Hi everyone! Here is a new chapter! This is a girls' chapter. No boy in this one! BUT this is a needed one so I hope you'll still like it!

I promise it's gonna rain men in the next chapters! :)


Girls they want to have fun

"Do you want some wax?" Maddy asked. "Or maybe a razor?"

"Pardon?"

"Day dreaming?"

"Just a lack of sleep. What did you wanna know?"

"Wax or razor?"

"Oh, none of them. I don't need to."

"Right!" She mocked. "Like that is possible!"

"No, honestly. Look!" Alexandra pulled up her trousers and Maddy touched the skin of her leg.

"Oh yes indeed. Your skin is so soft! How is that possible? You've already shaved, haven't you?"

"No, I went to a clinic years ago to erase them with a laser," Alexandra replied casually.

"Wow, that's impressive. I'm sure my mother would have never let me do that," she giggled. Then she remembered Alexandra didn't have parents at the time and that her mother died the year before and she suddenly felt stupid. "Oh sorry Alex… I didn't mean to…"

"It's okay! At least, there was one good thing about being on my own. I could do everything I wanted!" She forced a smile.

"Are you gonna keep that watch? Because it's not like it's not a beautiful watch but…" Maddy changed the subject.

"I know it's not gonna fit with the rest, but I'm keeping it."

"It's not even on the right time," she remarked, looking closer to the watch.

"This is on the right time," Alexandra replied, her serious tone clearly ending the conversation. Maddy didn't insist, understanding the decision was made.

"It's okay. Maybe you're gonna launch a new style!" She laughed. "And anyway I think my mother's dress is really casual so you can have that watch on you."

"Thank you," Alexandra chuckled. "You are really generous to do me this favor!"

When Alexandra had arrived for lunch, Maddy had told her that her mother was working until 5 and that they would go to pick up Zoe at school around 4, but that until then, they would prepare themselves for a night out. Maddy had prepared clothes for Alexandra for their girl's evening, a pair of flat brown sandals and a light brown and white dress. Alexandra was not too keen wearing a dress but she had not worn one in ages and she couldn't miss the opportunity. And anyway, Maddy would wear a dress too, like Elisabeth and Zoe. She wouldn't look too laughable.

"Did Taylor ever explain how I went missing?" Alexandra asked Maddy as she was putting some brown eye shadow on her.

"Hmmm… Not really. I guess it was a little bit confidential," she mumbled, concentrating on her task.

"Oh," Alexandra let escape in disappointment. Maddy gave a last happy look at what she had done and smiled.

"Done!" She beamed proudly as she gave Alexandra a mirror to see.

"Perfect! You're good at it," Alexandra congratulated her. She had not put too much make-up on her, it was nice, perfectly beautifying her eyes, but not too much that would have made her look ridiculous.

"Most of Terra Nova knows you fought for your freedom," Maddy suddenly said. "And for us, but that you lost it and got abducted by your father."

"I see…"

"This is the official story though. I had Mark to keep me informed on the unofficial one!" She confessed in excitement.

"Oh, right! You're a cheeky girl, aren't you?" Alexandra smiled.

"Yeah, I like to be a rebel sometimes!"

"So what do you really know?" Alexandra asked her seriously.

"I guess I know the majority of it. How your parents arrived here and why. I know they wanted you to come with them and you refused. I know Lucas, Lieutenant Keagan and Commander Taylor were supposed to bring you back home and they failed…" Her voice dropped in a whisper, sadness overwhelming her. "I'm so sorry for you. It's horrible what happened."

"It was not so horrible," Alexandra tried to reassure her. "Don't feel sorry for me. It's over now."

"You know, when I was here waiting for you to come back, with Mark, my parents, Josh, Zoe… Even Skye was there. I mean, we were all waiting for you to come back healed and in fine fettle. When they came back without you, no one really asked questions. The pain they had on their faces was enough of an explanation."

"What happened then?"

"Well… My mom was… very sad, we all were. But we were there for each other, so I guess it waseasier for us to deal with it. Commander Taylor never showed us how he felt, but my father said he was heartbroken, torn apart because of what your disappearance had done on his son and Skye. Of course, he was sorry for you but I guess he had never imagined the consequences if his plan ended badly. Lieutenant Keagan was quite a mess too. But then life carried on, as usual, and people tried to continue their lives."

"I understand. People can't live in the past. They have to turn to the future. It's normal, it's our survival instincts, it's human's nature."

"Even with her mum, Skye had some troubles dealing with your absence. I know that after what happened with Josh, she has never been the same," Maddy added absentmindedly.

"What happened with Josh?"

"Well, you know they broke up after… what happened with Lucas. And Josh was so upset and stubborn… You know how he is, right?" Alexandra nodded. "In the end he decided he didn't want to talk to her anymore. I think he blamed her and Lucas for what had happened. Then he softened a bit, but not that much. Above all, because Skye used to spend so much time with Lucas and she was the only one he would let approach him. In the end, Commander Taylor told Josh to stop annoying her. She blamed herself a lot for what happened to you. She still does."

"That's ridiculous."

"She thinks that if she had not kissed Lucas, you would have not been separated and then all the bad things with your parents would have never happened."

"She should stop thinking like that."

"I tried to talk to her, Tasha and Hunter did too. But she's as stubborn as a Taylor."

"I bet she is," Alexandra sighed sadly. "Why did you say that she was the only one allowed to approach Lucas?" She asked, trying not to sound too interested, even if she was dying to know why.

"Well, Lucas was quite…" Maddy seemed to look for the good word before continuing. "He was quite upset with everyone after your departure. Skye seemed to be the only one he would accept near him." Alexandra didn't know if she liked it or not. Not that she should care anyway, it was not like she was still with him at the time, nor now. But somehow, it bothered her. "I prayed for you to be alive, safe and healthy."

"I was. Your prayers were good for me. You know, even if I was a captive, my father never mistreat me. It was not that bad."

The bathroom's door suddenly opened. Josh appeared, ready to go inside.

"Hey Josh! You could knock on the door!" Maddy scolded him.

"Excuse me! Excuse me!" He chuckled as Maddy threw a towel on him. "Hi Alex!" He winked at her with a smile before leaving.

"Hi Josh," she smiled too.

"He never respects my personal space," Maddy sighed once he was gone. "Men! Argh!" she groaned.

"I haven't seen Skye since I arrived. Not that I care, but did something happen to her?"

"Oh no, she's just working at the second lab. She should be back tonight."

"The second lab?"

"Yes, after the portal was officially declared useless, they created a second lab to work on plants for medicine, develop remedies, create new recipes... You know, to start a new life. Malcolm is leading the scientists there. Skye volunteered to work there few months ago. She spends most of her week there and comes back for the weekend."

"I thought she was spending all of her time with Lucas?" Alexandra couldn't stop herself from asking this.

"Well… Few months ago, it changed. Lucas changed. I don't really know what happened, but Skye was not welcome anymore and Lucas went away in a unit outside the gate. I didn't even know it existed. And well, Skye went away too, working at this second lab."

"And how is Josh handling it?"

"He wants us to believe he's fine, but he's not. Their relationship has always been complicated, even before you arrived here. He had never really been honest with her at the beginning, with his story with Kara and all. She also lied to him so many times. He thinks he can't believe her. But honestly, who would have not lied in that situation?"

Alexandra loved Maddy a lot. She would always try to understand other people. She was always so optimistic, positive, smart and genuinely generous. She would always be the first to help someone if they needed help. Sometimes she could be awkward though, particularly when she was stressed. She would start speaking very quickly, like reciting a lesson, but Alexandra thought she was the sweetest person in the world. It was only now she realized how much she really had missed her.

"Indeed, I think she has some excuses."

"Yeah," she grimaced, obviously feeling sorry for her. "They both have."

"Things seem to be fine for you though," Alexandra grinned. "Is Mark still as cute and handsome as he was?"

"He is," Maddy giggled, blushing.

"Still madly in love then?"

"Yes! He's fantastic. I don't know how my life was before him. I couldn't live without him now, you know, he's just… He's just the air I need to breathe, he's everything!"

"Wow, that's a declaration!"

"I know, it's a little bit extreme don't you think?"

"No, love makes us say or do things we never thought we would do!"

"Exactly! Oh my God, I really love him, don't I?"

"Oh yes you do," she giggled, as excited as her friend was. "I mean, you fell in love with him, what, the second you met him? And three years after you still love him, even more? Yuck, that's so horrible! You must suffer a lot!" she mocked her.

"Shut up!" She shoved her, smiling.

"I'm super happy for you Maddy! Honestly Mark is great and you deserve a guy like him. And he's really lucky to have you."

"Thanks," she grinned widely.

"Aren't you gonna miss him tonight?"

"Oh, I'll see him later, don't worry. I can live without him for a day you know!"

"Yeah, play the distant girl, I'm sure it'll work," she mocked her. Maddy smiled at her joke. She really was in love with Mark and she was so sad people couldn't have the same love they had. She was so lucky, she had always been lucky. Her family, her friends, her boyfriend, everything had always turned in her favor. And now her lost friend was back in her life, she was on top of the moon.

"I missed you," she suddenly confessed, embracing her friend. "I missed our girl talks," she whispered in her ear.

"I missed you too, I missed all of it," Alexandra murmured in response, her eyes becoming wet. They pulled out of their embrace and smiled as they realized they were both crying.

"We are so girly, yuck!" Maddy chuckled.

"Oh yes, we're too cheesy here," she replied as she wiped her tears with the top of her hand. "Isn't it time for us to go to school?" Alexandra wondered.

"Indeed, it's 4. Zoe is gonna be waiting for us. We better go," Maddy said, standing up. "We'll get dressed when we come back."

They both went outside, heading to the school. When they arrived, as presumed by Maddy, they were late and Zoe was waiting alone. She seemed all distressed, however, her face lightened immediately when she saw who was with her sister.

"Alex!" She beamed before running and jumping in her arms. Alexandra didn't have other choice than welcome her in a big hug. Zoe was definitely like her sister in that she would not hide her happiness. Alexandra tilted her head to see Zoe's face and gave her a quick kiss on her cheek.

"Hello little you! Ready for a girly night?" She asked her as she put her back down.

"Oh yes! I have a superb dress I need to show you and Mum said I could put some lipstick on if I was gentle at school. And I've been, so I will have some lipstick!" she started to tell her, overexcited by the idea. "Oh you already used the make-up!" She pouted. Alexandra and Maddy couldn't suppress the smile that followed her comment. Zoe didn't like it and folded her arms across her chest, furrowing her eyebrows in discontentment.

"Sorry Zoe, but you can help us with our dresses, ok?" Maddy proposed to her.

"Ok," she smiled. "But I'll plait your hair, and I'll chose the lipstick myself. Oh, and you won't tell mummy."

"Oh you're hard in business!" Alexandra chuckled.

"Ok," Maddy said, shaking her little sister's hand.

They all came back home, not long before Elisabeth came back from work. Zoe had done two braids in Alexandra's hair. They each went on either side of her face and went behind her head to become one plait. She had done quite a great job, Maddy didn't have to help her much. Maddy's hair was done the same way. They could have been sisters with this same hairdo, except Maddy had tanned skin with dark hair and dark eyes whereas Alexandra's skin was pale, her dark blond hair and dark blue eyes were the opposite of Maddy's. The girls tried something more complicated on Zoe's short hair but stopped before it became a massacre. In the end, they just braided her hair like they had themselves. Elisabeth protested that she had her hair too flat in order to avoid Zoe's hair skills, but let the little girl help her with her make-up. It was 8 when they were eventually all ready.

Elisabeth went to the door, stopped and turned back to look at the girls. She smiled, truly happy to see the three of them all chirpy. They had spent a nice end of the afternoon together and now she was hoping Alexandra would like what was coming next.

"Tonight, remember what you are, not who you are, ok?" Maddy said to Alexandra.

"And what am I?" She chuckled.

"A girl!" Maddy giggled.

"Ok girls, let's go to Boylan's," Dr Shannon said happily, before opening the door and walking out, soon followed by the three ladies.

Alexandra had almost forgot all the stress she had felt about this girls night. She knew she could get used to it and that was what was scaring her the most. She shouldn't, she couldn't, it was not a good idea to feel like that, it would be worse later. Yet, she did not have the courage to stop this good feeling from running into her veins. It felt too good to stop now.

'Just a little bit more and then I'll stop, but for now, just a little bit of happiness won't hurt. Then I'll come back to my plan,' she tried to convince herself as they arrived in front of Boylan's bar. 'Just tonight and I'll stop.'