Chapter 7
Bo ran out of her house as fast as fae-ly possible, leaving a very confused Kenzi behind. She ran all the way to the Dal and checked inside it first, her heart sank when she couldn't find her. She decided to trust her instincts and went to check the back alley.
Laying on the cement floor was Tamsin, she had a black eye, a split lip and a gash on her forehead. Bo ran towards her, tears rolling down her cheeks, begging that she wasn't too late.
"Tamsin? Tamsin can you hear me?" The tears where coming stronger now, her racing heart felt heavy and in her throat.
"Come on Tamsin. Don't you dare die on me!" She snuck an around the unconscious blonde's back and the other under her knees so she could pick her up.
She made her way to the parking lot looking around for the Valkyrie's truck, knowing if she was here there was a high chance that the truck would be too. Bo closed her eyes for a moment, willing the tears to stop flowing so she could see her surroundings. Once she calmed herself down enough to think properly she searched the almost empty parking lot again this time spotting the beloved truck.
She made her way towards it hoping it wasn't locked. She tried opening the passenger side door and she sighed in relief when the door opened, she rested the detective against the seat in the most comfortable position. After she did the seat belt up she slammed the door and made her way to the driver's side. As soon as she shut the door she remembered she didn't have the keys, she checked in the ignition, hoping luck was on her side again, unfortunately this time it wasn't.
She leaned towards Tamsin and looked for the keys, she found them in the pockets of her jacket.
Bo placed a kiss on Tamsin forehead, then her cheek and lastly one of her lips.
"Wake up Tamsin." She whispered in her unconscious lover's ear, another tear fell from her eye.
She wiped it away quickly and started the truck. She was driving as fast as she could without getting them into an accident.
When she finally reached her house, she turn off the truck and made her way over to Tamsin's side pulled her in her arms, carrying her over to the shack.
She knocked on the door so hard her knuckles started to bleed.
"Kenzi?! Kenzi please tell you're home" She yelled for the human.
She almost jumped for joy when she heard footsteps coming down the stairs.
The door opened and Kenzi's eyes instantly landed on the badly beaten up woman in her sister's arms.
"Tamsin? Bo, what happened?"
"I'll explain as soon as I get her up stairs on the bed. Can you help?" Kenzi had never seen her best friend look more terrified in all the time she'd known her.
They managed to get Tamsin on Bo's bed without knocking over everything in their way.
"Bo-bo look at me." She waited for the heartbroken woman to tear her attention away from the detective. Bo took one of the detective's hand in her and turned her attention to her best friend.
"Tell me what happened."
Bo thought for a moment and told her what happened after they left the police station to come back her to talk and figure out what they were.
After a lot of tears and comforting Kenzi knew everything.
"Oh God Bo" She was crying too now, she might not be particularly fond of the blonde woman but she could see how much Bo cared for ever, even loved her.
"Who could do this to her? What if she dies? Kenzi she can't die, I can't loose her not now, not ever!" The Succubus couldn't cry anymore, she had no more tears left.
"You can't think like that Bo. Come on you know Tamsin, she's too stubborn to die." Kenzi was trying to reassure the broken brunette.
The human girl pulled Bo into a tight hug, Bo wanted to hug her back but she had no energy left.
"She is, isn't she." Bo knew Kenzi was right but she still felt like something had been ripped away from her.
"Have you tried healing her?"
"KENZI! You're a genius!" Bo exclaimed, having found a string of hope to hold on to.
She leaned over the bruised woman and kissed her lightly, tasting blood from her split lip. She breathed her chi into her but nothing happened, it just floated away and dispersed.
She tried again and again with no luck. The string of hope burning away with every attempt.
"I'm sorry Bo, all we can do now is wait until she wakes up." Bo nodded in defeat "In the meanwhile why don't I order some takeout and you clean her injuries?"
"Yeah" Bo's voice was barely above a whisper and stood up to retrieve her first aid box from the bathroom.
After a few minutes Bo came out of the bathroom with a towel, a first aid kit and a bucket of water.
She sat on the bed and took of Tamsin's jacket off and slowly removed her top. When she saw how bad her injuries were she gasped and tears welled up in her eyes again.
"Shit, that's looks bad bo-bo" Kenzi's was sounded scared, the blonde was one of the strongest people she ever met, not that she'd ever admit it.
She offered to take over and told Bo to go downstairs and wait for the food. Bo didn't move but she did let Kenzi clean the Valkyrie's wounds.
"Bo I think her shoulder is dislocated" Bo checked and nodded, helping Kenzi pop it back in place, both were hoping the pain would wake her up but no such luck.
Just as Kenzi finished cleaning the last cut on Tamsin's stomach there was a knock on the door.
"i'll be right back" The younger woman announced once she understood that Bo wasn't going to leave the Valkyrie's side until she was walking around and kicking ass.
Bo's heart got heavier and heavier as each second passed, she had no intention of leaving the blonde's alone in fear her heart would stop that way if it stopped Bo'd do anything to keep her alive.
'When I find out who did this to you I'll kill them!' Bo thought as she listened to Kenzi thank the deliveryman. Bo layer her head on her lover's chest listening to her heartbeat.
"I ordered pizzas" Kenzi walked in and her heart broke at the sight of Bo leaning on Tamsin.
"Smell great" Bo tried to sound enthusiastic.
"Bo?"
"Yeah?" Bo lifted her head to look at the woman she considered her sister.
"Have you told her?" Bo looked at her with a puzzled expression.
"Have you told Tamsin that you're in love with her?
"No, I couldn't find the right moment." Bo went back to her previous position on the Valkyrie's chest "What if she never wakes up? I'll never be able to tell her" Her voice cracked at the end of her the end of her question.
Kenzi sat down on the bed, the food forgotten, and placed her hand on Bo's knee and squeezed it lightly.
"You should get some sleep Bo" Bo only nodded in response.
Before Kenzi walked out she heard Bo's voice "Kenzi? Thank you"
Kenzi smiled "Night Bo"
Bo fell asleep counting the detective's heartbeats.
The next couple of days weren't much different Bo never Tamsin's side, she wasn't feeding and she was hardly eating.
She didn't move from her position and if she did it'd only be to stretch but then she'd go right back to leaning against the older Fae. She started to switch positions when slept, holding the Valkyrie instead.
On the third day, Bo was woken up in the middle of the night when she felt movement in her arms, when she looked down she saw Tamsin trying to keep her eyes open and trying to get in a more comfortable position.
"Tamsin?" Bo wasn't sure if she was dreaming but in that moment she didn't care.
"Bo? What happened? Where am I?" Tamsin was very disoriented and was having trouble focusing on her surroundings.
"You're in my bed, I'll explain everything in the morning. Get some sleep babe." She held her tighter and felt the detective relax in her embrace.
'Yep, definitely a dream' Bo thought as she drifted but to sleep.
When Bo woke up, she was cold, she looked down and started panicking when she saw that Tamsin was gone.
She didn't know much about Valkyrie's but she'd read that when they die their bodies automatically travel to Vahalla to prepare for rebirth.
"KENZI?!" As soon as she heard her name being screamed Kenzi sprinted to the Succubus' side.
"Bo? Where's Tamsin? Did she wake up?" Her voice hopeful.
Before Bo had a chance to respond the bathroom door opened and Tamsin walked out, a towel wrapped around her and her hair still wet from the shower.
"Tamsin" Both women said, their voice filled with relief and joy. Bo abruptly got up from the bed and ran to the detective, wrapping her arms around her neck a little bit too tightly.
"B-bo I can't breathe…" Bo loosened her grip and blushed.
"Sorry. Don't you ever scare me like that again, do you understand Tamsin?" Bo cried against the Valkyrie's shoulder, who wrapped her arms tightly around the Succubus' waist and rubbed soothing circles on the small of her back.
"Will someone now please explain to me what happened? Why am I covered in scratches?" Her memory was still a bit fuzzy on what happened after the first hit to the back of her head.
"Yeah, get dressed and then it's story time" Bo and Tamsin smiled at the human's attempt to lighten the mood. Tamsin turned and went back in the bathroom walking purposely slow a she could feel Bo's eyes on her.
Kenzi cleared her throat once the door shut causing the brunette to blush. A few minutes later Tamsin came back out in one of Bo's shirt and a pair of tracksuits.
"Hope you don't mind, mine were covered in blood" Bo shook her head and smiled.
Bo and Tamsin made their way to the bed and got comfortable.
"Should I go?" Kenzi thought the two lovers might want some alone time.
"No." Both Fae women said and burst out laughing but stopped when Tamsin screamed in pain.
"FUCK! My ribs" She inspected them and cursed again "just fucking great! Bruised and a couple of broken ribs!"
Bo took Tamsin's hand in her and rubbed her thumb over the backside, receiving a smile from the blonde.
"Aww, you two are so cute" Kenzi beamed. Bo and Tamsin looked at each other and nodded.
They reached for the pillows and sent them flying Kenzi's way, who was trying to control her laughter.
"Now that we all feel a bit better, mood wise, can someone explain what happened? I don't remember much except going to the Dal, the reason still fuzzy on why I was there in the first place and then getting knocked out by a blow to the head"
Bo explain what happened once she got Tamsin's call, where she found her and the shape she was in.
"Kenzi cleaned your wounds." The detective gave her a warm smiled which surprised Kenzi but she returned it nonetheless.
"Bo hardly left your side for the whole three days you were out." Kenzi got the reaction she want from Bo as she blushed and avoided eye contact.
"Thanks for looking after me girls" She said sincerely. Bo finally looked at her and Tamsin leaned in pressing her lips to the brunette's forehead.
As the memories started to flood the Valkyrie's mind, it was like she was experiencing it all over again.
She shut her eyes tightly and started screaming "GET OFF OF ME YOU STUPID WOLF! DYSON GET OFF M E!"
Kenzi and Bo shared a look. Kenzi realised what was happening.
"Bo I think she's reliving what happened" Kenzi couldn't believe Dyson was responsible.
Suddenly Tamsin's eyes shot open and she tried to breathe, she could still feel how his fist made felt when it made contact with her ribs, breaking them.
"Tamsin? Did Dyson do this to you?"
She nodded not being able to speak, her breathing was still uneven.
Bo reached for her phone and texted Trick: Is Dyson at the bar?
The reply came almost instantly: Yes, is everything okay?
Bo didn't bother to read the message, as soon as she read yes, she was out of the bed and grabbing Tamsin's keys.
"Bo where are you going with my truck?" Kenzi and Tamsin were now following her out of the door and towards the blonde's truck.
Bo never replied, she was too angry to thing straight, she got in and waited for the the other women to get in. She drove to the Dal and stormed in. Tamsin turned off her truck and Kenzi got out, waiting for the blonde to lock the doors and they followed Bo in the bar.
As soon as they stepped inside Tamsin told Kenzi to stay back. Bo had her hand around Dyson's neck, chocking him. The customers were gathering around them, some cheering, some trying to cal the Succubus down.
"Bo! What are you doing?" Both Tricky and Tamsin knew that the Wolf had a low survival chance.
He'll pay! He'll pay for what he did" She turned to look at the woman she loved "I promise, he will!"
"Bo, I'm still here. Let him go. He isn't worth it babe" She tried to reason with her but Bo wasn't listening to reason anymore.
"What did Dyson do Bo? What happened?" Trick wasn't sure what was going on between his granddaughter and the Valkyrie or what Dyson had done.
"He almost killed her!" She was getting angrier by the second "He almost killed Tamsin"
"Tamsin? Is that true?" Trick sounded really concerned.
Tamsin just nodded and walked over to Bo and pulled her off of him "Hey, it's okay, I'm still here, thanks to you. I'm fine" Tamsin cupped Bo's cheek to reinforce her point "See? Alive."
When he saw how Tamsin touched Bo Dyson stopped thinking and grabbed his partner's arm and pulled her away.
"Don't you dare touch her!" He snarled.
"DYSON! GET YOUR PAWS OFF OF THE WOMAN I LOVE!" Bo's eyes flashed blue as she punched him in the stomach, knocking the wind right out of his lungs. The whole bar fell quiet.
"The woman you love?" Tamsin repeated once her mind registered what the brunette had said.
Bo's hands flew to her mouth and looked at the Valkyrie. She ran out of the bar as fast as she could.
"Shit" Tamsin swore under her breath, trying to ignore the stares the other Faes were giving her.
"Tamsin, go and tell her" Kenzi urged the still stunned Valkyrie.
"A drink first" Trick acknowledged the request and went behind the bar and poured her a shot of vodka.
Tamsin downed her drink, left the bar and went after Bo.