was her last bargaining chip and she did this for NO ONE.

'For Eric and for my family,' Kendra told herself.

Dyson was at a loss for words when Kendra started to slowly and seductively unbutton her blouse.

"As your partner, I may be married, but I can give you EVERYTHING I have beyond that," Kendra purred swaying her hips doing her best lap dance skills she had. She had learned them when she was undercover briefly, but now was a good time to use it.

"Kendra. No," Dyson looked away and wondered when his pants got so tight.

Kendra just swiveled his chair to look at her dread on. She peeled offer her blouse and tossed it on the table. Then pulled her vest over her head which revealed a tight low cut black tank

"You may be saying No Dyson, but your other head is staying yes," Kendra straddled Dyson's chair and then asked pushing her chest into his face. "Do you want to see me naked? I can give partner."

Dyson's jaw dropped. She was wearing nothing underneath her black tank. He undressed her mentally again and she was really beautiful. He said nothing but his loins wanted more, a lot more.

"So, can I just tag along?" Kendra asked finally tracing her index finger from his cheek to his chin to guide him to stare to her assets. She needed to safe guard Eric and if she had to show skin to get what she needed, so be it. Just so long as Dyson didn't ravage her, all would be good. Besides, they were already good friends.

Kendra upped the ante when she lifted the hem of her tank up to reveal her ripped tummy leaving little to the imagination.

Dyson finally replied hoarsely, "I'll have to talk to my boss on this. I can't promise anything."

Kendra finally pull the tank over her head as a reward and put her arms around Dyson's neck giving him a best seat in the house saying with a grin, "Oh course. That is all I ask."

Kendra then added bringing her assets within inch his face, "I'd really like it if you do your best to pleaded my case to the ash of your region."

Dyson looked into Kendra's eye's finally and asked, "How do you know about the ash?"

"I get bits and pieces of info from your world every now and then, "Kendra smirked. "Not only that, I have a hobby of researching supernatural things. I can present myself to both the Ash and Morrigan to show good faith that even though I have no Fae owner, I will be bound and respect your rules. Oh by the way, look but don't touch. You don't want to put me in a position where I cheated on Eric ok?"

Kendra then stroked Dyson's cheek with one of her firm tips.

Dyson didn't want this to end. He was in heaven. Kendra had guts to strip at his precinct since it was a public area although their area had a lot less traffic. He no longer needed to image what she looked like naked from the torso up. He KNEW. Kendra was extremely well toned and even being on the petite side, she had good curves.

"I'll talk to the Ash who will communicate to Evony the Morrigan OK? You will still be loosely associated with me, although not claimed as my human," Dyson was ready to just dive in and resisted with all his might.

Kendra smirked broadly because she got what she wanted but out of curiosity asked, "Do you have a girlfriend or spouse?"

"No," Dyson mentioned.

"What about Bo Dennis. Your girlfriend," Kendra tested but knew Dyson was going to give her the truth in her present state.

"Bo?" Dyson asked. How did she know about her?

Kendra, as if reading his mind just clarified, "I hear things, Dyson. You keep underestimating me. I may be human but I'm not dumb."

"She's not mine anymore. She's just a friend," Dyson said mesmerized with Kendra swaying her assets in front of him.

"WITH benefits?" Kendra lifted a brow.

"Yes," Dyson blurted out.

"Good, then when Mark isn't home, I can SHOW you the rest of me if you can convince your Ash to add me as your partner for now. I just didn't want to get in the way of your existing relationships," Kendra summarized and finally got off Dyson's chair swaying her hips again while retrieving her tank.

Dyson huffed out a laugh. He loved the spunky Kendra. She never took no for an answer and never backed down. That is what made her not only good, but great in her field.

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