CHAPTER THIRTEEN
"Lauren, are you okay?" Kenzi asked quietly as she sat down on the coffee table in front of the blonde.
Lauren shook her head. "No, but I have to be. I love her," she replied simply.
"Yeah, BoBo does that to you," Kenzi agreed. "What are you going to do?"
"I don't know."
"Do you want my cousins to track Dyson down for you, Russian style?"
Lauren laughed and wasn't exactly sure why.
"Don't go all bat shit on me Doc..."
Lauren took a deep breath and wiped away the tears on her face; she hated being emotional. "I need to talk to Bo," she said having made up her mind.
"Do you want back up?" Kenzi asked.
"No," she shook her head. "I'll be fine."
Kenzi, in a move that went totally against her past interactions where Lauren was concerned, leaned forward and gave her a hug. "I'm here for both of you."
Lauren let her tears fall freely this time, never expecting Kenzi to be fully on her side. They had forged the beginnings of a delicate détente after the parasite incident.
But she never expected this, and her surprise shamed her; she should have given Kenzi more credit.
There was no one else she would trust with Bo's welfare.
No one.
She returned Kenzi's hug, "Thank you."
"Yeah... well, yeah."
Lauren pulled away first, looking deeply into Kenzi's eyes. "I'm glad you're her family."
"So are you," Kenzi replied.
"I'd better go upstairs," Lauren said as she stood up gingerly.
"Do you need any help?" Kenzi asked.
"No, I'll be fine." Lauren took a few steps before turning around. "Jacob."
"Yes, Dr. Lewis?" he replied, stepping into the living room.
"We are going to run the tests again."
"Understood," he replied, knowing the results would remain the same.
Positive.