"Has David returned?

"No Mrs. Dennis he has not". The nurse said.

"How much longer do I have? Mrs. Dennis asked.

"At this rate not very long. He needs to get back here soon". The Nurse replied.

"I see". Mrs. Dennis said sitting back on her bed.

Bo and Lauren's

"You said Dad cheated on mom, so why are you with her and not your own mother? Bo asked. She understood what step-parenting meant. She just didn't understand why someone would abandon their own mother for another.

"My real mom died just after you last visited Mary Dennis". David explained.

"You have one minute to tell me what she wants with Charlotte". Bo snapped gently picking Charlotte off of David.

David looked at Charlotte ignoring what Bo just said. Allowing seconds to tick off of the minute Bo had offered him. What could he do? He was in awe of what he had just seen. He thought he had come for a human looking baby. If this was Charlotte perhaps he had the wrong Bo Dennis.

"Twenty seconds left". Bo said snapping David out of his infatuation with Charlotte's appearance.

"Her blood. We need her blood. It will help mom's Dementia". David screamed. He was mad at himself for not talking fast enough.

"How do you know her blood will help Mary? Bo asked. She wasn't sure she trusted that he even knew Mary. But needed to know what Charlotte could do with her blood.

"It has before. The Doctors have shown me proof that it worked". David said panting. He wanted to be as clear as he could. Mary had aged too. She looked like she was in her late 80s when she was barely 70.

"How? Bo snapped. The boy was tiring her out. She wanted to know what the hell he was talking about. As far as she knew Charlotte had never been out of their sight for very long other than when she was asleep since they arrived home from the hospital.

"They tested it on her. The test only lasted a few minutes and the results were instantaneous". David said softly getting to his feet. Wiping his clothes off he turned his attention back to Charlotte. He didn't need to be wasting time with what and why. He knew he either needed to get Charlotte or get her blood very soon and get back to his mother's side.

"How did they get her blood? Bo asked handing Charly to Lauren. This was about to get really ugly depending on his answer. Which wouldn't stop any of them from getting angry.

David stepped back a little further. He was already embarrassed that he wet himself and he likely would again with his answer. "I took some while the hospital had her. Once I made it home, I gave it to Mom's Doctors".

"What?! Bo and Lauren screamed.

"Please just listen to me. After Drake told me what you were, I thought we could try your blood and see if it could help mom. I knew I couldn't get it from you directly so I waited for the Doctors to draw blood and stole a vial of it". David explained.

"Ya know Bo. I haven't eaten yet". Lauren said flashing her shifter eyes.

"No Lauren. I got this". Bo said softly nudging her to take Charly back inside.

"Mary Dennis has always treated me like a monster. She spat on me as I ran from her house. She cursed me in front of her bridge friends. She cursed me in front of my friends. Now she wants to use my daughter as a science experiment? Hell to the no. But I tell you what I will do for you. I will call these Doctors and ask them, if what you're telling me is true, I might entertain the thought of helping her. But with my blood. Don't ever come here again boy because you really don't know what you're dealing with". Bo snapped as she had backed David all the way up to his driver's side door.

"Now get in. Go home, tell her what I said and never come back here". Bo said pulsing him on his face.

David didn't have a choice or a voice to fight with. He had to do what she said whether he wanted to or not. He knew Mary wouldn't like that he came back empty handed and wished he had taken more than one vial of Charlotte's blood.

Bo watched his car until she could no longer see his tail lights. She gave him one of her strongest pulses and knew it would work until he was nearly in Mary's lap telling her what Bo said. She didn't care if she was upset or not. There was a better way to ask for their help. Dementia or not. They stole from her family and Mary was close to not remembering her or anything at all. She wasn't sure about David but since she sent him to do her dirty work, she would send him back to do hers. To deny the woman that denied her care and concern when she struggled trying to understand what was happening to her that had cost Kyle his life.

She turned around and went to join her family in the house. At least it was quiet again. She checked the security monitors and went to find Lauren and Charlotte. The house was so big but at least they were all home.

And of course she found Lauren in her lab. Charlotte was playing in her playpen. Bo went to check on her first since Lauren was on the phone. She already knew who Lauren was talking to. If this hocus pocus about Charlotte was true. Lauren would be the one to confirm it. She was the only one Bo would trust to confirm it. Nobody else needed to know yet. If ever. Bo had her own call to make and she would but first she wanted and needed to know what Lauren found out.

David

Damn it. I failed mom. I should have just snatched the kid and we would have had an ample supply of her blood. My only solace was the vial still had a small amount of blood left but the Doctors advised that she needed more. I hadn't told them where I got it but I did tell mom. She understood somewhat where I was going and wished me a speedy trip. How will I tell her now that I didn't get anymore? She barely remembered me now. She kept calling me Daniel. This would not be pretty. Mary was the last of my family. After mom died, I sought her out. She was livid Dad had cheated on her but at least she had a child again. When she told me about Bo she was hot and cold in her description of their relationship. I can't say conclusively if that was her disdain for Bo or the Dementia. Probably both.

Lauren and Bo's.

Lauren sat back and watched Bo play with Charly. It was a sight she would never tire of seeing. Every time Bo would rub her belly Charly put her arms up to gently smack Bo's chin. Her laugh was adorable. Bo's wasn't too shabby either. She had news about what David told them and although it wasn't bad, it wasn't good either. Not to Lauren. Not to a mother that would forever wonder who else had access like David had discovered. Who else knew about Charlotte's blood and who else would be coming for her or it. She had not doubt that Charlotte could and would protect herself. She just wished she had time to enjoy being a baby.

Bo sensed Lauren watching them. She didn't like the silence but understood how Lauren's mind worked. She either had good news, bad news or an answer in between. Since she hadn't interrupted them, it could have been either one of those. Charlotte was just a baby. She can't help her powers and what her blood could possibly do. She deserved to be a happy baby and Bo knew she and Lauren would do all they could to make sure that happens for her.

She kicked herself mentally for not keeping tabs on what they did with Charlotte and her blood while they were at the hospital. Knowing what her own blood was capable of, there was no excuse for not keeping up with that. But she was worried about Lauren too. She hardly ever left her room. Only to feed. She used buttons to call for a nurse or Doctor. Other than that she only left to feed. To feed from Drake. She only fed. She never went all the way. She had too much love and respect for Lauren. She would never put anyone between them again. She trusted Drake which is why David's story about Drake telling him who and what they were sounded so bogus. That thought reminded her of her call again and she would make it after she talked with Lauren and see what she wanted to do because Lauren always had to know everything Science related. It was adorable and at times maddening when Bo wanted Lauren to relax and enjoy their life together.

"What did you find out? Bo finally asked.

Lauren sighed and took a few deep breaths. "He was telling the truth. They had only discovered the missing vile after I mentioned it. I told them to discard of any remaining viles. As her mother I had that right to ask without needing to go in and sign to have it done".

"What do you think of it helping Dementia patients though? If that's true and if he ever tells anyone, Charly will become hunted and a pin cushion for every patient that has it". Bo said.

Lauren had thought about that. She thought about Mary Dennis and all Bo had told her about her treatment of her. As a Scientist Lauren could easily test the theory on anyone but as far as she knew only Mary's Doctors and David were aware of the effects. Could she subject Bo and Charlotte to Mary's cruelty once all of her memories were intact if all of them came back? Could she risk anyone else finding out?

"Bo the only way to find out is to test it on Mary again. I don't know her Doctors and I won't expose the Fae to them. So we have to be really smart and thorough about this. If she remembers you, she will likely remember what you are". Lauren said softly.

Bo couldn't argue that. She shuddered thinking of all the vile and hateful words a lucid Mary spat at her. The last time she saw her she knew her memories were going. It was probably the reason she didn't kick her out or spit on her then. Had she helped her then maybe the weight of helping her now wouldn't be weighing on her. But that was before her Dawning. She wasn't sure of her powers or blood yet. The only time her blood had been used on someone before then was Ryan. She shuddered at that thought.

She laid Charlotte back in her play pen and gave her her stuffed toys and turned around to walk around the room. They needed a plan. This wasn't just about Charlotte. This was about the safety of the Dennis'. The safety of the staff at Mary's hospital. The safety of all of their family and friends. Bo had always struggled with thinking she was the monster Mary taunted her with being. She wasn't a monster. Lauren wasn't a monster. Charlotte wasn't a monster. Any kids they would have later weren't going to be monsters. They were a loving and protective family and maybe this once, Bo needed to protect Mary too.

"I have a plan". Bo said stopping her pacing.

"Ok". Lauren said softly watching the Succubus.

"We take Charlotte with us to visit Mary. We ask Kenzi and Tamsin to come with us. Once we get there we pretend we are there to see someone else. Since you've never seen her, I will identify her first. Tamsin and Kenzi can create some kind of a diversion that will draw the Doctors away from her room. Then you can sneak in and inject Mary with Charlotte's blood and wait for the results. If you see it worked, then we will all leave. But we need to make sure that we get all of Charlotte's blood out of there. We can't leave a single drop". Bo explained. She just met David and just because he knew Mary doesn't mean that she trusts him.

"That's a good plan but what will we do with David? Lauren asked.

"That's where Kenzi and Tamsin come in. They can distract him. Plus we don't know if he's alone at the hospital. You know Kenzi. The girl can think of anything and everything to distract someone. If she can't Tamsin can always come up with an emergency long enough to see if the blood works". Bo said. She stared at Lauren and smiled. She could always tell when Lauren was thinking of everything that could go wrong but she couldn't think of any. She was kind of proud that their daughter could fix Mary's chemical imbalance. But this would be the last time Bo would go and see her. She didn't want her baby exposed to the hate Mary could dish out at any given moment.

"Do you want to call them or should I? Lauren asked holding her cell up.

"You can call them. I need to make a call too". Bo said showing her own. She smiled at Lauren and quietly left the room.

Lauren watched her go and let loose the breath she was holding. This would either be bad or good. Bo was right she never met Mary but if Bo didn't want to see her years ago, she really sounded like a hateful woman. But being a Doctor she was sure the illness was making her just as mean. She smiled at Charlotte. If this was proven to be true, she was a walking, crawling and shifting cure for all Dementia patients. Possibly a cure of many illnesses and diseases. Lauren's eyes perked up at the thought of all the research she could do in her own lab and nobody would be the wiser. Bo was right. They needed to make sure they got every vial of Charlotte's blood they could find. If David still had any on him she would ask Tamsin to frisk him and find out.

"Hey Kenzi it's Lauren. Bo and I were wondering if you and Tamsin were up for a little road trip". Lauren said into her phone.

Bo

"Drake look I need to know what you told David about me. About us...about the Fae". Bo said angrily into her phone. She fed on Drake. She trusted Drake. She knew he had a family of his own to look after. So if he really exposed the Fae, she needed to know.

"Bo he saw you feeding from me. All I told him was that you were a magician and what we were doing was a magic act". Drake explained.

"And you're sure that was it? Nothing else. Not my name anything? Bo asked.

"No I never gave him any of that. Just mine. It's so common he could look me up and never find me". Drake explained.

"Well he said he took some of Charlotte's blood. Where exactly was he when you guys spoke? Bo asked.

"I pushed him into a closet and told him you were a dangerous magician that he should never contact again. I see his dumbass did just that". Drake laughed. He knew of Bo and Lauren's powers. A Succubus and a Lioness? You were just asking to be killed in the most vicious way.

"Ok. Ok I can work around all of that. Thanks for listening and all of your help". Bo said. She really was grateful that Drake agreed to be her only feed. She wouldn't feel right using more than one especially with Lauren so close by even if she never saw her feed. But Lauren was always a worrisome Doctor. She would want Bo to feed if she weren't able to feed her herself but that didn't mean that Bo wasn't committed to their relationship. To their family.

"You're welcome Bo. Say hey to Tamsin for me". Drake smiled as he hung up. Tamsin warned him not to screw around with Bo. Just feed her and get the hell out of dodge. Lauren had done a lot for her and she wasn't about to watch someone she recommended to Bo screw all of that up.

"Did they agree to go? Bo asked walking back into Lauren's lab.

"They did. But Kenzi said all the booze is on us". Lauren laughed.

"Ok but after we come back. I don't want any slip ups on this trip". Bo said.

"While you were gone, I called around and found her hospital. Who her Doctors are and when they were giving her, her medicine". Lauren said softly. This was going to be easier than she thought. The Doctors were lazy asses according to the lady she spoke with. Lauren told her she was a Doctor but gave her a fake last name.

"That's good. We can get in, do it and get out". Bo said. She was relieved Lauren was already on top of the Doctors and who they were.

"They said they would be here in an hour. Tamsin was out on a case and Kenzi was making appointments with new clients for Dennis and Malikov's". Lauren explained.

"That's good. We need to feed Charly. We don't need her trying to snack on anyone inside of the hospital". Bo laughed. She had such a healthy appetite that they had their own butcher to bring them meats daily and they kept the kitchen full of any and everything.

Lauren laughed too and picked her up out of her play pen. She had fallen asleep and waking her up nearly breaks every glass in the house. Bo had learned if she sent pulses into her back it would calm her roars down to a somewhat manageable yawn.

Now what they would feed her is the question. A light lunch meant she would be rowdy but a heavy lunch meant she would fall asleep again and the public wasn't ready for her snoring style. Bo left the decision up to Lauren as she started rubbing Charlotte's back and sending pulses into her. She felt Charlotte's little hands cling to her and she welcomed it. She was a shifter but still had the scent of a newborn. After she was fed Bo was going to give her a quick bath and change her clothes. She had already bought her little black leather outfits. Some matched Bo's. She had lighter colored clothes too but Bo thought she looked adorable in black. Her blonde hair made her look like Lauren in leather. The thought of that stirred Bo's Succubus but this wasn't the time for that.

Lauren took a vial amount of blood from Charlotte. The baby shifter never cried. Bo was relieved to have that part over with.

Forty minutes passed and they were all packed up and ready to go. They packed a few snacks for Charlotte to enjoy along the way and some for Kenzi because if she saw Charly snacking, she had to snack too.

The gang was all loaded and on the way. Bo drove as Lauren explained the plan. Kenzi liked it because she thought about all the antics they could get into but Bo sternly warned her that they hadn't planned on being there long. They just wanted to get in and get out. Which is why Bo floored the car and they were hitting all green lights.

About an hour later they arrived. Bo parked and they went over the plan again. Lauren had already called ahead saying she was Dr. Palmer and she was here to see Mrs. Dennis. The gang settled down and separated.

Lauren went in first as Bo walked in a few minutes after her carrying Charlotte. Once they got the room number, Lauren took the baby and Bo prepared to go in. She put her hair up in a bun and put on a ball cap to try and hide as much as she could of her face and head. She was dressed in loose black clothing. She wanted to look as less like Bo as she could.

Bo was in and out of the room quickly. She didn't see David anywhere and suspected he went to get something to eat. She described him to Tamsin and Kenzi so they could be on the lookout.

"That is her Dr. Palmer. You can go in now". Bo said taking Charlotte from Lauren. She made her way down the hall and into an empty room that Tamsin had arranged for her to hide out in until Lauren was done.

Thankfully it was one with a crib so Charly could play and rest. Kenzi and Tamsin hung out at the Nurse's desk. Tamsin told them she was looking for a suspect that was last seen wandering the halls of the Hospital. The nurses called for the Doctors on the floor to show them the fake picture Tamsin had them look at. The more that gathered around the desk to look, the more Tamsin was grateful that this part of the plan was working. After about an hour Lauren had emerged. She showed Mrs. Dennis old pictures of Bo to see if she recognized her and she did. The hate fest started and it took all that Lauren had not to go off on the woman. She excused herself and nodded the ok for the Nurse to go back in. They were none the wiser that Lauren wasn't on staff there. She had called ahead and said Dr. Palmer would be in and they didn't bother checking it seems since the call was pretty quick.

Kenzi had to flirt with David to buy her that hour. of time. Tamsin was doing her best not to laugh. She took a seat and told the Nurse she would wait for the other Nurses on the floor to see if they could identify her suspect as Kenzi walked up and down the hall with David but nowhere near Mrs. Dennis' room.

Bo took a few deep breaths as Kenzi and David walked off again in the other direction. She wanted to say goodbye to Mary for good. Just because she had treated Bo terribly she did give her a roof over her head all those years ago when she didn't have to. Lauren had told her she had given her a sedative and once she went in Mrs. Dennis should be knocked out. Bo tiptoed in and executed her part in the plan. She put her hand on Mrs. Dennis' head, sent a pulse into it telling her to forget about Beth Dennis. She bowed her head and walked out. She was tired. Tired of the memories of her calling her a monster. She had to let those memories go so it wouldn't hang over her or her new family anymore.

When she walked out and down the stairs where Charlotte and Lauren were now waiting she nearly collapsed in Lauren's arms. Kenzi and Tamsin told the Nurse's gathered at the desk that Tamsin had found her suspect and ran down the same stairs and joined them.

It was a quiet walk back to the car and they sped off. That was that. They had proof that Charlotte's blood really did help Dementia patients. Her parents were proud and Lauren was just itching to start her research.

When they made it home. Kenzi and Tamsin pounced on the couch waiting for the booze that Bo and Lauren had promised them. Lauren had taken Charlotte to the nursery as Bo hung out with the others. Lauren took a quick shower. Afterwards she dried off and spent a few minutes alone in the bathroom. Once she was ready she went downstairs to join them.

"Bobo that is a badass baby you and Lauren have". Kenzi laughed.

"She's right. You guys have your hands full with that one". Tamsin laughed.

"I know. I know! Bo sighed flopping down on a cushy lounge chair. It had been a long tiring day.

"Well it's a good thing we have eight hands between the four of us". Lauren said walking up behind them.

"What? Kenzi asked.

"We're about to have another baby". Lauren smiled as Bo jumped out out of her chair.

"What? Are you sure Lauren? Are you hungry? Do you want to sit down? What can I get you? Pickles and ice cream? A twelve ounce steak? Fried antelopes dipped in chocolate? Bo asked.

"Bo. Bo. Slow down and I'm sure". Lauren smiled taking her hand. She had ran another test after she showered.

They heard a roar and nearly jumped. Lauren turned just in time to catch a roaring Charlotte who was still in her human form, staring Lauren dead in her face.

"Uh oh. Nakedra don't like competition I see". Kenzi laughed.

TBC