"I don't know, but I'm going to find out. I promise," Lauren pulled her close as she fought tears.
Bo looked vulnerable and a little scared, "Everyone is still…" She left the question hanging in the air because the last time she had lost time like that she had taken the life force out of an entire room full of people. She couldn't bear to be responsible for that again. She just couldn't.
"Everyone is still alive," Lauren answered, knowing exactly what Bo was thinking.
"Oh thank god," Bo closed her eyes tightly.
"Bo, I swear to you I'll find out what is going on and how to control it. You know I keep my promises," Lauren held her tenderly in her arms. She had many theories flying through her head, but the same one kept popping up over and over. The demon seemed to gain control over Bo whenever she felt Lauren needed protecting.
Trick composed himself the quickest, being the eldest of the group and also the most familiar with all types of Fae. He asked, "Bo has this happened before?"
Lauren answered, "Just once before…when Bo was fighting the Lich."
"You should have told me," Trick admonished.
Lauren reminded him, "We were kind of busy, you know, preparing to fight a war. I did do some research on my own though in the Light Fae archives."
"And?" Evony inquired, growing impatient.
"There's no record of any other instances of a succubus or Fae suddenly gaining this amount of power. It's completely without precedent," Lauren replied.
Vex looked thoughtful, "Evony…"
"Yes, she can have access to the Dark Fae archives. As a gesture of peace," Evony stated, still slightly shaken.
Lauren confirmed with a nod, "Thank you. I should have told you, but I didn't want it getting back to The Ash. I didn't know what he would do to Bo."
Bo's eyes narrowed, as she looked back and forth between Lauren and the Morrigan, "That doesn't mean Lauren will be spending more time with you, does it?"
"If the End of the World is coming, don't you think we all deserve a little fun?" Evony smirked back, partially because she wanted to see if Bo's power came out every single time she was jealous and partially because she still enjoyed teasing Bo.
"No, we don't all deserve a little fun. Lauren is totally off limits. You understand me?" Bo staked her claim with a vengeance. The Fae did have their rules about humans just like they did about everything else, and the only way the Morrigan would have access to Lauren is if Bo (or the new leader of the Light Fae, whenever he or she was chosen) allowed it, and there was no way Bo was going to allow it.
Lauren reassured her girlfriend, "You're not going to lose me. I'll be doing this research to help you. "
Bo responded, "I know, but I still don't like it."
"Have I ever told you how adorable you are when you're jealous? How I just want to…" Lauren moved to whisper the rest of her statement in Bo's ear, "rip your clothes off and punish you for not trusting me?"
Bo grinned, kissing her girlfriend, "That can be arranged. Kenzi can hang out with Dyson or Hale tonight."
"Bo, I know you don't want to hear this, but until we figure out what's causing you to have all that extra power, you really need to be careful," Trick insisted.
"Yes, Grandpa. We'll be careful," Bo rolled her eyes. "Is this like the safe sex talk?"
"Bo's not going to hurt me," Lauren declared, "but Trick is right. We do need to be careful."
"Great. So I think it's time we head out of here," Bo took Lauren's hand and dragged her out of the Dal.
Vex called from behind them, "Can I watch?"
"In your dreams," Bo replied. Her eyes had already undressed the blonde woman in front of her, and she wasn't sure she had the willpower to make it past the alley, but she was definitely going to try her hardest because no one but her was going to see Lauren naked. No one.
