A/N: First I want to start by thanking everyone for your totally amazing reviews. I love each one. Although I am not going to reveal who Lauren does end up with I am happy that you guys like the way I portrayed Bo and Tamsin. I wanted both to seem true to their characters on the show with a twist (as always). Tamsin is slowly starting to realize the doctor is something special to her. At the same time Bo doesn't comprehend what her mind is telling her verses her heart. Again a special thanks to following this story, adding it to your favorites, and for all the reviews. All I can say is review, review, and oh did I mention review lol. Here comes jealous Bo….
Hale's mouth dropped open in that oh shit sort of way. "That's not what you guys were talking about," the new Ash said trying not to let the shock he was feeling be evident in his voice. He put his foot in his mouth now. "WHEN," the succubus hissed through the other end of the phone as she repeated her words from before. The siren knew he was in trouble now. The anger and jealousy was coming off her voice in waves it almost knocked Hale over. "Bo, it's none of my business, and technically none of yours either." He thought honesty was the best policy here.
Kenzi was still staring at her friend. Her eyes were electric blue and her body was trembling from anger. The tiny goth knew that Bo wasn't going to want to hear that it wasn't her business. Somehow when it came to Dr. Freeze Bo always made it her business. "Last chance Hale, WHEN," the anger was not even a little less then it was before. In fact it seemed like it was growing. "Bo do you really want to know this," the Ash was trying his best to calm down his friend. The succubus had enough of begging she grabbed her car keys and headed out the door. Kenzi finally came back to life, "Uh babe call you right back got a shituation over here." She hung up the phone and chased after Bo out the door.
"Hey Bo-bo, what's up? Where you going," she figured the innocent sweet act might work. The succubus just ignored her friend as she stormed to the driver side door of the car. Her best friend got in between the brunette and the car. The succubus leaned towards her friend and let out a growl. Kenzi knew her; Bo was gone at this moment she stepped out of the way as the succubus got in the car. The brunette peeled away from the crack shack as the goth headed back in the house.
She picked up the phone and called Hale. "We got a code succunut. I mean she went like The Shining kind of crazy." The tiny human tried not to panic but in this situation she was panicking. Her best friend was all kinds of crazy right now. "Shit," the siren muttered into the phone. "Kenz, stay put I am sending a car for you to bring you here till Bo calms down." Hale was cursing himself out on this. He thought that his girl was talking about the fact that Lauren and Tamsin were together intimately. The Ash would have to ask her later what exactly she was referring to. "I got to call the doc. I'll see you soon," with that Kenzi hung up the phone.
LAUREN'S PLACE
Lauren and Tamsin were lying in bed on their sides. Tamsin had her arm draped around the doctor as the two were starting to drift off into sleep. The Valkyrie was comfortable. Maybe it was the fact that she was finally sleeping in a bed again or maybe it was the person she was lying down next to. It hurt her head to keep thinking about it so for now she was just going to choke it up to a little bit of both. Lauren's phone started to ring next to the doctor. The dark fae leaned over her not sure if she was asleep yet. The doctor was half out of it so the Valkyrie picked up her phone. "Yeah," she mumbled into the phone.
"Shit balls you are there….now," the last person Kenzi was expecting to hear was Tamsin. Maybe there was more to the two then both she and Bo knew. Of course Tamsin rolled her eyes, "Imagine how thrilled I am hearing you," the dark fae shot back at the succubus's sidekick. Ignoring the blonde fae's natural charm the goth spoke quickly, "Bo kind of found out that the two of you had sex and is on her way over there. Also probably to kill you."
Lauren shot up in her bed as she woke up when Tamsin started talking. She took the phone from the Valkyrie, "Thank you Kenzi." The petite goth was relieved that the doctor heard what she had to say. "No problem. Oh she is also seven kinds of crazy right now like Swimfan crazy. Night doc."
The dark fae looked at Lauren. "You think it's bad that I am sleeping in my very sexy underwear and your tight t-shirt." Tamsin couldn't help but tease at the situation. The doctor faced the fae in her bed, "I have seen Bo like this. She isn't herself." The Valkyrie smiled, "Shucks doc, I didn't know you cared so much. Don't worry I can handle the baby fae."
Bo pulled in front of Lauren's place and the rage she was feeling grew tenfold when she saw Tamsin's truck parked outside. She got out of her car leaving it running with the keys still in it as she headed towards her ex's.
They both heard the door open downstairs. The blonde fae looked at the doctor, "You didn't happen to give your ex keys," she had one eyebrow raised. The blonde human was sitting still till it hit her, "No but she knows where I keep the spare." They both heard her coming up the stairs. "Now I finally get to kick her ass," the dark fae stated as she threw the covers back.
That was when Bo walked into Lauren's bedroom. The scene before her wasn't helping the state she was in. Lauren and Tamsin were in bed together and the Valkyrie was wearing little to nothing. She gazed over at her ex lover. The succubus was hurt but she was feeling the anger more than anything. Tamsin got out of the bed to stand in front of Bo. The brunette growled at the Valkyrie. The blonde fae shot a look over her shoulder at the doctor, "Your ex growls. Is that like an STD from sleeping with a wolf?" The succubus heard the comment but didn't care. Nothing mattered to her in that moment but ripping apart the threat to her. Tamsin was a threat to her right now. She was by her girlfriend.
"STAY AWAY FROM HER," it was a warning that she screamed at the dark fae. Her body wasn't hers right now and she was going to hurt the Valkyrie even worse she was going to like it. Tamsin grinned as she glanced over at Lauren. "I'm going to go with no dude but thanks for stopping by." Bo wasn't finding the older fae humorous at all. "Stay. Away. From. Her," this time she said it slow and steady with determination behind each word. Again the dark fae smirked at her while gazing at the human, "Still gonna go with no."
Lauren tried to yell out a warning to the dark fae but it was too late. Bo's fist slammed into the side of Tamsin's face. It didn't knock the fae over but it caught her off guard. She rubbed her tongue against the inside part of her cheek that was just hit. "Oww, you are going to pay for that," Tamsin warned as she charged at Bo. The blonde fae ducked down charging at her wrapping her arms around the succubus's waist as she slammed the young fae into the wall. In almost the same reaction as Tamsin the brunette was barely affected by it. Instead she brought up her arm dropping an elbow onto the Valkyrie's back. The older fae hit the ground on her stomach. She had years of fighting experience. The blonde fae turned onto her side used her feet to swirl around and captured the brunette's legs with hers and brought her down hard. "Hi slut. Maybe your just mad I can be monogamous with the doc," and this time it was Tamsin's fist that caught Bo's face.
The doctor sat still in bed as she watched the two attacking each other. It was happening so fast she didn't have time to move or respond. She wasn't even sure how to feel about this. The human didn't want Tamsin to get hurt but she didn't want Bo to get hurt either. She was also extremely confused. Bo wanted this she left to be with Dyson. Now she heard that the doctor was with Tamsin and came storming in here like the girlfriend that was being cheated on.
The Valkyrie was on her feet as Bo quickly followed. "Don't you stay down? Didn't you learn something from being with a dog? Down girl," the Valkyrie continued her verbal assault. There was no way she was letting the succubus get near the doctor. Tamsin never saw Bo like this. Her eyes were almost glowing and the brunette herself was actually growling even more so since she made the comment about Lauren. Even the strength she was showing right now was impressive for her lack of training. She was so wrapped in her thoughts she never saw the kick coming till it hit her square in the chest. The older fae stumbled backwards.
Bo was about to continue her attack when she felt someone grab her arm. It was a strong tight grip. The brunette whipped around to face her new attacker and stopped cold when she saw Lauren's worried brown eyes locking into hers. The unaligned fae's eyes started to soften when she gazed into her ex-lover's eyes. The situation was short lived as Tamsin came over and hit Bo's stomach from the side. The doctor was shocked too. The human was too busy trying to calm her ex down that she never saw the Valkyrie coming.
The succubus bent over for a second before straightening back up. All of a sudden they heard a high pitched whistle that made Lauren and Tamsin cover their ears as the sound entered the room. Hale was standing in the doorway directing the noise at the succubus. Bo's eyes finally rolled backwards as she slumped down. The Ash moved quickly to catch the brunette in his arms as she fell. "Sorry about that ladies. I was talking to Kenzi and I thought Bo knew that you two slept together. Apparently I was wrong." Hale was still embarrassed by his involvement in this. Tamsin lifted one eyebrow, "And you heard about it how?" It was the human that responded, "He came in here right after you left he saw it in my face." The blonde fae cracked a half smile, "You sure it wasn't the, I just got laid hair, because you had that going on." The doctor tapped her arm.
"Where are you taking Bo," Lauren had to know. Two of Hale's guards also walked into the room as he handed the succubus over to them. When they left he straightened out his suit jacket. "Technically this should be considered an attack against the light since Bo is unaligned. Taking into consideration my involvement with Kenzi and Bo being her best friend under the circumstance I think I will just keep her at the compound till she calms down." Hale felt bad about having to barge into the doctor's apartment especially seeing what Tamsin was wearing. "I just knocked her out with my siren she will come to soon. I will let you ladies….well get back to whatever it was you were doing." He didn't want to embarrass himself further in this situation.
The human was standing still as she was analyzing everything that happened. It was hard to lock onto one emotion. She was hurt the way Bo barged in there especially after her decision. At the same time there was something oddly charming about it. Then there was confusion. First the way she acted at the compound when she heard that she spent the previous night with Tamsin and now this. It was really like a jealous girlfriend. And of course the last emotion was anger. The blonde had no time to put up with this. If Bo had any kind of feelings for her then she should talk to the doctor instead of losing control and flipping out. It was typical Bo behavior. The succubus would say nothing then something happens she doesn't like and instead of communicating she rushes into a fight of any kind. It made her frustrating to love. Then there was Tamsin. Lauren couldn't help but think it was adorable how she wanted to protect her.
The Valkyrie watched Lauren. She knew it was a lot to deal with. It even surprised the hell out of her. She went on cases with Bo and Dyson and saw the way the succubus drooled over the dog. Ha, how fitting, drooling over a wolf. The older fae sometimes amused herself with her logic. When Bo made her decision it wasn't a shock to the blonde fae but she knew it was to the human. After all she saw her that night. She saw the way Lauren was always there for Bo. Always protecting her, the dark fae remembered when her and her partner brought the dead fae to the doctor knowing Bo's scent was on the deceased but the doctor wouldn't give up the brunette. That's why she told Lauren she knew that she wasn't over Bo. It was silly to think that kind of love would vanish in a couple of days. She meant what she said though. The Valkyrie would help her get over her ex as she figured out her feelings for the human. As confused as the doctor was towards the succubus was as confused as the older fae was at what she was thinking and feeling.
Deciding now was the time to break the tension, "So was it the growling that did it for you. Least now I know," the Valkyrie made a play growl at the human as she saw a smile crawl across her face. She pulled the doctor into her embrace. "You okay," she spoke gently. The doctor liked being in the strong arms of the older fae it felt safe. She pulled away from her, "Are you? You got hit a few times," Lauren started looking over the blonde fae. Tamsin grabbed her arms getting the doctor's attention, "I've been in much worse fights then this doc. If this is going to panic you then I am going to end up giving you a heart attack." Lauren gently placed her lips to Tamsin's. "You better not." This made the fae smile. It wasn't a half smile or a sarcastic one but a genuine smile. "I think I should try to get you back to bed. You're a doctor and you got work tomorrow. Besides I need your brain at 100% your helping me on cases."
As they both got into bed Tamsin figured she would give it one more try, "You want to tell me what is with the Buffy the Vampire Slayer strength?" Lauren bit into her bottom lip, "Something to make me stronger." The Valkyrie grinned, "Yeah I got that. Any reason why?" The doctor sighed as she thought about her answer. It's not that she wanted to be dishonest with the fae but she felt the need to leave certain reasons out of the answer. "Bo, Dyson, you and even Kenzi get to run out on a case. I get to analyze it and help with the science part. I love that, I do, but sometimes I want to be the one who gets out of the lab and be on the field. I am not a slave anymore the air would be good once in awhile. It helps clear the brain. If given the opportunity I don't want to be a liability or have someone not be able to perform their job because they are too busy protecting me."
Tamsin listened to every word the doctor was saying she knew there was stuff she was leaving out but she wouldn't press it further. She was surprised the human told her that much. "Who made you feel you needed protection? You did a hell of a lot on the field before your enhanced strength, and you're not a liability. You want on the field just let me know when. It would be nice to go on a case with you instead of Dyson. That way I get a break from smelling his dog breath." The blonde stared at Tamsin with disbelief. She was having a mature adult conversation and didn't feel like she was interfering with part of the gang. "Okay then I will keep that in mind." She gave her one last kiss before turning on her side and closing her eyes. Her brain definitely needed to shut down after what just happened. Lauren still didn't know how to feel about it but since she was clearly the mature one she was going to speak to Bo in the morning. Her last thought as she drifted off to sleep was she hoped it wasn't going to be a mistake confronting her ex.
ASH COMPOUND
Kenzi stormed into Hale's private chambers. His guards didn't even try to stop the small human they knew it was the Ash's lady. The new room was huge and spacious. It had a thirty foot high ceiling. There were plush hunter green chairs, a large dark maple desk, an executive leather chair behind it, and all kinds of art on the walls. Hale even had some sculptures decorating the large room. The tiny human's eyes narrowed as she focused on her boyfriend sitting behind his desk. "Boyfriend of the year to total douche bag in like, Gone in 60 Seconds, kind of fast," she marched over to him.
The Ash was making notes in his computer when he heard his girlfriend start yelling at him. He put his attention on her as she came over to him. "You upset about Bo mama?" The siren knew the answer but he couldn't help but joke with his girl. Kenzi didn't look entertained by his humor. "She's okay," he tried to smooth it over. "Where did you put her with Nurse Ratchet?" The dark haired human tried to find her friend but some rooms were off limits even to her. Hale stood up, "Kenz, she is sleeping off my siren whistle. She is being watched till she calms down."
She punched him in his arm. Not hard but not exactly a love tap either. "I remember when I first met you and you knocked us out with that whistle. Not cool dude." This was a bad position for her. She wanted to be furious with Hale at the same time she understood what he was saying. Her bestie did leave the house kind of psycho. Still didn't mean she had to be happy about the whole thing. "Mama you realize that Bo could be punished by death she attacked an employee of the light," Hale was trying to get his human girlfriend to understand the fae politics he had to abide by. This caught her attention, "Employee of the light," she had no idea what he was talking about. The Ash sighed he never got the chance to tell his girlfriend. "Dr. Lewis is the head of the light medical facility as well as lead scientist in the lab. I gave the doctor her freedom and a choice to be an employee. We agreed on a salary and she is currently picking out a staff to work with."
Kenzi's mouth dropped open slightly. She had no idea Lauren was freed. The tiny human was happy for her being the same species and knowing how some fae viewed them it was a nice thing to hear. It was quickly replaced by a new thought that popped into her head. "Is Tamsin part of this new staff?" Hale shook his head as he chuckled at her. She still wasn't grasping the whole fae politics yet. "No Tamsin is dark she couldn't work for me. Besides the doctor has to pick from qualified candidates, Tamsin doesn't have medical or scientific experience."
She punched his arm again in the same spot as before only a little harder than last time. Hale rubbed his arm, "What was that for?" Kenzi glared up at him, "You still didn't have to be an Ashhole and lock up Bo." She now understood why he had to interfere but she wasn't sure why Bo had to be put in a room. The siren dropped back into his seat. The little human leaned on his desk, "Okay I get it she went all Norman Bates. I just don't get why."
Hale grinned at her, "You know I get it now mama. I didn't before but now it's crystal clear. It's almost like you and Bo are the same person. Except she is fae and you're a human. Both are head strong, you guys rush into things without giving a second thought, and you both are the definition of stubborn." The siren was laughing especially at the confusion in Kenzi's eyes. The Ash's eyes widened, "You really don't know. What happened to the girl who told me at the Dal that you're the one who notices things others don't because no one is paying attention to you?" The dark haired goth remembered saying that to him in what felt like ages ago but she still had no clue what he was talking about. For that matter she had no idea why it pertained to this situation. Hale got up from his seat again he stood in front of his small human. He kissed her forehead before he explained, "Kenz I love D and I know you love D. Bo however loves Lauren. And now I have to figure out if I tell him or if I let Bo tell him. He needs to know."
Kenzi put one hand up, "Wait hold up I think I blanked out for a second and you said Bo loves Lauren. Which you know how insane that just made you sound, paging Dr. Lecter, Dr. Hannibal Lecter please explain your psychological analysis." Kenzi completely agreed that Bo went ex girlfriend scary kind of jealous but love Lauren over Dyson. That line she wasn't buying no matter who the seller was. She remembered the two of them together in the beginning and how hurt Bo was when he lost his love. The pain her bestie had to endure when she saw him with Ciara. Even the way she would look at Dyson screamed I love you in every way those words could possibly mean.
The Ash put his hands in his face as he groaned. How was he going to explain this to Dyson's number one fan? This is what frustrated him about humans they only saw what they wanted to see and sometimes there was a whole lot more in the picture. He ran his one hand over the top of his head as he closed his eyes. The siren was trying to remember everything there was he heard things from Bo, Dyson and Kenzi over the years. Trying to take it back to the beginning was hard because this triangle ended long before anyone knew it. He included himself in that. "Let's take a trip down Bo, Dyson, and Lauren memory lane. She met the two about thirty minutes apart. Dyson was the guy who kidnapped her and growled in her face. Lauren was the beautiful doctor who told her she wasn't a lunatic. Then yes she wanted to be with Dyson but he told her it couldn't happen. She got upset but quickly accepted this answer and that was probably because a certain doctor was still on her mind. What stopped her from acting on these feelings for the hot doctor you ask, well I will tell you. Bo thought she would kill Lauren. The only humans the succubus was with up till that point ended up dead. Would you risk wanting to kill someone you were starting to like?" He had to take a breath this was a lot. He watched Kenzi's face as she was remembering a few years ago.
The little goth forgot all about those times. It felt like she went into a time machine. Her memories were flooding through her brain. She heard herself telling Bo she lurvs the wolf and to tell him. Bo tried to but he said it was just healing. Of course the small human never bought that line. There always was Bo trying to impress the doctor. She knew the brunette was petrified to try anything with the blonde. Bo truly believed she would kill her. That's when a new memory came back to mind, "Yeah and then Dr. Heartless seduced the succubus for the Ash. How romantic," that was why she stopped liking Lauren right away. Her friend held back out of fear for harming the poor doctor but she was so willing to impress her boss that Bo's heart and emotions weren't even a consideration.
"You ever think she did it not just because she was told to but maybe because she also wanted to," Hale had to point out the other side to that because no one truly knew what the blonde human was thinking. He knew she risked a lot trying to help Bo. And Dyson told him how Lauren ran into the Dal afraid for Bo's life. That didn't sound like someone who was just acting on orders. "Besides mama D did know who Bo's mom was and didn't tell her. They both screwed up that year. And the doctor tried to explain to the succubus but as usual she was too STUBBORN to listen," he figured he would strongly emphasize that word.
The goth tilted her head, "Okay fine that year they got a wash. Both were complete douches. Then the sweet doctor failed to mention the whole I have a girlfriend in a coma thing. Kinda of a big deal, just putting that one on the table," the human felt like it was yesterday when Lauren came to live with them hiding from Lachlan. She saw Bo falling harder and harder for the blonde. Kenzi gave her a warning not to hurt Bo again and shortly after they slept together they found out about Nadia. Not only did that crush her friend but Lauren had the nerve to prance her in front of Bo.
Hale was almost laughing so hard on the inside that it was going to bring actual tears to his eyes. Yup these two were almost twins at times. "Exactly mama, do you remember the way Bo was once Nadia showed up. Lauren should have told her I give you that but I don't think the doc was planning on falling in love with a fae. She worked on us for years and never got romantically involved she was always so focused on just her work, till Bo. I don't think the doctor meant to fall in love with her. It just happened with the time she spent with her." This human was so thick headed in made being the Ash easier than trying to get through her head. "Even when she was near Dyson when Lauren would walk into a room Bo would stiffen and damn nearly break her neck to get a glance at the doctor. I would see it mama so did D that's why he started to dislike Lauren because his lady really did like her."
"Before we had to fight the Garuda and that whole crazy body swap thing happened I knew I had to get Dyson his love back in order for us to fight together. I went to that bitch the Norn who almost got me killed with that frigging Kitsune. I also did it for both of them because I lurv them. By the time they got together the first time it ended in seconds because of D-Man's failure to mention Mommy Dearest," Kenzi was pointing out facts that she thought her boyfriend was forgetting. He kept the grin on his face, "Oh I remember that too. Did you know Dyson gave himself to Bo and all she said was she couldn't promise anything," he put one finger over his mouth as he tilted his head towards the ceiling, "Gee, can't think of why, wait, maybe a certain doctor had a part in that. How can you give your heart to one when you already gave it to another?" The Ash was proud of the way he was connecting the dots for his strong minded girlfriend. "Then why leave the one you gave your heart to," the human quickly pointed out that she was with Lauren but left her for Dyson.
The Ash rolled his eyes, "Like you said mama Bo and Dyson never got to officially end it. Even though she already gave Lauren her whole heart she couldn't give the doctor her whole mind. Some of it was still wrapped up in the way her and D ended it. They never got a goodbye. It was decided for them. Had he not given his love away when Bo came back from fighting her mother I'm pretty sure she would have left my wolf friend for the doctor sooner rather than later. Now this might be a crazy question but why are you so hard on the doc," he couldn't help himself. He would think she would like to have another human in the group.
"She hurt my friend many times and Bo was always there for her. Shit her girlfriend would have still been in a coma if it wasn't for Bo. Did Dr. Boring ever thank her," Kenzi was a little defensive. "Yeah actually she did thank her many times. Every time she broke the rules to help Bo with a case even though it put her ass in danger. When she helped save all our lives at one point or another sometimes multiple times. That's a good way to say thank you in my book," he wasn't sure if he was more surprised by her refusal to acknowledge the good Lauren has done or her strength at not accepting it. That's when Kenzi's look softened and Hale knew things were clicking in her brain. "Damn the doc did help us all a lot." The goth was thinking about it and suddenly things made sense that never did before. Part of the reason she didn't accept Lauren was her fear of losing Bo. Her bestie always went back to Lauren. She felt responsible for their break up. She had to go attack the Norn and almost die for them. No wonder Bo felt the need to go back to Dyson. "I just won worst BFF of the year award. I was selfish with Bo," she looked into Hale's eyes as sadness filled hers, "Bo really lurvs Lauren," it was the first time Kenzi understood how much. She was determined to help her best friend figure out what Hale seemed to know before any of them. Once she did the little human made a promise to help her in any way she could get Dr. Hotpants back. Kenzi also knew she would have to apologize to the blonde human for everything.
Bo's eyes flew open as she woke up in a strange room. There was the bed she was laying on and a nightstand next to it. Other than that the room was empty except for the door. Flashes of Lauren and Tamsin in bed together were playing through the brunette's mind. Lauren, her Lauren, and that dark fae was touching her the way only Bo should be. Her eyes were burning blue as the succubus let out a growl and marched towards the door.
