Lauren
Lauren was in the basement exercising before heading in the lab. She had long left a curled up Bo in their bed. Bo was so adorable when she slept with her lips puckered. Her mouth opened long enough to groan at Lauren removing her arm from it's tight grip on the Doctor's waist.
The Doctor never returned to the bed instead she walked downstairs, grabbed a few sports drinks and headed towards the basement. She pinned her hair up into a ponytail and started stretching before hitting the punching bag, weights and then the treadmill. Sure she didn't need to exercise, as her body was fit, but it was good for her mind too.
She had received a text from the office, but it wasn't anything that she needed to rush in for. She had hired a few new people and they were having first day jitters. If they were not qualified, she never would have hired them.
She smiled remembering the first day she ever stepped into a lab or any office after getting her degree. She felt awkward and in the way, but once the patients came in, she was no longer nervous. Small, tall, lanky, large, she handled every patient's needs and wounds. She remembered a rather large gentleman had passed out when she walked over with a needle to take some blood.
So no she was not worried about her staff. They just needed to get their feet wet and they would be fine. She started running harder on the treadmill. If she ran any faster, she would likely run right off of it.
Bo
Bo rolled over in bed and Lauren's side felt ice cold. The Succubus cursed herself for once again being the last out of bed. But there were too many times when she was the first out of the bed. And why? For Fae cases. Trick's calls. Anything having to do with the Fae.
Bo was young unaligned. Why couldn't thousand year old Fae handle whatever was thrown their way? For pete's sake Trick was the Blood King. Surely he knew the answers without asking Bo to chase after them. She rubbed the spot again and slammed her head into Lauren's pillow. She could nearly cry wondering how many days, and nights she had left Lauren alone and feeling the emptiness and cold from Bo's side of the bed.
She thought of the third time that they made love, Lauren was being Lauren, too accepting. Lauren had slept the whole day in Bo's bed waiting for the Succubus to return but she didn't. The Doctor left a note and went home. That's where Bo had found her after she was done with the latest problem Trick couldn't fix on his own.
She was done. Lauren was going to be her number one case. One she was going to be dedicated to 24/7. Although loving and living with a Doctor felt like there was 25 hours in a day.
Bo jumped out of bed, grabbed something to wear and quickly showered. She wanted to catch up with Lauren. Lauren remarked about them needing sports drinks when in fact the Succubus was needing them now to keep up with the Doctor, her own Succubus and her witch. Bo laughed as the water splashed her in the face. Once she was dressed, and presentable, she rushed down to find Lauren. She couldn't smell any food cooking and thought Lauren probably grabbed breakfast and a snack for her Succubus on the way to wherever she was going. They hadn't planned on seeing Aife, Albert or Stephen for a few days. She sighed in relief when she noticed Lauren's car was still in the driveway. Now she only needed to find her.
Aife, Albert and Stephen.
The trio had hardly slept at all the previous night and they were ok with that. Stephen had tons of questions and his grandfather and Aife were only to happy to answer them.
He studied Aife often and wondered what a Succubus was and could truly be capable of. That thought always remained fresh in his mind since his sister was loving and living with one.
"Isabeau is nothing like me. She cares about people. I only care about a select few. Kenzi is her claimed human and Lauren was the human she loves. She will do whatever it takes to protect the Doctor and her human friend. I will do whatever it takes to protect the two of you, Bo and Lauren". Aife said slamming a shot of Whiskey. The burn always tickled.
"How do I know you are telling me the truth to save your only daughter? Stephen asked as he set his empty shot glass on the counter.
"You can use your powers and look into their future or ask your grandfather. I never lie when it comes to my daughter, only my father did that shit". Aife said pouring their next round of shots.
"She's right Stephen, she has never lied about anything. I haven't known this Bo long either but I trust Lauren's gut just as I trust my own. And my own is telling me to trust that they will both be deserving of each other". Albert replied.
Stephen nodded and slammed another shot. They could talk all that they wanted to but as a squeaky new Fae, he was still skeptical about Bo. Of course he could look into the future but that was time consuming and if he saw a brokenhearted Lauren, that would hurt and piss him off. So he would just have to keep his wits about him and keep a close eye on Bo. He wouldn't interfere with them unless he had to. This Kenzi woman too.
"What about the Fae from last night. Stephen said that was all of them but we all know there could be families seeking revenge for their deaths now". Albert said.
"Hale said he would quietly look into that. Since he was once a cop, it wouldn't look as suspicious if he poked around". Aife answered.
"So what do we do now? Albert asked.
"We rule over the colony. Well I will be the Queen of course and you two will be my right and left hands". Aife winked.
"What does that even mean? Stephen asked.
"Sweetie it means we kick ass. Anytime, wherever and whenever we like". Aife laughed.
"But there is not that many Fae here right? Besides us? Stephen asked.
"There are always some stragglers. Let em come and we will send their asses back in body bags or crippled". Aife laughed.
"So you are going to rule over Berlin and the colony? How is that possible? Stephen asked.
"He's cute". Aife laughed looking at Albert.
"He used to do that as a very young boy too". Albert chuckled.
"Those bitches in Berlin know that if they piss me off, I will thrall their sorry asses and then laugh as they walk around as Zombies scratching their asses if I order them to. The few Fae here know I'm Trick and Isabeau's daughter. I have bombed so many buildings here, they would piss in their pants if I even look at their homes". Aife explained seriously.
"Where do we start? Albert asked.
"We start with finding a suitable home for the two of you. I have ordered a castle built for me but it won't be finished for weeks". Aife said.
"You have a witch that is a phone call away and you're going to wait on a bunch of construction workers? Stephen asked.
"Shit! I told you he was cute! Aife laughed slamming her hand on the countertop.
"I am sure Lauren would love the practice. She was always playing with Stephen's Legos as a child". Albert laughed.
"And with her geeky mind, you would have the best castle the world has ever seen". Stephen laughed. Lauren had built plenty of castles with his Legos. Some stood taller than the both of them. She would rarely play with the few dolls she owned. Lauren mostly loved toys that did things, so she didn't have many dolls. She loved building things. He thought she would grow to become a construction worker or architect but her real love had always been Science. He often joked that she would do CPR on an ant if she could.
"I will call her and ask her to finish the job, I never want to assume". Aife laughed.
"I am sure she could hook us up with a nice house too. All we need to do is find the land to build it". Stephen said.
"The locals might be shocked but who cares. Lets go site seeing boys". Aife laughed as she walked towards the door and they followed.
Bo and Lauren
Bo had snuck down into the basement and stood against the far wall. She hadn't made a sound. The only thing she heard was the treadmill and her heart pounding at the sight. Lauren's hair was flying as fast as she was running. Her aura made her look like a pure angel to the Succubus.
Bo's throat was suddenly dry as her eyes flashed blue in arousal. Lauren's body looked like it was on fire and it wasn't doing much to douse Bo's current state. She licked her lips and jumped when she growled unexpectedly.
Clearing her throat she spoke. "Good morning".
"Good morning and it is about time you said something instead of ogling me". Lauren laughed as she grabbed a large towel.
"I..I didn't want to interrupt you". Bo blushed and bit her lip to try and calm herself down.
"Have you eaten anything? Lauren asked walking over to the Succubus.
"No. I was actually embarrassed that you were up and gone before me". Bo said smiling gently at the Doctor. Lauren was still on fire and it was sending chills up and down the Succubus spine.
"Bo that is nothing to be embarrassed about. I just wanted to get in a good workout before I head to work but before I do that, we can at least have breakfast together". Lauren smiled kissing Bo good morning.
"Ok but we don't have to have anything fancy. Cereal would be fine with me. Like I told your grandfather, I won't stand in the way of you going to work or working on anything. With the understanding Doctor that you don't let the work totally consume you". Bo cooed as she held the Doctor's hand in hers as they climbed the stairs.
"What do you want to do? Lauren asked.
"I don't know. I could go back to working cases again as a PI with human clients this time". Bo said softly as they entered the kitchen.
"If that is what you want to do, I will support your decision. I am assuming you will want to work with Kenzi again". Lauren said pouring two cups of coffee.
"I am going to go talk to her, which I will need the address for. I really don't know why she's being like this. Especially when she said she thought more of you than she used to. But I am still not a hundred percent sure, I want to work the PI business again. Unless it's something like a 9-5, so that you and I will have normal hours to spend together". Bo said taking a sip.
"Bo I would understand if that's what you wanted to do, and some cases would require nights. So it would be ok, really". Lauren said.
"Nice try Doctor to try to give yourself more reasons to work later and later". Bo laughed.
"To be honest my clinic actually has business hours, so I don't have to work nights". Lauren said.
"But you would. You would find something that you couldn't solve and stay after hours trying to solve it". Bo laughed again.
Lauren smiled wide and shook her head. Bo had often come to her old apt and found her deep in work, so late into the night the sun was about to rise again on a new day.
She couldn't help it. She was wired that way. Moreso with the Light Fae. Without a friend in the world other than her comatose gf, Medicine was the only thing she had to keep her busy and not focused on the fact that she was a slave. There was no other word for it. The Light Fae were pure dicks other than the Ash. He seemed to appreciate her skills even though he was never going to free her.
Staying up nights also kept her mind off of her cold and lonely bed. She was often jealous to see couples making out in the dark corners of the Dal, thinking nobody was looking. Lauren was. She couldn't not look. That should have been her and Nadia, but she wasn't getting anywhere close to curing her. To reversing the curse that Lauren didn't know of.
"Bo you know I could always work from home". Lauren smiled drinking her coffee but never taking her eyes off of the Succubus.
"No. I think it would be good for you to get out and treat patients in person. It won't do me or my Succubus any good knowing you were home without us". Bo laughed.
Lauren nodded as she wrote down the address to the house Kenzi was living out of. She didn't mind Bo knowing where it was. There was no need to hide where it was. But she did hope Bo would make sure Kenzi hadn't set it on fire in her anger yet.
"Thank you for doing this for her Lauren. I know she can be unappreciative at times". Bo said gently.
"You don't have to thank me Bo. I know you still worry about her. But I'm not. She thinks she knows it all, and I am done babysitting her hatred of me". Lauren said.
"I don't think she hates you, hates you. She's just...Kenzi". Bo said.
"It doesn't matter anymore to me Bo. I am not here to be her sporadic punching bag". Lauren said softly. She was over Kenzi. After all they had all gone through, she still hated her whether Bo saw it or not.
Lauren didn't major in Psychiatry but from what she did understand Kenzi didn't like her because she was smart. Because they grew up differently. She didn't know much about Kenzi's home life but she wasn't going to ask either. Lauren had dealt with bullies for far too long to allow it anymore. She thought of that after she had been sucked into Bo's Dawning. She was sure Kenzi was toasting the Doctor's exit from Bo's life. She now had her long awaited, and coveted distinction of being the only human in Bo's world.
With her new powers Lauren could tell there was something buried deep inside of Kenzi that made it hard for her to trust anyone other than Bo, but she wasn't going to dig to find it. They could co-exist in Bo's life but not at the expense of Kenzi disrespecting her again.
"Well I am going to shower and get going". Lauren said rinsing out her cup and setting it in the sink.
"I am going to get going myself. I will see you later Dr. Lewis". Bo cooed as she kissed every spot of Lauren's skin that she could find. Who cared if she hadn't showered yet. Her sweet taste never wavered.
"Call me if you can't find it". Lauren smiled gently pushing Bo back. The Succubus was always ready to go and not just to see Kenzi this time.
"I am sure I will". Bo said kissing Lauren's hand before she let go and walked towards her jacket on the couch.
Lauren sighed and waited until she heard Bo's car start up and pull off. The hot shower was going to do wonders for her body.
Later
Lauren had arrived during peak hours. There were people in the lobby. Some of them were in so much pain that they were bending over. She rushed back to scrub up and jumped right in to help.
From little kids to big kids, a lot of people were either sick or had self-inflicted wounds. She was proud that some Doctors came in to help on their day off. She had a full staff and it was awesome to be working again. On her own time clock and not the Fae's. To be helping people.
Lauren sighed in relief and happiness when the building was all but empty. This is what she studied for. Sure she could use her powers and help them immediately but most were humans, and she loved using just her trained skills to help her patients. She was still learning her Fae skills. She was close to needing to feed, but wouldn't do that without Bo. The afternoon had flown bye and she was ready to head home to cook them a big meal for their bodies and nature.
Bo and Kenzi
Bo had taken the long way to get to Kenzi's. She still cared for the girl as she and Lauren had discussed but she wasn't the same Bo anymore. She knew it. She felt it. She lived it.
She had grown to the point that everything in her life from now on would take a backseat to Lauren. That's how it should have been from the start. She wasn't really sure she wanted to be there. But they needed to get the shit out into the open. It had long stunk since Bo first hit town. She remembered Kenzi mocking Lauren's profession calling her a fake Doctor. She now knew it was jealousy because Bo was falling for the Doctor and they all knew it.
She walked up the stairs and knocked on the door. She looked around. It didn't look like a bad place. She could smell someone cooking dinner. She knew it wasn't Kenzi. Kenzi probably had eaten soup and sandwiches.
Her hair flew back when Kenzi finally opened the door.
"Well look who finally crawled out from under a rock, or shall I say climbed out from under a Doc". Kenzi said.
"Can I come in? We need to talk". Bo said coolly.
Kenzi bit her lip and moved out of the way to let the Succubus in.
Bo walked in and looked around. It wasn't bad at all. It had walls and looked comfortable enough for one person. As she had suspected Kenzi had been eating soups and sandwiches judging by the small bowl and plate on the coffee table.
"What the fuck Bo? Why are you here?! Kenzi snapped.
"Like I said, we need to talk". Bo said pointing back and forth between them.
"You just left Bo. Moved the fuck out and on". Kenzi snapped.
"No Kenzi. I grew up and moved out". Bo said walking over to the window and turned around to face Kenzi.
"I thought we were a family. You ran off with Lauren and never thought to ask me if I wanted to come along. Never thought to ask me if I needed anything. Now you have a new family. A witch. A Succubus, and whatever the fuck those other two men are". Kenzi snapped again.
"Kenzi I told you that you could stay at the clubhouse but that wasn't good enough for you". Bo countered.
"It stinks since your mother left the dead guy there and not to mention we no longer have heat or firewood. I know that shit never bothered the Fae but us humans get cold". Kenzi groaned.
"You are warm here. Lauren told me she gave you this place for a week. And by the way that was Lauren's idea before you get any other ideas". Bo snapped.
"That's not the point. I'm your claimed human. I could and should be living better than this". Kenzi said.
Bo dug into her pockets and pulled out a stack of papers. "Here".
"What are these? Kenzi asked taking them.
"Job applications. I picked them up on the way over here". Bo said.
"What? We are not going to work together anymore?! Kenzi asked.
"Lauren and I had talked about that this morning. I did want to go back to working cases but seeing you now, it looks like I either need to find a new partner or find another field of work". Bo said.
"So you are cutting me off for Lauren again? That's just perfect. After all of the shit she has put you through and all I have done for you, this is how you treat me? Kenzi said throwing the papers on the closest table.
"You better fill some of those out soon. Now to address your other statement. Yeah Lauren and I have had our problems but we are working them out as adults. Something you should be acting like too. I know you are still my claimed human and that will protect your life from the Fae, but Lauren is my life and my focus right now. We have a brand new home and she has new powers to learn. I don't have time to sit back and drink myself into a stupor waiting for a wolf to come over. Waiting for anyone to come over. I have grown up Kenzi, and Lauren needs me a lot more than you do. Now I will talk to her about finding a way for you to continue to live here, but if she says she can't pull it off, you should go back to the clubhouse. You can send me the cleaning bill and I will have some cleaners to scrub it for you. As far as firewood, I will lend you some of ours, if I need to, but other than that, my priority is Lauren". Bo explained. She wasn't trying to be nasty but Kenzi had pissed her off. She could understand Lauren's mood about Kenzi this morning.
"Fine you can leave now". Kenzi said sitting down to rifle through the papers.
"I love her Kenzi. I do. You don't have to understand it. You don't even have to like it. But you will respect it and her. I don't want to have this conversation again, is that understood? Bo asked.
"Get out Bo! Kenzi snapped.
"Right. You don't understand, but you will respect her and our relationship". Bo said walking towards the door and out of it.
Kenzi glared at the door and rolled her eyes. Who the fuck was that, that just walked out? It wasn't the Bo she knew. Wasn't even a Bo she recognized anymore. But it was ok. Kenzi never needed anyone to get back on her feet. She would fill out the job applications and turn them in. Kenzi was down, but she was not out.
TBC
Lauren and Aife finish her castle.
Bo hosts a housewarming party.
Kenzi runs into Stephen.