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Lauren dropped her note cards onto the floor then groaned as she laid down on it. "We've been at this for four hours and I already feel like my eyes are bleeding."

"Yeah well you spending all morning working on your dissertation paper didn't do you any favours there either." Lauren glared at her friend who was sitting at her desk then she closed her eyes and covered them with her forearm. "Let's go over some more cases then we can move onto some of the practice questions that we have." Lauren groaned again. She and Lexie had spent most of the afternoon studying and this was on top of Lauren spending most of her morning working on her PhD dissertation because she had realised that parts of it were flimsy and needed more evidence so she was going to have to go into the lab.

Bo walked into the room and saw that Lauren was lying on the floor with her eyes covered. Her eyebrow went up in confusion then she looked at Lexie and the other woman shook her head and mouthed, "Too much studying."

Bo smiled and nodded in understanding. She walked over to where Lauren was lying on the floor then sat down. "Sweetie?" Lauren moved her arm then opened one of her eyes. She saw that Bo was sitting next to her prone form and a scowl came to her face. Bo was the epitome of weekend relaxation. She was wearing lounge pants and t-shirt and her hair was up in a messy ponytail. The look was sexy on her but Lauren was jealous of the fact that her fiancée was stress-free at the moment. Bo tried not smile at the surly expression on Lauren's face because she knew it would only irritate her further. She ran her tongue over her bottom lip then told her, "It's time for a break Lauren. I made you and Lexie something to eat and after we eat we have to go to that event the psychology department of Northeastern is throwing."

Lauren sat up and furrowed her eyebrows. "I don't remember you telling me about an event tonight Bo." That wasn't entirely true because she vaguely remembered Bo coming into the guest room and telling her something while she was going over her dissertation notes. What that was she wasn't quite sure of.

Bo's eyed Lauren with a sceptical look on her face. She was sure that she had told Lauren about the fundraiser right before Lexie had come over that morning but then she had gotten distracted with preparing for her presentation on Monday. So it was entirely possible that she had forgotten to tell Lauren. Bo smiled as she reached out to place her hand on Lauren's cheek. "Well I'm telling you now."

Lauren sighed. "Is it formal, semi-formal, or can I put on jeans and t-shirt?"She asked as she started to think about what she was going to wear. Lauren wasn't going to argue with Bo on if she had told her about the fundraiser or not because there was a high possibility that she did tell her so she was going to keep the conversation going.

"I do believe it is semi-formal," Bo said as she smiled and removed her hand from Lauren's cheek.

Lauren rolled her eyes but she blew out a breath. This was one of the things that came with the territory of being with Bo. Alumni dinners, fundraisers, luncheons, and whatever else she was invited to. Lauren tried not to groan as she thought about all the tedious dinners that she would have to go to if Bo was offered a position at one of the major universities. However if Bo knew how miserable she was at them then she would tell her not to come and that she would be fine on her own. Lauren looked at Bo and a small smile came to her face. She couldn't let her go by herself. Plus if she did Bo would spend the entire time texting her inappropriate things then eventually she would cave and come home so that they could fulfil the dirty things that they had talked about in their texts. Lauren's smile turned into a smirk as she began to think that it wouldn't be a bad idea for Bo to go by herself.

Seeing the mischievous glint in Lauren's eyes along with the smirk that accompanied it caused Bo to grin. She knew that the other woman wasn't thinking about what to wear to the fundraiser. In fact whatever Lauren was thinking about was probably not appropriate in front of company.

When Bo grinned Lauren chuckled a little then remarked, "I'm certain I can find something to wear." She looked at Lexie, "Wanna go to a stuffy university dinner that will probably have a decent menu?"

Bo chuckled and pointed out, "I don't think my guest can bring their own guest. It's a seating thing."

Lauren scowled at Bo and Lexie laughed then said, "I actually have some things to work on and I requested a few hours at the lab."

Lauren groaned. "I should pick up some hours at the lab. I took a cab a couple times this week and I want to-"

"You don't have to work at the lab." Bo interjected so that she could remind Lauren that she didn't mind paying for things. "I can cover you for-" Lauren shot Bo a pointed look and she sighed in resignation. "Okay, fine. You can work yourself to death while doing all the shit that you do," Bo muttered as she gave in to the fact that Lauren was a stubborn, self-reliant person who refused to accept the help that she freely offered her. It was something that Bo had to accept but she didn't like it.

Lauren saw the slight frown on Bo's face and she realised that she had gone too far. "I'm not saying I don't want your help, Bo. I need to get in some research time for my dissertation and if I happen to make a little money on the side then that's even better. Also I like working in the lab." She reached for her hand. "Please don't be upset."

Bo let her head fall back. She blew out a breath then she brought her head down. "Fine then."It was a lose-lose situation for her so she was going to give in now and move on to the next thing. "We have to be there at seven so please make sure you are ready by six thirty."

Lauren scooted closer to Bo then she took her face in her hands. She looked into her eyes for a second then pressed her lips onto Bo's. Lexie groaned but Lauren didn't care. She had to get the slight frown off of Bo's face. The kiss lasted for a few more seconds then she pulled back and whispered, "Don't be grumpy. I don't like grumpy Bo."

Bo took a deep breath then she placed her hand on the back of Lauren's neck. She gave her a light kiss then admitted, "I worry about you."

"I know you do."

Bo looked into Lauren's eyes then a small smile came to her face. "And I can't convince you to not take on so much so I can worry less?"

Lauren returned Bo's smile with a small one of her own and remarked "Nope." She traced Bo's bottom lip with the pad of her thumb. "This is just how things will be for a few more years but once it's done you won't have to worry so much. Okay?"

Bo took a deep breath and nodded then she gave Lauren a quick kiss. She knew that Lauren's workload would taper off eventually but she couldn't help but to worry. It was in her nature to worry and it was even worse because it was Lauren. She exhaled threw her nose then said, "Okay," Bo moved to kiss Lauren's forehead then murmured, "I'm sorry."

Lauren chuckled and moved away from Bo. "Don't be sorry," she took hold of her hand, "You're being my amazing, supportive fiancée and I love you and what you do to make sure that I'm not overdoing anything."

Bo grinned then gave Lauren's arm a quick tug and said, "Come on let's go eat."

Lauren looked over to see if Lexie was sitting at the desk but she wasn't there. She laughed a little then remarked, "Hopefully there is something left to eat. We were doing case studies and Lexie tends to freak out about those."

The two of them got up and headed for the other room. Lexie was sitting at the table in the dining room and she said, "You two looked like you could use some privacy."

Bo chuckled and told her, "It was stupid. Lauren freaks out about school, I freak out about Lauren. It's a vicious cycle but I think we may like it."

Lauren sat down at the table and pointed out, "We do but at the same time it drives us up a wall." She grinned at Lexie who had helped herself to the spaghetti that Bo had made. "How is it?"

"Delicious as always." Lexie glared at Bo and said, "You're going to pay for my personal trainer because my ass is going to explode now that you're back home."

Bo smirked at Lexie and remarked, "I'm just doing my part to make sure Harvard's med students are well fed."

Lexie let out a small laugh then commented, "That you are and one particular med student is getting some extra benefits."

Lauren chose to ignore the comment and began to grate parmesan cheese on her spaghetti. She wasn't going to have a conversation with Lexie about her and Bo's sex life again. She took a deep breath as she set the cheese down then diverted the conversation. "What is tonight's event for and where is it at?"

Bo shook her and smiled as she laughed to herself. She knew Lauren was changing the topic. "What do you want to drink?" She asked as she walked into the kitchen, "It's at one of the halls there on Northeastern's campus. It's their usual fundraiser event which I usually decline, but since I am in the need of a position, I accepted the invitation."

"Water." Lauren nodded her head as she chewed up the bite of spaghetti she had taken. "So you're going to kiss ass then?"

Bo got Lauren's water then she got herself a glass of juice as she smirked. "I will have to be more charming than usual."

A small snort escaped Lauren then she leaned over and whispered to Lexie, "If she's anymore charming I might have to show a side of myself that she will not like."

"Is that the side that shows a disdain to labouring mothers?" Lexie asked with a grin on her face.

Lauren scoffed and argued, "I don't show a disdain for labouring mothers. They just have bad timing and like to interrupt me when I'm trying to work or study."

Lexie laughed then, with disbelief in her tone, she said, "Sure Lauren if that's what you say."

Bo walked over to the table and as she sat Laruen's water in front of her she asked, "What are you two talking about?"

"Lauren's hatred for birthing mothers," Lexie told Bo with a huge smile on her face.

Lauren glared at her friend and narrowed her eyes at her, "I do not have a hatred for labouring mothers. They just have bad timing."

Lexie twirled spaghetti onto her fork as she grinned. "If you say so Lauren."

The scowl on Lauren's face worsened. Sometimes she felt like she was dealing with Alex but Lexie was faster with her wit and was able to recall things that Lauren had forgotten. She looked at Bo and asked, "Did Northeastern offer you a position?"

Bo's eyebrow rose as she looked at Lauren then Lexie. She was confused about the conversation that had gone on before she had gotten to the table but she didn't dwell on it. The two of them were always talking about things that went over her head or she would enter at the wrong part of the conversation. She sat next to Lauren and said, "No they haven't offered me a position but one of the professors there is someone I've worked with on a study before and he's been talking about me getting a position there."

Lauren reached over and took Bo's hand. Even though Bo had a lot of things that she could do Lauren knew how much she loved to teach. She liked talking about sex and discussing the physiology and psychology of it along with the political side of the subject. She smiled at Bo and said, "I'm certain you'll have some offers here soon then you'll be busier than I will and I'll never see you."

Bo chuckled and remarked, "That wasn't the case when you an undergrad but thank you for saying that." She sighed then added, "Plus I have a book to get published so I think doing seminars will give me a little more free time to get that done."

"And I can't wait for it to be published." Lauren leaned over and planted a kiss on Bo's cheek. "Then I can say that my fiancée is a published scholar."

Bo rolled her eyes and took a bite of her food. When she was done swallowing she snapped her fingers then asked, "Lexie," the woman looked up at her with an apprehensive look on her face, "would you like to come to dinner with Lauren, me, our mothers, and her brother on Wednesday?"

Lexi shook her head. "No can do. I do believe Dr. Winston is on-call that night." A small scowl came to her face. "Also Matt still hits on me. So, nope, definitely not happening."

"I told you not to make eye contact with him," Lauren muttered. Lexie had met her brother a handful of times and every time Matt hit on her. It would have been annoying if it wasn't for the fact that Lexie got flustered when he did it.

Lexie pointed her fork at Lauren and wondered, "Aren't you on-call that day?"

Lauren shrugged as she moped up some sauce on her plate using a piece of garlic bread. "Possibly. But if I am I'm going to grovel to have at least two hours off or something. I want to at least make an appearance at the kickoff for this wedding planning thing."

"Kickoff?" Lexie repeated. "What is this some kind of marathon or something?"

Bo chuckled then mumbled under her breath, "With our moms it will be like running a marathon."

Lauren ate the piece of the of garlic bread that she was holding then said around it, "I told you we should have eloped."

Bo shook her head and stated, "Eat so you can get back to being a med student."

Lauren chuckled then she leaned over to kiss Bo's cheek before she went back to eating.

"Lauren the car will be here in fifteen minutes," Bo said as she looked at herself in the mirror that was in the corner of their sleeping area. Lauren had waited until the last minute to get ready.

Bo ran her fingers through her hair a few times to make it look like she had actually done something to it. She had gone to these functions before and they typically bored her to death but this was the first time she was going to one of these things with someone as a free agent. Bo blew out a breath then called out, "Lauren-"

"I'm finished Bo," Lauren said as she walked out their bathroom. Bo turned to look at her and her breath caught. The long-sleeved navy v-neck dress that she was wearing stopped an inch before Lauren's knees and she was wearing heels that made her legs look wonderful. "Not only did I style my hair, but there is mousse in it and I curled it. Then I shaved my legs, again, and I've put on a dress that I didn't even know I owned with heels." She pointed down to her feet and Bo chuckled a little as Lauren walked over to her. Lauren turned then said, "Zip me."

Bo nodded and zipped the dress close for her. "If it helps you look amazing and I sort of don't want to waste your efforts on this boring fundraiser."

Lauren scoffed then walked over to the mirror. As she checked to make sure that she looked okay she remarked, "Oh no we don't Bo," she turned to look at her, "I am going to be delightful, elegant, and supportive of my fiancée so the next time something like this rolls around they will only invite you so I come."

Bo laughed. "You plan to make that big of an impression?"

Lauren smiled at her. "Of course I am. That way I'll be unforgettable and when they ask you where I am next year you can tell them that your wonderful wife is off saving lives."

Bo grinned and told her, "I like that you keep calling yourself my wife. Also you're very full of yourself tonight."

Lauren walked over to where Bo was and said, "I haven't had to look nice in a while. It's fun and I have to make you look good. Speaking of looking good," she gave Bo a once over then smiled. "I see the professor attire is back."

Bo smirked and told her, "Well I wanted to make a professional statement." She kissed Lauren then asked, "Ready to go?"

Lauren nodded and said, "As much as I'll ever be. Are you nervous?"

The two of them went down to the main floor and Bo helped Lauren with her coat as she told her, "I am not. I have no reason to be nervous. It's just a fundraiser. I just want to get it over with and get back home."

Lauren took hold of her hand and said, "We'll be home soon enough. We just have to get through it. The both of us need to get used to these things because not only will you have them but I'm certain I'll have hospital events to go to once I hit that point."

"At least yours will be fun. All mine have is bunch of stuffy old guys who droll on and on," Bo pointed out as they walked out of the apartment.

Lauren chuckled and told her, "Both of our professions are full of old guys who like to listen to themselves speak only difference is that yours are psychologists and psych is boring."

Bo gawked at Lauren then scoffed. "I take offense to that you know."

They reached the elevator and Lauren pushed the down button then she kissed Bo. "You are far from boring and you know it."

"Uh-huh. I'll remember that later."

The elevator arrived and as they got on it Lauren took hold of Bo's arm then placed a quick kiss on her cheek before she whispered in her ear, "Then I'll have to do something that will make you forget that."

Bo chuckled then told her, "Cut it out. I can't have inappropriate thoughts running through my mind while pretending to care about whatever they're droning about."

Lauren grinned to herself. Maybe she would be able to mess with Bo at this function after all and if that was the case then she had found something that would entertain her for most of the night.

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Lauren felt like a beauty pageant contestant because of the permanent, courteous smile that had been on her face since she and Bo had walked into the hall an hour ago. Bo had been with her for the first half hour but a group of professors who had questions about the research that she had participated in when she was in Italy along with the program that she had developed there were hard for her to ignore. Bo had introduced her but after fifteen minutes Lauren excused herself so that she could wander around. The fundraiser was a silent auction and the proceeds would help the psychology department raise money for current research projects and to get more people into the department that would offer a wider range of subjects that were taught at the university.

Lauren walked around and took random hors d'ourves off of the trays that were being offered by the waiters that were weaving around those in attendance. She was looking at items that were up for bid when she saw that a three day seminar with Bo was up for sale. Lauren's eyebrows furrowed in confusion because she didn't remember Bo saying anything about that seminar. Then she bit her bottom lip as she began to mutter under her breath. "I swear to..." She took a deep breath and tried not to let her irritation get to her. This explained the mail that Bo had gotten yesterday. Lauren continued to walk around and she was looking at some overpriced trip when she heard someone call out her name. She looked up in time to see one of the doctor's that worked at the research facility walking over to her. Lauren smiled at the older man and said, "Dr. Pasquale. What are you doing here?"

He chuckled and told her, "My wife is on the alumni board also," he held up his napkin which a lump crab appetizer on it, "free food. How did you get invited to something like this? Don't tell me Northeastern is trying to woo Harvard's best medical student. We'd put up hell of a fight to keep you."

Lauren felt her cheeks heat up with embarrassment. "Thank you Dr. Pasquale but I'm certain some of my classmates are fair better students than I am."

The man scoffed and remarked, "I doubt that Lauren. Each medical student brings their own flair to the profession and they turn out to be great doctors but you...you have a talent that shines above them all. Whatever specialty you go into you will be a leading force in it and I have no doubt about that." He chuckled. "I hope to attend a number of awards ceremonies where you are being commended for your medical achievements."

Lauren was speechless and she didn't know what to say to the man. She began to fumble as she tried to find the words to say that would brush off the man's comments but, luckily, she was saved by Bo. "Hey, there you are. I was wondering where you ran off to." She gave Lauren's cheek a quick kiss then she looked at Dr. Pasquale. "Oh I'm sorry. Am I interrupting?"

Lauren cleared her throat and shook her head. Bo's interruption allowed her to get some of her embarrassment under control and Lauren was able to form words again. "No sweetie you're fine." She smiled and gestured to the man standing in front of her. "Bo meet Dr. Pasquale. He works at the research lab."

Bo smiled and took hold of the man's hand then shook it as she said, "It is a pleasure to meet you. Anyone that is helping in regards to Lauren's training has a special place in my books."

Dr. Pasquale chuckled and remarked, "Well anyone who has had a hand in Lauren's training has certainly felt lucky to be included in it. She is a very bright young woman who is going to go places."

Bo wrapped her arm around Lauren's waist then kissed her cheek again before she said, "Yes she is and I am going to be there every step of the way."

Right when Lauren had managed to get her embarrassment under control Bo started it all over again. She chuckled a little then said, "Thank you both for thinking so highly of me but let's not give me the Nobel Prize yet."

Both Bo and Dr. Pasquale laughed then he said, "I wouldn't be surprised if you got that in your first year of residency."

Lauren looked down at the floor. She had to derail this conversation somehow. She smiled and said, "Dr. Pasquale, Bo's thinking about a position here at Northeastern and since your wife is on the Alumni board do you think you can put in a good word?"

Dr. Pasquale clicked his tongue a few times then he said, "As brilliant as you are Lauren, I'm certain you know that's not how that works." He smiled and asked Bo, "What is your expertise if you don't mind me asking."

Bo returned the smiled and told him, "I am a sociologist and psychologist with a concentration in sex and human sexual behaviour."

Lauren tried not to laugh as a stunned look came to Dr. Pasquale's face. Bo's area of expertise sometimes took people by surprise because she didn't look like someone who spent their time talking about sex all the time. The man nodded his head slowly and said, "Quite an interesting subject to study. And has it taken you far?"

Bo shrugged and the cordial smile remained on her face as she remarked, "Well with several published articles in Psychology Today on top of numerous studies in regards to sexuality shifts in society as well as my current research on the negative impact that the stigma on sex has caused people, I do believe I have gotten quite far. Oh and this is not including my extensive research in regards to the female sexual response which I have written a book on." She smirked. "Everyone seems to care more about male sexual response and leave women to figure it out on their own."

Lauren stood there and she couldn't figure out what to say. Bo had, in the most polite way, cursed out Dr. Pasquale about belittling her for her area of study. She knew Bo was passionate about her work but she had never had the chance to see her actually defend it. And Lauren had to admit that it was sort of hot. Dr. Pasquale cleared his throat then smiled. "Well yes it sounds like it has taken you quiet far."

"Indeed it has," Bo responded with a smirk on her face but there was a challenging glint in her eye that dared the man to say something else.

There was a tense moment then Dr. Pasquale looked at Lauren and said, "Well I hope to see you in the lab soon. I want to know how your PhD dissertation is going."

Lauren gave a slight nod and told him, "Certainly Dr. Pasquale."

"Now if you'll excuse me, I must go find my wife." He gave them both a polite smiled then said, "Have a good evening."

Lauren held her tongue until Dr. Pasquale was a good distance away from them then she looked at Bo who was taking a sip from her champagne glass. She lowered it and asked, "What?"

"I have to work with him when I go into the lab you know." Laure told her and there was a slight bite to her tone.

Bo scoffed and retorted, "That may be but no one gets away with making a joke out of my work. It's insulting."

Lauren saw where Bo was coming from and she sighed then said, "I'm sorry he did that. I didn't think Dr. Pasquale would do something like that."

Bo rolled her eyes then told her, "It's okay. It's something I've come to deal with. Just because I have a concentration on sex people think it's okay to not take my subject matter seriously but that is far from the case."

Lauren took hold of Bo's hand and gave it a squeeze. She could tell Bo was getting worked up so she decided to move the conversation along. "Did you know that you are up for auction?"

"Am I?" Bo asked sounding nothing short of surprised.

Lauren eyebrows scrunched together as a questioning look came to her face. "You didn't know?"

Bo shook her head and said, "I didn't. Luke might have mentioned something-" She stopped then pressed her fingers to her forehead as she said, "Shit. Shit. Shit."

Lauren looked around then asked, "Everything okay Bo?"

The woman blew out a breath then replied, "Yeah I just fucking remembered what I did now." Lauren's eyebrow went up as she silently asked Bo what she meant by that. Bo finished off her glass of champagne then said, "Remember how I told you that I had some bull crap seminar I had to give?" Lauren nodded. "Well that's that. Luke had called me last month when I had gotten back from Italy about how he wanted to have something intriguing on the auction block. I offered to do a seminar on psychological sex." She shook her head. "I completely forgot about it between passing everything off in Italy and thinking about our wedding. Dammit."

Lauren chuckled a little and she moved closer to Bo so that she could give her a quick kiss then she whispered, "You're being a little hard on yourself Bo. You should cut that out." She grinned. "That's my job." Bo gave a small chuckle then Lauren added, "It's not like you'll be doing this for an extended period of time. It's only three days."

"Three days this week Lauren. Starting Monday at six." She let out a frustrated breath. "This also means that I will have to move dinner with our moms to either an earlier time or a later one," she said with a slight grimace on her face.

Lauren kept her face passive as she tried not to think about the fact that she probably wouldn't be able to do an earlier or later time. She ran her hand over Bo's hair and told her, "We'll talk about it later. Let's enjoy the rest of our night." She smiled then leaned in to whisper, "I scoped out the bathroom earlier and I think we might be able to add some spice to this event." Lauren moved back and she could tell that Bo was trying to suppress the mischievous grin that wanted break out on her face. The suggestion had done its job which was get Bo off a topic that she would stress about until it drove them both crazy.

Bo chuckled and told her, "As much as I like that idea, and I really like that idea, I would like to be able to show my face at Northeastern again."

Lauren hummed a little then said in dejected manner, "That's too bad…." She moved to where she was standing next to Bo then placed her hand on her shoulder as she revealed in a low voice, "I'm not wearing any underwear."

"Oh Jesus Lauren."

Lauren bit her lip and walked away from Bo. She couldn't fight then grin that spread across her face as she moved to one of the other auction tables. What had been an idea to get Bo to think about something else had now turned into Lauren trying to torture her. Lauren was pretending to look at some of the items that were up for bid when she felt someone come to a stop behind her then Bo asked in a barely audible whisper, "Are you really not wearing any underwear?" Lauren gave a slight shrugged then moved away from her.

Lauren was standing by some painting that had been donated for the auction and she saw Bo stand next to her out the corner of her eye. She bit the inside of her lip so that she wouldn't smile. But before Bo could say anything someone called out, "Bo Dennis."

Bo let out a quiet groan before she walked in the direction of the voice that had said her name. Lauren tried not to roll her eyes in exasperation. Her fun had been ruined. She turned just in time to see a tall, mildly attractive, blonde man hug her fiancé. Lauren watched the two of them talk for a second then when the man placed his hand on Bo's upper arm she decided that now was the time to interrupt the two of them. Lauren walked over to where Bo and the man were talking and when she was next to Bo she cleared her throat. Bo smiled and reached for her hand as she said, "Luke, let me introduce to my wonderful fiancée, Lauren."

Lauren shook the man's offered hand as she smiled. "It's nice to meet you."

"Likewise. Bo rants and raves about you every chance she gets. I would like to thank you for allowing us to borrow her for a few days." He grinned. "I know she just got home but she's doing me a huge favour."

Lauren nodded and told him, "I think I can part with her for a few days but don't hang on to her for too long. I might have to come track you down."

Even though Bo laughed she squeezed Lauren's hand as signal for her to back off. Luke chuckled then remarked, "I will make sure you have her back in a timely fashion though if I get what I want she may be on the roster next semester."

Lauren looked at Bo and said, "Well hopefully she can. I know she's really trying to get that book out and I don't want her to wear herself thin especially since we'll be newlyweds and everything."

"Oh you guys set a date?" Luke asked as he looked between Bo and Lauren.

Bo nodded her head. "Yeah we did yesterday. We're pretty excited. It's going to be on Halloween."

Lauren grinned and added, "We're going to have it at my parents' lodge so it will be beautiful ceremony."

"That I'm sure it will be." Luke said with a small smile. He reached out and gave Bo's upper arm a quick squeeze and said, "Bo I have to go charm some money out of some alumni but I hope we can get you here to Northeastern. You would be a great addition."

Bo chuckled and told him, "I'm still looking at my options Luke so we'll see."

He chuckled. "Fair enough." Luke gave Lauren a polite smile and told her, "It was a pleasure to meet you and I hope we'll see each other again."

Luke walked over to some woman and Bo turned her head to look at Lauren. Lauren smiled at her. "Yes sweetie?"

Bo stared at her for a moment then she chuckled and shook her head. "You should have just pissed on me because that would have gotten the same message across."

Lauren scoffed then commented, "Oh trust me I would have if I could. And how do you know Luke again? Because the way you two looked together screamed more than colleagues."

Bo sighed then said, "A long time ago, like I had just graduated college a long time ago, I was doing my internship with the psych department of a small college and Luke was there working on his masters. I was young and stupid and one thing led to another. We dated for two years then he left to go head up some study in France and I was off to grad school." She looked at Lauren and smiled. "It's ancient history Lauren. I love you and only you. You have no competition so there is no reason for you to get possessive."

Lauren looked a Bo for another second then she looked away. Bo had told her about her past relationships before but they hadn't gone into detail because it was in the past so Lauren left it alone. But now to have one of Bo's exes in the same area as them caused some of Lauren's insecurities to run wild. Bo gave her hand a gentle tug. "Come on." The two of them made their way out of the hall and into the atrium. She led Lauren down a corridor then the two of them slipped into an unoccupied conference room. Bo closed the door then she leaned back against it and said, "What Lauren?"

Lauren wanted to run her hands through her hair but she couldn't because it was pinned back so she began to pace as she said, "It's nothing Bo. I can't tell you what you can and cannot do. You're an adult and you can make your own decisions."

"I do recall you saying that my decisions do have an effect on you because you're my wife." Lauren glared at Bo and she smirked. "I'm just repeating what you said." Bo walked over to Lauren and took hold of her shoulders. "What's the matter?"

Lauren blew out a breath then she looked up at the ceiling as she said, "I don't want you to work with him. I don't trust him."

She brought her head down and Lauren saw that Bo had a neutral look on her face which meant she was taking this matter seriously. "I'm not going to work with him, Lauren. Not only is he a credit stealing asshole, but if you don't trust him after one meeting then I know I should stay away from him." She smiled. "You're usually a good judge of character. Remember how you said Yvonne was a softie?"

Lauren chuckled a little. "And I was right." She sighed then asked, "Are you really not going to work with him? I don't want you pass up-" Bo silenced her with a kiss.

It lingered for a moment then Bo pulled back and told her, "I have professional reasons for not working with him, but you not liking him is also another reason so I'm not going to do it. It's as simple as that." Lauren smiled and wrapped her arms around Bo's neck to give her a deep kiss. It lasted longer than either of them had intended then when Bo pulled back she muttered, "I forgot how hot you are when you get all possessive. Sexiest thing in the world."

A low chuckle escape Lauren before she remarked, "I'm sure you think it is." She kissed Bo one more time then said, "We should get back."

Bo shook her head as she rubbed Lauren's back. "I don't think so. I think I'm going to take my sexy fiancée home and find out if she's wearing underwear or not."

Lauren smiled as she looked into Bo's eyes. "Really?"

"Yes. Now let's go so I can find out because the possibilities are driving me wild," Bo said with a grin as took hold of Lauren's hand. The two of them were able to make it out of the conference room undetected but as they were headed for the entrance of the building a woman waved at Bo and Lauren muttered, "Of course we would get stopped."

"Sh. She's the dean of the psychology department so smile and be nice." Bo murmured as the woman walked over to them. When she was close enough Bo gave her a quick one armed hug then said, "Dean Johnson it's nice to see you."

"It's good to see you too Professor Dennis," the woman said as she pulled back. "Luke said he had sent you an invitation a couple months ago but I was surprised to see that you had volunteered to do a three day seminar. It will be a treat since we've also opened it up to the graduate students. It should be a full house for you this week."

Bo chuckled and remarked, "Wow I wasn't expecting that large of a group but I definitely will accommodate for it."

Dean Johnson chuckled and told her, "You know I'm a big fan of your work so I want to expose as many people to it as possible. Though I may have an ulterior motive." She grinned. "I spoke with Larry and he said you were giving a seminar on Monday so I'm hoping by having you see how interested people would be in a course taught by you, you would want to think about accepting a position at Northeastern."

Lauren noticed that Bo was stunned for a moment then she got a cordial smile on her face. "As I told Luke, I'm still looking at my prospects. I've got studies inviting me to work with them and I'm putting out my book, so I've got a lot going on right now Dean Johnson."

The other woman laughed then said, "Well I know a woman like you does have a lot on her plate. Do know that if you accept a position at Northeastern we would not only let you teach but we would also help you with book publication, give you a place to hold book readings and question and answer sessions." She chuckled. "You are someone that I would like to have in our psychology and sociology departments, Professor Dennis and I'm not going let you get away without a fight."

Bo gave a slight shake of her head then she asked, "Forgive me for being a little slow here but are you offering me a position at Northeastern?"

Dean Johnson nodded and with a wide smile she stated, "Of course I am. Why else would I be doing all this posturing?"

Lauren watched Bo stare at the woman for a second then she looked at her before she said to Dean Johnson, "Dean, and this isn't me being dismissive, but I have to talk to my fiancée about this."

"Of course you would. It's a big decision. You can call me after you talk to him," Dean Johnson told her.

"Her," Bo corrected. Then she smiled and took hold of Lauren's hand as she said, "Dean Johnson meet Lauren Lewis. My fiancée."

Dean Johnson smiled at her then she let out an uneasy chuckle. "I am so sorry. I knew of Bo and Luke's history so I assumed." She shook Lauren's hand. "It is a pleasure to meet you."

Lauren got a tight smile on her face and replied, "It is nice to meet you as well."

Bo sighed then said, "Dean Johnson I will call you as soon as we've had some time to talk about this and I've thought about it more."

The woman nodded then remarked, "Absolutely Bo. You have my contact information so call me if you have any questions."

"I certainly will." Bo gave her a polite smile. "I hate to cut this short but Lauren isn't feeling well so we're going to head out early."

Dean Johnson frowned a little and remarked, "Well that is too bad. We were going to have you speak about your series before everything closed but I understand." She smiled. "You two have a good night."

Bo told the woman bye and the two of them made their way to coat check. Lauren didn't say anything as they left the venue that the fundraiser was being held at and the silence between her and Bo continued after they had gotten into the car. Lauren studied Bo's face and she could see that her brown eyes were deep in thought and her lips were set in a firm line as she looked out the window. She brushed a wayward strand of Bo's hair behind her ear then said in a soft voice, "Talk to me, Bo."

Bo turned her head and rested her cheek on Lauren's palm as a small smile came to her face. "Northeastern wants me."

"I heard," Lauren said with a smile.

Bo took hold of her hand then kissed the back of it before asked, "What should I do? You don't want me to work with Luke but they're offering me so much."

Lauren took a deep breath then as she blew it out she said, "It is a wonderful opportunity. They are willing to help you publish your book and they're going to make you the star of not just their psychology department but also the sociology department." She sighed then bit her bottom lip as she thought more about Bo's opprotunity. "We've decided to stay in Boston so if you want to do it Bo then I'm not going to stop you."

"But there's Luke and you don't want me to work with him," Bo pointed out as she let her head drop back against the seat.

Lauren nodded her head and said, "I don't trust him but I trust you Bo so take the position if you want. If worse comes to worse I'll come piss on you and bear my teeth to let him know that you're mine."

Bo chuckled then leaned over and kissed her. She pulled back and remarked, "You're such a romantic sometimes." She rested her hand on Lauren's knee and began to move it up as she wondered, "Are you going to tell me if you're wearing underwear or not or do I have to wait until we get home?"

Lauren trapped Bo's hand between her legs and chuckled. She gave Bo a kiss and as she moved back she nipped her bottom lip then whispered, "You'll have to wait until we get home."

Bo pouted and mumbled, "You're being mean."

Lauren grinned. "I am not being mean. I just don't want to give our driver a show."

Bo huffed then sat back in her seat. "Fine then." She was quiet a moment then she groaned. "I have homework this weekend so much homework."

Lauren took hold of Bo's hand then rested her head on her shoulder. "We can have a study date in the living room, order some pizza, and you can go over you presentations with me. Then you can go over case studies with me. It'll be like the cute date we've never had."

Bo kissed the top of her head then said, "I guess we can have a study date." Lauren chuckled then closed her eyes as she enjoyed the rest of their ride home.