AN: Again, thank you all so much for the reviews! The reviews definitely make me want to write more and faster.

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14 days left of the bet. 14th day of working with Lauren.

Bo has been working with Lauren on the fundraiser for two weeks now. Since the night of the bookcase accident, where Bo told Lauren that they could have the fundraiser at the bar, things have been different. The last 4 days things have been better. The two of them have worked on the fundraiser every night and it has actually been quite fun. Lauren has let Bo help a lot more and has given her a lot more responsibilities. If Bo didn't know any better she would think that Lauren was beginning to trust her, at least with the fundraiser.

It also turns out that Lauren is not such a stiff as Bo originally thought. The two of them have actually been joking and having fun while working. Lauren has humour. Who would have thought? Still no real progress on the bet though.

Because they have been working every night, Bo has not been at the bar as much as she usually is but oddly enough she doesn't mind.

Tonight Bo is on her way over to the clinic to meet up with Lauren again. She stops at this little French place to get some takeout for the two of them. Bo called Crystal last night and asked what kind of food Lauren likes. Apparently Lauren likes French food. French food is not exactly Bo's usual choice for takeout but she might as well score some cheap points with Lauren.

Arriving at the clinic Bo sees Doris, the nurse at the front desk.

"Hi Dorris. How are you this evening?"

"Hello miss Dennis. Fine, thank you. Doctor Lewis asked me to let you know that she well be back soon. She had a rare hour to herself so she went for a run before meeting with you."

Bo is happy that Lauren found the time to do something for herself. While Bo has known Lauren, all she ever does is help others. "Okay, Doris. Thank you. I'm also a bit early. I'll just take this food and wait in her office, if that is alright?"

"Sure miss Dennis, go right ahead. I'm leaving now. You two have a good night"

"Thanks. You too Doris."

Bo walks down the hallway and into Lauren's office and sets down the food on Lauren's desk.

Bo suddenly remembers that she forgot to bring utensils, so she looks around the office to see if Lauren would happen to have some for whenever she works through dinner. Bo doesn't see any utensils but perhaps Lauren has some in drawer or something.

Bo opens the top drawer in Lauren's desk. There are no utensils but there is a photo in a frame. Bo picks up the frame to look at it. It is a photo of Lauren with another woman, a brunette. The two of them are embracing each other and they look really happy. Somehow looking at this photo makes Bo feel a little gloomy.

Suddenly Bo hears a sound in the hallway and quickly puts back the photo and shuts the drawer. Bo is finally on Lauren's good side so she wouldn't want to mess it up by getting caught snooping in Lauren's personal stuff.

Lauren appears in the door. "Oh, hi Bo. I am sorry, I just went for a quick run."

Bo has to blink a couple of times. WOW! Lauren is wearing some black tights and a top that clings to her in all the right places and also she is all sweaty and damp because of her run. Wow! Bo is stunned by how hot Lauren looks right now. She looks like the cover of Sports Illustrated. – Only hotter. Bo is suddenly aware of the enormous desire she feels.

"Bo, are you okay?"

"Bo?"

Bo snaps out of it and looks down at the desk. "Sorry, yes I am fine. I uh, brought food. I thought you might be hungry? Crystal told me you like French food so I got some takeout from Tableau and bottle of white wine. I hope that is okay?"

Lauren looks a Bo and gives her a big smile. "Wow Bo, that sounds amazing. That is really nice of you. I am actually starved. Let me just take a shower real quick and I will be back in 5."

"Sure." Of course she is going to take a shower! Now Bo is picturing Lauren naked in the shower! That woman does not make it easy.

"Oh Lauren before you go, do you have any utensils here? I forgot to bring some."

"Yes, over in that bottom right cabinet. I will be right back Bo."

Bo steals a look at Lauren's ass in those black tights as she leaves. Again WOW. Lauren is frustratingly hot. Ohhh the things Bo would like to do to Lauren…

'Snap out of it Bo! You have got to control yourself! You have a bet to win!' She says to herself and shrugs. Bo knows that she will get nowhere by throwing herself at Lauren right now. Bo needs to keep her mind of Lauren's hot body and therefor starts to unpack the food from the bags.

Afterwards she goes over to the cabinet Lauren said the utensils were in and bends down to have a look. The cabinet is full of all sorts of stuff. It won't be easy to find anything in there. Bo rummages around looking for the utensils when she hears a sound behind her and figures Lauren must be back.

While still bending down in front of the cabinet she looks back over her shoulder towards the door and sees Lauren. Bo is surprised to see that Lauren seems to be at a halt in the door. Lauren is looking at her. Lauren is totally checking her out! - Or at least Lauren is checking her ass out. Bo turns her head back to the cabinet so that Lauren cannot see her face, and Bo smiles. Maybe Lauren is not as unaffected by Bo's good looks as Bo thought. Bo decides to tease Lauren a bit. Lauren is after all really cute when she is embarrassed.

"See anything you like doctor?" Bo teases and turns around to face Lauren.

"What? Me? No? Why? I was just… I was just looking to see if you found the utensils yet?"

Suddenly Lauren's cheeks become fairly red and she does that thing she does when she is nervous or embarrassed, where she tucks a strain of hair behind her ear. Lauren walks over to her desk.

Bo continues her search for utensils while grinning over Laurens embarrassment. Eventually she finds the utensils.

"Jackpot!"

"Did you find it?"

"Yep."

"Good. This food looks amazing Bo. Thank you. Have you ever tried Tableau? It is one of my favourite takeout places."

"Honestly? No, but Crystal told me that you liked it. I hope it is okay that I asked her. The last couple of weeks I have seen how busy you are and how you barely have time to eat, so I thought that if I brought something you really liked you would have to sit down and actually take a break for a moment and eat something." Bo looks shyly at Lauren.

Lauren looks at Bo and smiles, but doesn't say anything for a while.

"You actually continue to surprise me Bo. Thank you. You know what? Lets sit down and eat this food and just talk. We have worked really hard on this fundraiser and I think we deserve a break."

Bo smiles. "Sure Lauren. Sounds good."

The two of sit down and start to eat. Laurens finds a couple of plastic cups and pours some white wine for each of them.

"So, can I ask you a question Lauren?"

Lauren takes a sip of her wine. "Sure."

"Why do you like French food so much? Crystal said it was your favourite."

Lauren lights up at the question. "I actually lived a year in France when I was younger. I did a year of collage in Paris. And while I was there I fell in love with France, with Paris, with the people, the food, the wine, the culture. I fell in love with everything about it."

"That is pretty cool Lauren."

"Yeah. I used to dream of working at this famous research hospital in Paris. They have this special research programme within my field but they only hire 3 doctors every year. I apply every year, but I never get it."

"Maybe one year you will get it. You should keep trying. Do you ever go there on vacation or anything like that?"

"Thank you Bo." Lauren looks a bit hesitant. "I have only been back there once since collage. With…. Well with my girlfriend."

That comment has Bo almost choking on her food.

Bo coughs a bit. "Hmpf… You have a girlfriend?" Must be the woman on the photo. Bo could strangle Crystal, she could have told Bo that Lauren had a girlfriend. It would explain why Lauren has been standoffish. But it is weird that Lauren hasn't mentioned her sooner.

Lauren suddenly isn't smiling anymore. Lauren looks down at her food but Bo can see an almost agonizing look on her face. Bo suddenly feels bad for asking.

"You know what Lauren, it is none of my business, forget that I asked." Bo says apologetically.

Lauren keeps her eyes on her food and Bo suddenly feels an urge to focus very intently on her own food, and is therefor surprised when Lauren speaks again.

"No. It is okay. And I don't have a girlfriend."

Bo looks up at Lauren but doesn't say anything instead she just decides to give Lauren a supportive smile.

"I had a girlfriend. Evony. We went to Paris on vacation 3 years ago. - Right after she was diagnosed with stage M4 acute myelogenous leukemia. She wanted us to go in case she didn't get the chance later on." Lauren pauses. "She died almost a year ago. It will be a year next week, on the 11th of November." A tear falls down Laurens right cheek and Bo has to fight the urge to get up and wipe it away.

Bo feels really awful. "I'm SO sorry Lauren. I am so sorry for your loss."

Lauren is looking down again. "Thank you Bo." Lauren takes a napkin and wipes away the tears and blows her nose.

Bo looks down. She is not good at this kind of stuff. She wants to comfort Lauren but she really doesn't know what to say in this kind of situation. She has always been extremely useless in these kinds of situations.

After awhile Bo breaks the silence; "I have to admit Lauren, that when I got here tonight I was looking for utensils before you came back from your run and I kind of looked in your top drawer - and I am very sorry because I didn't mean to invade your privacy or anything - but when I did I saw the photo you have down there. Is that a photo of the two of you? Is that Evony?"

Bo is really worried that Lauren will be mad that she looked in her drawer. But Lauren finishes blowing her nose and then opens the drawer, takes out the photo and looks at it for a moment before handing it to Bo.

"Yeah, this is Evony and me. It was taken the week before we found out that she was sick."

Bo looks at the photo. "She was beautiful Lauren."

"Thank you Bo."

Bo hands back the photo to Lauren.

"Can I ask why you keep it in the drawer? Why not have it on your desk?"

Lauren looks at the photo one more time before putting it back in the drawer. "I should, but it just hurts too much to look at it every day."

Bo can relate to that. She wouldn't want to look at a photo of her parents every day either. When Bo was a kid Trick once hung up a photo of Bo's parents in the house but Bo took it down and threw it out the same day.

The two of them eat in silence for a while until Lauren breaks the silence.

"Okay, enough sad talk. It's my turn to ask you questions Bo."

Bo is happy to break the silence and maybe lighten the mood, but she is also a bit nervous about what kind of questions Lauren might have.

"You want to ask me questions?"

"Yeah, we have been spending quite some time together but I still don't know that much about you Bo."

"Maybe I like it that way Lauren."

Lauren looks at her with a searching look. "Give me 5 questions? I get to ask you 5 questions. I can ask about anything I want and you have to answer, if you pass on a question and don't answer, I get a new question. And you can only pass on a question 3 times total."

Bo is surprised. It almost seems like Lauren has been preparing this. Bo really doesn't like it, because she is sure Lauren will ask questions she does not want to answer and even if she does answer them, she is not sure Lauren will like the answers. But Bo knows that she won't have a chance with Lauren if she does not open up just a little bit.

"Okay, Lauren."

"Okay, let me think. Seeing as how I only get 5 questions, I will have to make them count."

Bo has a feeling this is not going to be easy.

Lauren takes a bite to eat before she nonchalantly asks; "How many women Bo?"

"How many women, what?"

"How many women have you had sex with?"

Bo almost chokes on her food again. "You are not wasting any time are you Lauren?" No way Bo is telling her. "But I am not answering that Lauren."

Lauren looks disappointed. "Fine Bo, but then you will be using one of your 3 passes on the very first question."

"Yes."

"Okay, then I will ask another question." As soon as Lauren says this, her pager goes off and she looks at it.

"Well, it is a good thing I only had half a glass of wine because it's the hospital. I have to go back."

Lord have mercy. Bo knows she has just been saved by the bell, or pager in this instance.

"That's okay Lauren."

The two of them hurry and clean up the desk before leaving the clinic.

"Bye Lauren."

"Bye Bo. Before you go, I forgot to ask you; Crystal called me earlier today and wanted me to ask you if you would want to come up to her lake house cabin this weekend? It's you, Kenzi, Crystal and me for a girls' weekend apparently. Crystal's birthday is coming up and because it's the big three O she wants to "not" celebrate it by drinking lots of wine in the cabin."

Bo is surprised. "And Kenzi is going?"

"I believe so, yeah."

"Then sure, if they don't need me at the bar, I am up for it." The trip will allow Bo to get some more time with Lauren.

"I will let Crystal know." The little smile Lauren has as she says this gives Bo the feeling that Lauren actually wanted her to say yes. Lauren wanted Bo to come on the trip. Interesting.

"Bye Bo. And thank you for this evening. Thanks for the food, for listening, for all of it. Oh, and Bo?"

"Yes Lauren?"

"You still owe me 5 answers to 5 questions." She says with a big mischievous smile before turning away in direction of the hospital.

And with that parting comment, Bo knows that she is in trouble.

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Bo goes straight from the clinic to the bar.

"Hi Kenz."

"Hi Bobo."

"So Kenz, before I forget, Lauren just told me about this weekend's trip up to Crystal's cabin. Are we going?"

"Yeah I was going to talk to you about that tonight. Crystal is feeling really gloom about turning 30 so she and I talked about going up there and getting drunk and relaxing this weekend. And she asked if you would come too. She wants to get to know you better, with all the things she hears from me all the time and all the time you have been spending with Lauren. Plus she really liked you that night we partied together here at the bar. So will you come?"

"Sure, it sounds fun enough. And alcohol is involved so it can't be that bad. It also gives me a great chance to spend more time with Lauren."

"Great, we are leaving Friday afternoon. I feel like I haven't seen you in a long time Bobo, you haven't been in the bar for a couple of days now. You and Lauren have been spending a lot of time together. How is the fundraiser going?"

"It's going really well. We are finally getting some real work done now that Lauren lets me actually help. Plus she is really grateful that I offered to host the fundraiser here."

"You are having the fundraiser here?"

"Yeah didn't I tell you? The hotel fell through, which made Lauren really upset of course, so I offered to have it here."

Kenzi looks at her with wonder. "Wow Bo, that is really nice of you."

"Nah it is nothing Kenz."

"And how is it going with miss Lauren aka Doctor Hotness?"

Bo tells Kenzi about everything that has happened over the last couple of days. When she finishes she looks at her best friend and sees that Kenzi is speechless, which does not happen often. Kenzi drinks a shot of tequila.

"Bo, I don't know where to start"

"What Kenz? Tell me."

"First off, poor poor Lauren. Loosing her girlfriend like that. Wow, no wonder she has been feeling down. It also explains why she is the way she is, she is just hurt and trying to live through the pain by focussing on helping others. Also, now I get why she is the way she is towards you."

Bo is utterly perplexed "You do?"

"Oh Bo. Yes, I do." Kenzi looks worried.

"Well then explain it to me Kenz because I understand women, just not this woman. Please enlighten me."

"No Bo, it is not my place. You need to figure this out yourself. But Bo, you know you cannot go through with the bet, right?"

Bo is beyond annoyed and confused. "What do you mean I need to figure this out by myself? And what do you mean I cannot go through with the bet? I am going trough with this bet Kenz."

Kenzi looks at her best friend. "Bo, sometimes you are the smartest, most perceptive, and most wonderful person I know, other times you are really rather thick-headed and clueless."

"Gee thanks Kenz."

"Bo you cannot go through with the bet because Lauren is a good person and she has been through enough and if you go through with the bet you will end up hurting her. Don't do this to her. And also don't do it to yourself."

"I am not going to hurt her Kenz, if she has sex with me she does so willingly. Kenz, she is a grown woman and its not like she has feelings for me."

"Right….." Kenzi does not look convinced. "But Bo, even if you didn't hurt Lauren if you went ahead with the bet, what about you?"

"What about me Kenz?"

Kenzi looks at her for a while before taking Bo's hands into her own. "Okay Bo. Tonight, you went on your first date ever. – At least kind of. Don't you see?"

"What are you talking about Kenz?"

"You brought Lauren dinner and wine. The two of you sat down and talked over dinner and wine. Bo, that is pretty much what people do on dates."

"It wasn't a date Kenz."

"Maybe not officially, but it kinda was Bo. We both know you have never been on a date, that you have never brought food and wine to a woman, but you did tonight. - For Lauren. And earlier when you spoke about the last couple of days, about the two of you working together, you lit up. You even offered her to host the fundraiser here at the bar in order to make her happy. And you haven't hooked up with anyone this week Bo, which I have never seen before. Bo, you are starting to develop feelings for Lauren, aren't you?"

Bo stares directly into the eyes of her best friend. Bo cannot believe what Kenzi is saying. "You are crazy Kenz. Lauren is a nice person, I like her, but it is a purely physical thing. I told you about how it felt when she touched me when I got hurt. I told you about her checking me out, me checking her out, and how hot she looked when she was all sweaty in her running outfit and how horny that made me. It's a physical thing Kenz. She doesn't have feelings for me. And I offered to hold the fundraiser here to score some cheap points with Lauren, that's it. Also I haven't stopped hooking up, I have just been busy. And I am going through with the bet!"

Kenzi looks despaired. "Bo, enough with the bet! Tell Vex you want to call of the bet or that you give up, but don't go and have sex with Lauren because of this stupid bet. You will end up hurting Lauren and yourself."

"I thought you were my best friend Kenz." Bo suddenly feels very frustrated and angry with her best friend.

"Oh Bo, I am, which is why I am concerned."

Bo signals Vex. "Vex, I need tequila. A lot of tequila."

Vex comes over and starts to pour Bo a shot but Bo gives him a quick smile and then takes the bottle and the glass from his hands and starts pouring herself. After drinking the first shot she does one more. And one more. And one more.

Bo leaves the bar without looking at her best friend and goes over to a brunette in the corner of the bar.

To hell with Kenzi right now. She loves Kenzi but right now her best friend is out of line. And more importantly Kenzi is wrong, and no better way to release some stress than with some mindless and meaningless sex.

"Hi I'm Bo." She says smiling to the brunette.

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Meanwhile, at the bar.

Kenzi watches with concern as Bo approaches a brunette in the corner.

"What is up with Bo?" Vex asks Kenzi.

Kenzi gives Vex a worried look. "I'm worried about her Vex. This bet is beginning to cause a lot of trouble for her, even if she doesn't know it yet. – Or won't accept it."

Vex and Kenzi watches as Bo leaves the bar with the brunette.

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AN: Again, thank you so much for reading. I hope you liked the chapter. I will do my best to continue to improve. I read all of your reviews and take them to heart. Thank you so much for your support.

Titles for the next 3 chapters to come:

Chapter 5 will be titled "The Cabin"

Chapter 6 will be titled "Please"

Chapter 7 will be titled "The fundraiser"