A/N: Cute Moments Immanent!
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Chapter 5: One More Night
Kenzi's Villa
After inviting Zee inside, Bo and Lauren took Charlie into Kenzi's room so she could have a nap. After coming back into the house; Lauren noticed her baby girl was tried, and her eyes were starting to get heavy.
Kenzi showed them into her room, where Charlie's crib sat next to her bed. Lauren lowered her down gently, placing her precious teddy bear next to her. When Kenzi told them its name was Yogi, they just laughed.
But Charlie seemed to love it, she held onto the brown bear. Hugging it tight as she started to close her eyes. Bo and Lauren watched in awe, this was a rare moment for them. The last time they did this, they didn't have time to appreciate the moment.
"I'm just gonna put it out there…" Bo began. "… We make, super cute babies" she started laughing, quietly though so not to disturb her little angel.
Lauren smiled, leaning back into her Girlfriend. "Yeah, we do…" She adjusted the angle of her head, seeing her little girl suck on her pacifier while she slept soundly. "… I can't leave her again Bo" she sighed. Now that she was here; she wanted to stay.
Bo wrapped her arms around Lauren's waist, resting her chin on her shoulder. "I know; I don't think I can either…" She paused, looked at Charlie again. She didn't want to go back home without her. "… We don't have to do anything yet, let's just talk to Zee. And see what she has to say"
"We can't trust her Bo…" Lauren placed her hands over her Girlfriend's, still not taking her eyes off of her daughter. "… You said it yourself, she already tried to kill you once. How're we supposed to believe she actually wants to help us?" She asked.
"We're can't, but we need to hear her out. And then come up with a plan ourselves, you didn't hear the things she told me out there" Bo had yet to tell Lauren who was really behind this nightmare.
Lauren turned around in her arms. "Why? What did she say?"
Bo let go of her, then held her hand and led her away from their daughter. Not wanting to wake her up from what looked like a peaceful nap. "My Father; he's the one who had the Elders order the hit. And he used Persephone to do it" she said.
"Why? What does he stand to gain from this?" Lauren didn't understand, Jack was banished to the Underworld. What would he achieve by killing an innocent child?
"I don't know the full details; we need to hear it from Zee. So, let's leave her sleep…" Bo walked back over to the crib, seeing the table beside it and grabbing one of the baby monitors. They were turned on ready, so she handed one to Lauren. "… For your piece of mind" she smiled.
Lauren held it in her hands, she didn't want to leave Charlie sleep alone. But she also knew that they needed to talk to Zee, if they had any chance of fixing this mess. She placed the device in her front pocket, then nodded to the door. "Let's go then" she led Bo out of the room.
Living Room
Zee looked around the villa, it was nice. None of the furniture was up to her standards, but hers were high. As she took a seat on the couch, she saw that all eyes were on her. She had yet to meet the small human next to Tamsin and Trick. "I don't think we've met; who might you be?" She looked at Kenzi.
"I would be Kenzi, Bo's best friend and super protective Aunt to Princess Charlie. So don't go getting any ideas, blondie" Kenzi folded her arms, eyeing up this weird woman.
Zee just held her hands up, "I wouldn't dream of it. We're all friends here, aren't we?" She folded her right leg over her left, sitting properly.
Tamsin scoffed. "Friends don't hit other friends with Lightning bolts" she would never forget that night after the party, when Zee summoned the lightening from the sky and tried to kill her.
"Oh yeah, I did do that didn't I? Well, I don't know what you're complaining for. You're still here aren't you?" Zee was uncaring, if she really wanted someone dead. Then they would be.
Bo and Lauren walked into the room, just in time to catch the staring match between Tamsin and Zee. "What's with all the tension?" Bo asked.
Zee shook her head. "Oh nothing, just reminiscing. Right, Valkyrie?" She smiled at Tamsin, who just smiled back. Zee then turned to Bo and Lauren. "So, shall we get this 'tell all' started?"
Bo took a seat next to Kenzi, with Lauren on her other side. "Go for it" she sat back, her hands gently laced with Lauren's. Being together on this meant everything.
"As I told you, Hades is the culprit behind this mess you're in. And he won't stop until he gets what he wants. Which is your daughter, since he can't get power from you anymore…" Zee looked at Bo. "… He needs another source, but it still has to be someone of his line"
"Charlie" Lauren finished for her.
Zee nodded. "He doesn't need her alive to take her power, once she dies he can summon her soul so that it rests in Tartarus before it goes anywhere else. I don't know how he does it, but it's always been one of his skills" she was disgusted by her brother.
"So, basically. You're saying he's not gonna stop, until he has her soul?" Bo just wanted to make sure that was clear. She watched Zee nod. "Does he know she'll inherit his abilities too?" She asked.
"I'm not sure, I don't exactly check in with him. But if he does, then the attacks will only get worse. If he could, he'd take her himself. But he's not strong enough to leave Tartarus on his own yet. That's why he uses Persephone" Zee said.
Then that got Bo thinking, if Persephone was the one coming back and forth from Tartarus. Then that meant that Bo could find her, and make her pay for everything she'd caused. "Where is she now?" She asked.
Zee shrugged. "How should I know? We don't exactly have a loving Mother/Daughter relationship. She hates my guts, and rightfully so" she wasn't going to sit here and say that she was a good Parent. Because she wasn't.
Bo knew that she was lying. She felt Charlie all of the time, and she knew that Zee could find Persephone if she really tried. "But you're still connected, so don't play me Zee. Find her, and get her ass over here now!" She wasn't playing games anymore.
"I'm sorry; did I give you the impression I work for you now?" Zee stood from her seat, watching Bo do the same. "Let's get one thing straight here, I call the shots. Not you! Didn't anyone ever tell you to respect your Elders?" She wasn't taking orders from anyone.
"Cut the crap Zee! If you didn't need my help to kill him, then you would've done it by yourself already. Which makes me think you need something. Either from me or from my daughter, who by the way; you won't be getting near" Bo stared at her.
She wasn't stupid. Zee wouldn't have come here if she didn't want something. And in the year that Hades had been in the Underworld, she hadn't made a move against him. If he was that powerless, then surely a superior God like herself would've ended him by now.
Zee didn't have an answer for her, because as much as she wanted to kill Hades. Even with him drained, she still didn't have enough power to stop him. Not in this human vessel. That's what gave him the edge, he was in his original body. But she wasn't.
"Look, clearly we've gotten off on the wrong foot. I'm not your enemy, at least not in this moment. I can't find Persephone just like that…" Zee snapped her fingers. "… But I can call out to her, if she replies then she'll find me. If I were you, I'd make sure that baby stays safe. She might be the key to ending Hades once and for all" She walked away from them, going outside and then disappearing into the sky with a clap of thunder.
Tamsin and Kenzi groaned, hearing that loud roar of thunder meant one thing. "Wait for it…" She spoke aloud. "… Three, two, one" she pointed her finger in the air. And on cue, the baby monitor inside of Lauren's pocket came to life with the sound of Charlie crying.
Charlie was a very light sleeper, and the littlest thing woke her up.
Lauren grabbed the monitor out of her pocket, hearing her daughter cry. It almost made her shed tears of her own, this maternal bond was so strong. "I got her" she turned around, running into Kenzi's room.
"You might wanna tell the Doc to bring her in here; that's her hungry cry" Kenzi spoke to Bo as she stood up.
Bo smiled. "You know her cries?"
Kenzi nodded. "Yeah, it was hard to pick it up at first. But you kinda get the hang of it after the first few tantrums. I'll make a bottle; you get the Princess" she nudged Bo playfully, then set off to the kitchen.
Tamsin looked to her left when she saw something flash in the corner of her eye. "And there goes the storm. Is there any way to stop this from happening? Because Charlie cries; a lot!" She didn't feel like being caught in a storm every five minutes.
"I have no idea; it may be something she'll grow out of. But given that she's just a baby, she won't have control of her abilities for a long while" Trick was at a loss. He had never heard of a child of Charlie's age to have powers, it wasn't possible.
Kenzi walked back into the living room, seeing that the rain had stopped outside. "Wow, Lauren's good…" she could never get Charlie to calm down this fast. "… She's probably still tired, so I'll just take this in there so they can feed her" she walked away with the milk bottle in her hands.
Kenzi's Room
Lauren was in the middle of changing Charlie's diaper; she'd only done it once before. And that was over a year ago. So she was a little rusty now. Bo watched vigilantly, taking it all in. Because she didn't know the first thing about changing a diaper. It was icky.
Charlie stuck her fingers in her mouth, while smiling up at her Mother as she got changed. Her smile was enough to make Lauren melt, she had a way of looking into her eyes.
Once she was all changed, Lauren lifted her up and held her close. She realised though, that maybe she was hogging her too much. So she handed her to Bo for a few minutes. And when she did, she couldn't believe what she saw.
Bo gasped, as she watched her daughter's eyes shine blue again. It seemed to be every time she held her. "Okay, this isn't normal right?" She had to adjust due to the one-year-old that was trying to touch her face.
"What is normal these days?" Lauren laughed, she placed her hand on her daughter's small back. "Maybe it's her way of communicating with you. Why don't you try it?" She didn't think it would hurt.
"Alright, here goes nothing…" Bo focused her eyes, shifting them to their neon blue. Which earned a high pitched giggle from Charlie. "… She's laughing" she got teary eyed as Charlie rested her tiny hands on her own chest, stilling giggling up a storm.
Lauren loved the moment that they were having right now, this was how she wanted every day to be. "I wish it could always be like this" she combed over her daughter's fair hair with her fingers.
Bo noticed Charlie's eyes had gone back to her normal brown, so she did the same to her own. She agreed with Lauren completely, and she had the same wish. "It will be; soon" she promised, hoping to God she could keep it.
"Knock, knock!" Kenzi made herself know, walking into the room with a milk bottle in her hands. And once she did, Charlie immediately held out her hands. Grabbing at the air, she was very hungry. "I got you covered CharlieBear" she handed the bottle to her niece.
Charlie snatched it and brought it to her mouth, drinking it while resting her head on Bo's shoulder.
"CharlieBear?" Lauren frowned. She loved that Kenzi had nicknames for her daughter, but that one didn't make sense.
Kenzi nodded. "She loves Yogi bear so much that Tamsin and I decided to honour her with the title. It makes her smile, so why mess with a good thing?" She chuckled. "So, I know you probably don't wanna talk about it. But, are you guys going back tonight? Because you're totally welcome to stay" she didn't want to upset them.
Lauren locked eyes with her Girlfriend, not knowing what to say. Both her choice was obvious, she didn't want to leave now. Actually, she never wanted to leave. "Maybe we could stay; for the night?" Her raised her eyebrow to Bo.
Who was just worried that when tomorrow came, Lauren would be back to not wanting to leave. And then it would just be harder. Bo sighed, looking down to the baby in her arms. She didn't want to leave either, how could she? She finally had the thing she wanted.
Her brain was telling her to say 'No' to staying. But her heart was in the driver's seat right now, and it was telling to stay right here. "Just, for the night" she nodded.
Kenzi smiled, she was glad they had actually made a decision. "Okay, I'll make up the guest room. Princess Pea likes to sleep in the bed anyway; so you guys can snuggle her all night long" she winked at them, then left them alone.
"You know we'll have to leave tomorrow, right?" Bo looked at her Girlfriend, who still had yet to take her eyes off of the baby girl who was silently drinking her milk. "Lauren?" She got her attention.
Lauren met her gaze, smiling nervously. "I heard you. And I know; we have to go back. It's what's best for her" she told herself.
Bo knew Lauren was just reciting a forced speech, tomorrow was going to be horrible. And she knew when she gave Kenzi her answer, but she'd be lying if she said she didn't want to spend a night cuddled up with her baby girl.
"Here…" She gave Charlie over to her. "… Sit with her; I'm gonna help Kenzi out" she walked away, stopping as she got to the door. When she turned back, she saw Lauren's smile and heard her beautiful laugh. Then realised, that tomorrow those two things would be gone.
Guest Room
Kenzi was making up the bed, she normally wasn't one for housekeeping. But since she had been taking care of Charlie, things like this started becoming more natural. She almost found it soothing in a way.
She was just placing the pillows onto the bed when she heard someone walk up behind her. Turning around she saw her best friend standing there with her arms folded. "Hey, shouldn't you be having a moment with your girls?" She smiled.
Bo let out a laugh. "Probably, but I decided to let Lauren have some quality time…" She walked over to her friend, who was finished with what she was doing. "… Kenz? I just wanna say; I'm so grateful for what you've done for us. For protecting Charlie; you've done an amazing job with her" she really meant it.
Kenzi waved a hand. "Stop it, you're gonna make me blush…" She chuckled. "… To be honest, she's pretty low maintenance. Seriously, it's been so much fun taking care of her. I'm just sorry; that you and Lauren can't share in the memories. But Tamsin and I videotaped everything" she said.
"Thanks, we appreciate it. And we may not have been here for the first year, but we've got the rest of her life to make new memories. That's what I'm trying to focus on" Bo knew the first year was important. But she would rather miss one; than miss ten.
"So, about what happened back in my room? You're worried Lauren won't be able to go back, right?" Kenzi could see the look on her friend's face; it was a look of fear.
Bo sighed, taking a seat on the made bed. "This last year; has been so rough Kenz…" She missed having her best friend around to talk to. "… This whole thing; put such a strain on our relationship. I didn't think we were gonna make it through" she admitted.
Kenzi took a seat next to her, placing her hand on Bo's back. "I don't believe that for a second. You're Bo and Lauren; you guys can make it through anything" she smiled trying to lighten the mood.
"I used to think that too…" Bo could feel her tears fighting to rise to the surface. "… But then things just got worse. She wouldn't let me touch her, hold her, she couldn't even look at me because I reminded her of Charlie" To know that, still hurt.
"Whoa, that is rough…" Kenzi couldn't imagine what it must've been like for them, or for Lauren. It must've eaten away at her. "… But, she seems okay now. Or am I missing something?" She didn't understand how Lauren could go from being utterly miserable to the way she was acting now.
Bo laughed. "She's happy, because of Charlie. And if we have to leave tomorrow; she's gonna revert. And I don't want that for her; I haven't seen her smile for an entire year. I would've given anything to hear her laugh again. And now she is" she didn't know how else to say it.
Kenzi understood. "And now you're afraid if you go back empty handed; Lauren will drift away again, and then you'll be back in your couple funk. I get it. But maybe seeing Charlie was the medicine she needed, and now she'll be better once you go back" she hoped she was right.
"And if she's not?" Bo asked.
"Then…" Kenzi tried so hard to come up with an answer. But she honestly didn't have one. "… I dunno Bo, I'm kinda winging it here. Just talk to her about it, maybe say something that has more than a few words. Really get her to understand" she didn't know the first way to go about it.
Bo just smiled, "Yeah, alright. I'll take it under consideration…" she had to do something, otherwise tomorrow was going to be its own problem. "… So, since we're staying the night. Why don't you head out for a bit? Take the night off; you deserve it" she smiled.
Kenzi hadn't been out in so long, that she was a little scared. "I dunno…" She sighed, she was so used to staying in with Charlie and Tamsin. But now she thought maybe it was time for her to let her hair down. "… Are you sure?"
"Yes, we can take it from here. Please Kenz, go. Have fun, and take Tamsin with you" Bo wanted them to have fun for the night. After what they'd done for her; they deserved it.
"Okay! We're going out!" Kenzi stood excitedly. "Oh, few things you should know. If you leave Charlie alone for more than a few seconds, she screams at the top of her lungs. Oh, and don't feed her any baby food that's got too many veggies in it, or she'll spit it out. And she won't sleep without Yogi with her" she just wanted to prepare them.
Bo gave a thumbs up, "Got it" Although, she was a little sad at the fact that her best friend was telling her things about her own daughter. Things she should already know.
An hour passed, and Kenzi and Tamsin had left for a night on the town. But not before Tamsin flew Trick back home. He had a few things to attend to, and also he wanted see if he could find an answer to why Charlie had powers at the age she did.
Which left Bo and Lauren, with their daughter. They thought she would want to go back to sleep after having her bottle, but Charlie was wide awake and she wanted to watch her show.
Lauren found a few things in Kenzi's fridge, enough to make dinner for the both of them. Charlie was good with her pots of baby food, but per Kenzi's advice they stuck to the ones that had less veggies in them.
Once they were done with eating, the three of them sat on the couch. Watching the adventures of sponge pop come to life on the fifty-inch plasma screen in front of them. Charlie was so engrossed, but she still held onto Lauren's hands as she was sat in her Mother's lap.
Bo took a second to look at the scene in front of her. Over the last year, Lauren's aura had been constantly dark. There were times where it was almost black; that was just how depressed and angry she was.
But now, her Girlfriend's aura was like a rainbow. It was bright, and colourful beyond belief. Because Lauren was so happy in this moment, and Bo didn't want to see that go away. Especially since they had to leave tomorrow.
Lauren bent her head, resting her nose on her daughter's head and breathing her in. She never wanted to forget this scent. "This's all I've wanted for the last year" she said.
"Me too…" Bo reached over with a smile, letting Charlie grab her finger. "… I hate to keep bringing it up but, are you gonna be okay to leave tomorrow?" She was taking Kenzi's advice and bringing it up. She needed to make sure that Lauren understood.
"No…" Lauren let out a laugh, turning to her Girlfriend. "… But I have to be. It's okay Bo, you don't have to walk on eggshells around me. I know this's just for the night, and I'm grateful for it. Besides, we have a lead now. Maybe we won't have to wait much longer to bring her home" she was staying positive.
Bo was glad that she was seeing sense. "Yeah maybe…" She inched closer to her girls on the couch, this was a rare moment for them. "… So, this's nice" she couldn't help the grin on her face.
Lauren joined in, "Yeah, it is…" She looked down when Charlie slapped her hands, then pointed to the TV. "… I know, it's a talking Starfish" she giggled. The things children were excited by made her laugh.
"There it is…" Bo watched Lauren look at her. "… I never thought I'd hear that laugh again" she was being honest. She actually never thought that Lauren would be this happy again. But here she was, smiling and laughing.
"Me neither…" Lauren leaned into Bo, brushing her lips over hers. She knew all of this had been hard on Bo too. And their relationship was hanging by a thread, but she wanted to make up for the way she'd acted. She was turning over a less depressing leaf now. "… I'm so sorry for everything I've put you through" she needed to say it.
Bo shook her head, "You don't need to be babe. This last year has been tough, for both of us. But…" She paused seeing Charlie crawl over Lauren's lap to get to her. Bo picked her up, and kissed her on the cheek. "… Things are gonna get better, I know it"
Lauren reached her hand out, stroking her daughter's cheek with her finger. Earning a giggle from her. "We can't let him hurt her Bo" she was referring to her Girlfriend's Father, who was the one that had been after their daughter all along.
Knowing it was Jack that caused all of this, didn't surprise Bo in the least. Because she actually thought it was his doing in the first place. But her friends told her that due to his banishment, it wouldn't be impossible.
Boy were they wrong.
"He won't. Because he's not gonna get the chance Lauren…" Bo told her, then turned her head to her daughter. Lifting her up to look at her face. "… Hear that baby girl?" She smiled at her, as Charlie just placed her tiny hands on Bo's cheeks. "I will never let anyone hurt you" she kissed her on the cheek.
Charlie then did something she'd never done before. Not even to Kenzi and Tamsin, she pulled her pacifier out of her mouth and then puffed out her cheeks. Puckering her lips in Bo's face.
"She wants to kiss you" Lauren started laughing, this was the first that she'd ever seen this.
Bo looked at her daughter's face, she was so adorable. "You drive a hard bargain…" She obliged, giving her a kiss. Then noticed that she was rubbing her eyes. "… Someone's getting very sleepy. Silly question, but do you wanna put her in the crib or have her with us?" She had to ask.
Lauren looked at her dumb, "I think you know my answer…" She got up from the couch, using the remote to turn the TV off. "… Why don't you change her diaper while I clean up in here" she spoke to Bo.
"Uh, diaper? I dunno, I've never done that before. What if I screw it up?" Bo didn't know the first thing about changing diapers. She got up from the couch, brining the tired baby girl with her. "Maybe you should just take care of it, and I'll clean up in here" she handed Charlie over to her.
"Bo…" Lauren smiled, bouncing the baby in her arms. "… You're gonna have to learn sometime. But, if you're really not confident. Then I guess I can take care of it, just make sure you rinse those plates otherwise the leftover food will stick. We're still guests here" she wasn't going to leave Kenzi's house in a mess.
Bo saluted her, "Yes Ma'am. I'll meet you in there" she grabbed both of their plates from earlier and took them off to the kitchen as Lauren went in the opposite direction with Charlie.
Guest Room
Lauren got her daughter all changed, and into the cutest pair of pyjamas that she had ever seen. It was a white onesie with cartoon baby monkeys spread all over it. Lauren got into bed, placing Charlie in the middle. "Don't think I forgot…" she had grabbed Yogi before climbing into bed.
Charlie held her hands out for him; she couldn't sleep without him. Once she had him in her arms, she held him close. Moaning tiredly as she continued to suck on her pacifier. "… I'm sorry I haven't been here. I wanted to be so much" she let Charlie grab her hand.
As she was watching her daughter fall asleep, Lauren wasn't far behind her. This was probably the first time she'd fallen asleep so quickly in over a year. Because she felt complete now, and the thing that'd been missing for so long was finally found.
Bo walked into the bedroom, seeing that Lauren was fast asleep laying on her side with Charlie in the middle holding onto her hand. She didn't really want to climb into the bed and disturb this beautiful picture. In fact, she wasn't to capture it.
She took her phone out from her pocket, snapping a quick shot of the two of them. She figured that this would be a good picture for them to frame and leave by their bed back home. And Lauren would see it every morning when she woke up.
Placing her phone on the table, she decided it was time for some shut eye herself. So she climbed into bed as quietly as possible, laying on Charlie's left and rolling onto her side. She didn't know what would happen tomorrow.
But for right now, she was going to have a peaceful night's sleep with her two best girls beside her. Because this was all she'd wanted for the last year.
A/N: Aww, ain't that sweet? Let me know what you thought, thanks for reading. Much love xoxo
