A/N: HOPE ALL IS WELL! I'M GOING TO TRY THE PLOT IN MY HEAD BUT IT MAY BE VERY SHORT. PROBABLY NOT A ONE SHOT BUT STILL I THINK IT MAY BE SHORT & THEN MAYBE A SQUEAL TO THIS STORY…I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE THOUGH
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THIS MAY HAVE A LOT OF ERRORS, MY LAPTOP HATES ME TODAY SORRY, I HOPE I DON'T HAVE TO EDIT A LOT LATER BUT WE'LL SEE…R/R & ENJOY!
Lauren's POV – Condo – The Next Day – Morning
"Hey Trick its Lauren, Bo's girlfriend." I say nervously through the phone as I'm about to ask my girlfriend's grandfather for a favor when he barely knows me. "Of course Lauren, how is Bo recovering?"
My eyes widened in surprise, he knows? He knows about Bo being the Shadow Assassin? "…Lauren, are you still breathing? Please don't be surprised, Bo and I have had a 'no secrets' promise for a long time now and I did raise her since neither of her parents are in the picture due to their immature and selfish natures which I'm sure you're aware of…You know…I like to believe that I'm the reason she became a lawyer since I always told her to fight for truth and justice while Ryan's murder is the reason her specialty became criminal prosecution along with the birth of her alter-ego. Anyways, Vex came by and told me what happened yesterday…would it be alright if I came over in about an hour to see her, is she awake yet?"
"Not yet, she slept through the night. I'm pretty sure she'll be awake soon though. Do you need my address?"
"No, I hope it's alright that I got it from Vex. I'll be there in an hour or less. But Lauren, what is the reason for your call?"
"My precinct Captain; Dyson, basically found out about Bo and wants to talk to me. The only reason he hasn't already busted down my door to arrest us all is because we're close, practically family. But the detective in me also believes it's because he knows he has no evidence against Bo as the vigilante assassin that majority of people still believe is nothing more than a myth since there's no solid proof of the existence of the assassin since there are no photos or footage and she made almost all her kills look like accidents…Truthfully, Bo being at the warehouse isn't even evidence at all, maybe at best circumstantial evidence of potentially saving my life and being a good Samaritan that just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. The decked out leather outfit means nothing either. Even when he asked me if she was who he thought she was; his question was incomplete and therefore it is unclear as to what I really even answered when he asked. So, I'm afraid he wants to talk to me to get a recorded, clear cut; confession of the existence of the assassin as well as confirmation of Bo being that assassin. So, I was hoping you would let me use your bar as neutral ground…a safe haven that I know he isn't likely to bug, especially since I'm telling him I won't meet him to talk at the precinct until the very last minute, this afternoon. I know he'll show because he wants answers, he's like a dog with a bone most of the time…"
"Of course Lauren, I'll hand you the keys when I come over…Thank you for protecting my granddaughter at the risk of losing your own best interests and beliefs. You have no idea how much that means to me, it's every guardians dream for their child to find someone that will protect and love them at least as strongly as we do…Lauren, there's no doubt; you went above and beyond that dream, thank you…for everything."
"Trick, please don't thank me and believe it or not. My beliefs line up with Bo's perfectly. Everyone she took care of was; moral free, soulless, violent and also always repeat offenders. She's without a doubt, has saved so many when I…when justice failed to do so…and I think…I hear Bo calling out, gotta go…see you soon and thank you."
"Lauren…?" I hear her calling out as I rushed over to her bedside as fast as possible. "Yes? Hi! I'm here! I'm here, hi." She looks at me with a silly grin on her face.
"Whoa, is Bobo high or something?" Kenzi asked as she and Vex woke up from their seats since we took turns staying by Bo's bed. "Some people can be very sensitive to painkillers Kenz, you know that." I reminded Kenzi as I'm checking Bo's basic responses towards light and movement, along with her breathing and heart rate before she drank the whole glass of water Vex handed her.
"Babe, I had a dream, you were in it but, your name was Flora and you were singing in French! As I was watching you/Flora sing, my body was leaving the show and I was like 'No, No! Flora/Lauren isn't done singing yet. In French!' But it's okay because the next thing I knew we were having sex! Then after that, Kenzi popped up out of nowhere with ice cream in her hands, saying 'Bobo, you have to try this. Fudgey nuts. Cold. Inyomouth.' Then, I woke up…babe, you sound so hot when you sing in French. Can you sing me a song in French?...You have little specks in your eyes that look like stars…god, you're so hot…" She looks at me with dreamy eyes and a grin that automatically makes me blush. No matter what condition she's in, she can always make me blush.
"Oh and I had another dream where I was a Succubus for real, Vex was something called a Mesmer that could control people's movements. Kenzi, you were my human bestie and Lauren, you were a human too but you were only a doctor and a slave to some guy named, 'The Ash' I was going to kick his ass to free you because nobody owns you! Nobody owns my Lauren! Not even me because I know I said 'my' but that's not what I meant! Only Lauren owns Lauren, right baby…and what kinda name is 'The Ash', I mean was he super ashy? The guy just had to get some damn lotion or something, instead of calling himself, 'The Ash'. Oh…by the way, you know what my second thought was when I was stabbed? I said to myself, 'Swizzlesticks…'…My first thought was of you babe, are you okay because if not, I will go kick their asses! But I may have to use stilts, or guns or something because those guys were huuuuggggeee! Oh and Evony was actually called, The Morrigan which is funny because that's her nickname for herself since we met in college because she thinks of herself as a queen!" Bo tells us in between giggles as she rests her head against me, playing with our entwined fingers.
Vex, Kenzi and even I are really starting to struggle to contain our laughter at Bo's goofy ramblings. "Yes baby, I'm fine thanks to you and baby you're wrong, I'm yours. Everything I do is for you."
"You're mine, really?! I promiseeee I'll take good care of you! The best care actually, I love you Lauren Lewis! Hey babe, ya know how people love being able to call their significant other, Doctor or Detective in a playful way? Well, I get to do both because I scored with a hot doctor whose also a detective! I hit the 'significant other' mega lottery!" Bo continued to ramble on with adorable excitement and giddiness. "Hello…? I knocked and found that the door was unlocked after nobody answered…"
Trick walked in as I was lowering the dosage of morphine to the lowest dosage possible since Bo is obviously very sensitive. "Trick! Tricky Trick, Trick! You're so cute, grandpa Trickkkkk! Hey Trick! Lauren's supervisor is pretty; we should set you two up!"
"That's a…very…nice thought…Bo." Trick struggles to say as Bo pinches his cheeks when he tried to go in for a hug. "Hey Babe! Did you know which I know you know but in police terms, our couple name; BoLo means 'Be on the lookout' so people should be on the lookout for us!" We chuckled along with her laughter before she yawned. "…I'm so tired; I think I'll take a nap…" She drifted off as soon as the words left her mouth, giving me my opening to go see Dyson. "If you wanna talk, meet me at the Dal in twenty minutes." I texted to Dyson as I got the keys from Trick.
"Come on Kenzi, I know the odds are super slim but, come scan the Dal for bugs just to be safe and stay hidden…" Kenzi jumps off her seat with a grin. "Puhhhleasee, I may not be the Shadow Assassin but I know how to stay in the hidden."
"Vex, I'm going to send my boss Stella Nashira here to help you move Bo to the clubhouse in case the talk with Dyson doesn't go as I hope it will, only let her show you how to transport Bo to and from the vehicle with the equipment, she'll most likely check Bo over before she does anything. She is not to go to the clubhouse and don't leave Bo's side until Kenzi or I walk through that door. Kenzi, you changed the information on the clubhouse right? Trick, please stay with Bo as long as you like."
"Yeah Lolo, I listed the property as officially abandoned and condemned with the last known owner as Karen Beattie, who is untraceable because she paid in cash ten years ago." I nodded as Vex tried to quietly ask Kenzi who Karen Beattie was. "Let's just say…someone who tried to ruin Lolo's life."
"Lauren, feel free to have drinks on the house! Maybe a drink or two will loosen him up and good luck!" Trick shouts out to me, prompting Kenzi to yell, "AMAZABALLS! FREE DRINKS!" as I nodded my thanks to Trick and Vex while hoping Kenzi didn't accidentally wake Bo as we left.
20 Minutes Later – The Dal
"Hoping to get me drunk enough to forget?" Dyson's words brought me out of my thoughts as he took a seat at the bar and took the mug of beer that was clearly meant for him. Kenzi did her sweep and hid almost literally right before he walked in. The Dal came up clean as expected but now, I wish I knew if he was wearing a wire or not…
"I know what you're thinking. I'm not wearing a wire, Lauren. I wouldn't do that to you given our long history. If you don't believe me, I can strip down naked for you, sure wouldn't be the first time you've seen me naked." He chuckled as I was debating on taking his word for it or not.
"Clearly, you need proof; first, you choose to meet me here out of distrust and now…more distrust. I'd be more offended if it wasn't in a cop's nature to be distrustful especially when they're the ones in the hot seat. So, fine…" He stripped down naked with his jeans and boxers to his ankles and his t-shirt completely off. "Satisfied?" He asked after he slowly spun around for me, completely naked.
I nodded, prompting him to get redressed. "Good now, can you tell me WHAT THE FUCK YOU'RE THINKING! YOU ARE ANYTHING BUT STUPID, SO WHY ON EARTH WOULD YOU RISK BOTH YOUR CAREERS ALONG WITH PRISON TIME FOR SOME VIGILANTE!? Lauren…I don't have a choice but to bring you, Kenzi and Vex in, unless you give me Bo…if you three cooperate, I'll look the other way for you three. It's the very best offer I can give you. Please Lauren…I'm begging you, I love you…she's not worth your life…" Dyson's pleading; almost tearful eyes are starting to get to my heart.
"Dyson I appreciate your concern but you know, you have absolutely no proof that this vigilante even exists for it to even be anyone, even your question towards me at the warehouse was indecisive. There's no telling what I actually answered to when you asked and Bo could have just been a brave Samaritan that saved my life."
"If that were the case then why didn't you call for an ambulance…?" Dyson's words came out through gritted teeth as he was trying to control his tears and anger. "Rush hour, my place was closer and she is my girlfriend and my place was well equipped to treat her…at best, the most you got on me; was that I treated one of those closest to me which is against the law."
"DAMN IT!" He threw the mug so hard it broke into pieces on impact when it hit the floor. "I get you're trying to protect your girlfriend but she could get herself killed and all those around her, mainly you!" I took shot of vodka and slammed the glass down hard on the bar top as I made a quick, spontaneous decision.
"Come on, we're going for a drive. I have to show you something and then you can decide to declare war on me or not. But I have to lock up first." I walked over to his side of the bar and practically shoved his reluctant ass out the door.
Kenzi emerged from the shadows as soon as he was gone. "Call her, ask for permission but don't pressure her and if she asks why, don't mention Bo, just tell her everything else you can honestly think of but don't mention Bo."
She nodded "Got it; call, ask, answer 'why' honestly if asked but, don't mention Bo. But, where are you going with Dyson, what are you going to show him?" She asked, right before I walked out the door.
"Our place…well, my place with Dyson and I'm going to show him the truth, it's the only place I can show him the truth. " With that, I gave her one more nod before I walked out the door to Dyson. Dyson and I haven't been to "our place" since before I broke his heart and broke up with him. Ironically, now…I think it may be the way to save Bo and the others and maybe myself too. If this doesn't work then the call may be my only shot as dirty as it may be…especially if I do it without consent which would definitely violate one of my main principals which I've never done before. But I will for Bo, if I have to…
