Author's Note: Here's another chapter! I finished this chapter over the weekend, but didn't have time to actually post it. Your reviews for last chapter were amazing and I'm so happy that so many of you guys are continuing to follow my story. Please keep up the reviews and I'll try to have the next chapter posted by Thursday.

Chapter 21

The Dal

Bo made it upstairs and headed straight for the bar. Usually she would be pissed if a bar was completely empty, leaving no one for her to ogle or feed on. But this time, Bo couldn't be happier that Trick had closed the Dal early. She glared at the shelves of liquor until she found her favorite Fae tequila. Taking the glowing green bottle off of the shelf, she eagerly spun around and placed three shot glasses on the bar table in front of Dyson and Kenzi. Bo didn't bother to ask if either of them wanted some, if they were going to stay up here with her, they were definitely going to be drinking. By Kenzi's excited expression, she could tell that the skinny Goth had no qualms about getting drunk. Dyson didn't seem to mind either, considering he drank his shot the second she poured it.

"Sooo…" Kenzi said after their fifth or sixth shot. She was having a difficult time remembering because of Bo's refusal to take a break in between.

"We're not talking about 'she-who-must-not-be-named'." Bo cut in before taking another shot.

"VOLDEMORT'S BACK?!" Kenzi yelled frantically.

"She said 'she'-who-must-not-be-named, not 'he'." Dyson slurred out before resting his shot glass on the bar top.

"Ohhhh…" Kenzi said, giggling to herself while patting Dyson on the back. "Sometimes it's hard to tell what's real in this Fae…Fae…Fae world."

"You know what I don't get!" Bo mumbled as she interrupted the drunken pair. "I don't get…I don't get why I'm still so furious at Lauren, but still REALLY want to have sex with her."

"Because you're WHIPPED!" Kenzi laughed, effectively making the whipping motion with her arm.

"I am NOT whipped." Bo countered, pointing a drunken finger at Dyson before they both took their shots. "I'm a succubus, that's why."

"Yeah…the only succubus in the world to ever mate with someone because you're so WHIPPED!" Dyson giggled as Kenzi and him high fived.

"That's not true!" Bo interrupted. "I could go out right now and hook up with anyone I wanted!"

"Yeah right!" Kenzi bellowed. "You lost your succu-game the second you reunited with Hotpants! I mean, look at you right now. You're getting all drunk and upset because she called you a baby. Now you want to go down there and ravage her so you can prove that you are not, in fact, a baby."

"I agree." Dyson chimed in. "You got it bad for Dr. Lewis!"

"You luuuurve Dr. Hotpants." Kenzi sang, slapping Dyson on the shoulder. "Wait! 'You got it bad' is a song! I know you know it D-Man!"

"You got it, you got it bad/ When you're on the phone/ Hang up and you call right back/ you got it, you got it bad/ If you miss a day without your friend your whole life's off track/ You know you got it bad when you're stuck in the house/ You don't wanna have fun/ It's all you think about/ You got it bad when you're out with someone/ But you keep on thinking about somebody else/ YOU GOT IT BAD!" Kenzi and Dyson sang in drunken unison while they raised there shot glassed and pointed them directly at Bo.

"Are you guys seriously singing old school Usher right now?" Bo laughed at her two friends, only to have her smile quickly disappear when she heard a loud coughing sound resonate from the basement doorway.

"Looks like you guys have gotten a lot accomplished in our absence." Trick voiced, raising his gaze towards Lauren, who was now standing next to him.

"You're pretty." Bo said, eying the blond doctor before stumbling back onto the bar.

"HAHAHA!" Kenzi laughed while hunching over the bar top, trying her best to muffle her fit of laughter.

"Smoooooth." Dyson chuckled into his shot glass before slugging it back. "Alright Kenz, I'll carry you to your room before I pass out in Trick's study.

"Noooo…" Kenzi moaned as she was thrown over Dyson's shoulder and escorted to the basement. "I wanna sing another song about Bo."

Bo waved 'bye' to Kenzi until she disappeared down the stairs. Once she was gone, she focused her attention back on the blonde doctor, completely forgetting Trick was still there as her eyes flashed a radiant blue.

"Please take care of that." Trick mumbled to Lauren, giving a knowing nod in Bo's direction. "She's your mate."

"Don't remind me." Lauren whispered to herself, watching Trick as he exited the room before turning back to her drunk and aroused mate.

Lauren casually made her way over to Bo, knowing that with each step she took, the more aroused the succubus became. She nearly made it to the bar, but was stopped quickly when Bo picked her up and slammed her against the back of the bar.

"Can I help you?" Lauren asked, trying to ignore the strong hands that were leaving a burning trail across her toned stomach. "Everyone is downstairs, Bo. It's late, you just went through the Trials and we've been fighting about babies ever since. You can't possibly be in the mood…"

"I'm always in the mood for you." Bo growled into her chest while she ripped the doctor's shirt open with one hand. While planting kisses on the doctor's check, Bo observed a necklace she was wearing that she had never seen before. Assuming that the Morrigan gave it to her, Bo decided to ignore that awful topic for the time being.

Continuing her trail of kisses down Lauren's chest, Bo let out a guttural moan as Lauren's aura flared into an uncontrollable state. Bo had never seen anything like it in her entire life; it was like every part of Lauren drew her more and more in. She knew there was a reason why Lauren's aura was doing this and that Lauren knew why. Both of them obviously had a lot to talk about, but Bo couldn't take her eyes off of the radiant colors that were penetrating through her entire body. This was unnatural, how could she possibly be around this woman if her aura continued to get brighter and stronger.

"This is becoming unbearable." Bo breathed onto the doctors lips. "Every time I see you, your aura gets more radiant. It's almost painful for me to be around…"

"I know." Lauren whispered before planting a tender kiss on Bo's lips. "It's becoming difficult for me too. The more I'm away from you the harder it becomes. When we fought and I left you injured at the lab, my body knew you needed my chi. I felt it…I felt that you were hurt and needed me. Before I came to see you, I ran a quick test and my hormones were off the charts. I think my body was producing even more chi in order to fully heal you, which raised my hormones and lead to me being severely aroused."

"I think 'severely' is an understatement." Bo whimpered into her neck, obviously having a difficult time handling the onslaught of sexual energy. "You're hormones are off the charts? What's happening?"

"I don't think this is the best time to have this conversation. You're drunk, I'm exhausted and half dressed." Lauren replied, wrapping her legs tighter around the succubus as Bo grinded her hips into her.

Completely forgetting what her and Lauren were talking about, Bo spun around and gently place Lauren on the bar top. Remaining in between her legs, Bo grabbed Lauren's face and early crashed their lips together. She knew she was losing control at this point, but she didn't really care. The only thing that mattered was feeding from her mate. She needed to feel Lauren inside of her, consuming every part of her body. Not only that, but she needed to know what was going on with her mate. If her hormones were going to continue to make Lauren's chi flare up, they needed to figure out a way to dim it down so Bo wasn't humping her leg twenty-four hours a day. The only way to start discussing this would be if Bo was sober, so Bo desperately began to pull chi from her Lauren.

Instead of her body being consumed by Lauren's warm honey and vanilla chi, she was being attacked by a thick, smoky, char tasting essence. Trying her best not to cough up a lung, Bo backed away from Lauren, grabbing her own throat while she glared at the doctor. "What the HELL was that?"

"I'm sorry Bo; I was going to tell you." Lauren said quickly, letting herself slide off the bar top. "I didn't think you would try feeding from me tonight because we have been fighting for a majority of today."

"I feel like I just licked the inside of a disgusting chimney!" Bo growled, eyes still blazing while she raked in the doctors glowing body.

"Calm down Bo. You're drunk and need to sleep." Lauren hummed. "Let's go downstairs and get some sleep, we can talk about all of this tomorrow."

"I wouldn't be drunk anymore if I could feed properly from my mate!" Bo argued, pushing away Lauren's hand that tried to caress her cheek. "You can't possibly think I can sleep next to you when your aura is like that!"

"I'm not talking to you until you calm down and hydrate." Lauren replied. "We've been fighting all day; I'm not fighting all night too."

Keeping her eyes on Lauren, Bo walked to the bar sink and swiftly poured herself a glass of water. She gulped down the entire glass within seconds and refilled another glass. She repeated this two or three times until Lauren's stare became less concerned and angrier.

"Do you have to be so stubborn?" Lauren barked at her. "I told you to hydrate, I didn't tell you to chug multiple glasses of water. There is such thing as over hydrating, you know! What is with you today?"

"What's with me?" Bo growled at her. "I almost died today, I saw you making out with 'Evony', some creepy old man showed me my awful future, AND now I can't feed from MY mate!"

"You're the one who said you wanted succubus birth control!" Lauren yelled, taking a step towards the still completely aroused succubus. "So I got succubus birth control!"

"What do you mean?" Bo asked concerned. "What did you do?"

"While you were acting like a baby up here and getting drunk with your friends, I was talking to Trick about what was going on." Lauren replied angrily. "You're not the only person who has had a shitty day, Bo! Everything has been about you since you came into this world three days ago! Not once have you asked how this is affecting ME! I know you have had a lot of things going on, especially because of the trials, but I have had a lot going on too! Before you came here I was single, a slave to the Morrigan, and a good WORKING doctor! My life by no means was perfect, but at least it was MY life! Since you walked into my apartment three days ago, everything that I do revolves around whatever you want and need!"

Bo tried to speak, but she was quickly cut off by her mate's increasing rage.

"Do you think I enjoyed being kissed by the Morrigan while my mate was fighting for her life? Do you think I like being forced to do things I don't like to do just because I'm human?" Lauren growled at Bo, pushing her forcefully against the back of the bar. "If I'm not catering to the Morrigan, then I'm feeding you, or doing research for you, or calming you down when your primal succubus kicks in! I'm so behind at work because all of my time is consumed with you! MY BODY IS PHYSICALLY CHANGING BECAUSE OF YOU! My hormones are rampant, I'm producing extra amounts of chi to sustain you, my stamina is enhanced to sustain your sexual needs, and I'm constantly uncomfortable because all I think about is having sex with you because my body is preparing itself to carry YOUR CHILD! MY BODY IS CHANGING FOR YOU AND FOR OUR BABY! But no, we can't even have a civilized conversation about that because all you want is succubus birth control!"

Bo was at a loss for words. She had never seen Lauren so mad. Not only could she see the anger flowing through Lauren, but she could feel it too. Lauren was right, their bond was getting stronger. They both were beginning to feel each other's emotions, maybe not all of the time, but definitely at crucial moments. Lauren had a point, Bo hadn't thought about Lauren's feelings towards any of this. All she thought about was herself and the Trials. She knew that deep down she was just trying to protect Lauren, especially after her meeting with the Pain Eater. Instead of flipping out and getting drunk, she should have talked to her mate. She tried again to find the right thing to say, but her attempt was quickly turned down when Lauren gave her another rough shove before storming off towards the basement.

Afraid that Lauren was going to grab her things and leave, Bo ran after her as fast as she could. As Lauren approached the stairs, Bo picked her up and pinned her against the far wall, stopping her from leaving the room.

"I'm sorry Lauren." Bo said, tightening her grip around the doctor as she pushed her more firmly against the wall. "I'm so sorry. I'm an idiot…a selfish idiot."

"Let me go, Bo." Lauren replied, trying her best to push the succubus off of her. "Put me down."

"I'm not letting you go until we talk." Bo answered while placing a tender kiss on the doctor's lips. "I've been so messed up because of everything going on. All of this is so new to me; I'm having a hard time figuring it out. My feelings for you are so strong because of the bond and your aura is making it so difficult to think properly when I'm around you. The training, the Morrigan and the Trials have also been stressing me out. I've been taking everything out on you and I'm so sorry. I'm not used to being dependent on someone else; usually I keep everything to myself or go out and get drunk with Kenzi. I know that none of these are valid excuses…I just want you to give me a chance. I can be better for you, I promise."

"I need some time to think about all of this, Bo." Lauren said, looking directly at Bo's glowing eyes. "We obviously have a lot to discuss, but I don't think now is a good time. I'm meeting with my assistant, Kate, early in the morning. Let's talk in a week or two when I have my head on straight."

"A week or two?" Bo repeated while placing Lauren gently on her feet, but continued to trap her against the wall. "You can't do that. If we are apart from each other for a few hours your hormones get worse and I…I still need to feed, Lauren. I'm not trying to be selfish right now, but you want me to starve myself?"

"I'm not asking you to starve yourself, Bo." Lauren answered. "You're going to have to start feeding from other people."

"What?" Bo whispered. She wasn't sure if she heard Lauren wrong or if this was some kind of sick joke. In hopes to clear Lauren's thoughts, she cupped the doctor's face in her palms and kissed her gently. "You're the only person I will ever feed from."

"No, Bo." Lauren repeated while pushing the succubus off of her, so she could show her the necklace she was wearing. "You can't feed from me anymore. Trick gave me this amulet to prevent you from feeding from me. You're also incapable of breathing your essence into me. If you try, you'll only be able to pull out bad chi. Wearing this will stop me from getting pregnant…like you wanted."

"You can't be serious, Lauren." Bo argued. "I asked you if there was birth control for succubae's! I didn't think you'd go out and do something like this without talking to me! How do you know me feeding from you has anything to do with it!"

"Regardless of the fact that you're Fae and I'm human, we are both female. Therefore, the only way for one of us to get pregnant is through the transfusion of life essence. Which means your essence would have to mix with mine. That would be the only way for me to get pregnant." Lauren informed her. "That's my hypothesis anyways. There's no other way that you could get me pregnant, considering you don't have semen and neither do I."

"What am I supposed to do then?" Bo questioned. "I refuse to feed from anyone else. You even said your hormones are crazy. When I feed from you, your aura isn't as unbearable, that must mean that me feeding from you helps. This isn't healthy for either of us."

"This is what you wanted, Bo." Lauren replied as she walked towards the basement stairs. "I'm wearing this for two weeks to make sure I'm not pregnant. After that, we'll figure out where to go based on my pregnancy tests. I already have injections ready for you. They will lower the hunger, but you'll still have to feed periodically from whomever you choose as long as it's not me. I'm meeting with Kate tomorrow morning to figure out a way to regulate my hormones. If we find something, it will dull down my aura and make it more bearable for you to be around me."

"Lauren, I didn't know birth control would prevent me from being with you." Bo called after her. "That's never what I wanted. You said your body is preparing itself for our baby, don't you think we should talk about that before you do something drastic like this. You don't even know what kind of affect this will have on our bond."

"I need two weeks, Bo. After that we can try to have a mature conversation about all of this. Until then, all I'll be doing is distributing your injections." Lauren answered "I have a lot to figure out and so do you. I think we need time apart, especially if it involves raising a child. I have an extremely long day tomorrow, so I'm going downstairs to sleep. You should make yourself comfortable in Kenzi's bed."

"Lauren…" Bo called out after her, but got no response as she watched her mate exit the room.