That's when all the lights in the room came on, Abby was sitting in the middle of a lab, future Connor hugging her on the floor about ten steps from the anomaly, where present Connor was standing with some sort of gun, and Melody was standing in the doorway that future Connor had entered in.

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"Abby," Future Connor continued to chant while hugging Abby tight against him, ignoring present Connor's remark. "Abby, you're really back!"

"Mate!" Connor stormed up to the two, pulling Abby back by the shoulders, finally getting her away from the other man. "Who are-"

There was a very pregnant pause as the two men looked at each other….looked at themselves.

"That's me?" Present Connor's statement wasn't really a question, more of a fact.

After that, the group managed to get out of Future Connor's lab and up into the living of the flat. Where Abby was sitting on the middle cushion of the couch with Future Connor and Melody on either of her sides. Present Connor being forced to sit in an arm chair across from them.

"So I've been gone for over a year?" Abby inquired, looking over at the Connor beside her.

Present Connor sat across the room trying to sort through what he was feeling. How on earth could he be feeling jealous? And over himself! How was it driving him insane to see his future self holding Abby's hand ever so tightly?

"Yeah, a year and two months and 3 days." Future Connor released a heavy sigh.

Abby noticed both the Connors' eyebrows were furrowed together and their foreheads were scrunched up. Both of their right legs were bouncing up and down nervously.

Future Connor managed a laugh, "Been counting every second, I have. I've been trying to find you! I've built every kind of device I could think of to help. Anything to find where you were! Anything to get you back. Now you're here!" His arms engulfed her in another hug.

"Oi! Mate! You! Me! Whoever! No!" Present Connor did a disapproving motion with his hands, his jealousy finally was peaking, "She isn't your Abby. She is mine."

Abby wanted to add in that she didn't belong to anyone, but to hear Connor defend her in such a manner. As if he was ready to fight for her. Even if it was himself he was about to fight.

"Right," He gave her another squeeze, then let her go. "I'm sorry, Mate, but imagine when those mer-things had her times a year."

That was interesting to hear. Connor had been worried about her while she was gone-well kidnapped. Mer-napped? Sure she noticed a little concern, but not painstaking amounts.

"But Mummy is back now! She isn't going to leave Daddy and me!" Melody hugged Abby's waist, then laid her head down in her lap.

"Melody Anna-Lee -" Future Connor was about to scold the child, but Abby stopped him.

"Melody," Abby made the little girl sit up once more. It was hard for her to believe this was her daughter, true she could see some mirroring personality traits, well that and apparently she adores dinosaurs, but she couldn't see herself as a mother right now. "I'm not your mum."

"Yet." Present Connor threw in his comment, earning a very side-ways glare from Abby.

"Yes, yet." She told the little girl, "I'm not from your time. I'm before you."

"That's why you're Mummy. You came first." Melody stated in a matter-of-fact way.

What a smart little bugger she was. "Yes, but I cant be your Mum, because of right now in my life, I've not had a baby."

"But you have me." Melody offered.

For some reason neither of the Connors wanted to offer her any help in this conversation.

"Melody, if I don't go back, you wont be born," Abby explained to the child, she knew from just the short time they had spent together she was smarter than most children. She had figured out her father's anomaly machine and found them, for goodness sake! "You don't want that do you?"

Melody shook her head 'no' very vehemently, "Just stay for now."

The little girl rested her head on Abby's lap again, yawning and nestling against the material of Abby's shorts.

Abby was now giving present Connor a questioning glance. He simply shrugged his shoulders and relaxed back into the chair once more. His eyes finding something on the roof to focus on.

"So, why did I go into the anomaly?" Abby's hand petted Melody's hair, as if it were a natural reaction to the little girl sleeping on her lap.

Future Connor looked at her wild eyed for a second; then quickly recomposed himself and answered her, "I don't remember. I just remember that you kissed me and said you would be back in a flash and everything was going to be okay." He paused, "It wasn't though, minutes after you went it, the anomaly shut. Nothing I could about it. My beautiful wife had disappeared right in front of my eyes."

Present Connor made a displeased noise then sat hunched forward in his chair, "Leave something to fate wont ya? I mean, I know we have a daughter, we're married, she disappears, anything else? I mean, do I quit my job at ARC? Is our honeymoon some place romantic and peaceful? Do we ever get to have dinner together that isn't interrupted by an anomaly alarm?"

"Connor!" Abby chastised him, though it was news to her to hear that she had married Connor. She could relate to wanting to leave something unknown to look forward too.

Now both Connors were staring at each other.

Then future Connor smiled, "I wont say anything else. Abby, just please promise one thing before you go back."

Abby nodded and he continued, "Do not go into anymore anomalies."

"I cant promise that."

"Then this, you wont do it after Melody," He motioned towards the sleeping girl on Abby's lap, "is born. Please. Mate," He turned his attention to Connor, "Don't let her do it. You'll end up here as me if you do. If you have any faith in what Cutter used to say you'll try."

"I cant make any for sure guarantees that I wont do it, but if the future stays its certain course, I wont jump in any anomalies in the months of April to come." Abby offered with a smile.

"Nothing I can do, she has her own mind, you should know that." Present Connor said in a pouting tone and stood from his seat. "Hate to be the bearer of bad news, really do, but we need to go. Before Becker and the others come in after us."

"He's right you know?" Abby felt a twinge of guilt leaving this Connor. He was wearing that heart broken look she hated seeing on his face. And to think, right now, she was the one putting it there. It was like someone was twisting a knife in her heart.

"Yeah, just please be careful." Future Connor helped Abby wiggle out from underneath Melody(never waking her); then stood up with Abby, he hugged her and whispered so she could only hear, "Don't let this be our fate. He'll never tell you, but it hurts so much."

Abby's eyes looked over Future Connor's shoulder at her Connor, who still had a pouting look on his face and was tapping his foot.

"I'm going to try." She fought back the tears she so badly wanted to shed.

Future Connor saw them both downstairs, back to the lap where the anomaly was still glowing bright, and waved a sad good-bye before they both jumped back through the anomaly.

Well, if things weren't awkward before, they were going to be now! But like Cutter used to say, "the future can be changed."

"Abby, listen about what he-" Connor shuffled his feet and shoved his gloved hands into his pockets, but Abby cut him off.

"Lets just not."

A look of sheer terror and misfortune came over his face at her statement.

"Right." He muttered as he kicked at a nonexistent rock. "I was just-"

"Connor, lets leave fate to fate. What matters right now is right now. So, where are right now?" Abby smiled as she asked the question.

Before Connor could answer the anomaly behind them snapped shut. All the crew members from the ARC were now gathering their things and heading back to their respective vehicles.

Connor opened and closed his mouth looking for the words he was supposed to say. Well he had already blurted it out once, why couldn't he just say it?

Abby raised her eyebrows, waiting for his answer. Also thinking how adorable he was when he was flustered. She'd have to remind herself to do this to him more often.

"Well?" She pressed, trying to hide her growing smile at his tinting cheeks.

That's all for now! Hope you enjoyed this chapter! I love Connor being jealous of his future self! So funny and cute! I debated on Melody's middle name and when I suggested Anna-Lee to my sister loved it, so there it was! LOL! Also, feel free to check out all of my Abby and Connor videos on Youtube (link on my page). THANKS FOR READING!

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