It wasn't supposed to be some sort of grand gesture. Tamsin had thought about what she could get Bo for her birthday after the whole lucky cat thing didn't work out. She couldn't think of anything. She really was bad at birthdays. So she gave Bo the only thing she had. Herself, all of her.

That night had changed their relationship in a massive way. It had brought them closer than Tamsin could've ever imagined. It also made the Valkyrie realise just how much she cared about Bo. They hadn't labelled what was between them, neither of them mentioned the word exclusive, and because of that Tamsin had to sit back and watch as Bo flirted with random people in the Dal. In the time since she and Bo had first really spent the night together, in every sense of the word, Bo hadn't fed from anyone, not a full feed anyway. She'd had a few snacks here and there but she hadn't taken anyone home.

Tamsin also watched on as the 'let's all flirt with Bo' game that Lauren and Dyson were still playing went on as usual. Neither the doctor nor the wolf knew about what had happened, Tamsin had thought for a while she might find amusement in telling Lauren, but she couldn't. She knew it would hurt Lauren in the worst possible way, and it would also destroy the friendship that they were taking tentative steps towards before it had even properly begun. Towards the end of her last life she would've taken great pleasure in telling Lauren, she may even have gone into graphic detail, but that was then, things had changed. She had changed. But not to the extent that she wouldn't play that card at some point in the future if she had to, a girl has to keep some bad habits, right.

She was standing outside the Dal thinking about everything that had happened, and everything yet to happen. She knew getting emotionally involved with a Succubus was a bad idea, Acacia had reminded her of that more than once over the previous couple of years, but Tamsin knew she was way beyond that point. She had long since passed the point of no return, nearly two years passed it. It's part of the reason she usually went for purely physical relationships, the minute you add feelings things get complicated, and when Valkyrie's fall, they fall hard.

But Tamsin hadn't fallen in love with Bo, she had walked into it with both eyes open. She knew what she was letting herself in for the moment she realised what was happening. She could pinpoint the exact moment. They had just rescued Kenzi from Inari the crazy Kitsune. Dyson had his arms around Kenzi, Bo had just hugged the small human, and she turned back to look at Tamsin. That was it, that was the moment that Tamsin kissed goodbye any thoughts of a future away from Bo and her little gang of misfit friends. Her family.

The door to the Dal opened and Bo walked out. Tamsin could feel the Succubus looking at her, what she couldn't feel or see was the small smile playing on Bo's lips as she looked at her.

"Hey..." Bo said, walking over to where Tamsin was standing.

"Hey." Tamsin replied, smiling softly as she looked at Bo.

"You okay?" Bo asked, taking Tamsin's hand in hers as she stood in front of her, "thought you were going to kill someone in there."

"I'm okay..." Tamsin replied with a little smile.

Tamsin could smell the alcohol on the Succubus's breath, she figured the guy flashing his cash trying to impress had bought her yet another drink.

"Does it bother you?" Bo asked, stepping closer to Tamsin.

"Does what bother me?" Tamsin asked in reply, looking deep into Bo's brown eyes.

"Me flirting with people..." Bo replied.

"You're a Succubus, Bo." Tamsin said with a laugh, "It's like part of the job description or something."

Bo noticed that Tamsin clenched her jaw, it was a very subtle move, if you didn't know what to look for you'd miss it.

"And it bothers you..." Bo said, she raised her finger to Tamsin's lips to stop the Valkyrie saying anything, "who do I come home to every night Tamsin..."

Tamsin let out a sigh, Bo had a point. Every night she had slept cuddled up to Tamsin, every night, no matter what time she got home or what state she was in when she arrived back. If she needed healing she would feed, if not she would just tuck her head under Tamsin's arm, resting her head on her shoulder and putting her arm across her waist. More often than not no words were spoken, it was like they had this quiet understanding that it was okay. Whatever the other person needed it was okay.

"Who do I wake up to every morning..." Bo continued, running her finger softly over Tamsin's lower lip, "who do I listen to complain about the fact it's too early, whether it's 10 in the morning or 2 in the afternoon..."

Tamsin couldn't stop the little laugh that escaped her, she really wasn't a morning person, even if morning was in the afternoon.

"It means nothing..." Bo said quietly, her lips so close to Tamsin's that she could feel her breath.

Just as their lips were about to meet the door to the Dal opened again. Bo stepped back like she had been burnt as Mark cleared his throat.

"Sorry..." the young shifter said, "Dyson is looking for you Bo."

"Thanks," Bo replied without looking at him, her eyes still trained on the floor, "Tell him I'll be right in."

Mark nodded, before rubbing the back of his neck and walking back inside.

Tamsin let out another sigh and nodded a little.

"Tamsin..." Bo said, looking up at her, her eyes full of apologies.

"You'd better go," Tamsin replied, motioning to the door the of the Dal, "your wolf's waiting for you."

Pushing herself away from the wall Tamsin started walking towards the main street.

"Tamsin!" Bo called after her.

"I'll see you at home Bo." Tamsin called back without turning around.

x-x-x

Tamsin was sitting on the sofa at the Clubhouse, some crappy reality show was on the television but she had no idea what was going on. It was all like background noise to her. All she could see was Bo's reaction when Mark opened the door at the Dal. The way she tried to apologise.

Tamsin shook her head and grabbed her phone off the table. Calling Acacia, she walked over to the freezer and took out the ice cream, her phone pressed to her ear the whole time, waiting for her former mentor to answer. Tamsin knew that no matter what she did, Acacia would always be there when she needed her. She picked up a spoon and walked over to the sofa before Acacia answered.

"What's up kid?" Acacia said as she answered the phone, "kind of in the middle of something here, this asshole is cheating at pool. I need to win my cash back."

"I fucked up Acacia..." Tamsin said quietly, playing with the ice cream, her brow furrowed slightly.

"Gimme a minute kid..." Acacia said, Tamsin knew she moved the phone away from her face but she could still hear the next part, "keep the money, only bitches cheat..."

Tamsin could hear a chair being pulled out before Acacia came back on the phone.

"So what's the Succubus done now?" Acacia asked, a teasing tone to her voice.

"Nothing..." Tamsin replied with a sigh, "this was all me..."

"You told her?" The older Valkyrie asked.

"Not exactly," Tamsin said, "I kinda... Showed her."

"Aww Tams..." Acacia said, Tamsin knew she was shaking her head a little.

"Don't shake your head like that," she said, "I knew you didn't approve the moment you met her."

Acacia laughed.

"It's not that I don't approve Tams," she replied, "it's not for me to approve of who you fall for kid, it's who she is..."

"I know..." Tamsin said, biting her lower lip slightly, "I don't know what to do Acacia... She's a Succubus, I can't..."

"But you do." Acacia replied.

"I do..." Tamsin said, nodding to herself.

x-x-x

When Bo returned to the Clubhouse, Tamsin was asleep on the sofa, empty ice cream carton on the floor. She smiled to herself as she turned the television off, before picking up the carton and putting it in the trash. She walked back over to the sofa and stood watching the Valkyrie sleep.

Sighing she took her boots off and climbed on the sofa next to Tamsin. The Valkyrie moving in her sleep so she was laying behind Bo, her arm going around her waist. Bo moved back slightly, so her back was flush against Tamsin. She didn't know what her future would hold, but she knew Tamsin would be a part of it.