He's Just A Friend

When an old collage mate of Jess' moves into her flat Becker startes to get jelous, especially when he starts to get feelings that they're more than 'just friends'.

Authors note - So this was a random idea that popped into my head the other night. Basiclay a old collage mate of Jess' comes to stay and Becker gets really jelous. Even though Jess reassures him that they're just friends he makes sure that they're 'just friends'. Set after season

I don't own primeval.

Chapter 1

It was Thursday afternoon and Jess sat on her chair at the ADD. She had nothing to do, after new dawn anomalies had gone down to three or four a week. The last one opened up two days ago, but as far as anomalies go it was simple. The team arrived on site and locked the anomaly. No creature incursion or anything. She had finished all her paperwork, done checks on the ADD more times than she could remember, she was just so bored.

She was disturbed from her thought by her phone buzzing, indicating she had a new text. She picked up her phone and read her text which was from Abbey. Come to the break-room, for a cuppa and girl talk? She quickly replied then hopped off her chair grabbing her phone and started making her way towards the break-room.

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He was bored. He had already cleaned the EMDs and his own shot gun which he kept at the ARC. Just in case anything happened. Not like he used it in the shooting range each time that he was fed up or just in a bad mood. Now he was walking up and down the corridors of the ARC looking for something, anything to do. He was thinking about going and shooting something but his feet kept walking through corridor after corridor. Maybe he could find Jess, he already knew she wasn't in the hub - not like he watched her leave the hub on the CCTV. Jess. That women got him doing strange things he thought running a hand through his hair. "Hey, Becker!" It was Matt's voice. He turned around to see Matt and Connor walking up to him.

"Hi" Replied Becker "Doing anything...fun?" Asked Becker getting in return a glare from Matt.

"What do you think mate?" Matt replied dryly.

"Well" Said Connor "Abbey said that she was going to the break-room for a girly talk with Emily and Jess" getting both of the other two men's attention back at the mention of Emily and Jess. "She also said 'girls only'" Earning smiles from both Matt and Becker they all rushed off to the break-room.

Jess' POV

As Jess entered the break-room she spotted Emily sitting at their usual table reading. Walking over to her and sitting down she said "Hi Em."

"Hi Jess" Emily said looking up from her book "How are you?"

"Bored, there is nothing to do. What about you?"

"Well Abbey has given me this book to read, but I'm not sure that it's appropriate to read in a work place" Sliding the book over to Jess. Jess' cheeks blushed red at the cover.

"Well, it's very...um very-"

"Factual" Said Abbey coming over and placing three cups of coffee on the table, with a smirk on her face.

"That wasn't the word I was going to use" Said Jess earning smirks on both Emily's and Abbey's faces.

"Well actually, I have to agree with Abbey" Emily said "It does have...some information that is useful?"

"What? Give me that!" Jess said and took the book from Emily and flicked it to a random page and started reading. Emily just started to laugh as Jess' face became redder and redder.

"Hey Jess isn't you friend coming to stay at your place for a few weeks?" Said Abbey a sly smile slowly growing over her face.

"Yeah, Sam why?" Jess asked cautiously looking up from the book that she was still reading!

"Well what's he like?" asked Abbey.

"Nice, he was my best mate in uni. Not seen him about seven months."

"Why?" Asked Emily.

"He's been traveling." Explained Jess "He went to Africa then round Australia and New Zealand."

"Wow"

"Yeah, he rented his flat to help pay for the trips, but the people who are in it now are no due to move out till three weeks. So he's staying at mine." Jess explained, looking back down at the book.

"So, you'll have a lot of catching up to do then." Abbey said smirking "Maybe Emily can let you take that book home and you could use it to help both of you catch up with each other?"

"Abbey!" Jess hissed "We're just friends!"

"Maybe" Abbey said smirking "But you might be friends with benefits?" Making Jess blush as red as a tomato and Emily laughing her head off.

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As he, Matt and Connor skidded into the break-room doorway, he heard something he really shouldn't of heard. This is why he didn't usually intrude on 'girl's only' conversations.

"But you might be friends with benefits?" What! That was something he could of gone without hearing today. Who was Abbey talking about anyway? As the three of them walked into the break-room they spotted the girls at their usual table. They wondered over to the table and sat down. Connor next to Abbey, then Matt and Becker on either side of Jess.

"Girls only" Abbey said staring at Connor, while poking him on his shoulder "Means no boys!"

"Sorry?!" Connor said rubbing his shoulder. "But we were bored."

"Emily" Whispered Jess, making eye contact with the former Victorian. "Here" She said and skidded the book - cover down, so the boy's didn't see it - across the table. But before Emily could get it a hand stopped it just before Emily could grab it. "No!" Cried Jess grabbing the hand pinning it between the book. Looking down at the hand she raised her head up the arm and then met Becker's eyes.

"No?" Asked Becker raising an eyebrow, making her flush a light pink.

"No." Jess replied quietly, looking around for something, anything, to look at.

"I was only going to see what book you were reading." Becker said grinning, at the shade of red Jess' face had become. "What's the matter? I'm sure it's not that bad." He said smirking. Jess pushed her hand harder on Becker's. No way on Earth was he reading that.

"No, um...it's just a book, on..um" Looking over at Emily for help, well more like pleading with her eyes.

"Victorian times" Emily quickly "About being a lady in Victorian times."

"Yes!" Jess agreed nodding her head "I wanted to learn what it was like living in Victorian times so Emily gave me her book to read, I was just giving it back to her." Jess continued rambling on.

"Right..." Becker said, suspicion in his voice. Jess thought he would leave it at that if it wasn't for the outburst of laughter from Abbey.

"I'm sorry!" Abbey chocked out. "It's just, just that-"

"What the!" Becker said rather loudly, making the whole table turn and stare at him "The secret sex life of a modern day woman?!" He squeaked "Jess!"

"It's not mine! I swear!" Her cheeks flushing bright red "Abby gave it to Emily to read..so I kinda had a look?"

"Yeah, cause she has a lot of catching up to do with Sam!" Abby said through fits of giggles, wiggling her eyebrows.

"What?" Shouted Becker, earning a few glances from other ARC staff from around the break-room. "You cannot be serious!"

"No! Of course not Becker! Abby here" Kicking her under the table "Was just being stupid!"

"I hope so." Becker said "I don't wan to see that book out again." He hissed stalking out of the break-room.

"Well done Abby" Matt said sarcastically. "Now I have to go and stop him tracking this Sam guy down and shooting him with an EMD!" As Matt turned and left, Abby looked at Jess.

"I'm so sorry Jess!"

"It's fine, really. Just please don't do it again?"

"Of course!" Abby agreed nodding her head.

"Um guys?" Connor said, biting his lip nervously. "Matt needs us in Becker's office now!" He said quickly, grabbing his hat. "Becker is looking for this Sam guy, address, date of birth everything!"

"Great!" Jess said running out of the room. When she went to Becker's office - well it was mainly a room with security camera monitors - he was hunched over loads of papers. Switching his gaze from papers to computer.

"Becker!" Jess shouted and his head snapped up "I hope you're not doing what I think you're doing!" Becker gulped.

"Jess...I can-"

"No! You can't explain! Just cause you have access to get certain information, does not give you the right to look people up! Especially my friends!"

"Jess please-" But again he was cut off by her phone ringing.

"Sam! Hi!" Becker's face literally darkened at the mention of HIS name. "No, I finish work in about two hours or so. Yeah, can't wait. Number 26. Yep. Got the key? Cool! See you soon bye!"

"Who was that?" Jess just looked at him in a way that said 'you know who it was', and if reading his mind she answered 'Who do you think, Becker?' Then the thought hit him. This Sam bloke had a key to Jess' flat!

"Why does he have your flat key!?"

"Because Becker" She started "He is staying with me while he gets his flat back, and just so you know he is just a friend." She emphasised the last three words while staring right down into - well up into - Becker's eyes. To be honest it scared him, but he wasn't going to say that.

"Well that book say's other wise" He told her folding his arms across his chest staring back at her.

"Oh bloody hell Becker!" Raising her hands up in defeat she stormed out of the room. Great. Becker thought as she left. Now what am I going to do! Guns . Yeah, I'll go shoot something. So with that thought in his head he headed for the shooting range. He'll just have to catch up with Jess and apologise later.

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Please review! More chapters coming very soon! Becker gets to meet Sam and that book appears again! :)