Sorry for the delay this chapter went through several rewrites

Title: Changes
author: Cindy Ryan
notes and summary: see part one

Lucy awoke disoriented not sure what had awaken her. It was still dark but she was turned away from Wyatt's alarm clock so she didn't know what time it was. Suddenly the bed moved and Wyatt shouted and Lucy realized what had awakened her. Wyatt was having a nightmare and from the looks of it; a bad one. Scrambling Lucy reached and turned the light on. Wyatt was thrashing, sweating, his dark hair plastered to his forehead. Carefully Lucy touched Wyatt's right arm neither her touch or the light had any affect.

"Wyatt!"Lucy called gripping his arm tighter. "You're okay; just a nightmare."

The member of delta force continued to be caught in the dream and Lucy's heart ached for him. In the short time they'd been intimate Wyatt had endured a few nightmares. Each though he'd woken on his own. This one appeared different.

"Wyatt!"Lucy called once more.

Several long moments later Wyatt jerked awake his eyes wild as he looked around.

"You're home; you're okay."Lucy said soothingly.

"Sorry."Wyatt apologized a few minutes later as he ran a hand over his face.

Lucy drew Wyatt into an embrace letting him regain his composure.

"If you talk about it the dreams lose their power."Lucy advised.

For awhile Lucy thought Wyatt wasn't going to talk about it. Thought maybe he had drifted back to sleep. Then he cleared his throat and began to speak.

"I don't remember much."Wyatt began quietly. "Just flashes of you dying on a mission and I wasn't able to do anything to stop it. Flynn shot you and I couldn't move fast enough; couldn't..."

"Sssh."Lucy soothed as she brushed Wyatt's sweaty bangs away from his forehead. "Was just a dream; wasn't real."

"Sure as hell felt real."Wyatt replied grimly.

"I'm okay."Lucy stated as she tightened the embrace.

"You told Mason we could still work together."Wyatt stated as he sat up breaking the embrace.

"We can."Lucy said firmly.

Wyatt shook his head as he got out of bed and stood.

"I can't; Lucy...we can't."Wyatt began quietly.

"Wyatt."Lucy protested.

"We've had too many close calls both of us."Wyatt replied his voice rising. "I can't protect you all the time."

"I think I've proven I can handle myself."Lucy replied.

"We need to talk to Mason again."Wyatt stated as he opened the door and stepped out into the hall. "You're not going on the next mission."

"Wyatt I'm safe with you and Rufus. We're a good team."Lucy protested.

"Too risky."Wyatt replied with a shake of his head.

Lucy could see the remnants of the dream still had a hold on him. But she also knew those images were only a partial reason for fueling this conversation. The other was his past and Wyatt's words from the Alamo mission came back to her.

"Everyone I care about is gone."

"Wyatt..."Lucy began as she got out of bed and stood and started walking towards him.

"If anything happened to you or the baby..."Wyatt began and his voice caught. "Connor's going to have to take you off missions..."

"Wyatt..."Lucy started.

Wyatt met Lucy's gaze for a long agonizing moment before stepping out into the hall and slamming the door shut. With a sigh Lucy sat down on the bed and stared at the closed door. Finally she laid down but it was a long time before sleep returned.

Next morning Lucy awoke to find the apartment empty. There was a text on her phone from Mason saying to meet in his office at one that afternoon. Nothing from Wyatt. There was no note in the kitchen either where they usually left messages for each other. Since it was just barely nine Lucy had plenty of time before the meeting with Mason. She wondered if Wyatt would stop at home before then. With his mood last night Lucy guessed probably not. With a sigh Lucy showered and got dressed and stepped into the kitchen. She fixed herself a light breakfast of a bagel and a banana and sat down at the small table.

After eating part of the bagel Lucy picked up her cell phone and almost called Wyatt. She cleared the screen and placed the device back on the table. She'd see him soon enough. Lucy placed a hand over her stomach.

"Don't worry, little one."Lucy said quietly. "People who love each other fight some times."

Lucy knew she had a lot of thinking to do before this afternoon. She didn't want to stop time traveling. Lucy needed to get her sister back…if she stopped and left Mason industries there would be no reason for Christopher to honor their agreement and continue to try to rectify the time line. Amy wouldn't want her to risk her health or her baby's but more than anything Lucy wanted Amy to have the chance to be an Aunt. There had to be a way to work this out for the best interest of everyone.

Arriving at Mason's office Lucy found Wyatt, Conner, Denise and Rufus waiting. Lucy sat down next to Rufus. Wyatt met her gaze briefly but he offered no greeting. Lucy winced inwardly.

"Good we're all here."Mason began. "Wyatt asked for this because he had some concerns for the team's future."

"I'm not stepping aside."Lucy stated getting right to the point.

"As long as you're medically cleared i have no objections."Denise said.

Lucy flashed her a grateful smile.

"It's not safe for you or the baby."Wyatt protested.

"He has a point."Rufus interjected."What if we get stranded in hostile territory again? The baby could be born in the past."

"It's a risk..."Lucy began.

"An unnecessary one."Wyatt snapped his eyes narrowed.

"We got out of 1754."Lucy started.

"Barely."Rufus responded."If Jiya hadn't figured out my message we'd still be dodging Indians."

Wyatt stood and walked over to Lucy. He crouched down in front of the historian eyes pleading.

"I need you to understand where I'm coming from."Wyatt began quietly. "Losing Jess nearly killed me. Especially since it was my fault. If we hadn't argued that night she'd still be alive. I have to live with that. If Flynn or somebody else got to you..."

"Wyatt, I could get shot going to the grocery store."Lucy argued. "I love you for worrying but we'll be fine. Protecting history is too important to leave to the two of you or to take the time to bring somebody new in."

Wyatt sighed and dropped his head briefly before looking over at Mason.

"This is uncharted territory for all of us."Connor said quietly. "Both of your points are valid but I think there is more of a risk in time travel. Setting aside the dangers of Flynn there's disease….."

"If I kept doing this I was promised I'd get my sister back."Lucy interrupted

"That deal doesn't stop if she steps back to consultant; does it?"Wyatt asked Christopher.

Denise glanced from one to the other and shook her head.

"No, the deal would remain."Denise affirmed and she glanced at Connor. "However my vote is she stays in the field."

"Noted."Connor replied grimly as he leaned his hands against the desk surface.

Lucy stood and Wyatt rose to his feet also looking at her questioningly.

"Connor, can you give Wyatt and I a few minutes to talk in private?"Lucy asked.

"Of course."Mason acknowledged.

Thanking him Lucy grabbed Wyatt's right hand and tugged him out of the office and into the hall. They found an empty conference room a few doors down and stepped into it shutting the door. Lucy dropped into the nearest chair all words leaving her now that she had Wyatt's full attention. After a few minutes Wyatt sat in the chair next to Lucy and took both of her hands in his. Lucy met his gaze and she was overwhelmed by the emotion she saw there.

"Lucy,"Wyatt began quietly. "I love you and trust your judgement. But I have a say in this family's future and I can't be quiet on this."

"Wyatt…."Lucy started but Wyatt shook his head.

"You and our child are the only family I have left."Wyatt continued softly. "As much as I think I can protect you all the time you and I both know how fast things can go wrong. "

Lucy felt tears start to flow and she didn't stop them. Apparently hormones started early in pregnancy though she wasn't sure these tears could be chalked up to hormones alone.

"You talk about our family."Lucy stated quietly. "We need you too. What if something happens to you and I'm left to raise this child alone?"

Wyatt pulled Lucy from her chair and into his lap wrapping her in an embrace. Lucy buried her head against his chest. After a few minutes Lucy's tears stopped and she sat back so she could see Wyatt's face.

"I know life is about risk."Lucy continued with a shaky breath. "That nobody's safety is guaranteed. We could sit here for days arguing. So how about a compromise?"

Wyatt nodded waiting.

"I step back until the baby's born."Lucy offered softly. "I'll still come in every day and work as a consultant….."

Lucy's sentence was interrupted by Wyatt's kiss. She melted into his arms as the kiss continued for several minutes. When they finally broke apart Wyatt rested his forehead against Lucy's.

"Thank you."Wyatt whispered. "I know it wasn't an easy decision."

Lucy smiled and stood taking Wyatt's right hand in hers pulling him to his feet.

"Let's go tell the others."Lucy said as she led the way out of the room.

As they left Lucy knew she'd miss time travel. However she'd still be a part of the team; still help to get Flynn and Rittenhouse. In the absence of missions Lucy had plenty of other things to keep her occupied such as house hunting and buying things for the nursery. She couldn't wait for this next chapter of her life to begin.