So this is the first of five one shots that go with Human Sexuality. If you haven't read it then I recommend doing so or you'll just be reading fluffy garbage for nothing. Disclaimer: I do not own the characters they belong to the wonderful people of Lost Girl, Showcase, Prodigy, et al.

Lauren let out a quiet moan as she woke to a wonderful feeling that started between her legs and radiated throughout the rest of her body. The sensitive organs between her legs had an instant response to the attention she was receiving and Lauren put her hand underneath the blanket. Her fingertips touched Bo's silky hair and a lazy smile came across her face. She loved it when Bo woke her up like this. Lauren ran her fingers through Bo's hair and applied firm pressure to her scalp which caused Bo to moan. She let out a soft gasp as Bo's tongue swirled around her hardening clit. Lauren was barely awake but her body knew how to respond to the ministrations of Bo's tongue. When Bo buried a finger inside of her Lauren's lower back arched off the bed and she tightened the hold that she had on the back of Bo's head. Being caught off guard didn't give her anytime to try to take control of the orgasm that was building inside of her. And as Bo continued to fuck her into oblivion first the in the morning Lauren surrendered to the fact that her orgasm would be fast and intense. "Bo yes!" She hissed as the woman began to suck harder on her clit.

The closer she got to her orgasm the louder she became which caused Bo to interrupt her current task and throw the blanket from over her head so she could whisper, "Baby you've got to be quiet unless you want my mom to know what we're doing." Lauren bit her bottom lip and gave Bo a slight nod of her head. Bo grinned, "You're so sexy right now."

"Bo…"

"I know baby. I know." Bo said before her mouth went back to work on Lauren's throbbing clit. As soon as Bo's mouth was back on her Lauren moaned out and dug her nails into Bo's scalp. Bo sped up the pace of the two fingers that were now gliding in and out of her and that was all it took to send Lauren into a sensory overload as her orgasm overtook her. Lauren covered her face with a pillow to muffle the loud moans that were coming from her as she came. Every bit of her had come alive and as she came down from her orgasm she was greeted by a tender kiss from Bo. They shared a lazy good morning kiss that deepened when Lauren grasped the back of Bo's neck. Bo groaned then pulled back. She looked into Lauren's eyes then brushed away a strand of hair that was in her face and smiled, "Good morning beautiful."

Lauren could hardly suppress the smile that broke across her face, "Mornin." She pulled Bo back down for a quick kiss. She liked waking up to Bo. Sure this morning she woke up with Bo's head between her legs but most mornings she liked waking up to Bo's warm body lying next to hers and being able to cuddle up to her. Lauren let Bo move away from her, "What did I do to deserve that sort of a wakeup call?"

Bo smiled and said, "Nothing." She laid on her side and was holding her head up with her hand while the other one trailed up Lauren's arm, "I woke up and I saw you sleeping so peacefully and I thought to myself 'the love of my life needs sex this morning' so I gave you sex."

Lauren chuckled then glanced over Bo's shoulder at the clock before cuddling up to her. She gave the centre of her chest a kiss before murmuring, "Thank you for the sex but it's still early."

"Mom's going to make us breakfast and she'll be up soon. So it was either have sex before she woke up or have sex after then run the risk of her knocking on the door and ruining any chance you had at an orgasm." Bo kissed the top of her head then pointed out, "And you know you hate it when people interrupt us because you can't continue."

Lauren moved to where she could look Bo in the eye as she scowled, "Alex does it on purpose though. I swear she stands by our room door and waits for things to get really good then just when I'm about to come she interrupts us." Bo was pressing her lips together but Lauren could see the laughter in her eyes. She pushed Bo and as she fell back onto the bed she began to laugh. "You find it funny now but you won't when I withhold sex from you." Lauren turned onto her side so her back was to Bo.

She felt Bo scoot closer to her before her arm wrapped around Lauren's midsection. Bo placed a gentle kiss on her shoulder then said, "You've tried that and it didn't work out for you." Lauren smiled as she thought about her failed attempt to withhold sex from Bo. Finals had just finished and Bo had been doing the final grades for the semester so Lauren wanted to find out what her grade was but Bo had told her that she would see it when they were turned in. But Lauren wanted to know in that moment. Bo stood her ground and Lauren told her that she was going to withhold sex. There was quick end to that when Bo decided that she would be nothing but sweet to her and Lauren was easily susceptible to a sweet Bo. Especially when Bo was being understanding, sweet, and compassionate. That undid Lauren and she had to have Bo right away which resulted in them having sex in Bo's office on the main floor of the house.

Lauren turned onto her other side and glared at Bo, "I'm serious this time. You continuously find Alex's antics funny while I find them irritating and childish."

Bo took a deep breath and mumbled under her breath "And this conversation is childish and unnecessary." Lauren's glare turned into a scowl and Bo sighed, "I'm sorry Lauren. But you can't say you didn't know how Alex was when you agreed to her moving in. Have you talked to Piper about her?"

Lauren rolled her eyes and sighed, "She says she'll talk to her but she doesn't think to clearly when it comes to Alex."

Bo chuckled then leaned forward to kiss her forehead, "Of course she doesn't. Because what you don't like about Alex might be the very thing that Piper is crazy about."

Lauren let out an exasperated breath. Bo was going to rationalise the topic to death so she was going to let it go. "Are you prepared for the drive up to my parents lodge?"

Christmas was in a couple days and normally Lauren would spend the entire week with her family at the lodge but this year she and Bo spent a few days with Alex, Piper, and Bo's mom. Piper and Alex left yesterday to go home for Christmas. Today she, Bo, and Bo's mom, Aife, would be headed into the mountains. Bo chuckled and said, "Yes I am. Mom's excited to meet your parents. I'm excited for our first Christmas together and I can't wait until I give you your Christmas present. I think you'll like it."

Lauren sat up and grinned, "If you're that excited about it I think you should tell me."

Bo rolled her eyes in fake annoyance. She had bought Lauren's presents two weeks ago and Lauren continued to badger her about it because she liked the annoyed look on Bo's face. Bo sat up then gave her a quick kiss before saying, "I think you and I should get in the shower so we can get ready to leave." Lauren gave her a playful pout and Bo chuckled, "Oh you are pulling out the big guns." She leaned in then gave her bottom lip a gentle tug with her teeth before whispering, "I'm not telling you Lauren."

Lauren exhaled through her nose then got up and said, "Fine then let's go shower."

She started for the bathroom then she felt Bo come up behind her and wrap her arms around her waist before giving her neck a kiss. "You're too cute sometimes."

Lauren smiled and resigned to the fact that even though Bo wouldn't tell her what her Christmas presents were she still felt grateful to have the best gift in her life and that was the woman herself. Lauren turned around in Bo's embrace then she kissed her before saying in a quiet voice, "I love you Bo."

Bo rested her forehead on Lauren's and whispered, "I love you too Lauren."

They stood there for a moment holding each other as the weight of the emotions between them fell heavy on them. The intense emotions were familiar but at the same time they still held a certain newness to them that would sometimes overwhelm them both. There was a knock on the door and Bo smiled and muttered, "Told you she would be up soon." She then called out, "Yeah mom?"

"Just making sure you two are up considering Lauren wanted to get an early start." Her mom said through the closed door. Then she said, "I'll be downstairs making us a quick breakfast."

"Thank you Mrs. Dennis." Lauren shouted and Bo gave her a weird look. "Well she's making us breakfast." Bo still looked at her with a sceptical look and Lauren rolled her eyes, "Manners Bo. It's called manners. You might need to learn some."

Bo grinned as she remarked, "Oh I have plenty of manners. You want to find out?"

There was an underlying meaning to Bo's words and Lauren shook her head. They were going to be late leaving.

They were sitting in traffic in the SUV that Bo had rented for the next few days. Bo was driving and Lauren was sitting in the backseat while Aife occupied the passenger seat. It had been an argument and a half to get the woman to take the front seat but Lauren had won that one. "Okay so we're on thirteen down. Hm. All the clue says is loads."

"Jizz?"

Lauren covered her face with one hand, "Oh my god Bo…"

Afie eyed her daughter out the corner of her eye then remarked, "Clearly you have been in your profession for far too long."

Bo looked at Lauren in the rear view mirror then over at her mom, "What? Should I have said semen?" Lauren brought her other hand up to her face. She couldn't believe her girlfriend was using the words sperm and jizz in front of her mother. "I'm not understanding the dramatic response here."

Lauren uncovered her face, "You don't say those things around your mother."

Aife scoffed then said, "Aw you're so innocent sometimes." She turned around to look at Lauren, "Bo and I have always had an open discussion regarding anything sex related. How else do you think she became so comfortable at talking about it?"

Lauren shrugged then chuckled, "I don't know formal training?"

"She has her education but she wouldn't have pursued such a career path if we didn't have an open dialogue about sex." Aife explained before she turned back around and brought their focus back to the crossword puzzle, "It's a peculiar clue if you ask me."

There was a moment of silence and Bo looked back at Lauren in the rear view mirror and she had smirk on her face as Lauren sat their dumbfounded by what had happened. "And you didn't confirm if it was jizz or semen. So I'm assuming it's semen."

Aife put the puzzle book down in her lap and looked at Bo, "Dear I'm not certain what crosswords you've been doing lately but I'm a hundred percent certain that this puzzle book doesn't use terms such as 'jizz' and 'semen. Maybe after finish your book you can create a crossword book that does and you can use the terms as liberally as you would like."

"Or I can just put jizz in and not care about the damn clue." Bo countered with a grin on her face.

Aife let out an annoyed sigh then looked back at Lauren who was still amazed by the conversation between the two women in front. "How do you put up with her?" The woman smiled at Lauren, "What's the matter dear?"

Lauren chuckled and stated, "I've never had such a relationship with my mom where I was able to talk to her about anything sex related." Lauren laughed, "In fact we never had a sex talk. I sort of had to figure it out on my own."

Bo scoffed then remarked, "Go figure." She pointed at her mom, "See this is why there is bad sex and STDs."

Aife rolled her eyes and told her daughter, "Eyes on the road Bo." She looked back at Lauren, "Lauren, dear, Bo and I have had many years to get to this point. Plus she doesn't shut up about sex. I hope your parents are ready for that. In any case, you're still young and maybe one day you and your mother will get to that point." She smiled and added, "She'll have to if you and Bo plan to have kids."

Lauren gawked at the older woman and Bo shouted, "Mother!"

"Isabeau do not yell at me." Aife chided before she asked, "And what is wrong? Have you and Lauren not talked about your future together?"

Lauren sat in stunned silence. The conversation with Bo's mom seemed to have gone from worse to worst in a matter of minutes and it seemed to be in a complete tailspin. She and Bo were currently living in the now. The now didn't have any regard to the future because that would mean they would need to think about the upcoming months which included them being in a long distance relationship for nine months. And neither of them were ready for that. Anytime Bo would bring it up Lauren would get quiet and Bo would change the topic as fast as possible. Lauren got her bottle of water out of cup holder then took a sip from it. As she twisted the cap back on she said, "No we haven't."

"Lauren we don't have to do this." Bo glanced at her mom, "And my mother can mind her own business."

Aife held up her hands and acquiesced, "Okay. Okay. I've obviously-"

"Mom!" Bo exclaimed.

Aife picked up her puzzle book and got comfortable in her seat as she stated, "Okay. I won't talk for the remainder of the ride."

Bo looked at Lauren in the rear view mirror. She put a small smile on her face to let her know that she was okay. When Bo looked back at the road Lauren let her head rest against the headrest and closed her eyes. She wasn't okay. She was getting further from okay and closer to having a nervous breakdown as each day passed. She tried her best not to think about Bo leaving but sometimes when they were sitting in the living room or laying in bed together her mind would wander and she would think about what life would be like once February hit which would cause a small bout of crying. Lauren's emotions began to get the best of her and tears came to her eyes. She felt a gentle squeeze to her knee and she opened her eyes to find Bo's brown ones looking back at her in the mirror. It was the open concern in Bo's eyes that caused Lauren to lose control of her emotions. She began to silently cry and Bo said, "Mom you're going to have to drive. I'm going to pull over."

"No Bo I'm fine. Don't worry about it." Lauren said wiping at her eyes.

Bo manoeuvred the SUV so she could pull off into the emergency lane, "Don't tell me not to worry about it Lauren. I'm going to do nothing but worry about it."

She pulled into the breakdown lane then hopped out of the SUV and got in the back with Lauren. With no hesitation Bo pulled Lauren close to her and wrapped her arms around her. It was things like this that she was going to miss most. Bo dropping everything to make sure she was okay along with her reassuring presence. She was going to miss everything about Bo and the ache in her heart only got worse. Bo kissed the top of Lauren's head and murmured, "It's okay sweetie. I'm right here."

Lauren began to cry harder because she knew that wasn't the case and she wanted to point that out to Bo but she couldn't get a handle on her crying to do so. Lauren heard Aife ask, "Is she okay? Did I do something wrong?"

Bo sighed then kissed the top of Lauren's head again then said, "No mom. We….we need to talk." Bo rubbed Lauren's back, "Let's get back on the road."

Lauren felt the SUV move and she stayed in Bo's arms even after she had calmed down. She never wanted to be the type of person who was the clingy one in a relationship but here she was being the clingy one because her girlfriend, a woman whom she loved on a level that she couldn't even imagine, was going to be leaving her in almost two months. Lauren wanted to spend every moment in Bo's arms even though she knew that wasn't possible. But for the current moment she could. Bo was rubbing her back in a slow motion and Lauren took a deep breath before she sat up. Bo looked at her and Lauren couldn't look at her. Not at the moment. She barely had control of her emotions and seeing the care in Bo's eyes would make her lose it again. It was several minutes before she was able to look at Bo and she could see the unasked question in her eyes so she answered it, "To answer your first question: no. No I'm not alright. And that's the same answer to your second question. It's Christmas and I don't want to be miserable. And that's all that talking about it is going to do. So after this we're back in the now. And after Christmas we can talk about until we're both sick of the damn topic."

Bo nodded her head then asked, "Can I hold you?"

Lauren smiled and nodded before she moved back into Bo's arms. The rest of the drive was quite but there was a tension in the SUV that needed to be addressed however Lauren was adamant about not talking about Bo leaving. Their first Christmas together would be a happy one and nothing was going to ruin that for them.

They pulled up in front of the garage for the two story log cabin and Lauren climbed out of the passenger side of the SUV then smiled as she looked at the house. They had been coming to the lodge for the last five Christmases and she loved it up here. The mountain air was refreshing. It was quiet and she was surrounded by trees. It was peaceful. Lauren was savouring the serenity of the mountain atmosphere when her moment of happiness was ruined by her obnoxious older brother Matthew. "Lo-Lo!"

Lauren groaned as her brother ran over and enveloped her in a huge bear hug then lifted her up. Lauren shouted, "Matthew let me go."

He continued to crush her as he said, "Nuh-uh. I haven't seen you in what feels like years. How'd this semester go?" He put her down then asked, "Also your teacher? Dude…" He held up his hand, "Up top."

Lauren shook her head but she gave her brother a high five and said, "She's my girlfriend and this semester went great as usual. All As."

Lauren's mother stepped out onto the porch, "Mattie help Bo with their bags."

"Alright Mom." He shouted then walked around to the trunk of the car where Bo was and said, "You must be Bo-licious."

"Matthew!"

He laughed then told Lauren, "I'm just kidding Lo." He held out his hand for Bo to shake, "Matthew Lewis. Lauren's older brother."

Bo shook Matt's hand then introduced herself, "Bo Dennis. Currently doing Lauren."

"Bo!" Lauren exclaimed.

Matt held up his hand, "Up top."

Lauren watched her girlfriend give her brother a high five. She rubbed her forehead. This was going to be a long weekend. Her girlfriend appreciated inappropriate behaviour and her brother had it in spades. She smiled at Afie, "Let's go inside and have you meet my parents while those two bond."

She and Aife went inside and as soon as they got in her mother came over to give her a hug. "Merry Christmas sweetie. How are you?"

Lauren returned her mother's hug and said, "I'm doing fine mom. Mom meet Aife. This is Bo's mom."

The two women shook hands and Lauren's mother remarked, "I see where Bo gets her good looks from. May I offer you something to drink or eat?"

Aife smiled, "I would love a glass of white wine if you've got it."

"Oh we have it all." Lauren mumbled before she smiled, "Mom where's dad?"

Her mother pointed over to the living room, "He's getting the tree ready for us to decorate it. There's egg nog in there dear if you want to help yourself."

Lauren raised an eyebrow at her mom, "How much rum is in that egg nog mom?"

Her mom didn't say anything as she and Aife headed towards the kitchen. Bo and Matt came in with the bags and Matt asked, "Did mom ditch you for more booze?"

Lauren smiled and nodded, "Pretty much. What inappropriate questions did you ask my girlfriend?"

Matt dropped the bags in the entrance hall and in a nonchalant tone told her, "You know just the usual. How big is her dong, how many chicks has she banged and how well is she giving it to my sister. You know the normal getting to know you questions."

Lauren shook her head and sighed, "I'm going to say hi to dad." She looked at Bo, "Are you coming with me or are you going to hang out with my jackass brother?"

Bo gave her a sweet smile and told her, "As much as I would like to embarrass your brother I think I should say hello to your parents."

Matt scoffed and followed them into the living room, "The only reason yours is bigger is because you bought it."

Bo laughed and pointed out, "Oh so mine is bigger."

Lauren stopped walking and turned around to face them, "You two stop whatever this is because it's weird."

Bo chuckled then walked over to her to give her a kiss, "I will be on my best behaviour."

Matt held up his hand, "I will not and I will be sure to make this the most embarrassing Christmas this family has ever experienced."

"Not surprised considering last year you got stitches because you were drunk and fell off the roof." Lauren reminded him as they walked into the living room. She walked over to her dad and gave him a kiss on the cheek, "Hi dad."

Her dad smiled at her, "Hi sweetie. Hey Bo." He looked around then wondered, "Did you guys have a good drive up? I thought Bo's mom was with you."

Bo chuckled and said, "We had an okay drive a little traffic. And she is but Mrs. Lewis took her in the kitchen."

Lauren's dad gave her a look and commented, "I'll be sure to lock up the wine in an hour."

"Sounds like a good idea." Lauren pointed at the ceiling and asked, "Do you know which room we are putting Bo's mom in?"

Matt held up his cup and told her, "We are putting her in the room across the hall from your room." He took a sip from his cup then whistled, "Mom sure did a number on this nog. Also the walls are thin in this house." Lauren narrowed her eyes at him and he grinned, "Just letting you know unless you want mom and dad to walk in on you again."

Lauren felt her face heat up as she recalled the most embarrassing moment of her life. She took Bo's hand and they walked out of the living room. Bo chuckled then wondered, "Where are we going?"

"Getting the hell away from my brother." Lauren told her as they walked out of the living room.

They were walking to the stairs when Aife and her mother came out the kitchen. The both of them were holding a glass of wine. Lauren's mother smiled and asked, "Where are you headed Lauren?"

She pointed up the stairs, "Giving Bo a tour mom."

Aife then commented, "If you two are gone longer than hour then we will leave you alone."

"But dinner is at six." Lauren's mom pointed out.

Aife smiled at her mom, "Dinner may be at six but having spent the last few days with these two they don't abide by time when they're alone."

Lauren looked at Bo and she noticed the blush on her cheeks which caused her to laugh. Lauren tugged on Bo's hand and told their moms, "We will be down for dinner." They climbed the stairs and when they got up to the second floor Lauren asked, "What's going on with you and my brother?"

Bo sighed and wrapped her arm around Lauren's waist, "Bonding sweetheart. Your brother is crass, unfiltered, and very inappropriate. He's also entertaining. If that's his way of getting to know me then I'm going to go along with it. But if it makes you feel weird then I will be uptight and give him condescending looks."

Lauren rolled her eyes and sighed out, "No Bo." She rested her head on her shoulder, "If you want to bond with Mattie by being inappropriate then go ahead but can you not do it in front of me? The dong comparing was a little unsettling."

Bo chuckled then kissed the side of her head, "He brought it up first. " Bo rubbed Lauren's upper arm, "It's beautiful up here. We should come up here sometime when we're not surrounded by our family."

Lauren smiled at Bo, "We should." They got to Lauren's room and as they walked in she said, "And this is my room." Bo walked over to the large picture window that had a great view of the mountain range and a field that was covered in snow. Lauren walked up behind her and she placed her hands on her hips, "It's so beautiful up here."

Bo smiled and agreed, "It really is."

Being in this setting with Bo and the look of happiness on her face stirred something inside of Lauren. She moved Bo's hair to the side and kissed the back of Bo's neck before whispering, "And you're absolutely stunning in the mountains."

Bo turned her head to look at Lauren but as soon as she had her head turned Lauren's lips were on hers and engaging her in a slow arousal inducing kiss. Lauren held Bo against her as the kiss progressed. Her hand that was on Bo's right hip moved to the front of her jeans at a slow speed. When her hand reached between Bo's legs she applied pressure to the area causing Bo to groan into her mouth which only added to Lauren's excitement. She gave Bo a few more teasing squeezes before she moved her hand and went back to the button on her jeans. She undid it and the zipper and without breaking the heated kiss she pulled down Bo's jeans so she could have full access to her. There were no teasing touches as she placed her hand between Bo's legs. She needed to touch her. It felt like she hadn't touched her in ages. Lauren's finger tips caressed Bo's wet outer lips and Bo stopped the kiss to let out a shuddering gasp. Lauren dragged her middle finger between the delicate flesh and coated the digit with Bo's wetness before easing it into the woman. Bo quietly moaned at the invasion then kissed Lauren as the finger moved in and out of her in short thrusts. The passion between them increased the longer Lauren fucked Bo and soon Lauren had Bo pressed against the cool glass of the window as two of her fingers stroked Bo's aroused muscles while her thumb teased her hard clit. Lauren lips grazed the shell of Bo's ear as she whispered, "Come for me Bo. Let me feel you come." She then took Bo's bottom lip between hers and sucked on it before they started to kiss. Lauren drove her fingers deeper touching the parts of Bo that would bring her to her eventual orgasm. And it was on a deep in stroke when Lauren felt Bo's muscles clench around her fingers and her head fell back against the window as she gasped through her climax. Lauren stayed inside Bo until she fully relaxed then she placed a delicate kiss on her lips which Bo returned. Bo buried her fingers in Lauren's hair then kissed her one more time before she pulled back and said in a low voice, "God you know how to undo me."

Lauren gave her a small smile, "Well you undo me all the same."

Bo kissed her again then wrapped her arms around Lauren. They stood there against window for a moment then Lauren heard Matthew's heavy footsteps in the hall and she jumped away from Bo exclaiming, "Shit. Pants up. Mattie's coming."

And just as soon as Bo had pulled up her pants Matt busted into the room and he got a sly grin on his face as he looked at them before saying, "Mom said to come get you two for dinner. We're in charge of table setup."

Lauren gave him a smile, "Sure thing Mattie. We'll be down in a second."

"Uh-huh sure you will be." He said with the grin still on his face.

He left Lauren's room and she looked at Bo, "We have got to stop giving my family opportunities to see us naked."

Bo raised an eyebrow and pointed out, "I was the pantsless one here." Lauren gave her a look of annoyance, "Okay. Not the point. Start locking doors."

Lauren chuckled and said, "Yes that is such a great idea when the both of us have a one-track mind when it comes to us having sex."

Bo gave her kiss and remarked, "Well you're irresistible and I can't keep my hands off of you."

Lauren reached around and she took hold of Bo's ass then nipped at her bottom lip before saying, "I can say the same thing about you Professor."

Bo pressed her lips together as she let out a low hum then said, "I forgot how sexy it is when you call me that."

Lauren leaned forward to where their lips were barely touching and she whispered, "Does it make you wet Bo?"

"Yes." Came Bo's breathless reply.

Lauren dragged the tip of her tongue slowly across Bo's bottom lip then asked, "What do you want me to do about it?" She knew they weren't going to make downstairs to setup for dinner. The sexual tension between them was coming back at a rapid speed and it was only a matter of seconds before they both would be giving into their sexual desires.

Bo swallowed thickly then whispered, "I want your mouth on me."

Lauren's hand was at the button on Bo's pants and as she played with it she wondered in a quiet voice, "Do you want my tongue deep inside of you?"

Bo took a deep breath and bit her bottom lip. Right when she was about to answer Lauren's mother shouted, "Lauren can you please come help your brother set the table?"

Lauren grinned at Bo before turning around to say, "I'll be down in a second mom." She smiled at Bo then gave her a kiss that conveyed how much she wanted to be between Bo's legs at that moment. She broke the kiss then gave her a half-assed apology, "Sorry sweetie."

"Oh you are not sorry. And you're such a damn tease. You knew that was going to happen." Bo said with a smirk on her face, "Just know doctor payback is a bitch."

Lauren headed for the room door and told Bo over her shoulder, "I'd like to see you try."

Bo came up behind her and kissed her cheek before whispering against her ear, "Don't challenge me baby. You'll lose."

Lauren rolled her eyes and told her, "We shall see won't we Professor?"

"That we will." Bo grinned as they walked out of the room and headed downstairs.

Two Days Later…

"Lauren." She groaned and buried herself into the blanket. "Lauren."

Lauren resigned to the fact that she was going to have to wake up in order to go back to sleep. She uncovered her head although she kept her eyes closed, "What Bo?"

Bo didn't say anything instead all she did was give her a kiss then whispered, "Merry Christmas."

Lauren opened her eyes only to see Bo smiling at her with the happiest look on her face. She sat up and kissed her then told her, "Merry Christmas." She looked outside and daylight was just breaking. "Why are we up so early?"

Bo got off the bed then went into the closet saying, "I have a present to give you and I don't think your family would like to see me give you this present."

Bo was right even if everything was going well between their families. The last two days had been an experience for them as a couple. Their families got along great although there had been a couple tense moments. The first one was when Lauren's mom asked Aife about Bo's dad, who had died in a terrible car accident when Bo was thirteen. That put a damper on the mood and everyone went to bed early that night. By the next morning everyone was back in the holiday spirit and Lauren's mom had also apologised to both Aife and Bo in private. Then the second moment was when Matt had commented about how he liked Bo better than Lauren's other girlfriends which then led to him bringing up her disastrous relationship with Nadia. She had cut the conversation short but Bo did ask her about it when they were alone and she told her the story of her relationship with Nadia. Lauren had told Bo everything about her relationship with the woman and how she had cheated on her. She also explained to her that that was the reason why she didn't like it when Bo called her babe. Because that's what Nadia would call her when she was lying to her. But after all that everything was good and the festive mood returned thanks to the help of her mom's egg nog and wine.

Bo came back over to the bed carrying a medium sized box that was wrapped then there was a smaller rectangular box on top of that. She set the boxes down then got on the bed before handing Lauren the medium sized box with a huge grin on her face, "Open this one first."

Lauren pulled the wrapped box closer to her as she gave Bo a sceptical look. She tried to figure out what Bo had gotten her while she unwrapped the box but eventually she realised that she had no idea. The one thing that they did agree upon was no extravagant gifts but she had broken that rule the next day when she saw a leather coat that she knew Bo would look amazing in. After removing all the wrapping paper Lauren uncovered a white box. Again she looked at Bo with an apprehensive look because she was still uncertain of what could be in the box. Lauren took the top off of the box only to see a layer of tissue paper covering whatever piece of clothing was in it. She shook her head and remarked, "This is overkill by the way."

Bo leaned over and kissed her cheek then said, "Don't complain. You're getting presents."

Lauren smiled at her as she unfolded the tissue paper and when she saw what was underneath it her mouth opened in surprise. She gawked at Bo, "You bought me lingerie."

Bo smiled and said, "I bought you lingerie."

Lauren was still stunned by the two articles of clothing that sat at the bottom of the box. She had bought herself some sexy underwear before and was no stranger to lingerie but what was in the box took lingerie up to a whole new level for her. The top was a sheer lace material and the part that was to cover her breasts left little to the imagination. And the rest of the outfit consisted of a matching lace thong. She pointed at the box, "When am I going to wear this Bo?"

Bo grinned and told her, "Never. All the time. Lounging around the house. It's up to you. But do know that when you do wear it I cannot be held responsible for my actions."

Lauren shook her head and placed the top back on the box, "I want you to admit that you have an underwear fetish."

Bo held up a finger and explained, "I do not have an underwear fetish. I happen to like lingerie. And really like lingerie on you. That is not a fetish. This is me giving you the proper attire to indulge in my-"

"Fetish." Lauren interjected with a smile on her face.

Bo chuckled and gave in, "Fine it is a fetish but it's a fetish that is specific to one person. You."

Lauren leaned over and gave her a kiss before she murmured, "And maybe I'll indulge your fetish tonight." Bo got a wide smile on her face, "Maybe. What's in box number two?"

Bo picked up the small rectangular box and Lauren instantly thought jewellery which made her nervous. She handed it to Lauren and as she opened it Bo started to talk, "I know you don't want to talk about and we're not going to talk about it in depth because we deserve a good Christmas together. But I'm leaving Lauren." Lauren stopped unwrapping the box and she looked at Bo. Bo smiled and cupped her cheek before she took the present from Lauren so she could finish unwrapping it, "I'm leaving you for nine months and I don't know how we're going to survive it but I have faith that we will." Lauren was tearing up and Bo sighed, "I know you don't like to think about it because it hurts and it hurts me too Lauren. And I'm more than glad to live in the now with you but our future is looming over our heads and I want you to know that while I'm away no part of me won't miss you. I'll miss waking up to your beautiful face. I'll miss holding you. I'll miss kissing you whenever I want. I'm going to miss you so much that it's suffocating already." Bo opened the suede blue box revealing a white gold ring that had an interesting design and in the middle was a small diamond. The ring was also on a white gold chain, "This is a promise ring. I put it on a chain cause I know you don't wear rings." She wiped at her eyes then took a deep breath, "I got it because I promise you that we will get through this. And I want you to always have some part of me with you. Look on the inside of the ring."

Lauren picked the ring up and she read the inscription on the inside of it, "I love you –Bo" She took a deep breath. Lauren was speechless for several reasons and she had no idea what to say. She stared at the ring. It was a wonderful gift but at the same time it made her heart hurt because of what it meant but she looked at Bo and smiled, "Thank you Bo."

Bo shook her head no, "You don't get to just thank me Lauren. What do you feel?"

Lauren bit her bottom lip then said, "You know how I feel Bo. I love you and I love this ring, but it won't ease the pain of you leaving. But we will get through it because I love you and you love me." She took hold of Bo's hand and interlocked their fingers, "And I believe if we have that and if we remember that then we can survive this."

Bo leaned over and kissed Lauren and Lauren closed her eyes as she got lost in the feel of Bo's lips pressed against hers. Bo pulled back then rested her forehead on Lauren's as she said in a barely audible whiasper, "I do love you Lauren. So much."

Lauren placed her hand on Bo's cheek then gave her a brief kiss before saying, "I know you do Bo. And I love you."

Bo took Lauren in her arms and there was a silence in the room that allowed them to put a temporary emotional fix on the damage that Bo's inevitable departure had caused. Bo kissed Lauren's forehead then asked, "You want to put the necklace on?"

Lauren shook her head no then looked up at Bo, "I have you now Bo and no necklace is going to replace what I currently have."

Bo chuckled then kissed her, "Okay." She cleared off the bed then they got under the blankets and cuddled. Eventually they fell back to sleep but they needed it. It had been an emotional Christmas morning for them so far and they still had the rest of the day to get through. But the inevitable was out there and it would follow them until the day Bo left which neither was looking forward to.

Like I said fluffy garbage. And there's more to come. Oh all one shots will be together so you guys don't have to go looking for them. Thanks for reading!