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Jen's got a secret…will Wes discover the truth of Jen's past?
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The New Year's Nightmare
"Do we have everything?" Jen asked as she threw her suitcase into the truck.
Wes did the same and closed the truck. "Yup. Let's go."
Jen and Wes got in the car and began to thirty-minute drive to Jen's house.
About ten minutes later, Jen's phone began to ring. She put in into a charger and activated the speakerphone.
"Lieutenant Scotts." She said into the receiver.
"AUNT JEN!" two voices yelled. Jen laughed.
"Hi Bobby, hi Mark." Jen said. "My nephews." She told Wes.
"Aunt Jen, Aunt Jen. When are you going to get here?" one said.
"Which one is this? Thing one or two?" she asked. Two laughs came from over the phone.
"It's Mark. And when are you going to give us our presents?"
"Mark, I told you before…you'll get them at Christmas."
"Aww, come on! We have to wait two days?" Bobby's voice came from over the phone.
"Yes, you'll have to wait." Jen shook her head.
"All right. Grandma wants to talk to you. Bye Aunt Jen!" the two voices said in unison and an older woman's voice came through.
"Hi Jen."
Jen smiled. "Hi Mom. We'll be there in about 15 minutes."
"Excellent." She paused. "Is Wes there with you?"
"Yes, he's here. Say hi, Wes." Jen said.
"Hi Wes." Wes responded sarcastically. Jen gave him a look.
"We'll be there shortly, Mom. Bye." Jen hung up. She looked at Wes.
"What?" He asked. Jen sighed as she shook her head.
Twenty minutes later"Here we are." Jen stated as they pulled into the driveway. Wes looked at the front of her house. There was a porch on the front with a two-car garage attached. Two levels made up the house.
They made their say up to the porch where Wes sighed heavily. Jen put her stuff down and put her arms around his neck. "Relax, Wes. They're going to love you. All right?"
"Yea, but…" he stalled, trying to think of something to say. "What would your parents say if they found out about last night?" he said quietly.
"I'm not concerned about what they would say, nor do I care. All I care about is you meeting them. Don't worry, once they meet you, Wes, they'll love you, just like I do. Okay?"
Wes nodded. "Okay."
"Good." She gave him a kiss and opened the door. "Hello!" Jen called.
Feet were heard pounding on the floor. Two boys, twins, came charging on. "AUNT JEN!" they yelled.
Jen bent down and hugged her nephews. "Mark, Bobby! Long time no see. Oh, I missed you two!"
"Aunt Jen, what'd you get us for Christmas!" the boy with brown hair asked.
"Like I said Mark, when Santa comes is when you'll see what I got you."
Wes sighed as the memory of Christmas time at his house came into his head.
"Uncle Wes!" a little blonde girl came running in. "Merry Christmas, Uncle Wes!"
"Hey Jodie. Where's that crazy mother of yours?" He asked as he handed her the present.
"She's inside with Dad and Grandpa." The girl said.
"Wes. So good to see you!" a young brunette walked out and gave her brother a hug.
"Yea bro, long time no see." A man with black hair walked out.
"Ashley, Zach. How are you guys?"
"Fine, Wes." Ashley said.
"Uncle Wes! Let's go open the presents Santa left!" Jodie said excitedly as she dragged him into the living room of the mansion. She grabbed his present and tore at it excitedly. "Wow!" she exclaimed. "Thank you, Uncle Wes! I love it!"
"You're welcome, Jodie." Wes said. His niece sat down and devoured present after present, which brought a smile to Wes's face.
"Aww…that's not fair!" the other boy said. Wes guessed this was Bobby. He saw Wes standing behind Jen. "Aunt Jen, is that your special friend?"
Jen saw Wes standing a few feet behind her and got back up. She walked over and took Wes's hand. "Yes Bobby, this is my boyfriend, Wes. He's in Time Force too."
"Awesome! Aunt Pam's boyfriend is a real fruit cake." Mark waved his hand.
Wes laughed at the young boy's humor. "Jen, these guys are great."
"Didn't I tell you they were adorable?" Jen said.
"Where's my baby?" An older man walked in. He was about 6 feet with thinning grey hair, but strong eyes.
"Daddy!" Jen jumped into his arms. "I've missed you so much Big Jack."
"There's my girl!" a woman came in. Her hair was a light black and soft face.
"Mom." Jen hugged her mother. "How have you two been, it seems like ages."
"Two years without a visit, only the last Christmas." Her dad said. He then saw Wes standing behind them and scanned him.
Jen saw Wes's face turn red and smiled. She walked over and put her arm around him. He felt her hand on his arm. "Mom, Dad, this is my boyfriend, Wes Collins. Wes, this is my mother, Angela Scotts."
"Nice to meet you Mrs. Scotts." Wes shook her hand. She laughed.
"Please, Wes. Call me Angela. We're very informal around here." Angela said.
"And this is my father, Jack Scotts." Jen gestured towards his father.
"Pleasure to meet you, sir." Wes firmly shook his hand.
"You're with Time Force as well?" Jack asked. "Judging by your uniform, I mean."
Wes chuckled. "No, this is one of Jen's. I just stole it for the ride." He paused. "Yes, I'm an officer."
Jack laughed. "That's nice to see someone's watching out for my little girl."
"Jenny!" three more people walked in.
"Pam! Adam! Diane!" Jen jumped into her siblings' arms. "I've missed you guys so much!"
"We've missed you too, Little J." Diane teased. She had long black hair and was soft on the eyes. Wes saw a bulge from her t-shirt. "Jen, guess what…I'm pregnant!"
Jen's eyes widened. "Oh my gosh, congratulations! Why didn't you call me sooner?"
Diane laughed. "I wanted to, but I decided to wait until you were here." She hugged her younger sister again. "Good to here you could come this year!"
"Yea, it's about time you were here!" the other woman with blonde hair hugged Jen.
"Yea, yea. I get that every year. I'm sorry if saving this city takes time!" Jen chuckled.
The young man stood there. "What's wrong, Adam? Too mature to show some affection?"
Without warning, he twirled Jen around. "Jen…oh my baby sister! Glad to see you could come!" He gave her a kiss hello.
"Well, a little warning next time!" Jen said.
Pam's eyes drifted towards Wes. "And who is this?" She circled Wes.
"No, no! He's mine, back away!" Jen stood between Wes and Pam. "She's always so jealous because I get the cream of the crop." She took Wes's arms and placed them around her.
"Oh you mean me?" Wes asked. Her siblings started to laugh.
"Yes, I did. Wes, this is Pam, Diane and Adam. Guys, this is Wes, my boyfriend." Jen said.
"Well, Wes. You're with Time Force?" Adam asked. Wes nodded.
"Well, now that everyone has been introduced, lets eat dinner. I hope you like pot roast, Wes!" Angela said.
"Sounds good." Wes said. The group entered into the kitchen to eat.
As they ate, the group talked and discussed some things.
"So, Wes. What got you into Time Force?" Jack asked.
"Actually, Jen did." Wes said. "I don't know how much she has told you about me."
"You mean that you're from the past, the year 2004?" Jack asked. Wes's eyes widened. "She's told us everything."
"Oh. So you know that I was the Red Ranger?" Wes asked.
"Yup." Jack said. "So I guess your father decided you were going to be in law enforcement?"
"Actually, no. He originally wanted me to take over his company, Bio Lab. I was going to, that was until I met your daughter." Wes took a sip of his drink.
"So you chose your own path. I like that." Jack gave a warm smile to Wes, who returned it.
For the rest of the night, Wes sat and talked with Jen's family. He felt comfortable sitting with them, like he was family.
LaterWes stood in front of a beautifully decorated Christmas tree in the living room.
"Jodie, do you want to put the star on top of the tree?" Wes asked. The young girl smiled.
"Pick me up! Higher!" she cried.
"Wes, is everything okay?" Wes turned around to see Jen standing in the doorway.
"Yea." He sighed. "Just…"
"Homesick?" Jen suggested. Wes bowed his head. "I know this is hard for you, coming here. You miss you family."
"Besides that, I can't help think of my little niece, Jodie. Every year she'd say to me 'Uncle Wes, let me put the star up on top of the tree!' And I'd pick her up and she'd place the star up on it. Then we'd sit around talking, and send Jodie off to bed, because Santa was coming to town." He chuckled. "I still can't believe that 1000 years into the future, and we still have kids believing in Santa Claus."
Jen heard a small chuckle. "Well, I do!" she cocked her head back, and Wes saw the outline of two small heads peeking into the living room. "Who else gives us free stuff? Which reminds me, he should be here any minute! He doesn't deliver presents to kids that are up, right Wes? We better…"
Just then, the sound of feet scurrying up the stairs was heard. Wes smiled. "Got them wrapped around your finger, huh?"
A smirk came to Jen's face. "Guess who else I have wrapped around my finger?" She wrapped her arms around his neck. She pulled him over to the door. "Look up, Wes."
He saw a small cluster of mistletoe above their heads. Jen smiled. "Merry Christmas, Wes."
He returned hers. "Merry Christmas, Jen."
A soft snow began to fall, as Jen and Wes shared a loving kiss under the mistletoe.
December 25"IT'S CHRISTMAS! IT'S CHRISTMAS!" Two voiced echoed down the hallway.
Jen rolled over on the bed as Wes groaned. "It better feel later then it seems." Her voice was muffled by the pillows.
"Knowing your nephews, it probably isn't." Wes muttered. The alarm clock read 7:32am. "You've got to be kidding me."
Their door burst open as Bobby and Mark jumped onto the bed. "Come on Aunt Jen! Wake up! Santa came!" Bobby said.
"Wake up, Uncle Wes! Wake up!" Mark bounced on Wes.
"Come on, boys. Aunt Jen and Uncle Wes had a rough night last night. That mutant attacked again." Diane's voice was heard from the hallway.
"Aww…" they said.
"Nine o'clock…come wake us up." Jen mumbled.
"9…we'll be back in a hour and a half! And no later." Bobby added as they slammed the door shut.
"It better not be sooner either." Wes said under his breath. Jen gave him a playful shove as they fell back asleep.
LaterJen rolled over and looked at her clock. 10:30PM. 'Wonder why they didn't wake us up.' "Wes, come on, get up."
"M'ake." He muttered. "M'wake."
"Right. Come on, before they come in with the Army." Jen said as she sat up.
They both dressed into some sweats and went downstairs.
They immerged to see Mark and Bobby sitting on the floor playing with their new toys. "Aunt Jen, Uncle Wes! They're up! Open up your presents guys! Come on!" Bobby said.
Jen's family gathered around as Mark grabbed a gift. "This one is from me and Bobby. We bought it ourselves."
"All by yourselves?" Jen asked. They nodded. Jen unwrapped the paper to find a box, and inside of it was a gift certificate to a local clothing shop she liked. "Aww, thanks guys." Jen gave her nephews a hug while mouthing thank you to her sister and husband.
"Next, his from your mother and me." Jack handed her a box. Jen opened it to see a silver star hanging from a small pendulum.
"Thanks…I've been looking for this for a while now."
"And a little something for Wes." Jack handed Wes a box as well. "A little welcome gift from the family."
Wes smiled. "Jack, Angela, you really didn't need to." He opened the package to find a book inside. Once he read it, he began to laugh.
"Oh, this is good. Just what I need. 'Idiots Guide to Women.'" Wes held. "Thanks guys."
A few minutes later, Jen was done. A few shirts and everything.
"Are we done now?" Bobby asked. Wes jumped up.
"Not yet, I still have my things." Wes ran up the stairs. He came back down with a bag full of things.
He gave Angela, Adam, Pam, and Diane their things; everyone was pleased with their small gift. The twins set to work on the video game Wes found for them.
Wes then took out a small box and handed it to Jack. "Jen showed me your Swiss Army knife collection, and if I'm correct, you don't have this one." Jack opened the box and smiled.
"I've been looking for this one for years now. Thank you, Wes." Jack held the box.
Wes took out the final gift. "For you, Jen." He handed her the package. Attached to it was a card.
"Wes, you shouldn't have." She opened the card and read it.
Jennifer—
When we first met, I had no idea what to think of you. You were stubborn, obnoxious at some times, and down right mean. (Just kidding) But as time wore on, I realized you were more then what met the eye. Inside, I found a warm, kindhearted woman who stole my heart away. When you left, I didn't know how I would live without having you in my arms. Now I am here with you, forever.
And forever is an awfully long time. You're stuck with me for eternity, whether you like it or not.
I love you,
Wes
"Oh Wes." Jen opened the box and gasped. Inside, was a sparkling silver necklace with small pink diamonds engraved into silver flowers. "Oh my god. It's beautiful."
"I thought you'd like it." Wes said. Jen smiled as he took the necklace and placed it around her neck.
"Thank you, Wes. I love it." She gave him a warm kiss.
"I thought you would." Wes held her close as she rested her head on his shoulder.
"Would you two get a room?" the twins piped up.
The group began to laugh as the twins looked at each other, confused. They shrugged it off and got back to their game.
"Breakfast! We've got bacon, cinnamon rolls, chocolate milk, coffee, come get it!" Angela called from the kitchen.
Wes laughed as the twins bolted into the kitchen as the rest of Jen's family followed.
He got up, but Jen grabbed his hands, pulling him back into a hallway. "I didn't give you my present yet." She whispered.
"And what is that?" Wes asked.
A mischievous smile came to Jen's face. The kiss she gave him, Wes found to be a puzzle. "You'll find out later. But now…" She walked backwards against the wall, with Wes trailing behind. "I think breakfast can wait for a few minutes, don't you."
"I do agree with that." Wes leaned in and kissed her deeply.
December 31
Wes had been at Jen's house foralmost a week, and he was enjoying every minute of it. Wes sighed as Jen walked out of her bathroom in an oversized sweatshirt and sweatpants. A happy smile was plastered to her face.
"Morning, Wes." Jen said. She walked over and gave him a kiss.
He returned it, happily. "Morning."
Jen looked at him, something was on his face that she couldn't trace. "Anything wrong?"
Wes got up and wrapped his arms around his girlfriend. "No...I just can't believe I did my girlfriend in her childhood bedroom."
Jen smirked. "Well..."
"Jen…honey! Come quick!" her mother's voice rang out. Fear rang out in her voice.
Jen and Wes bolted into the kitchen. "Mom…what's…"
Jen froze in mid sentence, eyes glued to the TV.
"In latest news, there was a shooting at the Sarasota Prison in Florida today. Convict Vincent Harting has escaped. He is 6 feet tall, weighs 215 pounds and is armed and dangerous. He is believed to be heading towards Silver Hills, California. Residents in this city should be on the lookout for this man. He is deadly. Police officials are asking that if you have any information on Harting's whereabouts, please contact your local police headquarters, or Time Force headquarters in Silver Hills…"
Jen's family turned to where she stood,voice filled with fear. "Oh my god." She muttered.
She jumped for the phone and dialed headquarters. Wes saw the look in her eyes: panic.
"Rob, it's Jen…no, I have horrific news…no…it's Harting, he escaped…they just sent out a news broadca…I know…I'll talk with you when Wes and me get back…all right…bye."
Jen hung up the phone. Wes saw her shake. "Jen…sweetie, is everything okay?" he asked.
"Bobby, Mark, go play." Diane pushed her sons out of the room.
Jack walked over to Wes. "Wes, come with me. We have a lot to talk about."
Wes heard the worry in Jack's voice and didn't ask any questions. He followed Jen's father into a room, then behind a panel in the wall.
Wes walked in to find a secluded room with all kinds of gadgets. "Wes now is the time to be honest. I don't know how much Jen has told you about me."
"Not a lot, Jack. Only that you were into pottery and things." Wes said.
"That was only my undercover job, Wes. You see I was with the FBI for 32 years." Wes's eyes opened wide.
"But what does that have to do with Jen?" he asked.
"Plenty." Jack paused. "The man's name, Vincent Harting used to work for me. His father was also in the FBI. Jen and Vinnie used to be real close friends. I knew Jen liked him and he had a crush on her." Jack sighed. "But when is father was killed in a car crash, Vinnie took it hard. Jen also broke up with him, since he was always drunk. I don't entirely remember what happened, but he changed. From being a nice boy, he just…I don't even know the right words. It was their senior year, and Jen was on her way to a studio to take the lead part in a movie."
"How does Vinnie have anything to do with this, Jack?" Wes asked.
Jack bowed his head. He hurt him to even think about it. "Because on Jen's way there, Vinnie grabbed her from the street. He was still mad at her for breaking up with him…and…" Jack took in a breath. Wes was growing impatient with his silence.
"He what?" Wes pushed.
"He…raped by baby." Jack muttered. Wes saw tears sparkle in Jack's eyes.
Wes didn't know what to say, only stood there, not knowing how to respond.
Jen…raped?
So we have some insight as to why I may have said Jen joined Time Force…
CHAPTER 8 SPOILER: Vincent Harting has come to town while Galden has plans of his own.
And they share a prime target: Jen