This is not how Tamsin wanted to spend her Saturday. She had only intended to finish up some paperwork, and maybe shoot a few games of pool with Dyson. Not driving the succubus's car back to the Dal to deal with whatever. As entertaining as it was to see her pinned to the floor, she knew what hurt Bo more was seeing how close Lauren and Kenzi had become even if they weren't themselves. Well, even as Natasha Kenzi still seemed very Kenzi like. Lauren on the other hand looked as though she could have taken the whole diner down without the blink of an eye. She was thankful now that she only received a slap when she admitted to kissing Bo, and nothing more from the doctor. Their memories might have been altered but it didn't change who they were deep down. Sometimes it revealed what they might not have otherwise done so by themselves. Tamsin was glad that she had opted to drive in front of Dyson. She didn't want the succubus to see the affection the women shared in front of her for the entire drive back.

After getting off the phone with Trick, Tamsin turned to Bo "He said that he'd have the Dal cleared and should have everything ready by the time we get there."

"That's good." Bo said with her head resting against the window. She had been quiet since they left the diner.

Looking away from the road for a moment, Tamsin asked "Do you..uh..want to talk about it or something?"

"Talk about what Tamsin? That my best friend and girlfriend or I guess ex girlfriend are in love with each other? I guess I deserve this on some level." She stated glumly.

"Oh, are we back to this being all about you again?" Tamsin asked with a roll of her eyes.

"Why do you have to be such a bitch?" Bo asked narrowing her eyes at the blonde.

"Why do you keep holding onto something that only makes you and everyone miserable?"

"Excuse me?" Bo asked with indignation. "I love Lauren and after this is all over..."

"What Bo? Things can go back to how they were? You keep acting like once they get their memories back that there will be some sort of magic reset button. Kenzi can go back to being your side kick. And Lauren? What? She'll go back to pining over you, having to watch you with others? I know it's weird to see them together, and yeah I'm sure it stings but it also kind of makes sense."

"Weird? Yeah it's beyond weird Tamsin! Kenzi didn't even like Lauren in the beginning...wait...how does it make sense?" Bo asked glaring in her direction.

"They're both survivors and have managed to thrive in a world that would rather see them fail. Even though their memories have been messed with, that part of them is still present. It was them against the world which makes for a strong bond."

"If only I hadn't have missed her awards ceremony, then she never would have gone with Taft."

"Then you shouldn't have missed it succubus." She drawled out, now regretting having asked in the first place.

"You were the one who said everyone was lying to me, and then there was the brawl at the bar that got me duped into..."

"Into lying to Lauren? At no part during the day did you ever tell her the truth. Instead you had her get her hopes up that you would arrive at any moment, then she just got tired of waiting. I may not do this relationship shit but what you had with Lauren always seemed to involve a lot of waiting on her part."

"Yeah...well...what do you know?"

Looking into Bo's eyes as she pulled into the parking lot. "That people change and just because you want something, doesn't make it so. That as fucked up as this has been but maybe...just maybe it's for the best. You might even find that you'll be happier too." She finished softly.

"Tamsin..."

"Enough of this touchy feely shit, I'm getting a drink."

Sighing to herself "That was short lived." But she agreed with Tamsin on one thing...a strong drink was needed at the moment.

"We're here." Dyson informed the women as the car came to a stop before getting out, and opening the back door for them.

"So this is it? All of our questions will be answered?" Olivia asked. Even though she was ready to learn the truth, she couldn't help but to feel nervous. She didn't know what was going to happen. Dyson had explained a little on the way. He told her that Bo was never a threat, and had been searching for Natasha for the last 6 months. He didn't say too much about Evony except that she tried to make Bo's life difficult in anyway she found possible. This led her to rethink all of her interactions with Evony, but the predominate emotion was hurt at feeling duped by someone she had thought of as her friend.

"Yes, it will all make sense soon enough." He reassured her.

Walking into the bar, they took in the surroundings. It was vacant except for the two women at the bar with drinks in hand.

"So is it always this busy or is this just for us?" Asked Natasha.

Bo chuckled "If you think it's busy now, you should see it on bingo night."

"Please tell me you're kidding." She said coming to lean on the bar in front of her.

Seeing her friends expression caused her to laugh even more. It felt good to be able to laugh this way after so long. She took in Kenzi's dressed down appearance in jeans and pair of converse. It was different but it was nice seeing this lightness about her.

Having witnessed the easy interaction between her girlfriend and Bo, Olivia could see that she was no threat. She wanted to apologize for her actions at the diner.

"Bo?" Olivia asked as she approached her with caution. She wasn't sure how it would be received and remembered how quickly she had backed Natasha with Evony.

Surprised that she was being spoken to she quickly faced her former lover, curious as to what she had to say.

"I just wanted to apologize for earlier today. If I had known..."

"It's okay." She said resting her hand on forearm. "I understand now. If I had known what you had been told, believe me I wouldn't have approached."

Staring at the hand on her arm then again at Bo she felt the strongest sense of deja vu.

"I'm sorry but have we met before? I feel like I know you somehow. I just can't place it."

Giving her best dimpled smile Bo couldn't help but be slightly flirtatious. "Yeah, you could say that..." She couldn't help it. She had truly missed her but caught up in the moment she failed to realize that her touch lingered longer than it should have on her arm. This version of Lauren was more confident and not one to back down. Truthfully, it made her all the more sexier to Bo.

*Ahem* Clearing her throat, Natasha reached over taking ahold of Bo's hand to remove it. This wasn't the first time her girlfriend had been on the receiving end of this form of attention. She never knew what happened to that one waitress, but swore she saw her on the street one time only to have the woman immediately cross the street to avoid her.

"Need I remind you that she's taken?" She asked looking directly at Bo.

Raising her hands to placate her. "You're right, I'm sorry I didn't mean anything by it. You're a lucky woman."

"I think I'm the lucky one." Olivia said gazing down at her girlfriend. Sure the woman before her was beautiful and charming in her own right, but she would take the no holds barred Natasha any day.

Tamsin reached over refilling Bo's drink to make it stronger before she yelled for Dyson.

"D-Man! Is this going to take all day or what?"

Finally Trick approached the front of the bar with Dyson in tow. He understood the irritation in Tamsin's voice after taking in the humans and his granddaughter's sullen expression behind her glass.

"Natasha, Olivia...I understand that you two had quite the day and are eager for answers. I'm afraid that what I have to say will not make a lot of sense, but I am asking you to trust me. Please have a seat." Motionioning behind him a female approached from the stairs.

They walked over to the couch and sat down waiting for the answers.

"Who is that?" Bo whispered to Tamsin. Taking in the stranger she was striking in her appearance with auburn hair that flowed past her shoulders, and eyes so deeply blue that you felt like you could lose yourself in them.

"That's what we call a Cognexia. They have the ability to restore memories."

Walking towards the women seated on the couch she held out her hand to introduce herself. Taking Lauren's hand first "My name is Elise. I know you don't remember me but you saved my sister a few years ago when everyone else gave up. I'm happy to return the favor to help you and your loved one here remember."

"So how this work? Are we going to do a Q&A? Drink some magic potion?" Natasha asked jokingly. She was starting to get nervous with everyone staring in their direction as though they expected some magic cloud to appear.

Olivia held onto Natasha's hand beginning to wonder too. "I don't understand. I have all of my memories it's Natasha that can't remember her life from 6 months ago. I'm not a doctor either."

Elise took a better at her as though she could read her thoughts. "Mmm...Natasha will be easier but you "she said looking even deeper into her eyes "will take a little more work."

Olivia was completely transfixed and was unable to look away from the woman. It felt as though she were hypnotized. Shaking her head to clear her thoughts she looked away as Elise was now focused on the brunette.

"Your hands please?" She asked of Natasha.

With one quick glance towards her gilfriend she nodded her head, and accepted Elise's outstretched hands. As she looked into her eyes she felt herself become hypnotized too as though she couldn't move. She wasn't afraid, just suspended in the moment.

"Memento te et eris tu qui omnia iterum." (Remember all who were you were and yourself you shall be again) Elise stated in Latin as she continued to hold on to her hands.

She felt herself fall in even deeper as her mind became awash with memories of her past. Her life on the street to when she met Bo. Nate to the Garuda. The pain of being kidnapped from the kitsune and the Morrigan to being in the dungeon. To her life as Natasha with Olivia. She jumped up quickly yanking her hands away.

Bo quickly approached concerned about the reaction of her friend.

"Kenzi?" Bo asked hesitantly in case whatever had happened didn't work.

"Bo!" She said quickly engulfing her friend in a hug. "I didn't even know how much I've missed you until now! The last 6 months..." Kenzi blushed at this point as she remembered what those months entailed.

Before she could finish, Elise came forward grabbing Lauren by the hands. She knew that she needed to act quickly and with more force. Again, looking deeply into the blonde's eyes she uttered in Latin "Et iterum rectae September praeteritorum reminiscitur exaudiuntur. Sicut esse debent et omnes." ("A past remembered incorrectly to be set right again. May all be as it was and should be.)

Lauren's memories came at her in such a sheer amount of force that she started to shake. Her time in the war and as Karen. How Nadia was used as a pawn by the fae, and then tricked again by Taft. Bo and her love for her but also how she wasn't enough to the last 6 months with Natas..no Kenzi. To the true weight of Evony's deception. She pulled her hands away and tried to stand, but fell to her knees catching herself as she balanced on her hands.

Bo moved from her embrace to rush to Lauren, but Kenzi got to her as soon as her knees hit the floor. She pulled her into a hug and softly whispered that it was okay as she made small soothing motions on her back. She felt Lauren's shaking begin to subside and moved back to place a hand on her face.

"Hey you okay?"

Slowly nodding her head she placed a hand over Kenzi's. "Kenzi, everything you did..." she whispered referring to those nights when old memories from Afghanistan made themselves known to punching Evony.

"I would do it again." She whispered sincerely. "You know you're still stuck with me, right?"

Releasing a breath that she didn't even know she was holding, she leaned forward to kiss her quickly.

"Are you sure?"

"Lauren, I know we have a lot to figure out but I also know that we have something here too. Just because we have our memories back, doesn't mean that we need to pretend like the last 6 months didn't happen."

Realizing where they were and who surrounded them, Lauren looked up into brown eyes that showed a world of hurt in them.

"Bo.."

Hale then arrived in the Dal looking sternly at Lauren.

"Doctor, I understand that you're back with us now. Memories intact?"

"Yes, Hale. She had her memories restored as of a few minutes ago. What is this about?" Tricked asked.

"She defied the Ash and now must pay the consequences. Arrest her." He said to the two men that were with him.

And that Lauren thought to herself was the cruel unforgivable twist of Evony's plan. She may not have known who she was for 6 months, she may have on occasion been haunted by the past, but it was still more free than she had been since becoming property of the light fae. To have the feeling of freedom revoked to go back to being owned burned through her. She decided in that moment that she would make Evony pay for it all, any any fae for that matter who got in her way.

A/N: So should Lenzi continue? What does Lauren have planned? Let me know your thoughts, and thanks again for reading! :)