Hi guys! Me again. Firstly, thanks so much to my wonderful readers that have stuck with me from HC, especially Nerdrific79, Dragonfly00, Arrasto, Akshijain and everyone else that has taken the time to review and follow- you guys are keeping my writing going so sending you all much love! Really just writing this for you guys now.

Secondly, just one other thing. I am not going to continually justify my writing of this story. I am fully aware that this one is going to be a bit of a Marmite- you either love it or hate it. If you fall into the latter, that's grand, you are perfectly at liberty to stop reading and I wish you well in finding something you prefer from all the amazing writers on FF. Equally though, this doesn't mean that I need your negativity cluttering up my inbox unless it's constructive. I am sorry that having such a prevalent OC seems to have really offended some of you but hey, life is complicated. Sometimes it's downright messy and as human beings I believe we have the capacity to love multiple people in a variety of ways throughout our lifetime. Certainly, if I married someone whose previous partner had died or abandoned them I would never expect my partner to block out the significance that that person had had in their life. I think the show is partly responsible in fairness. No one bats an eyelid at the number of lovers we saw Bo with but the character of Lauren, I feel anyway, was often simply an appendage to Bo. I don't think the writers really explored who she was as a person enough which is, in its own way, a fantastic opportunity of scope for fanfic writers to get creative.

Peace and love! (Think the BoLo fans might enjoy this one)

Chapter Two

Bo grinned as her little sister bounded into the kitchen and poured herself a steaming cup of fresh coffee from the pot.

"What's got you so chipper, weirdo? I'm assuming it's your stomach that has you dropping by this lunch time?"

Dagny wafted her finger in the air as a splash of scalding coffee caught her, pouting mightily as she sucked on the offended digit.

"It's lunch?" She replied with just a hint of guilt in her smile. "Anyhoo, I just saw THE cutest girl! Oh, my god, she just waved at me as I came through the front yard...stu-ning!" she sang.

Bo turned toward the sink, hiding her smirk. Oh boy! Her sister really knew how to make life hard on herself.

"Lemme guess; dark, wavy hair, rockin' body and hazel eyes just like Lauren's?" She paused for effect, turning back around to face the younger woman and waited patiently for realisation to dawn.

"Uh…yeah. Who is she?" She asked, sliding onto one of the tall wooden bar stools lining the highly-polished black granite kitchen aisle. Bo rolled her eyes. For an intelligent woman, the Valkyrie really could be dense at times. She leaned forward confidentially, elbows resting on the counter as she clasped her hands in front of her chin.

"Who does she look like Dag?"

It took a moment…then slowly…

"Oh…wait…what?" the blonde's eyes widened as the truth finally hit home. "That's Lauren's kid out there? The one she went looking for the other day? Well, that just figures" she huffed. Bo narrowed her eyes;

"What do you mean?"

A faint touch of colour rose in Dagny's cheeks;

"Well, y'know, I might have had a bit of a crush on Athdara back in the day" she mumbled.

"I always thought you had a thing for Lauren? The way you always used to go mooning around after her like a lost pup. It was kinda cute" Bo teased. She had long-known about her sister's teenage crush on her wife and found it hilarious although admittedly her inner Succubus was glad when she had eventually grown out of it in favour of other girls more her own age…and not related. Dagny flushed further, the already slightly pink tinge turning redder by the second.

"Yeah, I did but I also may have had just a tiny thing for 'Dara too so I guess it figures I'd like their daughter." She said, jabbing her thumb over her shoulder in the vague direction of the front door.

After seeing the forlorn look on the young woman's face Bo finally took a bit of pity on her kid sister. She really hadn't had much luck in the love department yet and it was clear that in the five minutes it had taken her to reach the kitchen from the garden gate she had already come up with all sorts of fantasies regarding the mysterious brunette that was currently keeping her children entertained in the yard.

"Sorry kiddo, this one's just a little too close to home for comfort." She said, deliberately gentling her voice even as she ruffled the Valkyrie's blonde locks.

They remained silent for several moments, Bo allowing Dagny some time for this latest minor blow to settle.

"So umm, how's it been for you having Lauren's kid stay here?"

"Well, she's here to help and to be honest, any friendly extra pair of eyes on my little darlings right now is fine by me, Christophe's already made his intentions quite clear. But actually, I kinda like her. She's a great girl."

"You sure?" Dagny asked, reaching out a hand to Bo's forearm. "I mean, I know you two sorta hated each other. Is it not a bit weird having her daughter here?" Bo sighed and quirked her lip sadly.

"Dag, I never hated Athdara. Not really. I mean, it took a while for us to see eye-to-eye but…in the end we both wanted the same thing. To protect my amazing little sister and the woman we both loved," she paused, looking Dagny straight in the eye, "Lauren's entitled to a past and God-knows, there's enough of it buried deep in that big brain of hers," she scoffed, "just as I think I know everything there is to know about her something else comes up to bite us in the ass. But I can't be angry with her for being in love with someone before. The truth is, if I'd been in her shoes back then, I'd have jumped at the idea of a knight in shining armour too. Besides, she might look a lot like her other mother but when you get to know her, there's so much of Lauren in there, it's freaky!" She smiled, briefly recalling a similar conversation she had had with Saoirse earlier that morning who had also voiced much the same concerns.

Bo looked up as Saoirse wobbled through the front door straight towards the kitchen where the Succubus sat, closing out her latest case files. It had been Lauren that had insisted before the twins were born that she start keeping a detailed account of all her incomings and outgoings. Bo had always despised the idea of endless reams of paperwork cluttering up their beautiful home but as the doctor had pointed out, it was no longer their own lives they had to worry about screwing up. So here she was, stabbing her pen in frustration at the typed lines of text in front of her causing big blotches of ink to spread all over the surface of the paper.

"Coffee? It looks like you could use some" she chuckled, turning to the fresh brew she now constantly kept on tap whenever she was at home with the kids. Saoirse blew out a lock of dark hair that had fallen over her eyes.

"I never realised how exhausting children could be! I was the only child I knew growing up. These kids just have boundless energy, bouncing from one thing straight to the next!"

Bo smirked slyly to herself, she knew where they had gotten that from and shock-horror, it wasn't her! In a serious tone, she slid a mug over the counter to Saoirse's grateful fingers;

"Wasn't that lonely? Having no other kids around to play with?"

"What you've never had, you never miss" the Griffin replied simply. "I never knew kids were supposed to play and have fun. This is the first time I've ever played with children."

Something about the straight-forward way Saoirse said this made Bo sad. As tough as her upbringing by her adoptive, God-fearing parents had been at times, she, herself, had at least never been short of friends to play with…or in later years go out and cause havoc with. The thought made her heart break just a little. How she had come into the world hadn't been Saoirse's fault, after all. A hush had descended as each woman sipped their coffee contemplatively, lost in their own private musings. It was Saoirse that broke the silence;

"Bo, are you sure this is okay? Me being here? I…I know you and my mother didn't exactly get on."

Bo stalled briefly to consider her answer, wondering just what Athdara had told her daughter.

"Honestly? It's true that it took a while for your mother and I to reach an understanding. Your mom is the only one who's ever broken my heart. Twice. So yeah, when your mother appeared on the scene all of a sudden, of course I was afraid that she would try to take Lauren away from me. Or worse, I was terrified that she would choose to go. But," she said, pressing a finger under the younger woman's dipped face, tilting her gaze back up to meet her eyes, "neither of them did either of those things. I am happy that you're here Saoirse. I love that you being here makes Lauren so happy. You might have more of your other mother's physical attributes but I recognise that compassion that shines out through those soulful eyes of yours very well. You are definitely my Lauren's daughter and that makes you family. I promise you, there will always be a home for you here for as long as you want it. Besides," she continued in a lighter tone, "you're already a big hit with your brother and sister!"

Saoirse chuckled and rolled her eyes;

"They just like having an over-sized kittycat to play with!" referring to earlier in the morning when she had shifted into her animal form and flopped about on the floor, allowing Charlotte and Ethan to take turns tickling her belly then gave them rides around the living room on her back. Bo tried to picture the twins pestering the Griffin's more dignified mother to do the same thing and had to bite her lip to hide her laughter.

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That night found Bo lying in the darkness and staring up at the ceiling, watching the various shapes from the streetlights dance in patterns above her. Lauren lay still beside her, eyes closed though Bo could tell by her breathing that the doctor was not quite as asleep as she pretended to be. Slowly, she inched closer, leaning in to press a series of firm, wet kisses along the blonde's neck. Lauren offered no response other than a revealing quirk just at the corner of her mouth that Bo knew was completely involuntary. She grinned. Lauren was going to make her work for it this night and her Succubus gave a little dance of joy. The longer the encounter, the more satisfying the feed and that was just fine by her.

She continued to place teasing, fluttering kisses up to Lauren's jawline and along towards her ear where she stopped to pay due attention to that very sensitive spot just beneath the lobe. Still no response besides a slight widening of the blonde's smile, her eyes still tightly shut. Bo snickered as she raised herself up above the doctor's body, hovering over her and feeling the weight of shifting blankets on her back, leaning down to flick her tongue over that sweet corner of full lips.

It didn't take long and Lauren gave in, howling with laughter as her lips finally parted, allowing the Succubus access while her hands roamed restlessly down the dark-haired woman's sides, her thighs parting of their own accord, offering the warm cushion of her body for Bo to settle on. They tasted deeply of each other, an exchange of tongues and sighs while Bo lightly gripped Lauren's wrists and guided them up above the blonde's head, pinning them there as she left her wife's loving mouth to explore elsewhere. She knew by making the doctor submit this way, she was asking for a whole heap of trouble. Lauren always gave as good as she got.

Gradually, she worked her way down her lover's body, stopping to pay loving homage to the blonde's relatively newly bountiful breasts. She had always loved Lauren's physique, appreciating the doctor's small but perfectly formed chest but like most women during pregnancy, the blonde's breasts had swollen to a much larger cup. Fortunately, at least in Bo's eyes, they had never returned to their original modest shape and Bo loved them. It did mean, however, that it took much more attention for Lauren to reach the same heights of pleasure as she had when the nerve endings had been crammed into their much smaller package but it was all good. After all, the Succubus never grew tired of worshipping the soft yet firm swells.

Eventually she dipped below the line of the blankets to where she knew Lauren needed her next. Though it was dark she traced a fingertip lightly over the twin scars that she knew graced the insides of the blonde's hips, never failing to remember the first time the pair had made love after the twins had been born.

Bo had done her level best to hold off, allowing Lauren as much space as she needed while her body recovered from the birth but for all her good intentions, the Succubus was starving. A couple of serious wounds from work had Bo craving Chi and the guilt finally made Lauren cave. When Bo had eventually managed to coax the reluctant doctor into bed she had been puzzled over why Lauren had suddenly become so shy over her own body, demanding that the lights be turned off and desperately shying away from Bo's loving attentions.

Lauren had never been a vain woman. She had always taken a pride in her appearance, sure but these were just downright ugly. Lauren felt ugly. Even with all her medical rationale, she suddenly discovered for herself why women with children were often so harsh about their own bodies. Bo, on the other hand, thought they were beautiful and proceeded to reverently kiss the two, tiny identical stretch-marks on the inner corner of each of Lauren's hip bones. Twin symbols of the wonderful gift that her wife had carried and nurtured inside of her that marked perfectly the smooth V-shape of the flat planes of Lauren's tummy, leading straight to her mons.

Ever since then, no-matter how rough, or fast, or teasing their play, Bo would always halt to pay special attention to the two fragile patches of flesh, teasing them delicately with her tongue. As a result of which, Lauren now lapped up the attention relished there, would often tangle her fingers in Bo's luscious tresses and hold her there for several minutes as she did now.

It didn't matter anymore that Lauren's hands had left their place of restraint and were now restlessly running over the brunette's head and back, stroking the shoulders firmly and urging her lover ever lower, she was all Bo's.

Bo slipped lower still and teased Lauren's thighs further apart, ready for her first taste of her wife's musky arousal but before she could reach her tongue to the blonde's lips she felt Lauren's fingers gently tugging under her jaw, urging her back upward. Carefully, Bo stalled the grumble threatening to issue from her throat as she eased back up Lauren's glistening form.

"What's wrong baby? You okay?" she whispered, schooling her voice to patience. Lauren nodded and Bo could see a vulnerability in her gaze that hadn't been there before.

"I just need you up here with me tonight." She replied, her fingers pulling Bo's mouth to hers as her free hand took the Succubus' and lowered them to her own sex where Lauren's need was readily apparent. Bo needed no further encouragement and pressed her two fingers into her lover's waiting dampness, circling her clit with her thumb even as she eased her other arm under Lauren's back, holding their bodies close as they slid hot and slick against each other. It didn't take long before she felt the doctor begin to shudder underneath her, her fingers digging into the Succubus's back as wave after wave of orgasm swept over her.

Bo chose her moment and urged Lauren's warm golden irises to meet her azure ones. Lauren took the cue and opened her mouth just enough for Bo to drink deeply of her Chi, filling herself on the blonde's energy.

Eventually the pair collapsed back onto the extra heavy-duty mattress. The look on the showroom guy's face when the two of them had insisted they needed the most heavily packed cushioning they had was priceless. The phrase "money is no object" had surely never-before been used over a mattress!

When their breathing had returned to something more normal Bo pressed a kiss to Lauren's shoulder and murmured an "I love you" secretly delighted when the blonde cupped her cheek and rolled them over;

"Oh, you're nowhere near done yet honey."

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Lauren had Bo turn over so that she was lying on her front then straddled the Succubus' hips before bending down to whisper teasingly in her ear;

"Close your eyes for me baby."

The succubus did as she was requested, bemused when she heard the scrape of a bedside drawer being opened. All became clear soon enough when she felt the supple sensation of silk smoothing over her closed eyelids. Then she felt her arms being stretched out in front of her and she struggled slightly against her wife's ministrations, fighting against the relinquishing of her own control.

"Shh, honey, it's okay. Trust me." Lauren soothed, dropping a kiss of comfort onto the brunette's scapula, even as she wrapped another silken tie around Bo's wrists, binding them together through a gap in the headboard. Suddenly Lauren's body heat vanished and the irrational part of Bo wondered if she'd been abandoned. Then she felt it. Something tiny and slightly rough…pebbled almost, tickling the sole of her foot. It slid delightfully between her toes then traced a path back to her heel before switching to the opposite foot.

"This little metatarsal went to market…" she heard Lauren giggling to herself as her feet jolted at the lightly prickling sensation, making her chuckle at herself. The effect of their joint laughter was relaxing and Bo felt her own body begin to slacken as Lauren moved her hands to massage Bo's calves. Up and down, up and down, long solid strokes that soothed her tired muscles. Then back to Lauren's patented playfulness as the blonde flicked her tongue against the backs of Bo's knees. It gave her a delicious little tingle and the Succubus knew Lauren had to be aware of the rising scent of her arousal.

Bo felt the end of the bed dip as Lauren crawled up over Bo's prone form then did something completely unexpected. Lauren's mouth kissed at the very tip of Bo's crevasse, her tongue flicking out to prod at the very sensitive spot where her glutes met.

Lauren had never been very keen on the idea of anal play. She knew Bo had enjoyed it with several previous lovers but somehow Lauren could never quite bring herself to go…there. Something about it offended her doctor's, ultra-sterile sensibilities. Placing a final kiss to that spot, leaving Bo to shudder under her touch, she continued her path up Bo's back, kneading tight muscles here and there, keeping low enough that Bo could feel the slight pressure of Lauren's breasts, her hardened nipples dragging along either side of her spine.

When she finally matched Bo's full length on the bed, Lauren stretched out and manoeuvred her arms under Bo's chest, cradling her shoulders and revelling this moment of intimacy between them, prolonging the sensation for several minutes. Bo sighed contentedly. It was never just about sex with Lauren, although…the sex was great. Phenomenal even. It was the closeness with Lauren that made it feel so special. The connection between them when they made love was unlike anything Bo had experienced with any other lover or partner. In the past, she had tried to grab onto that feeling, holding it so tightly until it threatened to suffocate them both but now, she could afford to be much more relaxed. They had been through enough together now that she knew, she knew, that no-matter what they would always come back to each other. That knowledge was a powerful thing. To be treasured, yes, but never stifled.

"You okay?" The question was soft, a simple 'checking-in' but it meant the world. It meant that Lauren would always care, would never hurt Bo again. The succubus nodded.

"I trust you."

Lauren placed a final kiss on Bo's cheek and slid back down the brunette's form, stopping every few inches to trace a particular sweet spot or flick her tongue against a tasty bit of skin.

Eventually she knelt in the gap between Bo's thighs and parted them further, kneading the Succubus' buttocks with even pressure, making Bo raise her hips towards Lauren's waiting mouth.

With delicate fingers, Lauren took her time and gently parted Bo's swollen lips, tracing just the very tips over sensitive flesh. Tenderly, she eased Bo's clit from beneath its protective hood, finding it already engorged and pulsing in desire. She couldn't wait any longer. She drove straight ahead and wrapped her lips insistently around the Succubus' throbbing bundle of nerves and sucked avidly. Bo cried out and bucked hard as two of Lauren's questing fingers pressed inside of her, stroking towards that one spot that she knew required pressure the most. Bo's arousal hit a fever pitch, the Succubus more than ready to come for her skilled lover when abruptly, Lauren pulled out. Bo howled a cry and released a heart-breaking whimper.

She was only distantly aware of Lauren digging around for something to the side, then she felt it. She bore the hard length of something solid being pushed deep inside her core, felt her own wet heat coating the smooth plastic before it was just as quickly taken away again. Then she felt it again but this time it pressed firm against her rear channel. Then the sound of a small click and the object began a steady vibrating throb of its own.

Lauren returned her mouth against Bo's clit and pushed gently but steadily further until slowly, slowly, the stiff thickness of the vibrator filled Bo's rear passage. Once she was positive Bo was comfortable, Lauren slid her fingers back into Bo's slick, velvety core, feeling her inner walls begin to squeeze around her as the Succubus' orgasm threatened to overflow. The blonde caught the sound of Bo panting but she knew it wasn't for breath she craved.

Quickly, she slipped under Bo's writhing body and wrapped her legs around the brunette's waist, opening her mouth as she pulled Bo's lips to crash against her own, allowing her to feed as they moved frantically. When Bo finally succumbed, stretching out the pleasure for as long as possible, she collapsed onto Lauren, allowing the doctor to support her as they both fought for breath, their hearts nearly pounding straight from their chests.

"Ohhhh mmmmmyy Goooddd," Bo mumbled into Lauren's shoulder, "that was…that was…"

"Amazing!" Lauren agreed breathlessly.

They lay there in peaceful contentment for several moments but it wasn't long before Lauren felt Bo squirming above her.

"Umm, babe?"

Abruptly, Lauren realised the vibrator was still throbbing merrily away in Bo's behind. Far from finding it suddenly uncomfortable, Bo seemed to be thrilling still from the sensation. She reached up and undid both the loose ties around Bo's wrists and the grip she maintained with her own legs around the Succubus' waist.

"Turn over" she commanded softly.

When Bo did so, she became aware of Lauren's centre pressed tightly against her butt, picking up just enough of the vibrations to share the succubus' pleasure. The doctor resumed her thighs' grip around Bo's midriff once more and they rocked together, striving for that shared peak. Bo placed her hands either side of them both and pushed down hard into the bed, keeping their rhythm steady while Lauren reached her hands around to Bo's front. One hand switched between Bo's spectacular breasts, toying with erect nipples, squeezing and pinching. The other slipped to Bo's sex, stroking luxuriously through her wife's folds and fondling with deliberate intent.

It wasn't long before they were there, matching each other stride for stride. Bo turned her face to Lauren's and pulsed Chi back into her exhausted lover's waiting mouth.

This time the vibrator was properly switched off and set aside for a meticulous cleaning later. Much later.

Bo wearily slumped off to the side, allowing Lauren to curl up behind her, each kissing an 'I love you' and finally drifting off into a dreamless sleep.

Yes. Lauren always gave as good as she got.

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Neither were quite sure whether it was the great rumble of thunder or the joint screams of their children that jolted them both from bed little more than an hour later. Grabbing the nearest clothing to hand they rushed through to the guest room where the children had been sleeping soundly with Saoirse's Griffin keeping watch at the foot of the bed.

Charlotte and Ethan were thankfully in one piece but Saoirse battled against the window that had been blasted open by a violent gust of icy wind and was currently battering against its own frame, letting in a lashing rain that soaked the billowing curtains.

While Lauren checked over their children, Bo moved to the window that Saoirse had finally managed to get shut, wondering what the young woman was staring at. Just a little way into the distance, streaks of flashing lightning illuminated the shadows where fearful shapes seemed whipped about the whistling gales. Watching. Waiting.

This night was but a warning. They were coming. Soon.

Well folks, hope you enjoyed that. I have one or two wee ideas rattling around the old brain box but nothing solid yet so any ideas you like, feel free to ping them over to me if you want!