I am building the story a bit more here with a little more about Bo and Tamsin's relationship and Bo's history. I hope you are all still enjoying the story. I always strive to keep things fresh and interesting, so please keep your feedback coming and let me know how I am doing! Thank you all for reading/following/reviewing, you are all awesome.

Chapter 9

Kenzi nearly chokes when Bo introduces the gentleman she has been oogling as her boss. She struggles to regain her cool as Bo finishes her greeting, but for some reason she is a ball of nerves around this man.

"Thank you so much for inviting us" Bo leans in and gives him a friendly hug.

"Of course. I am so happy to finally meet people in Bo's life. She likes to be mysterious" he smiles and elbows her in jest.

Hale is familiar with Bo's past and is just excited that she is finally making a life for herself outside of work. He has become more of a friend since getting to know Bo and that's how he was able to see all the potential she has, thus leading to her opportunity as an exec. Everyone told him he was crazy for promoting a new and unknown, but he is sure that she will make them all eat their words very soon.

Satisfied that he has fullfilled his duties as host, he turns his attention to Kenzi, "Would you care to dance lil mama?"

Lauren is used to seeing her friend in the predator role socially, so it is amusing to her when her friend's blue eyes go wide as she looks from side to side and gestures to herself in question, "Moi?"

Hale just chuckles at the girl, "Yeah, you! I don't see anyone else standing here all single and looking hot as hell. You are single right?"

Kenzi nods affirmatively as he takes her hand and starts leading her away.

Being pulled toward the make shift dance floor, she turns toward her friends to mouth the word "Hot" as she bites her lip and shakes her hand as if it were burned.

Bo and Lauren are all smiles as Kenzi skips off excitedly with Hale. Bo pulls the blonde in for a quick kiss before reassuring her that Hale really is a great guy and that she wouldn't let her best friend go off with any of the jackasses. That earns her another quick, but arousing kiss with Lauren tugging on her bottom lip as they part to show her appreciation.

Out of the corner of her eye, Bo catches Dyson watching her and Lauren intently and thinks to herself, "Speaking of jackasses." Yes, they dated briefly when she first started there, but he only ever seems to come around now when he is jealous or intimidated. She secretly prays that he doesn't make a scene tonight and make Lauren uncomfortable.

The tall, gruffly handsome, blonde executive is sure he has seen Bo's date somewhere before, but just can't place her right now. He certainly knows he has never seen Bo with her before, or any woman for that matter. Taking note of how cozy the pair seem, he wonders what the deal is with Bo. Nursing his drink, he patiently waits for an opportunity to speak with Bo alone.

When he finally sees that Bo and her date have been parted by guests as they engage in separate conversations, he stealthily makes his way over to the brunette. Bo turns around hoping to find Lauren only to bump into Dyson.

"Hello Bo. You look gorgeous, as usual" he charms with a smile.

Bo does her best to remain polite but her reply is harsh, "Dyson." She folds her arms across her chest defensively as she asks, "What do you want?"

He finds himself a bit upset at the cold reception. He knows they are not on the best of terms, but that has never stopped them from having heated sexual encounters. He opts for the casual approach, filling the air with casual banter as he tries to reel the brunette in, failing to notice Bo's eyes darting around the room in search of her girlfriend.

Dyson keeps moving in, standing closer than normal and seemingly flirting with Bo as Lauren watches the two from the corner of her eye. Feeling her possessive side rear it's ugly head, she is not at all happy with the way he is looking at Bo and can see that the brunette keeps moving away from him uncomfortably. Lauren politely excuses herself from her conversation in order to sneak up to her girlfriend and squash the offending man's advances. Bo is caught by surprise when an arm snake's around her waist and pulls her close to place a kiss on her cheek. The brunette's dimples are out in full force when she smiles at the realization that Lauren is there to not only rescue her from the situation, but for her actions to declare that Bo is hers, too.

He looks away and grumbles to himself as Bo closes her eyes, still smiling at the gesture and the feel of the warm arm possessively draped around her. She runs her hand over Lauren's, and on the inside the brunette is loving the fact that she has been claimed right in front of the man. She struggles to hide her smirk at the blonde dousing the flames Dyson was trying so hard to stoke. Bo still can't figure out what part of 'we are done' Dyson doesn't understand.

Relieved by the save, Bo feels herself relax into the blonde's body as she happily introduces her date. "Hey Lauren, meet Dyson, he is another one of the ad execs here."

"Nice to meet you Dyson" Lauren confidently offers her hand. He stares at it for a moment before accepting it politely with a nod "Hello, Lauren."

An uncomfortable silence falls between the them until Dyson can't contain his curiosity any longer. "So…" he raises his brow and looks between the two women.

Reading the question on his mind, Bo jumps in immediately, "So, Lauren's my girlfriend." She gives the blonde's waist a squeeze, but her dark eyes remain fixed on the man, studying his response to the revelation.

"Oh," he says, half surprised, half dejected. "Guess I didn't realize…anyway, I am glad that you both could make it."

Bo keeps a straight face but Lauren ducks her head to hide her smirk at his discomfort. From the way he was acting moments ago, she could tell he had a thing for her girlfriend. She was not happy about that and will have to get the rest of the scoop on that later.

He stares at the blonde curiously, trying to place her. "Lauren, have we met? You look really familiar."

Lauren's face drops as she struggles to keep her composure. She shakes her head, "Umm…no, I am pretty sure we haven't."

"Shit" she thinks to herself, hoping he doesn't put two and two together. It's not like anyone knowing that she dances at the Dal is a huge deal, but she really doesn't want Bo's friends and co-workers to forever refer to her as "Bo's stripper girlfriend" when she will be a doctor very soon. She is sure that if anyone recognizes her it would be the talk of the office very quickly. Plus, she doesn't want the brunette to feel the need to defend her, which is exactly what she would do based on her record so far. Bo's protective nature is a huge turn on, but it can also make things a little dicey sometimes, and of course, the blonde is doing her best to avoid drama.

Feeling her girlfriend tense up, Bo wraps her arms around Lauren's back and leads her away. "We are going to mingle. Dyson, it was nice to see you."

"Bo. Lauren. Enjoy your evening" Dyson politely takes his leave, his mind still reeling from the fact that Bo is with a woman, and the nagging voice in his mind that keeps telling him he has seen the blonde before.

Satisfied that her point has been made, Lauren watches the man walk away without a glance back at them. Lauren knows that Bo has past lovers that she will have to encounter, but she is also realizing that dating someone as beautiful and charming as Bo will require many more valiant saves like this. "Maybe I should just get her a sign that says taken," she laughs to herself.

Making their way around the party, Bo introduces her girlfriend to many of her co-workers and a few special clients that Hale always invites to his parties. The brunette is in awe of how the blonde fits so perfectly into her life as they easily navigate the scene together. Lauren is shaking hands and schmoozing as if she were a politician, moving with ease and grace through the crowd, as her easy smile lights up the room. Bo never ceases to be amazed by her girlfriend and is pretty sure she has scored beaucoup points all the way around brining the blonde to the party.

Even Hale seems to like her, as they chat about some kind of medical thing he saw on the news and was interested in trying to land a deal with the company. Of course, Hale also seems to really like Kenzi. The two haven't separated since they started dancing. Bo has to admit that she is quite surprised at Kenzi's adaptability. Despite the young girl's interesting fashion choices and use of slang, she is very capable of holding an intellectual business conversation and mingling with higher ups. If you were to just judge her by appearance, you would never guess her to be so intelligent and well spoken.

Taking a moment to look at the people around her, Bo smiles brightly at her good fortune. First, her boss and friend, Hale, who has given her an amazing opportunity and put his faith in her. Then, there is the two women who have quickly become so prominent in her life, the sexy, blonde, doctor girlfriend and her crazy, loyal, Goth friend. Finally, one who isn't here, the woman who has always been in the background and made all of this possible, her only family, Tamsin. It's a warm feeling to be surrounded by people who love and care about you and want you to be happy.

Lauren, noticing the sudden elated smile on her girlfriend's face, looks at her questioningly. Bo leans in, "It's nothing babe. I'm just happy, that's all. Let's go dance."

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When they finally crawl out of bed the next day, the women find themselves quietly enjoying coffee and the view from the balcony of Bo's penthouse. Bo and Lauren are seated close together, the brunette has her hand intertwined with the blonde's on her thigh. Struggling to fully wake up following a late night out, Kenzi has her hand propping up her head on the table, mumbling something to herself about being up so early and how there should be laws about it. Never a morning person anyway, apparently eleven thirty is still too early for her.

In her current state of grogginess, Lauren is finding it hard to be tactful in her desire to find out what her friend thought of Hale last night.

"Geeze Lo, you know I usually demand vodka before I spill my secrets" she groans, not really wanting to engage in conversation yet.

Lauren is so used to her friend bragging about her exploits the next day, that she finds it endearing that she is keeping it hush-hush this time. That doesn't mean the blonde isn't still dying to know how it went though, as she rolls her eyes and pleads, "C'mon Kenz, you two were attached at the hip and all smiles from the time you first spoke, so spill it."

The girl's head remains tiredly in her hands with her eyes closed, but a small smile crosses her lips as she fills them in on the nights events. "He's got swagger, that's fo' sho'. And good looking and successful and killer style. We danced and talked a lot. He offered me a summer internship at the company...said since I was studying business, I could work with the fashion accounts if I wanted. Just like all the others, can't get enough of this." The girl points to herself with a tired smirk.

Bo and Lauren excitedly chime in at the same time, "That's awesome!"

The girl finally opens her blue eyes again, a new sparkle in them that Lauren hasn't seen in a long time. "Yeah I think so. Thank you again, Bo for inviting me. I have wanted to look into a summer job in the city. I am actually going to brunch with him in a bit."

"Ohhhhh" Lauren jokes in a sing song voice "Kenzi likes Hale!"

"Shut it blondie, it's too early for that" she smiles, feeling the butterflies in her belly just thinking of their date later.

Bo laughs heartily at the two friend's kidding one another and exchanging light punches in the arm.

"Anytime Kenzi. I am happy you had a good time. Lauren, how bout we poke around town and grab some lunch at my favorite pub? I can take you to a few of my favorite spots." The brunette's voice is hopeful, her expressive eyes showing that she wants to open herself up to this woman she is cares so deeply for.

"Sounds like fun Bo. I just have to be back by five so I can get ready for work." Lauren hates to be the downer, but she does have a job to go back to tonight, though hopefully, she won't have to do it much longer.

Bo frowns at the mention of her girlfriend having to leave. She really hates that she can't see her everyday, and each time they are together is precious little time.

"Don't worry, I will have you back on time" the brunette forces a smile, though Lauren can tell she hates hearing the reminder. The blonde whole heartedly agrees that she would rather be here with Bo. There time together never seems long enough, especially now that they are acting more as a couple and not just hooking up for sex...even if it is mind blowing sex.

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It's a busy Saturday afternoon at the local Irish pub. Waiting for their order to be taken, Bo spies a familiar blonde seated at the bar with her back to them. Sadness overcomes the brunette seeing the woman alone once again. She knows that the bitchy facade is merely a cover for her loneliness and that the woman is deeply passionate and caring.

"Just a moment, babe. There is someone I want you to meet. Someone very important to me."

Lauren looks on curiously as her eyes follow bo's path across the room. She arches a brow when her girlfriend cozies up to a blonde at the bar. Feeling a quick pang of jealousy, but quickly dismissing it, she doesn't want to be one of those girfriends.

When they turn to look back at her she quickly averts her gaze so as not to be caught staring. Bo leads the tall blonde over to the table and Lauren grips her hands nervously under the table.

Lauren gets up from her chair as they approach, taking in the sight of the beautiful, older woman, who doesn't seem too happy about being bothered.

"Tamsin, this is my girlfriend Lauren. Lauren, I'd like you to meet Tamsin. She is my family." Bo rubs Tamsins back lovingly as Lauren catches a quick glimmer of appreciation in the woman's eyes before her expression softens.

"I am very happy to meet you, Tamsin." The two shake hands before they all take their seats.

Bo plans to steer the conversation, preventing Tamsin from interrogating Lauren like she usually does with new people, but the two women amazingly navigate on their own smoothly, leaving Bo sitting there in silence. Lauren, it seems, is fairly adept at steering her own conversations, deflecting the overly personal questions and working in other details of her life while setting Tamsin at ease enough to answer questions of how she and Bo met. Lauren talks about med school and where she grew up. Bo eventually joins in and after nearly an hour of banter, Lauren excuses herself to ladies room.

Tamsin takes a long sip of her beer as she watches the blonde walk away. "Very nice Bo. She's sweet, beautiful and a skilled conversationalist."

"I know right?" Bo gushes, still somewhat surprised at her good luck. "She's also a genius."

Tamsin teases, "Well I don't know about that, she picked you" she nudges the brunette.

The brunette scrunches her face, not amused by the dig. "Har Deeee Har, Tam. No, she really is a genius, IQ wise. But she's caring, funny and sexy as hell. I really like her," Bo confesses, fiddling her fingers nervously. It's been a while since the two of them have had a heart to heart.

"Really? I couldn't tell" the tall blonde feigns disbelief. "Are you kidding me? You are off the charts lit up around her, but I can tell it's mutual."

"Yeah?"

"Hello, Captain Obvious! Don't need to be a genius for that. She's head over heels for you" Tamsin states with much certainty, echoing to Bo that she is cray if she can't see that.

Bo's smile fades as she seems to go somewhere else in her mind. "I hope so. I can really see spending the rest of my life with her. I just hope I don't mess it up. You know me." Her eyes fade to the floor, biting the inside of her cheek in nervousness.

Normally uncomfortable with shows of affection or concern, the older woman can't stand it when the brunette thinks lowly of herself. Tamsin looks dead at Bo, green eyes meeting brown ones, "Bo, you are a long way from the girl I first met. You are honorable and virtuous, smart and beautiful and you deserve all things good in your life. You have worked hard to get here and I am proud of you." The older blonde breaks their gaze and clears her throat before she lifts the mug to her lips and finishes off her beer. She motions the waitress for a refill and returns her eyes to Bo.

The brunette's eyes are glassy with emotion, not expecting the outpouring of support from her longtime friend. "Thanks Tamsin. I owe it all to you. You always have my back, you believed in me when I didn't believe in myself. I owe you big time."

"Repay me by living a great life, Bo. Make it a wonderful one all that you were meant to achieve." Tamsin pats the brunette's hand gently and then angles to change the subject to something less emotional. "Have you set up ur meeting with those clients yet? I sure would like to get that bonus."

"Next week, either Monday or Wednesday" Bo shrugs, understanding the sudden topic change. She really hopes it's Wednesday because Lauren's off and she won't have to be uncomfortable around Bo.

Lauren can see that the emotions are raw when she returns to the table. Tamsin excuses herself, much to the couple's dismay. "So nice to meet you, Lauren. I am glad Bo has found someone that makes her happy" she says, her voice thick with sincerity.

"Thank you. She makes me happy, too. Very nice to meet you as well. I hope to see you again soon."

Tamsin leaves the couple at the table and exits the pub with out looking back. She feels overwhelmingly happy for Bo, who has worked so hard to straighten her life out, but there is sadness in her heart for herself. She remembers what that love and happiness feels like and longs to have that special someone in her life again. She hasn't had it since before she met Bo, and that ended badly. She can only hope that Bo gets her 'happily ever after.'

XXX

With Kenzi out on her date with Hale, the couple heads back to Bo's early so they can enjoy some alone time before Lauren goes to work. The blonde requests a stop by the store so she can get a few things to make her special cookies before she leaves tonight.

"I want you to have something to remind you of me while I am gone tonight. Something sinfully delicious" she winks.

Bo loves playful Lauren. She loves it even more when she can rattle her back. "I thought it would have to be something dripping with sweetness, like you usually are for me."

Okay, that just made her sex ache. Lauren closes her eyes and bites her lip to keep control as Bo unlocks her door. Those tables turned in a hurry and it is going to be a challenge to get those cookies made now, but she does enjoy their little game of seduction. It's a game she hates to lose, not that there is really a loser, but it's such a turn on being able to keep this beautiful creature under her spell.

Reading every emotion the blonde is feeling, Bo pats herself on the back and plans to see how much farther she can take it before their time is up. She watches as Lauren unpacks the bags and begins gathering her equipment.

Feeling her girlfriend's eyes on her makes her hotter, but she refuses to be the only one getting flush. The blonde turns to get a bowl and undoes a few buttons on her dark blue blouse. When she turns back to Bo she pulls her hair back to one side, exposing that long, slender neck the brunette loves to kiss. Bo also takes notice of the newly visible skin with just a hint of the blonde's lace bra showing. It's just enough to tease her mind into imagining what underwear she has on, if it's matching, and how it feels to tease her nipples through the fabric.

Lauren tries to work quickly but she has a lot to make. "I also have to make Kenzi her own heping or there will be hell to pay" she laughs. "Besides, she would eat all of yours, and I want you to be able to savor your own batch."

Bo laughs with her, commenting on the astronomical amount of food the little Russian eats. She gets up and makes her way around to her girlfriend, as the blonde is putting the last of the cookies in the oven. She wraps strong arms around the blonde's waist from behind, squeezing her tight while her face nuzzles in the crook of her neck, breathing in her scent.

The feel of Bo against her skin causes her to heat up inside. The anticipation of what happens next ramping up the ache between her legs. It is always amazing and always very different. The unknown and unexpected nature of their love making seems to heighten the desire. Lauren runs her finger along the bowl, covering it in dark chocolate cookie dough. She places it slowly into her mouth and sucks on the finger, groaning in pleasure at the wonderful taste.

She can feel Bo push her hips against her ass, the brunette's own need rising just as fast. Lauren runs the finger around the bowl once again, picking up what is left of the dough, but this time she offers it to Bo, who happily takes the finger into her mouth and sucks it clean. She continues running her tongue around the finger and sucking on it, causing the blonde to gasp and Bo to moan as their bodies start to move together in rhythm. Bo slowly begins to undo the rest of Laurens button, sliding the blouse down her arms and exposing a soft shoulder to her wanting mouth. Lauren hisses as Bo nips and sucks her skin while running her hands up and down her outer thigh.

The brunette look at the timer "In five more minutes you are in trouble Lauren Lewis" she husks into the blonde's ear, making the woman shiver.

Never wanting five minutes to pass faster than she does right now, Lauren also feels a challenge here. She whispers seductively, "You think you can last five more minutes with me?"

Bo laughs, noting to herself that she has the upper hand right now. She can feel how turned on her girlfriend is and is pretty sure it won't take much to push her over the edge, but she loves a challenge, especially one that ends with her making the blonde scream. "I think you should be more worried about yourself lasting four more minutes now."

Lauren can hear the smirk in Bo's voice, as the brunette's hands continue to roam over her breasts, stomach and thighs. The blonde reaches down and undoes her pants button and zipper. She takes Bo's hands in her own, one she places over her breast and begins massaging it, while the other one she guides down her pants, under her lace panties and places Bo's fingers right into her dripping core.

They both gasp at the contact and Lauren can't help but rock her hips. Steadying her mind so as not to lose her own game, she feels Bo rocking into her back harder as she gets more and more turned on. Lauren is sure that her lover is dripping as well as she pulls Bo's hand out of her pants, causing a disappointed groan to escape the brunette's lips by not allowing her to enjoy another touch of the glorious wetness she has created and is no doubt dying to enjoy. Three more minutes, she hopes she can hold out, as she brings her lover's fingers coated with her own wetness to her lips. Lauren nips the end of one finger gently before taking the sex coated fingers into her mouth and sucking them clean. She moans at the delicious taste as she continues to tease the fingers with her tongue.

"Fuck" Bo growls and pulls her fingers out, spinning Lauren around quickly and crashing their mouths together hard. She wants Lauren and she wants her now! Not in another one to two minutes. Since when does five minutes take this long?

Bo's tongue delves deeply into Lauren's open mouth as she practically devours her lover, not longer able to keep her control. A deep, satisfied chuckle escapes Lauren as they break for air. Bo's hooded eyes rakes over her lover's form as Lauren begins to undo Bo's clothes and takes one of her perfect breasts into her mouth. She slowly works the brunette backward against the wall without her even realizing it. The blonde's warm tongue teases a sensitive nipple before turning into a hard suck and a bite. Bo's knees nearly give way as Lauren slide her thigh in between her lover's legs and presses hard against her sex. She rocks slow and hard into her while one hand massages a breast and the other has a handful of dark locks. The blonde pulls Bo's head back by the hair. Bo smirks at sweet pain and pleasure from her lover playing rough as her neck is suddenly assaulted by soft, swollen lips nipping and sucking their way. The combination of Lauren's mouth on her skin, hand on her breast and pressure on her sensitive clit is too much as Bo begins to tremble in her lover's grasp. Lauren can feel victory as she increases her pressure and pace making Bo come undone with loud screams of passion, calling her name out just seconds before the buzzer on the oven goes off.

The blonde hold her lover up while she recovers from her orgasm, a satisfied smile on her face.

Bo looks at her lover breathlessly through hooded eyes, "I can see you are pretty proud of yourself. Now get those damn cookies out of the oven because we have two more hours and you are definitely in trouble now you little vixen." She laughs and pulls the blonde in for a searing kiss before pulls away and slapping her on the ass. "You got one minute to meet me in the bedroom."

As Bo heads toward her room she hears Lauren call out, "Didn't I tell you you'd think of me when you are eating those cookies?"

Bo stops in her tracks, a huge grin breaks out across her face. She shakes her head at the sneaky blonde. She will definitely be thinking of her. In fact she will probably think of her any time she eats any cookie for the rest of her life, a life she hopes will include this amazing woman for a long time to come.

She is snapped from her thoughts a Lauren slaps her on the ass and runs by giggling. "Let's go Dennis, time's a tickin' and you got work to do!"

Her whole body aches for this woman every minute of everyday. She longs to see her, hold her and talk to her. Suddenly Bo can admit to herself something she never believed she could.

"I'm in love with this woman."

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Wow! My longest chapter ever. It just coming out. I hope you enjoy it. Sorry for any errors, I wanted to get it all right out to you lovely people ASAP!