Wes woke up hours later. Jen was still curled up beside him on the lounge. He looked up at the night sky. It was so perfect. It was a night almost like this that they spent the night together on the Animarium. Moments like these were so precious to him because he didn't know how long things could last this time. Things always ended the same way, with Jen returning to the future and leaving him alone again.

Wes felt Jen shivering he pulled her closer to him.

"We better go inside, it's getting cold." He thought.

Wes sat up slowly still cradling Jen in his arms. The he stood up slowly lifting her as he stood. Slowly and carefully he walked into the house.

Elise caught sight of Wes carrying Jen into the house. She hurried down the stairs followed closely by Eric.

"Wes!" She whispered angrily. "You shouldn't be doing that!"

Wes turned to look at her. She could see how hard this was for him and she could also see the pain in his eyes. "Every step for him must be agony." She thought.

Eric rushed to Wes' side and carefully took Jen into his arms.

"I'll take her upstairs." Eric said.

Wes nodded at him and then sank down onto the bench by the side of the stairs. He leaned his head back against the wall and closed his eyes breathing in and out slowly.

"It will get better," Elise reassured him. "You're braver than I am."

"I don't know how much time we have. If what Jen said is true every day we fall behind one less day the future has."

"What are you talking about?" Elise asked confused.

"The future." Wes whispered again.

Elise turned and saw Eric coming down the stairs.

"Eric, we have to take Wes upstairs he's delirious."

"What do you mean?" Eric said kneeling in front of Wes.

"He keeps going on about saving the future."

Eric picked up his head and looked into Wes' eyes. The silence that passed between them spoke volumes.

"I'll take him upstairs. I think he would be more comfortable with me doing it."

Elise nodded. "I guess you're right." She agreed.

Wes looked at him gratefully. Eric nodded back at him then helped him to his feet. Slowly they made their way up the stairs.

"Jen, we've got to talk to Jen." Wes whispered feverishly.

"She's sleeping. She needs to rest just like you do."

"She's just as concerned about this as we are She needs to tell you what's going on."

"Alex already told me."

"I know you told me what Alex said but what Jen is saying was completely different."

Eric eased Wes down onto a bench in the upstairs hallway just outside Jen's room.

"Wes, what are you talking about? I'm beginning to believe what Elise said about you being delirious."

"No, I'm not delirious." Wes insisted. "I'm as clear headed as you are."

"He's telling the truth." Alex said stepping out of the shadows.

"Alex?" Wes said in shock, "How did you?"

"I'm a time force officer, we're known best for our covert operations."

"Covert." Eric muttered.

"Eric sit down and I'll tell you all that we know." Alex said quietly.