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Here is part 2 of "The date"

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(2nd date)

The drive from the city to the beach takes about 40 minutes. During the drive Bo and Lauren talk and enjoy the company of each other. Much to Bo's amusement Lauren also uses the entire ride to try and guess where they are going for lunch, but she doesn't get it right. Lauren really is horrible at letting go of control and just relaxing. Bo feels smug thinking about what they will doing on the "third" date because that will truly be challenging for Lauren Lewis the control freak.

Lauren looks at her sceptically as they arrive at the beach parking lot and Bo parks the car. "The beach huh? I thought you said we were going for lunch? I hope we are not going swimming. I didn't bring my bikini and it is way too cold to go swimming at the end of November."

"Well miss Lewis, as much as I would love to see you in your bikini again, we are not going swimming. You are right, the water is way too cold to go swimming at this time of the year. - And I should know. You threw me in the lake, remember….?! Bo teases

Lauren tilts her head. "Ha ha ha…." She says sarcastically. "You know I didn't do that on purpose!"

"I'm actually not so sure that you didn't do it on purpose… I am pretty convinced that you were trying to get me wet…" Bo says without any attempt to hide the sexual innuendo in the statement.

Lauren hits her on the shoulder. "You really are incorrigible Bo!" But again Lauren fails to hide her amusement. "Now, are we eating here? I don't see a restaurant". Lauren asks, trying to steer the conversation back on safer ground.

"Will you relax already?! Come on. I will show you where we are eating."

After exiting the car Lauren and Bo both put on an extra sweater and then their jackets because even though it is a really nice day considering that it is almost December it is pretty cold and windy here at the coast.

Bo grabs the blankets and the picnic basket from the trunk.

"Ahhh, we are having a picnic at the beach?" Lauren asks with a smile.

"Yeah, I read somewhere that women like picnics and dates that take place on the beach so I thought we would combine the two."

"Good idea. People probably do that mostly in the summer though" Lauren teases.

"Well, the good thing about doing it at the end of November is that we get the beach all to ourselves." She says and gestures towards the empty beach.

The two of them walk down to the sand and they find a good spot on the beach where they are sheltered a bit from the wind because of the sand dunes behind them. Bo spreads out one of the blankets for them to sit on and Lauren starts to unpack the picnic basket.

"Uhhh Bo… There is no food in here! Did you forget the food?" She asks with a grin.

"Shit!..." Bo laughs and feigns horror. "No Lauren, I didn't forget the food. There isn't suppose to be any food in there. The food is coming to us." Bo looks at her watch. "It should be here within 5 minutes or so, so the timing is perfect."

"We're having food delivered to the beach?" Lauren asks surprised.

"Yeah. The food I wanted us to have for lunch on our first date wasn't being served at the beach so we are getting it delivered." Bo says satisfied.

"Okay…. I am curious to see what it is" Lauren says and sits down on the blanket.

Sure enough, 5 minutes later, just on time, the delivery guy pulls up on the parking lot. Bo leaves Lauren and walks back up to the parking lot to get the food and the wine from the delivery guy. She is happy to see that everything is in order with the food and the wine and gives the delivery guy a handsome tip.

"I hope that you are hungry Lauren." Bo says with a proud smile as she returns.

Lauren starts to unpack the food but then stops and looks up at Bo. "Bo, this food…. It's from Tableau!"

"Yes, it is. I know how much you love their food and I thought it was appropriate for our first real date since we had takeaway from Tableau the first time we ate together."

"I remember. I just can't believe that you went through all this trouble to get it here. Do they deliver out here? Do they deliver at all?"

"No, they don't. I had a regular delivery guy pick up the food and the wine and deliver it here."

"Wow Bo! You are pretty good at this date thing."

"I don't know, but I am trying Lauren. I want to make this a good date for you, you deserve a great date." She says sincerely.

"It is amazing so far."

Lauren now notices the bottle of wine and is shocked. "BO! This is a bottle of Chateau Mouton Rothschild! I don't understand! How did you know that this is one of my absolute favorite wines? Wait, how did you afford this? You really shouldn't have…"

"Let's open the bottle and start eating and then I will tell you all about it. The content of the second envelope with information about me will make it all much more clear." She says and grabs the second envelope from her jacket pocket and places it in front of Lauren.

Once the two of them start eating Bo starts explaining. "Okay, I knew about the bottle being one of your absolute favourites because I asked Crystal. And as for how I could afford it you should open the envelope."

Lauren opens the envelope and reads the note inside of it. Lauren looks puzzled, "Wait, what do you mean your family is wealthy?"

"You know my grandfather is named Trick and that he left me in charge of his bar, but Trick was never just a bar owner, he owns the bar because he wanted to have something in his life that was very different from his corporate lifestyle. Trick's last name is McCorrigan, as in the McCorrigan Corporation. My last name is Dennis but on my mother's side I am a McCorrigan."

"As in THE McCorrigan Corporation?" Lauren asks in disbelief.

"Yes." Bo answers while looking at her food.

"Wow… Then you are not just wealthy, you are rich! Everyone knows the McCorrigan Corporation. How come you never told me Bo?"

"I don't know. I don't tell people because it makes them see me differently and often they just end up wanting something from me, so I stopped telling people. I know you are nothing like that but I just never found the right time to tell you."

"I guess I can understand that." Lauren says casually.

"You can?"

"Yeah, sure. Money changes some people. It doesn't change anything for me though."

Bo is happy that Lauren is taking this news the way she is. Bo never doubted that Lauren wouldn't care about the money but Bo was afraid that Lauren would care that Bo had hid something like that from her until now. This just shows how amazing Lauren is and how down to earth she is.

The two of them eat the food and drink the wine while talking and laughing. Bo is no wine expert, like at all, but she must admit the wine does taste pretty good. But the best thing for Bo is not the wine or the food, it is being here with Lauren, seeing her smile and laugh, hearing more about her, getting to know her better and just looking at her. Bo could stay here on this beach forever – if it wasn't so cold and if she wasn't so exited about the rest of the dates.

"So, were are we going next?" Lauren asks as they have finished their lunch.

"Up…" Bo answers with a smug smile.

"Up?"

"Yep!"

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(3rd date)

"NO WAY! NO! NO! I AM NOT DOING IT!" Lauren is backing away from Bo with an anxious expression and shaking her head in disbelief and fear.

"Come on Lauren…. It is perfectly safe. I chose this activity because you need to let loose a bit. You need to be able to let go of control. It will be really fun and I am sure you will love it once you are out there." Bo tries to convince the blonde.

"I do NOT want to go paragliding Bo! You are crazy!"

Bo laughs at Lauren's protests. "Lauren…. I promise that it will be fun. You will probably end up loving it. You get to feel completely free once you are up there, it is amazing."

"Thank you, but I like feeling free on the ground. I don't have a death wish!"

"Neither do I. Why would I want to die when I have a shot with the most amazing woman ever?! We won't die. I have two more "dates" planned for tonight and we are going to live to go on those. But first, you should do this with me Lauren. Live a little. Don't be so scared. It will feel great if you let go of control and just do this."

Lauren regards her silently for a while. "Most amazing woman ever, huh?" She asks shyly.

Bo smiles because she loves that Lauren focused on that particular part of her reply. "Absolutely! No doubt in my mind. But perhaps she is also the most scared and cowardly woman I have ever met." Bo wants to try to appeal to Lauren's ego and perhaps goat her into trying.

"Cowardly?!" Lauren asks offended.

"Yeah, cowardly." Bo says with a smile, knowing that this is working. She walks over to the edge of the cliff and looks down at the beach. "And hey, if you are too afraid and scared to go through with the paragliding then you can of course choose not to do so. I may have overestimated your sense of adventure, maybe you're just not spontaneous and free spirited…"

"Cowardly! Afraid! Scared! Not adventurous or spontaneous! Hmpf! You are on Bo Dennis! Let's do this!" Lauren says defiantly and determined.

They spend the next hour being instructed on what to do and how to do it before they are ready to actually take off from the cliff.

As they are about to be strapped in the harnesses Lauren walks near the edge of the cliff and looks down for the first time and her eyes widen. "Ohhhhhh my….. " She says and looks dizzy. "Are you sure this is safe Bo? I mean how sure can you really be? We are basically jumping of a cliff strapped to an oversized kite! And there is the wind…- Isn't the wind a bit strong today? What if I pass out from the shock? – Then I won't be able to steer the damn thing! And when where these things last inspected? Have you seen a recent inspection report on these things? Have they been maintained according to regulations? Are there even regulations for these things? And…." Lauren is about to continue her incoherent rambling when a smiling Bo steps up to her, places her hands on her face and kisses her. Bo didn't consciously decide to kiss Lauren, she just couldn't help herself. Bo knows that she shouldn't be kissing Lauren, that it is against the "rules" of the date, but Lauren broke the rules herself and Bo needs Lauren to calm down. The kiss is gentle and intimate.

"Lauren, I promise you that we will not die. Everything will be okay. Do you trust me?" Bo asks after withdrawing from the kiss. Bo knows that asking Lauren to trust her is a personally challenging thing for a control freak like Lauren and at the same time the question has an underlying meaning with regard to their entire situation.

Lauren looks Bo in the eyes. "Kiss me again please".

Bo closes her eyes and does as asked.

"Okay, I trust you." Lauren says as the kiss ends, seemingly satisfied with the answers provided in the kiss.

They are now strapped in the harnesses. "Okay, you are good to go." The instructor says.

"Are you ready? Do you want me to go first?" Bo asks Lauren.

Lauren looks nervous and takes a deep breath but the she turns her head and looks at Bo and all that is gone, instead she has an impish smile on her face. "I am ready." And then she just starts to run towards the edge of the cliff. "Are you coming?" She asks just before setting off. "WUUUUUUUU!" She screams as her feet leave the edge the cliff. "Ohhh my God this is amazing."

Bo is still on the cliff smiling like a crazy person. Lauren is amazing! She cannot believe that Lauren just did that, that she just faced her fear head-on like that! What a woman!

"Wow, I didn't think she would do it." The instructor says to Bo.

"I know. She is absolutely amazing! I am crazy about that woman!" Bo says before running to the edge herself and setting off as well.

Bo loves being up here like this, it makes her feel free and calm in a way she only feels up here and when she is with Lauren. Bo can hear Lauren's shouts of joy and she is so relieved and happy that Lauren does in fact seem to be enjoying it like Bo had hoped that she would.

"OH MY GOD BO! That was amazing!" Lauren says absolutely beaming with joy and high on adrenaline as she walks towards Bo after they have both landed on the beach.

Seeing Lauren like this makes Bo so happy. "I am SO glad that you liked it Lauren. Was it as terrifying as you thought it would be? Was it difficult to let go and let go of the control?"

"Yes, it was. But as soon as my feet left the cliff it felt AMAZING! I felt so free! It was so much fun! I loved it! I definitely want to try that again some day! Thank you so much for this Bo! This date is amazing!" Lauren is still so pumped on adrenaline and feeling the "high" from facing her fears.

"I knew you would like it. Maybe this will show you that good things can come from letting go of control once in awhile."

"Maybe….. But let's face it, I like being in control of things."

"Oh, me too, it is just a different kind of control that I like being in." Bo says with a mischievous smile.

Lauren bites her lip and smiles. "Yeah, yeah, I am sure you do…. Now, back to the subject, weren't you scared at all?"

"Of paragliding? No. Not at all."

Lauren looks at her with a mystified look. "How come?"

"Well, the next envelope actually answers that question." Bo gets the 3rd envelope from her jacket pocket. "I knew that paragliding would be a challenge for you, that you would somehow have to face your fears. This envelope tells you my biggest fear in life. Here." Bo says and hands Lauren the envelope.

Lauren takes the envelope and studies it for a moment then she hands it back to Bo. "Bo, please tell me. I mean, please tell me rather than have me read it. It is a very personal thing to share and I would much rather hear it from you and have you tell me about it."

Bo looks at the envelope in Lauren's hand and then at Lauren. Bo understands why Lauren is asking her to tell her personally and explain it to her rather than having her read it from a piece of paper but Bo isn't sure that she can do it.

Lauren sees Bo's inner struggle. "How about I tell you about my biggest fear and then you can tell me yours afterwards?"

Bo nods and takes the envelope back and puts it back in her pocket.

The two of them sit down on the sand next to each other facing the water.

Lauren takes a deep breath. "This isn't exactly easy for me either. I think my biggest fear is always loosing the people that I love and therefor I am afraid to let people in, to love again." Lauren says almost whispering.

Bo turns her head and looks at Lauren but Lauren keeps starring at the sea. Bo understands Lauren perfectly, she would feel the same way too if the roles were reversed.

Bo looks back at the water again. "You asked me if I wasn't at all scared about the paragliding and the truth is that I wasn't the least bit scared. - Not just because I have tried it before but because I have no fears of doing things or trying things that may or may not be dangerous, I don't fear any physical things." Bo pauses shortly, this is really not easy for her to say. "My biggest fear is loosing Trick. I don't know what I would do without him. He is the only family I have and he has always been there for me. He is the only one who has always loved me. Which brings me to my second greatest fear. I… I… I fear that I am not worthy of being loved." A tear roles down her left cheek.

This time Lauren is the one who turns her head and looks at Bo and Bo is the one focusing on the sea. Lauren gently wipes away the tear from Bo's cheek. "You are Bo." She says quietly and then the two of them sit there looking at the sea for a while, letting their own and each others' truths resonate for a while.

After sitting there for a while Lauren breaks the silence. "Thank you for telling me Bo."

"Sure. Thank you for telling me as well. " Bo says with a sincere smile. She gets up and brushes off the sand and extends her hand to help Lauren get up as well. "Now let's drive back to the city and go on the next date. Let's go get some dinner."

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(4th date)

"IKEA!" Lauren squeals in surprise when they pull up in the IKEA parking lot.

"Yep! We are having dinner here." Bo replies with a smile.

Lauren has a huge grin on her face "You are taking me to dinner at IKEA?"

"Yes! I actually wanted to cook you a meal at my apartment even though I really can't cook as you know, but I was afraid of what might happen if we were alone in the kitchen again….." Bo says referring to their time at the cabin. "So I wanted to take you some place that you would like and I remembered you telling me that really you love the meatballs at IKEA and that your mom used to take you as a child, and so I thought, why not? I know it is quite the leap from drinking Chateau Mouton Rothschild and eating Tableau at lunch, I honestly don't even know if they serve wine in the cafeteria in IKEA, but I wanted to take you to somewhere that you liked and that meant something to you." Bo explains, hoping that Lauren likes this quirky idea.

Lauren's expression is difficult to read and Bo starts to doubt whether this was a good idea.

"Bo, before going on this date you said to me that I should be prepared to be dazzled. Boy, have you dazzled me today! I mean you have put so much thought into these dates and they are just perfect! They are fun, personal, sweet, well-thought-of, amazing and unique. Thank you!" Lauren says sincerely and places a kiss on Bo's cheek before taking Bo's hand and leading her into IKEA.

The two of them get the famous IKEA meatballs and find a table in the cafeteria. Bo has to admit that the meatballs really aren't bad. They talk and laugh as they have been doing most of the day. When they are finished eating Bo gets the 4th envelope from her pocket.

"So, after the last envelope I thought this piece of information should be a bit more upbeat and fun. Only Trick and Kenzi know this about me. I guess it is about traditions and nostalgia."

Bo hands Lauren the envelope and she opens it and reads the note inside.

Lauren starts to laugh. "Really? I really wouldn't have guessed. You really don't strike me as the type that watches the movie at all and on Christmas…."

Bo smiles shyly. "What can I say?! It is one of the best movies ever and it makes me happy and in a good mood for Christmas."

Lauren is still smiling. "So, every Christmas you watch The Sound of Music on the morning of December 24th?"

"Yes, it is the one Christmas tradition that no one is allow to mess with. I always watch that movie at Christmas."

Lauren has a hard time keeping a straight face. "Okay… Do you also sing along on all the songs?"

"Maybe… It is a story about a big happy family, the kind of family that I dreamt of as a child." Bo says a slightly upset that Lauren is finding all this so funny.

Lauren's smile changes and becomes a more heartfelt one. "Well, I think it is absolutely adoring Bo! And cute as hell!" She says and places her hand on top of Bo's.

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(5th date)

"Where are we going now?" Lauren asks curiously as they are leaving IKEA.

Bo takes Lauren's hand and lets her fingers intertwine Lauren's. "It is time for the last part of the date. I figured that since you want to get to know me better there is this one place I have to show you because it has been such a huge part of my life and it just means the world to me. So…. I am taking you to a swinger club."

Lauren looks as mortified and shocked as Bo had hoped. "Sorry, what did you just say?!"

Lauren's expression makes it impossible for Bo to stifle her laughter. "Sorry Lauren… But I….. just couldn't….resist teasing you." Bo says between laughs.

As soon as Lauren realizes that Bo was only joking her expression changes to one of relief and amusement. "Haha…. Very funny…."

"Thank you. We are actually going to a place near the harbour, there is something I want you to see."

When they arrive at the right part of the harbour everything is pitch black in front of them. Bo parks the car and grabs her phone and dials.

"Is this the right spot?" Lauren questions while Bo waits for the phone to be answered at the other end.

Bo nods. The call is answered. "It's Bo. We are here. Wait 2 minutes and then go ahead. Thank you." Bo hangs up and faces Lauren. "Come on, let's go outside. I promise it will make sense in 2 minutes."

Bo exits the car and Lauren hesitantly follows.

Bo walks over to Lauren's side of the car and takes her hand once again. "Are you ready Lauren Lewis?"

"I think so."

30 seconds later all the lights are turned on in front of them. Pitch-black darkness is turned into an amazing colourful and illuminated festive little world.

Lauren laughs and seems to be surprised. "It is a fair!"

Lauren's reaction makes Bo smile. "Yeah, it is the harbour fair. I know the owner. I got them to shut it down for the night and keep it open just for us. So miss Lewis, do you want to go have some fun with me? Before we leave there is one amusement that we have to try, there is something I want to show you."

"Lead the way miss Dennis." Lauren smiles.

The two of them enter the fair and try all kinds of amusements, they win a couple of stuffed animals and Lauren says she will give them to some of the children that come to the free clinic, and they get popcorn and candied apples. They also have their photo taken together in one of those booths where you get 4 pictures and they split it so that they each get two. Bo gets 2 where they are making funny faces and she puts them in her pocket at once, careful not to loose them.

Bo has been to this fair so many times before but she has never had this much fun here before. After a couple of hours of fun Bo is ready to show Lauren her favourite part of the fair - the Ferris wheel.

"You don't think that we have had enough heights for one day already?" Lauren asks with amusement.

"I think that this is my favourite part of the fair and that the view from the top is absolutely stunning and I want to share that with the most stunning woman I know." Bo answers and before Lauren can object she leads her over to one of the passenger cars on the Ferris wheel.

Bo opens the passenger car and gestures for Lauren to enter. "Please."

Lauren looks at her and then enters the passenger car. Bo sits down next to Lauren.

"Okay Scott, we are ready." Bo shouts and shortly after the Ferris wheel starts moving.

"Wauw! You were right Bo, the view over the harbour and the city really is stunning." Lauren says as they near the top.

When they are at the top the Ferris wheel comes to a halt.

"What happened? Is something wrong? Do you think it is broken?" Lauren asks nervously and looks down on the ground.

Bo smiles. "No, nothing happened. Everything is fine. I asked Scott to bring the Ferris wheel to a halt when we were at the top. I want us to be able to sit here and enjoy the view for a while. – And the company." Bo says in a sweet voice.

Lauren looks at her and lets her fingers intertwine Bo's once again before placing a kiss on her right cheek. "Hmm. I am beginning to think that there might be quite the romantic hidden in you Bo Dennis."

The comment makes Bo blush a bit. She has never been "accused" of being a romantic before. Bo lets go of Lauren's hand and puts her arm around Lauren and pulls her in close.

"Ever since I was a child I have always loved coming up here. It puts things in perspective somehow." Bo says taking in the view and placing a kiss in Lauren's hair.

"I think I understand what you mean." Lauren says and crawls in closer in Bo's embrace.

They sit there in silence for a while.

Lauren suddenly starts to laugh.

"What's so funny?" Bo asks curiously.

"The day you came to the clinic for the first time to offer helping with the fundraiser, you called me a 'prude' and said that you could get any woman you want, so you had 'no need for a doctor with a stick up her ass'…." Lauren says amused.

"Lauren, I'm very sorry about saying those things, calling you that. To my defence you had just blatantly called me an 'awful person'…. I still shouldn't have said those things though, but damn woman, it was the first time I had ever met a woman who could get under my skin and drive me crazy like that!"

"Really….? I get under your skin? I drive you crazy?" Lauren asks shyly and surprised.

"Lauren… How can you doubt that?!" Bo looks at the blonde and realises that Lauren needs to know that Bo wants her like she wants Bo. Bo sits up properly and draws Lauren closer to her. "So I'm breaking the rules once again, at this point we might as well forget about your 'no touching rule' ". Bo pauses and looks into Lauren's eyes searching for Lauren's permission to kiss her but also trying to convey her feelings and thoughts to Lauren without the use of words, as they still seem to fail her. Much to her own surprise, Bo doesn't kiss Lauren but speaks her mind instead. "You drive me crazy beyond anything I have ever tried Lauren and I absolutely love it… But it also scares me."

Both Bo and Lauren are surprised by Bo's honest and sincere confession. Bo's immediate regret of saying that last part makes her break eye contact with Lauren. It was Bo's intention to kiss Lauren but it isn't Bo that kisses Lauren. Bo's honesty and vulnerability makes Lauren instinctively reach up and grab Bo's face, drawing it closer to her own before kissing her fiercely, passionately and intimately, but not in a sexual manner.

When their lips part Lauren keeps Bo's face in her hands and lets her forehead rest against Bo's. "It scares me too Bo… A lot….. On the beach I told you about my biggest fear. But I think we would be making a big mistake if we ran away from this because we are scared. I think your point with getting me to go on this date with you was to prove that I shouldn't walk away because I am scared that you will end up hurting me. I think that we need to face our fears – alone and together."

Bo looks into the blonde's eyes. "I think you are right." Bo kisses her hair once again and they sit back in the passenger car cuddling and letting their thoughts settle.

"I have one last thing I really want to show you before the date is over and I take you home Lauren. I want to show you something at my apartment. It will be really quick. I am not asking up to 'come up with me' I just want to show you something and finish this date properly. Also the 5th envelope is at my apartment and I really hope that you will like the information it contains."

"Sure. But let's just sit here for 5 more minutes before we go." Lauren says and lets her head rest on Bo's shoulder. They sit there enjoying the intimacy of the moment.

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They are walking up the stairs to Bo's apartment.

"Bo, thank you. You truly made this an absolutely wonderful and amazing date. I think it was the best date I have ever been on or heard of. Thank you." Lauren says truthfully.

"So do you think that I might have earned another date with you?" Bo asks with her most charming smile.

Lauren smiles. "Maybe…."

"Come on in and make yourself comfortable. I will just run upstairs and get the envelope and the thing that I want to show you and then I will be right back" Bo says and enthusiastically runs up the stairs.

Lauren walks around the living room. It is the first time she is in Bo's apartment. The date has been absolutely amazing! Bo has just blown her away with this date, the thoughtfulness of it. Bo is amazing and after today Lauren knows that she needs to allow herself to see where this goes, she needs to give Bo and her a chance even though she is scared that Bo is going to hurt her and that Bo isn't ready for a relationship. Come to think of it, Lauren isn't actually sure that she has a choice, even though today changed a lot of things, Lauren knows that she started falling for Bo long before the date today. But today has been perfect and Bo has shown her a side of herself that proves to Lauren that Bo really does want to be with her. Maybe staying here, staying the night, wouldn't be so wrong…. She has wanted Bo for so long and it would be the perfect ending to a perfect day. As long as Bo would understand that she wouldn't be interested in sex and then leaving afterwards, she would want to stay the night.

In the midst of her thoughts Lauren is brought back by the sound of her phone ringing in her purse. It is Crystal calling. Lauren answers the phone. "Hi Crystal! You are not going to believe the date that I have been on today! It was mind-blowing amazing!."

Meanwhile upstairs:

Bo gets the "date plan" that she made. She is extremely exited to show Lauren the next 15 dates that she has planed for them in the future and to see her reaction when she shows it to her. She is especially exited about the date where she is planning to take Lauren to meet Trick and show Lauren her childhood home and room.

But right now she is more nervous and exited about giving Lauren the last envelope of the date. The envelope with the number 5 contains the most important piece of information that Bo has given Lauren today. Bo puts the "date plan" down again momentarily and opens the envelope. She already checked this particular envelope and note a 100 times yesterday but she just wants to check it one more time. She looks at the note "I have completely fallen for you Lauren". It's perfect. It's true. It's what Bo hasn't been able to say to her with spoken words yet, but it is as true as can be, Bo knows that.

Bo takes a deep breath, puts the note back in the envelope, picks up the "date plan" again and walks out of her bedroom and down the stairs.

"Be prepared to be amazed Lau….." Bo comes to a halt as she enters the living room and sees Lauren.

Lauren is standing in the middle of the room, motionless and staring at Bo. She is holding her phone in her right hand and her hand is shaking. Her entire body is shaking. Lauren's expression is one of shock and disbelief and she is tearing up.

Bo doesn't know what has happened. It looks like Lauren has gotten some kind of terrible news, perhaps someone died. "Lauren are you okay?! What's happened? Is everything alright?" Bo asks concerned and walks towards Lauren.

A tear rolls down Lauren's cheek as she speaks in a very low and unsteady voice. "Did you make a bet that you could get me to have sex with you?"

Bo stops in her tracks immediately. It feels like the whole world just came to an end…...

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AN: Again thank you SO much for your patience and thank you for reading! I hope you liked it? Please let me know.

A bit of a cliff-hanger… It had to happen sometime guys. Lauren would find out eventually. Timing is a b…h huh?!

Next chapter is going to be "The Storm part 1"

The chapter after that "The Storm part 2" and is a pivotal chapter in this little story and my personal favourite. It is a chapter that I had lined out from the very beginning.

And I haven't forgotten: Lauren still has 1 question left…. We will get to that question in one of the next two chapters.