Becker walked into his apartment and closed the door behind him. He slipped off his jacket and hung it up by the door. He dropped his keys in the side table just beneath the coat rack. He rubbed the back of his neck and sighed. It had been a very long day. He walked from the entry into the living room. A small gasp alerted him to another presence. Becker turned toward the gasp, a smile immediately forming on his face.

Jess stood in the middle of the living, right in front of the sofa. Her red hair was pulled over one shoulder in a loose braid. She wore a pair of slimming dark trouser and a bright pink blouse. She smiled, meeting Becker's eye. She turned her head, looking to the little child in her arms. "Daddy's home!"

The child turned their head. Small strands of reddish brown hair swung around her small face. Bright brown eyes lit up as she smiled. She pointed to Becker while looking at Jess. "Daddy!"

"Hey, how's my little girl?" Becker asked. He took his daughter into his arms.

"Careful Missy's still in the-"

Becker winced as his daughter grabbed a handful of his hair. "Grabbing mood?"

Jess nodded.

Becker nodded. He reached up and freed his hair from Missy's grasp. "Ow."

"Maybe that's her way of saying 'Daddy needs a haircut'?" Jess suggested.

Becker looked back at Jess. "Not a bloody chance in hell."

Missy raised her hand and covered Becker's mouth. She said something neither Becker nor Jess could fully understand. However the context of her sentence was fairly understandable.

Jess nodded. "You tell him, Missy. Watch your mouth, daddy."

"Wash…mouff…daddy." Missy said.

Jess laughed.

Becker turned his head toward Jess and glared at her. He raised his chin, moving from Missy's reach. "Thank you, Jessica."

Jess smiled. She reached up on her toe and kissed his cheek. "Welcome." She patted his arm and sat down on the sofa behind them.

Becker sat down beside Jess. He slouched down within the sofa. Missy stood up in his lap, using his hands as a source of balance. She took small steps up Becker's legs. She let go of Becker's fingers and eased herself onto the sofa beside him. Becker watched as Missy eased herself onto the floor beside his legs. She sat down and started playing with her blocks. Becker drew his legs up over Missy and turned on the sofa. He laid his legs along the sofa and leaned his head in Jess' lap.

"Long day?" Jess asked. She ran her fingers through his hair.

"Mmm." Becker mumbled, closing his eyes.

"How many?"

"Four."

"Four?" Jess repeated. "I think that's a record."

"No kidding." Becker replied.

"Still, I don't see any bandages. With four anomalies I'm impressed you managed to refrain from admitting yourself into the medical bay." Jess said.

Becker opened his eyes and glared up at Jess, who was simply smiling down at him. "Again, thank you Jessica."

"I'm teasing, relax." Jess bent down and kissed him. "Gosh you're no fun when you're tired."

"Sorry for working." Becker replied.

Jess' brows rose. "You don't think watching Missy is working? Did you now she crawled around the table two minutes ago."

Becker turned his head. Sure enough Missy was on the other end of the table. He hadn't even heard her move.

"Or the fact that I had to do the wash, the laundry, and double check all your weapon cabinets before she woke up." Jess said.

Despite his attempts, Becker smirked. "Miss the ARC?"

"God yes." Jess sighed.

Becker chuckled. "Staying home too dull?"

"Believe me, this isn't dull." Jess said. "I don't think I could mange another six months of this."

Becker smiled. "Maybe we could talk Lester into letting you work from home?"

Jess arched a brow. "You mean, build a hub in the flat?"

"Maybe. Remember, you'd still have Missy around. Might have to gate off the hub." Becker said. "Or Missy."

"If I'm going to do that I might as well tak her into work with me." Jess said. "I could set up her pin by the hub. And I'm sure everyone there would keep an eye on her when things got busy."

Becker sighed and covered his eyes with his hand. "oh god."

"What?" Jess asked.

"Tell me that didn't just happen?"

"What?"

"We did not just discuss the possibility of bring our daughter to work with us." Becker said.

Jess laughed. "Sorry, but we did."

"God what kind of parents are we?" Becker moaned.

Jess laughed.

"Go ahead and laugh Jess, but seriously we can't bring Missy to work with us." Becker said.

"Why not?" Jess asked.

"Because it's too dangerous." Becker answered. "We've had too many incidents within the ARC to even consider the facility safe for workers let alone children."

Jess stopped laughing. She looked over at Missy, who had climbed up into the chair beside the sofa."Yeah. You're right."

"Lester could watch her." Becker said.

Jess' head dropped to Becker. "Pardon?"

Becker lowered his hand from his eyes. "You could set the pin up in Lester's office. That's been the safest room in the entire facility since day one. And she'd be close to the ADD."

"Hilary Becker, you are plotting to have our boss watch over Missy?" Jess asked.

Becker was silent for a moment. "You know, Jess, I think I am."

"Want to test it Monday?" Jess asked.

Becker nodded. "Yeah."

i have no idea where this came from..but i liek it.

sorry for the gaps between updates. i hit a major writers block. this is what happens without prompts people!