A/N: The last chapter. Thank-you to everyone who has favourited and followed this story. A special thank-you to everyone who has left reviews, they are a great pleasure to read.

And if anyone wants to know how the talk between Bo and Lauren goes it's essentially the same as Talks New and Long Overdue.

Bo allowed her weight to simply just rest against Lauren as they continued to share a slow kiss. She knew Lauren understood her that she had gotten the idea of what she had said. She knew that Lauren understood that she had chosen her.

She knew something else though, that despite the fact she had finally made a choice, finally given them all a chance to move forward. But nothing had changed, just because she made a choice didn't mean that anything else had changed, that anything else in their world had changed.

But still it was a step forward. And now, now it was time to let them have their time again. And Lauren wasn't rejecting her, actually she was accepting her, and she was so happy.

No what she was feeling was elation.

She loved the woman in front of her so much, and the threat of loosing her.

There was no point in returning to the world if Lauren was dead.

She still had Kenzi, and Trick.

Dyson, Hale.

Even Tamsin.

But still it wasn't the same.

If she had lost Lauren. She would rather die then live in the world without that brightness. Without that love.

The world was not worth fighting for.

At least if Lauren was here, even if she hated her, it was still something.

She could at least work on beginning to find a way to win Lauren back.

Or if things were really irreparable between them, and they could not exist as a couple with being toxic to each other.

Then at least they could try and be friends.

Either way she wouldn't loose Lauren, and she would not lose Lauren.

But still… Lauren seemed willing to try. Or at least she hoped she would try.

Because this time, she could not give up without a fight, so long as they both fought, and talked. Lots and lots of talking. But really that could wait a little longer.

A few moments later she felt Lauren disengage the kiss and cup her cheek, a small smile creeping onto her face as tears continued to cascade down her cheek.

"This is real." She heard Lauren whisper. Bo didn't respond, instead she pressed her forehead against Lauren's and one of their cheeks against each other, and simply allowed it to rest there for a few moments. They both remained still for a few moments, although she could feel the tears that were still running down both of their cheeks.

She could feel Lauren's thumb brushing the tears away from her cheek, before she heard Lauren let out another laugh.

"You're real." She heard Lauren breath out into her ear.

"Yeah." Bo replied, before she pressed a kiss to Lauren's cheek.

"Can we talk?" She heard Lauren whisper. "Later. My place? Tonight? So we're not interrupted?"

Bo nodded silently, moving to rest her head lightly against Lauren's shoulder. She felt Lauren's hand come to run through her hair, for a few minutes as she tried to collect herself.

Bo slipped one hand under Lauren's body and allowed it to come and rest at the small of her back, holding her body to her own.

Dyson… she would need to talk to him, or they would need to talk to him together.

Shit she had completely forgotten about Dyson.

The Una Mens still had him.

Bo let out a slight groan. She didn't want to ruin the moment, but she certainly didn't want Dyson to die either.

Gently she tried to pull herself off of Lauren, but the arm wrapped around her waist, held her in place. She could hear Lauren murmuring, letting out soothing sounds. She gave into Lauren's request gently, allowing her forehead to come and rest against Lauren's for a few moments.

"We need to go rescue Dyson."

She could hear Lauren sigh before she let go, sitting up slightly. Bo slid back slightly, straddling Lauren.

"I know. But you're mine afterwards. We really need to talk Bo. No more ambiguity, we lay it all out, okay?" Bo nodded before she reached out to pull Lauren into a hug.

"Yeah. I know." She whispered into Lauren's ear. She could feel Lauren's arms coming to wrap around her waist and pull her close.

"No Dyson right?" Bo whispered a few moments later. She could feel Lauren freeze before she pulled back, a small look of shock slipping onto her face.

Bo smiled sadly before she looked at her again, and leaned her forehead against Lauren's again. "I promised you no Dyson. Our one rule. I'll start following it again. I'm sorry." Bo whispered.

She could see Lauren tearing up slightly and fidgeting a little under her. She averted her eyes before saying. "Thank-you."

Bo nodded before she leaned in to kiss Lauren again.

"I love you." She whispered when she pulled away again a few moments later.

"I love you too. No matter what." She heard Lauren whisper.

As they entered the Dahl Bo glanced over at Dyson, when she saw him smile at her. Bo gave him a weak smile in return and quickly turned her head to glance at Lauren, who was trailing behind them slightly, munching at her hotdog. Bo smiled a little at her as she slowed down slightly, waiting for Lauren to catch up to her.

Thankfully they had managed to find the shoe and bring it to the Una Mens lair in time to save Dyson, and Kenzi who had also apparently ended up in the cage with Dyson. Bo glanced over at the young woman a fond smile creeping onto her face at the look Kenzi was giving Hale. It was nice to finally see her best friend happy, at least one dance had ended.

Bo glanced between Lauren and Dyson, there didn't seem to be any of the tension between them like there used to be, but still.

The last thing she wanted was them to go back to competing for her attention.

She had chosen Lauren, and for better or worse she had to stick by that choice.

Really it was one she had made a long time ago. Just one that she had never admitted to herself that she'd made.

To bad it had taken nearly loosing her, and being forced to face the reality of a world without Lauren for that to happen.

Seriously how stupid was she?

And immature, she needed to add that to the list of her many offences.

Bo sighed, sometimes self-realization hurt like hell.

The fact was towards the end their relationship was toxic, was another saddening but true realization.

No matter what that could not happen again. Even if it took someone hitting her over the head with an anvil to get her to realize that she was heading in that direction again, it could not happen.

It could never happen that way again.

They would not get back together just because they had one conversation.

It would be a long and painful process most likely.

They needed to see if they could fit together as them again, or if they were better off as friends.

Bo nearly snorted in laughter at her own thoughts.

She and Lauren had never been friends; they never had been and probably never could be. The time they had been "friends" has resulted in an explosion of sexual tension, as well as some weird form of pseudo-romantic relationship friendship hybrid, which really was just a relationship without labels.

Bo sighed and shook her head.

She did not get to me immature and focus only on herself when she was suppose to be in a relationship with someone.

Loving and taking care of yourself was one thing, putting yourself above everyone else all of the time was not. Especially when you're putting your needs ahead of your girlfriends when you have no reason to.

And that's exactly what she had done with the Dawning.

No matter what, that could never happen again.

Bo shook her head to clear her thoughts. She really needed to stop thinking about getting back together with Lauren. Tonight was just talking and nothing more.

A chance for them to clear the air of what happened between them, what lead to Lauren calling the break and running off to Taft. And apparently whatever else had happened while she was on the run.

She needed to tell Lauren about what happened with the Wanderer, the little that she could remember at least.

Especially about that mark on her chest, the one that the Wanderer most likely put there to mark her. Bo shuddered slightly at the thought.

Her only other thing to confess was already out of the bag. Although that didn't mean that she had nothing else to say.

She had a hell of a lot of things to apologize for.

Really she wasn't even sure where to start with the apologies, to Lauren, and to Dyson. Probably Tamsin to. Kenzi as well, especially lately for being so short with her.

Bo sighed as her thoughts wandered to what had been happening between her and Dyson lately.

Turning to Dyson had been a mistake. And one that she could not easily correct unfortunately.

She had used him in the worst way possible and there was no getting around that.

He had been a fuck toy and nothing more.

One of her best friends reduced to a sex toy.

That was completely and utterly pathetic on her part.

Bo shook her head and sighed. She owed Lauren an explanation of what happened with Dyson, why they were having sex again, and to apologize for breaking her rule.

Even if they were on break, really she should have known better.

She got Dyson's hopes up, making him think he had a chance again. When he didn't.

She was a shitty person wasn't she?

She also needed to tell Dyson that they wouldn't be sleeping together any longer. There was no way that she was about to go down that messy road again, especially since he has his love back.

Something she way have purposely forgotten at times.

She really had been a horrible person over the past few months hadn't she?

What happened to her?

The Wanderer, the Dawning.

Something else was there to.

Something darker.

Something that she could not escape because it was in her very core. Written into her DNA.

She needed to talk to Trick about this, and she needed to talk to Lauren about this.

She was the only one who brought any level of sanity back to her it seemed.

Being around Lauren was calming in a way that being around everyone else wasn't.

Why?

She and Lauren needed to talk about that.

There might be something more, something deeper then their mutual love, going on there. Especially if Lauren was the only person who brought back some level of stability and sanity to her.

Her thoughts were interrupted when she felt a hand coming to rest on her hip. She jumped slightly before she realized that it was only Lauren. Glancing up she saw a worried look on her face.

"Bo? Are you okay?"

"Yeah. I am now." She murmured as she leaned over to peck Lauren on the cheek.

When she pulled back she shrugged a little. "Just thinking."

She saw a somewhat amused smile cross Lauren's lips. "Since when do you think about anything?" she teased gently.

Bo laughed slightly before she replied. "Since I fell in love with a nerd who does nothing but think."

She could hear Lauren laugh in response. "I fell in love with a sex machine, I think I've got you beat."

Bo smiled before she reached out to grab Lauren's hand unconsciously. Just as her fingers were about to intertwine with Lauren's she stopped herself. That was not her place anymore, or at least it wasn't for now.

But to her surprise a few seconds later she felt Lauren reach out and lace their fingers together, a small grin slipping onto her face before a serious expression replaced it a moment later.

"Right now I won't say anything either way Bo, I was serious when I said we need to talk." Bo nodded.

"I know, I wasn't trying to…"

"I know. It's okay. You can hold my hand if you want to, I don't really mind, it's nice to have some contact, especially after the craziness of today." Bo smiled slightly and squeezed Lauren's hand to let her know that she understood. It may only be a temporary thing but after the day they'd had it was understandable to want some kind of contact.

"Bo? For now we're whatever we are, no labels and no agreements okay?" Bo nodded and smiled slightly.

It was Lauren's way of telling her that they weren't friends, but at the same time they weren't more really, they were for now some grey area in between. They understood that they loved each other, and she understood that there was to be no Dyson, but other then that there was no exclusivity and no expectations. For now that was probably what they needed. A more relaxed atmosphere to let them reconnect and find both themselves and each other again.

But Bo could also feel a small flutter in her stomach because it also meant that Lauren was open to the idea of getting back together. But they would have to take it at her pace. She called the break, and it would have to be a mutual decision for them, if and when they were ready to give dating another shot.

Bo could feel Lauren tugging on her hand slightly, pulling her towards the two empty barstools, one next to Dyson and one at the end of the table. Bo nodded before smiling as they started to walk towards the bar.

She could see Dyson look up at her, a smile on his lips, before he glanced over at Lauren, and then glanced at their joined hands. His gaze going between her, Lauren, and their joined hand.

Bo looked Dyson in the eye and mouthed, "We need to talk later."

She could see Dyson nod mutely, his shoulders slumping slightly.

Bo sighed. She didn't know whether to be grateful or sad that he could understand the message that she was trying to send. She was grateful because it would most likely stop him from questioning her decisions too much, but also sad that she had to break his heart.

Bo played with Lauren's hair as she slept against her chest.

It felt so good to have Lauren in her arms again. So good to have her sleeping curled up against her again.

She could feel the smile that had split onto her lips earlier still there. It was actually causing her cheeks to start to ache, but she couldn't stop smiling.

She hadn't been able to stop smiling for a long time.

It was so weird how the night had gone.

Lots of talking and lots of tears. A lot of tears. A whole lot of tears.

When was the last time she had cried that much?

Not in a very long time, probably not since what had happened with Kyle.

And it was the first time that she had ever seen Lauren break into full on sobs.

God some of those discoveries were awful, she'd made Lauren feel so bad. She'd never thought that it had been that bad.

But it had been, and it had been awful to see Lauren talking to her through tears and sobs.

Not that she hadn't had her fair share of tears and crying during that time, including talking through her own tears and sobs.

It had been a huge mutual cry fest.

Why was it that when one woman cried she seemed to set the other one off? It was something that she had noticed in her relationship with Lauren. If one of them started to cry they both usually ended up in tears.

She needed to ask Lauren about that later.

Her thought process was broken briefly when she felt Lauren shift against her slightly, grabbing her tightly, and letting out a little strangled cry.

"Shh. Lauren I'm right here." She murmured tightening her grip on Lauren slightly. She could feel her heart breaking slightly for Lauren and what she had gone through.

She had been more explicit about what had happened to get her into the Dark's protection.

She couldn't imagine what Lauren had gone through. She could even feel a little sympathy for Crystal, even if she felt like killing the woman for hurting Lauren like that. But still… to be locked up in a dungeon after being kidnapped?

That was just horrible all around.

But totally like the Dark.

Bo sighed. Lauren had said she had no idea what had happened to Crystal, only that she was safe, and not being used as food for some Fae.

They were hanging Crystal over her, was what she had gather from Lauren's story. They weren't actively threatening her, just using her as a bargaining chip to try and get Lauren to work for them.

That at least made a little more sense in the overall picture, and also went with what she knew about them. They weren't actively pressuring Lauren, she was free to make that decision, but Crystal was some added incentive to make a certain one.

Bo could hear Lauren let out another murmur. Smiling fondly she started to run her fingers through Lauren's hair again.

It was something that she had learned when they first started dating.

Lauren would sometimes have nightmares, or at least she thought they were nightmares, although she never seemed to remember them in the morning.

But she had learned that playing with Lauren's hair tended to put her to sleep fairly quickly, as well as helping to soothe any nightmares or restlessness.

Bo smiled fondly at the woman resting against her chest.

She wouldn't exchange the feeling of having Lauren in her arms for anything else in the world.

She finally felt balanced again, more like herself then she had in the last little while. And that was most likely due to Lauren.

Bo smiled and shook her head slightly against the pillow.

Where would she be if she had said what she hadn't given into the impulse to say I love you? If she hadn't allowed herself those moments to let her thoughts drift?

Probably anywhere but here.

There was still a whole lot of stuff for them to work out, but at least now, she had a better idea of where they stood, what had gone wrong, and what needed to change.

She never thought that actually siting down and talking with someone could be so relieving, but it was.

She was a complete and utter idiot.

She glanced down at Lauren again who appeared to have settled for the time being, and smiled again.

She loved this woman more then she had thought possible for her to love anyone in her life.

And thankfully she had actually realized it this time.

So she was going to treasure this feeling and this love, allow it to be nurtured and grown.

And she wasn't going to stop fighting for Lauren, and for them ever.

This time there was no giving up and no easy way out.

She was in it for the long-haul.

No running.

No cheating.

No lying.

No neglect.

No self-centredness.

Only love.

Only her love for Lauren.

Her friends and her adoptive family.

There was no messing up this time because it was their last shot.

She would fight against the world if she had to.

But she would show Lauren that she was:

Wanted.

Loved.

Cared For.

First Priority.

And most of all

Worth it.

No more backing down and no more running.

This was her choice and her world.

She loved Lauren.

And that was it.

The rest can come in the morning when they had to face the world again.

But for tonight she had Lauren in her arms and that was all that matter.