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Chapter 23

"Woah woah woah hold on are you saying the doc and Bo are related? Like in the for realizes actual genetic sisterhood kind of way?"

Kenzi stared at Lauren with a shocked expression while Bo sat there in disbelief as she glared at the two blondes. "This is crazy…"

"Yeah not to mention hurl worthy. Dude you schlepped your sister."

"She is NOT my sister."

Bo glared at Kenzi who was giving her a disgusted but amused face before turning back to Lauren and Tamsin with a really confused look. "Right?"

Tamsin sighed and responded in a bored tone. "Not in the human genetic sense. So don't worry Succubus you haven't crossed some weird incest boundary with the doc here."

Bo shot her an evil stare. "And how exactly do you know all of this Tamsin? More secrets you were hiding from the rest of us?"

Tamsin peered down at her with a mixture of amusement, boredom and annoyance. After she had told Lauren about her suspicions the pair headed over to the clubhouse immediately to talk to Bo about the possibility of what it could all mean. As suspected, Bo was skeptical and they'd been discussing the situation for the past half hour or so with the Succubus growing more and more agitated the more they discussed it.

"Calm down baby Fae, I didn't know any more than you did up until a little while ago. I had my suspicions but it wasn't until the doc here discovered your connection to Katya did it all make sense."

Bo got off the stool she had been sitting on and took a step towards Tamsin who was leaning on the other side of the counter. "Seems convenient to me that you never once mentioned this until now."

Tamsin growled slightly as she stood up straight and towered over the brunette. "Convenient how?"

Bo took another step closer and let out a low growl as she glared up at the woman. "Well seems to me you've had all the answers every step of the way. So what are you playing at? What is your agenda here?"

Tamsin closed the small gap between them as she crossed her arms over her chest and stared down at Bo with annoyance. "I don't have an agenda unlike you who never seems to tell anyone what the hell is going on inside of your head."

Bo raised an eyebrow in annoyance. "And what does that mean?"

Tamsin sneered at her. "It means you want everyone to trust you and do for you yet you never let anyone in. You know for being such an all-powerful being you know shit about how to play nice with others. Maybe that's the reason you can't keep anyone close to you…if you get my drift."

Bo's eyes changed quickly from their normal deep brown to bright blue as she swung at Tamsin who dodged her initial punch but didn't move quickly enough to block the second blow that Bo delivered with her other hand. She took a step back as she brought her hand to the spot on her jaw where Bo had struck her and she glared at the Succubus. She took a step forward and shoved Bo hard before lunging at her with a right hook that landed squarely on Bo's cheek. Bo snarled as she landed a heavy hand to Tamsin's chest knocking the wind out of her and the Valkyrie retaliated with a knee to Bo's ribs that surely did some significant damage.

"STOP IT!"

Lauren and Kenzi had been shocked at first that the two Fae were trading punches but now they were concerned about them doing some serious damage. Neither Fae heard the doctor's plea to stop and when Lauren took a step forward to try and stop them her face connected with Tamsin's elbow as the taller blonde had coiled her arm back to deliver another punch to Bo's face.

"GUYS ENOUGH. Lauren's hurt."

Kenzi barked at the pair as the doctor doubled over in pain clutching her eye where Tamsin had hit her accidently. Bo growled and shoved Tamsin out of the way as she moved towards the doctor to see if she was okay. Kenzi stood up and pushed Bo backwards roughly much to the brunette's surprise and the two Fae were met with the face of one very angry petite human.

"This is bullshit and you two need to solve whatever it is that makes you hulk out whenever you're around each other. Now, we have more serious shit to deal with so call a truce for now and deal with it later."

She turned around and put her hand gently on Lauren's back. "Doc, you okay?"

Lauren glared at both Bo and Tamsin with her good eye as she nodded. "I'm fine Kenzi. Thanks. And yes, can you two please just stop for now? This isn't helping."

Bo glared over at Tamsin who just huffed and nodded slightly as she looked at Lauren with a concerned face. "Doc, I'm—"

The blonde human put her hand up. "I know. Okay, back to where we were?"

Tamsin moved slowly next to Lauren as she kept an eye on Kenzi who was shooting daggers at her for hurting the doc. Lauren stiffened but didn't move away as Tamsin closed the distance and stood next to her close enough for the shorter woman to feel her body heat but not so close that they were touching.

Bo wiped the side of her mouth with a towel to stop the small amount of blood dripping from it. She leaned across the side of the counter opposite Lauren and

Tamsin for a second before looking up at them with confusion. "So what do we do now?"

Kenzi bit her lip. "Maybe talk to Trickster? I mean if anyone is going to know about this crazy mystical wacked out shit it's him right?"

Tamsin shook her head. "You can't go to him with this."

Bo glared up at her. "And why not?"

Tamsin sighed and looked bored. "Because he's not who you think he is."

Bo growled lowly. "What the fuck does that mean?"

Lauren sighed and looked at Bo tiredly. "Bo, I ran your DNA against his…you don't share any similar markers."

Bo looked confused. "What are you telling me?"

Lauren gave her a sad look. "Bo, he's not related to you, at least not genetically. He's not your grandfather."

Bo shook her head. "What? This is crazy. I mean it doesn't make any sense."

Kenzi nodded. "Yeah, I mean if he's not the real granddaddy then why take her in and treat her like one of his own?"

Tamsin sighed. "To keep tabs on her."

Lauren glanced at her for a second before nodding. "Bo, I think he knows about the connection somehow. Perhaps not to me but at least to Katya."

Bo looked confused again. "Then why not just come to me with it?"

Tamsin rolled her eyes at how slow the Succubus could be sometimes. "Because it benefits him more not to say anything. If you discovered the truth and somehow were able to solidify your connection like you are supposed to then he no longer holds a place of power. So by keeping you in the dark he's preserving himself and his place in this world."

Bo blinked silently as she contemplated what Tamsin had just said. She didn't trust the Valkyrie's intentions or the fact that she was telling the complete truth but the fact that Lauren confirmed what she was saying kind of threw her for a loop.

KNOCK KNOCK

Kenzi gave the group a quick glance before going to the door and letting Natalie in. The woman took note of the somber mood and gave them a weary smile. "Uh, hi everyone. Everything okay?"

Bo and Lauren looked at her with a sad look and Tamsin just rolled her eyes a bit as she leaned on the counter. "Oh you know, your typical night of mystery and intrigue being discussed."

Natalie gave her an odd smile as she stood there kind of awkwardly. "I see. Well, I was going to see if Bo wanted to grab dinner but I'm guessing now's probably not a good time?"

Bo gave her a small smile as she moved over and gave her a short hug. "Sorry, there's just some really complicated stuff going on, but you're welcome to stay and join in the fun if you want."

Natalie laughed and looked over at Lauren. "Anything I can help with?"

Lauren looked thoughtful for a second and gave her a small smile. "Actually yes, can you help me review some of this?"

She motioned to her bag which had a few files in it and the other blonde nodded as they made their way to the couch and started sorting through the medical files. Lauren explained to Natalie that she was looking for any anomalies while she gave her a crash course in Fae DNA.

Back in the kitchen Kenzi, Bo and Tamsin watched the two blondes pour over the files and Kenzi gave the two Fae a smirk. "So this seem strange to anyone else? It's like there's two of them and you two are standing here waiting around as usual."

Tamsin rolled her eyes and glared at Kenzi as Bo huffed. "Well I for one am glad Natalie is willing to help."

Kenzi nodded. "It's kind of freaky though. Like watching the geeks in their natural environment."

Both Fae gave her an annoyed look and her eyes widened as she laughed and scooted away to grab a bottle of wine. If they were going to be in research mode she needed some fuel to make it through the night.

"You think she was right?"

Tamsin looked over at Bo with a raised eyebrow. "Excuse me?"

Bo sighed. "I'm calling a truce Tamsin. Lauren was right, we need to put our differences aside if we're going to figure this out."

Tamsin nodded as she continued to watch the two blonde's quietly. "Fine. Just don't expect me to be all sunshine and rainbows."

Bo nodded quietly and studied the Valkyrie for a second before taking a step closer and dropping her voice. "But if you hurt her again I will kill you."

Tamsin looked down at Bo. "That was your fault that she got hurt in the first place. And don't worry about me, I can take care of her."

Bo nodded and Tamsin rolled her eyes as the pair made their way over to where the blondes were sitting each taking a perch on the arm of the couch behind their respective…girlfriends? The group stayed in research mode for the rest of the night and it was well past midnight when Tamsin and Lauren finally left as they weren't really getting anywhere and both Lauren and Natalie had agreed a good night's sleep would do everyone good.

Tamsin guided Lauren to her truck and she drove them back to the doc's loft quietly only glancing at her a few times during the short drive. When they got there Tamsin got out to see Lauren to the door as she was pretty certain the shorter woman wanted to be alone tonight. To her surprise Lauren motioned for her to come in and they headed upstairs immediately as they were both exhausted from the events of today.

As they climbed into bed Tamsin looked at the bruise forming on Lauren's face guiltily as she sighed softly. "I'm sorry about what happened earlier."

Lauren nodded as she turned on her side to face the Valkyrie. "It was an accident, I know."

Tamsin swallowed thickly. "Well, still…I should have been more careful."

Lauren gave her a small smile and brought one hand up to trace the light bruise that had formed on Tamsin's jaw from where Bo hit her. "Yeah well next time you and Bo decide to throw down please do it somewhere with a little more room?"

Tamsin chuckled. "Throw down huh? And please, she's lucky we couldn't really go at it, or I might have had to really hurt her."

Lauren laughed and nodded. "My big strong Valkyrie, always ready for a good fight huh?"

Tamsin smiled and nodded. "Hell yes. But seriously Lauren, are you okay? Not just with what happened at Bo's, but with everything?"

Lauren sighed as she looked into Tamsin's eyes. "It's all still a bit confusing but we'll figure it out. I did mean what I said though, you and Bo can't keep at each other's throats like that."

The Valkyrie sighed and nodded. "We called a truce, for now. So don't worry, we'll behave."

Lauren smiled as she leaned in and gave Tamsin a soft kiss and looked up at her mischievously. "Good. Although, I'm sure you don't need to behave all the time."

Tamsin grinned as she rolled over to rest on top of the doctor lightly. She smiled as Lauren reached up and pulled her down into a slow kiss that soon became heated as Tamsin's hands started wandering and Lauren's laughter mixed with moans of approval as the Valkyrie showed her just how naughty she could be.

Even though there was chaos all around them tonight solidified the deal in Lauren's head that her prediction was correct. Everything would be okay and she along with the rest of the group would solve this mystery and put an end to all the confusion from the past few months. Lauren would find a way to cope with her apparent role in all of this and she would do so with her friends and more importantly her protector by her side.

So what did you think? And like I said I do like Natalie so she's sticking around through the end of this. Let me know what you think and thanks for reading!