Chapter 24

Lauren opened her eyes and looked around. Her room was dark and there was only a soft light on. She was still sore but feeling much stronger. This time she saw a familiar face sitting in the chair next to her bed. Kenzi had her legs in bed while sleeping on the chair. Lauren moved her body and tried to get up.

"Ahhh" She was still hurting, she was wearing pyjamas and was feeling very hungry. Kenzi opened her eyes too, as Lauren finally managed to get up.

"Easy hotpants" Kenzi jumped and rushed to help her.

"Kenz, I can walk you know"

"Yes I know, but you've been sleeping for days now and haven't been eating well, so iam making sure you wont fall on me you know. Lauren passed her hand around Kenzis shoulder, she had a headache and her legs were shaking.

"I am hungry"

"I know, I wish you would stay in bed and Ill go get you something to eat"

"I want to check on the kids"

"The kids are sleeping, don't worry, we got everything under control"

"We?"

"Me and that Ellen chick, your personal slave" Lauren smiled.

"You know she was checking me almost every few minutes? She suspects everybody"

"That's how fae are Kenz, now open the door to the kids room, I just want to see them sleeping and then we can go and order some junk food to eat, I want carbs"

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Kenzi was watching her best friend savage a cheeseburger, and French fries with ketchup, Lauren was clearly hungry. After checking the kids, they went to the kitchen and ordered, and not much were said. She was trying to be calm and her usual funny self but truth is she was very very worried. When Bo phoned her and told her everything that happened, at first she couldn't believe it and then reacted in a very angry way, calling Bo disgusting and that she never wanted to meet her again. She decided to come and check on Lauren( kinda suspecting that Bo called her fully knowing she would do that).

"I know what your thinking Kenz"

"Yeah, your cheeseburger looks better than mine"

Lauren smiled. They were avoiding to talk about the issue. The bruises on her face were still there, even thought the black eye and the swallowing had backed down. When she first saw Lauren face after she rushed to come and meet her, she was terrified. She called Daniel and told him she was going to stay with Lo and when she gets better in a few days, she was going to take her and the kids to their home. Daniel said nothing, Kenzi knew he wasn't convinced the succubus was going to let that happen, but Kenzi didn't care. Bo never hurt Lauren physically before and this was beyond any kind of reason. Kenzi had to pressure Ellen to give her more details of the circumstances. It was a jealous rage according to her. Kenzi didn't like the fact her words became true so quick. She warned Lauren about Bo losing herself in power again and that she should try and protect herself and the kids when that happened. She was determined to not allow her friend to get hurt again. She was here to make sure Lauren was going to leave Bo, they had to think how that was going to happen. Bo wasn't safe to be around anymore, and Kenzi was willing to to use every weapon including the kids, to make Lauren take that decision.

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Ellen walked on them while Lauren was finishing her late night dinner. She looked surprised to see Lauren up and then happy. Without a warning, she went for a hug.

"Mam, so happy to see you up"

"Thank you Ellen, but don't squeeze me that tight" Lauren smiled at her. She turned at Kenz.

"The Princess called, she wants to speak to you" Lauren watched with a smirk as Kenzi ignored Lauren.

"Miss Kenzi!" Kenzi looked around.

"Who? Me?" Ellen nodded. It was funny to watch how Ellen was kinda afraid of Kenzi.

"Well why didn't she call me on my mobile?"

"I don't know, don't ask me." Lauren watched as Ellen passed the phone to Kenz.

"Kenzi speaking"

"No you are asking how she is? Sorry but I am not talking to you, we aren't talking to you." Kenzi passed the phone back to Ellen who listened to what Bo had to say and then shut the phone.

She was hesitating to speak, looking towards Lauren.

"Its ok Ellen, you can tell me"

"The princess said that you can call her when you are ready and that she has prepared most of the law that are going to be placed upon the fae and human society and she wants you to read them and check them, if you want to make any change, ehh I mean she said you can make any change you want" Lauren didn't answer straight away. She got up and with her typical coolness she washed her plate and drank a glass of water, She then turned to Ellen.

"You should call her back and tell her, if she has anything to tell me, I am here, waiting, she can come here and tell me. I wont accept her cowardish ways anymore. She has a week. If she doesn't come, then I am taking the kids and I am off. That's her last chance, did you get this? Or I need to repeat anything?"

"No mam, I am sure I can pass to her everything you said."

Kenzi said nothing, she continued to eat her fries.

"You want desert? I can make cupcakes and cream"

"You know she is going to be here in hours" Lauren said nothing.

"I am not leaving until you and the kids come with me."

"That's not a solution and you know it"

"And whats the solution? Did you see yourself in the mirror yet? You cant even walk straight after what? A whole week? What she did to you…"

"Look Kenzi its not that simple"

"Whats not simple?"

Lauren closed her eyes as she was flushed with memories of those 3 days, that were coming to her like a flash. What Bo did to her, and what she did to Bo. They would fight each other, hurt each other, fuck each other, Lauren would lose consciousness and Bo would hold her, with her breath burning her breasts and her belly and the same circle again and again when she would wake up.

It was crazy but Lauren was claiming the succubus as the succubus was claiming her, until she had no power anymore, no strength. And then when she fainted Bo would lose control and wont let anyone near her, and go for Candy. She could hear Ellens desperation and Candy begging for her life, until Bo finally came back and realized what happened. She wasn't ready to think or analyze any of this, she just wanted to get strong again. But Bo leaving and running away again, was a pattern and she hated that pattern. Even though she couldn't stand seeing her and she was disgusted for Bo and for herself, she hated the fact Bo choose to leave again.

"We are doing this ok? I have a family with Bo and you know if it was her and not the succubus, that would have never happened. She needs us, especially now that she is under such pressure. I don't want to excuse her but I played on her insecurities too, and I was so sure about my power over her and my control."

"You do know every domestic abuse victim excuses the abuser like that"

Lauren moved her head.

"You know its not like that Kenzi. If that was the case I would have left that same second. You know its not like that"

"Whatever. I am not leaving, I am going to stay here, until we both leave. Who knows, maybe she wont even come after all, we both know what a coward she is when the shit hits the fan"

"Are you finished? Wanna help me with the cupcakes?"

"Making them or eating them?"

Lauren hugged her friend. She was so happy that Kenzi was there.

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It was two days after Laurens ultimatum that Bo was coming back home. Home, that place had become the home of her family the past months. She was trying to keep calm and collected, tried to keep her thoughts away from Lauren. She was looking at their pics in her mobile, the pics she would secretly take when Lauren was sleeping after giving birth to their kids. She was trying to be more human and instead she was becoming an angry mix. A human angry with her succubus and a succubus angry with her human. She hated the succubus and the succubus hated the human in her. She grabbed her face with her hands. She couldn't forget Laurens face. Her body. She was sending away these thoughts because the second she would think Lauren in those moments the succubus was back. She would feel happy and angry and thirsty for more sex, to prevail over Lauren completely. She wished she could stay away, she wished it.

All this time she was away, she made the laws and suggested them to the fae Elders and the Human leaders for discussion, and there was reaction, angry reaction from the fae. The laws were giving equal rights to humans and were very strict about the fae, strict and the punishments for both sides breaking them were cruel. The fae were reacting to the equality and some of them clearly said Bo was influenced by her human whore. That caused her to kill those who said that, and a few more. Since then, she stopped the discussion and announced that she was going to submit the new laws in two weeks, ignoring any other suggestion or talk. It was clear she wasn't willing to wait anymore. She looked next to her the big suitcase with the laptop and writen laws inside. The new constitution. She was going to give them to Lauren, and she could make any change she wanted. She smiled bitterly. How she was asking for equality when she was treating Lauren that way? There was no reason between them, no reason, no sanity. I wish I could stay away.

"My princess we are here"

Bo raised her eyes and noticed the car had stopped. She arrived home. Her hands were sweaty. She didn't want the succubus to come back and at the same time she was aware she couldn't keep that animal away from Lauren. I don't know what to do anymore, should I kiss her feet? Beg? I don't know what to say to her, what happened was unforgivable. What if it gets worse? She is already feeling jealous that Ethan is close to her and he is her son, and a small baby. How is she going to react when he grows up more and more and gets closer and closer to Lauren? When he understands himself as a succubus? What if he and Lauren are going to have a stronger bond than she has with her?

I have to stop thinking about those things. Not now. She finally got out of the car, and she watched the people around her, looking at her with fear and willing to obey her every order. Only Lauren, even when the succubus was nearly killing her, was still resisting and putting on a fight. With such thoughts on her mind Bo walked inside the house. It was early morning and the place was quiet. Except Ellen, she didn't alert anyone else she was coming. Candy was still in bed, she asked Ellen about her. She sounded tensed on the phone, but Bo didn't apologize about what she did to Candy. She was feeling Candy was eyeing Lauren from the moment they met, but she wasn't going to be the one who would tell Ellen about that. Besides Bo was sure she was going to stay away from Lauren after what Bo did to her. Ellen walked in the living room to greet her holding one of her kids. Bo smiled and got the child from Ellens hands. Charlotte was making faces, Bo grabbed her and brought her cheek on her daughters cheek.

"She has so much hair and its growing so fast"

"Just like you're my Princess"

"You think? I think she has Laurens face and expressions"

"Its too early to understand that" Ellen smiled at Bo.

"Well I know my womans expressions and I am telling you she looks like her"

Ellen smiled again, the girl was a Bo copycat but she wasn't the one who was going to go against to what Bo was insisting on.

"Are you hungry mam?"

"Well, is Lauren up?"

"Yes mam, she is in the bedroom, just finished breastfeeding Charlotte and she is with Ethan now"

"Oh, she had any breakfast?"

"No, not yet mam"

"I thought so, she never thinks about herself"

"So, how is she Ellen?"

"Miss Lauren is a really strong woman mam, and I think you made the right choice of choosing her as your mate in life"

"Yeah, lets see if she would stay with me" Bo said with a downcast face.

"Is she better? I meannnn"

"I know what you mean, but you know, she has white skin and that skin, you know how things are, bruises easily and takes time to heal, but she is much better, she eats and she is up all day, getting stronger"

"Did you tell her I am coming?"

"No mam, you didn't tell me to do that"

"Ok, so what do you think, should I go see her now or…"

"Mam, I wont tell you what to do with your mate"

"Yes I know sorry…."

"Hey succubitch"

Kenzi walked in and before Bo manages to react, she takes Charlotte from her. Bo smiled towards her friend, and walked closer for a hug.

"Wow, did I tell you, you can touch me?"

"What?"

"What are you deaf now?" Kenzi got Charlotte and walked towards the couch.

"Wtf Kenz?"

"Watch your language in front of your kid"

"What was that?"

"What was what Bo? What was what? You beat the crap out of Lauren and you hate you son, and you almost kill one of your most loyal friends, and you come here and expect me to greet you with open arms? Did you see Lauren? Are you aware of what you did? Or you think this is going to get away, just like before? That's your solution Bo? As usual to be forgiven? Well sorry but I don't want you near me and if it was my choice, I would keep Lauren and the kids away from you, you don't deserve them. After what Lauren did for you? I cannot even repeat how many times she has forgiven you and your crap and shit. Did you forget Dyson? Tamsin? She is fucking had your kids and she saved you how many times? And that's how you pay her back again? I don't know why she is still here, so don't wtf me!"

Bo looked at her best friend without having an answer. Again she felt her hands getting sweaty.

"Ellen can you go tell Lauren I am here and if she wants to see me? I would be in the kitchen, I didn't eat either, and please make sure nobody bother us"

"Yes mam"

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Ellen was about to tell Lauren what she already knew. Bo had arrived. Since those 3 days, their bond got stronger and Lauren would feel Bo more and more, her reactions, anger and fear, even when she was miles away. Before Ellen managed to speak:

"She doesn't want to see her son?" Ellen was surprised.

"I don't know mam, she had a pretty intense talk with that Kenzi human, she said if you want to see her you can meet her in the kitchen"

"Seriously? Now she is asking me if I was to see her? After everything that has happened? She doesn't even come up to see her son? Go and tell her that I haven't finished feeding Ethan and she can come up here."

"Yes mam"

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Bo knocked on the door.

"Come in" She walked inside the bedroom, still wearing her boots.

"You would never learn to get your boots off while walking inside a house or a room?"

"Iiiii iam sorry" Bo started taking them off and that made Lauren try and hide the smile from her face by turning.

Bo approached her carefully while Ethan was still breastfeeding.

"He seems to be very hungry"

"He is" Bo was looking at Lauren, the bruises in her face had almost healed but the red/black marks were still there.

"Want to come sit beside me?" Bo was surprised from Laurens words and she almost run towards the bed. She sat next to her watching her son feeding. At moments he would open his eyes and look at Bo and then Lauren and then close them again.

"He feels me" Bo said. Lauren was surpised.

"He does?"

"Yes, I can feel him too, very strong, he is reacting to me"

"Did you feel him from the moment he was born?"

"Yes"

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"Because I didn't wanted him to be fae, I didn't wanted him to be a succubus I was hoping he was human and that my feelings and reaction to him was because of our bond and being parents"

"I love that he is fae" Bo tensed, again with that jealousy feeling, she didn't want to feel this way but couldn't help it.

"You do? Why? What good did you see from fae? Fae ruined your life"

"Because he is going to be strong like you, and would be able to protect himself and his sister, he and Charlotte are going to face attacks and so much hate because of who they are, and they couldn't do that if they were humans"

"Oh. That's the only reasons you like fae?"

"Well some other things too, but I am not mentioning them right now, because I am still angry at you" Then Lauren lowered her head and started crying. Bo passed her hand around her shoulders and and hugged her.

"I don't know what to say, what to do. How can I fix this? Is it fixable? Do you still love me? Can I touch you? Your life was cursed with me. I want to blame everything on the succubus but I cant. I am so jealous of everything and everybody around you. And its gets worse. I used to say Bo and the succubus are two separate bodies, souls but they are not. I am afraid that's not the case not. Its like we agree on this one think and its you. I don't know if its love, its not, of course its not love. I don't know what to say baby. Look at you, your face. There isn't any other kinder person from you. More classy, more graceful in my life and look at what I did. I watch my son, my son near you and I feel he is going to take you from me, that you are going to love him more, that he is going to be stronger than me and you would admire him more, crazy thoughts baby, I want to hold him and I feel so proud because he is yours and mine but I don't feel safe to be near him, you know? I don't feel safe. I don't know what to say."

Ethan was finally full and stopped feeding, he started moving his legs up and down as if he was feeling his mothers were upset.

"Want to hold him?" Bo nodded and she got her son in her arms.

"He is so beautiful, and he has your thin frame"

"I don't think so, he is all you, he only got the hair from me, he has your face build and expressions"

"No he hasn't, he is your copy, strong and beautiful and I bet he would be really smart when he grows up, unlike me"

"I watch him every day, he is so much like you"

Bo watched as her son was falling to sleep.

"He sure loves to sleep, I bet he takes that from his aunt"

They both smiled.

"You know, I was thinking maybe I should go live with Kenzi and Daniel for a bit? Take the kids too?"

Bo squeezed her son in her arms and started crying.

"So, your leaving me?"

"No, I am not leaving you. Nor the kids or myself are leaving you. I just need to be around humans for a bit, get some perspective, I don't feel real here, this doesn't feel real, this fae world, iam going to take the laws with me and check them and let you know if a change is going to be made"

"So when are you guys coming back?"

"I don't know Bo. I have to think. And I cant do that here, with everybody watching me."

"Ok" Lauren hugged her.

"You know I cant live without you, me and the succubus, we cant, you know that"

"I know"

"Ok, I am going to make sure you have protection and help"

"I don't need anything Bo. I am going to leave when you and the rest go back to the city. I ll take Ellen with me to help, nobody is going to know we left."

Bo was broken, Lauren could see that, it was as if she lost her power at that moment.

"Its only a break baby"

"Sure, its only a break"