A/N: Again thank you so much for all the Reviews, follows and favourites. Really glad you're into the story because I love writing it :D
Time jump for this chapter but there will be flashbacks through-out the story.
Enjoy.
BPOV:
3 YEARS LATER.
"Kenzi have you seen my phone?" I ask her searching down the back of the couch, but only finding food crumbs and coins.
"No sorry. I just came round to see if you wanted me to come with you?" She says from her spot at the kitchen counter.
"I thought you had a lunch date with Hale?" I get on my hands and knees to feel underneath the couch.
"Ahh gotcha." I pull my phone from under the couch and pocket it.
"Yeah I do but if you needed me I could easily reschedule, there will be other lunches, but only one today."
"I appreciate it Kenz, but I'd rather do it alone." I tell her and she gives me a nod getting off her chair and hugging me.
I pull back from the hug and give her a small smile. "Now you go have lunch with you fiancé and I'll see you later at the Dhal." She kisses my cheek and leaves the house.
Hale proposed to Kenzi about 4 months ago after a romantic dinner at his place. She got so overly excited that when he was down on one knee with the ring she completely forgot to say yes. Instead she grabbed her phone from her bag and rang me, screaming and shouting about how her and Hale are getting married, talking about wedding plans. It wasn't until a few minutes into the call that she noticed Hale was still on one knee with the ring. All I head was her screaming yes before the line went dead. I'm pretty sure I didn't need to guess what happened next and I definitely didn't need to hear that.
I grab the dozen white roses that I bought this morning from the counter and head out to my car.
I arrive at my destination, take a calming breath and get out my car. I walk up the grassy hill, enjoying the feeling of the sun on my skin. It had to be a nice day today for her. I reach the top of the hill and gently lay the roses down, also bending down and laying a kiss on the stone in front of me.
In Loving Memory of
Lauren Lewis
Oct 12 1980 – April 12 2014
Taken too soon
Always in our Hearts
"Happy Birthday Lauren." I whisper crouching down in front of the stone.
"Sorry I haven't visited in a couple weeks. Kenzi wanted us to go on a girly holiday to look at a location for the wedding, it was a really nice place and Hale said it can be wherever she wants, the cost doesn't matter, but I'm back now and I promise to be here every Sunday again, just like before." I say cleaning away the dead flowers and leaf's away from her grave.
"God I miss you Lauren. I've missed you every day for the past 3 years and I'm so sorry. I'll never forgive myself for what I did Lauren. You should have been with me and not off in those fucking woods." I feel myself tearing up over my stupid mistakes again.
"I remember them telling me that we need to have a funeral and say goodbye to you, I outright forbid it, there was no way I was letting you go."
FLASHBACK.
2 WEEKS AFTER LAUREN'S DISAPPEARANCE.
"Come on Bo. Let's get some food in you and off to bed." Kenzi says pulling me into the shack.
"Nooooo. I'm fine." I try and shrug her off but just end up falling onto the couch in my drunken state. "Oooh comfy."
"What you want to eat Bo?" Kenz calls from the kitchen.
"Nothin" I mumble. I hear out door open and peer over the sofa to see Dyson walk in with pizza. "Ugh. Go away." I call over the couch.
"Charming." He says heading over to Kenzi with the pizza.
"Why is he here?" I ask Kenzi trying to point in Dyson's direction but failing.
"He helped me get you home. I'll get you some food and water."
I turn away from them as they both bug me to eat and when I refuse and then start banging on about how worried they are about me. I look up at the TV and see it's still playing Keniz's kiddie TV show, but it's the blue cased iPhone on the mantelpiece catches me eye. Lauren's phone.
"KENZI." I shout and she comes running over.
"Yeah Bo Bo?" She asks crouching down in front of me.
"Get the phone for me." I tell her pointing at Laurens phone. She looks over her shoulder at it then back to me with a sad smile on her face.
"You sure you don't want to look at it when you're sober?"
"No. Now gimmie." I clench and unclench my hand like a baby wanting a toy.
She gets up and heads over to the mantelpiece to retrieve the phone for me. When we were up at the cabin and we discovered Lauren was missing I refused to leave for a whole week. I spent my days searching the woods for any sign of her. I also just stayed thee holding out hope that any second she would walk back through the door. So after 1 week Kenzi had to pretty much drag me home and since then I've had the phone charged, but I've not been ready to look at it.
"You sure about this?" She says coming back over with the phone and I just take it from her curling into the couch. She pats me on the thigh and heads back to the kitchen are with Dyson.
I stare at Lauren's phone and tap in the 4 digit code 2010. She made that code not long after we got together, due to it being the year we first met. When the phone unlocks I head straight to her pictures, my eyesight is instantly filled with pictures of myself and Lauren and I feel tears spring to my eyes and warmth fill my chest over the fact that Lauren didn't delete every trace of us. My eyes are drawn to a picture of Lauren that I took after a passionate night we spent together. She's sat up against my headboard with the sheets wrapped loosely around her body, with amazing sex hair and come hither eyes. That was a good night.
As I continue to scroll through the pictures her phone chimes with a new text message. I exit and see 2 new messages. I hover my finger over the green messages app, wondering if I should or shouldn't do it. This is a real dip into her privacy…but she has let me use her phone in the past. It should be fine right.
I click on the app and see the message is from someone called Jen asking for Lauren's help on a patient, obviously she didn't get the news. I then click on my name and look back at all the messages I sent. God I really did sound pathetic, even over text I sound like a complete idiot. I exit off my messages, not being able to stand the reminder of the awful thing I did to Lauren, I'm such a coward. Before I turn the phone off Dyson's name on Lauren's messages catches my eye, it's dated 9/04/15. The day I ruined my relationship and Lauren left for the cabin.
I won.
No. Please God no.
I sit up from the couch and look over at Dyson standing in my kitchen laughing probably about something stupid with Kenzi and I see red.
That motherfucker.
"You motherfucker." I growl springing up from the couch, stumbling a little and head right towards him.
He turns to me confused. "Bo? What's wro..." I cut him off by sending my fist into his nose and loving the sound of it cracking underneath my fist.
"Ahh, shit." I hiss shaking out my hand in pain.
"Woooow Bo. Chill dude." Kenzi says putting a hand on my shoulder while Dyson stands up straight holding his bleeding nose.
"What the hell Bo." He groans.
"Don't you dare act like the victim here. I saw the text Dyson." I shout at him wanting to do more damage, but Kenz keeps her hold on me.
"What are you talking about? What text." He asks confused and angry.
"The text you sent Lauren asshole. The night I made the biggest mistake ever and the love of my life left and you just had to stick the knife in by sending her a text saying I won. How fucking dare you Dyson. She was already hurt enough and you just had to stick the knife in didn't you." The shock soon appears over his face.
"You did what?" Kenzi whispers from next to me.
"Look I'm sorry Bo. I...I was angry that you didn't want me and there may have been some whisky involved. It was a mistake." He tells me trying to move forward.
"I don't care what excuses you want to throw at me. Get out."
"Bo please."
"I SAID GET THE FUCK OUT." I shout.
"I never want to see you again. You hear me, never again. Stay the hell away."
"Do what she said. You're not welcome here." Kenzi says standing in front of me with her arms crossed. He bows his head and heads towards the front door.
"And I mean it, don't bother coming back." I call out after him just before he slams the door closed.
"I can't believe he'd do something like that." Kenzi turns to tell me just as everything starts to hit me and the tears run freely.
"Oh Bo." She pulls me into her arms.
"It's all going to be okay."
"I'm such an idiot Kenzi. This is all my fault, I messed up so much and now I have no idea where Lauren is…she could be dead Kenz." I cry collapsing in her arms. Kenzi lowers us to the floor as my knees begin to buckle.
"I'm sure she's fine Bo." She whispers in my hair.
"I want her back Kenz."
"I know. Shhh."
"Please bring her back, please, please. I'll so anything. I just want Lauren back." I sob as Kenzi rocks us back and forth.
"I need her back."
END OF FLASHBACK.
"But I haven't given up on you Lauren, I promise. I guess this is just a place where I can feel closer to you, where I can really talk." Thunder starts to rumble above me and it starts to gently rain.
"I guess I should get going." I sigh standing up feeling slight pins and needles in my leg.
"I'm heading to the Dhal now to see Trick and I'll have a drink for you." I bend down and give the headstone another kiss. "I'll see you Sunday. I love you Lauren." I finally drag myself away when the rain really starts to pour down and head towards the Dhal.
I pull up to the Dhal and sprint inside as it's like torrential rain outside. I enter the Dhal and I'm pleased to see there are only a few people in there, I'm in need of a quiet one today.
I sit at the bar and Trick places a large glass of scotch in front of me. "I got you the top shelf stuff today." He says while pouring himself a small one.
He holds his up and we gently clink our glasses. "Happy Birthday Lauren." He says and we down our drinks.
"Another?" Trick asks and I give him a nod.
"So how are you?"
"I'm okay. I didn't think it was possible to miss her even more than I did, but I was completely proven wrong when I work up." I tell him and he just gives me a sad look. "I just feel so empty without her. It's been 3 years and there isn't one day that I don't wake up and she's the first thought on my mind."
"I know it's hard Bo, but in time you will heal and move on." He tells me and heads over to serve another customer.
"Maybe I don't want to." I mumble to myself while downing the rest of my drink and helping myself to another.
I sit at the bar alone for a good couple of hours before Kenzi and Hale join me for a drink to celebrate Laure's birthday, but Hale had to get back to work so now it's just me and Kenzi drinking the good top shelf stuff. We're into our second round of the coinage drinking game when I hear the annoying sound of Tamsin and Dyson's voices entering the bar.
"Oh great." I hear Kenzi mumble.
"Behave." I whisper with a smirk.
"Hello Succubus." Tamsin says from behind me.
"Tamsin." Is all I say in reply.
"Can I buy you both a drink?" Dyson asks.
"No we're good thanks. It's good when your besties granddaddy owns the bar and all your drinks are free." Kenzi tells him.
"Oh yeah. So how are you Bo?" Dyson asks taking a seat next to me at the bar. Ugh here we go again. Even though I've made it completely obvious that I love Lauren and only Lauren, but that doesn't seem to be enough for him. Over the past 3 years he makes a pass at me at least once a month, trying to get me to see how good we are together and how perfect our life will be. I of course shut him down every time, but he's like a dog with a bone. Pardon the pun.
"I've been better."
"Look Bo, I just wanted to say..." Dyson starts to bang on about something else before Kenzi saves me and cuts him off.
"Hey Bo, Tamsin was just talking about those random Fae attacks around town."
"Yeah I remember Trick telling me about them. How is that going?" I ask Tamsin turning away from Dyson and this month's attempt of asking me out. Dyson then let's out a sigh leaving the bar telling us he'll be back in a few minutes. Probably heading to the toilet to lick his wounds.
Tamsin watches Dyson leave with a sad smile then turns back to us both. "Not great actually, we've had 3 deaths over the past 3 weeks and no closer to finding who done it."
"It must be Fae doing it if it's Fae that are being killed." Kenzi says.
"No idea. Dyson said the same scent is always left at the scene and all the throats have been ripped out, but we've got absolutely no leads." Tamsin sighs picking up Keniz's shot and downing it all. I've never seen this snarky, sarcastic, bitchy blonde so defeated before.
"Is there a connection between the victims at least?" I ask her and she just shakes her head pouring herself another drink.
As we make small talk over the case, wondering what the hell is going on as Dyson walks over with a grim look on his face. "What's wrong?" Kenz asks.
"It's happened again hasn't it?" Tamsin whispers and Dyson just nods. "Who?"
"Jason Smith, Light Fae. It happened down by the warehouse unit, they need us there now." He says.
"Great. Here we go again." Tamsin huffs before turning towards Kenzi and I. "Why don't you both come with us, a fresh pair of eyes won't hurt."
"Uhhh, I'm not sure."
"Oh come Bo Bo. I will be just like old times and I think you could do with the distraction today." Kenzi says holding up my coat for me.
"Yeah why not, I guess a break from the alcohol and some fresh air will do me some good." I grab the coat and follow them out the door.
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We arrive down at the warehouse unit and see one of them cordoned off with a few police cars and officers blocking the crowed that has gathered getting near the crime scene. We head over and Dyson lets the officers know they we're with him. Kenzi comes to a quick stop making me bump into her when she sees all the blood spattered along the metal shutters.
"Oh boy that's a mess alright." She says looking down at the body covered in a white sheet, just there feet sticking out.
"Yeah it is." I mumble then looking over a Dyson who is breathing deeply.
"Got anything?" Tamsin asks also noticing the flared nostrils. I feel as though I'm being watched and when I turn I see a pair of piercing blue eyes staring right at me. They belong to a brunette woman stood amongst the crowd of people gathered around the crime scene.
There is something seriously off about her.
"Yeah the scent is here again, but this time it's really fresh, as though..."
"As though they were still here." I finish off for Dyson.
They all turn towards me with confused looks and see me staring at the woman. Dyson walks forward slightly and breaths in letting out a low growl. "It's her." He growls out walking forward as she exits the crowd. We all duck under the cordon and follow her down the road and watch as she turns down an ally.
"Excuse me Miss, can you stop." Dyson calls out.
The woman turns around with a smirk. "Can I help you officer." She asks innocently with a British accent.
"I think you know what this is about." He says darkly.
"Who me? No I have no idea." She smirks again.
Dyson growls again and goes to lunge forward, but we hold him back. "Oooh down boy, sit." The woman laughs with glee and throws a wink at Dyson.
Maybe my charm will get us somewhere.
I walk towards her with my hands help up slightly to show we're not here to hurt her. "Look we just want some answers, a lot of people have been killed." I move towards her and brush my hand against hers and then hold it to pulse my succubus persuasion into her to get the answers that we need. "You know anything about it?"
She looks down at our joined hands then back up to me with a quirked eyebrow. "Yeah that's not going to work on me love." She laughs. "But good try Bo." She says with a smirk.
"How do you know my name?" I ask her pulling my hand back as if it was burned.
"Oh I know a lot about you. All of you actually, except you Blondie." She says over my shoulder to Kenzi, Dyson and Tamsin.
"Dyson right? Wannabe big tough guy bit to big for his boots, likes to growl a lot." She asks getting a growl from Dyson just making her laugh. "And your Kenzi, the small crazy but lovable human." She smiles.
"Listen enough of these games what do you know?" Tamsin says in her signature pissed off bitchy voice.
"Chill Tammy." Kenzi tells her.
"Not now. Bit too crowded for my liking." She says nodding her head to all the police officers. "How about we meet in a couple of hours at...the Dhal." Her smile widens when she sees all our shocked faces.
She must take our stunned silence as conformation because she claps her hands with a smile and leaves. "Fantastic. I'll see you all there." She calls over her shoulder and heads down the alley and out of our sights.
"Uhhh, what the Fae just happened." Kenz asks.
"I wish I knew." I mumble turning back around to 3 people wearing similar confused expressions.
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"She said 2 hours right?" Kenzi asks pacing up and down, checking the clock on the wall every 10 seconds.
The four of us and Hale are in the Dhal waiting for this mystery woman. Trick even closed the Dhal so we could have some privacy. Everyone is very eager to find out what's been going on around here and mainly how the hell this mystery woman knows all of us.
"Yes Kenzi just give it some time." I tell her trying not to nibble on my fingers from nervousness.
"Look for all we know she could be long gone by now and I don't know about you but I want to know how Mary Poppins knows us." Kenzi rants making Hale pull her to sit down and take some deep breaths.
"I'm sure she'll be here, you saw how much she was enjoying teasing us. I don't think she would give up another opportunity of that." I tell them settling down at the bar and helping myself to the bottle of vodka on the bar.
We're all scattered around the bar lost in our thoughts when we hear the sound of boots coming towards us and soon the brunette woman appears with that signature smirk in place.
"Hello all, lovely to see you again." She tells us and looks around the room. "Ahh you must be Hale…and Trick, pleasure to meet you both."
"Okay enough of this shit who are you?" Tamsin says walking down from the pool table.
"Calm down dearie. My friend is parking the car, once she gets here we can get started." She says taking a seat at the bar and smiling at us all.
"What the hell are you smiling about?" Kenzi says.
"Oh I'm just excited." She giggles.
"Excited? Excited about what?"
"You'll see." She smirks.
As Kenzi and the mystery woman continue to bicker I get a strange feeling in my chest. As though a huge weight is lying upon it. I start to feel dizzy and have to hold myself up against the bar. Everything looks like it's in slow motion as everyone starts to argue but all I'm able to hear is the sound of heels walking towards the door. My hearts starts to beat faster and faster and I as I look up everything just disappears and all I see is the woman turning the corner.
Lauren.
"Oh my god." I feel all the air leave my lungs and everyone soon stops talking and turns to the door and freezes in complete shock.
"Lauren?" Kenzi whispers.
"Surprise." Lauren says with a smile for Kenzi and it's like music to my ears. 3 years since I've hears that amazing voice. 1095 days of pain wiped away from seeing that perfect face and hearing her velvet voice.
"You're alive." I smile and she looks towards me with an emotionless look on his face.
Kenzi then lets out a scream and leaps into Laurens arms making me think they'd fall over but Lauren catches her with grace and hugs her just as tight. Kenzi starts babbling in her ear about how happy she is that she's okay, but the moment is soon broke up by Dyson letting out a loud growl and pulling Kenzi out of Laurens arms.
"Get away from her Kenzi. She smells just like what's been at every crime scene of the murdered Fae." He growls with a glare that Lauren sends back full force.
"You're Fae?" I ask and the mystery woman at the bar just scoffs with a face full of disgust. Lauren sends her an amused smile before turning back to me.
"No. I'm not Fae Bo...I'm a Lycan."
A/N: Ooooooh Lauren's back :D
Sorry this chapter took longer than usual, I went to a hen do on Friday and I've only just came back to the land of the living. Anyway hope you all enjoyed and are happy with how I brought back the doctor.
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