Maddy groaned as she sat up in her bed, restlessly standing and walking to the porch where she could watch people go about on their daily lives. Her mind wandering to the moment Mark had helped her conceive again, nothing short of a miracle.

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Two months ago

"Mark where are you taking me?" She asked sitting in the rover just outside the gates as he prepared it.

"It's a surprise, besides, Alicia has her Grandfather to take care of her for the day." He nodded towards the Commander barking orders at shaking, sweating recruits as the little girl sat on his hip.

She nodded and smiled, the only hints he had given her was to wear clothes easy to get off her body and a swimsuit underneath. And a blindfold.

He finished packing and jumped in, starting it up and whisking her away. As Maddy held his free hand and waited for the rover to stop, she leaned over and blindly kissed Mark on the cheek.

When the rover did stop he didn't say anything, just exited it and picked her up bridal style.

"Can I take this off yet?" she asked when she realized that he wasn't wearing a shirt. He kissed her and set her down on a soft blanket before removing it himself.

Maddy sat speechless as they sat in a cave that had a small waterfall lit by several thousand streams of light coming in through the ceiling. Little lavender flowers grew along the pool side. She sighed at the atmosphere of the calm area and turned to Mark.

"This is perfect," she whispered and wrapped her arms around him, "how did you find it?"

"You'll notice that one of the holes in the ceiling is my size, so yeah." He finished as she laughed before ghosting his fingers over her neck, "I believe there are other reasons to why I brought you here, and the water is quiet nice and free of any sea life."

"Oh I don't doubt that, I just doubt we will even make it too the pool." She didn't have to elaborate as he grabbed her loose dress and pulled it over her head.

"Is that a new bathing suit?" He mumbled against her lips.

"I'm sorry, but someone had thrown my previous swim shorts somewhere the last time we got hot and heavy." She giggled when he grunted and pulled at the strings of the bikini.

"I seem to remember that you were more than happy to be out of them." He rolled her over and they ended up off the blanket and on the rock floor. She gasped as he pressed himself into her and smiled.

"So no swimming today?" She laughed when he shook his head and leaned down to kiss her neck.

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Maddy smiled happily, she remembered how embarrassed she was when they returned and she had all but lost her voice and Taylor didn't have to be told how she did.

"Mind if I talk to you?" Her thoughts interrupted by Alicia Washington. "Nathaniel has the kids and I thought I'd talk to you about your daughter."

Maddy already knew what she was going to ask but waited for the woman herself to speak. She led the woman into her home and they sat at the table.

"Why does little Alicia call the Commander Pappy?" He voice was soft, but always had that very sharp twinge that defined her.

"She is Lucas' daughter," Maddy swallowed, though she had been able to come to terms with her rape, she still had a bit of trouble talking about it. "A few months after we took back Terra Nova, well we thought the Sixer's and Lucas left," knowing that Nathaniel had told her about Lucas' survival. "I thought they had left so I went to the falls alone and he was there." Her throat tightened and she blinked back tears, "He had his way with me." A choking gasp came from her throat forcing her to take a moment to collect herself. A crack sounded and Maddy looked up to see a piece of her table in Alicia's hand, the expression she sported told the younger woman that she planned on killing Lucas personally.

"I intended on forgetting about it, pretending it never happened, but he had gotten me pregnant, so, I ended up asking the Commander for a drug to abort the baby. I thought I could fix everything with that little pill and I'm so glad I didn't take it.

"Anyway I was denied the drug. Even Mark said that I couldn't kill her." Wiping her eyes and clearing her throat to look at Alicia. "The Commander and Mark begged me to keep the baby, said that it was half me too and Taylor said it was is only family now. We all decided to have the baby and raise it together, though my mom was pissed at Taylor for so long. And when I had that little girl, she hadn't turned right, so they had to do it for her, you could see this sparkle in Taylor's eye. Right now I bet he has a lot of sparkles in his eyes." Laughing at the last part she saw sorrow, in the older woman's eyes.

"I'm so sorry Maddy, I wish Skye had blown up his perverted brain." Alicia pulled Maddy to her and hugged her. Alicia asked the question she didn't want to think about, "An the turn caused damage?"

"They said I'd never have kids again, but when I got sick again and started having my pregnancy cravings again and my mother gave me a test."

"That's wonderful Maddy," Alicia said, though Maddy could feel the older woman shaking with anger. "I'm just going to kill that bastard if he ever comes near Terra Nova or my family again."

"Thanks," tears drying on her face. "Um you still have to tell me about how you, Carter and Nathaniel Jr. survived out there for three years."