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SUMMARY: So Wes and Jen have "moved in" together. What is Galden up to, and something special happens after the Time Force Christmas party...and Wes discovers a new puzzle in Jen's life, but this one will shock him...

Chapter 6 is up!

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By the Fireside

It had been almost a week since Jen's encounter with Galden, and her trip to the hospital. It also had been a week since Jen and Wes were staying together.

Jen sighed happily as she continued to type on her laptop. She had mountains of reports to type up and file. The one thing Jen loved about taking some time to relax was catching up on work.

She looked at the clock. 4:30PM. Wes would be back from his shift in an hour. She sat on the couch for a few moments thinking then shut her laptop.

Jen got up, but slowly. It had been only the other day when the doctor removed the bandages from her ribs. They were still healing, but were getting better each day. Only one more week and she'd be back on desk duty at her office.

"This place is a mess…that's what happens when you've living with a man." Jen said out loud. She carefully went around his apartment and straightened it up a bit. Looking through the cabinets, she saw some pasta, chicken, and alfrado mix.

An idea popped into her head. She got a pot, filled it with water and put it on the stove.

Later

Wes walked into his apartment to a sound of chicken frying and the sweet smell of alfrado drifted through the air. He saw Jen cooking in the kitchen, and Christmas music playing in the background.

"What's all this?" Wes asked as Jen turned her head. With a smile on her face, she made her way over to where Wes stood and wrapped her arms around him.

"I'm cooking dinner for once. Tonight you are relaxing, and I'm cooking." Jen said as-a-matter-of-factly.

Wes walked around his apartment, a wide smile on his face. "Jen, this place looks great. It's a lot cleaner then it's normally been." He saw down on the couch.

"I figured it was a way of saying thank you for helping me." Jen said. Wes sighed and rested his head in her lap while she nonchalantly played with his hair.

"So what are you cooking anyway?"

"Chicken cutlets and alfrado pasta. An old Italian recipe." She paused. "And one of my favorites."

He looked up at her, but the scar across her stomach blocked his view. His eyes grew sad as he traced it with his finger. "Does it hurt, Jen?" his voice was melancholy.

"Not at all. I've had worse done." She saw the look in Wes's eyes. "Wes, look at me." He sat up. "This isn't your fault, and I know you think that. I would have been hurt even if you didn't come here. There is no two ways around it."

Wes looked down, but she probed his head up until they were eye level. "Are you sure you're okay, Jen?"

"Stop." Her voice became firm. "I'm here aren't I? I'm fine and once I get back onto active duty, I'll be even better. But right now, all I want to do is stay here, with you. Just us, Wes. Just us."

Wes gave her a smile and Jen kissed him. "I still could get used to this, you know." Wes stated. Jen giggled. Just then, he sniffed the air. "Is something…burning?"

"Shit!" Jen jumped up. "My chicken!" She walked hastily to the stove and turned off the burner, leaving Wes in hysterics.

"Just like those cookies, huh?" His eyes began to tear from laughing so hard. He gave a happy sigh. "Yup, I could definitely get used to this."

Jen gave him a glare as she began to set out some plates.

December 15

"I kind of miss taking time off." Jen muttered as she sat down at her desk. Just a little less than two weeks, and her ribs were completely healed. She had finally been given the okay to go back on active duty. It also meant that she could face Galden in a hands-on fight. She sighed heavily and reclined a bit back on her chair.

As if on queue, the alarms started blaring. "ATTENTION ALL UNITS, ATTENTION ALL UNITS! GALDEN IS ATTACKING TIMES SQUARE! THIS IS AN EMERGENCY. ALL SQUADRONS REPORT TO YOUR STATIONS!"

"Always when I'm relaxing!" Jen yelled as she bolted out of her office. " Five-Romeo responding to call." Jen said into her radio. The operator received it as Jen ran out to her car. Once inside, she sped off to Times Square.

Times Square

"Ha! I love the smell of destruction in the afternoon!" Galden said as he blew up the statue over the fountain. Pieces went flying as they hit near by civilians. He aimed for a group of people as they huddled by a table. "See if Time Force can stop me now!"

The next thing he knew, he was on his back, trying to catch his breath. He looked up to see a sight that made him furious.

"Time Force!" a figure in pink stood before the civilians, and frowns of relief glowed on their faces. Jen held her badge out as it shined in the chilly December air. "You're under arrest."

Galden's eyes became fierce. "I thought I killed you!"

By now, Jen's chrono saber was in her hand. "You will wish you had." She charged in, saber ready.

"Take your positions!" Ensign Avery called.

Wes stopped by a crate, his weapon ready. "Just try something, Galden. I dare you." He muttered. His eyes were focused on Jen, who threw punches and kicks left and right at the mutant.

Jen fought the mutant fiercely. Each threw in a kick that repelled the other. It seemed like forever until both Jen and Galden were panting, but their weapons still raised and hot.

"Just…give up, Lieutenant." Galden panted. "You'll never catch me."

Jen panted as well. "I know I can, and I will!" She leapt up with the rest of her energy and planted a sidekick in his chest, causing him to fly back, but he had his cannon armed and began firing at Jen.

"Open fire!" Avery called.

Wes tightened his grip on the blaster and began to fire. Lasers came from everywhere as they hit Galden.

"Noo!" he yelled as Wes hit him. "I'll be BACK!" he stomped the ground and was gone.

"Cease fire." Jen commanded. Each officer put their blasters in their holsters. From behind the crate, Wes looked around; There were injured civilians were on the ground. The medics were aiding some civilians, but a mother kept asking for help, but none came. Wes walked over to the boy and his mom.

"Please, Officer. You have to help my son. He won't stop bleeding!" a frantic mother said.

Wes knelt down besides her. "Don't worry, Ma'am. He'll be fine." Wes said as he picked up the boy and brought him to a near by ambulance.

"I want this boy in first. No ifs ands, or buts! Get him to the E.R. now!" Wes said. The paramedics nodded as they took the boy from Wes.

"Thank you, Officer." The mother said.

"Anytime." Wes nodded. The mother placed he hand on Wes's shoulder, giving him a warm smile. He then helped her into the ambulance, and they were off.

Wes let out a sigh and felt a hand on his shoulder. "Kind of like the good old days, huh Wes?"

Wes turned around to see Jen standing there. "Yea. It does."

She patted his arm. "There'll be more days like that, Wes. Don't loose sight of that." She looked around. "Come on, there's still more work to be done."

With a nod, the two went over to where another civilians were and began to aid them.

Later

Wes was checking his mail once he returned and it was mostly junk. But something caught his eye.

Open as soon as possible. The message was written on the envelope. Wes opened it to see a typed notification.

Officer Collins-

It has come to our attention that within the last few weeks here at Time Force, you have shown an outstanding amount of courage, bravery and loyalty to Time Force.

For that, we are happy to tell you that you have been chosen to take a special class, only offered to those select officers. This class is for the Red Chronomorpher, and the powers of the Red Ranger…

Wes gaped at the letter. "Yes! All right!" He continued to read the letter.

This class will begin on February first, at the Time Force Academy and will be taught by our very own Pink Ranger, Lieutenant Jennifer Scotts. We are hoping you will attend this and go for the greatest honor in all of Time Force.

Congratulations

Senior Commander Steven Datas

Captain Alexander Drake

Captain Robert Logan

The last name on the list made him smile.

Lieutenant Jennifer Scotts

"Hey, Wes. You get into the class too?" Jason Vincelli came up behind Wes.

"Hey Jase. Yea, I did."

"Awesome, we're both going for the morpher, huh?" Jason said.

Wes nodded. "Looks like it, good luck." He said as he stuck out his hand.

Snobbishly, Jason waved his hand as if to tell Wes off. "Don't worry, I won't need it."

He walked off. But Wes smirked to himself. "Oh, you're going to need it all right."

Wes smiled as he made his way to his apartment.

December 22

"Jen, you ready or what?" Wes called.

"Hold your horses, Wes! I'm almost ready!" Jen yelled back. She walked out of the bathroom in a pair of low cut jeans and a pink belly shirt. Her hair was up as well.

"Wow, you look…" Wes drew in his breath. "Hot."

Jen raised her eyebrow. "So I need to prep myself up to look 'hot' for you, huh?" She began to talk towards the door as Wes pulled her back to him.

"I never said that, you assumed it." Wes said. He held her close. "Tonight is going to be awesome."

"Not if we don't get moving." Jen held his hand as they made their way towards the door and down to the gym.

Downstairs

The music was pulsing through the floor as Jen and Wes walked into the gymnasium.

"You weren't kidding, Jen. This place is crazy!" Wes yelled over the music. Jen tapped his shoulder and gave him a smile.

"Jen!" Someone called out. Wes saw the Ensigns walking towards them. "Hey, how are you feeling?" Jamie walked over.

She gave Jen a tight hug. "I'm feeling great."

Wes sneezed and Jen began to laugh. "Wes, I believe you all ready met Kyle Anders."

"Long time no see, Wes." Anders shook Wes's hand. Wes nodded.

"Wes, this is Allie Jackson, Kyle's girlfriend." Jen gestured to the brunette in Kyle's arms. Wes shook her hand. She turned to the other couple. "This is Davis Avery, and his girlfriend Jamie Lombardis."

Wes nodded and gave them a warm smile. "Nice to meet you, Ensigns."

Jamie began to laugh. "Wes, first name basis, please! After all, you're Jen's boyfriend, and soon to be commanding officer."

"Yea, me nombre es su nombre." Davis slapped his arm and Wes relaxed.

"One word of advise, Wes." Allie piped in. "Watch out for this one over here," she pointed at Jen who laughed and turned her head. "She's a party animal."

Wes turned his head to Jen. "You?" he looked at her again. "Are you sure? The Jen I know is a work-a-holic. Work first, party later. No party at all sometimes."

"Hey, I can have some fun too, you know." She said. Just then, an upbeat song came over came over the speakers, and a mischievous smile came over her face. "Come on, Wes. I'll show you how much of a party animal I can be…" She grabbed his hands and they began to dance.

In a corner

Jason, Josh and Mitch looked off; a beer was in Jason's hand. A few female cadets walked by as the three eyed them.

Mitch scanned the room, looking for a dance partner. Then his eye caught something…

"Hey guys, is that Wes and Lieutenant Scotts." He said.

They looked in their direction as Jen and Wes danced on the floor.

"Hey, I think it is." Josh said. He chuckled. "Who would ever think that the Lieutenant and Wes would have a dance?"

Jason eyed them darkly and took another sip.

11:56PM

The music began to die away as the officers of Time Force began to file slowly out.

Wes and Jen made their way back up to Wes's apartment.

"That was excellent…I had fun." Wes took her hand securely in his.

"Yea, I had fun too." She said.

Once upstairs both changed into something comfortable. A few moments later Jen sat down on the couch and sighed. Meanwhile, Wes walked over to the fireplace and started it.

"Jen, there's one thing I don't understand." Wes said as he moved the table over, leaving a large area in the middle, in front of the couch. "How the hell can each room have a fireplace?"

He grabbed a few comforters from the closet and some pillows and spread them across the floor.

Jen sat down on the floor and leaned up against the couch. "There's a central vent in the back that leads up to the main pipe. It sends it to an air purifier and the smoke is turned back into oxygen and is send in through small openings in the bricks."

Wes sat next to her. "Neat."

They sat there for a few moments, letting the heat from the fireplace engulf them. Jen rested her head back on the couch cushion and closed her eyes.

Wes's eyes drifted over to where she sat, as he fingered a small square package in his pants pocket. 'Come on, Wes. Just ask her. Before it's too late.'

"Uh…" His voice was shaky. "Jen, sweetie."

Jen rolled her head over and looked in his eyes. "Wes, is everything okay?" she noticed his lip tremble.

"Jen," he adjusted himself so he faced her. "There's…" he bit his lip. "something I've been wanting to do since I got here," his face turned a bright red. "and ever since we 'moved in together' I guess you could say."

She saw a deep love in his eyes, followed by a strong lust. But Jen only gave him a smile, knowing exactly what was on his mind.

"If it's too soon, I'll…" Wes was silenced as Jen placed two fingers over his lips, silencing him.

"There's no one else I'd rather be with tonight, Wes." She whispered. She ran her hand down his face as Wes gave her a smile and kissed her deeply. He scooted closer and pulled Jen closer to him, wrapping his arms around her body and kissing her again, letting his tongue slip pass her lips.

He laid her down onto the comforters as the air between them escaped, encasing the young lovers in a cloud. Jen picked up her head and let her hair down out of the ponytail it was in. As she did this, Wes ran his hands up and down her back, the cotton of her t-shirt warming him. He continued to caress her body as Jen traced his stomach muscles with the tips of her fingers.

But not a moment later, she felt his arousal from behind the cloth of his sweatpants. Wes's hands noticed her arousal as he caressed her upper body ever so tenderly. She arched her head back as Wes kissed her neck, sending a tingle down Jen's spine. She reached over her head and discarded her shirt, throwing it onto the couch. Jen let out a moan as he kissed her torso, and he moaned her name, as she teased his abdomen with her hands.

Wes felt her bare skin against his, exciting him even more. He looked at her with eyes full of love and lust. She returned his gaze with those same passions. He reached over into his sweatpants that lay nearby and fumbled with a small plastic wrapper.

While he did this, Jen looked off into the fire, anticipating the events to come. She then felt his arms around her yet again. As if Jen knew what he was going to ask, she gave a nod as he pulled a comforter over their bare bodies.

Jen felt a sharp pain in her lower body as she inhaled sharply. But after her muscles adjusted, that sharp pain was replaced by an outstanding pleasure, which steadily grew as their passion increased.

The fire roared in its housing as the two lovers made their love whole. Wes entangled his hand in hers as their ecstasy increased to a point where neither could take it anymore, and their ecstasy erupted into a river of pleasure and of passion.

After letting their moments prevail, Wes discarded the glove into a nearby trashcan with what little energy he had left.

He collapsed onto her, his arms taking in most of his weight and rested his head on her chest. Jen's rapid heartbeat echoed through his head as he kissed her neck.

Jen and Wes lay there for a few more moments, trying to regain the energy they selfishly squandered. After getting dressed and putting the fire out, they made their way to Wes's room and fell onto the bed, smiles on their faces as they fell asleep in each other's arm, dreaming of their time spent by the fireside.

The next morning

Wes walked down the hallway of Time Force as he made his way to his apartment. He was lost in a reverie of the Christmas party, and what happened after the party as well. As he turned a corner, he bumped into someone as they fell.

"Hey, Jason." Wes helped his friend up from the floor. Jason tried to steady himself, but his head spun. "Whoa. Easy there bud. What, are you drunk or something?"

Jason shook his head. "Bad post-hangover from last night." He held his head. Jason looked up at Wes and something shining in his eyes. "Why the hell are you so happy?"

"Does the words 'dance with the Lieutenant' mean anything?" Wes turned around to see Josh and Mitch walking towards them.

"Yea, I mean she never dances with anyone." Mitch added. "Wes…" he laughed. "Why the hell are you happy?"

"Come on, man! He got laid last night, look at his eyes!" Josh gestured. Wes began to laugh.

'Ha. They don't even know the half of it.' He thought. "Me? You've gotta be kidding me. I don't even know anyone here." Wes said.

"Oh, who's the chick you ran off with after graduation?" Jason said.

Wes played dumb. "What chick? I needed to get to a bathroom, my stomach was upset all morning."

"Officers, good morning." A female voice said.

Josh, Jason, Mitch and Wes turned around to see Lieutenant Scotts walking up to them. She didn't as much as move a muscle when she saw Wes, just gave him a smile.

"Lieutenant." Josh nodded. "Good morning to you too."

Jen cocked her head. "Sorry to cut it short boys, but I need to have a talk with Collins." She turned to Wes. "Officer, follow me please."

'Hell, she should have gone into acting.' Wes thought. "All right."

Once in Jen's office, Wes shut the door. "You know, Jen. You should have thought about acting as a profession."

"I was in all of my high school plays, lead dancer, actress and singer." Jen said as she sat down in her chair. "We did Greece this one time…" Wes's eyes widened. "Yes, old, I know."

"Try about a thousand years old." Wes chuckled. "I guess the old ones have a comeback, huh?"

Jen nodded. "I had the part of Sandy. Once it was done, a talent scout saw me and actually offered me a part of the lead actress in anactionmovie that was coming out, called 'Platform 13.' I thought about it a lot and was going to do it. On my way to the studio to say I'll take it, I was…" she paused and never finished her sentence. Wes then noticed her face to pale and her hand tremble. After clearing her throat she grabbed a pen. "Anyway, we should get going, Wes. Mom'll want us there for dinnertime."

Just then her phone rang and she answered it. She told Wes she'd see him later and he left, Jen's reaction still in his mind.

He'd never seen Jen go paler then she did. It was like she saw a ghost, or was rather thinking of one. He found himself at his apartment door, trying to figure out why she acted this way. "On my way to the studio to say I'll take it, I was…" she paused and never finished her sentence. Her face went pale and her hands began to tremble. This kept echoing over in Wes's head.

What was Jen hiding?

ch 7 up soon…

AUTHOR'S NOTE:

Everyone remembers how in the original version that Galden was just a mutant, right? He's not just a mutant anymore…he played a vital part in why Jen became a Time Force officer, but that's in upcoming chapters…

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