I was a bit stuck on this chapter since it's just a filler so some of it is about my OC. I may have overexagerated Abby, Emily and Jess in this chapter but meh, it's only one chapter :D :D :D To be honest I actually forgot that Abby was pregnant in this story and since her wedding is coming up, most of this chapter is about her besides the OC part :D Don't own anything except the plot and my OCs :D :D :D :D :D
Enjoy :D :D :D
Abby's cellphone had been beeping nonstop for the past hour as she and Connor watched the ARC soldiers load the creature into a secure containment unit in the rear of the plane. It was still unconscious from the blast of Abby's EMD the previous night and it didn't look like it would be waking up anytime soon but none of the soldiers were happy about going near the thing let alone being trapped in a plane with it.
Abby's phone beeped again and Connor sighed loudly. "Aren't you going to answer that?"
Abby glared at him. "I already know it's Jess. She's shopping with Emily."
"And..."
She rolled her eyes. "And a little birdy let slip about our wedding. Now she won't shut up about dresses. Surprisingly enough, Emily is just as bad."
Connor grinned as he wrapped his arms around her and kissed her forehead, ignoring the fact that her arms were crossed in front of her. "Okay, I'm sorry about telling Matt and Emily. It was a little slip of the tongue. I had no idea Emily would literally sprint to Jess and tell her."
"I don't do dresses Connor. Sure I'll wear them and skirts on certain occasions but shopping with Jess when she's on a mission is exhausting! That girl is unbelieveable."
Connor laughed. "So you're going to hide from her for, what? The next day or two? The whole week? Until we're back in London?"
"Until I don't have a headache and feel like bringing up my breakfast every waking minute." Her crossed arms dropped slowly and she wrapped them around his waist hiding her face in his chest. Connor just sighed, gently rubbing her back which Abby found somewhat soothing.
She groaned when the phone beeped again. Connor instantly reached into her pocket while hers were still wrapped around his waist and pulled out her phone, flicking it open to see nearly thirty text messages in the past five minutes. Connor's fingers flew over the keys for a moment before pressing send and placing the phone back in Abby's pocket with a smug grin plastered across his face.
Abby pulled back slightly when she heard him chuckle quietly. "What did you send to Jess?" she asked with narrowed eyes.
Connor's grin just widened. "You don't need to worry 'bout it Abbs. I'm sure Jess won't be buggin' you for quite a while."
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Amy didn't know whether she should be feeling threatened and terrified by the two men questioning her or if she should treat them as 'friends'. Abby had made it clear that the two of them, Becker and Matt, could be fully trusted but as they stood, towering over her, the thought of them ever being her friends had a next to nothing chance.
"Abby tells me you helped with the therocephalian." Matt, the shorter and less threatening of the two asked in a thick irish accent.
She could see becoming friends with him but the gun, or EMD as Abby had called it, sent shivers down her spine. She quickly buried her feelings and smiled at him. "The dinosaur?" she asked innocently.
"Yeah. We need you to sign this confidentiality agreement and then you can get back to work." he handed over a plastic clipboard with a couple sheets of paper cliped on one side and a pen dangling from a piece of string tied to the clip.
There was a quiet ring coming from Becker and he sighed as he got out his phone and read the message. "Temple! What the hell did you just text Jess?" he growled, stalking over to the couple who seemed content on just standing in the middle of the airstrip holding each other. Amy could see Connor's grin widen as the Captain headed towards them.
She looked down at the clipboard and begun reading. But as she read through the agreement, through the sheets of words that were suddenly refusing to stay still on the page, she frowned at the memory of the glowing gold and yellow lights, her mind already linking everything together.
It had been a worldwide thing but the athorities had come out saying that they had all been under the influence of toxic fumes that had made everyone hallucinate but she didn't believe it. she knew what she saw that night though. A glowing ball of unexplainable light. And she could've sworn she'd seen a similar small glow coming from in the forest during her first round the night before but she had merely waved it off as teenagers from the bonfire playing around and carried on.
But then the creature was brought it. They must be connected somehow she thought. "What is it that you guys do exactly?"
Matt's expression was blank but something told Amy that she wasn't the first person to have asked that exact question. "Government stuff." he replied simply. He gestured towards the clipboard. "We've all had to sign one of those at one point or another."
Amy looked down at the sheets of paper and sighed, signing her name across all five doted lines. "It wouldn't have anything to do with the glowing lights, would it?"
there was a slight flicker of emotion across his face but it was gone in the same second it had appeared. "Like I said, we've all had to sign one of those at one point or another. I can't tell you anything."
She smiled as she handed the clipboard back over. "How hard is it to get a job in your profession?"
Matt flicked through the papers, his eyes narrowed and unreadable. "Hard. But I guess it depends on the sector." he looked up at her suddenly. "What do you do here?"
"I'm one of the main Marine Biologists and I'm a fully trained doctor, PhD and all. I'm basically the go to person I guess." Amy couldn't help but let her hopes rise as Matt's face begun to show a tiny bits of emotion.
"You may be in your luck..." was all he replied before disappearing towards one of the cars.
Abby came up beside Amy and grinned. "Connor's in trouble. Don't want to know what Becker's going to do to him."
Amy laughed. "What did he do to get him so angry?"
"Have no idea." Abby's phone beeped suddenly and she groaned as she dipped into her pockets and pulled it out. "oh great... They're coming here to physically get me. This is just wonderful."
"Who's coming to get you?" Amy asked worriedly.
"ABBY!"
"Them!" She whispered as she slowly back away from the pair swiftly walking towards her.
"ABBY! Get back here!" Jess cried, chasing after the quick blonde as she made a run for one of the cars.
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Four hours later and Abby was sure she was going to go mad. Don't get her wrong, she loved the two ladies to bits. They were like the sisters she never had. But with Jess' constant excitement and Emily embracing a similar attitude to the bubbly twenty year old, Abby's headaches were growing worse by the second and she was sure she'd empty the contents of her stomach on the table in front her if she didn't escape soon.
She quickly glanced at the shop assistant with pleading eyes and begged for her to tell her where the nearest bathroom was. She gestured towards the employee bathrooms and Abby hurried inside, just in time as well.
"Abby are you okay in there?" Jess asked worriedly after a few quiet minutes. She wasn't as bubbly as before. Somehow her whole attitude had changed in a matter of seconds.
"I'm fine!" Abby replied, using tissue paper to wipe her mouth.
Jess glanced at Emily with raised eyebrows. "You think it's food poisoning?" she whispered. Emily shrugged her shoulders. "Abby are you sure you're okay in there? You want us to come in and hold back your hair?"
With her ear against the door she could just hear the sound of running water a few minutes before the door swung open, revealing Abby looking like her normal self again. "I'm fine Jess. Just nerves. What's next on your little wedding mission?"
Jess frowned. "I was thinking we call it a day actually. My feet are really beginning to hurt."
Abby and Emily both looked down at the bright pink heels Jess was wearing and couldn't help but laugh.
"That may sound like the best thing I've heard all day." Abby sighed as Jess hooked her arm beneath hers and Emily's and the three of them made their way out of the shop and back towards the hotel.
I welcome reviews, don't worry I always feed the muses so they won't attack you :D :D :D :D :D