It was almost mid night when Tamsin got a text from Bo.
We need to talk. At Dal. She texted.
Tamsin replied Ok to her, and got dressed.
It was getting warmer an warmer outside. The spring was leaving and the summer was coming. Star magnolia flowers were long gone now. Cherry blossoms occupied everywhere. Only the moon stayed the same. The pale, bright moon, with a hint of red in it.
Tamsin didn't know what Bo wanted to talk about this time, but she decided to go anyway. They never really talked about anything after their last we-need-to-talk talk, and that ended with her screaming I fucking hate you to Bo, and Bo left without saying anything.
She walked into the bar. It was very late, most guests were already gone. Few drunk dudes passed out on the table snoring.
Tamsin immediately saw Bo sitting behind the bar with a drink in her hand and a bottle near her. The dim light rendered her face as if it was not real.
" So, you want to talk." Tamsin walked to her, " Well, talk."
Bo looked at her, but she didn't say anything. Instead she downed herself a drink and offered Tamsin one.
" Can't, driving. What do you want to talk about?" Tamsin sat down beside her, pulling a reasonable distance between them, not too close to be awkward, but close enough to smell her perfume.
Bo finished a shot, and said:" So, I've been thinking..."
" Ok...?" Tamsin watched her downed another drink, and waiting for her to finish her sentence. She could see the look on her face. The succubus was hesitating, like she didn't know if she should say it.
" If you're not talking, I'm leaving." Tamsin said. She was not comfortable of being this close to her outside the bed.
" Ok. Can I ask you something?" Bo took a deep breath, and finally spoke up.
" Shoot." Tamsin rolled her eyes.
" Just wondering, why did you -"
But before she could finish what she was saying, her eyes went wide open. She looked behind Tamsin and gasped.
Tamsin was confused. She turned around and saw Lauren, who broke up with Bo and left without saying why or where. And now she was back.
" Lauren!" Bo stood up and ran to her, " You are back? You are back! You didn't even call?"
" I know I could find you here, Bo." Lauren hugged Bo, " Babe, I'm back."
" I'm so glad, honey." Bo hugged her back.
They were laughing, crying and hugging. Tamsin looked at them till she realized that if she stayed here one second longer her tears would fall. She sighed and turned around, walking towards the exit.
" Wait!" Bo stopped her. But she didn't say anything. Apparently whatever she wanted to say, she didn't want to say it in front of Lauren.
Tamsin realized it. She clenched her lips, then smirked. " No worries. We'll talk about the case some time later."
She wanted to say something that could piss off Lauren, or Bo, or both of them, like she always did. But she knew that she had to leave right now, so she made it sounded like she and Bo were talking about a case.
Bo nodded and smiled to her. She looked relieved.
Tamsin walked out slowly. She could hear the happy laughter from behind.
In fact, she didn't have to hear anything to know the succubus was happy right now. She saw the look on her face when she saw Lauren.
The woman she loved was back to be with her again.
Tamsin let out a deep breath outside the Dal.
Tamsin didn't expect that they would ever have that talk again, and she was right. They never had the talk after that day. She didn't bring it up, neither did Bo. She had a feeling that whatever it was she wanted to talk about that day, did not matter to her anymore.
The sex-feeding between them stopped after Lauren came back too. She was not surprised. Bo had her lover with her now, and she was happy. She no longer needed anything from Tamsin anymore.
It just hurt. It hurt so bad that bottles of vodka couldn't drown it, that shots of tequila couldn't kill it, that rounds of whiskey couldn't overcome it.