Little did Flynn know that across the city Lucy was trying to get over her own melt down, but she had to do it alone. She took one breath after another until the sobs passed and she could breath again.
Lucy groaned as she slowly stood in the shower,
She knew that she had stuff to do and sitting in the shower would not finish any of it.
She knew that if she wanted Flynn's arms around her again she had to move.
She also knew that if the first step of her phase 3 worked…. she would never have Flynn's arms around her again. The thought made her break down again as she put her face up to the water washing away the tears and the pain the best she could.
When she could finally breath, she took one last breath and got out of the shower, pulling on a robe and walking over to her computer. She had been accumulating things for the last 3 weeks on everything she could get her hands on; Rittenhouse members, safe houses, sleeper agents where and when they were and what they were supposed to do.
She turned it on and plugged in the Wi-Fi stick she had bought not trusting the Wi-Fi in the building. She logged in and went to the Star Wars web site that she knew Jiya was part of behind Denise back. When she saw Jiya's avatar she snorted under her breath. "What a dork." She smiled missing her friend even more. She clicked on the avatar and sent her a private message.
"Who is you best girl friend in the world? Who brought your love back?" She sent.
"Who is this creeper?" Jiya messaged her back.
"The friend that promised you, your love back and left without saying good bye." She sent her.
"OMG, I miss you…. When are you coming back?" Jiya sent back.
"Soon, I have some information for you. Tell Denise I am starting Phase 2 and 3 now." She typed back and then sent her the link to the iCloud information she started to put all of the information in and phase two was officially started.
No going back now.
She walked over to the closet collecting the bag and clothes she had set aside. She quickly dressed before checking to see if Jiya had sent her anything back. She laughed out loud when she saw what Jiya sent back, "I am going to KICK your ass when you get back… then hold you down while G beats your ass…We miss you…...PS R is back, and he is mad at you too…but thank you, you made my dreams come true."
She sent a quick message back, "I need you to send fake jump information to the mothership… May 5, 1855- northern England…. Then follow with a real jump to July 5 1855… same coordinates…. 51°30'30.71"N, 0°7'32.66"E. She typed out. Then she added, "I am soooooo happy R is home… and I can't wait to hug all of you…. I miss you."
She paused taking a breath, "If something happens, take care of G for me." She typed out, then she turned off the computer so Jiya would know that any other messages were not delivered. She slid the computer into the bag and then put the bags in the hall closets, she pulled out her purse and jacket and walked out into the living room as Noah was walking through the front door from his run, "Hay." He said with a small smile.
She gave him a nod, "We need to talk." She said softly. "Want to go eat?"
Noah sighed, "I have to go to work in a bit, so on the way, our usual place?" He asked walking over to the fridge to grab a water.
Lucy took a breath, "Yea, that could work." She knew that this might be the last time that she saw him. "Hurry and go change, I am starving….in fact want to just meet me at the restaurant? I want to go and grab some things from the store next to the restaurant." Noah looked at her with a question as he drank the water, so Lucy shrugged, "I will show you when you get there." She said walking to the door carrying her purse. When he nodded she gave him a smile and walked into the elevator putting the code to go to the front door. She had been planning for weeks but everything was timed down to the minute and now she was changing things as she went so she was worried about messing things up along the way.
She walked over to the store grabbing the few things she needed for the trip and paid in cash before walking into the restaurant asking for a back-corner booth that they normally didn't use. She had been sitting and waiting for 10 minutes when Noah walked in with a smile.
She waited until he was sitting and had ordered a drink when she looked him in the eye, "I need to ask you something… and need you to be honest with me." She said softly.
Noah narrowed his eyes at her, "Lucy… I have never lied to you… not told you the entire truth when we first started out, yes… but I have never lied." He said with a frown.
Lucy sat back with a sigh, "Noah... how do you feel about …where we are working right now, really?" She asked softly.
Noah closed his eyes and sat back, Lucy watched the emotions cross his face, so she decided to risk it, "Want me to tell you the truth about what I have been hiding?" She asked him.
Noah's eyes popped open as he looked at her carefully, "Yes." He said after a moment.
Lucy nodded, "I came back here… to destroy it all." She said softly. "I knew you were here, I was told... but I didn't expect you to save me….to care about you." She said looking around the room.
Noah gave a gentle smile, "Lucy…. I love you…. Well my Lucy, I loved my Lucy… I would have done anything to protect her, to keep her safe…. and after the last six weeks with you …. you are pretty close to taking my heart also." He sighed and sat back, "You are different from my Lucy…. little things but close…" He exhaled and closed his eyes he pushed back the water threatening to spill, "I was brought into this life when I was 16, told that I was going to take over… told that I had to be with you and I was angry…. So very angry. So I left to go to medical school…... so I could get away from it all. BUT…. When I met you, or my Lucy…... I knew that I was expected to marry you…...what I was not expecting was to fall in love with you… I was not expecting you to not know anything about this life." He closed his eyes and took another breath, "For a moment, I fell in love with her and dreamed about a happily ever after with a normal happy life."
Lucy wiped a tear off of her cheek and Noah gave her a carful smile, "I didn't expect to be broken when I lost my Lucy… I never expected to lose my Lucy…. I never expected to lose my Lucy but still see you every day…It was torture to love you, when you no longer loved me…... to have memories that you didn't have…. Then you left, and I didn't even have you and I was lost…. So, I went back …. I came back to all of this because I had lost all that mattered to me… I had lost … everything." He whispered. "When you walked through that door six weeks ago…. I was both over the moon and I was disappointed because I thought that you really wanted to take over, to do the things that they do… my Lucy would not have done that… she was like you… caring and loving… she would never hurt another to get ahead." He shook his head and smiled at her, "But as the weeks went on I saw little things, things that my Lucy would do… and I knew... I knew that you were not ok, and you were plotting." He burst out laughing, "Next time you are plotting, don't ask to use my computer until you get your own… and if you do, clear the full history bar, not just the one on the screen."
Lucy's eyes bugged out of her head, "You knew I was up to something? And you didn't tell me?" She said with a laugh and frown at the same time, "Do you know how stressed out I was?"
Noah shrugged and sipped his water, "I figured you would tell me when you were ready, and I dropped hints along the way, so you would see that we had the same mind on things."
Lucy crossed her arms and narrowed her eyes, "I hate you right now…. You could have been helping me along." She grumbled. "So, do you know what my plan is?" She asked him.
Noah shook his head, "No, just to stop it all…. Am I close?" He asked her.
Lucy nodded so he continued, "You really didn't know you were pregnant, did you?" He asked and when she shook her head No he went on, "So your plan is speeding up, so you can get out of here… especially with people here trying to kill you?" She gave another nod and Noah sighed, "I agree that it is not safe for you here and you need to leave, but is your plan ready?" He asked.
Lucy shook her head and finally spoke, "I was going to take more time, but I am pushing it up now…... I have some help." She said softly.
Noah grinned, "I figured you did, but I never did figure out how you were talking to them."
Lucy shrugged, "I can't tell you all of my secrets." She said with a grin.
Noah rolled his eyes and grinned back, "So you are telling me because?" He asked tilting his head. "I know that I should have been stopping them and I didn't… that I deserve to burn with the rest of them." He said looking away.
Lucy gasped, "NO." she said softly She reached over the table to grasp his hands, "Noah look at me… maybe you should have stepped up on your own, maybe you should have fought…... but then you most likely would have just been killed…. I am fighting with help, with people and a government and I almost died this week." She sat back, "We can spend all day on what ifs and should haves but in the end, we are still fighting now. So, you want in on my plan or not?" She asked him.
Noah looked at her with wide eyes, "You are going to trust me, with your plan, with helping you?" He asked tilting his head studying her.
Lucy shrugged, "I owe you…seems like you saved me and trusted me that first day… without you I probably would have been killed or put in a cell…... plus, you just saved me this week… and you know my biggest secret." She said, "I trust you."
Noah closed his eyes and took a shaky breath, "Thank you." He said, "I missed being close to you… being able to trust each other …. Confiding in each other." He reached out to grab her hand this time, "I haven't had anyone since I lost my Lucy. Both of my parents are gone and the only people I talked to were here and we both now how crazy all of these people are."
Lucy grinned at him, "I am pretty amazing." She said laughing but squeezed his hand, "I do think that you are the only reason I was able to get through the last 6 weeks here. I am glad we have become such good friends."
Noah gave a soft smile, "You really are amazing.'
Lucy rolled her eyes and sat back in her chair, "Well first step is you not going to go work anymore today…. We are going to be taking a trip… into the past…..." She paused and watched him take a breath, "When we get back, hopefully Rittenhouse will be destroyed, in jail and in the light for the world to see… I have been taking notes the last few weeks and made a file of every member and what they have done." She said.
Noah shook his head, "Not all of it…. you are still restricted on some files. I can get them though." Noah said leaning forward, "I can get you everything…. on everyone, every member and every file and every deed."
Lucy nodded at him, "Can you do it in less then an hour because we are about to get a call to come in, the life boat is jumping, and we will need to follow." She said looking around.
Noah nodded, "I can do it within a few moments, but I will need to get access to the main frame and open it, so your people can go through it all."
Noah's phone beeped on the table and he looked at Lucy who gave him a quick nod, he answered it carefully.
"Hello?" He said, after a pause he went on. "Lucy and I are at lunch before I go to work, what's wrong?... No, we have been together all morning. We will be right in." He said before hanging up.
"They said the lifeboat jumped to May 5, 1855- northern England. What happened then?" He asked.
Lucy grinned, "The beginning of my plan." She pulled out a new phone she had just bought and tapped in Denise's number. She waited 3 rings before she heard her answer.
"Agent Christopher." Denise said.
"Denise, we have a bit more help and bit more information for you." Lucy said softly. "Have they left already?"
"You are ok?" Denise asked softly,
"Yes, and a better plan." Lucy said, "Have they left." She asked again.
"Not yet, they just are getting ready now, Jiya and Flynn only. Two empty seats." Denise said.
"I need to talk to Rufus and Conner; can you get them alone and put me on speaker?" Lucy said.
"Ok hold on, hay Flynn and Jiya, get more ammo and Wyatt get ready to go, I am getting your team ready. Rufus and Conner come over here, my team needs information off the computers." Denise called. After some shuffling around, "Ok Lucy, go ahead, quickly. I am not sure how long I can keep them busy."
"Lucy?" Rufus whispered in excitement, "Where are you… you are in so much trouble." He said with a laugh, "Flynn and Jiya said they area going to beat your asssss."
Lucy rolled her eyes, "So I have heard, but we don't have time. I have to get going but we are going to get you into the Rittenhouse main frame, ok" She asked
Conner spoke up, "Ohhhh I want in, what are we looking for?" He asked.
Lucy looked at Noah, "Information that I didn't give Jiya, there are more private files that are going to have better fire walls then I could get past. You need to find the people in those files… where they live, what they do, what they have done… so we can stop them. Then give it all to Denise, she knows what to do…... I will send a link and file to follow from this number in 15 minutes ok. You will not have a lot of time." She said.
"We?" Denise asked.
"Yes, Noah and I, you have to protect him Denise… he is the one helping me…. He is the second seat." Lucy said looking up at Noah.
Noah looked at her in surprise, "You had planned to take me before you even talked to me?" He asked her softly
Lucy shrugged, "I was leaving the option open until I talked to you?" She said to him.
Rufus cleared his throat, "Lucy…. I have to tell you something…...Jiya and Flynn... they are not going to the date you gave them."
Lucy rolled her eyes, "Of course they aren't…. they are going sooner… aren't they?" She asked.
Conner cleared his throat, "May 8th, 1855." He said into the phone.
Lucy laughed, "I knew they would… they never listen…. It was Flynn ideal, wasn't it…" She paused and took a breath, "I just trying to give extra time to fix any mistakes. We are still going on May 5, 1855." She said, "So that gives me 3 days to fix everything. I need to make sure that you guys have it all taken care of within a few hours. The files I gave Jiya in red and the ones that you find in a bit Conner…ok?" She asked.
Denise spoke up, "Wyatt was wondering about Jessica? He is not in the room right now…but?"
Lucy sighed, "She is safe, in one of the cells in the main building. I have kept her safe... but she is really pregnant, Denise… I was leaving her for you to decide what to do… I am taking Emma and one other person. Emma and the other man will not be returning to our time. I can't kill her… but I will leave her ass to die in the past."
Denise growled in a way that made Lucy laugh, "Bring her back, I will kill her." Then she heard Rufus in the background, "Can I watch?"
Lucy laughed, "Sorry only 2 seats on the life boat and they are both taken." She said.
"We have to go, you will get the text in about 15 minutes then get it done, ok… tell Wyatt to wait 4 hours before going in. I have some explosives setup to go off 4 hours after we leave. It will close off all of the exists including the hidden ones but the front door. So, Wyatt and his team can go in and get everyone. Pay attention to the woman and man on the 10th floor please. Mike and Cheryl, I am pretty sure they are the ones that tried and almost killed me this week… I really don't like them." Lucy said with a growl.
Denise inhaled, "You almost died, ok… yep, you need to come back. So, let's get this shit done… and tell Noah that if you don't come back safe, I will destroy him next." She said." Lucy, why 4 hours, what are you planning?"
Lucy laughed, "Noah is going to take care of me and we are going to take care of this, we need to finish this." Lucy hummed, "But, leave it to you to notice the little things like time…... we are making one quick stop that we might have to come back from. Then going to England." She said.
Denise took a breath, "What are you planning?' She asked again.
Lucy shook her head, "I can't tell you, but I need you to hold onto Flynn and Jiya for two hours …...Flynn has to be in this time line for my first stop." She said softly, her heart breaking as she voiced her plan out loud.
"Lucy, what are you doing…" Rufus asked.
"Trying to fix everything." She said a tear rolling down her face. "I have to try… for everyone."
"Lucy, you have to talk to him." Denise said, "You are going to break him…. If he finds out or you are hurt trying to fix his past…... You will kill him."
Lucy took a deep shaky breath, "I have to try…... and he will not let me... he will try to stop me… I would rather let him be mad at me later then trying to stop me know. Plus, he will never know if I can fix it right… so just hold him there for me." She whispered with closed eyes.
"Lucy, I don't think this is a good ideal." Rufus said.
Lucy shook her head, "It probably is not but I have to try, I will never be able to live with myself… he lost his chance because of me once, I won't take it again." She whispered. She took a deep breath, "I will see you guys tomorrow, ok."
Denise sighed also, "See you tomorrow." Denise said firmly.
Lucy finally smiled, "I WILL see you tomorrow and I can't wait to hug Rufus and Conner too." Lucy said. "Hold them there for at least 2 hours... 3 would be better." She said before hanging up."
Lucy looked up and over at Noah, "Ready to go?" She said standing up.
Noah raised an eyebrow, "What is the first stop?" following her to the front door of the restaurant.
Lucy sighed, "You too? Fine… we are going back a few years to stop the murder of a wife and child." She said softly, looking around outside, refusing to meet his eyes.
Noah narrowed his eyes, "Why do I have the sense that this will affect your future." He asked.
Lucy shrugged, "It might, I am going to try to get him back what he lost…... back the family that Rittenhouse took…. But if he is still here when I get back, I am going to love him for the rest of my life." She whispered. Lucy walked out of the restaurant and slid her hand into the crook of Noah's elbow, "Are you ready to end all of this and have a happily ever after, Rittenhouse free?" She asked.
Noah smiled nad wanting to make her smile he said, "Just so you realize…. I am going to fight for you when this is all over?" He asked her. "Whether this man is here or not?"
Lucy rolled her eyes they walked back to the building, "I am pregnant… with another mans baby." She said. "AND even if he is gone out of my timeline… I will still be pregnant."
Noah shrugged, "Babies are cute, and it is half yours, so I will love it." He said leading her to front door.
Lucy laughed, "The father might try and kill you." She said as they walked inside.
Noah grinned down at her, "Might be worth it." He said making Lucy laugh a side splitting laugh that he had never heard before, "Plus, just giving you options."
Lucy rolled her eyes as they got into the elevator taking them up to the time machine and the panic they had caused, "I don't need options, I need a vacation." She said.
Noah grinned down at her, "I can give you that too."
Lucy pushed him and grinned, "Ohh shut up." She said and they both turned as the doors slid open and one of the men she liked, the one that had been helping her from day one walked up.
"We have a problem." He said.
Lucy followed him, "What's going on." She asked, looking up at Noah who gave her a small nod, time to destroy everything.
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Little did Lucy know that Denise made her own decisions and pushed Flynn and Jiya into the Life boat less than 15 minutes later, telling them they had to hurry.
When the machine disappeared, Rufus turned to look at her, "You are in so much trouble…." He said in a drawn-out voice shaking his head at her.
Denise shrugged, "I am already in trouble with Flynn and Jiya for not telling them about Lucy leaving… so now Lucy can be mad at me." She looked over at Rufus, "Plus I think she Is making a mistake… her leaving before was to save the world, to save us, to save herself…. Now she is being a martyr… and I am not letting her do it…. not when I know, what I know."
Conner spook up, eyes looking through the computer information that Lucy had sent, "What do you know?" he asked.
Denise shook her head, "Nothing."
Conner looked up at her, "I thought for sure it was that Lucy was pregnant." He said looking back down and then yelled, "Yes, I am in…..."
Rufus laughed until he saw Denise face of surprise and his eyes got wide, "Ohhhh shit." He whispered. "and you didn't tell Flynn?"
Denise rolled her eyes, "No, Lucy just told me this morning, and you both will keep your mouth shut when they all get back…. She will tell him when she is ready."
Rufus held up his hands, "There is NO way that I am telling him…I just got back to life… I am not going to be dead again." He said walking over to help Conner on the computer.
Conner chuckled, "Yep count me out, I like being alive also."
Denise looked back and forth at them, "Yes that is the other reason I am not telling him." She said walking out to help Wyatt getting ready to take over, "He is already to kill me without that little piece of information."