FIRST AUTHOR'S NOTE: Yes, this is a kind of short chapter.
I do think you'll like it though and I have a special note at the bottom of this chapter.
CHAPTER 18
"I'm glad you're still here." Jacob said as he stepped inside. "Is there something wrong with Ken… Miss Kenzi?" He asked seeing the petite human in the Succubus' arms.
"Nothing a little sleep wouldn't help." Bo answered as she placed the still squirming Kenzi on the couch.
"Kenzi said you ran a DNA test?" Lauren asked as she closed the door and joined the others in the living room.
Jacob turned his gaze back to Lauren. "Yes. Yes I did."
"Why?" she asked.
Jacob put his bag down on the kitchen counter and took out a few books he had taken, rather borrowed, from the archives. "That's not important right now." he replied. "What the results show are…" he said holding the file in his hand.
Lauren took the file from Jacob and began to read. As her eyes skimmed the report she gasped and reached behind her, needing to brace herself against the wall to keep from collapsing.
"Lauren!" Bo cried out quickly racing over to Lauren's side. "Baby, what's wrong?"
Lauren looked at Jacob and back at the results. "This... this can't be true?" she said. Lauren, the doctor and her scientific mind could and did agree with the results; Lauren, the woman, the human and Bo's lover, could not.
"It is." Jacob answered.
"Will somebody tell me what the Hell is going on?" Bo demanded, as she led Lauren to the couch. "And if I don't like the answer, I'm going to be very unhappy."
"Shall I?" Jacob asked Lauren who merely nodded. "Thank you. There is no doubt that Detective Dyson is the father of the child."
Kenzi rubbed her face and shook her head. She wanted to hear this and she needed to clear the cobwebs.
"I'm so sorry Lauren..." Bo could only say once again. She knew no matter how many times she said it she wasn't sure if Lauren truly forgave her or was simply saying it to make her feel better. She did not bother wiping the tears which cascaded down her cheeks. She wanted to fall to her knees and beg Lauren's forgiveness.
"Miss Dennis..."
Bo looked at Jacob, her vision blurred from the tears.
Jacob handed her a handkerchief. "I'm sorry, but there's more.
"More?" she whispered. "What are you going to tell me - I'm having twins or something?" she said sarcastically.
"Um... no." Jacob replied wondering why she would think that.
"Jacob." Lauren prompted.
"Yes, of course." He took a deep breath before continuing. "According to the test, you are not the mother."
"What the Hell are you smoking?" Kenzi blurted breaking the silence which had descended the room. "And can you hook a sista up?"
Bo understood what Jacob had said, the words were clear and concise. It was the rest of the statement she was having problems with. "I... don't understand."
"That is the biggest understatement I've ever heard in my life." Kenzi grumbled. "This is totally fucked up!"
Jacob decided to ignore Kenzi's outburst and continued. "There was an anomaly in the results..."
"Is something wrong with the baby?" Bo asked as she placed her hand on her stomach.
"No, there is nothing inherently wrong..." Jacob replied. "I picked out a strand of DNA that did not belong to either you or Detective Thornwood."
Lauren stood up abruptly and headed into the kitchen.
Bo quickly followed. "Lauren, what wrong?" she asked visibly concerned for her girlfriend's welfare.
"I'm sorry Bo." Lauren said. The enormity of what Jacob found was mind-boggling and she was not handling it well at all.
"Hello... aren't either of you curious as to how Bo's got a bun in the oven and it's not hers? I mean, how is that even possible?"
"Of course I am." Bo replied angrily. "Lauren, what is he talking about? You went as pale as a ghost when you saw the results, please tell me." Bo pleaded.
Lauren took a deep breath and looked in Bo's questioning eyes. 'My God, how I love her,' she thought to herself before forcing herself to look away so that she could not see the expression on Bo's face. "The anomaly Jacob found." Lauren turned and looked over at Jacob who nodded slowly. "I'm not sure how this happened..."
"Enough with the soap opera pauses already." Kenzi griped.
"Kenzi, please, you don't have any idea..." Lauren said.
"Because you're being so tight lipped... what's wrong with the baby?"
"It's mine." Lauren whispered.
Bo blinked a few times as she tried to comprehend what Lauren had just said. Her gazed dropped down to her stomach. Bo quickly looked at Kenzi who had started laughing and slapping her thigh at the same time.
"Oh my God!" Kenzi said catching her breath and wiping a few tears from her face. "Oh Shit! You had me going there for a minute Hot Pants. Did Jake put you up to this? Let's mess with Bo and Kenzi..."
"Lauren, is this a joke?" Bo had to ask. "Because if it is... it's not funny."
"Do you honestly think I would joke about something this serious? This life-altering?" Lauren snapped. She stepped away from Bo and went to Jacob and stood in front of him, her fists clenched tightly. "How?" she demanded.
"Has Miss Dennis been feeding from you?"
"Yes." Lauren replied. "But what does..."
"Are you ovulating or were you recently?"
"That's kind of personal isn't Jake?" Kenzi asked puzzled.
"Yeah, especially for a lab assistant." Bo added.
"Jacob is not just a lab assistant. He's a famed physician for the Light Fae. He has done more for the advancement of Fae medicine than even Dr. Everett."
Bo gasped.
"No shit?" Kenzi quipped. "Is that true Jake?"
"Yes." he answered.
"This is too much." Bo said. "I need to get out of here." She grabbed her jacket and left.
"Bo!" Lauren called out.
"No. You don't get to race after her. You and your magic..." Kenzi waved her hands in the direction of Lauren's pelvis. "Cha cha knocked up my best friend." she said before going after Bo.
Lauren felt her world slowly fall apart. "Tell me everything." she demanded.
Jacob nodded.
SECOND AUTHOR'S NOTE:
Hello there…
I wanted to share some reviews I've received regarding the parentage of the Baby and trust me I was very surprised at HOW close you were:
FrenchGirl 2/26/13 . chapter 12
I think that the baby is Lauren's. And you create anxiety with your twist :)
Call me naïve or optimistic but it's just a logical deduction from Lauren because she does not think they can have a biological baby together. A Doccubaby for me IMO :)
Shepeb 2/28/13 . chapter 15
I'm hoping this is really Bo's and Lauren's baby... Bo being a Succubus in all. Well, one can hope! Good storyline...Thanks.
Paz23 2/28/13 . chapter 15
Mmm could't the baby be from Lauren? Like some crazy fae connection or something? Because if the baby is realy Dyson, I think I'm going to get sick
Shepeb 3/3/13 . chapter 16
Hope hope hope that's Bo's and Lauren's little peanut! Please...that would be so alright with me. Good storyline; update quickly. Thanks.
sergeik 3/4/13 . chapter 17
I'm glad Lauren is having a good vent over all of this. she needs to get stuff off her chest and Bo need to hear it just as much as Lauren needs to say it. I really hope Jacob proves the baby isn't Dysons and then finds out its Lauren's. Partly because I want to see Kenzi's reaction to that, it'd be hysterical.
sergeik 3/7/13 . chapter 18
God I love that Kenzi is mad about this. she might be more team dyson than Lauren but this isn't the way for your team to ''win'' even she knows that.
I still hope the baby is Lauren's or anyone but Dyson's at least then he can't butt in. Good luck with the rest of it, however you've planned it its been amazing so far and I think it'll continue that way. Your writing is wonderful and I can't wait for the rest, however it turns out. Good Luck
supercraze16 3/7/13 . chapter 18
I hope the baby is Lauren
And last, but not least is this. It is an email I shared with my beta reader.
I had to share this with you. I've posted chapter 15 and here is a review that was left behind.
sergeik 3/3/13 . chapter 16
I really hope the baby is Lauren's. Bo takes peoples chi who's to say that she couldn't take something else as well and just not know it. It's not like she knows that much about being a succubus. It could be that when Lauren ovulates Bo can take some of that into her own body and be pregnant and she just didn't know it. Probably grasping at straws but I love the idea of Bo being pregnant with Lauren's child because most people have Lauren as the pregnant one.
Good luck with the rest of it, but I'm glad that Lauren gets to be a bit mad about this, she is usually so understanding but sometimes she really needs to vent or else one day she'll combust.
HOLY Sh*t!
I can't believe it.
Here I am thinking I've come up with an original idea, and someone else is thinking the same thing. WOW.
I am very impressed by my readers.
I only hope you'll stick around for the explaination, etc.
Thanks.