THE THINGS WE'VE LOST

Hi guys! This is my first story ever... The plot I wanted to develop in this story will only start taking place around chapter 3. The first 2 chapters are kind of an intro. I hope you enjoy it.

This is set after episode 1x12. Wyatt and Rufus go back in time to save the soldier's wife but when they come back to the present they realize something happenned with Lucy.

Wyatt and Lucy centered.

CHAPTER 1

Lucy woke up with her phone ring. It was 2:24 am and Wyatt was calling her. She didn't feel like picking up but it could be important. "Hey."

"Hi there... Listen I need to talk to you. I'm at your door."

"What do you mean «I'm at your door»?" she asked confused.

"Like I'm waiting outside your house to talk to you. . . I didn't wanted to wake you mom so I didn't ring. I know it's the middle of the night but this can't wait. Do you think you could come down here?"

"Sure. I'll be there in a sec."

She hang up. What could Wyatt possibly want to talk to her at that time? He sounded really jumpy and tense. She just hoped he wouldn't do something crazy. Lucy had already had a couple of rough days to have more drama thrown into her life.

Wyatt was standing right outside of Lucy's home waiting for her to open the door. He knew what he was about to do was crazy but still he had to do it. He couldn't lose any more time. Nevertheless he couldn't go on this mission without talking to Lucy... He owed her that.

He was drowning in his own thoughts when she came to the door. Despite she looked like she had just woke up there was something weird about her. She seemed cold and distant.

"Wyatt what are you doing here at this time of night. Is everything all right?" Lucy asked seeming cold and distant.

"I'm sorry I wake you up but I really needed to talk to you before I... well before..."

"Please come in. It's freezing out there" she interrupted him... He noticed that she still had the same sad and depressed look on her eyes since their last mission. That was one of the reasons why he wouldn't ask her to take a part in what he was planning to do. "So what's wrong?" she asked him calmly.

"Well I've told you that I already know who my wife's killer is. I can't go back in time and kill him before he kills Jessica. So Rufus and I are going to steel the lifeboat and we'll go back in time to make sure their parents never meet."

"What?!" For the first time Lucy looked surprised dropping her distant look. "That's crazy... I mean that's exactly the opposite of what we've been doing: We're supposed to save history not change it, Wyatt!"

"I doubt keeping a serial killer from existing will alter history that much." Wyatt mumbled. "I'm making the world a favour."

"That's hardly the point here... We've seen first-hand what even a small change in the past can do." Wyatt could see Lucy was trying to keep herself from crying. She took a deep breath and continued. "The point here is that what if the fact that his man doesn't exist changes anything important?"

"Yeah, I know. But this man doesn't have any kids and he was always a loner. I get your point but I'm pretty sure this won't change anything important. Also this man killed at least 3 innocent women so if I have to erase him from existent to save Jessica, I'll do it. I bet you'd do the same to get Amy back."

"You know damn well I want her back more than anything." Her tone has raised. "But this is not the way... What if other people lose their sisters or their wives because of what you're going to change in the past? What right do you have to sacrifice them in order to save your wife?"

"Cut that moralism crap already Lucy. You've just killed a man." He yelled at her.

Lucy looked astonished. How could Wyatt say that to her after everything they've been through and knowing what she had suffer.

"I'm sorry Lucy... I didn't mean to say that... I didn't want to hurt you". He was truly sorry. Since their first mission his heart always broke a little when he saw her in suffering. Wyatt knew that she had been feeling down lately and the last thing he wanted was to wound her.

"Well you did say it. And you're right I've just killed a man! But do you know why I did it? Because he was supposed to die. I was keeping history has it was. Because that's my job and that's what I believe in." A spark of fire glimpsed thought her eyes. Lucy realised she was yelling and kept her voice down. "Why did you come here Wyatt?"

"I wanted to tell you what I was going to do. I felt like I needed to... I just... couldn't go without telling you." He was standing in front of her looking into her eyes. He could tell how hurt she was and he couldn't stand to see Lucy like that. But he had to do it. "Don't worry I never planned on asking you to come with us. I'm sorry I bothered you with this".

As he prepared himself to leave Lucy wanted to say something: she knew his friend was hurt and really wanted to help him get Jessica back. But she never believed in the «the ends justify the means» philosophy and she knew that this wasn't right.

As he reached the door Wyatt looked back at her one more time. "Take care Lucy."

When he closed the door the historian sat down on the last step of the stairs. How could he tell her those things? Wyatt had been really thought on her.

When she realised it she was already crying. Lately everything seemed like coming apart. Since she started time travelling she had been through a lot but she was able to go on because she hoped she would get her sister back and because Wyatt had always been there for her when she was feeling low.

But now everything was different. Lately she had started to realize her sister wasn't coming home any time soon and on top of that Wyatt seemed to stop caring about her. He saw how sad and hopeless she was and he didn't even try to talk to her about it. He didn't even said anything about what she did to Jesse James. Since Flynn give him the name all he could think about was the Jess's killer.

For the first time she felt jealous of Jessica. She always knew Wyatt loved his wife and wanted her back more than anything. But still they become closer and closer and without realizing it she grew fonder of him that she would like to admit it. But now that Wyatt was going back in time to save her and Lucy knew things could never be the same between them.