Alyssa sat with Taylor at the park and let her pour her heart out. They all had decided to head over there to regroup and just hang out after the ordeal with Animus a few days ago.

Taylor kept her composure through the whole thing, and Alyssa listened carefully to everything that she said. It sounded to her that they both had erred, but it was up to Taylor to start the lines of communication.

"What do I do? I mean, I've never been in this kind of situation before," Taylor said as she ran her hands through her hair.

"And what kind of situation would that be?" Alyssa asked gently.

Taylor sighed. She didn't want to say it, but she knew it was the only logical explanation she could think of.

"Oh God…" she said, almost not believing herself. "I… I think I love him Alyssa." After saying that, she felt her eyes begin to water, but stopped herself.

Alyssa saw that she was fighting something and put her arm around her. "It's not a bad thing Taylor. You're one of the lucky ones that's found the person you want to be with… whether you want to admit or not."

Taylor looked at the white ranger and gave her a smile. "So I'm supposed to go blubbering back to him like some damsel in distress, begging for his forgiveness?"

"I hardly think that that's your style. I know that if you go back to him, talk about it, and apologize for yelling, everything will be fine."

"I hope you're right," Taylor said as they went to join the others. 'Wow,' she thought as they walked over to the picnic table. 'I love Eric… maybe things won't be so bad after all.'

The Wildforce team sat around for most of the afternoon and they were ready to head back to the Animarium when a yellow SUV pulled in. Taylor looked and saw 'Lightspeed Rescue' written on it.

A man, not much older than she was, stepped out and introduced himself as Carter Grayson. He asked for Cole to go with him and the others just looked at him skeptically, but Cole assured them that he could be trusted.

"Where are you taking him?" Alyssa asked nervously. Taylor noticed her friend's demeanor and grinned.

"The NASADA space center. There was a distress call sent out to all red rangers," Carter said. "I'm sorry, but there's nothing else I can tell you right now."

Cole looked back to his teammates, but his eyes were on Alyssa. "I'll be back," he said seriously. The others just watched him drive off.

"Well that was… interesting," Max said.

"Why only the red rangers? I mean, what's wrong with the black ones?" he asked as he and Max began to walk back.

Taylor just shook her head at the two, but turned her attention back to Alyssa, who was watching Cole drive away.

"Hey, you ok?" she asked. Alyssa just turned back to her and gave her a weak smile.

"I guess I'm going to have to be," she said. Taylor gave her an odd look and Alyssa smiled a little. "You're not the only one who thinks they're in love Taylor."

The yellow and white rangers walked back together towards Taylor's car where Max and Danny were waiting. Just as she was about to get in, a thought struck her…

"Oh God," she said. They all looked at her and saw a look of terror on her face.

"Taylor?" Danny asked.

Taylor fumbled for her keys. "Guys, would you mind walking back? I… I…"

"You need to get to Silver Hills," Alyssa said, realizing what was going on. Max and Danny just gave the girls a confused look. "We'll be fine," she said to Taylor.

Taylor sent her a thank you and headed off to see if her suspicions were correct, praying they weren't.

Eric was seated in his office when Wes walked in.

"We've got a situation," he said as he sat. Eric looked up at him with the same blank expression he had had for the past few days since he and Taylor had fought. He had thrown himself completely into his work and barely spoke.

Wes just looked at his best friend and sighed. He had never seen Eric so miserable. Maybe the news he had would bring back the old Eric.

"I received an urgent message from Tommy Oliver," he said as he placed a paper on the desk. Eric read it over and his eyes got wide.

"This is for real?" he asked in disbelief. Wes nodded his head.

"We leave for NASADA immediately. I already called Carter about Cole and he's going to pick him up and meet us there."

At the mention of Cole, Eric's stomach tossed. What had Taylor said to them about what happened?

He stood then and looked to Wes. "Let's go."

The ride to Angel Grove was passing by quickly as they sped down the roads in the SGA SUV.

Eric's mind was racing. What if he never made it back from this mission?

"Wes? When did you know?" he asked suddenly. Wes glanced at him for a moment before turning back to the road.

"Know what?" he asked.

Eric sighed. He knew it was going to come out sooner or later. "Knew you loved Jen?"

Taking another look at Eric, Wes saw something in his eyes and posture change… He knew about the fight he had had with Taylor, but he realized now why Eric was taking it so hard…

"Holy shit… you love Taylor don't you?"

Eric's lips curled into a small smile. "Yeah Wes… I do."

Wes's mouth literally dropped open and he almost choked on his words. "Wow," was all he got out. "So, what's the problem?"

Eric cracked his knuckles. "What happens if we don't make it back Wes? She's still pissed at me and I'm not sure if she'll forgive me. I just don't want to leave things the way they are."

"Then that's a no brainer. Call and tell her."

They got off the exit for Angel Grove and pulled to a rest area. Wes got out to get a drink, and Eric knew it was now or never…

He took his cell phone out and dialed the number he knew by heart.

Unfortunately, Taylor didn't pick up. Through some sort of strange technology, a voicemail system picked up on her growl phone.

'Leave a message,' was all it said, but Eric knew it was her voice.

"Shit…Taylor, it's me. I don't know if Cole's told you, but we're all going on this mission and I… well I don't know how it's going to go. I just want you to know…" he paused and took a deep breath. "I love you Taylor. I just… wanted you to know that." He cut the connection and leaned back in the seat as Wes got back in.

"You alright?" he asked.

"I either just did the best, or worst thing in my life." Wes just shook his head, and they continued down the road towards NASADA.

Taylor's breaks squealed as she parked in front of the SGA building. She ran inside and was stopped by her favorite receptionist.

"Where's Commander Meyers?" she asked breathlessly. The girl behind the desk grinned.

"Oh, I'm sorry miss, but without an appointment-"

"I don't have time for this!" she yelled. "Is he here or not?"

"Taylor?"

Taylor turned and saw Jen running towards her. "Jen… where's Eric?"

"He and Wes went to NASADA. I was going to call you," she said.

"Maybe Eric already did," she said as the idea struck her. Jen followed her out to her car where she found a message waiting for her.

Jen watched as Taylor's face fell and tears made their way silently down her cheeks…