I do NOT like this chapter. Not because what's in it (definitely not that) but because my muse is being a pain and I literally had to force myself to write it while having a second wave of writer's block so if it starts getting weird at some points, I apologise :D To be honest I originally had certain character's appearing and certain character's being 'kidnapped' but then my muse decided they wanted to change it hence the writer's block... (Did I seriously just use the word hence?) Anyway: Don't own anything except the plot and a few minor characters :D
Enjoy :D :D :D
Abby smiled happily to herself when the four of them were greeted by a young lady who seemed both nervous and excited when she saw them carrying the large 'rare and endangered reptile' towards her. She was glad it was a lady that was going to help them because she was sure if it had been any of the male workers she'd seen walking around, she definitely wouldn't have been able to concentrate.
She sighed as she held out her hand towards the lady, quickly noting how her eyes darted down to the EMD in her hand. "I'm Abby Maitland and this is Connor Temple, Matt Anderson and Emily Merchant." she said calmly, praying that the lady was the sort of person that they could trust to keep this all between themselves.
It only took her a split second before she snapped out of her nervous phase and shook Abby's waiting hand. "Doctor Amelia Mystery. But you can call me Amy"
Connor grinned. "Mystery? As in 'We have a mystery to solve Scoobs' mystery?"
"Please excuse him. He has a mouth but we're still training him on how to use it." Abby added with a small smile.
"Connor..." Matt's voice was slightly strained from the increasing weight of the therocephalian. He frowned. "Connor, concentrate mate. This thing's heavy!"
"Oh right, sorry." Connor lifted up more of the creature and Matt sighed as the weight was lifted off his arms.
"Ah right, follow me and I'll show you were the equipment is."
Abby filled Amy in on how this was top secret government work and that if she spoke of it to anyone then they'd have her put in prison before she could says 'dinosaur'.
Thankfully, much to Abby's relief, she wasn't one to go against government laws and agreed that whatever happened in the lab, stayed in the lab.
"Seriously... she has one of the best surnames ever!" Connor grinned as he stood next to Matt and Emily outside the lab while the two experts worked their magic inside. "Mystery... God, I'd love to have that last name."
"This coming from Le Connor Temple." Matt rolled his eyes. "Didn't you say something about your professor mistaking you for a place in archeology?"
Connor grimaced. "Touchy memory Matt. Rather not remember it."
"Well we better get back to the others then. Becker might have a heart attack if we're away too long." Matt sighed as he gently wrapped his arm around Emily's waist.
"I doubt he even realised we left." Connor smirked.
"Willing to bet on it?" Matt grinned.
Connor laughed. "Matt, you just read my mind! What about you Emily? What state do you think Becker and Jess'll be in?"
Emily's eyes narrowed as she glanced up at the dark clouds that were beginning to form around the area, covering up the glowing stars. She grinned when she looked back at the boys. "Twenty says it rains and we find them huddling under a tree together."
Connor eyes widened. "Are you serious? I'm definitely dealing against the odds of that happening!"
Matt watched Emily suspiciously, taking note of a certain glint in her eyes that gave her away. He grinned. "I'm sticking with Emily on that one."
"More money for me. Go on, get going!" Connor shooed them off. "Give me a full update when you're there."
"He better get ready to pay up." Emily whispered when they were well out of earshot. "I'm thinking it'll start raining before we even reach the forest..."
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Jess could feel the heat rising in her cheeks and out of the corner of her eye she could see Becker begin to grin beside her. She kept her eyes on the touchpad on her lap, biting her lip harder to stop herself from saying something she'd regret.
Becker laughed. "You don't have to answer that question. I just wanted to see you blush."
He needed to stop talking. Jess was sure she'd begin to draw blood if she kept biting down on her lip the way she was. We was just so close and they were alone.
She glanced over her shoulder "I don't think the others will be back in twenty minutes. Connor probably made them drop the creature."
Becker followed her line of sight and frowned. "I'm guessing the same thing." he replied between a yawn.
He turned back to the anomaly and sighed. Jess snuck a quick look at him and saw him leaning his head against his knees with his eyes closed. Jess laughed and his eyes flew open, the question burning behind his tired eyes. She grinned. "Weren't you ever taught 'No sleeping on the job'?"
"Very funny. I'm only resting my eyes." he mumbled.
Becker closed his eyes again but they flew open a second time when Jess nudged him. "If you start snoring, you can not hold me responsible for my actions."
His eyebrow raised in curiousity, making Jess' heart begin to burn inside her chest at the realisation of what she'd just said. She gulped. "I mean, like, if you start snoring and I hit you or if... if you somehow end up with whiskers drawn on your face or-"
Becker leaned his head against his knees and watched as Jess kept digging herself a deeper hole and getting more flustered as the minutes ticked by. He didn't even mind when she finally went off topic, randomly talking about where she wanted to go in the Bahamas before Lester decided to pull them back to London.
Neither of them were sure which one fell asleep first but all of a suddenly they were both startled awake by cold droplets of water raining down on them. Jess laughed when she glanced up at the sky. "Of course it rains..."
They both scurried away from the small tree they had been sitting under and moved to one that had a large canopy of leaves. "These trees are stupid!" Becker growled. "That can't even keep us dry!"
Jess was still laughing, hugging herself to try stay warm as droplets still fell down her back. "Did you... just call a tree... stupid?" Somehow in a matter of seconds, she had managed to get completely drenched and was now shivering from a slight temperature drop. "It's...cold? Why is it cold? We're in... we're in the... Bahamas!"
Becker laughed, quickly taking off his black jacket and wrapping it around her shoulders. "Hurricane season..." he muttered underneath his breath as he pulled Jess towards his chest, gently rubbing her back to try help warm her up, or that's what he kept telling himself.
"Seriously Emily, have you concidered being the Weather Forcast Lady?" Matt laughed as they came into view. He grinned when he saw Becker with his arms wrapped tightly around Jess. "I'll give you your twenty when we're back at the hotel." he whispered to Emily when she came into view.
If it had been Connor and Abby appearing, Becker would've jump away from Jess and tried to play if off but since it was neither he made no sign of moving from his current position whatsoever. And neither did Jess. She only took in the excuse to press her cheek against his warm chest and listened to his heart beating rather fast in his chest.
"So I'm guessing nothing bad happened while we were away?" Emily asked innocently. Matt turned towards the flickering anomoly, trying his best to hide the smirk of his face.
Becker glared at him when he heard him suppressing the urge to laugh. "Besides a freak rainstorm, we're all good Emily." he rested his chin on Jess' head, suppressing his own urge to kiss her. He really didn't want to let her go.
"I guess the little guy is going to have to be air-lifted back to the ARC's menagerie." Matt sighed as the anomaly shone brightly before flickering out of existance.
"I suggest we all go back to the hotel..." Jess replied, her voice muffled slightly by Becker's chest.
Matt and Emily smiled to each others as they packed up the equipment. "Best idea I've heard all day. Beats sitting around in the rain."
"I don't want to move..." Jess mumbled when Becker shifted slightly, just noticing how her arms hand managed to snake around his waist. He smiled when he realised she had managed to doze off while still standing upright in his arms.
Both Matt and Emily grinned as Becker scooped her up off the ground effortlessly before glaring at the other two. "None of this reaches Connor or Abby, got it?"
"None of what?" Matt grinned. He was definitely going to tell the others.
Dr Mystery is the actual name of a Chemistry teacher at my school :D :D :D :D The Doctor's first name I just 'borrowed' from Doctor Who :D I felt like having a geek moment :D :D :D :D :D And just a little extra note... reviews MIGHT make me update faster :P *Hint hint*