GUYS! Yah I know, this is being updated a whole year after I started it. I am so sorry. I will definitely be updating more regularly from now on. I appreciate reviews and favourites, but guys, I won't hold it against you if you wait a year before you do;) I hope you enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own Primeval.
It wasn't even 7am yet on the Friday, and Becker was sat at his desk, finishing up his anomaly report from the football ground last Tuesday. Apart from the small disruption when the creature shot through the anomaly, it was a simple mission, so it didn't take him too long to finish the report. Coffee in one hand, pen in the other, Becker signed at the bottom of the page, before stapling it together and placing it in a folder ready for Jess' desk. I wonder if she's in yet? He thought to himself.
Becker sat back in his chair and placed his hands behind his head, and thought about the events of the football ground anomaly. Connor had asked him to be his best man. Yeah he was close to Connor, but he didn't see it coming at all. Not that he'd admit it to anyone, but he was touched that Connor thought of him as close enough to ask him to be his best man. Of course he'd say yes. Again, he'd rather die than say it out loud, but he thought of Connor as his little brother, the annoying kind that always wants to be in on the joke. And him saying yes may or may not have had something to do with the fact that a certain field coordinator was maid of honour. He couldn't wait to dance with Jess, sit with her, have photos with her …
Becker was so engrossed in his thoughts, that he didn't realise said field coordinator humming a catchy tune as she walked into his office, holding a bunch of files. When she realised Becker was in there, she stopped walking suddenly and held the files closer to her chest.
'Oh, Hi Becker.' She began. 'I didn't know you were in here. Why are you in so early?' Becker sat up straight at the sound of her voice, and cleared his throat.
'Hey Jess. I just came in a little early to finish of the anomaly report from the other week.' He handed her the file and she placed it under all of the other files she was carrying. A few moments of silence followed before Becker cleared his throat again, ready to speak. 'So. Is there anything else you needed?' He asked, confused as to why she was still standing there.
'Oh, sorry. Here' she said, passing him some of the files she was holding. 'You forgot to sign these anomaly reports. I thought I would I would give them to you on the way.'
Becker took the files from Jess' hand and sat down to sign them, while Jess stood by the door patiently waiting. Looking around his office, she noticed, a few pictures of what she assumed to be his family; his Mum, Dad, and five women. From his file, she knew he had five older sisters. She smiled inwardly at the thought of the ever tough, no nonsense Head of Security at the ARC being the only boy of the family, with five older sisters.
A short while later, Becker stood up, his chair scraping off of the floor, catching Jess' attention. He handed her the files, fully signed, and moved to the other side of the table, so he was standing in front of Jess.
'Do you want to get a coffee or something before our shift actually begins?' Becker asked. Jess looked at her watch, and saw that they still had another twenty minutes or so before they had to be at work officially. She looked up at Becker and smiled, stepping back so he could lead the way out of his office.
'Yeah sure. I just need to drop these files off at my desk first.'
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Sitting down in the break room adjacent to the Hub, Becker and Jess were making small talk about work over their coffees; Becker's was strong and black, Jess' was frothy and sprinkled with chocolate. It had been a while since Becker got to sit down for a few minutes and have a chat, and it felt pretty good, not mentioning the fact that the chat he was having, was with a certain Field Coordinator.
A few moments of comfortable silence fell over the pair as they both took a sip of coffee. Just then one of the ARC's technicians entered the break room and was talking to Jess about something, and Becker took this time to observe Jess. He only needed a few seconds to convince himself that he was head over military boots in love with her. The way she balances her heels on the floor. The way she self consciously tugs at the hem of her very short dress when someone is speaking to her. The way she absent mindedly tucks the stray piece of hair behind her ear when she turns to look at something. The way her eyes light up when she smiles at you…
Becker only then realised that Jess had finished her conversation with the technician, and she had turned back to him, only to find that he had been staring at her the whole time. Before he had the time to feel embarrassed and make some excuse to run away, Jess pushed her now empty coffee cup away, and leaned forward across the table, supporting her head with her hands.
'Captain Becker what are you doing tonight? Do you have any plans?'
Becker sat for a moment, dazed as to what Jess had just asked him. He knew that Jess liked him, but he never thought that she would just ask him out like that. Realising that he hadn't answered her, he cleared his throat and looked into her eyes.
'I was just planning on going home, ordering some food and watching a movie.' Great. He thought to himself. Don't sound too eager.
Jess stood up and placed her coffee mug into the sink in the break room, smiling. 'Good. Seeing as you've got nothing planned, you can come to mine for dinner and wedding talk with the rest of the group. Connors cooking.' Jess turned around just in time to see Becker's face drop. 'Oh come on. It isn't going to be that bad. You're the best man. Your opinion matters' she finished with a dazzling smile that instantly melted his heart.
Becker joined her at the sink, dodging the small crowd that was gathering now that their shift had started. He placed his mug beside Jess' in the sink, and then led her out of the room, guiding her with his hand on the small of her back.
'I suppose I could come along. On one condition though.' Jess looked up at him, waiting for his answer. 'As soon as you see me in any type of distress Jessica, you have to rescue me. I mean it. I just about tolerate them all at work. And with Connor cooking, you better have A&E on speed dial.'
Jess laughed and playfully hit the Captain on the arm as they reached the ADD. 'Connor is actually a really good cook.' She argued sitting down in her chair. 'Tonight will be fine, the company and the food. So are you coming?'
Becker was already walking away towards his office when he half turned around and pointed at Jess. 'Do we have a deal?'
'Deal' she answered, but he'd already entered his office and shut the door.
It was less than an hour before Jess saw Becker again, as the all too familiar sound of the anomaly detector sounding throughout the ARC had him leaning over her chair, obtaining details of the anomaly the team were about to face.
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Jess had arrived home separate from Connor and Abby, as they went shopping to get the ingredients for Connors meal. The rest of the team were due to be at Jess' flat for around seven, and with it being half five when Jess got home, she figured she'd have enough time to have a shower and change before they all started arriving.
Fresh out of the shower, Jess quickly dressed in a purple dress teamed with a yellow belt, and yellow frilly socks with her favourite purple heels. She had just dried and straightened her hair, when she heard a knock at the door. Jess excitedly jumped up from her dressing table, and switched on her iPod speaker, which instantly filled the flat with her favourite playlist.
Walking over to the door, she guessed that it must be Matt and Emily, because they hadn't long texted her saying they were on their way. So it was a bit of a surprise when she opened the door a little too over enthusiastically, to find Becker standing there, with a bottle of wine in his hands.
'Hi Jess,' he began as he stepped inside. 'I thought you might like this'. He handed her the bottle of wine as she closed the door behind him. Taking a look around, he was a little uncomfortable when he established that he was alone with Jess. Jess on the other hand, didn't seem awkward at all, so he brushed off his uneasy feelings and turned to face her.
'Becker you didn't need to bring this' she held up the bottle before smiling widely at him. 'But thank you. I really appreciate it' Her smile only got wider, when she turned around from the kitchen counter where she'd placed the bottle, to find that he had a small bar of her favourite chocolate in his hand.
'I get the feeling you would appreciate this more though' he laughed, as she crossed the room once more, until she was standing in front of Becker. She took the small package from him, and opened it, broke a little piece off and offered him some. Becker took a piece of the chocolate and Jess thanked him with a hug.
'You don't have to keep buying me chocolate you know'
'Who can resist that smile though? I really don't mind Jessica. Especially if this is the reward I get.'
Jess felt her cheeks grow warm as she began to blush, and she also felt Becker become rigid, possibly wondering if he'd just said that aloud.
They began to pull apart, when the door to Jess' flat opened again, and Abby and Connor entered, holding many bags of shopping. Becker and Jess both shot apart from each other, and Jess took some of the shopping from Connor while, Becker held the door open for Abby, Matt and Emily who had arrived at the same time.
Jess looked over at Becker from across the room, who just happened to glance over at Jess at the same time. Jess noted that the soldier looked a little flustered, and wondered if he'd embarrassed himself with what he'd said to her just a few moments before.
Becker closed the door behind Emily, before staring at the door for a few milliseconds, pulling himself together. He turned around, hoping that Jess was otherwise preoccupied, and that she wouldn't see how embarrassed he'd gotten. Much to his dismay, Jess was looking straight at him. As he looked into her eyes, Jess gave him another dazzling smile, abruptly melting away any embarrassed feelings he held on to. Becker smiled back at her, before joining Matt and Emily on the sofa.
Before long, all of the members of the ARC were relaxed and enjoying themselves, Becker, Matt and Connor had claimed the beer bottles, whereas Jess, Emily and Abby had opted for white wine. Jess had just opened the second bottle of wine, and passed it round the girls, when she decided to sit at the breakfast bar, listening in on the boys' conversation. Connor had a dish towel draped professionally over his shoulder, chopping up some vegetables, Matt was sitting on the other side of the breakfast bar, while, Becker was leaning next to the washing machine.
After a sip of his drink, Matt piped up conversation. 'Connor, how long did it actually take you to propose to Abby?' Becker chuckled, as he'd heard this story before.
'Funny you should ask that Matt,' Connor began, putting a tray in the oven and turned to face him, lounging against the counter. 'we first met in the Forest of Dean, and I knew straight away she was interested in me. Although at first, she played very hard to get.'
While Connor took a drink, Becker saw the opportunity to make a snide comment. 'No mate, she just wasn't interested in you.'
Connor shot Becker an annoyed look, and continued speaking. 'She was playing hard to get. I needed to make her see how in love with me she was, so I moved in with her. All that time I spent with her, she never made a move, and it turns out, all I had to do was be a hero and rescue Rex.'
'I think you will find that I was the hero. You wouldn't have gotten Rex back with me.'
'Yeah, I guess. But I got the girl so it was alright. Turns out, a year in the past did the trick. I became irresistible.'
This time, Matt spoke up 'Are you sure it wasn't just a last resort kind of thing mate? You know, you being the only male human in that time?'
Connor allowed himself to think for a moment, before giving Matt a mock laugh, 'Very Funny Matt. No, I realised that she actually liked me, I mean, I am pretty sexy stuff.' He paraded around the kitchen whilst looking himself up and down, Becker to almost spit out his drink and Matt to turn away in embarrassment.
'But anyway' Connor continued 'We came back from the Cretaceous, and all that stuff happened, and we got married after convergence.'
'So you asked her and she just said yes?' Matt asked.
Connor took a sip of his beer and nodded, not really wanting to answer the question. As jess had been listening to the story for the last five minutes, she could resist and felt like she had to tell the guys what really happened.
'Ahem' All three of the men turned and looked at her when they heard her voice, and that was the first time they noticed her there. She took a sip of her drink and looked at Connor, a mischievous glint in her eyes. 'I don't think that's quite how it happened is it Connor Temple?'
Both Matt and Becker cast questioning glances at Jess, while Connor tried to busy himself with the food in the oven.
'Well, Jessica, how did it happen?' Becker asked, eager to know.
'Abby actually asked Connor to marry her. In the future and when they got back.' Matt and Becker shared surprise glances, while Connor was setting the table, acting like he was no longer part of the conversation.
'Well well well. Seems like Connor wasn't entirely honest with us, was he Becker?' Becker shook his head as Matt laughed, and at the same time Emily and Abby joined the group at the table.
'What wasn't Connor totally honest about?' Abby asked, catching the last bit of the conversation.
Connor was quick to answer, guiding her to a seat at the table. 'It was nothing Abs. Here sit down, foods done now.' The rest of the team sat down at the table, and Jess felt a little bad for embarrassing Connor, but as she passed him, he playfully punched her in the arm, before pulling her in for a hug and kissing her forehead. 'Thank you very much Jessica dearest.' Jess just smiled cheekily and hugged him back, before taking her seat at the table, while Connor plated up the food.
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After dinner and dessert, everyone was in high spirits, talking about the wedding. Becker sat back, feeling satisfied after the surprisingly delicious meal, and let the conversation wash over him. Matt and Emily had stayed relatively quiet, giving each other little glances and smiles, and Matt was currently fiddling with Emily's dainty fingers. Connor and Abby had been inseparable as always, growing more excited about the wedding, and Jess as ever, was her exciting bubbly self, squealing at any moment possible. She was currently out of the room and he wasn't admitting it to himself, but Becker was missing her. Throughout the dinner, their hands had occasionally touched, and at one point, when Jess polished off a whole bowl of chocolate ice cream, she rested her head on his shoulder, complaining of eating too much.
Becker would have happily let her rest her head on his shoulder the whole night long, but after a few minutes, when talk turned to the wedding, Jess, for some unknown reason, had jumped up excitedly and ran out of the room towards her bedroom, saying she needed to find something.
After a few moments, conversation in Jess' kitchen was interrupted, as she came running back into the kitchen and sat down, looking very pleased with herself and carrying a giant pale blue folder with the word WEDDING plastered over the front many times.
'I found it!' Jess exclaimed excitedly, whilst the other just looked on confused.
'Jess, what exactly is it?' Emily asked.
Jess didn't even answer, she just open the folder, and it became clear to everyone that like the coordinator she is, every single detail of anything you could ever need for a wedding was in the folder. From venues, to dresses and suits, from caterers to DJ's and entertainment, from transport to photographers, and from rings to honeymoon venues.
As the members of the team looked through the folder, Jess decided to give them an explanation as she thought they might have thought she was slightly demented, having her wedding planned before she'd even got a boyfriend.
'A few years ago, I thought about leaving university and becoming a wedding planner. As you all know, I like organising and everything, so, I decided to put this together. But then I finished uni and joined the ARC and met all of you guys, so I guess I won't need this anymore.'
Jess stopped to take a breath, and everyone looked up at her. 'Connor, Abby, I'd like for you to have this. I'm sure it will come in handy, I highly doubt there's anything I've missed out!'
Connor and Abby both hugged Jess and thanked her. 'This is great. Jess. I'm appointing you as Chief wedding planner!' Connor shouted, lifting his glass, and motioning for everyone else to do the same.
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Several hours later, everyone was sitting on the sofas watching a movie. Jess, Emily and Matt were sitting on one sofa, and Connor, Abby and Becker on the other. Jess noted that everyone was blissfully quiet during the movie, and it wasn't until three quarters of the way through, that she realised that Connor, Becker and Matt had bailed out, and were all snoring softly, fast asleep. Matt had his arm draped around Emily's neck, his hand tangled in her hair. Becker had rested his head on Connors shoulder, and Connor had his head on top of Becker's, and his arm over Abby's legs, which were lying across his lap.
Emily and Abby also realised that the guys were asleep, so they moved off the sofas to sit on the floor, while Jess went to get the last bottle of wine and a tub of ice cream and spoons from the kitchen.
While the movie was still playing, the girls tucked into the wine and ice cream, and once again, began talking about the wedding.
'So, have you thought about anything yet?' Jess asked, licking ice cream off of her spoon.
'Well, we do want a summer wedding, preferably June. And we want to get married in Cornwall, by the sea. I want Jack to walk me down the aisle, but I want you guys to be a part of it as much as you can.' This last remark from Abby received confused glances from the two women sitting opposite her, so she elaborated. 'We want you four to help us with the venue, dresses, that kind of thing, I would love your input. Me and Connor were talking, and we actually want to take a weekend down in Cornwall, looking at wedding venues. And we'd love it very much if you guys came with us.'
Hushed squeals and giggles filled the room. Emily was the first to speak up. 'Abby, we'd love to! It's going to be great!' Jess agreed, although she had an uneasy look on her face.
'Abby, does Jack know you are getting married?' Jess asked timidly. Abby looked down at her spoon before speaking.
'He doesn't know yet, but me and Connor are hoping to meet up with him sometime next week. I haven't seen or heard much from him since…' she trailed off. Emily protectively put an arm around her friend.
'I'm sure he'll be over the moon Abby. You just wait.'
Abby smiled and took the bottle of wine, and finished it off, while Jess turned off the TV and Emily took the ice cream back into the kitchen. When she came back, Jess was covering the guys with blankets, while laughing at Abby, who was capturing the endearing moment between Connor and Becker.
'They should be ok for the night like that Jess' Abby said, putting her phone away, and grabbing Emily's arm. 'We should be getting to bed too. Come on Em, you can sleep with me. I have some pyjamas you can use.'
The three girls headed towards the bedrooms, before Jess went into hers, she turned to Abby and Emily. 'thanks for tonight girls, I've had so much fun.' She smiled and hugged the other two ladies before going to her room. 'Goodnight!' she called, before shutting the door.
'Goodnight Jess' Emily and Abby whispered before going into Abby's room.
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The first thing Jess did when she woke was look at the time on her phone. 03:34. Great. She sat up and rubbed her eyes, then checked her phone again, to see if she had any new messages from the ARC. She had none, so she put her phone back down on the cabinet and swung her legs off of the bed.
She crept out of her room to get a glass of water from the kitchen. As she walked past, the sitting area, she noted that Matt and Connor were now lying across the two sofas, and Becker was lying on the floor.
As she got back to her room, she set the glass of water down on the bedside table, and then went out of the room again to use the bathroom. While she flushed the toilet, she kept the toilet lid and the door shut, so she didn't wake anyone up. She looked in the mirror at herself, and noticed that her hair had become slightly askew in her ponytail while she slept, so as she opened the door to go back to her room, she pulled the hair band out and attempted to redo her hair.
It turns out that someone else was awake, and Jess didn't realise until she walked straight into them, he startled squeal muffled by their chest.
'Oh Becker! I'm sorry, did I wake you?' Jess gave up trying to tie her hair back up, and moved away from the soldier, as she'd become rather close when she walked into him.
'No Jess you didn't, I just need to use the toilet.' Becker took a step back too and took a look at Jess. In the dim light, he could see she was wearing some leggings and a tank top. She looked tired and somehow, beautifully dishevelled.
Jess looked up at the captain and smiled sleepily at him. Running one hand through her hair, she stepped away so she was no longer blocking the way to the toilet. After a few silent moments, jess realised she was standing in the hallway of her house, right next to a half naked, Becker. He still had his tracksuit bottoms on, but he had taken his top off sometime in the night.
Before she went back to bed, Jess sighed sleepily, and apologised to Becker for waking him up. Becker couldn't be too certain, but he thought she looked like she was about to fall asleep right there on the landing, so he did what e though he should do, or what he wanted to do, and gently led her by her shoulder into her room.
'Jess, go back to sleep' Becker told her, laughing slightly at her state of fatigue induced disorientation.
He watched jess topple on to her bed and cover herself with the blankets. 'Is that an order?' She whispered playfully.
'Yes.' He said, calmly but firmly.
'Goodnight Captain' Jess said sleepily.
'Goodnight Jessica' Becker answered as he walked out of the room, but she was already asleep again.
Thanks for reading guys! I really do appreciate it, and like I said at the start, I am really sorry for being away so long. But I am back now. I Promise. Next up will be Connor and Abby having dinner with Jack. Please Review if you want to! Love you guys!x