Angela sat in her office, just staring at her computer screen, unable to work. She'd been stuck for several days, worry and fear keeping her from making progress.
"Hey Ange." Said Emily as she popped her head into the office, "It's almost dinner. You want to call it quits?"
Angela sighed heavily, "Yeah. I'm not doing anyone any good sitting here."
"Alright, love, lets go find that family of yours then." Emily said brightly, looping an arm through Angela's.
They walked through the halls, Emily letting her go when Lena popped up. The pair were so adorable together. Angela was so happy for them. They seemed to enjoy every moment they had together.
Some days it felt like she and Jack only had a few minutes together each day, between his command with Winston and her work in the lab. She had finished testing the first of the zygotes and had logged the DNA's transformations. It had been as she had expected. Any child of theirs would be mostly Jack because of the nanites in her body boosting his already boosted abilities. It was a good thing ther weren't going to be having any more children.
She saw Jack leaving the mess hall with a tray full of plates, "Hey, I was just going to bring you some food."
"Are we going to eat in our rooms then?" She asked, walking with him away from the mess.
"Yeah Bren's waiting there with Genji and Bastion." Jack told her, "How'd it go today?"
"Nothing. I'm trying to figure out a way to enhance the radius of my resurrection power to be more than a single target, but I'm not sure where to start. My thoughts are running in circles and I'm becoming paranoid of this hacker." She said with a sigh.
"I'll ask Winston to join you tomorrow. Maybe a fresh set of eyes will help." He told her as they reached their door.
Angela opened the door for Jack, letting him into the room with the try of food as Bren squealed that they were back.
"Hey meine leibe, how was your day?" Angela asked lovingly.
"I'm teaching Bastion about the beginning of the space program!" He said happily.
"Well daddy brought food, so let's put the book away and sit down to eat." She told him.
"I'm going to head out then." Said Genji heading to the door.
"Thank you for spending time with him." Angela said with a smile.
Angela sat down at their little table, Bren digging into his lasagna with gusto.
"Anything new from Talon?" Angela asked Jack.
"Apparently they want Doomfist back. Numbani has put a force of OR15 defensive omnics into place to guard the city and the prison." Jack told her.
"Do you think that's enough?" She asked worriedly.
Jack sat back in his chair, "I'm not sure. They're fantastic peace keeping bots but against Doomfist if he ever got the gauntlet back..."
"Didn't Winston and Lena just keep them from stealing it from the museum?"
"Yes, but the gauntlet is set to be moved out in three days. I figure that they'll try and hit the convoy. We'll be on standby in Lagos during the move." Jack explained.
"Have you figured out the team yet?"
"We haven't finalized anything yet but I was thinking You, me, Genji, Winston, Jesse and Ana to Numbani. We still have the situation in Ilios as well so Reinhart, Mei, Hanzo, Lucio, and Lena to Greece to make sure they don't try anything there and we'll have Fareeha, Torb, Zenyatta and Hana here to watch home." He said.
"That sounds like a good team." Angela responded, "I know it'll be difficult trying to protect me if something does happen with Doomfist, but we can't risk him escaping."
"Who's Doomfist?" Bren asked curiously.
"He was a very bad man who used to help lead Talon. Uncle Winston defeated him and now he's in jail." Jack explained patiently.
"Uncle Winston is so cool!" Bren said happily, "I want to be a scientist just like him. I want to study the Slipstream and Chronal Disasociation."
"Well that's quite the goal there, meine leibe." Angela told him, " You'll have to study hard if you want to do that."
"I know momma. That's why I've been reading to Bastion about space flight." He told them, "I figure if I start at the beginning, I'll have a better understanding of where it's going."
"I think that's fantastic, Bren." Jack said with pride.
Bren chattered on about space flight and 20th century jets while they finished their food. He seemed to be adjusting to life at base. He'd made friends with most of the other agents and Lena and Hana had been helping to get him used to them firing their pistols as they were the quietest of the weapons they had. He'd not had a panic attack in days and the nightmares had been becoming less and less frequent. Angela was very pleased with the progress he'd made. He was almost back to the point he'd been before the attack in Namibia. Bren felt safe here, surrounded by heroes, much like Fareeha had been. She had taken a particular liking to him.
Bren jumped down from his chair, "If I go get my jammies on, can I stay up to read more?" He asked his mother.
"Well, it's alright with me, but ask your father." She told him with a smile.
"It's ok with me. Go get ready for bed, buddy." Jack said, sending his son off to his room.
Angela gathered up the plates, setting them on the tray to take back in the morning, "I'm going to go and take a shower."
Jack flashed her a smile, "Alright, I'll get him into bed with Bastion."
Angela closed the bathroom door behind her, looking at her face in the mirror. She was 37 now and still didn't look a day over 24. The nanites were keeping her from aging. She'd run the tests. They were repairing her telomeres, effectively halting the aging of her body.
Angela decided she was going to give a dose to Jack. She needed someone who was already aging to see how the nanites would work on them. She was wondering if it would simply halt the aging or if it would repair the aging that was already taking place.
But for right now, they had bigger problems to worry about. Namely Reaper. Angela had to figure out what Talon had done to her old friend and how to change him back or kill him, but in order to do that she needed DNA. Something she didn't have.
Angela sighed, climbing into the steaming shower. She was mentally tired from trying to figure everything out and from always watching over her shoulder for Talon.
Angela tried to lose herself for a moment, massaging the shampoo into her hair. Showers and time with Jack. That's what she wanted most and right now she was determined to enjoy her shower. As she was rinsing the soap from her hair, she heard the bathroom door open and close again.
And now she had both of her favorite things. This was turning into a great day.
Jack slid his hands up her sides, "I thought you could use some help scrubbing your back." He said huskily into her ear.
Angela leaned back into him, enjoying the closeness. Jack smoothed his hands over her shoulders, reaching forward to grab the washcloth off the shelf. He started rubbing the rough cloth over her skin.
"I need to talk to you about something." Angela half moaned.
"Oh yeah?" He said into her ear, nibbling on the lobe, " What about?"
Angela turned to face him, pressing in close, "I want to give you some of the experimental nanites I used on myself. I need to see how they effect you for my research." She said breathily, Jack moving the washcloth across her breasts.
"And what would these nanites do to me, exactly?" He asked, kissing her neck and letting the washcloth trail down her stomach.
Angela gasped as he rubbed over her core, "I need to see if..." She lost her train of thought, "I need to see how they affect you. Ngh!"
Angela's knees gave out, Jack catching her around the waist as she dropped. Jack let the washcloth fall to the floor as he slipped a finger between her folds.
Angela placed her hands on his chest, trying to steady herself before continuing, "The nanites... They... hah... They have basically... stopped the aging process... ngh... on the... DNA level." She told him between moans and gasps.
"Is that your secret then?" He asked, turning her so that she could lean her hands against the shower wall, "Is that how you stay so beautiful my love?"
Angela spread her palms against the tile, head dropping as the water pounded down on the expanse of her back. Jack pushed back through her folds, teasing her clit. He loved seeing her like this, legs spread apart, inviting him to do anything he wanted to her. He slid two fingers into her heat, stroking her with firm, gentle motions. He slowly slid his free hand over her hip, along her waist and teased his finger tips across the swell of her breasts. Her breath was coming in pants now, body lost in a sea of sensations.
"Mmh, Jack please." She called, wanting to feel more of him.
Jack smirked, slowly dragging his fingers out of her and between her ass cheeks, enjoying the was she shivered against him. He grasped his cock, moving closer. He pressed his tip into her core, Angela pressing back against him, taking him deeper. Jack grasped her hips, pulling her even closer until he filled her completely. Jack splayed his fingers over her ass, gripping her hips and beginning to thrust into her. Angela pressed back into every thrust, matching him until they were both lost in a the sensations and steam.
She didn't know how she kept her feet under her, every time he hit that spot inside of her she wanted to collapse.
More and more. Faster and faster.
Angela felt the tension building in her belly, knowing she was close to delicious release, but she didn't' want it to be over yet. She stood, Jack's cock pulling out of her as she did. She turned to face her lover, cheeks tinged with passion.
Jack saw the look in her eyes and grabbed her by the waist, her legs wrapping around his hips as he pushed her back into the tile. Her hands held onto him, nails digging into his shoulders as he started to thrust into her again, her walls fluttering and spasming around him.
Angela let her head fall back to the tile as Jack took a nipple into his mouth, flicking it with his tongue sending shocks of pleasure through her body. She knew she was close, clenching herself around his cock to try and take him over the edge with her.
Jack felt her growing tighter around him, drawing his orgasm from him with a grunt just as she let out a cry of pleasure. Her whole body was trembling as he pushed into her, emptying himself deep inside her. Jack pressed his forehead to hers as she let her trembling legs return to the floor of the shower.
"I love you so much, Angela." He whispered to her, "I'll do whatever you need me to."
Angela panted, trying to piece together her thoughts, "Thank you Jack. Du bist das beste was mir je passiert ist." (You're the best thing that ever happened to me.)
Jack reached past her to turn off the water that was losing heat. Angela grabbed the towels she'd set out, handing one to Jack before stepping out of the tub.
"Do you want to come with me to the lab then?" She asked, rubbing her legs dry.
Jack rubbed his silver hair mostly dry, "Yeah."
Angela nodded, pulling on her underwear and cotton pajamas. She quickly ran a brush through her hair, pulling it out of her face as Jack dressed. They walked out of the bathroom, Angela peeking in on Bren before she took Jack's hand. They walked through the halls, mostly quiet now.
"I'll have to put in an IV. The nanites are suspended in saline." Angela explained.
Jack nodded, "What does it feel like when they work?"
"Well I didn't really feel anything but a bit better than I had before, but I'm not sure with you. I was 29 when I started using them so I didn't have any signs of aging. It may be different for you as you have not only aging, but significant scarring as well."
"And it will stop my aging?" He asked, curious.
"It seems it should, if it doesn't reverse the aging you already have. I'm not sure." Angela admitted, "Either way it will be beneficial."
Angela went into her office as Jack sat himself on the exam table, gathering the IV supplies.
"I'll take your vitals as a baseline to compare to as we start the nanite drip." She said, pulling out her blood pressure cuff.
Jack laid back on the table, letting Angela do her work, taking his vitals and inserting the IV into his arm.
"Ich werde den tropf jetzt starten." She told him. (I'm going to start the drip now)
Jack felt the IV start, coldness entering his vein. He tried to focus on the feelings so he could tell Angela what she needed to know.
"I can feel the cold of the IV but nothing else yet." He said.
"It shouldn't take long for the nanites to spread throughout your body and start repairing." Angela explained.
He closed his eye, waiting. Then he started to feel a pressure building, starting at the IV site.
"There's a pressure in my arm. It's spreading from the IV." Jack said, "I can feel it moving up my arm."
Angela slapped the blood pressure cuff back on his free arm. It read normal, heart rate slightly elevated.
"It the pressure bad?" She asked, taking notes.
"It's uncomfortable." He told her, brows furrowing, "My skin is tingling as well."
"I believe that it's the nanites working on your cells. I'm not sure how long it will last but with you're super soldier serum I don't think it will be long."
The pressure was subsiding after a few minutes at the IV.
"It's starting to fade." Jack growled.
Angela started taking pictures, planning to log any changes she saw, "That's good." She told him, "I'm going to take these pictures and then retake your vitals again."
Angela wrote everything down, removing the IV, "I think there is some reduction in the appearance of age in your skin. We'll have to watch over the next few weeks."
"The pressure and tingling are mostly gone. I feel pretty spry at the moment." Jack said, flexing his arms, "This seems to be working well."
Angela nodded, "I'll check your vitals twice a day and take pictures to compare."
Jack snatched her wrist as she was explaining, "I know my love. Medical stuff. Now let's go to bed. We'll be busy with briefings tomorrow." He told her, pulling her in close for a kiss.
Angela relaxed into his arms, "Ok. Bed then."