Bo and Tamsin sat in the back booth of the Dal for privacy and Trick was nice enough to give them drink on the house. Tamsin made sure to abuse it now that her powers were back. They just talked about anything under the sun and laughed hanging all over one another. They worked hard and they played hard too.
Tamsin then asked Bo pulling a several calendars out of her back pack, "Look what I got in the mail today. Can I get an autograph? Well SEVERAL."
Bo just laughed to herself and smirked confidently and gushed, "Of course Tammy." She had after all not seen the finished product. It was a STACK of calendars, and she had no idea if they were the same copies of a couple or all the same.
Tamsin unwrapped the stack excitedly and slid one in front of her and quickly said, "OK. Let's try the one I'm gonna hang in the office."
Bo paged through it quickly, it was of her in police gear. Several of the shots were posed action shots in buildings raid style, some of her were posed outside looking like she was on patrol. Some of her were with Mia who joined her on some of the shots. She had to give Mia credit, she posed her to look like a professional career detective. Even when Bo was in plain clothes as one, she still looked like she belonged.
Tamsin knew these pictures but Mia did a great job of putting the background in. Bo looked beautiful without being slutty. Mia with Bo sealed the deal. They just looked like women that worked in the precinct but deep down knew that if she sold this calendar, it might actually do quite well.
Bo signed it without much fanfare and then Tamsin put another in front of her and it wasn't a calendar but a booklet of a photo spread and the cover that was deserving of a Clubhouse magazine and it was THICK.
It was her more smutty photo spread of her in and out of her police uniform as well as her being a plain clothes detective. It was divided into more tasteful shots then toward the back to more explicit. Bo could see Tamsin's aura glow hotter getting more turned on with each page and that was normal, however, she also saw hints of guilt for making her Bo pose leaving nothing to the imagination.
Bo had an idea turning the pages of her more explicit poses more slowly snuggling Tamsin into her to share it since she had her free arm around her waist. It worked like charm, not only was Tamsin getting more and more turned on, but her guilt of having Bo search her most depraved desires and then posing that way embarrassed her as well.
There were so many pictures and Bo began to stroke Tamsin's side she since she worked underneath her hand under the hem of her shirt. Little did Tamsin know, she also had a present from her red goddess alter ego. Bo KNEW how to stroke Tamsin with the same expertise that her alter ego used when she gave Tamsin more powers; Maybe more since she was a succubus.
First, Goddess Bo transferred that knowledge to her in the unlikely event that she lost control of Tamsin. She never used it yet, but at the same time, Tamsin was getting more immune to her charms in the same way her pheromones were largely ineffective now. It was even questionable if the thrall still worked on her. It by no means made Bo uncomfortable since she wanted Tamsin as her equal. However, by the bond getting stronger with each passing minute, Bo's powers over her waned because that bond allowed a bonded Valkyrie the ability to fight by their partner side no matter what powers their partner used.
Bo also knew that Tamsin was so head over heels for her that she drastically toned down dominating her. It wasn't that Bo asked, it was because Tamsin was suppressing her more depraved desires to make LOVE to her and not sex.
It was funny how things worked out between them. Bo initially used sex and Tamsin's innate desires to dominate and win to reel her in to obtain her love. Now love was in everything Tamsin did for her. No sex necessary. Bo mused that she was so extremely committed and in love that Bo kept forgetting that Tamsin was a Valkyrie. An elite war hardened, fighter in which emotional attachments spelled doom.
She acted more HUMAN than Fae and that was why Bo fell for her in the first place. Now what they were both equals with god like powers, Tamsin STILL maintained that same humanism that drove her into deeper depths of love for her Valkyrie.
Bo then began to page through the cheerleader spread and was amazed that Mia had managed to green screen in a football field WITH an active game in progress. Not only that, she was able to green screen in real cheerleaders doing moves. She noted Tamsin's aura go super nova.
Tamsin reached down and undid the anklet which gave her telekinetic powers and placed it in her pants pocket. She scrunched her face and told Bo. "I was getting itchy down there." In reality, her desires were turning he anklet against her. She didn't want to use it on Bo but she started to play with her with sex and nub almost unconsciously. It needed to stop before she crested.
Bo almost laughed and knew why, but autographed that page but began to use her wiles, compliment of goddess Bo, to stroke Tamsin's side.
Tamsin almost came clapping her hands over head mouth to stop the escaping scream. She immediately knew what happened. Goddess Bo gave Bo the intimate knowledge of Valkyrie pleasure points. More so her Bo armed with those skills was FAR FAR more dangerous since she was a succubus. Come to think about it, NOW the entire sisterhood was doomed. Bo could literally touch them once and they'd obey her every word to get such pleasure.
Bo almost blushed at the page where it looked like she had a wardrobe malfunction to the extreme with her doing a split but her top, and bottoms off to the side of the frame and all she had were she shoes and pompoms.
Tamsin liked this picture especially. It was Bo's surprised expression and the background that made it all worthwhile. The more urgent matter of course was to make Bo stop using her wiles. "Boooooo. STOP," She snarled but ended up squeaking in a high pitch when Bo stroked her side with another warning shot.
"What was that Tammy?" Bo glanced at her innocently.
"NOT here," Tamsin growled.
(stroke)
(muffled yell).
"Why not?"
"'Cus I don't like getting naked in public succu-tits."
(STROOOOKE).
(muffled scream).
"I didn't say anything about getting naked but you ARE going to come. RESIST ME Tammy," Bo cooed.
"You…. You…. Oh don't you DARE succubus! …. Don't make me hurt you …."
(Strooooooooke, strooooooooke, stroooooooooooke)
(muffled yell, followed by a high pitched scream, and then a muffled Valkyrie War cry).
Bo held her in tightly as Tamsin writhed in the sweet agony of painful delight. She also cracked several shot glasses spread across their table. Bo didn't need to use her wiles anymore and just purred to her in a motherly voice, "There there. Let it all out Tammy. You've been a BAD Valkyrie to have such DIRTY thoughts."
'Yoooooooooooou wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiill paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!' Tamsin screeched over the link since she was still at peak covering her mouth.
"I don't think so Tamtam," Bo purred and with an evil grin added. "You will pay in most amount to crests UNTIL you take that BACK."
'NEVER!' Tamsin resisted finally coming down.
(Stroooooke).
'What was that?' Bo jeered.
'Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh nooooooooooot again!' Tamsin grunted haplessly trying to escape Bo's side hug to no avail. She was brought to a another high without coming down.
'You are sooooooo in trouble Succubus! I'm gonna post all these photoshoots online and share with everyo… '
(stroke)
'naaaaaaaaa!'
(tickle)
'epppppppp!'
(tickle)
'Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep! SLUT!'
'You're the only one coming bitch!'
(stooooooke)
'GODS Effing Noooooooooooooooo!'
Bo then sang softly with a triumphant tone, "Pop goes the weasel!"
She noted that Tamsin was really strong. Her Fae strength was now no match in keeping Tamsin at bay; Strength against strength. Lucky for Bo, Tamsin couldn't do escape moves while being tickled or cresting.
Arin chuckled in Lauren's lab taking the test tubes out of the now spun down centrifuge. Tamsin was leaking her thoughts and conversations all over the link they informal they had as identical twins.
Lauren heard this from across the lab and pulled her attention away from her microscope and questioned, "What is it Arin?"
"Oh nothing. I just remember something funny about Tamsin," Arin shrugged.
"You know you can tell me anything right?" Lauren knew that shrug. Arin was telling a half truth or glossing over something.
Arin finally confessed, "Tamsin's thoughts leak over the link a lot more then Bo is… emmmm…."
"Oh! Got it," Lauren pointed to the ceiling a little embarrassed. Bo was feeding. NOW she understood why Arin glossed over it but asked, "And what about it is funny? In general."
Arin paused and thought carefully since she, as a young teen needed to say it more politically correct. "It seems that Bo has the ability to make Tamsin … emmm … see the stars just by touching her.. in a NORMAL way without using charms."
"Interesting," Lauren said biting her pen cap in a nerdy manner but asked as a follow up. "Does it bother you that you are privy to your sister's inner thoughts?"
Arin lamented for a moment, "Not really. I only get to hear her when she is distressed and in those times, excluding the feed sessions, I learn something about life."
"Oh well I'm glad. You can talk to me about anything too you know and I won't judge you," Lauren offered calmly to assuage Arin that she always had someone else to confide in and trust.
Arin ran over and hugged Lauren, "I know Karen. I just need a little time to digest what I hear sometimes."
"Are they that disturbing?" Lauren hugged her back.
"Yea, but I draw them out to make sense of them," Arin confessed.
Lauren put the puzzle pieces together and it made sense, "So that is why you have a book or 2 of drawings you never show anyone including me."
"Yea….. It's not that I don't trust you. I do, but I need time to make sense of it all. I have all my thoughts back and I have several of hers, she probably has some mine. I just want to just absorb it all first, ya' feel me?" Arin added with a click.
Lauren saw Tamsin's signature click but who learned it from who?
Lauren did have a general question, "If you are ever in trouble, will you allow me to see those drawings?"
"Yes."
"Thanks," Lauren pulled her up to sit on the edge of the lab table. "What have you learned from Tamsin's thoughts?"
Arin slowly said looking up to the ceiling to process it all, "That….. Smooth sailing ….. doesn't make good sailors."
Lauren was impressed at how accurate Arin was. Tamsin was growing as a person by leaps and bounds and Arin was the luck recipient of her life lessons without uttering a single word to her. Tamsin was a good role model for Arin even with all the questionable things Tamsin did across all her lift times.
Lauren then added, "When you forge a new path, it allows others to follow."
A beep was heard from Lauren's laptop which showed the analysis of the new drug they were working on.
"Looks promising," Lauren informed glossing over the results. "This set of boosters are just as strong at a lower dose, increasing the margin a safety by ten point one percent while allowing for a greater yield."
Arin read it too and said, "Wow, it also increased the half life by 14.32 percent as well. Nice. I like staying power."
Lauren laughed softly looking away briefly. Arin made an 'adult' joke probably by accident and Arin knew it too by the look of embarrassment that washed over her face.
"Let deploy the next round of shots to everyone as soon as we finish trials," Lauren quickly recovered and said pinching her chin.
"Can we short cut it? By the time it gets out to the field it will be a month from now," Arin informed factually.
"True, but …."
Arin slapped her hand on top of Lauren's to show her urgency, "Please do it … for me. I feel it coming for us."
"Massimo?"
"Don't ask me why or how I know. I just feel a disturbance in the force like a wave that is about to crash down on the rebellion," Arin said timidly using a movie reference.
"Well Princess Lea, let's fast track the trials shall we?" Lauren smirked.
"General Lea," Arin corrected scrunching he face.
She acted exactly like Tamsin just a younger version of her. The last vision Bo had taking Odin's throne in Valhalla was expected. Arin who was standing next to Bo, was the logical choice like Spock would say to support Bo. While Bo never got into the vision in detail with Arin in it, it DID bring up a question which always lingered. What was Arin's relationship to Bo in the end?
Lauren already warned Bo about toying with Arin's heart due to that premonition and if she does, it better be lasting monogamous one. She knew it was overkill to say that since Bo was a great mother to Arin but just in case, she knew Bo would honor her dying request. For Bo, it would either be all in or all out, in which case Bo would just remain her mother.
They were so interconnected to each other because together they were stronger. Heaven knows that Bo would need it more than ever if fate came true. Judging by who was left, Arin was the closest thing Bo had followed by Trick in the aftermath. Everyone else, like Drake and Alex were in her outer circle.
'Fuck. Almost all the people including me that started the gang would go up in smoke all within a matter of minutes defending Bo,' Laruen thought somewhat despondently. Bo was already against using Trick's powers for the fear that Bo would never find Tamsin again, to become her eternal lover.
True love to Bo meant everything the doctor concluded.
It was said it was better to have loved and lost, than to have never have loved at all. For once Lauren was at an impasse not knowing if that particular platitude universally held true. This version of fate had a horrific catastrophic cost attached to it where, to quote her favorite trekkie line, 'The good of the one, outweighed the needs of the many.' Was being the queen in Valhalla and it's kingdoms worth this sacrifice? This prophecy was essentially the slaughter of Bo's entire family and which even included people like Kendra.
She snapped out of her trance when Arin asked her what was wrong.
"Sorry, I just got distracted Arin. Let's get these out within the week," Lauren said formally straightening up. Time wasn't on their side after all.
Trick thought he heard a muffled Valkyrie war cry in his bar and other than Tamsin, there were no other Valkyries he could see.
He got Bo and Tamsin a new round of drinks and sauntered to their somewhat private table in back.
What he came upon stunned him, but he held a stoic but unsure expression at what looked like a flush Tamsin coming down from a high with Bo just holding by her side. They both were fully clothed from the looks of it but some game was afoot that he didn't know about.
He was going to leave but Bo just said 'hi' to him and Tamsin turned a darker hue of red probably in embarrassment but nodded to him anyway.
Trick just cleared the broken shot glasses like nothing was wrong and put down a fresh bottle of Clan Shire Ale, with 4 new shot glasses.
"Ladies, on the house as usual," Trick reported.
Tamsin like a cat then sprang up and tacked Bo to the wall with her hands pinned above her head and just replied scrunching her face, "Thanks Trick. You sure know the way to my heart."
Bo was surprised be her speed and played cool and just quipped, "You mean it's not by stroking you until you meow like Azrael on the Smurfs?"
"Ooookkkkkkk," Trick shifted with his eyes darting away at this uncomfortable situation to say the least.
Tamsin replied with new fire in her eyes staring Bo down, "Ohhhhhh Bo. Never Eff with a Valkyie, cus I'll make you Smurf so hard by the time you wake up, you'll wonder what year it is."
"Oh boy," Bo replied with faux fear. "Smurf me right here in from my all these patrons and Grand Dad?"
"Don't DARE me Surfette," Tamsin growled using her free hand to pull the neck of her shirt.
Trick backed up and began to plead putting a hand forward to signal them to stop, "Please Bo…. ladies. I don't want to scare off all the patrons. It's bad for business." Knowing Tamsin alone, when dared, she went through with it.
Bo just chuckled to rile Tamsin up more, "Even IF you can smurf me silly, and that is a big if, would you risk being written out of all smurfdom?"
Tamsin just huffed out a laugh, "It takes TIME for Trick to write me out of existence succubus. That's plenty of time to make you smurf more times than 'Amen' is mentioned in the book in hotel rooms. That and you'd be worshiping me in the end. It's also enough time to plunder your smurf village so many times your rivers will run dry."
Trick flared his brows at Tamsin's somewhat descriptive but yet demure description then pleaded, "Please take this somewhere else. Bo?"
Bo finally relented and said, "I'm sorry Tammy for making you see the stars more times than I can count on one hand. Can you forgive me?"
Tamsin adored Bo's pout but didn't give up that easy and turned to Trick, "I need to settle accounts with your granddaughter right now. May I use your spare guest room in the basement?"
Trick looked down and considered the alternative which was to scare all the patrons away. That he didn't want but asked, "Why not at Bo's place?"
"I need to settle accounts NOW," Tamsin said with urgency still with Bo pinned firmly to the wall.
Bo knowing that Trick didn't know how they first got together in that room used the link to Tamsin, 'Wow such a romantic going to the place we first shagged,'
' Where I OWNED you. You've been appallingly dreadfully EVIL and you will PAY before you get my forgiveness.'
'Promise?'
'You have my blood oath it'll come true. I got newer cuffs by the way.'
Trick hesitated.
Tamsin add, "I give you my word what I won't dominate, plunder, make Bo scream, and ruin your room."
Tick nodded since it was nice of her.
Tamsin then added "… MUCH."
"Oh Tammy! Such a romantic," Bo kissed her lover's cheek right when Tamsin let her go.
Trick just turned away shaking he head to himself going back to the bar.
Tamsin and Bo just giggled like little school girls, packed up and walked hand in hand to the stairs.
Tamsin with the backpack pecked Bo at the top of the steps and whispered in Bo's ear with a pop, "Let's take a trip down memory lane."
Bo smirked and hugged Tamsin loosely with Tamsin adeptly unbuttoning her silk blouse.
Tamsin adored Bo in her full pants suit with jacket. It was such a turn on. Add in her Glock, dagger, cuffs and spare magazines. Total crush material that MUST be dominated. "I seem to remember a succubus was spilled out all over the place and was helping me down the steps with you nipples playing peek-a-boob."
The succubus smirked widely. THAT is why Tamsin's area was spiking. She was looking down her blouse and quipped, "If you hated me so much back then, why look? What did you expect to see my naughty Valkyrie?"
Tamsin unhooked Bo's full cup bra in the back and just avoided, "LOVE the shoulder straps which I can unhook so that I don't have to rip your blazer and blouse away to take it off."
"We DON'T want that Tammy. I got it for you so that my wardrobe bill doesn't spiral out of control," Bo pouted and felt a cool breeze waft across her now nude chest.
Tamsin ogled at Bo's assets tossing her bra somewhere down the steps. She still stood close to Bo in case any patrons walked by. "It's impolite to point Bo."
"Wha….. ohhhhhh shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit!" Bo muffled trapped against the wall and Tamsin voraciously sucking one tip and tweaking other. She lost her mind when Tamsin slipped her hand into her pants stroking her moist folds through her underwear.
Tamsin just kept hungrily taking her and admitted using the link, 'God I mentally stripped you naked when we first met succubus. Sooooo hot and tantalizingly innocent.'
'Ahhhhhhhh You're EVIL! That's MY job!'
Tamsin pulled her underwear aside and worked her finger into Bo's inviting temple. 'YES it is. I saw the way you briefly glanced at me from head to tits to my kitty. You DID do your job UNDRESSING me like a little slut. CONFESS!"
"Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!" Bo muffled her yell as Tamsin's finger hit home.
'YES to WHAT! CONFESS! The sooner you tell me the truth, the sooner we can get to the room where you can scream all you want,' Tamsin relayed. Bo was so close to peak.
'Yes, I facking saw your bitchy attitude and a chip on your shoulder… goooods more…. I… I wanted to knock that chip off AND… and along with it ALL your tight cloths in front of Dyson! Cuff you. Stuff your thong in your mouth and ride you into the sunset to show you who's boss… yea more…." Bo though back.
'ALL OF IT, and I'll let you release,' Tamsin demanded nipping her tips hard.
"AHHHHHHHHHH!" Bo yelled but Tamsin covered her mouth.
'I…. you… YOU had me the moment you didn't even say hello! I'm …. No not here….'
'YES here. Pop goes the weasel!'
Tamsin quickly swept her off her feet and trotted down to landing which was out of sight for most traffic, set Bo down to lean back on the steps going up and continued her onslaught on top.
Bo crested and fed seeing stars the whole time. Before even settling down from the high, Bo turned red pinning Tamsin to the wall and in her lower octave voice said, "My turn. Hmmmm Where I have seen this before."
Tamsin knew Bo was going to tear her clothes off and she'd have to be naked on the way home if that happened and so she was preemptive and unzipped her blue jacket seductively and with the most helpless expression pleaded, "Please. I like this jacket and my cloths. May I strip for you?"
Bo was so hungry for Tamsin and she assisted like there wasn't enough time, "Let me help you!"
Within a minute Tamsin was fully nude, pinned against the wall facing it with her hands above her.
"Time for that strip search detective!" Bo purred and plundered her from behind. She had to use a little of her wiles since Tamsin was already tapped out but made her so she crested once more, HARD.
Tamsin muffled out of breath biting her lip, "GODS I love you Bo. Dominate me!"
Bo helped her up also picking up her own bra, and also helped Tamsin gather all her clothing strewed all over.
In no time they were in the room they first made out in and neither dominated the other. They made love not sex with their bodies moving as one.
They finally did crest a while a later in a scissor formation and collapsed from sheer exhaustion.
Bo turned to Tamsin with the biggest smile on her face said, "Yes, I'll sign ALL those calendars and photo spread of me. I'm flattered."
Tamsin caught her breath added, "Can I stick them under your bed since I don't have one? Kinda don't want anyone else to see 'em."
Bo laughed, "Yes my love, YES."
Totally spent, they rested, but it was Bo that took a nap. They were enfolded in each other's arms and Tamsin made sure to cover her with her wings too.
Tamsin sang Bo to sleep and kept singing at times, clearing the hair out of her lover's face. She didn't need to sleep anymore since she was at full power but now, it was more along the lines of taking in every second of her radiant beauty, Bo. She still wanted to pinch herself and Bo at times to make sure this was real and not some dream.
It was all too good to be true in some ways and blocked what fate prophesized from her mind. Eternity did belong to those who lived in the present.
Kendra sat on top of a picnic table with her feet on the bench relaxed. She leaned back with her hands behind her just overlooking the field and wood.
After several minutes, some rustling could be heard and Dyson came bounding out of the forest gracefully stopping before Kendra. He then began to hop left and right in place playfully in front of the picnic table.
Kendra held in a laugh and said, "Yea D-man, as much as I'd like to play with you, I just wanna chill and enjoy being clean for once. You were supposed to come back tomorrow in the AM anyway. So did you meet up with Coco?"
Dyson stood at attention and replied with a soft single bark. Which to Kendra meant 'yes'.
Kendra then said jokingly, "Just don't add her into your black book ok?"
Dyson just cocked his head to the side like it was something that never crossed his mind. While he did curl up with Coco to rest for warmth, they didn't have that type of relationship. He could tell however that even though Kendra was right in front of him, she was lamenting about something else and needed to validate it and hopped up on the table and lay down next to life mate. He observed that she spaced out petting him.
MIA TATE.
Kendra was thinking about her for once the wolf observed and whimpered. Not out of disappointment but because he had given her a designation in his native Dire Wolf tongue but what surprised him was that Kendra understood it.
"Yea Dyson you're correct. I hope you don't get mad at me. I'm thinking about Mia. She will be here soon and I think she has something important to say about us and our relationship; Our as in Mia and I."
Dyson nodded with his head resting on her lap.
"Well I just made her reach the heavens over a video chat in which she begged me not to force her to tell me something. It is either she want to depart from us or make space which is a expected …or … by the way she looked at me….. " Kendra paused and lamented briefly.
Dyson just waited but it if wasn't to DEPART, what was the other option. MORE?! Kendra was giving everything to Mia already. Although he never heard it himself, they may have exchanged 'I love yous' too. In THAT case, Kendra just gave Mia a part of her heart and vice versa. That WASN'T supposed to happen. Kendra was HIS but at the same time, him being overly possessive of Bo was what led to him losing her. But Kendra WASN'T a succubus so she really didn't have an excuse.
He whined and crawled and cowered into his life mate's lap. This wasn't good.
Kendra knew he understood and hugged him tightly and just apologized stroking him back, "I'm sorry Dyson. I told her that I loved her and although I meant it on a friendship and family level, it became a little more. Mia, every time she said that it was more and I could tell. I….. I began to match her but YOU are my life mate Dyson and will always be. You have 100% of me and I'm sorry if I gave into Mia. I meant what I said and I will stop if need be. Just say so."
Dyson whined ever louder and nuzzled into Kendra more. He was about to lose his life mate again.
"Well…. She might want a closer bond to me D-man, but we can't be any closer, … crap Dyson I can't do this to you."
Dyson now whimpered in pain.
"I'll stop it ok?" Kendra comforted, "I'll get us out of this mess, I promise. Just you and I and if Mia can't deal with the friends with benefits status, she will be the one that needs to leave."
Dyson kissed her but he did feel bad he was hurting Kendra and Mia. They were both pretty cool together as close friends and he could tell Kendra was running through the scenarios in her head concerning how to break it to her, if asked.
As for him, he vacillated between guilt and jealousy. The more he thought about it, the more he felt bad for kicking Mia to the curb as soon as he shifted back. She was did protect Kendra and their relationship and she did it well. She knew her place, but may be looking for more. In any case, if roles were reversed, he'd do the same thing. Kendra was that addictive and she barely registered it. She thought the man at the post office was an exception, but he had a feeling that it was more the norm.
He had yet to see the calendar pictures, but a glimpse of the cover alone, his life mate was smoking hot. How could a rough, tough, and intelligent and battle hardened woman be that attractive as a whole? Sure Mia had the near flawless beauty, taller near perfect frame and tone as well as ample curves to fill out her uniform better, but something had to be said about Kendra's bad assness. She carried herself like one, more so than Mia. When Kendra walked into a room, he could tell the people who knew who she was. Onlookers would eye her with silent respect or would be fearful. Kendra probably noticed it, but paid no heed which even made her MORE attractive. And the scars on her person?
PURE UNADULTERATED WARRIOR.
She may have a smaller frame, but if there was a god, they spent a little more time on her, for she put out loads of speed and power to not only match her stature, but exceeded it.
It went to show that size had little bearing on effectiveness. Kendra was even more dangerous at present, if that was even possible, now that she was training with everyone else.
What floored Dyson was how Kendra was soft and vulnerable at the same time all woman on the inside and only he got to see all of it. As such, he considered himself the luckiest guy alive to have her.
As for Mia, Dyson observed her personality changed rather radically once Kendra found out the truth about Mia's birth parents. Mia was now surer about herself and her insecurities faded to oblivion. She turned out to be a great leader in Kendra's 69th which was the most peculiar of all since they were loyal to Kendra.
Dyson then thought about the road ahead. Did Mia want Kendra all to herself? Not likely. She had too much respect for their relationship.
Kendra, Dyson knew, could not give any more than she was doing now. She even gave a part of her heart to her.
Dyson was distracted when heard Coco call for him deep in the woods.
Kendra knew that sound and upon seeing Dyson's ears perk up and just patted him and said, "You go ahead. I need some time to think."
With that Dyson bounded into the woods and disappeared.
It was silent again with the exception of the winds rusting the leaves, birds, crickets and other wild life. She reveled in it and let herself slip into a state of oneness and cathartic bliss. She learned over the past week to close her eyes and meditate. It gave her balance. She needed this now more than ever since she was about to push Mia away.
After 15 minutes passed which seemed a little short for her liking, she heard the engine of a single heavy truck park on the edge of the field behind her in the distance.
Mia?
Kendra slowly turned and observed that this truck was one of the standard vehicles for the Burning Cypress Clan. Who was it and how did they know her location? She had only given her current location to Mia.
In plain conservative clothes, Jessica Flanders calmly exited the truck and walked to her with a wave.
Jessica knew Kendra was a little guarded but Kendra never the less walked up to her with a relaxed smile and hugged her. Jessica noted something was different about Kendra and it probably had to do with the fact that Kendra took her advice and allowed herself some time off.
Of course her timetable to do this was accelerated after the wedding. Jessica however had to be upfront with her so that Kendra had no reason to distrust her. She needed to make the first move since Kendra looked a little unsure on whether she should address her as 'Major'.
"Good to see you Kendra," Jessica professed effusively.
"Likewise … Jessica" Kendra returned in kind. It was good to see a close friend. But more so, Jessica to Kendra was more like a surrogate mother to her. Sure she called her Major, but the care Jessica demonstrated for her personal well being, guiding her, and telling it to her like it was made her hesitate calling Jessica by her first name. She still didn't know the purpose of this unexpected visit.
They parted the hug and strolled over to the table Kendra was meditating on earlier.
"Kendra, Derrick and Erica are still seeing the world on their extended honey moon but they are your biggest fan and promote you and your team at every occasion. They also laud Mia's ability and are grateful she was on the team. She handled everything professionally," Jessica began.
"Good to hear," Kendra smirked tightly eager to move the conversation forward. "Mia was my replacement, so she was the most logical choice. Also she has now been promoted to acting commander across several precincts earlier today. She's keeps the peace between Fae and Humans. I could think of no one better."
Jessica just decided to address the elephant in the room since Kendra seemed a little tense. Kendra was always a little wound up, but just a couple seconds earlier, she was totally relaxed.
"I'm here because I need to give Grizzal a lift home after we take in the sites in the area and get some dinner," Jessica began.
Kendra had tons of questions but Jessica held up her hand to stop it and then added, "Grizzal and Mia will be here shortly. It seems that Grizzal wanted time with his daughter Mia and this was the only way it could be done with her busy schedule."
Kendra began to put it together and said, "So it was Mia that gave my location to Grizzal who then gave it to you?"
Jessica noted that Kendra was always the detective. "Quite right. DON'T worry, he's not looking for a fight nor will I allow it. Same can be said for Mia," Jessica comforted putting an arm around her.
Kendra did have to ask partially indignant, "So Grizzal is doing a last ditch effort to get Mia to turn on me huh? Good luck with that."
Jessica's free hand tried to swoosh those negative thoughts away and quipped, "Always the pessimist I see."
Kendra looked down at her shoes and apologized softly mumbling, "I'm sorry." She didn't even back down from Dyson or Mia this fast but Jessica put her in her place more than a couple times.
"Let's just clear the air Kendra. Grizzal and I aren't romantically connected in any way, but we have however known each other over a thousand years of history. We are acquaintances that catch up every decade or so. However, with Bo and even you entering into the equation, we have been seeing more of each other because of major paradigm shifts in the Fae/Human universe. You know at the end of the day Grizzal is Mia's father. He called me to pick him up here so that he could be with this daughter. End of story. He wants to fix them and I find that admirable," Jessica began.
Kendra shrugged. Kendra also asked Mia to do that as well but Mia was 'hers' in a way. What if Grizzal twisted her arm to leave?
"Oh don't be like that," Jessica shook her gently to loosen the truth. "Just spit it out. Nothing you say will change my option of you. I know you Kendra and I have seen much much worse in my life. You however, I will never forget. You've changed and are still changing the entire Fae world just like Bo. Take that as a compliment."
Kendra realized she was fidgeting with her hands and finally spoke her mind, "I don't mind if Grizzal has a relationship with his daughter. I DO mind he if tries to interfere with Mia's .… relationship with me," Kendra confessed trying to avoid just how close Mia was to her.
Jessica was keen enough and noted she didn't say Mia was a friend or good friend even. She used the word 'relationship' which means that too but in a formal context, it could be said that Grizzal and Kendra had a relationship too, although a tumultuous adversarial one in which they barely tolerated each other. From what Jessica could see, Kendra and Mia looked and acted like the best of friends and at the wedding Kendra proclaimed that Dyson was her only life mate although Elder Julie surmised otherwise. Something wasn't right. They WERE closer and maybe Kendra was covering or playing with words with the Elder to protect Mia. She just stayed silent and knew Kendra needed time to talk it out.
Kendra spoke in a slow thoughtful introspective cadence for once, "I….. I have no freaking idea what I am doing anymore. Mia needs her father figure. I lost mine when I joined the academy. I won't take that away from her. Dyson needs me 100 percent by his side and then some. We're not even talking about my affiliations with Burning Cypress, or the 69th."
The Major then added after a long pause, "And you need Mia and she needs you. But Grizzal is someone you wish dead. His connection to Mia is keeping him alive I imagine."
Kendra shrugged but said, "Among other things. I can't keep killing Dire Wolves if I want Dyson to be protected via his exile status. I'd be a horrible wife."
"And why is it hard to have the relationship you want with Mia? That is between you and her. Not Grizzal, Bo or anyone else I can think of," Jessica stated knowing that Kendra may not only be with Mia but WITH Mia.
"I.. I…." Kendra tucked her head under Jessica's chin. She hated to admit this to anyone outside of Dyson and Mia.
Jessica just patted her back to goad the words to come out.
Kendra finally continued, "This is messed up. I learned to love my enemy, Dyson, in the harshest way possible. Then I learned that Mia had a crush on me and I allowed her into my life with Dyson's approval."
Jessica quickly concluded that Kendra would only need Dyson approval IF and only if she let Mia in all the way and even if it was part way, as they say, in for a penny, in for a pound.
"And there is a problem with that?" Jessica queried.
"It's wrong," Kendra said with conviction straightening up and looking away. "I am Dyson's. From the first time we met, I knew we had a connection. But Mia came late into the game and I allowed myself to fall for her. Bo thinks that it's all right since the world could use more love. I can't be romantically involved with 2 people. It was ok before since Mia was helping out Dyson in his current state, but when I was away hiking with Dyson alone, I did miss her."
Jessica just comforted, "And now?"
"I think she wants MORE. I can't give her anymore without it adversely affecting what Dyson and I have. You see how insane this is? I'd rather be on a raid than deal with this stuff."
"Can you blame her? Can you blame either of them for wanting to be with you?"
"Romantically? Yea RIGHT. Dyson I think had a little yellow fever and I sometimes think he's gone delirious from his symptoms. Mia, she sees the good in me, well they both do, but she's a run way model, leader, and tough all around MMA fighter. She has hordes of men and maybe women that want her, but she wants something that is already taken. Look I can't string her along anymore. I just can't do it," Kendra said flustered.
Jessica knew how tough this was for her and just nodded remaining silent.
"Now Dyson wants her OUT if she wants more than a benefit status with me. Also he KNOWS I have grown attached to her too. I even think he wants distance now. This is really wrong. I shouldn't have allowed myself to go down this path. How will I break this to her?" Kendra shook her head at her wits end.
Jessica pulled Kendra into her again and like a lullaby said, "You know the universe doesn't care about right or wrong. It only cares about balance. For instance, when we chop down the rain forest, the rain just doesn't disappear, it relocates it to another region. Try as we might, as humans or Fae, to fix that, it's futile especially if as humans and Fae we continue with the deforestation. Sometimes we are drawn to each other, other times we repel. Dyson and you are together and will always have that bond. I think it is a false choice when we say one or the other. Sometimes the forces of nature are pushing you to equilibrium. Fighting it may make it worse."
Kendra shook her head and held in a laugh, "You mean just let Mia come in and ruin what Dyson and I have?"
"From what I have deduced, she has been a good Den Mate upholding Dyson's position with you even above her own. So WILL SHE come in only to ruin your marriage?" Jessica challenged since Mia had plenty to time to do that already.
"N… no," Kendra confessed. "I don't think so."
"You know the ramifications if you distance yourself. Everyone will be in pain. Yes, I think Dyson seems to have taken to her too to some extent. I almost did a double take when I saw Mia walking around with Dyson by her side at the wedding. He acted like she was his but more so he was protective of her and treated her with utmost respect. Just like he does you. They aren't romantically involved from what I can see but I know a good team when I see one."
Kendra's head was swimming with thoughts and finally gave up, "What are you suggesting? That I let Mia all the way in?"
"The flaw in your logic Kendra is that Mia would ruin what you have with Dyson since Mia only wants you," Jessica theorized and demurred before going forward, "If Mia wants more of you, she forgets that it isn't just YOU. You and Dyson are ONE. So if she wants MORE, she needs to be able to deal with both of you and vise versa. That assumes she stays after Dyson shifts back. It has yet to be determined if Dyson is ok with both of you in return."
Kendra jaw hit the ground and she covered her mouth. That meant that if Mia were to go forward with her, she'd have to be able to be a life mate to Dyson too unofficially. That also meant that Dyson, when he shifted back would be able to take her as well. Now come to think about it, Dyson did seem to treat Mia well but that feeling she kept getting every now and then. It was rare, but it was there. Dyson had a slight attraction to Mia though not nearly as strong as Kendra's with him. Heck, even Bo had a stronger pull on Dyson.
Normal this would be cut and dry. No effing way was someone else going to barge into their relationship, but here she was bedding with Mia right now. As for Mia with Dyson, now she was filled with a swell of ambivalent emotions.
As it concerned Mia, was Kendra jealous? Yes, a little. Was she protective? Yes, a little. It's just that Mia would again be an exception to every rule out there and it just confused things even more.
That list of people Dyson could roll in the hay with was getting larger by the moment. Would she let Mia get unfettered access to Dyson and vise versa? Could she trust Mia and Dyson to not edge her out? Two people getting something to work who were enemies before they became lovers was really hard to do, but 3? Oddly enough, all of them were enemies to each other in a way at the start.
One thing was for sure, she did kind of want to keep Mia with her but was unsure of her status. She grew on her quite unexpectedly. Mia Tate was married to Kendra in the alternate Fringe universe and so special here that Kendra could not help but to let her in.
"Let me tell you the way it is now. You are in a Triangle where Dyson and Mia only want you. In this scenario, someone one will lose out eventually. You already know that it will be Mia and Mia looks like she respects you so much she will swallow her pride, fall on her sword and move out of your way. You need to talk to Dyson and Mia separately about this before you break what you have. OK? Remember, sometimes the universe wants balance and if LOVE is what it needs, let it happen. It's better than the other option which can still be done afterwards. … JUST think about it ok?" Jessica concluded right as she heard another truck approach.
"OK. Thanks," Kendra hugged her back more confused than ever, but at least Jessica did give her another option, a way forward, albeit tricky to say the least. If Mia joined them, it'd be a delicate balancing act. They would somehow have to trust one another so well, that no one person was neglected.
It was easier said than done.
As if on queue, Kendra heard another truck approach and it was Mia's.
Jessica and Kendra strolled towards the truck and it was Jessica want warned Kendra in a whisper, "Steady Kendra."
Kendra heard this right as Grizzal exited the passenger side with a somewhat neutral expression but what really got her attention was Mia who bolted towards her at maximum sprint. What to do was the next question that flashed through her mind. It looked like Mia was going to hug her at the VERY least if she survived the impact and even then, Grizzal would have something to say about it. She wanted to back up or wanted Mia to slow down but it was too late.
"Kennie!"
Mia collided in giddy laughter observing glimpses of fear flash across Kendra's face. Only she and Dyson knew what that looked like. She finally got to hold Cerberus after a week of not seeing or hearing from her. This reunion was long overdue and who cared what her dad thought. He knew, but Kennie didn't which made it even more rewarding to see Kendra try to back pedal.
Kendra couldn't believe her brazenness. If Grizzal knew, even if it was hinted, they were an item, it would jeopardize her life mate status with Dyson. This amounted to a bear hug and was lifting her up off the ground slightly. She tried nicely to break it but Mia still held her tight and low on her back with Kendra holding her shoulder to see her eye to eye mouthing, 'Mia. NOT here.'
Mia loved the control with Kendra on the run and slowly dipped her left hand on Kendra's lower back under her waist band down until it rested on her nude right cheek. It was out of view of Jessica and her father so why not? Mia also realized that the prudish Kendra wasn't wearing any underwear and wittily replied aloud, "Is that ALL I get for covering your ass?"
Kendra pushed her away a little harder and said, "Yea since I cleaned up the peaceful streets you inherited." 'MIA! Let me go NOW. You father will go ballistic if he knew about us!'
Mia just chuckled and said squeezing her cheek whispering, "He knows and won't interfere."
'WHAT?!' Kendra mouthed but Mia finally let her go and after getting composed joined Girzzal and Jessica who already were exchanging pleasantries.
"I thought I smelled Dyson around here?" Grizzal noted.
Kendra just replied matter of fact, "He's just frolicking in the woods behind us." It was true and she also said that JUST in case she needed backup. And if Dyson came to her rescue, the bonus would be if he brought Coco along too. She also just remembered that she was unarmed like Jessica. The only person who was armed was Mia in full uniform and what looked like totally new and updated gear and weapons.
From Kendra's time in the woods, she learned that how to be at peace and it relied less and less on her weapons.
"In any case," Grizzal straightened up a little and reported, "The emergency session of the council will convene in 5 days to decide on Dyson's motion about your status as his life mate."
"Any issues?" Kendra formally noted trying to validate that Mia feeling her ass and getting frisky with her wasn't an issue.
"No but the vote will be close. Elder Julie will be addressing the entire quorum right before they cast their vote so it will tip the scales in your favor I hope," Girzzal concluded.
"Thanks," Kendra replied and that was all she needed to know.
Jessica just nodded and said to all then feeding her arm through Grizzal's, "Well let's make the most of this afternoon, shall we?"
Mia then waved to her father as he was walking away said, "See you later."
He waved to her and turned to leave. YES, Mia was his again just by what they shared from the trip alone, but looking at Kendra's and Mia's body language. They were really good friends but more. He just had to let it go. The reality of it was harsh, but what could he do? Anything he did to impact Dyson or Kendra would make his daughter unhappy.
Kendra remained stoic and just nodded to Jessica but in a surprise turn of events again, Mia hugged her from behind after their backs were turned to walk away.
Mia, with her head resting on Kendra's shoulder rocking her, murmured so that only Kendra would hear, "You've been naughty Captain Shaw."
Kendra just put her hands over Mia's in the compromising position and replied calmly so as not to tip off Grizzal and Jessica who were still walking away, "I don't think so. You're the one that came everyday proclaiming my name."
Mia then began to softly plant kisses on her cheek and then trailed to her neck and as excepted Kendra's resistance just waned with each passing kiss but knew that she's better 'disarm' Kendra's A1 control freak mechanism which she discovered at the end of the wedding. Kendra always had to have some semblance of control. She just whispered like a voice in the wind with Grizzal and Jessica almost out of sight, "Kennie. I love you. Please let me drive. May I?"
Kendra was resisting with all her might but Mia knew her too damn well. She was stopping herself from going offensive on her since she wasn't the type of girl to do it in a public setting until she heard such sweet angelic words from Mia. For the first time she asked before she took which was a change from taking and then accidentally finding the limit she could give.
What Mia was requesting for however, was total submission and trust, Kendra realized. That was reserved for Dyson only. She knew innately that by being his life mate, she'd have to give all of herself to him and she whole heatedly accepted.
More kisses and some light nips. Kendra was losing her mind, her body responding and contorting in sheer blissful torture. It only got worse when Mia reached for her hiking pants zipper and notch by notch moved it down. Kendra shook her head to snap out of this trance but also to say 'no'. She could see Grizzal and Jessica in the distance, but they were now specs in her line of view. She just wished they'd turned off the main path so they'd be out of sight of each other at the very least.
"Please Kennie. I miss you so damn much," Mia confessed but the answer was still 'no' when Kendra grabbed her zipper hand like a cat to stop her from unzipping her fly all the way. BUT the hole was big enough for a couple fingers.
Kendra hips began to thrust as finger steadily breached her fly . 'OMG! Her fingers are playing in my field!', she thought to herself in horror bucking. Worse yet, to her chagrin, her body WANTED this and much much more. But Dyson. No! Mia was nice enough to request, but she was Dyson's.
"Pllllllllease let me be one with you," Mia begged working kissed under her v neck. She knew Kendra was saying no, but how close to the line could she get without Kendra blowing up on her. Testing Kendra's limits wasn't wise at all. Sure she could beat Kendra on the ground, but she would never take her against her will, it would be non consensual. She needed Kendra's buy in and just stroked away inching closer and closer to her pearl.
Kendra cursed herself for not wearing any underwear since she was washing them and it became even more apparent when Mia also worked her other hand up over her tummy and ghosted the bottom of her breasts. By Mia's actions alone, it only validated that she wanted MORE than a friends with benefits status and finally she nearly yelp but stifled it when Mia's digit brush up against her nub.
Mia noted Kendra was really slick in a grunt heard Kennie beg at her limit, "PLEASE Mia. We need to talk." As such she let Kendra go and looked away. NO was the answer and to say she was disappointed was an understatement but expected as well. She had no right get in between them. Kendra could only give her so much.
Kendra turned to Mia and hugged her back. She hated to be the bad guy but what Jessica told her did have merit. "Maria, it's ok. Hey look at me," Kendra requested and gently guided Mia's chin making eye contact.
Mia just hated this. She wanted more, knew it was forbidden, and now was being a total spoiled brat about it.
It was Kennie that began, "I sometimes have no idea what either you are Dyson sees in me but in any case I am immensely flattered."
"But?" Mia frowned and knew the breakup was coming.
Kendra quickly changed tact knowing this conversation was killing Mia and just asked, "If I give everything to you, will you give me everything too?"
Mia thought that was rhetorical since she WAS giving everything to Kennie and just said a little guarded, "Of course."
It was hard to dance around this one but finally Kendra just put it out there, "When I asked you to give EVERYTHING to me, it includes Dyson since we are already one."
"Of course, I already protect your relationship with Dyson," Mia replied really confused.
"That's not what I meant. You will be on equal footing with both of us. I…. Mia… I know this sounds odd and strange, but as much as I want to avoid labels we must at this point. So ummm, all 3 of us will be equally responsible for keeping each of us on track if you want to continue on course," Kendra stammered. She had no idea where this runaway train was headed.
Mia jaw went slack and just blurted out with a sideways glance to make sure she was getting this right, "A ménage a trios?"
"Yes Mia, a 'sandwich' I guess. You're more than welcome to stay after Dyson shifts back BUT please think about it," Kendra clarified nodding. That about summed it up. In this instance when Dyson shifted back, she'd cease to be an extension of him and be one of their lovers. She made herself paste on a tight smile to let Mia know she was ok with it even though this was insane. Kendra was still unsure how this would work out. She just hoped if wouldn't get worse.
"Oh crap. We REALLY do need to talk this out. Right?" Mia smirked flaring her brows and took her hand to lead her to her truck.
Just being led by Mia at least was a good sign. She didn't clam up or run away hurt. HOW this would work would be the big question Kendra mused. They still had to broach the topic of Dyson.