Disclaimer: Primeval does not belong to me, this is fan fiction, not for profit.

Any references to people, places, businesses etc is entirely fictitious.

6.11 Movie Night

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Connor had been exhausted from his work in Montreal and Vancouver… it seemed like no one had informed the Canadian ARC that Connor was supposed to be research only now.

Aside from updating their equipment, and showing the tech assistant what data needed to be measured and recorded, Connor had also been out on anomaly calls. Granted he was supposed to be overseeing the new team on how to secure and lock an anomaly, but when a creature comes right at you…

He slept most of the plane ride back to London. And Abby was there to pick him up at the airport arrivals Sunday night. Connor smiled at the memory.

Between jet lag and general lack of sleep, Connor felt like a zombie all day Monday. The meetings at the ARC had been a blur. Tuesday hadn't been any better. Debriefing meetings about the Montreal and Vancouver ARC teams, planning meetings regarding the new teams starting up in Bruges and Shanghai, and Lester's snarky comment… oh and do try to catch up on your work… The week had gone by quickly.

Tonight though was movie night. It was Connor's turn to pick the show. His hand hovered over the latest science fiction apocalyptic film, but then someone hurriedly shoved a DVD box in the empty slot next to the film. The romance drama certainly didn't belong in this section of the store, and Connor had seen it before. As a matter of fact, he had seen it twice before… with Abby. She liked that film, it was one of her favorites. And, he thought, they hadn't seen it since before they went to the cretaceous.

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Connor stepped out of the movie shop and almost bumped into Abby. Her blue eyes lit up to see him, and he leaned down to give her a quick kiss. Okay, so it wasn't quick, and they might still be standing there blocking the entryway if the next person trying to get into the movie shop hadn't got impatient.

"Are you coming up for air anytime soon?" the man chuckled.

"Oh, sorry…" They had both flushed, but then they had stepped aside.

"Ready," asked Abby "to go home?"

"Yeah," said Connor as he started to walk beside her "Smells good. What have you got in the bag?"

As they strolled back to their flat, he put his arm across her shoulder pulling her closer. Abby chattered about the contents of the bag she was carrying. Neither one wanted to cook tonight, so they had food from their favorite take away shop, garlic naan and chicken biryani for two.

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Dinner conversation turned to work all too quickly.

"I can't believe the Lester's are sending you away again," complained Abby "you've only just got back."

"It'll be shorter this time," replied Connor "Bruges is not so far away."

Abby looked across the table at him, her blue eyes filling with tears, chin trembling. "It's just…" she started "When you're gone, I miss…"

"I miss you too," said Connor softly. "But you know I love you… no matter where I am… right?"

"Yeah," said Abby as she forked another bite of chicken and put it in her mouth.

"I'll be back in time for Beth's graduation," continued Connor "told Lester we both needed the weekend off, no interruptions… can't miss me little sister's graduation."

Abby swallowed the food in her mouth. "Yeah," she said again. And she was going to have a word with Lester tomorrow. Abby wanted more than just the weekend off.

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By the end of the movie Abby was sniffling, her head on Connor's chest, his arms wrapped tightly around her.

"I can't believe I'm being such a soppy… it's just so sad," she whispered "they loved each other so much and now they're apart… forever."

"Their love will keep them together," replied Connor "… forever."

"No," she objected raising her head and turning to face him. Then she asked "Do you really believe that?

Connor knew the movie "A Walk To Remember" always got Abby weepy and brought her into his arms, but this was the first time she had ever talked about why it made her sad.

"Yeah Abby," said Connor softly "and I will admit that I've thought I found love before… but not until I met you… did I really understand…" He paused for a moment, then continued "True love never dies."

Their lips met for a soft, slow kiss. And as the film credits ran past, they parted once again. And Abby leaned her head against Connor's chest. She loved to listen to his heart beat.

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