Chapter 3

Claire Dearing was tossing and turning in her bed, unable to sleep, every time she closed her eyes, she was remained of Owen, his eyes, his smile, his voice, his roughish charm, which she always loved no matter how many times she denied it and his easy going larger than life personality.

C: Oh, Owen what could have been, but hasn´t (she tough sadly)

Since she wasn´t going to sleep, she decided to do some research instead, his letter what left her feeling hollow like there was a wound in her heart in the shape of the former raptor trainer that was never going to be filled, but it had also left questions, oh so many questions, if InGen was looking for the two remaining raptors What did they want with them? Why weren´t any news of this discovery? Why was the public made to believed that all the dinosaurs that had survived were now at the Sanctuary built by Sir Benjamin Lockwood? He had been John Hammond´s partner in the first park, but they had had some sort of falling out that no one knew much about and the once great friends stopped seen and speaking to each other, so much so that Sir Benjamin wasn´t allowed to attended Hammond´s funeral. After the new disaster on Isla Nublar, Sir Lockwood had been kind enough to offer sanctum for the dinosaurs free of charge with the conditions that there would be no more visitors, no more tourists, no more profiting of the de extinct animals.

Barry had been kind enough to lend her the data he and Owen had collected on the raptors while on working with them, because she needed it for the trip, because if she was going to salve the animals, Owen had loved so much to give his life for she needed it be prepared. She opened a video file titled, first breakthrough, on it one could see the raptors jumping around and playing with each other, when they were very young, maybe only months old. Claire watched the animals who had helped save her, her family and the rest of the park goers with a fond smile, she wished not for the first time to had been able to spend more time with them and their alpha. Surely enough Owen Grady in all his glory appeared on the screen carrying a bag with treats for the pack, she could only watch for a minute or so, but when he started talking it was too much for the still fragile heart, the Dearing woman started crying and hipper ventilating, she covered her mouth with her hand not to disturb her sleeping family, but it proved a fruitless effort when her sister showed up in her room moments later.

K: Claire, honey (said the woman with sadness in her voice)

C: I´m sorry I woke you up (said the younger Dearing sobbing)

K: Sweety, don´t worry about that. I´m your older sister, part of the job is taking care of you when you are unwell (said the older woman with sympathy in her voice)

C: Than...ks (said the red-haired woman with tears running down her face) I … just… wish… I … had … more… time…. with… him (she said with sadness and longing in her voice)

K: I know sweetheart, I know. What are you looking at? (asked the Mitchell woman, noticing the laptop)

C: It´s …. Just…. A… video… of… him….and… his...raptors (she said eyes glued to the screen, tears still running down her face and voice breaking with every word)

K: Wow! I would never understand how he managed to control the raptors, they looked so fearsome (said the older woman with genuinely amazed)

C: It… was..not.. abo…ut... con…trol… they… had… a… real…tionship…bas…ed…on... mut...ual.. res…pect (she answered remembering what he had told her, making her cry harder now)

In that moment Zack and Grey walked through the door, looking dishevel and a bit confused, when the older Mitchell brother saw his aunt, he did his best to change the looked on his face, yet he remained near the door unsure of what to do, his younger brother who always the best out the two at comforting people went straight to their aunt side, Karen Mitchell stood from her sister side and let her young son sit next to her.

G: Aunt Claire I know you are sad, because what happened to Owen was so sudden and it feels like it´s not true like it can´t be true, (here the boy´s voice broke and his eyes glistened with unshed tears) so… I´m.. not go..ing to te..ll you n..ot to cry, cry all you ha..ve to un..til you fe..el like little by little you ha..ve star..ted to he..al (said the young boy with sorrow)

Z: Yeah, aunt Claire but please don´t forget about yourself, you have to eat, sleep and don´t forget that we your family are here for you, lean on us, you can help you. (added the teen after seining his brother break)

Karen Mitchell looked at her sons and felt an immense sense of pride as it hit her that the kids, she and Scott had raised were no longer little boys but good, sensible and in touch with their feelings and those of others young men, of course in her eyes they will always be her babies, but every day the brothers found a way to make her released they were in fact older and a bit wiser. Grey´s singing pull her from her thoughts, his voice soft and velvety much Claire´s and the grand father he would never know, how many years had it been since the last time she heard her sister sing, probably since before their father left, when their mom had convinced her sister to give up singing and concentrate on "more realistic and money gaining dreams"

Exactly a month after that night, Claire and Barry found themselves on a small private runway with a plane waiting to take them to Isla Nublar once more. Claire had told Karen and her nephews that she was on a trip to find some peace after everything that had happened. Karen knew her sister was lying to her, but also knew that whatever her sister was up lately had her feeling motivated and that made the older sister feel relief, because even though she was certain Claire would never forget Owen this new project had proven to be a distraction. For his part Barry had left his son Noah on the house Owen had left them with a family friend Alexandré who had come from Boston to help his friend while he was working.

Before their trip, Claire asked Barry if he thought it was a good idea to bring another person to their trip and together, they have concluded that it was in fact necessary to bring someone else with more knowledge and insight regarding the animals than Claire had, because she had read all she could about the girls but they both that wasn´t enough, raptors were always hard to work with and added to the fact that Blue and Delta were "left alone" by their alpha and were now being haunted by InGen personal they were most likely scare, confused and angry very angry. So that was why they decided to hire a paleo -veterinarian, Barry knew Claire had more experience with that, so he left that part to her, he had learnt in the month that they had worked together to trust her, her abilities and her judgment, so that was how a no nonsense, 5 feet and 4 inches, black short hair, brown eyes, lightly tan skin and pink glasses wearing Dr. Zia Rodriguez found her way to this project.

On the day of their departure, she felt, excited for the possibility to use her degree, to help Claire and Mr. Zobelle (she had only spoke with Claire and had only heard and read about him, but if he was as good looking and capable as this file showed she was on deep problems) with their project and to bring Blue and Delta to a safe place, because despite the fact she had only seen the animals on photos and videos Zia felt invested in the project and felt something akin to an understanding of the raptors.

As Barry and Claire waited for the new companion, they were talking about the best strategy to first track, then capture and finally bring the raptors to a safe place.

B: Our biggest problem will be they advance eyesight; you know they can….

As a woman wearing jeans, a yellow t- shirt with a red dragon print and sneakers approached them Barry Zabelle stop talking

C: Zia. How are you? (greeted the older woman)

Z: I´m good, thanks and you? (she answered nervously, Barry Zabelle was even more handsome in person she was for sure a goner)

C: I´m better thanks, but where are my manners? Zia Rodriguez this is Barry Zabelle

So, this was Dr. Rodriguez, though Barry, when Claire had told him she had found a paleo veterinarian to go with them he never imagined the Dr. would be so beautiful. He was for sure a goner

After introductions were made and Claire had thrown some not so discreet teasing looks that remain the French man of Owen. The three boarded the plane and set way to Costa Rica.

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