Few days later, Alex was in a room meeting with Jen. He was sitting down in a chair looking forward in a room that was in front of him. Only a wall and some glass windows separated the two rooms. A phone was at Alex right, where he would be able to communicate with Jen. He watched as Jen came walking in, he could see the markings that she has received days before. Jen slowly sat down in the chair meeting eyes with Alex for the first time in weeks.
For a moment the two just looked at each other, as if trying to read each others mind. Finally Alex picked up the phone, Jen followed after. "Hey," he said softly trying his best to keep things simple.
"Hey, it's been a while," said Jen softly, Alex smiled bitterly.
"Yeah, it has," he took a deep breath. "I would have come sooner, but I only been back about a week, you know sense... my," he said softly trying to get past that part.
"Yeah I know," said Jen sadly. Alex knew she was doing everything she could to get past all of this hardship.
"Don't worry Jen, your going to make it through this, that's a promise," said Alex kindly even after all that has happened between them he still cared a great deal for her.
"I hope so," she said sadly, she put her head down. Small tears rushed down her cheeks, tears she had been holding in for sometime now.
"You really miss him don't you?" asked Alex, knowing that was the hardest question he would ever have to have. He knew the only thing him and Jen would ever be now, were friends. Jen lifted her head up; she could see the pain he hid inside. She knew she had hurt him a long time ago, in a way they had hurt each other.
"Yes," she said softly. Alex smiled kindly; he placed his free hand on the glass window. Jen then placed her hand as well.
"When this is all over, your going to have everything you'll always wanted," said Alex. Jen looked at him wondering what he meant by that.
"Alex, what are you talking about? Don't do anything to mess up your career," Jen responded.
"I got to go, goodbye Jen," said Alex, he looked at her once more before he hung up the phone. Then he got up and walked out, Jen watched as he left wondering what he was up to.
Trip was in the lab room with Circuit working on something when Katie walked up behind him. "What you working on?" asked Katie sitting on the stool next to Trip.
"There it's done," said Trip setting the small device on the table. Katie looked at the device it looked like nothing more then a little micro chip.
"That's what you've been working on all day?" asked Katie sort of yelling a Trip.
"Yes," said Trip looking at her all smarty.
"It's just a micro chip," said Katie plainly looking at her friend, and she leaned against the table...
"No it's not Katie, it's the special project Alex had him work on," said Circuit innocently.
"CURCUIT!" yelled Trip looking at his robot friend,
"Opps sorry, I forgot," said the robot owl blinking his eyes. Katie got into Trips face looking right at him, as if she were a little jealous.
"Sense when, does Alex give you a special project, he never asked me for anything," asked Katie loudly but softly enough so know one would here them... Trip just shook his head.
"Well maybe that's because, what he wanted me to do was something more inventive. All you can do is lift heavy stuff," said Trip sarcastically. Katie just looked at Trip as if she was about the whack him over the head.
"Err, fine," she shied. "So any ways what does this invention do?" asked Katie nodding her head...
"I'll show you, just keep your voice down" Trip picked up the little chip; he then pushed the little button and set it on the ground. A female figure appeared before them standing.
"Woo, Jen COOL," yelled Katie excitedly. Trip quickly picked up the chip and turned it off.
"Katie, keep it down will yah. This isn't exactly something for all Time Force to know," said Trip sternly glaring her in the eyes.
"Sorry, your right," she said softly. Trip just shook his head.
"You and Circuit," said Trip as he walked out of the lab, he put the chip in his pocket. Katie turned her head looking over at Circuit.
"What do you suppose he meant by that?" she asked the robot, Circuit flapped his wings and blinked his eyes.
"I don't know," he replied.