The brunette stood up and looked out the window. She watched a car drive down the road and it was blowing smoke out of its tailpipe. She suddenly got an idea and grabbed her bags. She walked out and threw them into her trunk and closed it up. She turned around and leaned against the vehicle. She inhaled sharply and let it go. She smiled at her discovery and jumped in her car.

She had done this for years. Hustled her way around Toronto, and never once got caught until she met Kenzi and Dyson caught up to them. She was clueless to the Fae world and kind of wishes she never found them. But that would be a big fat lie. Lauren was in the middle of the Fae world. That would always be a plus for Bo.

She made her way through the large crowd and found her first stooge. Once she accomplished her first goal it was on to the second. She leaned back in her seat and closed her eyes. This is it. There was no turning back. Not that she wanted to. She wants Lauren and will stop at nothing until the Doctor is in her sights again.

She took a deep breath and curled up to sleep.

Lauren, Megan and Vivian.

"Well this has been a wonderful day". Lauren smiled as she stretched out on her beach towel. Besides their personal wait staff, the trio was alone on that part of the beach.

Megan and Vivian had insisted on Lauren getting a big dinner and watched her eat, to be sure she actually ate.

"We have a ton of wine and a band for your enjoyment". Megan gestured at the table full of snacks and bottles of wine chilling.

"That sounds great". Lauren smiled as she turned on her back.

Megan and Vivian laughed at how at ease Lauren finally was among them. She did not even bring her medical equipment though. It was of no matter to them, the Doctor was smart beyond anything the Ash and Morrigan had told them. They know they were sent as protection against Bo, because the other Fae knew better.

They had heard of Dyson's stone loyalty to Trick. He would not make waves. So really the only one looking for Lauren is the young Succubus. They laughed at all the bullshit The Morrigan had told them that Bo had put Lauren through. Even the unaligned Succubus antics was not off limits to the Dark Fae leader. They know everything about Bo. But besides Nadia, Lauren's reputation remains spotless.

They did not care if she had blotches on her Fae resume. She was here in their lives, and it was a relief being out from under the Ash and Morrigan's noses. They have endless resources at their disposal which means, they can do whatever they want and take Lauren wherever she wants to go. Vivian laughed knowing it was the Morrigan's way of pissing Bo off or driving her as crazy as her mother.

Now that Succubus has a lot of spots on her Fae resume. Most of it was deadly or dungeons. They had figured out a way to neutralize her to the point she fled for parts unknown. Now that she was back, all eyes were on her, when they were not on Bo.

Vivian turned her attention back to Lauren when the Doctor jumped up and ran towards the ocean and jumped in. Megan ran to join her, and Vivian soon followed. She kept her distance though so it would not appear as she was finally about to make her move on Lauren. Slow Vivian, slow. She bit her lip and dipped in and out of the water. The weather was warm and so was the night. The stars were out, and the moon was half full.

They swam for hours and it was nice and relaxing. Once Lauren had her fill, she walked out and wrapped a towel around her shoulders. She laid on her beach towel again and rolled over and took the stars in.

She never once thought she would have a life like this again. Free. Free to do whatever she wants. Think whatever she wants. Do whatever she wants and this time with The Ash approval. She smiled at how her relationship with Hale had grown over the years. The Fae were notorious for not having a conscious, but the Siren always had one. He always went against the first Ash when he wanted him to rough Lauren up, the Siren was never rough with her. Even when he had to escort her to the Light Fae dungeons, he gently led her to it, and made sure she had enough food to eat. His family did not always respect women. Val got the worst of it, just for being born a girl. They wanted all boys, and Hale was the only son. Even the Morrigan still struggles for respect.

Respect. A seven-letter word that Lauren rarely recognizes anymore. The Fae caged her gf and her for years showing no respect for them. The only time Lauren came close to any recognition was discovering what Bo was for the Ash. It was not a far stretch. They still had records of Aife's kills. Something the Ash revealed the same day he was bombed by the Succubus. Which is probably why he assumed he could handle her. He was wrong.

Lauren laughed at the thought of assuming about a Succubus. Here she was surrounded by two and a known third looking for her. But what is Bo looking for? Why is Bo looking for her? Lauren had broken it off once she learned of Bo's non feeding kiss that the Valkyrie explained. Bo should have explained it. It was shit icing on a cake Bo had been baking in Lauren's mind for weeks.

The Doctor and lover in Lauren knew something was wrong with Bo. But she could not exactly go to Trick with her findings, because he would only think of her findings as bullshit and he did. She popped her neck thinking of the rest. Bo basically calling her work bullshit too, even when she was not in her right mind, Lauren had been called a fake Doctor before, by Kenzi and so many others over the years.

She splashed some water on her face to bring herself back to reality. All of that shit is gone. That Lauren is gone. Nadia is dead. The Ash one and two that ruled over Lauren are dead. There is nothing holding her down or back anymore.

She controls her life now. Even with Megan and Vivian as her companions, she will control what happens and will not happen to her. It is all in her hands. All in her future. Eyes straight ahead. The Doctor is on vacation and that is not an easy task for any Doctor. Shutting the mind off of patients past and present.

She really did not have any present patients. It is funny now that she looks back on it. How and why did the mighty fae need a human Doctor to fix what was wrong with them? They lived for thousands of years. Shouldn't they know these things and how to fix it?

"Let's dance". Lauren jumped up when the band started playing again. They were in the Caribbean and listening to reggae music. Lauren had always loved it. She danced to it. She ran to it. She studied listening to it in med school. But she never cut loose to it like she was tonight. She was all over the beach dancing, screaming and singing along to every song. Each note and word hit her vocal cords like they were on her mind constantly.

If she knew it was safe, she would call her classmates and tell them to take vacations like this, but she could not take the chance of any Fae spotting anyone from her past. That is why she let go of her brother the second year Nadia had not woken up from her coma. She mourned her girlfriend and brother at the same time for years. She could not talk to Nadia about him because the Fae recorded just about everything in Nadia's pod. It made sense since they were the ones who cursed her. They did not trust Lauren either.

She laughed about it knowing the Lauren they thought they knew was really Karen. Karen Beattie. She died a long time ago just so the humans could not ever find her Fae world. There is nothing but heart ache to be found here. Either you die getting out or you die inside. The Doctor is not only running from Bo. She is running from the part of her that died every time Nelson kicked or slapped her.

The Lich never got out alive after touching the Doctor, but Bo was nowhere to be found when a human was beating the Doctor's ass. No. She was not. The human will protect herself and her heart from that brunette.

She looked at Megan and Vivian. If they were not full-blooded Fae, they would probably resemble Bo and Lauren to the Doctor. They were laughing and pointing at things. The Doctor smiled realizing they were giving her space. Something she was going to ask Bo for had Nelson and Tamsin not changed her mind about her approach to the conversation.

She felt for Nelson. A human falling for a Fae and that Fae died. He was back to a simple life. He had to go back to his human days. Leaving the lore of the Fae behind him. That would never be easy. Which is probably the real reason for Lauren's escorts. This is real Fae leader power. A human freely going anywhere of her choice.

The Dal

Trick paced back and forth. Fae were dying on the streets again and nobody has seen Bo for hours. He did not even know where she had been spotted last. Dyson was of no help because every time he found her scent, she had moved on. He really should not be so worried because these kills were not done by a Succubus. The old man just liked having things in order. Since the Doctor left nothing has been in order. Aife was being a pain in his ass just to be a pain. Kenzi was drinking his liquor faster than he could sell it to paying customers.

"Who would have thought a human Doctor would stump the blood king". Aife laughed.

"Don't you understand Aife? Sooner or later, she is going to come back, and we are all doomed when she does". Trick stopped in his tracks.

"She doesn't hate me, she hates you". Aife laughed as Trick's pacing sped up.

The old man left the Succubus in the bar area. He had plenty of rooms to dust while he tries to figure out who is killing Fae.

The clubhouse.

The wolf walked back and forth around the house. He checked every hole in the walls. Kenzi was upstairs and he is going to make sure she stays safe. The smell of dead Fae creeping through the cracks had make her puke a few times.

This had not happened for a long time. There was not a block a dead body was not on. He wanted to go and search for Bo, but Kenzi needs him more. Even as Bo's human, she could be in danger. Fae are falling dead by the hour and not leaving a single trace. Not a single fingerprint or mark.

The Morrigan and Ash have closed ranks. Hale's not even returning any of Dyson's calls. Vex is the only Fae bold enough to step out in public. His Mesmer is the only thing saving him.

Dyson thought of Lauren. That damned human is the cause for all of this. There was something of a peace between the two sides before she left. Before she threatened them with a plague.

The dead Fae are being left on the streets. There has not been a single Medical Examiner out trying to find out how they died. So, he is stuck with Kenzi until Bo comes home. If she ever comes home. As ruthless as her Succubus can be, there is no way she would be attacked.

Bo

The woman threw her bag on her bed and took some deep breaths. What she had done and was about to do is bold. Bolder than anything she had done before. '

Clearing her throat, she opened her door and walked the short distance.

"So, when did you get here, Succubus? A soft voice called to her.

The woman responded with blue eyes. "Don't talk to me like that Lauren. I didn't do anything". The woman's eyes went black to blue to dark, to blue to brown again.

"You still didn't answer her question! Vivian had the young Succubus in a choke hold before Lauren called her off.

"Lauren! This is not you. Why did they attack me? Bo coughed.

"Your Succubus is no match for ours. We have known you have been here for hours." Megan stood in front of Bo with Vivian next to her.

"I don't know you, I am here for Lauren". Bo said softly.

"I can't stop her from going anywhere, but I can stop you from seeing me". Lauren stood and patted the women on their backs. Megan turned and Vivian winked at Bo before turning away to follow the Doctor and Megan.

Bo stood shocked. Lauren had never been that cold. She had never stormed away from Bo like that before. It was as if a taller wall had been built between them. From what little she saw in Lauren's eyes. There was a darker darkness there. An unspoken rage, and it was not against the Fae, it was against Bo.

There was a coldness in the 90 something degree air. Even the night sky was not cooling that feeling down. She was not about to give up. She had used her Succubus to track Lauren's chi. She knew that taste anywhere. When she took a deep breath like she does to feed, she traced it all the way to the airport Lauren had used and pulsed a few Fae to tell her where the airplane was going. Theirs had been the only one to fly out recently.

She followed the women. She was not getting close to Lauren because the women still blanketed her with their bodies. She did not even smell Lauren because their perfume blocked out her scent too.

"Lauren. Please just give me five minutes. If you do not like what I have to say, I will leave you alone! Bo screamed ahead.

Lauren smiled and shook her head. The brunette kept following them like a lost dog. The thought made her think of Dyson chasing Bo all of these years. A dog chasing his tail, and Bo would probably give him tail too. None of that was Lauren's problem now. Bo had cheated again. If the Doctor was honest Bo had cheated three times during their relationship. Once to heal with Dyson. The second before her Dawning and the third was during her Dawning. It was embarrassing really. Lauren was Bo's Doctor. Her girlfriend. She had seen and learned so much about Bo and the woman must have thought Lauren had forgotten all that she had seen her do. The Lich. The Dawning. The woman could suck the chi from anyone anywhere. But she used Dyson as a means to heal. She could only imagine why Bo smelled like Dyson when they emerged from her Dawning. His scent was all over the Succubus. The Doctor didn't think having sex with Dyson in her Dawning was going to help her pass. She didn't know if they did it for sure, but Tamsin's admission showed Bo had been getting around.

She thought of Bo saying she stabbed her mother. Lauren's Dark Fae contact had gossiped that the woman had drained someone in an alley and healed. The victim's clothes were not touched but the Succubus left her signature mark.

"Such a dumbass young Fae". Vivian laughed as Bo went on and on, and Lauren kept walking.

"She's almost begging. Imagine a Succubus begging". Megan punched Vivian in the arm and they both laughed.

"She's not that dumb but she thinks that I am". Lauren spoke softly over her shoulder. The laughter stopped.

"We didn't mean any offense. It's just funny". Vivian turned serious.

"Really Lauren. We were just joking among ourselves." Megan turned serious too.

Lauren nodded that she understood. Really it was no different than the Fae mocking Lauren for years. She knew Bo would not give a damn what either of them thought of her. She probably does not even care what Lauren thinks of her.

The Doctor has proof of that too. Heartbreaking truth that she had not even shared yet. But maybe it was time. It would get the woman off her back and out of her orbit. Lauren stopped walking. The feet and voice behind her stopped too.

"All I have wanted for years was to be free. To get out of those labs and do some real work. Not to examine dead Fae and healthy Fae that whined about something as menial as a splinter. I worked for years. Day in and day out trying to cure Nadia. There were times I slammed my head into my desk because I was so frustrated. My heart broke over and over when I thought I had found a surefire cure. I never knew it could break that much. Until Bo. Until now". Lauren turned to face the woman for the first time that night.

"Lauren I am sorry about Tamsin. That kiss meant nothing, so I didn't tell you about it". Bo said quietly.

Lauren tsked and Bo frowned.

"What was that about? Bo asked.

"I stayed faithful to Nadia for five years. That is 1,825 days. She could not touch me. She could not hold me. She could not talk to me. She could not kiss me, not like you kissed Tamsin. Do you really think I would leave you over just that? Lauren asked.

"What? Bo stopped. "What else did she tell you we did?

"The kiss was all. The rest you did on your own. Without a word to me or anyone, as I understand it". Lauren pulled her small blanket tightly against her body.

"Are you cold Lauren? Vivian asked.

"Not at all". Lauren smiled.

"Stop this. Stop beating around the bush and tell me what you are talking about Lauren. If you are going to accuse me of something, I deserve to know what that something is". Bo stepped forward.

"Deserve? Did you really just say deserve to me? Like I deserve to be free. Like I did not work my ass off to be free. You took it away from me. All of it". Lauren seethed.

"What Lauren what?! Bo screamed and was pushed back by Vivian and Megan.

"You woke up Nadia and didn't tell me. Not even when I said I recommitted to the Ash! I was free and you said nothing! Lauren screamed.

A large lump went down Bo's throat as she collapsed on the ground. It is over. And she only has herself and Lachlan's head to blame for it. She shook when a cold chill formed over her body. Her Succubus was back and pissed off.

"Help the woman to her feet. We are just getting started". Lauren commanded softly of Vivan and Megan.

TBC