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A/N: Sorry for the delay, So many things happening at the same time! Ahh! Thank you to everyone who has stuck around and thanks to everyone who has reviewed. I hope you enjoy this final chapter Sorry for any spelling/grammar mistakes.

It had been 2 weeks since she had told him everything that had happened to her, and she had gone back to the flat with Connor and they had sorted most things out between them. They knew it would take some time to get over what had happened, time for both of them, but they swore they would help each other through it. The last week had been unnerving for Abby though, Connor was starting to get on her nerves. He hardly left her side, he glared at every soldier who was anywhere near her, as if they were going to just take her again, right from under his nose, and when he did leave her, he would call, text or check up on her through the comms. Okay, so it was sweet for the first few days, he obviously cared an awful lot about her still, but now it was just annoying her. She sighed her annoyance and propped her elbows up on her desk in the menagerie and rested her head in her hands. Unfortunately for her, Connor was arriving to check up on her, again, and hearing her sigh in that way made all his defences go up.

"Abs? You okay? What's wrong?" He said, panic evident in his rising voice as he neared her desk in record time.

"Nothing! Nothings wrong Connor!" She all but screamed at him. She looked into his eyes and winced as she saw his deflated look and his shoulders slump over, she knew he was only looking out for her and she really shouldn't be complaining about that. She took a deep, calming breath and tried again. "You need to calm down Conn. I'm fine, and nothing is going to happen again is it? You don't need to keep checking up on me every 5 minutes!" She said, trying to sound more cheery than before. "I know you're trying to look after me but I'm fine, really I am."

"I know… It's just… I worry.. Ya know?" He asked, sounding upset. Abby stood up and wrapped her arms around his body, waiting until he responded and wrapped his arms around her small waist.

"I know you do Conn. I worry too, but we can get through it can't we? We've survived worse." She said, feeling Connor nod his head against her shoulder and neck. She pulled away from the hug and was about to sit down before she was scooped up by Connor's strong arms and was then sat upon his knee instead of the chair. She laughed lightly as she saw his smile and breathed a sigh of relief. He wasn't mad at her for voicing her complaints. She leant her head against his chest as he nuzzled his nose in her hair. They stayed silent, in that position for some time until Connor spoke up.

"I don't mean this to sound bad, but it's been rather… boring since you've come back." he said, rocking them slightly in the chair. Abby faked an astonished gasp and pouted playfully.

"You saying I bore you now? I can leave quite easily Conn.." She said, trying to hide her smile but failing.

"No no no! Abby no!" He said quickly. "I meant anomaly wise. You're not boring at all. Never." Abby laughed and snuggled in closer to him.

"Hmmm, I know. I'm not even allowed out on the field yet on the rare occasion you have had an anomaly. Think of how I feel, cooped up in here the whole time!" She said, gesturing to her lab and the window that looked out into the animal's pens.

"Yeh, well it's a good thing, not having many anomalies." He said softly.

"Hmm, well obviously, no one's life is in danger if there aren't any." She stated, matter of factly.

"Yeh, and other things too." His voice was getting quieter now, she suspected he was up to something.

"Connor…" Abby prompted him to continue..

"D'ya reckon we could get time off? If I ask Lester nicely enough?" He said, looking down into her eyes properly for the first time in their conversation. She could see a usual mischievous glint appearing, one that she had missed dearly since being trapped in the Cretaceous.

"Maybe… You'll have to find out won't ya?"

"S'pose I will." He said with a smile, picking up Abby until she was standing on the floor again and then he moved to go to the door.

"Oi, wait. Why do you want time off anyways?" She asked curiously

"Now that's something you'll have to find out isn't it?" He said with a wink. She laughed at his child like behaviour. Just as he was about to leave the room she spoke up again.

"Connor wait.."

"Yeh?" He said, turning his body back around to face her.

"I love you. Thank you for caring." She stated with a small smile on her lips. She had told Connor only once since she had been back, and it had reassured him greatly about their relationship. She saw how his face lit up, just like it had the first time that week, as he made his way back to her quickly, cupping her face with his hands and giving her a slow, passionate kiss that had Abby blushing and breathing hard. When they parted Connor was grinning, literally from ear to ear.

"Love you too." He whispered, giving her another quick kiss and then leaving her alone in the menagerie.

_x_x_x_x_

Connor strolled through the corridors of the Prospero building happily, for the first time in months. He finally had his Abby back and things were looking up. That didn't happen very often for Connor, so he decided to grasp the moment with both hands and not let go. He kept on walking, his mind set on a plan. He passed Jess in the corridor and he smiled broadly at her, which lead to her giving him a weird, confused look. He hadn't been this happy in months! He carried on, not bothering to stop and explain. He walked until he reached his destination, Lester's temporary office. He knocked, loudly, and waited until he heard the muffled reply and opened the door.

Lester looked up from his desk to see the bright smile radiating from Connor Temple and he rolled his eyes and straightened his back.

"What is it Temple?" He asked sternly, flicking his eyes back and forth between the paper on the desk and the man standing in front of him, shifting nervously from foot to foot, like a small child. It wasn't really a surprising mannerism. Connor had always been like a child trapped in an adult body, but, he supposed, he had his quirks just like everyone else did. He finally looked up for long enough to hear his reply properly.

"Umm, I need to ask a favour. Some time off maybe?" Connor asked nervously, a smile still across his face. Lester sighed and put his papers away, a long discussion was in order.

_x_x_x_x_

Jess had been waiting outside Lester's office for ten minutes. Normally she would have knocked and gotten a reply straight away, even if he was in an important meeting. This time however she had received no reply, apart from the quiet voices of himself and Connor. Jess leaned against the wall outside of his office, looking through the files she held over and over, until she thought she could nearly memorise every word. Enough was enough. She huffed, straightened out her navy blue and red dress and knocked on the door again. When she still got no reply she sighed, and pushed open the door ever so slightly and peered her head around the door. The conversation that was happening stopped straight away, until Connor saw it was Jess and seemed to sigh with relief. She gave him a confused look as she handed over the files to Lester.

"Jess, I need a word." Connor said just before she left.

"Umm, okay?" She said slowly, looking back and forth between Connor and Lester and then Connor walked out of the room ahead of her and she followed.

"I need a favour Jess. Please say you'll help." He almost begged, a grin on his face and his eyes glimmering. She couldn't help but smile back, it was infectious.

"Fine… As long as it doesn't involve hacking, tell me what to do."

_x_x_x_x_

Abby was petting Rex in her office when Connor strolled back in. She didn't realise until she found herself being wrapped up in someone's arms, and a kiss being planted on her head. She smiled, seeing Connor's reflection in the darkened window of the menagerie. She leaned back against his chest and sighed happily. She relaxed instantly with his touch, just to find herself being spun around to face him, a huge smile still evident on his face.

"I got something for ya. But we gotta go.. Like now." He said checking his watch.

"What? Where are we going?" She asked quickly in confusion, watching as Connor said goodbye to Rex and placed him back through the gap into the menagerie.

"Abby, don't make me ruin the surprise. Just… come on!" He said, taking her hand and pulling her out of the room.

They got to the car park and were greeted by Jess who was stood next to Connor's car. She smiled at them and Abby raised an eyebrow as she whispered something to Connor and then hugged him before scurrying off, her red heels clicking against the concrete floor, shouting a happy "goodbye" as she went. Abby still had a confused expression when Connor turned around to her, and he chuckled lightly, opening the door to the passenger side of the car.

"Connor, please tell me where the heck we are going!" She said once she was strapped into the Connor.

"Abs, darling, I'm not gunna tell you yet am I?" He said with a laugh as she pouted and leaned her head against the window.

"Fine." She ground out in annoyance. He laughed again and they pulled out of the ARC carpark.

Abby kept her mouth shut until about half an hour into their journey. Connor kept his huge grin pasted over his face, as he flicked his eyes between the road and Abby. She finally had enough of his grin and had to ask again.

"Connor. Please just tell me where we are going!" She asked again, her playful pout reappearing.

"The happy place." He replied simply. Abby scrunched her nose up as she flicked to the back of her mind, trying to think of what 'the happy place' was. She felt tears threaten to fall as it clicked into place.

"The Beach? From… from the Cretaceous? This is why you wanted time off?" She asked, unable to hold her tears back anymore. The tears worried Connor and he panicked.

"Abby? Oh god don't cry. I.. umm.. We can… we can go back if you want. I'm sorry." He stammered and kept his eyes flicking back and forth, his smile fading.

"God no Connor. I'm happy. I just, can't believe you remembered. But… we haven't got any clothes or anything sorted?" She stated, her tears drying up.

"Jess sorted it. Got a private apartment for 3 weeks on the Santa Fe island. It'll just be us and beaches, and sun for 3 whole weeks. She also packed your bags, she'll have thought of everything. I hope." He gave a nervous laugh at the end, waiting for her reaction.

"Oh Connor! This is.. Just amazing! I love you. So much." She was crying again now, big fat tears falling down her pale cheeks. She placed her hand on his thigh and squeezed. He smiled down at her lovingly.

"Love you too Abs. Love you too." He said, leaning down to quickly place a kiss on top of her head. He watched out of the corner of her eyes as she leant her head back against the window and closed her eyes. Finally after everything they had been through, they were finally getting to have the time they needed to de stress. As he could hear Abby's breathing even out, showing that she had fallen asleep he moved one hand to his pocket and felt for the small box he had hiding in there. He felt his heart beat faster just at the thought of what was inside it… he couldn't wait to give it to her, but he was also extremely nervous. He smiled to himself, despite his nerves. He had a feeling this was going to be a great holiday.

The End.

A/N: All done. I hope you have enjoyed reading it and I would like to thank everyone who has reviewed this story and to all the people who have added it to their alerts and favourite stories. Thank you everyone