"Do you have to go?" Rufus asks as he orders a beer at their favorite bar.
"I have no choice. If I didn't have to there's no way I'd go." Wyatt responds grimly.
"You would think stealing something from a top secret government facility would be enough." Rufus jokes. Wyatt smiles at him.
"Unfortunately they feel since that it was almost three years ago it doesn't matter. If they even know about it."
"When do you leave?"
"Tomorrow morning at ten."
"Have you said goodbye to Lucy?" Wyatt looks down frowning, his grip tightening on the glass.
"We live together. That's what I'm doing after this. I already spent most of this week with her. I don't want to leave all of you-I don't want to leave her." Wyatt manages to get out.
"Are you going to tell her how you feel?" Wyatt shakes his head, and Rufus stares at him.
"Why not?"
"I can't do that to her. She knows how I feel, I know how she feels. I can't tell her right before leaving only to have a guy come three months later just to tell her I'm dead. I want to tell her when we actually have a chance to be happy." Wyatt explains. Pulling out an envelope handing it to Rufus he says
"Speaking of Lucy, if I die give her this for me okay?"
"You won't die." Wyatt grips his wrist, eyes pleading.
"Promise me Rufus. If I die give this to her. I need her to know." He says with startling intensity.
"But if you die I promise I'll give this to Lucy." Wyatt relaxes.
"Thank you. I'm gonna go see her now though."
"Alright but Wyatt?"
"Yeah?"
"You know Lucy can be doubtful. At least give her something to hold on to incase you know, something happens. Because if how you are when Lucy's in danger is anything like how she is when you're in danger, these next few months are going to be hell for her."
"I will Rufus I know she's practically your little sister like Jiya's mine. I'm gonna go now. Keep her safe for me?"
"Of course."
Lucy sits on the couch in her and Wyatt's apartment and waits for him to come home. It's only a few minutes but it's long enough for her to panic and start thinking about everything that could go wrong. A misplaced foot is all it could take. She feels the tears welling as he walks in the room.
The first thing Wyatt notices is Lucy on the couch, head in her hands, shaking. She looks up when he closes the door, looking completely distraught, tears falling down her face. That look that doesn't belong on her face. He's at her side in a moment taking her into his arms.
"It's okay babydoll, just let it all out." He whispers. Sobs begin to rack her body and his grip on her tightens. She fists handfuls of his shirt as the sobs come faster and harder.
"Let it all out." He soothes rubbing her back dropping kisses in her hair. The sobs slowly decrease until all that's left are a few stray tears. She doesn't relax her grip on him though, and neither does he instead opting to kiss her hair. Lucy leans into him taking a shaky breath.
"What if something happens?" She whispers.
"It won't Luce I promise."
"You can't know that."
I know that I wouldn't leave you like that."
"Wyatt, I cannot lose you." Lucy whispers desperately against his neck. Wyatt pulls away slightly to look at her.
"I promise you won't lose me. But I know you're scared of something you won't tell me." Lucy sighs
"It's just, what if something happens like the Alamo. What if you start having flashbacks and I'm not there to pull you out and you decide to be all heroic and sacrifice yourself but I don't want you to do that because I need you and I don't want you to-" Lucy's voice breaks before continuing. "I don't want you to die."
"I promise you if I die that won't be how I die okay?" Lucy nods. Taking her hand in his he smiles at her.
"I trust you. You are the one that I trust. Rufus needs you…" Wyatt gives her a meaningful look before whispering "I need you." Lucy smiles at him snuggling even closer to him.
"For the record I knew you guys were gonna save me." Wyatt smirks at her.
"Well technically I think you saved us."
"Technically...you're right. Not bad for a civilian eh?" Lucy laughs.
"No not bad at all." Pulling her closer Wyatt continues.
"What you're all about fate and destiny except when it comes to love?"
"I don't know, there's a couple billion people in the world and you lose them does that mean you have to live the rest of your life without anyone else?" Wyatt stares at her
"No, just because they're your first love doesn't mean they're your true love that you're meant to be with for your entire life." Resting her head on his shoulder she smiles but her heart clenched painfully.
"Wyatt just promise me you'll be careful."
"I promise."
"Thank you." she replies stifling a yawn. After a few minutes she's sound asleep.
"Up you go." Wyatt whispers carrying her to her room. He tucks her in kisses her forehead.
"I love you." He whispers before walking into his room.
About an hour later he wakes up to Lucy screaming his name at the top of her lungs.
"Wyatt help! No no don't touch him! Please god no! Wyatt!" He rushes into her room to find her tangled in the sheets, her screams turning into sobs. He untangles her and grabs onto her arms.
"Lucy you're okay, I'm okay everything's okay. It's just a dream wake up ma'am. I'm not going anywhere." She wakes up and immediately launches herself into his arms.
"Stay with me."she whispers. Wyatt smiles and joins her in the bed.
"Always." Is his response (let me know if you got that reference) Opening her eyes she wraps her arms around him and pressed her face into his chest inhaling his scent. His arms wrap around her and the pair stays that way for the rest of the night, stuck somewhere in the middle of awake and asleep.
