Bo and Lauren
Lauren turned over, and smiled in Bo's direction.
The brunette moaned. "If you keep doing that, you're going to arouse my Succubus". Bo shuddered.
"I'm just playing with my baby". Lauren smiled as she rubbed Bo's stomach.
"Lauren". Bo said as her eyes flashed from brown to blue, and back to brown.
"You're staying in this bed Bo. You nearly fainted last night. As your doctor, I'm recommending rest". Lauren cooed as her hand circled Bo's stomach again.
"Okay. I don't mind rest, but you're about to cause me unrest". Bo sighed softly stopping Lauren's hand.
"Go to sleep Bo. You hardly got any last night". Lauren said softly.
"I need to study. I haven't forgotten about that." Bo said reaching for a book.
Lauren smiled. "I'll read to you, if you promise to lay down and rest".
"Okay! Bo smiled as she laid flat on her back. She was comfortable and warm as Lauren started reading. Bo closed her eyes to focus on every word. She wanted to get her diploma as quickly as possible. She was going to allow Lauren to help whenever, and wherever she could, but she wanted to do most of it on her own. To prove to herself that she could do it.
If Lauren was her teacher in high school, she would've stayed after class a lot. Her soft voice is intoxicating. She rubbed the doctor's arm to give her something to do to stay awake as long as she could. Her eyes were closed, so technically she was resting like Lauren wants her to. Who is she trying to kid? Lauren's voice was soothing her soul, and her baby is kicking the brunette. She softly smiled thinking the baby was trying to lull her to sleep because the kicks weren't always so gentle.
She looked at Lauren as she continued to read. She was memorizing everything. Lauren's words. Her scent when she turned to the next page. Her hair as it fell over her shoulders. Lauren was currently reading a book on biology, and it turned Bo's mind back on the babies. She's carrying Lauren's, and Lauren's carrying hers. They both want children. But now they're actually going to have their very own. Bo sniffled a little to contain her tears.
She gently turned her head away, and turned it back. Girls. Boys. She didn't care. As long as they are theirs, she didn't care how many children they have.
"Bo? Lauren said softly.
"Lauren? Bo flinched.
"It's time to feed". Lauren smiled gently.
"Oh. It is." Bo said looking at the clock behind Lauren.
Lauren gently leaned in and kissed Bo. It was definitely a hungry kiss, because Bo took control of it. She gently pulled Lauren to her, and pulled back to feed. Their chi was thick between them. Bo blushed because no feed had ever lasted that long before. She gently lowered Lauren back to her original position, and rubbed the doctor's stomach this time.
"Get enough? Bo gasped.
"I did. Did you? Lauren asked.
"I did too." Bo said kissing Lauren's hand.
Lauren smiled and laid the book down. She snuggled into Bo, gently wrapping her arms around her. The brunette rubbed the doctor's back as they both stared into nothing. The only sound that could be heard was the men and Aife finishing up the houses outside. Bo raised her head a bit, and smiled at the tops of them. She did as much as she could to help them last night. Before Lauren insisted that she'd done enough. It was embarrassing when Aife and Albert had to help Bo to bed. Lauren used her witch powers and cleaned them both up.
She laid back on her pillow and continued to rub Lauren's back. They didn't have a thing to do besides what they were doing.
"I want to be finished before the kids are born." Bo said quietly.
"I know. You've been doing very well trying to keep up with your studying, under the circumstances." Lauren said softly.
Bo sighed. "I'll get a couple of more hours of sleep, and then I'll hit the books."
"Okay. Then close your eyes and rest. I'll wake you up before it gets too late." Lauren said as she moved out of the bed. If they both stayed there, they'd both sleep all day. Aife and the others could come in at any minute. It would be embarrassing to have people roaming around their house with them still in bed. Lauren wanted to make sure Bo stayed there. She'd been trying to climb on tall ladders, and that's when Lauren busted her, and pulled her down with her witch powers. Bo protested, so Lauren compromised. Bo could pick out the furniture and paint, when the time comes.
Lauren grabbed her thickest robe and quietly left their room. She walked downstairs and over to the trunk in the far corner. Gently lifting it, she pulled the thick envelopes out.
Sighing as she sat in the nearest chair. Her mother had left her so much, that she wasn't used to it. She was now powerful and rich. Two things the Lauren would never have expected to be. When she re-committed to Lachlan, she was ready to live out the rest of her miserable human life doing the Fae bidding. Now that she's Fae, like she was born to be, she only needed to worry about her family, and what she's going to do with her current wealth.
"Lauren? Are you okay? Aife asked quietly as she set her hard hat on the small table.
"I'm fine. Just thinking." Lauren replied.
"I can help you with that. I'm not going to take any of course, because I won't steal from my own grandchildren". Aife offered.
"I don't want to spend it all at once, and I don't want to put it in a bank. I want every penny without having to worry about fees and so forth." Lauren sighed as she put the envelopes down.
"Then we'll build a vault. A fireproof, secret vault. I'm sure the boys will help." Aife gestured towards Stephen and Albert as they were putting the finishing touches on the kids playhouses.
"I would like that." Lauren smiled.
Aife nodded and walked to the nearest bathroom to wash up. "I'm going to go and rest a bit. I'm assuming Isabeau is sleeping too?
"She is. I'm going to wake her up in a little bit. But after last night, she needs the rest right now". Lauren nodded as she put the money back in the trunk.
"If you didn't get her down off of that ladder, I would've." Aife laughed as she walked towards the stairs.
Lauren walked into the kitchen and their brunch was almost ready. Once it was, she had one of the chefs to follow her to their bedroom with brunch for two. She gently woke Bo up. The dark haired Succubus stretched and rolled over. Her eyes went wide when she saw the trays of food. Once she was in her robe, her's was placed in front of her.
Lauren nodded when she was ready for hers. Once the chef was assured they had everything that they needed, he left them to eat.
"Aife and the men are going to build a secret vault for me to keep the money in." Lauren said between bites.
"That's a good idea. It's your money Lauren, we have no claim on it. The Fae have no claim on it." Bo smiled. She set her fork down to drink some orange juice.
"It's our money Bo. Ours and the kids. I'll probably invest a little of it, but the rest will go into the vault." Lauren explained.
"I can work for money. Your mother left that for you. To do with as you please." Bo countered.
"I choose to use it on my family. I know we'll both get back to work once the babies are born, but it'll give us a nice little nest egg. For trips and when we want to stay home with the kids." Lauren smiled.
"Mom once said Succubi don't work. I'm sure she'll contribute, in her own splashy way." Bo laughed at the thought.
"Did you study, like you promised? Lauren asked.
"I did but fell asleep again. I'd just rolled over when you came back." Bo replied
Lauren smiled with a mouth full of food. Once they were done, the Chef returned for the trays.
Bo and Lauren showered together, and went downstairs. They pulled out the clothes Lauren's mother had for the kids and smiled all over again. Bo was destined to always have girls, but with Lauren, she could have boys or girls thanks to her witch.
"Your mom wanted heirs." Bo laughed.
"She did. We never talked about it much. I learned about the birds and bees on my own. I couldn't talk to Stephen about it either." Lauren took a seat and played with all of them. She looked at the details. Everything was so precise. She'd often see her mother at their sewing machine, but always thought she was knitting for friends or their neighbors. She could've used her witch, but didn't.
"Let's go outside." Bo said extending her hand out to the doctor. Bo pulled Lauren on her lap aa they stared at the new houses. They weren't ready to be entered yet, but they will still stunning.
"What colors did you decide on? Lauren asked
"Blue and white on the inside. Black and blue on the outside. Same for the girls with pink." Bo cooed.
"I like that. It will complement the exteriors nicely." Lauren smiled.
"It will be years before they use them. But we can keep them updated as much as the weather permits." Bo looked at the sky. It wasn't too hot yet. "You want to drive down to see how your grandfather and Stephen are doing?
"Drive? I think not. Use your butlers, Isabeau. That's what they're here for." Aife said from her bedroom window.
"Okay. But after the kids are born, we'll drive ourselves." Bo shook her head as she gently stood with Lauren.
The women walked to the trucks and waited to be lifted inside. After a short drive, they arrived.
"I do want to say one thing before we go in. I plan on talking to Stephen about it too." Lauren said holding Bo's hand.
"What's that? Bo asked.
"I don't know if I want to try and determine if Mom actually turned dad Fae. It's not really going to make a difference one way or the other. We're both powerful, and Stephen is still learning his powers, as am I. I just don't want to dig that up, when it really won't matter to me. Either way." Lauren squeezed Bo's hand.
"I understand. I loved you when we didn't even know that you were Fae. I love you now, and that really doesn't matter to me either. If you want to look into it, at any time, I'll support you. Just say the word, and I'll help wherever I can." Bo smiled squeezing Lauren's hand back.
"I just hope that he understands." Lauren said as they were helped out.
Bo squeezed her hand again as they walked up to the house. They didn't need to knock because Albert greeted them at the door.
"Lauren! Bo! Welcome! The older gentleman smiled.
"Hello grandfather! Lauren smiled wide.
"Hello Albert! Bo smiled matching Lauren's.
"C'mon on in, so you can sit down! Albert smiled. He walked them to the living room, and helped them sit.
"Stephen? Lauren asked looking around.
"He's in the shower. He should be down in a few minutes " Albert smiled as he sat across from them.
"First of all, we want to thank you both for building the houses. The kids might not be here, and big enough yet. But we can already see they're going to have a lot of fun with them." Bo smiled.
"Thanks are not necessary, but thank you for saying that Bo. We were glad to do it. You two be sure and tell us, should you need something else besides the painting done. We'll start on that tomorrow." Albert said as he gestured for drinks.
The women nodded and he brought them juice while he had a beer.
"I've decided on blue and black for the boys exterior. Blue and white inside. Same for the girls with pink, respectively." Bo smiled setting her glass down.
"Navy blue would look really nice on the outside. We'll go with that on the inside too. Unless you have any objections." Albert said.
"None." Bo and Lauren smiled.
"Noted." Albert said making notes of it.
"Hello Lauren and Bo." Stephen said joining them.
"Stephen." Lauren and Bo smiled.
"What's up? Stephen asked as he grabbed a beer.
"There's something that I want to talk to you about. Namely Stephen, but you're involved too grandfather." Lauren said quietly.
"We're listening sweetie." Albert smiled.
"I know we all have questions whether mom successfully turned dad Fae. But I'm not going to dig into that or run any tests. It really doesn't matter to me now." Lauren said as she drank some juice.
"That's bullshit Lauren! We need to know. If you weren't going to do it, you should've said so! Stephen snapped crushing the can in his hand.
"No. What's bullshit is you talking to Lauren like that! What's bullshit is you saying we're going to lose a baby. What's bullshit is that your rent free ass is sitting in this house thinking that I won't kick your ass if you don't apologize to Lauren, right now! Bo snapped.
"But out Bo! This is my family I'm talking about! We need to know what dad was! Stephen snapped.
Bo stood up, and Lauren grabbed her hand. "I got this Bo."
Bo's eyes went from blue to brown as she took her seat again.
Lauren stayed sitting but never flinched either. "For decades I thought I was only a human. I went to school with humans. Played with humans, even my human brother. I never knew a life outside of the human world, until I discovered that Fae and was trapped in their world. Our world. I still don't see anything different except our life spans and powers. You might be a tad power happy, and that's your right. But you have no right to sit there and tell me that I need to slave away in a lab like you are the Light Fae of old. I don't care what daddy was. I don't care to disturb his grave or their history trying to find out if Mom successfully turned him Fae. My life will go on. My family with Bo, will go on. But don't you ever speak to her like that again. Because I assure you, dear brother, new to the Fae world, but not to good manners, of mine. I will do some digging alright. I'll dig your grave, and trust me, after studying the Fae long before you knew about this world, I will kill and bury you." Lauren said softly. She never once raised her voice. The calm but seriousness in her eyes frightened Stephen.
"I'm sorry Bo! I just want to know what dad was." Stephen said apologetically.
"Lauren never said she wouldn't look into that. She just said she's not going to, anytime soon." Bo said.
"You are welcome to look on your own. But you need to be careful if you do. The Fae isn't as black and white as you think. You could easily make enemies." Lauren advised.
"She's right Stephen. Wait for Lauren to look into it. We can't afford enemies right now." Albert said pointing at their stomachs.
Stephen sighed heavily. "I'm sorry. I really am. For the longest time I didn't know about any of this. Now I want to know everything."
"If you want to pursue this instead of waiting for me, I suggest you get some help. There's only one Fae that's loyal to her family and won't put up with bullshit. A Fae that knows hundreds of Fae, and Fae that specializes in things like this. That Fae is Aife." Lauren said.
"We'll both help. Lauren's right. Most Fae, fear Aife. She can negotiate in the Fae world without ever arousing suspicion." Albert said quietly.
"In other words. Ain't no party like an Aife party. Because an Aife party don't stop." Aife danced as she walked in.
"Hi Mom." Bo smiled.
"What's going on? I only heard a little bit." Aife said taking a beer from Albert.
"Lauren is content not knowing if their dad was turned Fae. Stephen still wants to pursue it. So not to ruffle Fae feathers and draw new enemies to us, Lauren suggested your assistance." Bo explained.
"Shit. I could find a Fae ant. So come on boys, let's find a Fae scientist! Aife clapped with glee.
"We're heading home." Lauren said as she stood. Bo followed her, and the men followed them.
"Easy ladies." Aife said watching them being helped in the truck.
"Is all that really necessary? Bo asked. She loved the attention, but she's getting tired of it.
"Considering we won't know how to help our babies if something goes wrong? Yes." Lauren said softly.
"Okay. I'll take your word for it." Bo smiled
Aife, Albert and Stephen
"Nobody likes me in this bar, and that's the way I like it. A few scientists hang out here. Or they used to. They were once friends of Trick's, so they may have fled the colony. But remember, my reach is longer than Trick's." Aife laughed as they walked in. The crowd fell silent at the sight of the Succubus.
"Easy boys. I'm not here to kill anyone. Unless you piss me off." Aife winked.
The trio walked the club. Only Aife asked questions. Just as she suspected, they fled after Trick's death.
Aife pulled out her phone. "Alfred. Put those scientist bastards on a jet, and send all of them to me." The Succubus laughed.
Kenzi
Kenzi's life wasn't getting any better. She was sure they were serving her dog shit, so she only ate the stale bread.
But her planning was coming along nicely. When her cellmate would go outside, she would crawl under the lower cot, and scrape against the wall with a makeshift knife. Once she made a small hole, she kept digging. She was skinny enough to fit, so anyone that walked by wouldn't notice what she was doing.
Once she had to cover her mouth from screaming when a mouse ran out, and when she found a dead one.
"Smile! A woman laughed as she took a picture with her cell phone.
"What a dumbass. Aife was right". Some women laughed from the door.
Kenzi quickly slid out. "Who are you?
"Friends of Aife". They all laughed.
"What do you want? Kenzi asked wiping her mouth with her sleeve.
"You know what's on the other side of that wall? One of them asked
"Freedom, real food, and hot showers! Kenzi snapped.
"Wrong. The Warden's office. Take a look around genius. You were moved during the night". The women laughed. They laughed harder when Kenzi screamed from a dead mouse being thrown at her.
Kenzi threw it back and threw up in disgust and her own stupidity.
TBC