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Epilogue
Lauren's POV – 8 Months Later – 1 Year Anniversary – Condo – Almost Noon – Bedroom
"Bo, stop, that tickles!" I continued to giggle as Bo made her way up to me as she licks and kisses her way up my naked body. She pays special attention to my sensitive spots making me giggle and laugh even more as she took her sweet time back up to my lips. "Mmmm…Dr. Lewis, I love making you laugh first thing in the morning. Just as much as I love making you moan first thing in the morning."
"Bo, get up here and give me my official morning kiss." I was trying to use my serious tone but, I failed miserably with the grin stuck on my face. Finally, Bo emerged from under the covers with a grin and gave me my kiss.
"Happy Anniversary, I love you Lauren. But next time could you at least let me finish playing with your sexy, sexy body…I was busy mapping out my favorite spots on you with my tongue and lips. Do you know how hard that is, especially when I realized I was doomed to fail because it turns out that every inch of you is my favorite spot…But…it was still fun trying, especially when you would giggle or moan or both."
I laughed at Bo's playful tone and expression as she drew hearts on my chest with her finger. "Well, in all fairness, I think we're even because you and your little mapping project woke me up from my sleep in giggles…You know I prefer to be woken up with moans instead."
She placed little kisses all over my chest again before meeting my lips with her own in another kiss that so good, it was sinful. "Oh believe me, I know…and as you know, I do too. But, after last night I thought you'd be too tired."
"Mmmm…I appreciate your concern but trust me Assassin, I can and am more than willing to handle anything you want to do with or to me." I leaned up and captured Bo's lips in another sweet kiss. I thought we were about get lost in each other once again when Bo pulled away from me with an apologetic smile because her phone began to ring and she had to answer it.
"What Tamsin?…I thought that case was closed…I see…uh huh, uh huh…I swear, this is the most annoying and longest nuisance suit I've ever heard of…umm…yeah…I think I have backup hard copies at my former apartment which Kenzi took over the lease to not too long after I moved out. So I'll just swing over there lat-…okay, okay I'll swing over there now and then head to you immediately! Calm the fuck down, it's nothing but a glorified nuisance suit and you kn-…Hello…hello? That crazy bitch hung up on me!"
I chuckled as Bo got out of bed and began to get dressed. "I'm guessing that was Tamsin…" I teased, as Bo just continued to get dressed.
I got out of bed to help Bo with the finishing touches and to calm her and as she continued to complain about Tamsin before she went out the door. "Yeah, in all her bitchy glory…how she became the sole owner of the firm with that "cheery" personality is beyond me."
"Babe, Tamsin isn't so bad…she just has a lot of walls up with most people, including you. Honestly, once her walls are down you'll see that you two have more in common than you probably think and Tamsin inherited the firm from her father about two years after she graduated from law school because he fell too ill to run a firm but, as you probably know, she still uses him as a consultant whenever she needs help…and I think he still has a certain percentage of ownership at Tamsin's request…and before you ask, I know all this because I'm one of the few people she lets her guard down with."
Bo turned around as soon as I finished with her hair with a smile on her face that made me smile too because when she's unhappy then I'm unhappy too. It's like we're one with each other now in every way possible and I love it. I brought our smiling lips together for a kiss before she left me to do some work.
"I'll be back around five at the latest to pick you up for our perfect anniversary evening if that's good for your schedule…?" I chuckled, making Bo look at me with confusion. Bo's confused expression was so adorable that I couldn't help but kiss her again before I answered her silent question.
"I was going to tell you this towards the end of our special evening as an anniversary surprise. But since you bought it up…as you know, Kenzi is going back to school to further her law enforcement career so she is now a part-time detective and…so am I, mainly because of her and since we're no longer short staffed...I've been wanting to become a part-time detective for a long time now. But, I couldn't leave Kenzi to go solo or she might have been assigned a new partner and you know she doesn't get along with many…Anyway...I no longer work seven days a week! You know; forty hours with the precinct, Monday through Friday and five hour shifts at the hospital on Saturdays and Sundays…I will now work twenty hours a week for the precinct and twenty hours a week for the hospital, starting on Monday. I'll be working five days a week with eight hour shifts for both. Mondays and Wednesdays; I'll be at the precinct and on Tuesdays and Thursdays; I'll be at the hospital. Both will be 8am to 4:30pm and on Fridays; I'll be at the precinct from 8am to noon and then at the hospital from 12:30pm to 4:30pm and in case you're worried about my health benefits; remember, I told you that I've never used majority of the benefits that the precinct offers because the hospital offers everything they have to offer to both their full-time and part-time employees and their employee benefits are way better than…well, almost all other employers. So…long story short; I have weekends off now aka more time for us especially since you set your own hours which always adds up to at least thirty to forty hours a week. So, we can both have weekends off together as long as you make sure you set your schedule that way on a more… permanent basis, meaning no work for BoLo on the weekends…So, what do you thin-"
Bo cut off my ramblings with a mind blowing kiss that made me moan as I melted into her inviting embrace while my arms instinctively wrapped around her neck as we deepened the kiss…She broke the kiss before we completely lost all control, which according to…everyone, we do that a lot…I was about to capture Bo's lips in another kiss but then she started placing little kisses on my jaw line before she answered my interrupted question.
"I think you're really cute and sexy when you get all excited and ramble about stuff especially medical and science stuff. I am also absolutely thrilled that you'll have weekends off now, you deserve it more than anyone else in the universe in my opinion…Just let me read over anything that you're not a hundred percent sure of before you sign the dotted line, okay?...And, you know that I don't mind setting my schedule around your schedule, right?"
"Okay, I will and I know. You're always trying to make things convenient for me and protect me from anything and everything. I love you for those things and so much more."
Bo lit up with a stunning smile like she always does anytime I declare my love for her. It's definitely something I'll never get tired of seeing and being the cause of. She gave me a quick kiss on the lips before she headed for the door.
"I'll see you later, I love you!" She shouted as she made her exit. "I love you too, Bo!" I shouted back right before the door closed behind her.
10 Minutes Later
I picked up my phone to call Tamsin and thank her since I was sure Bo was gone. Tamsin picked up the phone immediately. She was obviously expecting my call.
"You're welcome, Lewis"
I chuckled, "Thanks Tamsin"
"Thank me by naming one of your future kids after me."
"First of all, I don't even know if I'll ever have kids and second…no. The best you'll get is having a pet named after you if we get one."
"Pass…"
I smirked, "That's what I thought. So, the best you'll get is a thank you for getting me some alone time today. So…thank you for helping me, Tamsin."
"You're welcome Lewis…good luck."
Tamsin ended the call without another word. So, I put the phone down to get to work…Time to get to work…
Bo's Pov – 20 Minutes Later – Kenzi's Apartment (Formerly Bo's Apartment)
"Ello stranger, how's ya and the good doc doing?" Vex nearly made me jump out of my skin as soon as I walked in the door using my key that Kenzi let me keep.
"Fucking hell, Vex! You nearly gave me a heart attack. What are you doing here?" Shouldn't you still be at work?"
"No, I took the week off to finish moving in with Kenzi." He explained from the couch as I walked past him to the spare room since I knew Kenzi kept what little stuff I left here for almost a year now in that little room. "I still can't believe it took you two this long to move in together!" I yelled from the "storage room".
"Well, we can't all be like ya two crazy birds and move in together after only being together for almost four months!" He yelled back just loud enough for me to hear him. I chuckled as I decided to just take all of what was mine back home with me.
"What I meant to say was I'm happy for you two!" I yelled out to him as I stacked up the only two boxes that are mine to carry to my car. I heard Vex shuffle towards me, probably just to check to see if I needed any help with anything.
"Thanks luv, here…let me take a box to your car for ya…Ya know…to be honest, I thought ya and the doc were going too fast when ya moved in together after only almost four months together. But, I'm really glad that I was wrong and that ya two simply continue to burn brighter for each other with each passing moment."
I gave Vex a bright smile as we made it to my car. "Thanks Vex, that means a lot to me especially since you're one of the few that I call family…I'm really glad we both finally found someone."
Lauren's Pov – Condo – Evening
Okay, Bo should be home any minute now since I told her by text hours ago that I just wanted a simple evening at home for our anniversary…Everything is perfect now, I think…Romantic candlelit lighting, red rose pedals leading to the romantic dinner I set on the table for two…I'm wearing the short length, strapless black silk dress that Bo loves on me.
Okay, this is going to be a perfect one year anniversary. I'm going to make sure this is the perfect anniversary night for Bo. This is going to be a night she never forgets.
I heard the door being unlocked so I quickly checked over my appearance in the mirror and grabbed a single long stem red rose to give to Bo. Bo opened the door with a bouquet of colorful tulips since she knows they're my favorite…Just like I know that roses are her favorite.
"Hey babe, are you sure you don't want to go ou-…Oh my god…Lauren…babe, what is all this…Is…is this all for me? Wow…you look more perfect than a goddess..."
I smiled at her as I took my tulips from her and gave her the rose along with a kiss on the corner of her lips. "Yes, all this is for you. Happy Anniversary, my love…Come on; follow the rose pedals to our dinner table. I made all your dinner favorites with your favorite wine."
We ate across from each other at the intimate table for two with small talk and frequent "I love you's" to each other. Eventually, we got to and finished the mini strawberry cheesecake that I made especially for her since it's her favorite dessert. She was so distracted by her soon to be last bite that she didn't even notice that I was now in front of her, down on one knee with a ring box in my hand ready to be presented to her.
Suddenly, she looked my way and gasped. "Lauren…?" She whispered out in shock with glassy eyes…I took a quick breath to calm my nerves before I asked the question I've been dying to ask for weeks now…
"Bo, you have made me the happiest I've ever been in my entire life and I want to spend the rest of my life making you at least as happy as you make me every day. I love you more than I could ever put into words or actions but I'll never ever stop trying to for as long as you let me…Ysabeau Elizabeth McCorrigan…will you give me the greatest honor there is by letting me become your wife?...Will you marry me?"
We both had tears running down our faces as I waited for her answer. I was about to take her soft sobs as a no since she had yet to answer my question. But before I could do or say anything, she jumped off her seat and attacked me onto the floor with a rainstorm of kisses all over my face while frantically exclaiming, "YES! YES! I'LL MARRY YOU! YES! YES, LAUREN!"
My laughter and our joy filled our home as we kissed each other frantically for a few moments longer before I stopped us just long enough to slip the white gold diamond engagement ring onto her finger. We were starting to get lost in each other like we always do right there on our living room floor…Just as we were tugging on each other's clothing, Dyson bursted through the door with Kenzi.
"Lauren, why haven't you picked up your phon-…Oh…Well…at least now we know that you're okay. We've been trying to contact you for hours."
"Why, what's going on Dyson?" I asked him as Bo and I got off the floor. He sighed, "Clearly, neither of you have seen the news at all today…Rainer escaped from prison hours ago and we found him at his former home office in his desk chair with an arrow straight through his skull an hour ago…I'll admit, at first I thought it was Bo's doing but then…Kenzi found this note attached to Rainer's chest…"
I took the note from Dyson's grasp and read it.
"Lauren,
Tell your girlfriend she doesn't have to thank me for taking care of this piece of shit then dump her. You belong to me, we belong together. That's right baby, I'm back and I'm going to make things right between us, I promise. See you soon, lover.
Xox,
Crystal"
"Who's Crystal?" I didn't even realize that Bo was next to me until her voice broke me from my thoughts. I didn't know what to say so I just spoke without thinking.
"She's a bounty hunter gone rogue…and…my ex fiancée..." Bo's expression was one of complete and utter shock. The look on her face made me wish I was dead instead of Rainer.
"Oh…" That was all Bo could mutter to say in a whisper like tone. I moved to touch her and explain but, she pulled away and went to our bedroom, almost slamming the door shut.
"…LoLo…I know you want to go in there and fix things with BoBo. But, shit just totes hit the fan…What are we going to do about Crystal?"
"I don't know and right now, I don't care. I'm going to talk to my current fiancée and make things right with her. You two can stay or get out, I don't care. Right now, Bo is the only thing that matters to me."
As I walked away from them and towards the bedroom for Bo, I heard Kenzi smack Dyson and scold him for ruining my night with Bo. "I told you not to barge in here tonight! I told you not to show LoLo the note with BoBo present! Shit hit the fan even more than it had to cause of you! You're timing and finesse needs some serious work, D-man…You ruined the happiest night of their lives…I hope LoLo can fix this with BoBo…for both their sakes…"
I couldn't agree with Kenzi more…I can't lose Bo…I've lost more than enough to Crystal. I can't lose Bo too, I won't lose Bo.
I knocked on the door and called out to her before I tried to open the door. I waited for a moment and got no response. So, I tried to turn the door knob and to my surprise it was unlocked.
Bo was curled up on the bed, softly sobbing. I slowly got into bed behind her and cautiously wrapped my arms around her waist, hoping she didn't pull away from me. Again, to my surprise…she didn't pull away from me.
Instead, she turned around in my embrace to face me. "I hate that I can't hate you right now. You never told me about Crystal or the fact that you were engaged before. What happened to your 'No Secrets' rule?"
"I'm sorry Bo…please let me explain…" I choked out in between tears and sobs of my own. "I love you Bo…Please..."
She sighed as her own tears started to settle down. "…I love you too…like I've never loved anyone else in my entire life…which is why I'm still here…But, if you have any more secrets from me then you can take your ring back now and I'll walk out right now…So, any other secrets excluding this one?"
I immediately shook my head no. "No, I promise…she's the only thing I've kept from you and only because I never wanted to talk or even think about her again. Please Bo, you have to believe me…She's a part of my past that I never wanted to revisit in any way or form. That is the only reason I never spoke about her or the engagement."
After a moment of staring into my eyes, she nodded. "I believe you, Lauren…But you still have some major explaining to do right now if you want us to stay together and get married." I nodded in agreement as she caressed my cheek with the back of her hand.
"Okay, good…I promise, I'm listening...So, start talking whenever you're ready, Lauren."