CHAPTER 23

"Pregnant?" Dyson repeated.

"Yes."

"You're pregnant?"

"Yes." Bo sighed as she folded her arms across her chest.

Dyson stood up slowly. "And... and am I?"

Bo nodded.

"When? How?" he asked looking at Bo, trying to see any physical signs of the pregnancy.

Bo unfolded her arms and placed her hands on her hips. "I think we both know how and when." she told him pointedly.

Dyson walked over to Bo. He gazed into her face to see if there was any deception. He inhaled deeply, closing his eyes. His head tilted to the right. 'There, right there.' he told himself. He could smell the change in Bo's body chemistry. "We're having a baby." he said in quiet awe.

"No." Bo interjected. "We are not."

"Bo, you don't understand…" Dyson said. "This is..."

"Shocking and mind blowing, I know." Bo said as her anger began to cool down. She placed her hand on Dyson's shoulder and gave him a slight squeeze. "I'm sorry Dyson."

Dyson shook his head. "Bo, I have to tell you something."

"You want to tell her now?!" Kenzi blurted.

"Kenzi please." he told her. He had waited too long to tell Bo that he had his love back. He had seen how happy Bo looked with Lauren, but this had to change things. He reached out slowly and placed his hand on her yet swollen stomach. Bo would have to see that they were meant for each other.

"Why do I not like that phrase right now?" Bo asked rhetorically as she took a step back.

"I... I should have told you this before..."

"Stop Dyson! Please not now!" Kenzi cried out, knowing what he was about to reveal.

Dyson knew Kenzi was trying to protect him and he appreciated the gesture but he could not let this go. This was too important. "No, Kenzi." he said looking at her. "You were right. I should have said something earlier."

"Would someone like to tell me what the Hell is going on?" Bo demanded.

"That's what I would like to know."

Bo quickly looked to her right. "Lauren." she gasped.

Lauren had walked into the Dal not knowing exactly what to expect when she arrived. Trick's phone call earlier had her in a tailspin.

And from what she heard, Dyson was about to say something that could affect everything. She could see how he was looking at Bo. There was a look in his expression that seemed familiar to her.

"Lauren." Bo said as she walked over to her girlfriend and placed a tentative kiss on her cheek. "I'm sorry I left. I should have stayed and listened to the explanation."

Lauren turned her attention from Dyson and gazed into Bo's face. They had gone through so much today; their relationship had been put through the wringer and she was damned if she wouldn't do all she could to save it.

"It's okay. I understand. It was a lot to take in for both of us. Are you okay?" she asked her eyes dropping down to Bo's stomach.

"Honestly?"

Lauren nodded. "Always."

"I kind of wish this day was over."

Lauren smiled. "So do I."

"Lauren..."

She looked away from Bo's brown eyes and back to Dyson.

"I'm glad you're here. This way I don't have to say this twice."

Lauren felt Bo's hand slip into hers. "Really?"

"Yes. There's something I need to say..."

"Oh just shoot me now." Kenzi grumbled as she put her head in her hands.

For a moment, Lauren felt sorry for Dyson. From what Trick had told her over the phone, Bo had told him about the pregnancy. If Bo had stayed, she would have been able to explain everything to him.

It must be killing him inside to think Bo was going to have a child with or by him and he no longer had any feelings for...

"I have my love back." Dyson declared.

"Bo." Lauren uttered.

"You what!?" Bo asked perplexed.

"I have my love back Bo." Dyson repeated softly.

"But... but that's not possible." Bo told him. 'No, he would have said something.' she thought.

"I know." he said smiling, feeling relieved to finally be able to get that off his chest. "It's amazing." he said walking closer to Bo.

"How... how long?" Lauren uttered wanting the earth to open up beneath her feet and swallow her whole.

Dyson quickly looked in Lauren's direction and for a moment felt sorry for her. They did not always get along, but he could sense the pain she must be going through – he had felt it when Bo finally decided to be with her.

"Since the final battle with the Garuda." Dyson answered.

"What are you talking about?" Bo demanded.

"That long?" Lauren asked quietly.

Dyson nodded.

"But... that's not possible." Bo repeated trying to convince herself.

"Will someone please change the record, it's scratched." Kenzi quipped.

"It shouldn't have been, but then…" Dyson turned and looked at Kenzi. "Kenzi paid the Norn a visit."

"You knew?" Bo cried out.

"Kenzi, how could you keep this to yourself?" Lauren asked.

"Hey!" Kenzi snapped, going on the defensive. It wasn't her place to tell anyone about Dyson. She had begged him repeatedly to tell the truth and now everyone was ganging up on her now that the secret was out? That was it! She had had enough. She couldn't help herself and things were going to get ugly, fast. "At least I didn't screw Bo while my girlfriend was in a coma!" She couldn't take it back and she regretted it as soon as those words left her mouth.

Lauren gasped as Kenzi's words cut her deeply.

"Kenz!" Bo barked.

"And you!" she said pointing to her best friend. "You were with Lauren and you Fae banged Dyson."

"Hey, I did it to heal." Bo said justifying her actions once more.

Kenzi snorted. "Whatever!" She got up from the table and walked over to the bar frustrated at herself and the entire situation.

Trick had been stunned by what he heard and witnessed. He looked at Kenzi and his heart went out to her. No one else could see the unshed tears in her eyes.

Kenzi had kept Dyson's secret for such a long time. She knew it was bound to be exposed, she had told him time and again to tell Bo. Yet he kept it to himself. And now they were dealing with the blow out.

Trick grabbed the bottle of Buckthorn he normally kept for special occasions and poured Kenzi a drink. "It will be okay Kenzi." he said softly, patting her hand.

"I don't know Trick." she said.

"Bo... please." Dyson said.

"No." she replied shaking her head. "No."

"Think of our baby."

"It's not Bo's. It's mine." Lauren said mechanically. She did not want to think about what this revelation would mean to her relationship with Bo. She had seen first hand the toll it had taken on Bo when she first found out that Dyson had his love taken from him by the Norn.

She could not think about this now, there would be time later.

"What?" Dyson asked looking from Bo then back to Lauren.

"Surprise Dyson!" Bo told him. "You're having a baby with my girlfriend." she said bitterly.

"Is this some kind of joke? Did she put you up to this?" he asked as he stepped towards Lauren.

"Hey! Back off!" Bo said getting in front of Lauren. Bo would not let Dyson threaten her.

"Bo... She's lying to you, can't you see that?" he pleaded.

"Oh and you didn't?"

"That was different." he replied.

"Yeah? Explain to me…" Bo stopped suddenly. She started feeling nauseous. "Oh my God!" she gasped.

"Are you okay?" Dyson asked concerned.

"Bo, is it the baby?" Lauren asked noticing how pale Bo looked.

Bo shook her head as she looked at Dyson. She did not know this man in front of her. She grabbed him by the lapels of his jacket and brought him closer. "No feelings... I asked you point blank: No feelings!" Bo searched his face. He could not look her in the eye. "I asked you that before I took your offer to heal.I'm … I'm going to be sick..." Bo said pushing him away and running to the bathroom.

Kenzi hopped from the bar stool as soon as Bo ran past her. She looked at Dyson "Dude! Not cool." and then ran after Bo.