So a random one shot of Becker and Jess just cuz they are so cute! And the hug in episode 6 :D the best! So this might be a bit OOC but … But anyone enjoy! I've had these idea in my head for sometime, I'm just so lazy but I finally finished it!
Jess sighed, at twenty-one she hadn't expected to be this far in life, especially at this age. The table in front of her was scattered with magazines and planning calendars. There was a party to plan or more formally a wedding, her wedding.
She still had months to think about it and him. Alex, her fiancée. Not that he was bad; he was the nicest and sweetest person she had ever met. He really didn't deserve her. But the proposal was a whirlwind. They had only known each other for six months before he asked her to marry him. To her at times it seemed rushed and fast, but she had made a solid decision. When she really got thinking, she would have been happy to be where she was a year and a half ago – at the A.R.C. Battling, things that came out of most people's imagination.
Looking to her left she saw a picture of the whole crew, even the disgruntled Lester, whom they had to pull into the picture. She smiled remembering that day. She still kept contact with the, sometime, occasionally, but always briefly. Except for him. She looked back at the picture, she was standing right next to him. He was leaning against the rail, arms crossed. The look on his face told her he was about to make a snarky comment.
Now she regretted leaving- she pulled a 'Jenny Lewis'. She read the files, she knew what happed. Like Jenny, at that time, she just couldn't handle it anymore. It started with the girl, and each time something like happened, though seldom, affected her. The creatures that had come out of the anomaly were growing in size. With out him there military crew had been close to useless. Then she had left like Jenny. The others had tried to convince her not to on more then one count. But when you witness death like that, it really never leaves you.
They all had agreed that they would set up dates so they could meet at the pub every once in a while. They all continued to try to bring her back. And Becker. Becker wouldn't even look at her, not until she just couldn't handle it and confronted him.
-Flashback-
It was already closing in on 10:00 in the night, and they have all managed to see each other at a pub just a few blocks from the ARC. Becker, as usual was looking sullen, avoiding her gaze. He hadn't spoken a word to her all night.
They had ordered another round of drinks when Becker had left to go to the restroom. Jess rounded on Abby and Connor. "Alright you two, what's with Becker." she gestured to his retreating back.
"Nothing, why?" Connor asked taking a drink from his beer.
"Why?" her eyes widened. "He hasn't talked to me all night, or looked at me"
Abby and Connor looked at each other, giving a look. "What, has something happened?" Jess inched forward. Abby smiled and turned to Jess. She was smirking now.
"Jess, he misses you."
"What?" Jess choked back a little.
"Becker fancies you. He really misses you." Jess could only blush and say 'Oh'
Connor was smiling. "The other day I had to take the seat to the ADD, were still looking for replacements, by the way." He looked hopeful, while Jess just raised a eyebrow. He continued. "Anyway he was out on the field when he says, 'Jess I need the coordinates'. Had to set him straight did I? Tell him it's me Connor." He chuckled. "Then at the end he did it again. Told you that he locked the anomaly and all the creatures went back through. Poor bloke didn't even bother to correct him that time."
Jess was pink on the cheeks and biting her lip. She turned to see Becker coming toward them. She quickly got up and walked toward him, grabbing his wrist and pulled him toward the bathroom hall. Becker was caught of guard and followed.
"What's wrong with you?" Jess snapped, leaning against the wall.
"Excuse me?" Becker said mirroring her.
"Don't think I don't know what this is about."
"Jess, I don't what your talking about. But we better get back before Connor and Abby wonder where we are." He stressed, not meeting her eyes.
"They know where we are Becker-" she got cut off as a man can to use the loo. "Don't play dumb with me. Why… why haven't you talked to me, let alone look at me." She had moved forward closing in on him, as he just leaned his head back closing his eyes.
"Is it something I did? Is this because I left the A.R.C? What the hell is wrong with you?" with every question she stepped closer to him.
They had somehow gotten so close that they could feel each others body heat. She stared up at him, and at that moment she saw him, what he was feeling the guilt of losing one, and having another one gone, then he so suddenly leaned down and kissed her.
She stiffened just for a second before returning the kiss; her arms went behind his neck, as his pulled her closer. He pulled away slowly, resting his forehead to hers.
"That's why." he whispered and pulled her in for another kiss.
The rest of the night they spent it like they should have, whispering and laughing like a lovesick couple.
The rest of the week she spent it thinking about him. They managed to talk on the phone; buy between the anomaly's time was cut short. The days till Friday, stretched out. When Friday finally arrived, she practically ran to the pub eager to see Becker.
She scanned the place to see Abby and Conner at the bar, a beer already set before them. Becker must not have arrived yet. She made her way toward them; "Suppose you two couldn't wait for the rest of use to arrive?" she smirked moving to remove her jacket. She stopped. They hadn't said a word. She finally looked at them. They weren't smiling, they were just there.
"What's wrong?" she voice alarmed. "Where's Becker. Is he here yet?" she scanned the room, rocking on her feet.
"Oh Jess…. didn't he tell you?" Abby had turned to look at her, getting out of her seat.
"Tell me what?"
"Jess, Jess," she repeated, "I am so sorry?" She turned and gave her a hug, holding on tight. Jess pushed her away.
"What are you talking about, where's Becker." She said angrily. Abby's eyes fell to her shoes. Connor was still motionless.
"What happened, you're scaring me. Conner?" Jess's voice got low and quite. Conner looked and his beer. He took the last gulp and set it down, hard.
"God Jess, how am I supposed to tell you this? Becker left, didn't he now." Connor took a deep breath his hands went to his head. "Becker been sent beck to Sandhurst, to train some soldiers for a year or two."
Jess's head was spinning as she shook it violently. "No, no, no, no, no." She felt hot tears threatening to spill.
"I'm so sorry Jess." Abby pulled her into another hug. "He didn't tell us either. Not until we saw him packing his things from the A.R.C., that he told us."
"No, this is not happening, no." Jess pushed Abby again. How could Becker do that to everyone? Especially her, after everything that happened last weekend.
Then she ran, leaving Abby and Conner calling after her. She just had to get away, from everything. The tears wouldn't stop for weeks. That was the last she had heard from him.
-End of Flashback-
Jess sighed. She noticed that the closer to the wedding the more she though about the old team. It was hard to let go of something that had such a big impact in her life.
She was pulled out of her trance, when the doorbell rang. She blinked, refocusing her vision. She noticed her position. One hand was holding a magazine, the other one was resting under her chin. She was staring at the TV. The door bell rang again and someone knocked.
"I'm coming!" she called. She got up, placing the magazine under her arm. She padded across the wooden floor toward the door.
She opened the door, looking sideways to check her appearance before turning back. Her eyes widened and she dropped the magazine.
"Becker?"
The stars, the moon, they have all been blown out, You left me in the dark, No dawn, no day, I'm always in this twilight, In the shadow of your heart-Florence + the Machine
OMG suspense! I'll try to post the next chapter by next week. Please review, criticism is enjoyed if polite. They are so cute aren't they? Can't wait to see Series 5, they better get together! J
So after this I will create a new story with Jess and Becker, using the movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. If you haven't seen the movie, you should, its fantastic! If you have then you will know that the company is called Lacuna. But for the story it will be called the A.R.C (pronounced A, R, C). I am having trouble finding what the A.R.C should stand for. I understand in the show its Anomaly Research Center. But for the story the A can't stand for anomaly, because there will be do dinos or anomaly's. So I need a new name. I know the R and C will stand for Research Center (I'll keep it the same.), but I'm not sure what to put for A. SO I need ides and I would greatly appreciate if any one had an idea. Thank you! so for the previous misunderstandings.
