To SamuraiJack : Yes, Alex is a young woman full of resources! That's why we love her so much, isn't it? :)


It's about second chances

Skye had betrayed Lucas, shot him twice. She was sure he would get his revenge on her one day. When she had heard he was going to stay in Terra Nova, she had thought it was a really bad idea. Though, he hadn't done anything to her since Commandant Taylor had allowed him to stay. His behaviour was totally different from the time when he was in charge of Terra Nova. He had changed, or at least he was acting like he was trying, for her. Alexandra had brought out the best of him. He was doing his best to act like a good guy. It was probably hard for him, people used to glare at him at the beginning. Surprisingly, it was only after two weeks, when people got used to him and went back to their normal life. But Skye was sure the real Lucas would come back one day. His real nature would not stay hidden. Memories of the night she had begged him to save Josh's life were still fresh in her mind. That night, she had told him she would do anything, she had even taken her shirt off to prove him how far she would go. Yet, he had refused her, even though it was obvious he wanted her. Even if she hated him, she had felt disappointed that he had pushed her away. 'God I should stop thinking about that' she used to tell herself every day. She had to stop thinking about Lucas. She was with Josh now and he was a good guy. Nothing happened that night and she should feel relieved. However, she couldn't resist being attracted to Lucas. He was a mystery and she couldn't stop trying to discover him. It was irrational. She hated him, yet she wanted to be close to him. And the worst part was she didn't know why or how to end it.

Damon didn't like the idea of Lucas being back in Terra Nova. But he had to accept it. It was an order from Taylor to treat Lucas like a normal colonist. However, he was not inclined to trust him. When he had learnt what had happened to Alexandra and that he had saved her, he didn't know why, but it had upset him. He was so close to this traitor when he had walked Alexandra home, yet she had lied to him. She had not told him that Lucas was in her home. Even if he was grateful he saved her, it had saddened him to know she had spent the night with him. He was not a possessive person, not the jealous type, but Lucas was infuriating him. He clearly didn't like him and Lucas obviously didn't like him either. Damon didn't go and see Alexandra during her recovery because Lucas was always with her and it annoyed him too much to stand next to a murderer like Lucas Taylor. Damon had succeeded in avoiding him until now, but he knew he would soon have to meet him. Alexandra was back to work and he was sure she would try to make them meet each other.

It had been a big challenge for Lucas to stay in Terra Nova, to be nice to everyone and to talk to them. It had been hard but he did it, for Alexandra. Lucas cared enough about her to care about the others, or at least to pretend to care about them. She had convinced his father that he deserved a second chance. She fought for him and she won. People hated him, but they never really showed it. They glared at him but they never came to insult him or fight with him. Lucas was sure it was because of his father's orders, but also thanks to Alexandra. She had stayed with him the whole time, had helped him to forget the rest of the world, focused on her, on them. He had a new job and he actually liked it. He had to work with Malcolm at the lab, though Malcolm was not the best co-worker for Lucas. He used to talk too much. However, Lucas enjoyed working at the lab and wanted to succeed in repairing the portal. It would bring a lot of good to the colony: supplies, meds, clothes… Lucas had to prove his loyalty to Terra Nova. Building another portal would be his access key to forgiveness.

Lucas had made a pact with Taylor but Alexandra didn't know what it was. She had given Taylor her reasons why he should accept his son back into the colony. She had said she would keep an eye on him. But she was sure Lucas had promised more than to just be a good guy.

When she had awoken from the surgery, Lucas was sleeping next to her, sitting on a chair, his head on her chest, his hands on hers. She had felt very relieved to see that he had stayed with her. After a week in the infirmary, she had been allowed to return home on the condition that she had a week off. Lucas had promised Dr Shannon that he would keep an eye on her, and that's what he had done. During the week in the infirmary, he had not left, except when Taylor had asked him to come. He had cared for her the next week, anticipating all of her demands, all of her needs. She was treated like a princess and she was all the more in love with him. Still she knew he stayed with her so he would not have to go outside and talk to people other than her.

On her third week, she was back to work and Lucas started his new job at the lab. Their life was starting to get to be as normal as it could be. Alexandra wanted to enjoy her life in Terra Nova. She wanted to forget every bad things that had happened in the past. This was a new life for her, for them, and she wanted to make the most of it. She wanted to prove to Lucas that life in Terra Nova could be as fun as the life they had in the jungle, or even better. Also, Alexandra wanted to officially introduce Lucas to Damon. After all, they were both her partners, one in her life, the other on in her job. Lucas clearly didn't like the idea. He didn't like Damon before he had even met him. Alexandra had talked a lot about him, how he was great, funny, smart and perfect and all and all. Lucas couldn't help being jealous. Alexandra had told him there was nothing to worry about, yet Lucas still didn't like the idea of Alexandra spending her days with Damon. But as Alexandra had insisted, he had agreed to give it a try. They found Damon at the headquarters, finalizing their next mission.

"Hey Damon," Alexandra greeted. Damon smiled at her but his smile faded quickly when he saw who she was with. 'Not a good start' she thought to herself.

"Damon, may I introduce you to Lucas, my… huh… boyfriend." It was still strange for her to put a word on what he was for her, because actually, he was more than just a boyfriend. It didn't fit, it was not true enough, far away from what he really meant to her. "Lucas this is Damon, my partner." she said warily, well aware of the tension between them. Actually, Damon was also more than just a partner. He was a really good friend and she wished Lucas could like him as much as she did.

"I've heard a lot of great things about you." Damon said coldly, yet politely, shaking his hand.

"Really? That's weird because I'm a dick." Lucas mocked.

"I've heard about that too," he smirked. Alexandra frowned at them. 'Boys, it's not going to be easy with these two' She pondered. "So… you're a genius?

"You're smart, aren't you?" Lucas mocked seriously.

"I would say so, yes. And you work with Malcolm, right?"

"Correct again. You are definitely very smart," he smirked.

Damon tried not to be bothered by Lucas's attitude. He didn't know what else to say to Lucas. He already knew everything he wanted to know about him anyway from Taylor or Alexandra. He turned the conversation back to Alexandra. "Alex, we need to leave in fifteen minutes. Will you be ready?"

"Does it get tiring, being so righteous?" Lucas scoffed, stopping Alexandra from answering Damon's question.

"It flares up in the presence of psychopaths." Damon quickly replied, glaring at him with annoyance. Damon was a calm person but Lucas was the kind of boastful person who could get on his nerves very quickly. They stared at each other and suddenly stepped closer.

"Hey, hey Damon, stop it please!" Alexandra came between the two, hands on each man's chest, pushing them apart. Alexandra's eyes were begging him to be smarter than that.

"Don't be that snarky ! Stop being jealous!" Lucas smirked, confident, yet clearly irritated too. Alexandra glanced at Lucas, wincing.

"Jealous? Of what? You?" Damon laughed, raising his eyebrows.

"You are a less dashing, less intelligent, less pretty version of me. Oh, and I might add that I have the girl. It's enough to be jealous of isn't it?" Lucas said witheringly.

"Ok boys enough. Lucas you come with me. Damon I'll see you in fifteen minutes," Alexandra said, grabbing Lucas's arm and pulling him outside with her before they started to fight.

"What the hell was that?" She asked, furious.

"He started it," he huffed sheepishly.

"What? How old are you? He was nice to you." She said with forced patience. "And I have the girl?" She repeated his words, mimicking quotes with her fingers. "What was that?"

"I had to remind him you were not free! I have the girl, that's true! You're mine," he smiled teasingly, eyes mischievous.

"A bit possessive, are we?" She scowled, yet a smile slowly drew at the corner of her mouth.

"It's not going to work Alex. This guy doesn't like me, you know it. I don't like him either. It doesn't matter."

"It does matter to me!"

"Alex, the only thing this guy wants is you in his bed. It's obvious ok? Men can feel these kind of signs." Alexandra didn't want to hurt Lucas; otherwise she would have reminded him that 'this guy' was there when she needed him.

"You can't say that. You don't know him," she shook her head.

"Alex," Lucas sighed, cupping her face with his hands. "This guy is a swagger, he is a dick!"

"I thought you were the dick?" She reminded him, half smiling.

"Yeah, but I'm a better dick than him! Look, you can't force everybody to like each other."

"But I can try, can't I?" She asked sadly. He didn't answer, instead his lips reached hers, kissing her gently.

"I have to go, I was supposed to meet Malcolm ten minutes ago. Not a good start for a new job, is it?" He smiled at her.

"Have a nice day!" She forced a smile, still disappointed it didn't go well between Damon and Lucas.

"You too." He added, quickly capturing her lips again, kissing her greedily this time, before leaving her. He stopped few metres away and turned back to her. "Oh and Alex, be careful with that guy," he said, gesturing in the headquarters direction. "I don't like him," he smirked mischievously.

"Get lost!" She shouted after him. All the answer she got in return was him winking at her with his famous crooked smile, before walking away, waving casually at her.

Lucas arrived at the lab and was happy when he realized Malcom wasn't here to notice he was late. He sat at his desk, waiting for Malcolm to come and talk about their tasks for the day. He was writing down some calculations when he heard the door open behind him.

"Hey! My beautiful sister!" He smiled as Skye entered the room.

"Don't call me your sister. My name is Skye," she spat through greeted teeth.

"Oh come on Bucket, don't be so grumpy!" He joked.

"Don't call me Bucket! It's Skye."

"What can I do for you then, Skye?"

"I know you." She stated coldly.

"Well, that's unfortunate."

"Your tricky game doesn't fool me."

"Tricky game?"

"I know you're not the man you're pretending to be. You're a psycho."

"Wow, you're the second person to tell me that today. I might start to worry a bit," he chuckled sadly.

"You're pathetic." She hissed.

"Hey, I'm the good guy now, remember?" He frowned, slightly hurt.

"Ah good, you're here Skye." A voice stopped their conversation. "I asked you to come because I thought you might be happy to hear that Lucas is working on a cure for the syncillic fever. And he is working really fast."

"It's not finished yet," Lucas felt the necessity to add.

"How long?" Skye managed to ask.

"It should be done in a week or so," He said seriously.

"In a week?" Skye couldn't believe it.

"Or so," he smiled genuinely.

"Soon, your mother should be as healthy as before," Malcolm beamed. Skye looked at Lucas, confused.

"Thank you," she muttered sheepishly.

"What did you say?" He looked at her curiously.

"I said thank you," she repeated louder through gritted teeth, scowling.

"You're welcome," he smirked. It added to Skye's confusion. Who was this guy in front of her who could actually work on a cure to save her mother and was nice to her?

Malcolm looked at them, bemused. "Is everything alright?"

"Everything is perfect," Lucas winked at Skye before going back to his calculations. Skye managed to leave the room. She was stunned by what had just happened. As she realized what it could mean for her mother, she ran to the infirmary to talk to her. Her day was suddenly much better than what she first thought it would be when Dr Shannon had asked her to go and see Malcolm and Lucas. The strangest part was knowing that Lucas was the reason of her excitement. 'Weird' was the only word that came to her mind to define this situation.

Alexandra came back really late that day. Damon had not mentioned the little argument that happened in the morning and she thanked him for that. He had acted as he used to do before and she didn't ask him for more. She was exhausted. For her first week back at work, it had been really hard for her to keep up. Two weeks of rest and she felt like a grandma. Lucas was already home when she arrived. Her eyes went wide open when she saw him, standing in front of her.

"You shaved?" She stated, in shock.

"You said I should do something!" He said, confused.

"I said you needed to use the shower, not the razor." She chuckled. After almost 3 weeks spent with her, Lucas had long hair and a long beard. She had said one morning that he should do something about it but she was not expecting him to act this extreme.

"Don't you like it?" He asked, arching his eyebrows.

"Well, I like it. I liked your beard though. But I do like it. It's just… I need some time to get used to it." She winced, her lips pursed, fighting a laugh.

"What?"

"You look a lot younger!" She couldn't suppress a chuckle.

"Is it bad?"

"No. It's not… I'm not use to dating teens, that's all!" She mocked, putting her hand in front of her mouth to stop herself from laughing.

"Ok, I'm gonna show you how much of a man I am." He warned her before throwing her on his shoulders and carrying her to their bedroom, showing her exactly how much of a man he was.