Notes: Here's the four chapter to the story.
I hope it was worth the slight... tiny? wait.
Chapter Four
Lauren's eyes closed involuntarily as she felt her chi leave her body. At first she felt a pull, a tugging that came from her chest.
It was almost overpowering when suddenly the sensation changed.
It was as if someone had flipped a switch.
Gone was the fear of the unknown, the need to pull away from Bo, to save herself. Now it felt as if Bo was teasing her with a million caresses.
There was no fear, there was only acceptance of this act of love she felt for Bo. It was as if all the feelings and emotions she had tried to hide were finally allowed to blossom.
It was glorious and over much too soon.
"Okay... who's a better kisser me or..." Bo asked.
"You are," Lauren answered immediately, her body tingling all over.
"Good to know," Bo said. Lauren could practically hear the smirk in Bo's voice.
Lauren shook her head trying to clear her mind of images of her pushing Bo down on the couch and... and... 'Oh my,' Lauren thought. She had to regain control of herself and dictate her findings. 'Get a grip,' Lauren chastised herself.
She took a deep breath.
"Results from chi depletion: Subject quickly answered questions without hesitation. The feed began forcefully then changed. Not unpleasant – slight tingle around the mouth. Respiration and blood pressure elevated. Blood pressure is..." She looked at the display, "130/85, baseline is 120/75," Lauren dictated as she thought about the findings so far. "Are you okay?" she asked Bo who had her eyes closed.
"Yeah... I'm fine. You?"
"I'm good thank you. The second test will entail a feed of ten seconds in length..." Lauren dictated.
"I'm not sure Lauren..."
"It's okay Bo. I trust you. I know you'll stop in time. Just make sure to ask me another question, alright?"
After a moment or two of silence, Bo nodded.
"The time is twenty-ten..." Lauren trailed off.
She had lost ten minutes.
Where had they gone?
"Subject unaware of time lapse following first test," she said. "There seems to be no discernible difference, nothing to indicate the additional passage of time. Will check after next test to see if there is another occurrence," Lauren turned to Bo once again. "I'm ready when you are."
Lauren waited as Bo adjusted her position on the couch, then felt Bo's hands caress her face as her eyes closed again. Once more Lauren felt her chi leave her body and her need for Bo grew more urgent. She wrapped her arms around her drawing Bo closer.
Suddenly Lauren began to feel pain.
It radiated from her chest and her lungs were ablaze as if she could no longer breathe.
She felt something – she realized in the back of her mind that was not the most scientific word she could use, but it was the best word she could come up with at the moment – moving up her esophagus and out of her mouth.
Despite these painful sensations, her mind told her she still wasn't close enough to Bo. It was if she had to lose herself in Bo. She had to give Bo everything; to let herself be consumed.
She felt her arms fall to the side as she could no longer hold them up. Her heart was racing, her head pounded...
"Do you blame me for Nadia's death..."
"What?" she answered sluggishly. "No... absolutely not," she gasped. Lauren opened her eyes slowly and could see Bo had turned away from her, her face red. "Hey..." she said trying to reach out to Bo and unable to. "Motor... control reduced... nearly non-existent, thoughts hazy, confused... evidence of extreme arousal…"
"Okay, I think that's enough," Bo said interrupting Lauren's dictation. Bo picked Lauren up from the couch, walked across the living room and up the stairs.
"No... Bo... please, just once more," she pleaded.
"No Lauren it's too dangerous," she said as she entered Lauren's bedroom and gently laid her down.
"How much more would you need..."
"For what?" Bo asked as she sat down.
"If you had been hurt..."
"Lauren," Bo stood up agitated. "You know as well as I do. I feed for more reasons than just being hurt."
"I'm sorry Bo... I'm sorry," Lauren replied watching as Bo paced the floor.
"No, I shouldn't have done this," she said as she stopped and faced Lauren. "You can barely lift your head off the pillow... I can't feed off you again Lauren, I can't."
Lauren struggled to push herself into a seated position. She took a deep breath and felt exhausted. "Bo... you may have to one day..." she tried to explain.
"NO! I won't use you!" Bo cried out.
"You're not using me. You can't. Not if I offer myself to you freely. Don't you understand?" she tried to explain. "How can I support you when you won't come to me when you need to feed?"
"You support me in so many other ways Lauren, but you don't need to do that!"
"Don't you understand Bo? I need to... I have to..."
"What are you talking about? You don't need or have to..."
"Bo, if there's no one else around for you to feed off of... you're hurt and I'm the only one around... Do you have any idea how I'd feel if something were to happen to you and it could have been prevented?" Lauren cried out. "I have to save you Bo... I have to."
"Hey... I'm sorry, I didn't know," Bo said walking over to Lauren and embracing her.
"Now you do," Lauren replied.