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A/N: A birthday fic for Squabble! Happy Birthday!

Just Say Yes

Jess slumped into her chair at the terminal, flicking through the CCTV feeds.

Today had been a completely uneventful day. No anomalies, no escaped creatures from the menagerie, nothing.

"Jess? Any new anomalies?" Connor asked over the earpiece.

"No, Connor. There hasn't been one all day. The alarm hasn't gone off." Jess replied.

Connor looked an utter mess this morning when she and Abby had arrived at the ARC. Connor hadn't gone home with them because of the extensive new research he was doing on the anomalies.

"Jess, can you get me the latest reports on building security? I've got to run some more tests to make sure all security is up to date."

It was a voice that made Jess melt every time she heard it.

"Sure thing, Becker." Jess turned around in her chair and smiled.

Jess's smile faded as she took in Becker's appearance.

"Are you—are you feeling okay?" She asked worriedly.

Becker's hair was disheveled and he looked as though he hadn't slept in weeks. His clothes on the other hand, were surprisingly orderly.

"I'm fine, Jess. Just a little tired." Becker replied with a yawn.

Jess made a face.

Becker rubbed his eyes. "Why is it that obvious?"

"Well, your hair is a bit—er, messy. And you've got bags under your eyes, but other than that, you look great!" Jess blurted.

"Thanks for that, Jess." Becker replied gruffly.

"Sorry."

"It's fine, don't worry about it. I should probably go fix myself up before Lester says anything." Becker stated.

"Brilliant idea," Jess said.

"I mean, that's—good that you're going to do that, so that Lester-doesn't freak out. I have a brush, if you'd, you know, like to borrow it?" Jess rambled.

Becker raised an eyebrow and then smirked. "I have a brush in my locker, but thanks for the offer."

Becker kissed Jess on the cheek before turning to leave.

Lester cleared his throat.

"I believe public displays of affection are strictly limited to coffee breaks and various other times of the day that are on your own time."

"Sorry, sir." Becker apologized.

Jess merely nodded at Lester before turning to watch the CCTV, with a smile on her face.

After the whole Ethan/Patrick fiasco, she managed to work up the courage to tell Becker how she felt. However, Jess thought she was telling him while he was unconscious in the Medical Bay. Becker scared the hell out of her when he revealed that he had been awake and heard every word.

Still, she was glad that things had managed to work out in a round about way. He revealed that he had fancied her a couple of days later.

The space of time between them revealing their feelings had driven Jess insane. She had paced around the flat stuttering frantically. It took Abby and Connor about two hours to get her to chill out and remain calm.

Jess had to laugh to herself. The slight awkwardness that existed in her recently-formed relationship with Becker was near-impossible for Jess to ignore.

She wasn't entirely sure if Becker had noticed though. It was the type of awkwardness that Jess assumed all couples experienced when they went from the 'being friends' stage to 'actual couple.'

"I think I might die of boredom if something doesn't happen soon." Jess mumbled as she rested her head on her left hand, watching the screens.

Lester was sitting in his office working on paperwork.

Abby was in the menagerie with the creatures.

Matt was—somewhere.

Connor—she assumed that Connor was in the office Phillip had set aside for him.

For some reason, there were no cameras in or near that room; and Phillip had made it very clear that he didn't want anyone other than Prospero to know, which was fine with Jess. She was only here for tech and field coordinating missions.

Becker caught her eye on the CCTV; he was patrolling the hallways, checking security protocols. He had fixed his hair, but the dark circles under his eyes were still quite prevalent.

Jess sighed. "He needs a vacation."

Jess shot ramrod straight in her chair, a Cheshire grin on her face.

"That's it! I can try to convince Becker into taking a vacation and getting some rest!" Jess beamed.

"I don't suppose asking you not to blurt out your daydreams to the ARC is entirely out of line? Hm?" Lester asked standing near the terminal with his hands behind his back.

"Well, what do you do when you're bored, Lester? Paperwork?"

That struck a nerve.

Lester merely turned as if he were leaving and simply replied. "I can assure you that it's not paperwork, and it most certainly is not announcing my daydreams about Becker to the world."

I had to break this up into two parts because of the length, but part 2 will be up soon! Promise!

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