Lauren

I had been standing outside of Bo's house for almost an hour, trying to get up the nerve to knock on her door. What she'd told me earlier in the lab had left me dumbstruck, unable to move, to speak. Unable to stop her from storming out.

Everything happened so fast.

I knew I had to talk to Bo. I had to finally tell her the truth. To make her hear me out. I just hoped she'd believe me.

The door opened suddenly and I stepped back. It was Kenzi.

"What's up, Doc?" She gave me a suspicious look. "Is Dyson okay?"

"He's the same. Still stable."

She nodded, slowly, "Did Trick find anything yet?"

I shook my head, "Not that I know of."

"Okay," she drew out the word, her eyebrows furrowed in confusion, "So why are you here?"

"I wanted to see Bo."

Kenzi lifted her chin, "Ah, I see." She continued to stare at me then said, "She's upstairs moping over Wolf man. She won't talk to me, but I guess you can try." She walked past me, "I'm off to the Dal. Later, Doc."

I nodded and stepped into the house. As I walked up the stairs, I tried to gather my thoughts.

I found Bo sitting on her bed, her back against the headboard and her legs pulled up into her, her forehead resting on her knees.

"Kenz, I told you I don't want to talk about it," she said without looking up.

"It's not Kenzi," I spoke softly and she raised her head. There were tears running down her face, her make up was ruined.

She shook her head, "Lauren, this really isn't the time."

I let out a humorless laugh, "It never is with us, is it, Bo? Bad timing is our thing." I walked a few feet closer. "You don't need to talk. In fact, I'd rather you didn't. I just want you to listen to me and then... then I'll leave you alone."

She looked away but didn't say anything so I took it as a sign of compliance.

"I wasn't sent here to sleep with you that night," I began, "The Ash... he knew I had been helping you control your hunger, he knew about the shots. And he knew I cared about you. When he told me about the Mesmer, about how powerful Vex was..." I trailed off, hesitating over my next words. "You're so new to the Fae world, and I know you're not weak, you just need more experience. Your abilities have the potential to be great. But you weren't ready to go up against someone so powerful yet." She still hadn't looked up. "I didn't come here that night to sleep with you, that was never my intention. I just wanted to distract you, to keep you here, to keep you safe."

I dared to crawl onto the bed and reached up, tilting Bo's chin so I could look her in the eyes. "I couldn't lose you, Bo. And what happened between us that night was real for me."

I could feel the tears run down my cheeks as I used my thumbs to wipe away the tears running down Bo's.

"I have to go back to the lab," I whispered, removing my hands and getting off the bed.

"Lauren, wait," Bo finally spoke up. "You look exhausted. When's the last time you slept?"

I swallowed and rubbed the tears from my eyes, "I couldn't sleep last night. But I really can't sleep yet. Dyson might not have that much time and Trick and I-"

"Just lay with me," she slid down on the bed, "only for an hour or two... please?"

I felt the stress of the last two days hit me and nodded, getting into bed next to her. She wrapped her arm around me and as I drifted off she whispered, "It was real for me, too."

Bo

Lauren's unfamiliar ringtone woke me up. She was still sound asleep. It had only been about an hour since we had drifted off.

I reached into her pocket and extracted her phone gently, not wanting to wake her just yet. The screen said Trick was calling.

"Hello? Trick, it's Bo," I answered quietly, getting off the bed.

"Bo? Where's Lauren?"

"She's just getting some rest. Is there any news?"

I heard him sigh, "We might have found something. I'll need you and Lauren to meet me at the lab."

"Alright, we'll be right there," I told him and closed Lauren's phone. I walked back over to the bed, reluctant to wake the sleeping woman. She looked so beautifully relaxed.

I sat on the bed and brushed a few strands of hair from her face.

"Lauren," I said softly and gently shook her shoulder, "We have to go. Trick called."

The doctor didn't stir. I shook her shoulder a little harder, "Come on, we gotta go."

When she still didn't wake up, I began to panic. "Lauren! Wake up," I yelled as I shook her harder. "No! No, no, no! Fuck! Lauren, wake up, please!" I cried out.

I checked her pulse and felt the soft rhythm. Then I reached up to check her eyes, praying to God they weren't like Dyson's. But they were. They were completely black.

It felt like my heart had been ripped out of my chest, I couldn't breathe. I knew I was having a panic attack. It made me remember how Lauren had held me when I had one before. I cried harder, putting my hands on either side of her face and leaning down to rest my forehead against hers.

"Please..." I choked out between sobs, "Please, don't leave me..."

Lauren

I awoke to howling. There was a wolf across the strange room, chained to the wall. I pushed myself up.

"Great!" A voice came from the other side of the room. "They sent the bloody Ash's pet to save us. A useless human. That's just brilliant!" It was Vex, the Mesmer. He had his hands chained behind his back.

I looked at the wolf, "Dyson?"

The animal bowed its head. "I'm in Limbo?" I whispered out loud. But then I realized Dyson was in wolf form, which meant he still had his Fae abilities.

"Don't bother trying to talk to him, love. He can't change back. Been trying for two days. It's pretty fucking annoying," Vex said and the wolf growled low in his throat. "Hey mate, its not my fault we're stuck here."

"Who's fault is it? And can you use your powers?"

Vex shrugged, "How about you get these sodding chains off me and we'll see before the bastard comes back, eh?"

I made to walk over and try to free Dyson first.

"Dr. Lewis," an unfamiliar voice sounded behind me, and I slowly turned around. "We meet at last."