"Pink!" Jess throws over her shoulder.

"Blue!" Abby throws back.

"Green!"

"Yellow!"

"Purple!"

"Magenta!"

"Cyan!"

"Apricot!"

"Lime!"

"Black!"

"White!"

"Red!"

"Orange!"

"Turquoise!" you say, entering the room. "What the heck are you two arguing about? The rainbow?"

"Colours." Jess states.

"No shit. Why?"

"For the ARC dance." Abby replies.

"Woah. What? What dance?"

"Lester's throwing a celebration due to the fact we've all survived another year." Abby grins. "We were arguing about the best colours. I think that Blue, Yellow, Magenta, Apricot, Black and Red are the best and Jess thinks that Pink, Green, Purple, Cyan, Lime, White and Orange are the best." you blink at her and she laughs. "We're going shopping later and were wondering if you'd like to come." Abby's eyeing Becker over your shoulder.

"What's the catch?" you ask.

"There isn't on-"

"Hey, guys! Guess what!" Connor yells, running into the room.

"Hang on. One's about to come up." Abby mutters.

"Philip's introducing some new recruits to the ARC!"

"Aaaaand, there it is." Abby mutters. "Does Lester know?"

"Does Lester know what?" the four of you turn to find Lester stood by his railings.

"About Burton-" Abby begins but stops as Burton appears, goatee an all.

"I had informed him. Connor? May I have a word?" Connor nods, rushing off after Philip.

"So..." Abby pulls you aside. "You and Becker...?"

"He could abuse me and I'd still love him." you sigh, glancing over at Becker.

"That's not a good thing." Abby warns.

"Just as well Becker's not that kind of man then." you grin and Matt and Robinson run into the room.

"We couldn't hold them any longer!" Matt pants.

"There's only so much inventory they can do." Robinson added. You motion Becker over and lay a swift kiss on his cheek.

"Calm." you smile, laying your hand on his arm like before. He gently removes your hand, wrapping his arms around your waist and pressing you to his chest.

"Are you okay?" Benjimin asks before he's even fully inside the room. "We wouldn't want you getting hurt or damaged." he grins.

"I'm fine." you nod.

"Brilliant." he's still grinning as the ADD goes off again.

"Two in one day." Abby muses. As the team get ready to leave, you head over to your laptops.

"I think you'd better go with them." Lester calls. You turn as Becker starts to object but Lester cuts him off. "There's a special visit from the minister and only Jess is qualified to word the ADD. And Connor won't be able to make it so you can handle the ACD." Lester turns his stare to Becker. "No arguments. go." you grab a black box and follow the others from the room. Becker splits the group back up to before so that Purvis and Abby are together, and Frankie and Matt are. Becker hesitates before turning to you.

"Okay if Alex goes with you?" You're about to reply with an 'okay', but Robinson jumps in.

"She can come with me." he says and Becker nods gratefully. That just leaves Lyra with Becker and, although it's clear he can't stand her, it's also clear he doesn't want to offload her onto anyone else.

X

You survey the area once the anomalys been locked. It's a small, single room, storage area. Like the place that Ethan took refuge in.

That thought sends your mind spiralling back to Danny and you wonder how he's getting on. Then it switches to Jenny. No one's heard anything from her since the wedding, and no one's heard from Vikki since your wedding. Not even Matt. And, whilst you're thinking of missing people, Carl was never found. Dead or alive.

"Are you okay?" Becker asks quietly and you jump.

"Yeah. Day dreaming." you smile slightly, making a mental note to renew the search for Carl. "Anything Jess?"

"Since when does she take control?" Lyra mutters and you hear Abby mutter something in return:

"Shut up, shut up, shut up!" Abby's fists clench tightly but you ignore the other woman.

All clear, except for an odd sense of Déjà vu.

"You aren't the only one." Becker replies. "Keep looking." he asks and Lyra raises her eyebrows. You know what's coming next.

"No, Lyra, it's not what you think. Unlike you, Becker is actually faithful." you sigh.

"Excuse me! How do you-"

"I've read your file." you sigh, turning your attention to Matt. You head over to him, leaning against the wall next to him. "I'm sure Emily's fine."

"It's not her I'm worrying about." Matt replies, sighing.

"Well, in that case then, Jess is tucked away in the ARC, nice and safe."

Matt snaps his head to look at you. "That stays bottled up. Understand?" Matt's almost snarling and you nod, not bothering to point out that Jess probably heard all of it over the coms.

By the time the anomaly's gone, it's well past nine. You all decide to head back home, except for Alex and Matt who were needed back at the ARC.

Once you're home you change into your night clothes whilst Becker fixes up some toast. You eat it on the sofa in your usual position: you leaning against Becker, his left hand and your right intertwined and resting on your stomach. You're almost asleep when there's a knocking on your front door. You sigh, pulling on a pair of jeans and heading to the door. You open it slightly and you're met with the tear stained face of Jess Parker.

Anyone to guess what's wrong with her?