Author's Note: I'm sorry because it took a long time for me to update this chapter. Thank you very much to all of you who still patiently wait for the update. Actually it's a little bit hard for me to write this chapter, but this chapter is longer than previous chapters, so I hope you'll enjoy it. Since English isn't my first language so pardon me for some grammar mistakes, I just don't want to delay the update because I need more time to fix the grammar, if that's okay with you?
As for some questions in reviews section; in this chapter you will find out about the man in Lauren's apartment, and some clue about the story behind the man who died in Trick's past, but the answer for Bo's wedding arrangement will be revealed through future chapters.
"Thank you. I really appreciate your offer. But like I said before, I love my job, and I can't leave it."
"Lauren, you know how wonderful this could be, right? If I were you, I wouldn't miss it."
"Yeah, I know. It's sad that I'll miss an amazing opportunity like this. But, I can't. Sorry."
Lauren pushed him out of the lobby door and dragged him into his car. Lauren felt embarrassed because Jack, the security officer watching them. Actually her patience grew thinner since ten minutes ago. She already asked Isaac to leave, but he was so stubborn offering this opportunity to Lauren.
"It's late, you better go home now."
"Maybe you still need time to think about it."
"Goodbye, Isaac."
"See you in the morning." Isaac gave a goodnight kiss on Lauren's right cheek.
Lauren was shocked with his sudden action, but she tried to hide it. Isaac closed the car door and drove back home. Lauren was not the only one who was shocked with that scene. From inside the lobby, Bo witnessed it. She wasn't happy seeing the man's aura burnt so bright for Lauren.
"Who the hell is that guy? Is he Lauren's boyfriend?" jealous Bo said inside her mind.
Bo wanted to go home, but she knew if she went out of that door right now, Lauren would see her, and she wasn't ready to meet her. So after Lauren entered the building and waited in front of the elevator, Bo made her exit through the lobby door. When Bo touched the door knob, Lauren noticed the brunette and spontaneously called her name.
"Bo!"
Bo was stunned, heart beating faster. Bo turned her body to the blonde's direction.
"It's Bo, right?"
"Uh- Yeah. Dr. Lewis?"
Bo walked toward the doctor slowly.
"How are you, doctor?" Bo asked, shaking Lauren's hand.
"I'm fine. Thanks." Lauren smiled to her, having no idea why the brunette was here.
"What are you doing here, Bo? I mean, are you live here or maybe a friend of yours?"
"I- uh.. No." Bo bit her lower lip in nervous. "Actually I've just passed by, and I saw you, so maybe it was a good idea to talk and say thank you because I didn't have a chance to do it when I left the hospital. But then I changed my mind because I thought you were busy with another guest and it's kinda late to pay a visit?"
"You're welcome. I'm glad you're fine now."
The elevator reached the ground level and the door was automatically opened.
"Bo, are you in hurry? Maybe we can talk in my apartment if you don't mind. Or is it already late for you?" Lauren asked, seeing the clock on the wall.
"I'd love too." She replied.
It took only a minute to reach the destination floor. Bo followed Lauren until they stood in front of Lauren's apartment door. Lauren inserted a key to the keyhole and twisted it, then she welcomed Bo in.
Lauren's apartment felt so homey and nice. It had some artistic paintings and decorations all over the room, also some ferns that freshened up the environment. Bo loved the lightning which gave warm and romantic vibe inside the room.
"Red or white?" Lauren asked from the kitchen counter.
"Uh, pardon?"
"Do you like to have some wine? Are you driving?"
"Oh yes, please. I'm driving, but I can promise you, booze doesn't affect my ability to perform." Bo chuckled.
Lauren returned her smile, still holding the two bottles.
"And the red one, please." Bo pointed to the bottle in Lauren's right hand.
Lauren poured the red liquid into the glasses, while Bo walked to the wall near the doctor's working area. She caressed the paper roses on the wall, admiring them.
"They're pretty crafty." Bo mumbled.
Lauren handed a glass of wine to Bo, then she sipped it a bit.
"Doctor Everett, my mentor in med school loved roses. I was one of the best student in her Biochemistry class, and she gave me this one as reward because I got the perfect score in final test." Lauren pointed to the yellow one on the corner left.
"You must be not the only one who loves her." Bo said with slightly jealous tone in her voice.
"It's not like that. Besides she was 65 years old when I was in Yale, but her passion in teaching always motivated us, her students." Lauren replied, frowning her eyebrows.
At the mention of Lauren's mentor age, Bo almost got choked, wondering what the blonde's opinion if she found out that herself actually was 57 now.
"So, what about the other roses? I'm sure you're genius enough to reach perfect scores in other four classes, doctor."
"The other four roses, I made them all by myself. I made one by one every time I remembered Dr. Everett after she passed away." Lauren answered, her eyes were cloudy.
"I'm sorry to hear that." Bo said sympathetically.
"It's okay. I already passed my grief since a few years ago." Lauren smiled.
"But wow, you really have good talents with your hands, doctor. I'm wondering what other talents you have with those hands." Bo said, her voice was deep and sultry.
Lauren gave a small laugh, cheeks blushing from the brunette's compliment.
"Actually I love baking. Maybe I can make you some cupcakes someday?"
"Sure, I'd love your cupcakes, doctor." Bo grinned.
Lauren walked to the couch and sat on it. Bo followed the blonde and sat beside her.
"Lauren, can I ask you a question? But please don't be mad okay."
"Okay."
"Who was the guy that talked with you?"
"The guy?"
"Yeah, the guy, brunette, he was with you in the lobby before you pushed him into the car?"
"Oh! Oh. Isaac. His name is Isaac. Dr. Isaac Taft."
The way Lauren mentioned the guy's first name creating unpleasant feeling inside Bo's chest.
"Is this Isaac your boyfriend?" Bo asked carefully.
Lauren raised her eyebrows, eyes widening in surprised. Then she smiled and chuckled.
"I'm sorry if this question is uncomfortable for you. I just- I just feel curious. A beautiful and smart woman like you must be adored by many men, and women probably, but I don't see any ring on your fingers, so I assume you're not married yet." Bo cut before Lauren gave her answer.
Bo's face flushed red like a lobster right now. But she could see Lauren's aura brightened up hearing the brunette's compliment for her.
"No. No, it's okay. I'm just surprised because I never considered Isaac as my boyfriend before. Well, he asked me out on a date several times, but I don't feel 'it' with him. He's a good colleague of mine. He offers me a research grant to Amazon. It's an interesting opportunity, but I have job at hospital and I can't just leave my patients, especially there is one patient that really needs my care."
"Oh, good to know."
"Say what?"
"Nothing."
Bo tapped her finger on the glass nervously, then put it on the table near her.
"So, you don't have any boyfriend, or girlfriend?"
"Currently, no."
"I guess your job is the number one priority for you, doctor?"
Lauren chuckled. "So I hear."
"How's work?"
"Work is busy as always, sometimes it's exhausting but I love it. It's my dream job since I was a kid. Saving people's lives is amazing for me."
"I see." Bo responded.
"How about you, Bo?"
"I run a business, a bar called The Dal. Maybe one day I can take you there. I wanna buy you some drink to say thank you."
"Okay. If you insist." Lauren smiled.
Bo smiled back to Lauren before continued.
"Lauren, you said earlier there is one patient that needs your attention?" Bo asked, feeling disappointed she wasn't the only patient that needed Lauren's care.
"Yes. This one man is in coma, but none of the doctors in the hospital able to find out what really happened to him. We already run some tests and diagnoses on him, but the results said he didn't infected by any disease or illness. It looks like something drained the energy out from him, but he's still alive until now."
Bo felt familiar with the symptoms.
"That's weird. For how long he's in coma?"
Lauren looked at the ceiling, trying to remember.
"About one or two weeks ago, his sister found him unconscious in a hotel room near my workplace."
Bo remembered the tall arrogant dude she drained ten days ago. Such a sloppy feed, Evony would be mad if she found out what her sister did.
"So what would you and the other doctors do?"
"I don't know. My colleagues were doing some researches. I wanna give suggestion to bring him to witch doctor, because what happens to him is so strange, as if someone put a curse on him. But I'm a doctor, my boss and colleagues will laugh at me, because we should only trust science."
Bo laughed. Lauren pouted seeing Bo's reaction.
"I'm sorry. I laugh because you're funny and different. Not many doctors are as open-minded as you. To be completely honest, it's interesting for me."
"As long as you don't say that just to cheer me up." Lauren smirked.
Bo chuckled. "So, you believe in non-scientific things? Like fairies maybe?"
"Well, my mom told me when she was seven years old, a guardian angel saved her from an accident. She kept saying that we must accept in this universe there are some things that can't be explained with logic. So yeah, even I'm a doctor, I believe in that kind of things." Lauren answered, smiling to the brunette.
Bo's eyes swept the floor beneath her before she offered her help to the blonde.
"I have a psychic friend. She can fix all unusual illness. If you interested, I can ask her to heal your patient. The result is guaranteed. You don't have to pay if she's not success."
Lauren smirked, holding her laugh.
"But it's okay if you're not interested."
"No, Bo. I trust you. It's just, I'm thinking if a witch doctor can heal all kind of illness, then no one would go to a medical doctor like me."
"Oh. Fortunately, not all people believe in witch doctor. You don't have to worry about it. In my opinion, the patients still prefer medical doctors, especially if they're hot like you."
"It only happens if I consider every patient as potential tryst."
"Do you?"
"I won't tell you, that's my secret." Lauren winked at the brunette.
Bo swore that she would have a mini heart attack if the booze didn't calm her body a little bit.
"So if I take your offer, how much should I pay for it?" Lauren asked, trying to divert the conversation.
"We can talk about it later after my psychic friend successfully heals your patient. I promise the price is nice, or you don't have to see my pretty face again, doctor."
"Deal." Lauren exclaimed with a smile.
It was past mid night and Lauren had an early morning in hospital. Bo excused herself because she didn't want to disturb the doctor. Besides Bo thought that taking things slow on the front would be good for everyone if they were okay with that.
"See you on Wednesday, Bo." Lauren said to Bo in front of her apartment door.
"See you too, doctor."
Bo walked toward the elevator.
"Oh, Bo!" Lauren called the brunette.
Bo turned her back. "Yes?"
"I don't have your number yet."
Bo mentioned her phone number and Lauren saved it.
"Good night, Lauren."
"You don't want my number?" Lauren asked.
Bo shook her head. "I'll know it's you who call me, even if you don't give your number to me." Bo smiled.
The truth was Bo already had the blonde doctor's phone number in her contact, but Bo didn't tell Lauren about it.
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"Hey, Succuboobs!"
"Stop calling me like that, Tammy, as if you don't have them."
"But at least I cover them properly." Tamsin said, stroking the collar of her own shirt.
"They are my assets you know. Besides, I'm not in the mood talking about boobs in a place like this."
"Fine. How about us talk another topic? I promise it's a hot one in our clan."
Bo gave Tamsin a glance, didn't show her interest. She knew her best friend loved to gossip while Bo was not a fan of it.
"Did you hear that Marek is dating a human now? And his girlfriend is a stripper in a nightclub a few blocks from your bar?"
Hearing about succubus/incubus relationship with humans got Bo's attention.
"I mean, really Bo? What's wrong with The Levianth brothers? Marek's brother married a human. Well Marco was lucky enough because their firstborn child was incubus. But still, I can imagine if the baby was human, our society will dump him regarding Marco chose his human wife over our clan."
Tamsin drank her cappuccino before continued.
"Seems like Marek is following his brother's love life path now. I just don't get it, Bo, what's so special with humans, they're lower than us. Why the hell some of us choose them over their own kind?"
Tamsin's words hit Bo's nerves.
"Tamsin, you understand that I don't like to gossip, right? Besides, I guess you're just jealous because you still love your ex-boyfriend."
"Yeah I know, babe. But what's wrong with you today? Did someone spilled coffee on your cleavages?"
Bo put some money on the table, then stood up.
"Bo? Hey relax, girl. I'm sorry okay?"
Tamsin grabbed Bo's wrist and made her sat down on the couch again.
"I don't know what's wrong with my story. I get it that gossip is not your thing and I understand that your relationship with uncle Trick make you friendlier toward humans. Maybe my story insults your mood this morning. But Bo, we're friends since we're 10, so I know that if something wrong happens to my bestie. And I'm sure something happened to you, babe." Tamsin said her sorry to Bo.
Bo shrugged her shoulders, and took a deep breath. She directed her gaze toward her best friend, but no single word came from her mouth.
"You want to talk it with me?"
Bo only looked at Tamsin with conflicted expression.
"Is it about Satyr?"
Bo shook her head.
"Then what is it, Bo? I love to gossip, but you know me. I always keep your secret save with me. You can trust me."
Bo sighed.
"About ten days ago, I had sex with this guy."
"Don't say you're in love him."
"No! No! Tamsin, don't cut before I finish."
"Sorry, I can't handle myself." Tamsin chuckled. "Then?"
Bo took a deep breath before continued her story.
"I drained him. I did it, not only to feed but also to give him some lesson because he yelled at Trick and hit the table in The Dal. So I sucked his chi more than I usually take from a human male until he almost died. Don't worry because he's still alive now, but he's lying in the coma."
"So what's the problem? That dude was lucky you still had mercy for him."
"The problem is, I met the doctor who took care of me at hospital. She told me that she was treating a male patient in coma and I'm sure he is my victim. I promised to help her, saying that I have a physic friend who can heal any kind of unusual illness."
Tamsin laughed so hard.
"And she believed you? She's a doctor, right? I thought every doctor only believe in science and needle."
"Fortunately, yes."
"Interesting. I wanna meet this doctor. So, where's the problem?"
"Unfortunately, I need someone to disguise as a physic, because it's not possible if I told her that I'm the physic, I don't want her to have strange thinking about me. So Tamsin, would you help me, please?"
"No. Just no, Bo. I'm sorry."
"Pretty please?" Bo gave her puppy eyes.
"Ugh. Stop staring at me like that, Bo. Remember I got C in acting class, babe. But even though I want to help you, I can't, or I can't do it a.s.a.p. There's a flight I need to catch tomorrow before the dawn, and I will be in Vancouver until next month."
"Oh, Tammy. Then what should I do?" Bo pouted.
"Why don't you ask Tabitha?"
"Our annoying childish little brat cousin, Tabitha?"
"Yeah. She's such a drama queen. Perfect job for her, she'll love it."
"Do you have another candidate, Tammy?" Bo asked desperately.
"Just take it or leave it, Bo. I have her number if you want."
Bo sighed. "Fine."
"So that's all? Or is there anything else you want to talk?"
"That's all."
Tamsin took her phone and sent Tabitha's number to Bo. When she looked at her best friend, she knew that Bo had another thing that bugged her mind right now.
"Bo, are you okay?"
"Actually there is something else that happens to me lately. It's distracting my mind, my day and night thinking about it. But I'm not sure if I'm ready to talk about it right now with someone else. I'm sorry, Tamsin."
"I understand, babe. You should take your time. Just come to me whenever you need to talk about it." Tamsin patted Bo's shoulder.
Bo nodded and gave a brief smile to the blonde. She looked at her phone screen, deciding to call her cousin because it was the only way to get closer with Lauren.
- To Be Continued -