Reality Love Bites
Chapter 8
"Are you feeling all right, Lauren? You've been incredibly quiet most of the night."
Lauren turned from looking out at the dimly lit surroundings flashing past as the limousine took herself, a cameraman, Tamsin and Evony back to the mansion after their double date. She felt unwell and she knew that Evony would think it was a way of getting attention, but she really did feel quite sick. Whether it was something she had eaten or watching Evony practically jump into Tamsins pants while they had dinner, she wasn't sure, she just knew that she couldn't wait to get back to the house and up to the rooms where the cameras couldn't go so she could vomit in peace.
"I'm feeling a little sick. Must have been something I ate."
Lauren had been right. While Tamsin remained concerned, Evony just glared at Lauren and rolled her eyes from her position pressed as closely to Tamsin as possible without actually being in her lap.
Vex had been pleased of course with the way Evony had pulled out all the stops over dinner. It made great TV and they would cut and edit the footage to make it as dramatic and titillating as possible. When Vex had asked why Lauren was just sitting back while Evony made a complete spectacle of herself in getting Tamsin's attention, she had responded that she liked to watch, which had delighted Vex and brought raised eyebrows from both Tamsin and Evony. The comment had gotten Vex off her back as she quietly ate her dinner and added some conversation every once in a while just to keep it that way.
Now Lauren just wanted out of the limo and some peace and quiet. She felt uncomfortably hot and claustrophobic despite the huge space the stretch limousine provided and her stomach was swirling her dinner around dangerously. "I really feel quite nauseous." Lauren fought to keep her dinner down and she opened the window to allow the air to hit her face. The breeze was warm, but it still made her feel a little better. Lauren noticed that the car was approaching the driveway and would soon be curving its way up the long stretch of paving to the house. "I hope you don't mind if I say a quick good night to you here and get myself into bed." Lauren looked at the cameraman who was sitting silently beside her. "Can we do that?"
"I suppose so. Vex probably won't be pleased," He said gruffly with a shrug of his shoulders.
"I'll give the viewers a show to make up for Lauren's lack of enthusiasm." Evony gave Lauren a wink and squeezed Tamisns thigh suggestively.
Lauren fought the urge to vomit and was grateful when the car came to a stop. She was up and across the space in a flash. She leaned down and gave Tamsin a kiss on the cheek and murmured that she had a wonderful time before jumping out of the limousine as soon as the driver opened it and was rushing towards the front door to her salvation.
What she found on the other side made her shake her head. Crystal was standing on a chair and looking out the window so she could give a play by play to Nadia and Ciara. The latter looked a little pale as Crystal delightedly informed them that Evony was making out with Tamisn on the doorstep like a woman possessed.
Nadia looked over at Lauren, "You don't look too good. You okay?"
Lauren gave her a small smile, "I'm just going to head on up to bed. I think I may be coming down with something. She gave Ciara's arm a squeeze as she passed her and assuredly told her that she had nothing to worry about.
Ciara gave Lauren a small note of thanks, but still looked like she wanted to be sick herself. Lauren had just made it to the stairs when she heard Evony enter the house followed by her name. "Not now, Evony."
A hand clamped around her arm and she spun Lauren around. "No. Now! That bullshit "I feel sick" ploy didn't work at all. Especially after the kiss I just gave Tamsin on the porch. She'll be thinking about that for days, weeks even! Give it up now Lauren and admit that you can't handle the fact that you have no chance against me and you have to resort to getting pity from her."
"Let go of me Evony. It is not a ploy; I really don't feel well." As if to help convince Evony, her stomach lurched and the battle to keep the nausea at bay failed and she convulsed losing some of her dinner onto the other woman's shoes. Lauren heard Evony screeching and yelling at Crystal to "grab something, anything, and get this stuff off me!", as she held a hand over her mouth and rushed into the first door at the top of the stairs. Slamming the bedroom door in a hope that no one pursued her, Lauren pushed open the adjoining door, rushed into the bathroom and just made it to the toilet in time.
Lauren didn't register that the light was on and the room was full of steam as she hugged the toilet and emptied her stomach with every violent convulsive retch.
Bo was just stepping out of the shower when she saw Lauren rush into the bathroom and head straight to the toilet, vomiting violently. She closed the door as she rushed to aid the ill woman and gathered the blonde hair as Lauren continued to retch, despite her stomach now being completely empty. Bo rubbed the doctors back with her free hand and after several minutes Lauren was able to sit back as her stomach finally settled. She rested her head on her arm that rested on the bowl and closed her eyes as she gauged how she was feeling and if the was more vomiting to come.
"Are you okay, Lauren. Can I do anything?"
It took Lauren a moment to register that someone was in the room with her and was rubbing soothing circles on her back, but the voice was coming from behind the closed bathroom door.
"Lauren?"
It was Nadia's concerned voice. Lauren was about to respond when the person rubbing her back did it for her and she froze when she heard the strong and steady voice of Bo.
"It's okay Nadia. I'll take care of her. The worst seems to be over. I'll get her cleaned up and into the spare bed to get some rest. Let the others know that we won't be down for the rest of the night."
"Okay," Nadia responded and both Lauren and Bo seemed to wait until they heard the outer door in the bedroom to close before they breathed again.
Lauren felt exhausted and also embarrassed that Bo was seeing her in such a state and that was when she realised that she had rushed into the closest room to the stairs which was in fact Bo's room!
"Let's get you cleaned up a bit and how about we flush your deposit, sweetheart." Lauren nodded and reached out tapping the lever and washing her expelled stomach contents away. She heard the faucet in the basin run and a warm face washer moments later, wiping her mouth and chin.
Lauren's eyes fluttered open, "I'm sorry. Your bathroom was the closest. I..." Her voice gave out as she saw that Bo wasn't wearing any clothing, her skin still damp in places and her hair loose and dripping. Lauren was breathless and her stomach fluttered as if full of butterflies as her eyes wandered up the side profile of Bo's body as she rinsed the face washer in the sink, seemingly unaware of being observed or not caring.
"No need to apologize. It was obviously an emergency. You just surprised me as I was getting out of the shower, that's all. Are you feeling better? Is there anything I can do?"
You can turn around and face me and let me see all of you, she thought. Lauren could feel the heat on her face and knew that she was blushing profusely. She is the most beautiful woman I have ever laid my eyes upon. Lauren couldn't stop staring and her heart almost burst out of her chest when Bo turned to face her. The vision of Bo scorched her brain and caused the pulse between her legs to make her whimper with the need and ache that she felt.
The look of panic on Bo's face surprised Lauren and her pulse quickened to the speed of a galloping horse when the naked, desirable woman rushed to kneel in front of her and reached out a hand to her forehead. "Jesus, Lauren! You're flushed and burning up! Perhaps we should get you a doctor."
"I am a doctor," Lauren breathed out.
Bo gave the blonde a small lopsided smile at the comment. "Are you going to do a self diagnosis?"
She wanted to reach out and take Bo in her arms. She wanted to kiss the remaining drops of water from her body. She wanted to... "Yes."
"Okay then. Let's hear it." Bo was oblivious to the fact that this was all her doing as she sat comfortably in front of the blonde with her hands resting on her thighs.
I want to lay you down and I want to bury my face between your legs and make you scream my name! I'm losing it! Focus Lauren! Focus! Lauren forced herself to close her eyes. It was the only way she was going to be able to encourage her brain to say the words that she needed to say so that she didn't act on the impulses that her body was screaming for her to do.
"You are what triggered the flushing, fever that has overcome me, Bo.. Please..." Lauren licked her lips and opened her lids to look into Bo's dark, expressive eyes. "Please put some clothing on before I do something that will break all the rules."
Lauren almost laughed when she saw Bo look down at herself and blush. She had honestly forgotten that she was naked! Unbelievable! Bo looked back up at Lauren, her hands sort of covering the main parts and the blonde couldn't help but release a chuckle. "You really forgot, didn't you?"
Bo stood quickly and grabbed her silk kimono from the hook on the door and slipped it on. "I was that concerned and worried for you that it slipped my mind. I'm sorry."
Lauren fell even more in love with Bo at that moment. Lauren went to stand and found that she was a little unsteady on her feet. Bo rushed to her side again and helped Lauren to keep her footing.
"Thank you, Bo," Lauren said as she accepted the assistance and moved to the sink. She opened the cabinet to find several packs of toothbrushes and opened one. Lauren brushed and rinsed her mouth before turning towards Bo. "Please don't apologise, Bo. You being so concerned about my well being that you forget that you are naked... Well... I... I think that may be the sweetest thing anyone has ever said to me."
Bo smiled at Lauren, "Is it wrong that I kind of wish that you did lose all control and broke all the rules?"
Bo's look was so intense and Lauren melted into it. The raw passion and lust had such weight to it that it was as if the steam hadn't dissipated from the bathroom at all. "Oh, Bo," was all Lauren was able to whisper. Lauren was gripping the sink as her knees got even weaker. There are no cameras in the bathroom. No one will ever know. Lauren sighed and started to lean towards Bo, her eyes flicking from that intense gaze to that waiting, kissable mouth.
Bo reached out and ran her thumb across Lauren's lips as they got ever closer to her own. She saw Lauren hesitate, just a fraction and Bo held the woman's gaze and whispered, "Just one kiss... Please."
Lauren's legs were shaking and if it wasn't for her grip on the basin and the hand that Bo put on her hip, she would have collapsed as soon as their lips met. It was the lightest of touches, their hot breath intermingling as they continued to look deeply into the others eyes. The connection was powerful, electric, and Lauren was the one that finally gave in, reached out and laced her fingers into Bo's damp hair and pulled their mouths crashing together in a heated embrace that may have lasted minutes or an hour. Time meant nothing, everything fell away and it was just the feel of their mouth and tongues, expressing what they needed to say. Lauren's head swam with the intensity of the embrace and the reality that she truly was in love with this woman. And she felt horrible because of it.
Lauren pulled away from the kiss, breathing hard. "I'm sorry. This isn't right. I shouldn't have. There are rules!"
Bo shook her head and reached out to Lauren, "Screw the rules!," she hissed. "I know this isn't the place and that this was not a part of your plan when you signed up for the show, but please don't deny what we have found."
Lauren's head swam and she fought a wave of dizziness and she wasn't sure if it was because of what had just happened or because she was ill. Bo hands came out to steady Lauren as the colour drained from her face. "You need to lay down before you fall down, Lauren. Come on!"
"Wait! Just a moment... please. I need to say something, Bo. I can't leave it like this. You need to know."
Bo stopped trying to usher Lauren out of the bathroom and gave her her undivided attention. The blonde could see the apprehension in Bo's eye and it broke her heart and that was why she had to reassure her that her feelings were real and she didn't regret what had just happened. That it was just bad timing and she needed to keep her head out of the cloud of fairy tale fantasy for the time being. "I care for you, Bo...deeply. There isn't a question in that, but honestly, I didn't sign on to this show to fall in love. I am drowning in college loans and debt and the money I could make from this will take so much pressure off as I start my internship next month. I already hate myself for being in it for the money and because Tamsin is actually a really nice person. I just really need..."
Bo placed a finger to Lauren's lips as she watched her eyes fill with tears. "It's okay. I get it. I was dragged here by Kenzi and she was totally in it for the free holiday and the money. I wasn't expecting to fall in love with you, but I am really glad that I allowed my crazy best friend to drag me here, because I found you and you are spectacular. Whatever happens during the show doesn't matter, okay? Do what you need to do and I will do the same. Just don't doubt the way I feel for you."
Lauren nodded, "Okay. I... I really don't feel well. Please help me to the bed before I..." Lauren's eyes fluttered and she registered Bo catching her before it all went dark...
Author's Note: I just got back off my holiday yesterday so that was the reason for the delay in updating. So I hope you enjoyed this installment and I will try not to keep you waiting too long for the next one. Take care xoxo
