The ARC was silent and for once, there had been no anomaly alery and work was fairly boring, though no one in their right mind would complain for fear of jynxing them. With their luck, that was more than possible. Jenny sat at her desk, twiddling a pen through her fingers and chewing on her thumb. She sighed and sat back in ner chair, the pile of work she had been assigned lay completed on her desk. She sat back on her chair and swung it around once, a very uncharacteristic thing for Jenny to do. She spotted nick, looking very handsome and very bored, pouring over his work. She sighed again, finally giving up on doing nothing and stood up. She grabbed the files on her desk and made her way over to Lesters office.

People turned as her heels clicked on the floor, most said hello, many smiled, some just stared. Connor, Abby and Sarah smiled. Nick stared, smiling smugly at her. She felt herself blush and smiled back at him. She flicked her hair over her shoulder and felt an extra swing in her step as she climbed the ramp, her hips swaying, seductively. She glanced back as she entered the office. Everyone was still staring. She caught Nick's eye and he winked. Smiling to herself, she turned to Lester.

"The files you gave me to sort through, James," She said, dropping them on his clear desk and turning to walk away.

"Thank you!" Jenny turned, quickly, shoched by her boss' sudden thoughtfullness.

"You're welcome...?" She said, uneasily and he glanced up at her with a smile, looked away and then did a double take.

"You look different?" He noted, looking away again, "Did you do something different with your hair?"

Jenny automatically raised a hand to her dark locks, fluffing them up.

"No, I just don't usually wear it down...is all!" She said, with a small smile, as she turned to leave once more.

She walked back down the ramp feeling quite pleased with herself. When she exited the office, everyone looked up again, and she smiled. Everyone got the message and went back to whatever it was they had been doing earlier. Nick had his back to her and she smiled as she walked towards him. He must have heard her heels, but he didn't turn his head until she was right behind him, wrapping her arms around his neck and bringing her lips to his ear.

"Hello," She said, quietly, and she heard him chuckle, darkly.

"Hey" He said and he turned his head and kissed her, gently. Then he turned fully and took her hands so she stepped back. She had her long, brown hair down and straight and was wearing a black suit with a fitted blazer and a white blouse. On her feet was an impressively large pair of shoes that Nick admired her for being able to walk in.

His heart ached as he looked at her, she stared back at him with those brown eyes. Her eyes. Claudia's! But she wasn't Claudia, at least not in the way he had once thought. Sure she looked like her, but they were two different people and, though he hated to admit it, the longer they were together, the more he began to forget Claudia Brown.

He felt guilty about it, but he also knew that he had to at least try and let go of the past, because that was one thing that could never return to haunt him if he did move on, because...well, he wouldn't be really. Would he?

Stop it, Nick, before you give yourself a migrain! He said, quickly and Jenny smiled at him.

"I can see the cogs in your brain working," She said, perching on the side of his desk, "what are you thinking about?"

If only I could explain...

"Nothing," He lied, quickly, "Just tired, is all"

"After last night..." She said, biting her lip and leaning forwards so she brushed her cheek against his stubble, "I'm not surprised!" She whispered, seductively and Nick shuddered. She sent tingles down his spine. In a good way. A very, very good way!

"Hmm..." Nick said, looking her over as she leaned back again, smiling, cheekily at him, "Behave, you, we're in work!" She just shrugged, playfully and he laughed.

"You know," He said, "You are a completely different person from when I met you! It's like a whole new Jenny, in a good way! I like it!"

"Yeah," She said, smiling and looking down at her nails, "I can be me...now!"

She didn't have to add the unspoken, Now Marks out of the picture, but it rang through the silence like she'd screamed it at him but he just smiled, taking her hand and kissing it, affectionately.

"I love you" She sighed and he smiled at her.

"Me, too!"

"Why do you always do that?" She asked, abruptly, pulling her hand away.

"Do what?" He said, startled.

"You never say I love you, to me!"

"I just did..." He was completely confused now, but when she stood up and straightened her jacket, to leave, he felt guilty.

"No, you said 'Me too!" She mocked, "There's a difference!"

"Jenny," He said, standing up and catching her hand in his as she began to walk away, "I do..."

Beep. Beep. Beep.

"Oh for godssake!" He said as she turned away and went to the Anomaly Detector. He pulled something out of his pocket and looked down at it. Guess it would have to wait till later.