AN: Again, thank you all so much for the reviews! Really, you have all been so sweet to me. This being my very first attempt at writing I had anticipated to write 1 chapter and have everyone hate it, so THANK you. I love reading all your reviews and seeing how you interpret the chapters. – Please keep them coming.

This particular chapter was one of my personal favourites to write and it's also a chapter that I had lined out quite clearly from the very beginning.

In this chapter we will se a different side of Bo. Also, in this chapter Bo has the opportunity to win the bet, if that is truly all that she cares about.

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(7 days left of the bet)

It's Wednesday night. It's been four days since Bo left the cabin late Saturday night. In those four days Bo has been keeping to herself most of the time. She has kept her mobile turned off as much as possible and spent her time exercising; running, boxing at the gym and doing crossfit. Exercising helps her keep her mind off things and stay busy. And right now all Bo wants to do is keep her mind off things.

The truth is, that Bo honestly doesn't know how to deal with everything Crystal said to her at the cabin but she knows that she needs to keep her distance from Lauren right now.

Lauren called her Sunday on her home phone, seeing as how she didn't answer her mobile. Bo didn't pick up so Lauren left a message on her answering machine saying that she hoped that Bo was feeling better and that she would see her Monday at the clinic to work on the fundraiser. Later that day Bo switched on her mobile just long enough for her to send Lauren a text, saying that she would be busy at the bar for the next couple of days, so she wouldn't be able to work on the fundraiser. Bo decided that it would be better to send Lauren a text rather than call her back.

Kenzi called her Sunday as well. She spoke with Kenzi briefly and told her that she was fine and that she just needed a couple of days to herself. Luckily it seemed like Kenzi understood. Vex promised to cover for her at the bar for a few days so Bo didn't have to come in.

Tonight Bo is totally beat after all the workout she has done and decides to lie down on the couch, eat some Lay's chips and watch some TV until she is tired enough to go to bed. The only problem is that apparently there is nothing good on TV at 9.45 pm on a Wednesday night. Bo is flicking through the channels when her home phone rings. She decides to let the answering machine pick it up.

The answering machine clicks; "Hiiiiiiiii Bo, it's Lauren. You are not answering up your mobile. Bo…..? Are you there? Hello….?" Bo can hear a lot of noise and music in the background and it sounds almost as if Lauren is drunk.

Bo decides that it is probably best to pick up the phone and make sure that everything is alright, so she gets up from the couch and grabs the phone.

"Lauren?"

"Booooooooooo….." Lauren shouts it so loudly that Bo has to temporarily move the telephone away from her ear to avoid permanent hearing loss.

Bo puts the phone back to her ear. "Yes, it's me. Where are you? There is a lot of noise in the background, it sounds like music. Are you at a bar?"

"Ding ding! 10 points for the detective! I'm not at a bar. I'm at your bar!" Hiccup….

Wow! Lauren really does sound drunk, like really drunk. "You're at my bar? Why are you at my bar? Lauren are you drunk?"

"I came looking for you but you are not here. And no, I am not drunk silly. I don't get drunk." She answers with annoyance in her voice.

Knowing that Lauren came to the bar looking for her makes Bo feel kind of pleased but Lauren is definitely drunk, more so than Bo would like. Bo is starting to get worried. "Why are you this drunk Lauren?"

Lauren suddenly sounds more disheartened. "It seemed like a good night to get drunk."

Hmm, that doesn't explain much. "Listen Lauren, stay where you are! I'm coming down to get you. Don't drink any more. I will be there in 15 minutes. Okay?"

"Okey dokey. Aye aye Miss Dennis." Hiccup….

Bo hangs up the phone and looks for her keys. As she is putting on her boots Bo cannot help but wonder what has gotten into Lauren. Lauren is not the kind of person who gets hammered on a regular Wednesday night. On her way to the door Bo passes by her wall calendar and that's when she realizes that today is November 11th! That is why Lauren is drunk tonight. Suddenly Bo feels so heartbroken and sad on Lauren's behalf. Today is the 1-year mark of Evony passing away.

While hurrying to her car Bo tries calling the bar so that she can ask Vex to keep an eye on Lauren until she gets there because she really doesn't like Lauren being this drunk and alone. Unfortunately Vex doesn't pick up.

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Bo walks into the bar and desperately searches for Lauren immediately. She cannot see her anywhere but she spots Vex at the bar.

"Vex, have you seen Lauren?"

"No, she was here but I haven't seen her for a while."

Bo searches the entire bar but there is no sign of Lauren. Goddammit Lauren where are you?! She could be anywhere. What if she is passed out somewhere or someone took advantage of the state she is in?! Bo is starting to get really anxious and she has this pit in her stomach. Bo has covered the entire bar but the bathrooms.

As soon as she opens the bathroom door she sees Lauren sitting up against the wall on the bathroom floor. The massive relief she feels at the sight of Lauren is overwhelming.

Bo takes a deep breath. "Thank God Lauren, you had me really worried!"

Lauren spots Bo and then she is all smiles: "Bo…. You came…"

Lauren is quite cute when she is drunk. "Of course I came. Besides, as drunk as you are, I didn't have much of a choice."

Lauren squints her eyes. "I might have had a shot of vodka or two."

"More like 10 or 15 from the looks of you." - But Bo can't really blame her. If it was Bo going through what Lauren is going through, Bo really isn't sure there would be enough vodka or tequila in the world.

Lauren looks down at her hands and sighs. "It's November 11th." Her voice is trembling.

Bo looks at Lauren sitting there on the bathroom floor and feels such compassion and concern for her. Bo can see that Lauren is in so much pain and she wishes she could do something to take at least some of that pain away. She would do anything for the blonde. Bo sits down next to Lauren with her back up against the wall and places a comforting hand on Lauren's hand. "I know."

They sit there for a while without saying anything. Lauren rests her head on Bo's right shoulder. At one point a couple of woman stumble into the bathroom but Bo gets them to leave, Lauren does not need an audience right now.

Lauren's voice is hushed. "You left the cabin before time and without saying goodbye. You've also been avoiding me."

Bo takes a deep breath. "I know."

For now they both leave it at that.

Bo would do anything to help Lauren right now, she just doesn't know how to help or what to do. "Do you want me to get you a glass of water or something?"

"Yes, please."

Bo gets back up and heads for the bar to get a glass of water.

When she comes back into the bathroom she kneels down right in front of Lauren and hands her the glass. "Here you go."

Lauren looks up at Bo with the saddest eyes Bo has ever seen. "Thank you."

As Bo starts to get back up, Lauren places a hand on her arm and stops her, pulling her down close to Lauren. Bo looks at Lauren but doesn't say anything. Bo can feel her pulse quicken.

Lauren looks straight into Bo's eyes. "Please."

"Sorry?" Bo is confused.

Lauren maintains eye contact, takes a deep breath and with low voice she says, "I am saying "please" Bo."

Bo removes Lauren's hand and gets back up on her feet, she needs some distance from Lauren. Bo walks over to the sink and grabs a hold of the sink with both hands and looks down at it. It feels like someone took away all the oxygen in the room and Bo can barely breathe. Bo takes a deep breath before facing Lauren, who is looking at her with such longing and hurt. Bo knows what Lauren is saying.

Bo closes her eyes. "No Lauren…"

"You said that wouldn't touch me until I asked you to. You said you wouldn't touch me until I said please. I am saying please Bo. Please..." Bo opens her eyes. Lauren is looking at her with such vulnerability and need to be comforted. Lauren is basically begging her.

Bo feels like she just shattered into a million pieces. She has wanted Lauren so badly since the day she met her, especially since the weekend trip to the cabin. She has never wanted a woman like she wants Lauren. Bo has fantasized about the moment where Lauren would ask her to touch her, but not like this.

Bo is has no doubts. "I can't Lauren. Please don't ask this of me right now."

Lauren instantly takes offence. "I don't get it! You have sex with woman all the time! You have sex at least every 5 days, or more often than that! – You told me at the cabin."

Lauren is really making this difficult for Bo. "This is different."

Lauren pleads. "I need it Bo. Please. Don't you want to? Don't you want me?"

Lauren has no idea how much Bo wants her, just not like this. However, sex isn't what Lauren really needs right now, she needs comfort. Bo can relate to Lauren seeking that comfort through physical intimacy right now but Bo also knows Lauren well enough to know that it would be a terrible idea. From the weekend at the cabin Bo knows that Lauren has not been with anyone since Evony. This right here, cannot be her first time since Evony. Lauren doesn't do one-night stands. Lauren is right to think that she needs Bo right now, but only as a friend. Bo chooses her words wisely, and with sincerity and affection in her voice she tries to let the blonde down easy. "No Lauren. I can't. Not like this. Believe me I want to, okay? I do! - But not like this. You are drunk and you are in a lot of pain. And we both know this isn't you."

Lauren looks at Bo with disbelief and rejection written all over her face. "Fine! Hmpf! I thought you were suppose to be this cold heartless womanizing player, who didn't have any moral issues about having sex with a woman in a bar bathroom."

Obviously Lauren is not too drunk to remember Bo's answers from their game of 'Never have I ever'. Even though what Lauren is saying is true and fair enough, the comment still hurts Bo' feelings a bit.

Lauren tries to get up by herself but her balance is off and Bo has to help her. As soon as Lauren gets up on her feet she dismisses Bo's helping hand and is headed for the door.

"Lauren, where are you going?" Bo asks resignedly.

"To the bar! First I am going to find some more vodka, then maybe I will find a woman who has no moral issues about sleeping with me."

"Lauren, that is not a good idea. I think you have had plenty to drink. Let me take you home."

Lauren is furious. "That is really none of your business, is it?!" And with that comment Lauren is headed for the bar.

Bo is left in the bathroom feeling all kinds of lost.

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Bo composes herself before she heads out of the bathroom and up to the end of the bar. From here she can see Lauren sitting further down the bar with a shot in her hand already. Lauren spots Bo and then gives her an annoyed look before turning her back to Bo, so that Bo is no longer in her vision.

Bo signals Vex.

"Hi Bo. Lauren is just over there. "

"Hi Vex. Yeah, I found her. Listen, Lauren is really drunk and she is not in a good place. Let her have a few more drinks or shots or whatever. I'll keep an eye on her from here and then once she has had enough I will take her home."

"Bo… I mean if this is about the bet - "

She cuts him off. "Vex for God's sake! I don't mean take her home like that. I'm not going to have sex with her! She is 5 shots away from being comatose and necrophilia really isn't my thing! I'm just going to take her home and make sure she is safe. She needs a friend right now."

Vex smiles. "Okay, good Bo. That is nice of you. But, why not just cut her off and not serve her any more drinks? It looks like she is pretty wasted already."

Bo sighs. "She is, but if we cut her off I think she will go ballistic and then she might leave and go to another bar or do something really stupid, at least here I can keep an eye on her and protect her."

Vex gives her left hand a squeeze. "You got it Bo."

Bo waits at the bar and watches as Lauren continues to drink and get even more wasted. Sitting there and doing nothing is absolutely killing her but she knows that this is the best way to protect Lauren, from herself and others. Besides Kenzi, Bo has never felt this protective of another person before. Occasionally Lauren turns her head and takes a glance at Bo, as if she is checking to see if Bo is still there, and every time she does Bo just gives her a ' You can keep looking, I'll stay here all night if I have to'- smile.

After a while a brunette comes up to the bar and starts talking to Lauren. They chat for a while before Lauren looks over at Bo again and then looks back at the brunette and KISSES her! There is a clear act of defiance in this move.

Bo feels like she just got blown up and hit by a bus at the same time! Lauren is being ridiculous and that brunette has got some nerve! Taking advantage of a person who is as drunk as Lauren is! Bo has hooked up with many women over the years, many, but never has she hooked up with someone who was this drunk. Bo could kill the brunette right now. Nothing would bring her more pleasure than to eradicate and destroy that woman but she tries to calm herself down. Bo has no claim over Lauren. Bo looks away. She cannot stand to look at Lauren kissing another woman, it makes her stomach churn. Every second Lauren spends kissing another woman makes Bo feel more and more anxious and lost. Why does this woman have this effect on Bo?

Bo turns back to see if the kissing is over and sees that Lauren is getting ready to leave with the brunette. Bo quickly gets up from her bar stool and goes over to Lauren and grabs her arm.

"Lauren, where are you going?!"

Lauren is beyond drunk now. "I'm leaving."

"No, you are not!" Like hell Lauren is leaving with a stranger while being this drunk.

"Yes, I am! I am leaving with…." Lauren faces the brunette. "What was your name again?"

The brunette smiles and puts her arm around Lauren. "Stella."

Bo is fuming! "Lauren, you are not going anywhere with that woman. If you are ready to go home, then I will take you home and make sure you get to bed safely."

Lauren waves her finger in Bo's face. "You're not in charge of me Bo! You didn't want to have sex with me so I found someone who will. It is none of your business!"

Bo has never been this frustrated with a woman. Truthfully, this really is not about Bo not wanting Lauren to have sex with someone else. Of course Bo would hate the thought of Lauren having sex with someone else, but right now this truly is only about what is best for Lauren.

She grabs Lauren by the shoulders and looks straight into her eyes. " It is my business! You called me, remember? And Lauren I know you, I know that if you go ahead with this you will regret it. You won't forgive yourself and I won't forgive myself for letting you. You don't do one-night stands. If you want to have sex with Stella here so badly, then be my guest! – But do it tomorrow when you're sober. You are right, I have no say over whom you do or do not sleep with, but I would be a lousy friend if I let you leave in the state you are in. You are heartbroken about Evony and I get that but don't do this to yourself. Don't let this be your first time since Evony!"

Lauren looks as though Bo hit a nerve and that it is all resonating with her.

Stella interrupts. "Listen I don't know who you are but the lady and I are leaving."

That woman! Bo turns to face this Stella person and stares right into her eyes as she moves closer to her. Bo is now right in Stella's face.

Bo leans in so only the brunette can hear her growl. "You are NOT leaving with this woman. This woman is so drunk she can barely stand and you are taking advantage of that! If she wasn't standing there right now, if she didn't need me, I would take you out into the alley and I would kick your ass six ways until Sunday! You don't know me but trust me when I say this; you do not want to mess with me! Now, you listen to me when I tell you that you are going to leave this bar right now. – Alone! I own this bar and you are leaving right now. Stay, and I promise you that you won't even live to regret it." Bo's heart is pounding in her chest.

What was first a challenging expression changes to a defeated expression on Stella's face and although she doesn't seem happy about it, she leaves.

Lauren is back at the bar drinking another shot and Bo goes over to her and takes the glass away. "Now Lauren, please let me take you home."

Lauren looks lost. "Okay."

Bo grabs Lauren's purse, takes her arm to support her unsteady legs and leads her out of the bar.

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Bo is able to get Lauren into the car fairly easily, taking her lousy balance and lack of coordination into consideration. Once Bo is in the driver's seat and turns on the ignition she realises that she doesn't know where Lauren lives.

"Lauren what is your address."

"Home."

"I get that, but where is home? Where do you live?"

"I don't remember" Lauren is really wasted! "Can't you just take me home to your place Bo?"

"No, that's not a good idea. Plus I think your are going to want to be at your own place when you wake up tomorrow with the worst hangover of your life."

Bo grabs Lauren's purse and looks for her wallet. She must have something with her address written on it. Bo manages to find some membership card that has Lauren' s address written on it and she starts to drive.

They don't say anything for a while. Bo regularly glances over at Lauren to check that she doesn't have to throw up or anything like that. At first, Lauren is so quiet and sits so still that Bo thinks she has fallen asleep but then it's like someone gave the woman ecstasy. She is suddenly all wired up and she starts to mumble a lot about medical stuff, about burgers and giraffes…. - Until she finds another subject matter. "What is Bo short for?"

Bo glances over at Lauren who is sitting in the passenger seat all dreamy eyed while fiddling with the cup holder. "You just focus on not puking in the car, okay boozy?

"Bahhh, you're no fun….. You know what, I'll just guess it. Okay, let me see…. Roberta? – No you don't look like a Roberta, you are too pretty to be a Roberta. Bojangles? - No I'm not even sure you are allowed to name a child that. Bonita? – No, even though you are very bueno, you are not Spanish enough to be a Bonita. Boadicea? - Like the Celtic queen of the Iceni, she was very Xena-like and fierce and you can be quite Xena-like too. – At least you scare me."

Bo glances at her baffled. "I scare you?"

Lauren doesn't answer, instead she continues her rant. " Bonnie? – Uh we're already in car, we could take a road trip and rob some banks and be all Bonnie and Clyde? Wait, I've got it! Your parents were huge David Bowie fans and you are actually named Bowie Dennis? That would kinda suck, huh?" Lauren laughs.

Bo sighs, she might as well tell her and put an end to this. "It's short for Ysabeau."

"Ysabeau… Ysabeau Dennis…Hmmm." Lauren says it in a way that makes it feel like she is somehow trying to taste how the name feels. "I like it."

"Thank you but Trick is the only one that calls me that."

"Hmm."

Bo is happy to see that they have finally arrived at the address on Lauren's membership card.

"Okay, lets get you inside so that you can sleep it off."

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As Bo is helping Lauren out of the car Lauren looses her balance. Bo reacts quickly and catches her before she has a chance to fall. It was an instant reaction for Bo, but because of it she is now holding Lauren closely in her arms and their faces are inches apart. They look at each other silently while their breaths become more rapid.

Bo closes her eyes and then releases her hold of Lauren. "Come on, let's get you to bed."

Getting Lauren up the stairs and into her apartment proves to be much more challenging than getting her into the car. Lauren can barely walk so Bo has to almost push her up the stairs. When they finally do get inside the apartment, Bo is discouraged to see that Lauren's apartment is a two-story apartment. Bo contemplates letting Lauren sleep it off on her couch in the living room in order to avoid any more stairs but decides that Lauren should sleep comfortably in her bed tonight.

"Okay Lauren, I am going to lift you up and carry you up the stairs now. I am afraid we won't get you up to your bedroom otherwise."

Bo bends down and picks up Lauren so that she is carrying her in both her arms.

"Oohhhh. Wow. You have strong arms." Lauren almost immediately relaxes in Bo's arms and buries her head in the space between Bo's neck and shoulder.

"T-h-a-n-k-s." Bo mutters. Lauren is heavier than she looks and the flight of stairs seems endless right now but carrying Lauren, feeling her warm fragile body relax against Bo's arms and chest gives Bo more peace than she has felt in a long time.

Once they are in the bedroom, Bo gently lowers Lauren onto her bed.

"Thank you". Lauren smiles with her eyes half-closed.

"No problem. I am just going to go down and get you a glass of water and some aspirin, I have a feeling you will need it when you wake up in the morning. Where do you keep your aspirin?"

"In the footlocker in the bathroom."

"Okay, I'll be right back."

Bo is back 3 minutes later with a glass of water and two aspirin. When Bo comes back into Lauren's bedroom she nearly drops the glass of water in surprise. Lauren apparently got up from bed and decided to undress, so right now she is standing besides the bed wearing nothing but black lacy lingerie. - Sexy black lacy lingerie. Karma is a cruel and heartless bitch right now because the sight in front of her is Bo's biggest fantasy in so many ways, and yet it isn't. There is nothing sexual about this moment.

"Lauren, why are you almost naked?" Bo turns around so that she has her back to Lauren, so that Lauren can have some privacy.

"Oh relax, it's not like you haven't seen a half-naked woman before. You've even seen me in my bikini."

Although Lauren is right and even though Bo has seen Lauren in her very hot bikini, there is something different about this. Bo does not feel right seeing this right now, seeing Lauren like this. It would feel like invading Lauren's privacy.

Lauren speaks before Bo can say anything. "Unless it's because I'm so ugly that it hurts to look at me?!"

Oh that really isn't Bo's problem right now, not even close. If only Lauren knew. "Do you need a t-shirt or something Lauren?"

"If it will make you happy, then fine I will put on a t-shirt. Will you give me one from the closet?"

"Sure." Bo walks sideways over to the closet so that she has her back to Lauren the entire time and takes the first t-shirt she sees and throws it to Lauren without looking at her.

"There! I've put on the t-shirt, its perfectly safe for you to look at me now." Laurens lies back down on the bed and climbs under the covers.

Bo turns around and walks over to the nightstand and puts down the glass of water and the aspirin that she has been holding tightly in her left hand.

Lauren avoids eye contact with Bo as she asks shyly; "Bo, do you not find me attractive at all? I thought you did."

Bo stands perfectly still for a moment, then she looks down at the blonde while contemplating how to answer. Bo doesn't want Lauren to think that Bo doesn't find her attractive because nothing could be farther from the truth.

"I find you stunning, captivating, attractive and sexy as hell Lauren Lewis. You are beautiful and you should never doubt that." The answer makes Lauren look genuinely pleased.

Bo turns off the bedside lamp. "Now go to sleep and sleep tight. Is there anything you need before I go?"

"No, I'm fine."

"Okay, good."

Bo walks towards the bedroom door.

Lauren looks embarrassed and her voice is very low. "Bo…. Thank you…. Thank you for stopping me at the bar. You were right, I would have regretted it. Thank you for looking out for me."

Bo gives her a supportive smile. "No problem. Now go to sleep."

"I will…" Lauren pauses. "Oh oh… I think I am going to be sick." Lauren sits up in bed, gets out from under the covers and runs in zig-zag towards the bathroom and slams the door.

Bo goes over towards the bathroom door and as she approaches it she can hear Lauren start to throw up. Ohhh, Lauren.

"Lauren, I am coming in." Bo starts to open the door.

Lauren vomits but as soon as she has a little pause, she shouts. "NO BO! Please leave! I don't want you to see me like this. Please go."

Ignoring Lauren's warning, Bo enters the bathroom without saying anything and sits down next to Lauren, rolls up her sleeves and gathers Lauren's hair in her left hand and holds it back. Then she starts rubbing Lauren's back in circles with her right hand. Trick always did this for Bo when she was sick as a child. Bo looks at Lauren. "Everyone should have someone to hold back their hair and rub their back when they throw up."

Lauren looks into Bo's eyes but does not say anything. Bo sees the gratitude in her eyes nonetheless.

They stay like this for a while, Lauren throwing up and Bo rubbing her back and holding her hair.

Suddenly, just as it seems like Lauren might finally be finished throwing up, Lauren starts to cry.

Bo grabs Lauren and embraces her. They hold onto each other tightly while Bo allows Lauren to grieve in her arms and let go of some of her pain.

After a while, Lauren's sobs become less frequent. Bo gets up and helps Lauren back up on her feet and leads her back into the bedroom and back into bed. Bo sits down on the side of the bed, tucks Lauren in and gives her a sympathetic smile.

Lauren looks up at the ceiling. "I'm a doctor."

"I know."

"No, I mean I am a doctor but I couldn't save her Bo. I couldn't save her…." Lauren sobs even more than she did before and Bo's heart breaks for the nth time tonight. Bo embraces Lauren in another tight hug.

"You can't blame yourself Lauren, it was not you fault. There was nothing you could have done."

When Bo eventually starts to pull away from the hug Lauren clings onto her tightly.

"Will you stay with me until I fall asleep? - Just until I fall asleep. I know you won't stay the night, but just until I fall asleep."

Bo looks at Lauren. "Lie down." Lauren's expression looks as though she understands this as Bo turning down her request but she lies down with a woeful look.

Bo gets up from the bed, takes off her boots, goes over to the other side of the bed and climbs on top of it and lies down next to Lauren. Bo then opens her arms to gesture Lauren to crawl into her embrace. Lauren realizes what Bo is offering and gives her a smile that is so filled with relief and gratitude.

They lie in bed spooning, Bo as the big spoon on top of the covers and Lauren as the little spoon underneath the covers. "Thank you Bo." Lauren gives Bo's arm a tight squeeze.

Bo kisses the back of her head. "Now go to sleep Lauren."

It does not take long before Lauren finally succumbs to sleep but Bo wants to make sure that Lauren is fast asleep before she gets up, she doesn't want to risk waking her up. Bo isn't quite ready to let go either. While waiting, Bo just relishes the moment, relishes holding Lauren so tightly and feeling her warmth. The peace Bo feels lying here with Lauren is indescribable. This was not the night Bo had expected when she sat down on her couch in front of the TV hours earlier. Although she wishes more than anything that Lauren did not have to go through any of this, she is so happy that she could be there for her tonight and there is no place she would rather be.

Bo buries her nose in Lauren's hair. Man, does Lauren's hair smell good, even after a night like this. Bo holds onto Lauren even tighter.

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Bo wakes because of a light disturbing her eyes. As she wakes Bo suddenly realizes where she is. She is in Lauren's bed! She is still holding Lauren in her arms!

"Shit!"

Lauren is still asleep. Bo must have fallen asleep last night while holding Lauren. She needs to get up and leave before Lauren wakes up. Bo manages to wiggle her arm out from underneath Lauren and slowly and quietly climbs out of bed. She glances at Lauren's clock on the nightstand, it's almost 7 am! She grabs her boots and heads for the door. When she reaches the door she turns around and looks at Lauren. Lauren looks so beautiful and peaceful in her sleep, nothing like the tormented and hurt girl she was last night.

It is as if a wave washes over her.

She needs to find Vex!

At 7 am Vex will be at home, so Bo heads over to his place. When she arrives at Vex's apartment, she gets out of her car quickly and half sprints up to the door and starts knocking loudly.

At first there is no sign of Vex and Bo knocks again loudly and repeatedly. "Vex! Vex!" After what feels like an eternity to Bo, Vex finally opens the door.

"Bo, what the hell?"

Bo is distressed and with urgency she pleads him. "Vex, I need to call of the bet!"

Vex looks at her but doesn't say anything.

She looks at him with pain and remorse oozing out of her. "Vex, we need to cancel the bet. I can't do it, I just can't. We need to cancel it!"

Vex gives her an approving smile. "Consider it cancelled. Do you want to talk about it?"

"No."

Bo leaves and gets back into her car and drives home. Once she enters her apartment Bo goes straight into the kitchen and grabs a bottle of tequila. She goes over to her couch and sits down and starts drinking the tequila straight from the bottle.

Everything has changed.

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AN: Again, thank you so much for reading. Thank you so much for your support through reviews and messages here as well as tweets, retweets, messages and follows on Twitter. I love reading your reviews, they make me laugh and they definitely motivate me to continue to write.

I hope you liked this chapter and that you liked seeing a side of Bo that perhaps only Kenzi had seen up until now.

Bo sleeping with a woman for the first time…

Next chapter is "The fundraiser"….. (but it could just as easily have been named "Falling apart" or "the kiss")