I am so sorry for the delay on getting this chapter up. Real life got in the way. Anyway, it's up now, and I hope you like it!
Lauren, Bo, and all other Lost Girl characters belong to the incredible people over at Prodigy Pictures. I just borrowed them for a bit.
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Tamsin watched the blonde out of the corner of her eye as they drove. She was hoping that Lauren might cry, and it looked like there was a good chance that would happen. She had been trying to get the doctor's attention the old fashioned way, but that hasn't worked. If she couldn't have the doctor no one else was going to either. Especially not Bo.
"Why are you doing this, Tamsin?" Lauren was looking at her with soft eyes full of unshed tears. It was clear that she was trying to hold it together. "Why me? I've never done anything to you. I've been kind to you since you first started here. We've worked together on so many cases together... I just don't understand why you're doing this." The doctor looked back down at her hands and focused on remaining calm. She had to find a way to escape.
Tamsin grinned and threw a quick glance at the distraught woman next to her. "Oh Lauren. This isn't just about you anymore. It's much bigger than that now. You'll see." She pulled the car up to a large building and killed the engine. Before Lauren had a chance to open the door, she felt a needle sliding into her neck. The last thing she saw before the world went dark was Tamsin's smile.
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Bo was losing her mind. They had been searching for a killer who had been right under their noses the whole time. No wonder there was so little evidence. She knew exactly how to avoid it. Bo had been beating herself up enough about the whole thing, but now Tamsin had Lauren. Who knows what was going on at this moment. Bo had to do something.
Hale walked into the room just as Bo was standing up to leave. "Where are you going? Do you have something?" He looked at the wild look in Bo's eyes and knew what was going on in her mind. She looked at her partner and realized she needed to just be honest. "I don't have anything, but I can't just sit here while we wait for information. I have to go find her." Hale looked at the folder in his hands. "I have somewhere we can start. Lauren's phone. It's dead now, probably from her throwing it out the window. But we were able to get the last known location from the cell company. At least we'll have a direction to start looking." He grabbed his coat and rushed after Bo, who was already headed out the door. "Bo, we will find her. I truly believe that. Just don't do anything crazy, ok? Lauren needs you to be strong right now." Bo looked at her partner and nodded. She would do whatever it took to get Lauren back, crazy or not.
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When Lauren came to, she realized that she was sitting in a chair. Her wrists and ankles were bound. The second thing she noticed was that the gun she had been carrying lately in an ankle holster was gone. Of course it was. She had to keep calm and think about what she needed to do. She had to keep Tamsin calm until Bo could find her. She knew that it was all going to come down to time. Looking around, she tried to find anything that might help her situation. They appeared to be in an abandoned area of town. Judging from the building they had driven up to, it was an old storage facility or workshop. Lauren could see a large overhead door at one end of the building. There appeared to be a small office at that end as well. The walls held lots of old tools like maybe this had been a mechanic's shop at some point. There was a distinct smell of bleach in the air, like the building had been cleaned recently. Lauren tried to turn around and see as much of the building as possible.
Tamsin's voice echoed through the large room. "Well well, look who's finally awake." Lauren could hear footsteps coming up behind her. Stepping in front of the doctor, Tamsin placed a chair on the floor. She straddled the chair backwards, leaning her arms on the back as if she was just relaxing. "So Lauren, I guess you have a type. Tall brunette detectives are what do it for you? Guess that's why you never paid any attention to me. I'm just a lowly lab tech, right? Never had any chance of dating a doctor." Realization crept over Lauren's face. Tamsin had a crush on her. How did she not see this before? She had to do something before this got out of hand.
"Tamsin. You're not a lowly lab tech. You're important to the team. Plus, you're one of the best we have." Except you kill people on the side. "Why didn't you ever tell me how you felt?" She wasn't sure if this was a good idea, but she had no idea what Tamsin had planned. If she could keep her talking, it would give Bo more time to get here. She had to think of something.
Watching the blonde sitting calmly in front of her, Tamsin was filled with rage. "Why didn't I ever tell you?! I tried to show you! Always checking on you when you worked late. Helping you in the lab all the time. I tried to be nice to you so you would notice me, but you only ever notice her!" She stood up and kicked her chair to the side as she closed the gap between them. Leaning down into Lauren's face, Tamsin smiled. The look sent a shiver down the doctor's spine. "But you're mine now, aren't you?" Tamsin leaned down and kissed her roughly. She licked her lips as she pulled back and turned to walk toward the office. Lauren was beginning to realize just how bad this situation was.
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Bo and Hale pulled over when they reached the spot where Lauren's phone had last been tracked. They spent a few minutes looking before finding it in the grass on the edge of the road. Bo held onto it tightly. Lauren had been here. This was a start. "Ok, Hale. We need to look into any buildings in this area that might be abandoned. This road leads out to the marina, right? I bet there are lots of buildings out there that aren't being used at this time of year." Hale nodded. He was glad Bo was holding it together thus far. "I'll have them run a search. I did some quick background on Tamsin before we left the station."
He pulled out a very thin folder and flipped it open. "I didn't get a chance to go over it with you before we left. Full name is Tamsin Skarsten. Her family moved here from Norway when she was six. They lived here until she was fourteen, then moved to Ottawa. She went to medical school at the University of Ottawa after graduation. She worked with the police department there for three years before moving back here three months ago." Bo listened intently, hoping to get something that could help them. Nothing Hale said triggered anything for her. "Ok. Call in the search for buildings out this way. In the meantime, let's head toward the marina." The pair pulled back onto the road and headed for the water.
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Back at the warehouse, Lauren had managed to get the rope on one wrist loosened, but not enough to completely free her hand. Step one was to get loose from the chair. She'd worry about step two once she got that far. She stopped wiggling when she saw Tamsin walking back toward her from the office. Game face on.
"Lauren, I'm sorry for earlier. I didn't mean to yell at you. I'm normally a very calm person." Lauren couldn't help but notice the knife that Tamsin was tapping on her palm. "It's just that you make me so emotional. You always have, since we were kids." She saw the confused look on Lauren's face and her lips curled into a smile. "You don't remember me, do you?" The laugh that came from her mouth terrified Lauren. She took a deep breath and hoped that she could calm Tamsin down. "We went to middle school together, Lauren. But I guess you don't remember that. Do you remember playing Spin The Bottle at that party at Charlotte Palmer's house?" She watched as the realization washed over Lauren's face.
"Tammy. You went by Tammy then." The knife stopped tapping and Tamsin smiled at the blonde. "See? You do remember me. You were my first kiss, Lauren. I felt the fireworks, and I knew you did too. Didn't you realize then that we were meant to be?" She started pacing around Lauren's chair as she talked. "When I moved back here, I thought that we would finally be able to be together. I thought that you would remember me, and we could pick back up where we started. But you didn't even give me the time of day." She stopped in front of Lauren, and their eyes met. Lauren saw the pain and the anger in her eyes and knew that she needed to do something.
"I'm sorry I didn't recognize you. I don't think I ever knew that your name was Tamsin when we were younger. And you look so different now. Your hair was short then, and you had glasses, right?" She took a deep breath. "I can't even see the younger version of you anymore. You're so beautiful now. So grown up." Tamsin laughed and leaned down in front of the doctor. "I know what you're doing, Lauren. It's too late for that. You wasted all of your energy on her when you could have had me. I would have been so good to you." She raised the knife up and ran the tip of it along Lauren's jaw. The small line of blood appeared almost instantly. "Now, I'm not going to be quite so nice."
Lauren had tried not to flinch when she felt the knife piercing her skin, but she realized that her play had failed. "But it could be good, couldn't it? Maybe we could be good to each other, Tamsin. At least for right now. I can show you if you will untie me." She knew that flirting wasn't a great idea, but there wasn't much she could do while tied to the chair. Tamsin just laughed in her face. "Sorry Doc, but I don't need you to be untied for that." She slid the knife under the top button of Lauren's shirt and popped it off before moving to the next. As she worked her way lower, Lauren's heart started pounding even harder. What was she going to do now?
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Bo was trying hard not to panic. Her being in a panic wasn't going to help find Lauren. She practiced taking deep breaths and focusing on Lauren. She thought about their first kiss and how it made her feel. She knew it wasn't the best idea to keep thinking about Lauren, but the woman always knew how to calm her down. What would Lauren tell me right now? She smiled as she heard the unspoken words, took a deep breath, and opened her eyes as they reached the marina.
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Tamsin continued to talk to Lauren as she popped the buttons off one by one. "See, things were good for me in Ottawa. I had a girlfriend. I graduated from school and got my dream job. I barely even thought about you." She removed the last button and pulled Lauren's shirt open. The look on her face as she let her eyes roam made Lauren sick to her stomach. She took a deep breath and tried to remain calm. If Tamsin was so in love with her, she wouldn't really hurt her, right? The problem was, she didn't know if she even believed that herself.
"Then I came back one weekend to meet up with a couple friends. We were at the bar, and I saw you across the room. I hadn't seen you in years, but you still took my breath away. I wanted to come and say hi, but your girlfriend came back before I worked up the nerve. She was so pretty, and you both looked so happy. I swear she saw me looking at you. I watched as she pulled you in for a kiss that should be illegal in public. She made eye contact with me as she pulled away. I think I wanted to kill her right then and there." Her eyes drifted lower. She ran her finger down the side of Lauren's neck and slid the shirt off her shoulder. Lauren was trying to comprehend what Tamsin was saying, but she was also trying to think ahead and find an advantage in the situation. The realization hit her like a ton of bricks.
"Nadia?" The smile creeped slowly across Tamsin's face. "That was a car accident. They said she had an accident. It was a hit and run..." Her eyes were instantly full of tears. Leaning down to make eye contact, Tamsin shook her head. "Sorry. It wasn't an accident. It was a hit and run though." She laughed, and the sound caused Lauren to flinch. "She wasn't good enough for you, Lauren. You deserved better. I knew then that you would be mine." She twirled a lock of Lauren's hair around her finger and circled to stand behind her. Lauren couldn't stop the tears that were falling. "We weren't serious, Tamsin. It was like our fifth date! You killed her?!" She shook her head. The situation was getting out of control rapidly.
"I feel like things have taken a turn now, Lauren. I'm too invested in you. You make me feel things that I don't ever feel. When I see you, it's like there's a fire inside me that burns brighter. I don't think anyone else will ever be able to make me feel that. When I'm not around you I feel cold. It's a cold that goes all the way to my soul. I'm tired of being cold, Lauren." Tamsin had been circling the chair as she spoke. Her behavior was becoming even more erratic, and Lauren wasn't sure if she could calm her back down. She knew Bo would find her, but she wasn't sure if it would be fast enough.
Tamsin slammed her chair back down in front of Lauren and sat down again. "And then Bo comes along." She said Bo's name with a sneer. Lauren could feel the anger coming off the blonde in waves. "She's no good for you. She picked up girls in bars, you know. She could never worship you like I would have. Watching how you would swoon when she came around made me so angry. I tried to contain it, but the urges are so strong." She closed her eyes momentarily, and Lauren thought she could see her jaw clenching.
"I found small animals in the woods, and that kept it at bay for a while. I thought that if I could behave and show you that I cared about you, maybe you would realize that we could be good together. But you just kept getting closer and closer to her. Seeing you touching her drove me nearly insane. I figured out that killing others eased the pain. They were in love and happy and they didn't deserve it." She stood back up and started pacing again. "I only want for you to feel truly loved, Lauren, and I know that only I can show you that. So that's why I'm going to kill your pretty little girlfriend." She laughed at the gasp that slipped out of Lauren's mouth. "So many things to get ready. I'm sure it won't be too much longer now." She kissed Lauren's cheek and walked back to the office.
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Bo was silent, staring out the window as Hale drove slowly through the streets. They were looking for something that jumped out at them while the team ran their search. Bo's gut told her that they were close. She could almost feel Lauren. They had to find her.
Hale pointed to a large building with a black car parked on one side. "Run the plates on that one. I haven't seen a car parked at any of these buildings in three blocks. Let's just make sure they belong here." He parked across the street while Bo ran the computer search. Her eyes darted up to meet Hale's. "It's a rental. Let me see if they'll tell me who rented it." Hale watched as Bo dialed the phone with shaky hands. He really hoped that they could find Lauren soon. He wanted to get her away from here and make sure she was safe. Then they could work on the evidence against Tamsin.
Bo was still talking to the rental agent regarding the car when she threw open the door. She dropped the phone in her pocket and looked at Hale. "It's her. Tamsin rented the car. She must have thought we wouldn't find it this quickly." She shook her head. "Lauren has to be in that building, Hale. I'm going to get her. Call for backup." She stepped out of the car, pulled her gun, and strode quickly toward the building before Hale could stop her.
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Lauren's shirt was spread open, exposing her stomach and chest. She was thankful that Tamsin had left her bra alone for the moment. It had taken all of her willpower not to pull away when Tamsin had kissed the tops of her breasts and ran her tongue along Lauren's toned stomach. She was doing everything she could to keep Tamsin calm as long as possible. She needed to give Bo time to figure out where she was.
Tamsin had come back and was standing behind Lauren's chair, running her hand along the exposed shoulder. She was rather enjoying this little game. That cocky detective wouldn't be able to get out of this building alive. She was sure of it. This was all going according to her plan. She would hole up with Lauren for today. Then she was going to drug her again and take her far far away from here. She just needed today to get some things in order and then they were leaving. Lauren would come to her senses eventually and realize that they would be happy together.
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Bo had crept through a side door and was crouched in the shadows. She was trying to decide how to handle the situation best. Her first instinct had been to run for Lauren, but it was too open. Tamsin would see her immediately, and she had to assume that the woman was armed. When she saw her touching Lauren, she snapped into action. She trained her gun on Tamsin and walked confidently into the room.
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