I've realsied that I've become terrible at replying to reviews- I am TRULY sorry and will do better!

I'll explain why this is *very* short at the end!

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The argument was halted when a scream rang out.

For a split second Becker's heart stopped. He knew that scream. It haunted enough of his nightmares, for him to know it anywhere.

Jess.

Chucking the watch and coconuts at his girlfriend, he and Bounty ran in the direction of the shout. Jess threw herself into his chest, gripping hold of his shirt in both her hands.

"Beetle!"

Becker let go of his dog, his hands running over Jess's body to find the threat.

"Where is it? Jess? Where? Are you okay? You didn't get bitten?" His words were a sudden rush.

"No. No over there." He felt her head motion to his left. Jess had only seen the creature but it was enough to overload her mind with memories of being trapped in the ARC, beetles everywhere, nearly dying.

"You're okay!" Relief flooded his voice and, panic over, Becker allowed him to wrap his arms around her, one hand ran up her back to twist itself in her hair, gently stroking it. He gave a deep sigh, glad she wasn't hurt, and rested his head on hers. "You're okay. Where is it?"

"On the table."

Becker tightened his grip on her. "Want me to shoot it for you?"

Having Becker's arms around her brought back the memory of him caring for her, running around the ARC and she had started to calm. Jess giggled into him. "Waste of a perfectly good bullet."

The man raised his eyebrows in surprise. "Now you're thinking like a soldier!"

"How did it even get in here?" Jess's quiet question was muffled by his chest.

"I don't know."

"It's just a little bug." And a right pain in the ass. Marianne had followed Becker to Jess, albeit at a much slower pace, annoyed at how quickly her man had rushed to the girl's aid.

Becker was meant to see how immature she was. He was meant to see that she was a child with childish fears. Unlike her, who, like Becker, had never been afraid of insects. Moving to the food table, where she had earlier placed the creature during her altercation with the three ARC women, Marianne picked up the offending creature and held it out.

"See. A harmless beetle.

"Jess shied away from the women, turning her head to face the other direction and placing Becker between herself and his partner.

"Get it away, Mari."

"It's just a bug!"

"She's allergic!"

Marianne frowned, this wasn't going to plan. Then she realised: she could at least act the hero.

"Oh god! Really? I'll put this outside then! Don't want to kill the poor insect."

She was rewarded with Becker smiling in her direction.

It really was good of her to remove it, the blind man thought.

Well isn't she just the superhero- As far as Becker can tell at least :/

Damn that women!

I never thought I'd write the phrase "chucking the watch and coconuts at his girlfriend" - not something you come across every day eah?

This would have been longer- with the next chapter- but I decided that the tone changes too much over all so I separated the two and now it's just this! Next chappy will be short too. Sorry!

Now, you all know what to do :D

Thank you!