After the painfulness of last night's episode thought we could all use some more Wyatt/Lucy. Thanks as always for the reviews. :)

Title: Future Possibilities
author: Cindy Ryan
notes and summary: See part one. Though this may turn into an AU after the Alamo

Having someone else fill you in on your life was unsettling Wyatt realized ten minutes later as he sat with Lucy and Elizabeth in the conference room. Especially when that life hadn't happened yet. As he glanced at Lucy who was sitting next to him Wyatt could tell she was having the same reaction. He turns forward trying to focus on the conversation. As soon as he does Elizabeth takes off the necklace she's wearing holds it in her open left palm for a long moment before setting it on the table and sliding it towards her mother. Wyatt had noticed she was wearing it before but hadn't paid close attention to what the necklace was. It was a simple gold oval on a matching chain. There was an L engraved on the front and hinges on the left side. Lucy glances questioning at Elizabeth who nods in approval.

"You can open it."Elizabeth grants.

With slightly trembling hands Lucy opens the locket. Wyatt inched closer and she turned it so he could see the picture inside. It was color photograph of himself and Lucy smiling at the camera. He was in his dress uniform and Lucy wearing a white wedding dress. Wyatt had an arm around her shoulders drawing her close. Lucy was the first to find her voice and Wyatt once again admired her strength and courage. Her gaze didn't move from the photo.

"When….when was this taken?"Lucy asked quietly.

"May twenty-fifth two thousand and eighteen."Elizabeth replied. "I'm not sure how much to tell you."

"I still say you being here overrules the 'how much we should know about our future' crap."Wyatt stated with an amazed shake of his head. "Do you have brothers or sisters?"

"Brother."Elizabeth replied meeting Wyatt's gaze. "Daniel; three years younger. I took this out of the locket I didn't want to overwhelm you."
Elizabeth passed a small photo over to Wyatt. He took it and tilted it so Lucy could see. Taken at a park somewhere it showed he and Lucy maybe ten years after the wedding photo. They were seated at a bench in front of them stood Elizabeth around eight and a boy with dark hair and brown eyes five or four years old. Wyatt just stared at the photo and he felt Lucy tense next to him. They looked so happy in the picture; all of them. Happy was one thing Wyatt was starting to give up on ever being again.

"Two kids."Lucy murmured as she traced the picture with a finger of her right hand.

"You wanted to know more about the time shifts that brought me here."Elizabeth stated snapping Wyatt and Lucy's attention from the photos. "When I came back from my last mission..."

"Mission?"Wyatt interrupted with surprise. "You're..."

"Did you think time travel wouldn't stay in the family?"Elizabeth countered with a grin. "Elizabeth Logan historical consultant at your service."

Lucy hid a smile at Wyatt's reaction to their daughter's occupation.

"No."Wyatt replied with a glance at Lucy. "I'm just surprised we'd let you do something that dangerous."

"You both made sure I was trained well."Elizabeth commented.

"So what happened after the last mission?"Lucy asked bringing things back to topic.

Elizabeth was silent for a long moment as she drew the family photo back to her. Wyatt watched the sadness deepen in her features and he tensed waiting for the bad news that was coming. On impulse he reached under the table and took Lucy's hand in his.

"When I came back."Elizabeth continued her voice dropping to almost a whisper. "The timeline had changed and my brother...Danny...he didn't exist."

"Oh no."Lucy said quietly.

Wyatt's heart dropped to his stomach. His gaze locked on the photo that was now in front of Elizabeth. The little boy smiling back at them...wasn't fair...wasn't right. They had to find a way to fix this. Wyatt didn't even know his son yet but he desperately wanted him back; wanted the chance to have him in his life. Lucy's hand tightened on Wyatt's and he squeezed it back.

"Danny had gotten accepted into Stanford last year."Elizabeth explained meeting her parents gaze. "He wanted to do a couple years and then switch to Westpoint."

Wyatt felt his vision blur and he blinked to clear it.

"You were his hero, Dad."Elizabeth whispered. "Danny wanted to follow in your footsteps."

With one hand still linked to Lucy Wyatt reached across and took one of his daughter's hands in his free one. It took him a long moment to regain his composure.

"We might be new at the time traveling stuff."Wyatt began glancing at his daughter and then Lucy. "But we are good at coming up with plans and ideas. We will find a way to fix this, Elizabeth. We'll bring Danny home."

Wyatt saw Lucy's eyes were bright with unshed tears. But he also saw a warning look in them. He knew she thought he shouldn't make promises he couldn't keep. But how could he look at that picture and not? How could he not try to help his family?They'd find a way; they had too.

The three of them spent the next hour and a half talking. Mostly about possible plans for reverting the timeline but also Elizabeth shared some family memories. Wyatt suspected it was as much for her benefit as he and Lucy's. A way to keep her brother alive. Wyatt's phone rang with the distinctive ring tone he's set for Morgan Industries and he heard Lucy's echo in a ringtone of it's own. She withdrew the device from her purse and frowned at the screen. Wyatt pulled his out and read the text message from Christopher.

"Mission."Wyatt stated glumly. "Flynn's timing sucks."

"July 1, 1776, Philadelphia."Lucy read outloud as she stood.

"American revolution."Wyatt theorized glancing at Elizabeth. "Know anything about this mission?"

"No."Elizabeth said with a shake of her head. "Wasn't in our files must be another shift. And that date just isn't about the revolution it's…."

"Signing of the Declaration of Independence."Lucy finished with a smile. "Or more accurately the debate leading up to the signing."

"Something I'm sure Flynn wants to throw a wrench into; let's go."Wyatt replied as he reached the door turning back to his daughter. "We'll be back as soon as we can."

Elizabeth nodded and Wyatt left the room with Lucy close on his heels.

"Just so you know."Rufus began when they were all in the time machine. "Christopher brought me up to speed on our visitor."

"Glad we're all on the same page then."Lucy remarked as Wyatt reached over to double check her restraints.

"You two okay?"Rufus asked as he continued the preflight routine.

"Sure, never better."Wyatt replied as he sat down and buckled his own seatbelt.

"Fine."Lucy added exchanging a glance with Wyatt.

"Uh huh."Rufus commented dryly

Wyatt saw Lucy grip the locket she wore with her right hand as she stared at the door.

"This is crazy, Wyatt."Lucy said softly. "Anything we do could alter…."

"I know."Wyatt replied. "She'll be there when we come back."

"You can't know that."Lucy said with a shake of her head.

As the engines began to hum to life Wyatt reached across and took Lucy's right hand in his squeezing it.

"She'll be there."Wyatt said once more before withdrawing his hand and leaning back.

Lucy nodded.

"Next stop City of Brotherly love circa 1776."Rufus announced as he flipped a few more switches.

Then the familiar nauseating vertigo of time travel gripped Wyatt and all he could do was hang on.