Hi all, thanks again so much for the recent feedback, it's really great to have, particularly when you're learning the best way to pull a fanfic together. I realize I write relatively short chapters but much of that's down to my style and general brain functionality but I know where I'd like the next couple of chapters to go (at least I think I do) so hopefully I'll have them up over the course of the next week or so if study, work, life et al goes to plan.
Clearly I'm in a Copdoc frame of mind.
Tamsin had come home late from the precinct. Dyson was still recovering from his head injury and concussion meaning the paperwork she usually left to the wolf was now hers to complete. She hated paperwork.
Two nights in a row the Valkyrie had ended up in bed with Lauren and so she was agitated about what to expect this evening. She needed to find her own apartment. Or maybe go back to the truck? She couldn't keep staying with Lauren, not while whatever was going on between the two woman was going on. She would stay this one last night and then move out and maybe on.
Walking into Lauren's apartment Tamsin did what she had been doing for the past two weeks prior to the woman sleeping together. When she found Lauren had already gone to bed she called up to the Doctor letting her know it was just her walking into the apartment.
"Hi Doc, just me, you ok up there?"
For whatever reason the Valkyrie's stomach turned slightly while waiting for the response to come down.
"Hey Tamsin"
Hey Tamsin? Hmmm. The Valkyrie wondered whether there was any possible way to read into the response, was there anything in the Doctor's voice that suggested she was actually inviting her up to her bedroom? Stop it...The Valkyrie cursed herself for caring either way and headed to the kitchen and fixed herself a drink. When seeking some clarity of mind the Valkyrie always went to the bottle, it's what she had become accustomed to doing. With a drink in her hand she felt better able to manicure the truth and find the answers she wanted to find and not the ones she needed to. It was easier in that moment to convince herself that whatever she was feeling now for the Doctor was about desire, nothing more than a primal want. She even admitted to herself that she was lonely and this was simply a physical response to years of emotional isolation. This situation with the Doctor was about everything and anything but the Doctor herself, she was merely incidental.
Finishing her drink Tamsin decided the only way to stop the thinking, the feelings, was to sleep. Pulling together blankets and stripping herself down to her underwear and singlet the Valkyrie fell onto the couch, tucking herself in and rubbing her feet together in an attempt to generate heat.
Tamsin's eyes adjusted slowly to the dark as she lay on her back staring at the high ceiling above. Not feeling tired at all she began to concentrate on the cuts and bruises strewn across her body, running her fingers down some of the angry healing wounds that stung to the touch. Her mind wandered to the Doctor's delicate care for her in the aftermath of the run in with the Drakkon's Under Fae. To her tending to her wounds and how easily she allowed the Valkyrie back into her bed. Tamsin felt a frustration burn in her, she wanted to go to the Doctor in that moment. She wanted to lay next to her again and go back to that place where she had so comfortably existed for the past two evenings. Instead she was on a couch, alone again and worst of all she was caring that it was the case. Catching her mind drifting to a place emotionally she didn't want to go the Valkyrie admonished herself and closed her eyes sleep, you need to sleep, then you need to leave.
On the edge of sleep Tamsin heard a creak in the bones of the apartment that brought her back round. Eyes still shut but ears on the listen she felt movement even if she couldn't see it. Opening her eyes she looked up to see Lauren standing above her, dressed in her bathrobe. For a moment Tamsin waited for the Doctor to speak and to explain her presence but she didn't say a word, she just looked down at the Valkyrie.
"Doc, are you ok?"
A moment more of silence and Tamsin's heart rate was up.
"Lauren? Should I be worried about you? You're not hiding a knife in that robe are you?"
The Valkyrie's eyes had adjusted to the dark again, just enough to see the Doctor's mouth contort towards the creation of a word and then stop. Instead she unwrapped herself from within her robe and let it drop to her feet leaving her standing naked and exposed. The Valkyrie watched mouth agape at the situation unfolding before her and when Lauren pulled back her blankets and straddled her on the couch she simply lay there frozen in shock. The only response that Tamsin could muster immediately was to bring her hands up to Doctor's stomach, her fingers wrapped around her side and thumbs delicately rubbing the human's midriff. The Valkyrie heard herself release a deep breath and watched the Doctor above her respond to it by pulling at her arms forcing Tamsin into an upright position so the two were virtually eye to eye.
Eye to eye. This lingered gaze felt closer than anything the two had experienced together yet. A closeness physically yes, but there was something else too. Something that caught the emotion of their experience together. It was too much for the Valkyrie who closed her eyes and placed a gentle kiss on the human's lips. The Doctor responded, bringing her hand to Tamsin's face before slipping it down behind her ear and into the light blonde's hair. A first gentle kiss became filled with muted groans from the human that the Valkyrie couldn't help but respond to. Not waiting for any further permission to advance their interaction Tamsin pulled her own singlet away before pressing their bodies and mouths together again. When Tamsin brought her hand down into the Doctor's center she felt the warmth of the of the woman's desire for her. Lauren responded to the Valkyrie's thrusts by bucking her hips and biting down on her own lip in trying to hold in her passion.
Fingers crouched inside her, the Valkyrie brought the human in close, she wanted to taste her lips and feel everything of her. She was lost to this moment. The Doctor tried to pull Tamsin in with fingers tightly grasped around skin, holding her then with an arm around her neck that meant their faces were never more than a breath apart. Tamsin could sense every inch of the human's desire and wanted to give her whatever see needed. Entrenched within the Doctor's heat the two woman found a rhythm that elicited moans from the human, the simple noise of which brought the Valkyrie to the edge. When Lauren found a way with gentle fingers to Tamsin's inner thigh and then into her wetness they both released groans of pleasure before plunging into a deep kiss. As Lauren found release she did so by throwing her body weight back, allowing for full movement of her hips onto her lover. Watching her take control of her movements the Valkyrie was in awe and awash with need to have more, to feel so much more. As the human caught her breath and enjoyed the intensity of the pulsations running across her body she pushed the Valkyrie back down to a lying position and came down atop of her. Kissing her mouth first, then neck and chest the Doctor slowly made her way down Tamsin's body, savoring the salty kisses as she went. All the Valkyrie could do was place her fingers within the human's hair and hold on, allowing herself the luxury of wanting more. She did not need to wait long. With the Doctor's mouth upon her the Valkyrie lost all control, she felt every motion and it overwhelmed her body completely. There was no doubt in Tamsin's mind at that moment that the Doctor now had complete control of her in every way.
Lying warmly in Tamsin's arms the Doctor placed small kisses on her lovers lips. They said nothing to each other for the longest time both unsure of what needed saying. Their first night together had been a physical encounter, their second comfort in the aftermath of pain. This night was something else. This night was laced with unsaid words and emotions.
"Tamsin, I need you to move out..."
The Valkyrie shifted her head slightly to allow her to eye the human who had not stopped placing her delicate kisses.
"Was it that bad Doc?"
Lauren smiled, knowing that question did not need answering.
"I'd like to keep doing this with you, that is if that's what you wanted to do too, but I can't do it with you living on my sofa. I'm not sure I'd ever be able to stay in bed upstairs with you sleeping down here. I don't want us to start where we should be finishing"
Tamsin felt an awkwardness surge through her and Lauren could see it right away. She had no idea how to have this conversation. Lauren sat up in that instant and even in the darkness of the room Tamsin could see her go flush.
"..oh, Tamsin I'm sorry, this is just sex for you. Which is fine too, don't get me wrong. I just didn't mean to turn this into something it's not"
Tamsin sat up and brought both her hands to the Doctor's face and kissed her warmly. "I don't know what this is Doc, but I know I don't want it to stop. That's all I've worked out yet. Give me a couple of days to find somewhere else to live?"
It wasn't anything of what Tamsin had wanted to say. She had wanted to tell the Doctor that she desperately wanted to be with her, that she had wanted to have her in every way that there was, but she couldn't, she could barely admit as much to herself. When Lauren brought her body back onto the Valkyrie's they lay together in a warm embrace that would last until the morning and Tamsin hoped as she held the human tightly that she had said enough.
The Morrigan had left Tamsin waiting in her office for nearly 45 minutes. She loved keeping people waiting. The Valkyrie was not impressed. She sunk into her chair like a child, arms folded across her chest. She didn't want to be there, she certainly didn't want to see Evony but she needed to find a new home and quickly.
The Morrigan walked in with a speed that shocked her guest "Tamsin, darling, don't get up, I'm only the ruler of all things Dark Fae"
Tamsin pulled herself petulantly from her chair and stood up.
"Well look at you Tammy, all washed and sober, the working life is clearly agreeing with you"
"The pay is terrible, the hours are awful and my clothes are covered in wolf hair, but hey, I've got my health"
"Yes, your health. Funny how that's come back to you darling, so much pink in those cheeks"
"That's not rosiness Evony, that just bruising from a gang of Under Fae trying to disembowel me, you wouldn't know anything about a tip-off to the precinct about a mouse shipment and a Drakkon would you?"
The Morrigan arched an eyebrow at the Valkyrie "I don't play with snakes sweetie, you always end up bitten, speaking of which how's our lovely Succubus going?"
"She's surviving, holding up through the healing power of banging"
"hmmm, I wonder what will happen if BoBo goes a little too long without doing the nasty", the Morrigan gave Tamsin a knowing smile.
"The venom will kill her, the Ash has Lauren working on an antivenin"
"Venom is such an interesting thing Valkyrie, I'm going to enjoy watching this all unfold for Bo and her precious Doctor"
Hearing the Morrigan mention the Doctor confused Tamsin, her eyes narrowed in on the woman's face looking for answers, "What's this got to do with Lauren?"
"Still holding a soft spot for the human Tammy? I heard you two were playing house, Light and Dark, I hope it's just play that's going on and nothing more"
Frustrated, Tamsin moved towards Evony, she was resisting the urge to literally shake her for information "What's Bo's venom situation got to do with Lauren?"
"Did I say it did? Silly me, I guess I'm always putting the Succubus and Doctor together, their love for each other just seems so inevitable doesn't it? I don't think anything can keep them apart for long"
The Valkyrie hated hearing it, she hated thinking about Lauren with Bo but she knew the Morrigan might well be right. If Bo wanted Lauren back would the Doctor resist?
"Bo's venom situation is a high priority for the Ash, if you've got any information that might help then you should be sharing it. If Hale finds out you know something and didn't help it will damage this little peace that's going on"
"Oh Tamsin, I could care less for this peace, or the health of the Succuslut, I'm almost offended you'd think I would. But in this I'm merely an interested observer, I really do like to watch. Now did you come here to talk venom or was there something else on your mind?"
Tamsin was far from satisfied. The Morrigan knew more than she was letting on and worse of all, she knew how this situation was going to impact on Lauren. What has this got to do with Lauren...? She knew she couldn't press the Morrigan, not yet, not until she knew more. The thought snapped Tamsin back to Evony's face.
"I need to find a place to live. I need to get out from under the Doc's feet"
"So playing house is over then, how sad. I guess I can help, I have a little dive that would suit your style perfectly, see my girl out front about the keys"
The Valkyrie arrived back at Lauren's apartment and the Doctor was not yet home. She packed up the few bits and pieces she'd brought into the home and loaded them into her truck. Heading back into the apartment one last time she set her keys down on the kitchen bench and wrote the Doctor a short note.
Hey Doc, thanks for the hospitality. Let me return it. I'm heading to the Dal for drink and to celebrate my new apartment. First round is on me. Tamsin.
As Tamsin walked out she paused momentarily in the doorway. She wanted this to be the beginning of something, not the end. Closing the the door behind her she walked away hopeful that would be the case but there was a lingering doubt in her mind.
After dropping her belongs in what can only be described as her new hovel, the Valkyrie headed to the Dal. By the time she reached the bar it was buzzing with people. Tamsin groaned in frustration, the extra bodies would make it harder to get a drink. The Valkyrie didn't mind using her imposing frame to push past people, in fact on more than one occasion she literally just pushed people out of her way. Finally making it to the bar the Valkyrie caught Trick's attention and ordered a beer.
Tamsin's eyes circled the room for faces she knew. Over by the pool table she spotted Kenzi playing pool with the Ash. Sitting at a table nearby was Bo and with her Dyson still looking a little groggy. The Valkyrie needed to finish at least one drink before she could go over and play nice. Leaning back on the bar she took in the atmosphere of the room, watching people and their interactions. Distracted by all that was going on around her she didn't notice Lauren walk through the door, she didn't see the Doctor make her way towards her and when human was stood next to her and whispered 'hey you' in her ear she almost dropped her drink. Turning to face the Doctor, Tamsin gave her a smile and the two woman without a thought for where they were or who would see gently kissed. Tamsin may have missed seeing Doctor come into the bar but as they pulled away from their kiss she could already sense the eyes of the Succubus on her. Part of her was worried to look towards the pool table but she simply could not resist. As she did all she could see, all anyone in the room could see, was a pair of glaring blue eyes.