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"The Cabin – part 2"
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(11 days left of the bet)
Next morning Bo isn't quite sure what to expect when she goes down for breakfast. Bo doesn't quite understand what exactly happened last night during the game of 'Never have I ever'. Lauren is a puzzle to Bo most of the time.
When Bo enters the kitchen only Lauren is there. Bo had hoped that Crystal and Kenzi would be there too so that they didn't have to be alone.
There is a nice smell of coffee in the kitchen.
"Good morning" Bo smiles.
"Good morning" Lauren says smiling back. "Do you want some coffee?"
"Thank you, but I can get it myself."
"No it's okay, I don't mind."
Bo sits down on a chair. Lauren seems to be in a good mood. Bo really has got to learn how to understand woman better, well maybe just this woman better. Bo doesn't know what she expected but she expected some sort of awkwardness or that Lauren would be more standoffish after last night's truths. She sure didn't expect to have coffee served.
Lauren sets down a cup of coffee for Bo.
"Thank you. Where are the others? Are they still asleep?"
"No, they went looking for some good hiking boots."
"Hiking boots?"
Lauren smiles. "Yes, we are going hiking this morning"
"Okay." That doesn't sound so bad to Bo.
After breakfast the four of them go hiking. It is a wonderful hike and the mood is really good amongst all of them. The area surrounding the cabin is absolutely astonishing. The cabin itself is right down by the lake and surrounding it are these amazingly beautiful mountains on each side of the lake. During the hike they talk as a group but they also split into pairs and talk, which allows Bo to talk to Crystal alone for a bit. It's nice talking to Crystal alone because Bo still doesn't know Crystal that well. Crystal is really nice and the two of them have a great conversation. Meanwhile Kenzi and Lauren are talking together and Bo cannot help but wonder what the two of them are talking about.
When they get back to the cabin they change out of their hiking clothes and grab some lunch. After lunch Bo is standing on the cabin's porch and spots Lauren sitting down on the edge of the jetty that goes into the lake. Bo walks down towards Lauren.
"May I sit down?"
Lauren looks up and smiles. "Sure."
Bo sits down next to Lauren with her legs hanging just above the water. "So what are we doing?"
"Nothing."
"Nothing?"
Lauren looks across the lake and up on the mountains. "Yeah, sometimes it's just nice to do nothing. Plus it is an amazing view, don't you think?"
Bo looks at Lauren, "Yeah, it really is an amazing view…..The scenery isn't half bad either." She says with a cocky smile.
Lauren realizes what Bo just said and turns to face Bo. "Very funny." She says while giving Bo a shove. The shove itself is not that powerful but Bo didn't expect it and they are sitting right on the edge of the jetty, so before Bo can do anything to prevent it Lauren's shove causes her to loose her balance just enough for her to fall over the edge of the jetty and straight into the lake.
Bo is disoriented at first. She wasn't expecting to fall into the water at all and also the water is paralyzing cold. When she surfaces she sees a shocked Lauren getting up from her where she was seated.
"BO, I AM SO SORRY." The horror of what she did is written all over Laurens's face. "I didn't mean to push you in. - I really really didn't. You have to believe me. The water must be freezing this time of year."
Bo is shaking and her jaw is clenched while she tries to get to the jetty. "You think?!" What was the woman thinking?
Lauren extends her arm wanting to help Bo back up on the jetty. "Here, give me your hand."
"Oh no, you better run."
Lauren looks at her with surprise and disbelief. "What?"
"Run! Run Lauren! Because as soon as I get up on the jetty I am going to hunt you down, catch you and throw you in this icy cold lake, so run. Run!"
Lauren gets up and then looks at Bo. "Wait! Why would you warn me and chase me in order to throw me in the lake? Wouldn't it be easier to just take my hand and then when I try to pull you up, you could pull me in with you? "
Bo gives her a devilish smile "Yes, that would be easier. But I like a challenge… Also this will be more fun."
Lauren's expression lets Bo know that Lauren understands the playful challenge she just gave her. Lauren smiles and starts running as Bo grabs hold of the edge of the jetty and hoists herself up. Bo is pleasantly surprised that the doctor agreed to this fun little game.
As Bo begins to run she is astonished by the amount of effort it requires from her. Her clothes are clinging to her and they weigh a ton because of all the water. At the same time her muscles are not responding because of the temperature of the cold water. She takes of her sweater to reduce some of the weight and slowly she picks up in pace. Lauren is far ahead of her at this point but she is not giving up. As she reaches the shore she sees that Crystal and Kenzi are out on the porch.
'My god, Lauren is in good shape. I should have thought about the fact that she runs regularly before suggesting this.' Bo thinks to herself.
Lauren looks over her shoulder smiling and sees Bo gaining on her. Bo is gaining on Lauren but not nearly enough, at this pace they will have to run back to the city before Bo catches up with Lauren. There is no way Bo can do this with her muscles so tense from the cold water. Bo has an idea.
Bo runs a couple of feet further before dropping to the ground.
After a couple of seconds she can hear Lauren approaching her at a fast pace. "Bo! Are you okay?"
Bo smiles up at the sky. She knew she could count on the doctor in Lauren being worried and running back to her if she thought Bo might be hurt. As Lauren closes in on her she wipes the smile of her face and closes her eyes.
"Oh Bo!" Lauren drops to her knees next to Bo.
Bo opens her eyes to sees a terrified Lauren.
"Ha!" Bo laughs as she quickly gets up on her feet and grabs Lauren and hoists her up over her shoulder. Lauren lets out a yelp. "Damn you Bo Dennis, I thought you were hurt. Put me down!"
As Bo is walking down to the shore with Lauren kicking and screaming on her shoulder her tense muscles cause her legs to give out from underneath her and they fall over and land on the ground. Lauren lands right underneath Bo.
Bo's body is pressed against Lauren's and their faces are only inches from each other. Both Lauren and Bo lie perfectly still, panting but say nothing while starring into each other's eyes. Bo swallows. Even through her clothes Lauren's body feels burning hot against Bo's cold body. Because their chests are pressed against each other's, Bo can feel Lauren's rapid heartbeat. Bo's pulse quickens and her heart races. Bo has never felt as alive as she does right now. Right now she senses nothing around her but her own body and Lauren's body. Bo suddenly becomes aware of her own rapid breathing as well as the fact that her mouth is so close to Lauren's, that she can feel Lauren's warm breath. She has never desired anything more than she desires this brown-eyed amazing woman in this moment.
Lauren breaks the silence but not the eye contact. "You're wet." She says with a low voice.
Stilling looking into her eyes Bo responds, "Tell me about it."
And no, Bo is not talking about the wet clothes. Judging by Lauren's expression she gets exactly what Bo is saying.
Bo can feel Lauren's heartbeat race even faster than before. Lauren slowly raises her head just inches and Bo knows that Lauren is about to kiss her. All Bo has to do is lean into the kiss. Bo's entire body is yearning to kiss Lauren.
She can't! Bo breaks eye contact and quickly she gets up on her feet. Lauren looks surprised and a bit disappointed?
Bo lowers her hand and helps Lauren get back up on her feet as well. "I think it would be best if I go change. I am really cold."
Lauren looks down at the ground. "Yeah, I might need some dry clothes as well."
They walk back to the cabin without speaking. All while walking Bo's body is still on overdrive with all the lust and desire pulsating through her.
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Meanwhile;
Kenzi and Crystal are sitting on the porch drinking tea while watching Bo and Lauren as Bo gets out of the lake and starts to chase after Lauren.
"Crystal, I need to ask you something. Do you think that Lauren is developing feelings for Bo?"
Crystal looks at her co-worker. Crystal sighs. "Yes, I do. It scares me. A lot. I really want Lauren to have love in her life again but I am afraid that Bo will break her heart."
Kenzi agrees. "Me too."
"Kenzi, do you think that Bo is developing feelings for Lauren as well?"
"Yes. Bo doesn't know it yet or won't admit it yet but she does have feelings for Lauren. I have never seen Bo like this. Never."
"It just scares me because Lauren has been through so much and I know how Bo is. No offence, because Bo is fantastic, she really is, it's just that I don't want Lauren to fall for Bo only to discover that she was just another woman in a long line of women for Bo. Honestly, I'm afraid that Bo will toss Lauren aside once the chase is over."
"I fully understand that Crystal. Believe me I do." Kenzi isn't going to tell Crystal about the bet. If she told Crystal about the bet Crystal would tell Lauren, all hell would break loose and her best friend would loose the best shot at happiness she ever had. Also Kenzi hopes to God that Bo will realize what she is doing and call of the bet before anything more happens between Bo and Lauren. "Bo is a good person underneath all the cockiness, her sassy comments, and the player lifestyle she so desperately hangs on to, she really is."
"I'm sure she is but she isn't exactly the type of woman you would want your best friend to fall in love with."
Kenzi feels a need to come to her best friend's defence. "Bo is amazing, she really is. Bo saved me Crystal. I owe Bo my life. I don't think I would be here if it wasn't for her. When I met Bo I was living on the streets. I had no one, no money, no job, and no place to go. Bo took me in and let me stay in her guest room for 8 months until I was able to get a place of my own. She helped me get a job. She was there for me in so many ways and she never asked for anything in return. She came and held me at night when I woke up screaming from really bad nightmares. Just after I moved into her apartment I needed to go to the hospital but I didn't have insurance, Bo took me and she stayed with me the whole time and she also paid for everything. If I called her day or night and told her I needed help, she would come no matter what she was doing. Bo has a really big heart, so big that it hurts too much for her to let people in. "
Crystal looks at her. "Wow."
Kenzi looks at Crystal. "But I am quite sure that Bo will break Lauren's heart and in the process her own as well, she just doesn't know it yet. The thing is, Lauren will bounce back eventually but I am not so sure that Bo will. In so many ways Lauren is stronger than Bo, even if it doesn't look like it at the moment. Bo convinces everyone, including herself, that she is tough and heartless when the truth is that she is the exact opposite."
Crystal looks at Kenzi with a worried look. "What are we going to do?"
Kenzi sighs and looks at Bo and Lauren, who are now lying pressed against each other on the ground after their chase has come to an end. "I think it is out of our hands, all we can do is be there for them when they need us."
Kenzi lets out an ironic sigh. "Do you know what the worst thing about this is Crystal? I actually think that those two people are exactly what the other one needs."
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Bo took a warm bath, changed her clothes and is now sitting in front of the fireplace in the living room while drinking a cup of coffee, and still she is freezing like hell. She just can't seem to get warm after her little dive into the lake.
Crystal and Kenzi have gone for a walk and Lauren is in her room.
Lauren enters the living room. "Are you still cold? You could have hypothermia. You have to be careful not to get pneumonia or anything like that."
Bo is shivering. "I'll do my best doctor."
Lauren sits down on the couch and they stay there for a while. Bo continues to shiver and freeze like hell.
Lauren gets up. "Okay, we have got to get you warm, otherwise you really are going to get sick."
"Now doctor, are you suggesting that we use our combined body heat to get me warm? Because if you are, then I am all for that plan." Bo teases.
"No, I am not…. But you should go put on your bikini. You brought one right?"
Bo is confused. "I'm not sure how taking off my clothes and wearing my bikini is going to get me warm? I would think that would only make me freeze even more."
"The bikini isn't going to get you warm but the Jacuzzi is."
Bo must be hearing this all wrong. "The Jacuzzi? You want me to go in the Jacuzzi?"
"Yes, the water's temperature in the Jacuzzi should prevent you from going into hypothermia and hopefully prevent you getting pneumonia. Come on, get up and go upstairs and change. I will just get the Jacuzzi started and then I will meet you out there after I change."
This just got really interesting. "You… You… You're coming too? In the Jacuzzi?"
"Yes. I know exactly what we can do while you get the warmth."
Is Lauren screwing with her? What is going on? Bo stares at Lauren. Lauren motions for Bo to 'go'. Bo gets up and walks up the stairs up to her room. She is reluctant to take off her clothes at first because she really is freezing worse than she ever has before but the thought of Lauren and her in the Jacuzzi together is enough motivation for her get out of her clothes and into her bikini.
Lauren is already in the Jacuzzi when Bo makes it downstairs and out onto the deck. Bo can only see Lauren from the shoulders and up, the rest of her is submerged in the sizzling water. But those are some real nice and lean shoulders…. "Get a hold of yourself!" Bo thinks to herself.
Bo realizes that she isn't the only one staring. Lauren is looking at Bo and if Bo didn't know any better she would definitely think that Lauren is checking her out in her bikini. Bo really can't blame her. It is a beautiful black bikini and Bo is as astonishingly beautiful as always.
Lauren seems to snap out of whatever trance she was in. "There you are. I thought I might have to come get you."
Bo steps up into the Jacuzzi opposite Lauren and slowly starts to submerge into the nice hot water.
Lauren is back to staring at her. "Bo, can I take a look at that?"
Bo is confused, what is Lauren asking her? "Can you take a look at what?"
Lauren scoots over to Bo, so that are sitting really close. "Your ribs. You still have a bruise. I want to see the bruise from when the bookcase come down on top of you. I can see you still have a bruise, I just want to make sure it looks fine and that I didn't miss anything when I examined you that night. I'll make it quick so that you can get back in the water."
Ahhh… She want's to look at the bruise. Bo stands up in the Jacuzzi and looks down at Lauren as she moves even closer to Bo and then places her hand on Bo's ribs. Lauren's hand is soft and gentle as it slowly moves over Bo's ribcage. Bo is completely dazed by how Lauren's touch once again seems to awaken her entire body. Lauren continues to move her hand extremely slowly over Bo's ribs. If Lauren keeps this up Bo is going to come by the thought alone of doing stuff to her.
Bo clears her throat. "What did you want to do while we were in the Jacuzzi? You said you knew what we could do?" Bo can only pray it involves more of this kind of touching.
Lauren removes her hand and scoots back to the other side of the Jacuzzi. "You owe me the answers to 5 questions."
And with that comment Bo suddenly feels anything but aroused because she knows where this is going. Bo sits back down in the Jacuzzi. After last night's game of 'never have I ever' Bo does not believe this is going to be easy or necessarily end well.
"You want to do this now? Here, in the Jacuzzi?"
"Yes. As long as we are in here you can't escape and have to answer my questions." Lauren gives her a slightly apologetic smile.
Bo might as well get this over with. "Fine, ask me your questions then. Can I at least have a drink or something to help me get through it?"
"Actually no, because alcohol, contrary to popular belief, actually reduces your body temperature in cases of hypothermia. "
Just her luck. "Great! Fire away then."
"And you stand by your choice to not answer my first question?"
"The one about how many women I have had sex with? – Yes Lauren, I stand by my choice, I am not answering that question. You know from last night it's more than 50, let's just leave it at that."
Lauren seems irritated but lets it go. "Okay. You have 2 passes left then."
"Fine. Do you have a question?"
"Yes. Sex seems to be very important to you, so my question is what's the longest time you've gone without sex after you became sexually active?"
"Wow, you're really not beating around the bush Lauren."
Lauren isn't looking at Bo. "Well, are you going to answer?"
Bo contemplates whether or not to answer the question, she knows Lauren will not like the answer but she has a feeling that Lauren is going to be asking some though questions and maybe it would be best to save her last 2 passes.
"5 days." Bo answers honestly.
Lauren seems shocked. She looks at Bo with her mouth open and brows raised, but then she tries to cover it up by looking at the water. "5 days…Right…."
"What Lauren?"
"Nothing. It's just that 5 days really isn't that long. People are on vacations for more than 5 days at a time and people are sick for more than 5 days when they have a bad case of the flu. 5 days isn't a lot." Lauren is looking at her hands in the water. "I mean, that means that you have sex regularly. You have had sex recently."
Bo realizes that Lauren is surprised that Bo has had sex recently and perhaps not to happy about it? Damn these questions! Bo shrugs. "I don't know what to say. I mean, what about you? How long is the longest time you have gone without it? "
"I am not the one answering the questions Bo."
"So what? These questions are just so you can know stuff about me and see into my soul and I don't get to know anything about you?
"I wouldn't call questions about your sex life looking into your soul. Secondly, you know more about me than I do you." Lauren pauses, when she continues it is with a frown. "But you are kind of right, this is not a interrogation and in that light I should answer."
"Thank you."
"And my answer is longer"
"Longer? As in longer than 5 days? That is not really an answer Lauren. What is longer than 5 days? Is it 10 days? Is it 20 days? Is it a whole month?"
"Longer."
"Longer? As in longer than a month?"
"Yes."
Bo is extremely surprised. "Yes?"
"Look, I haven't had sex since you know…"
"I really don't know Lauren." And Bo honestly does not understand what Lauren is trying to say.
"Oh for God's sake! My last time was with Evony!"
Bo's jaw drops. Is she hearing Lauren right? Is Lauren saying that she hasn't had sex since her girlfriend died almost a year ago? Bo realizes that it would have to have been even longer than a year as she doubts they would have had sex in the late stage of Evony's illness. Wow. More than a year…... More than a year! Wow. Bo is shocked.
Bo realises that she has to say something. Lauren is waiting for her to say something. "Okay." Bo says with a sympathetic smile.
Lauren takes a deep breath, a sign of relief that Bo isn't making a bigger deal of it. "Okay."
"Yes. Do you have any more questions,?" Bo wants to help Lauren move past this obviously slightly embarrassing admission of hers.
Lauren regains her composure. "I have at least 4 more."
"Great." Let the fun times continue.
"Okay, so you obviously don't have a girlfriend right now, but when did you last have a girlfriend?"
"Are all 5 questions going to be about my sex life and romantic life?
"Are you going to answer my question Dennis?"
Bo sighs. "Yes, I will answer. I have never had a girlfriend."
"You must have had a girlfriend at some point?!"
"No. Never."
Lauren looks stupefied. "Never? Why not? Have none of the women you have dated been up to the Bo Dennis standard?" Lauren adds sarcastically.
Bo looks down into the water. "I am just not the girlfriend type and I have never dated either."
Lauren tilts her head and gives Bo an inquiring look. "Really?"
"Yeah, really..."
"Okay, you need to explain this to me Bo. You have been with plenty of women, you even hit on me that night we met, you are young and good-looking, yet you have never had a girlfriend, you have never dated and you've never slept with a woman?
While Bo is increasingly getting nervous about where Lauren's questions will end up, she is surprisingly delighted to have Lauren call her good-looking.
"Okay. Yes, I have been with quite a few women, I wouldn't say plenty… I am good looking, beautiful and sexy. And I could date if I wanted to but I've just never wanted to. I have never wanted to sleep with a woman and I have certainly never wanted a girlfriend. And regarding me hitting on you the night we met, yes I did hit on you that night we met but as I told you I won't touch you unless you beg me to, so you are safe." She cannot help but give Lauren a wink.
At first Lauren blushes a bit, then she continues. "Bo, that is kind of sad. Wait, if you've never had a girlfriend, have you never been in love?"
"That is a big question Lauren. Do you want to spend a question on that? Is that you third question?"
"Yes."
"Then my answer is no. Never. But I have never needed love. I am fine with the way my life is. I have fun and I get to meet a lot of great women."
Lauren looks at her with sympathetic eyes. "But Bo, everyone needs love. Everyone needs to love and be loved."
Bo sighs again. "I never have."
Lauren looks at her as though she was the saddest thing on Earth. "Wow, you really believe that don't you?"
"Yes."
Lauren accepts Bo's answer. "Someday you will fall in love Bo, and when you do you will want the dates and the sleeping together and all of that."
"Let's see."
"Okay, my fourth question is; what is your favourite childhood memory?"
Bo feels like using her second pass now but doesn't. "Well, my favourite childhood memory is of the day my grandfather took me to my first Dodgers baseball game. We had a fantastic day. I was so exited to go to my first game and he made the day so special for me. It was the best day."
Lauren smiles cautiously. "You never mention your parents. You only mention your grandfather. So my last question is tell me about you parents."
Bo feels her body tense up. "That isn't a question."
"Then I will rephrase it. Will you tell me about you parents?"
Bo feels the anger build up inside her. "No!"
Lauren is surprised. "No? Nothing about them?"
Bo want's to shut down this line of questioning right now. "No! Nothing! I will use my 2nd pass on this question. No more questions about parents!"
Lauren lets it go. "Okay. Then my last question is; What are your hopes and dreams for your future?"
"I don't know." It is Bo's honest answer.
"That does not count as an answer Bo."
"But it is the truth. I don't know."
"Hmm we won't call it a pass then, but we won't count it as a question either as your 'answer' cannot be counted as an answer."
"Fine."
Crystal pops out on the deck, "Dinner is ready in 30 minutes."
"Looks like I will have to save my last question for a later time."
That suits Bo just fine. "Yes."
"We better get out and dry off so that we can get ready for dinner. Have you gotten warmer?"
"Yes, it actually helped a lot."
"I'm happy to hear that."
Lauren gets up and climbs out of the Jacuzzi first. Because Lauren was already in the Jacuzzi when Bo got in the Jacuzzi earlier she didn't see Lauren in her bikini then, but boy does she see her now! Instantaneously Bo forgets everything that just happened and the anger she just felt after the question about her parents, all because of the goddess standing right in front of her.
Lauren is wearing a bronze coloured bikini and she has the most perfect body Bo has ever seen. Ever. And mind you Bo has seen a lot of naked or half-naked women, but never one this perfect. Wow. Lauren is even more beautiful, even sexier and even hotter than Bo could have dreamed of. Bo thought she could not want or desire Lauren anymore than she already did, but she was wrong. Very wrong!
"I am going to go in now."
"Okay." That is all Bo can say right now.
"And Bo, stop staring…"
"No way."
Instead of getting mad Lauren smiles and then she turns around, allowing Bo to see all the greatness that is Lauren's ass. But the most surprising thing is that just before reaching the cabin door Lauren does a little wiggle with her ass because she knows that Bo is staring and this flirtatious move drives Bo absolutely crazy. Is Lauren intentionally trying to drive her insane?
It takes a few minutes for Bo to compose herself enough to actually get out of the Jacuzzi. She will be having steaming hot dreams about that bikini tonight!
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Crystal did a great job with dinner, even with Kenzi as her kitchen helper. The four of them sit at the dinner table for a long time before getting up. Seeing as how Crystal and Kenzi made dinner Lauren suggests that they go sit down in living room in front of the fire while Bo and her take care of the dishes and the kitchen. Kenzi and Crystal reluctantly agree. Bo isn't quite sure if their reluctance stems from them not being comfortable relaxing while Bo and Lauren do the cleaning or if they are just reluctant about leaving Bo and Lauren alone together.
Lauren and Bo clear the table, do the dishes and clean the kitchen. As they are finishing up and Lauren is drying off a knife, Bo starts laughing.
"What's so funny?"
"You!"
"What did I do now?"
"Lauren you have sod from the pans all over your cheekbone. You must have gotten it there when we were doing the dishes."
"Ooops" Lauren rubs her cheekbone with her wrist.
Bo cannot help but laugh even more, "You just made it worse by smearing it. Here let me." She grabs a kitchen towel and applies some water. She then walks up to Lauren and stands right in front of her, she places her hand on Lauren's chin while looking into her eyes and with the other hand she starts to slowly wipe with the towel. Lauren's chin feels so soft and warm.
Bo swallows. She doesn't know how many more of these intense and intimate moments with Lauren she can stand before she will loose it and just take Lauren right then and there, no matter who is in the next room. She wonders what Lauren is thinking right now, whether or not she feels the same desire. Lauren places her left hand gently on Bo's right hip as to maintain her balance while Bo wipes her chin clean and it drives Bo crazy. She WANTS Lauren!
"How are things going out here?" Crystal walks into the kitchen but stops in her tracks when she sees the two of them having this intimate moment. Again.
Bo steps away from Lauren, composes herself and gives the towel to Lauren. "You might have better luck doing it yourself." Lauren doesn't say anything.
"I am just gong to go outside for a minute, catch some fresh air." Bo excuses herself and grabs her jacket before going out onto the porch.
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While Bo is sitting on the porch Crystal joins her and sits down next to her.
"Hi Bo."
"Hi Crystal."
The two of them look at the lake together for a while without any of them saying anything.
"Bo I have to say something. I really don't know how to say this. Please don't break Lauren's heart. I know the two of you haven't know each other that long, but you have been spending a lot of time together and I honestly think that Lauren is starting to fall for you Bo."
Bo's heart is pounding and she feels as though someone just hit her in the stomach.
Crystal continues; "I know you are not a bad person Bo and I see that you like Lauren too, which is why I am asking you to please be careful. All I am asking is that you are careful. Lauren has been through so much with Evony. Loosing Evony almost killed Lauren. First she had to see the person she loved go through an awful sickness and then she had to continue life after she lost her. Lauren has been a mess this last year, but somehow you changed that. Somehow Lauren is beginning to be her old self again. Over the last couple of weeks she has been happier than I have seen her since before Evony got sick. - And I know that it is because of you Bo. Over the last 3 weeks you have brought Lauren back from the dead, and for that I am really grateful to you. Lauren deserves to love again, she deserves to be with someone who can truly love her back. And if that person is you Bo, if you can see yourself eventually loving her like that, then nothing would make me happier than for that to happen. But Bo, if you cannot be that person, please walk away before it is too late…."
Crystal places her right hand on top of Bo's arm and looks at her. "And I really am sorry to lay all of this on you like this, I know it's a lot but I cannot stand the thought of Lauren having her heart broken again. Just please be careful."
With that comment Crystal gets up and slowly walks back towards the door and eventually she enters the cabin again, leaving Bo alone on the porch with a million thoughts.
Bo doesn't know how to process everything right now. Bo gets up from the chair and walks down the porch stairs and away from the house. She can't breath. She picks up the pace and heads towards shoreline. She feels like she is drowning even though she is on the ground. She feels like she is suffocating even though she is out in the fresh air.
After walking around for some time Bo heads back to the cabin. Crystal, Lauren & Kenzi are in the living room and all of them turn to look at Bo as she enters the cabin.
Kenzi smiles, "Hi Bo, you have been gone for some time, we were really beginning wonder where you were."
Bo looks down at her hands, intent on avoiding eye contact with everyone. "I was just getting some fresh air. I don't feel so well, so I think I will just head up to bed now. It's getting kind of late anyways."
Lauren starts to get up from the couch. "Are you are okay? Do you need anything? Do you need me to take a look at you?"
Bo quickly replies while taking a step back. "I'm fine Lauren. I just need some sleep."
Lauren sits back down "Okay. Goodnight. See you tomorrow"
"Yeah, goodnight. See you tomorrow" the other two chime in.
Bo quickly walks towards the stairs and up to the second floor and into her room. She shuts the door and for a moment she just stands there leaning against the closed door. She sighs before she quickly gathers all her belongings and throws them in her bag. She finds a piece of paper and a pen and quickly writes Kenzi a note. She then opens the window, looks down and determines that she can easily climb down from there without getting either noticed or hurt. She throws her bag and jacket out the window and begins to climb down.
Bo gets in her car, makes sure to turn off the lights before turning the ignition and then she drives away as fast as she can.
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The next morning at the cabin Kenzi heads to Bo's room to wake her up and to see if she is feeling better. As she opens the door she is immediately surprised by how cold the room is. The window is open, Bo isn't there but there is a note on the nightstand. Kenzi takes the note.
"Had to go Kenz. Sorry. Bo."
'Oh Bo…' Kenzi thinks to herself.
Kenzi heads downstairs and into the kitchen where Crystal and Lauren are. Crystal is making some fresh made juice on the juicer and Lauren is making a huge breakfast it would seem.
Lauren turns around and beams. "Good morning Kenzi. Did you sleep well? I'm making breakfast; eggs, bacon, toast, fruit and pancakes. Is Bo on her way down?"
Kenzi looks at Crystal and then Lauren, "Good morning. I slept fine. Sounds good." She pauses for a moment. "Bo isn't coming."
Crystal and Lauren both focus on Kenzi.
"Bo left, she left last night."
Crystal locks eyes with Kenzi and the two of them share a silent understanding.
Lauren doesn't say anything, she just stands still with a spatula in her hand while looking at Kenzi but her expression gives away her disappointment. "Oh" she finally says before she returns to focusing on the breakfast.
The rest of the morning as well as the ride back to the city is very quiet.
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AN: Again, thank you so much for reading. I hope you liked the chapters. Thank you so much for your support through reviews and messages here as well as tweets, retweets, messages and follows on Twitter.
I know that my writing is nowhere near perfect but I continuously try to improve.
The next chapter coming up "Please", is a chapter I have personally looked forward to write so I hope you will like it.
