I don't know what to say about this chapter, it came out of nowhere. To be honest in the last chapter I had no clue what Connor had texted Jess but somehow I've made it work out :D Next up... the boys in colourful tuxes and those lovely little bowties :D :D :D Excuse the mistakes if you find any since I couldn't be bothered proof-reading this chapter :D Don't own anything except the plot and my OCs :D

Enjoy :D :D :D

Jess sat beside the bathtub with her feet soaking in the warm soapy water. Her fingers were flying across the touchpad device in her hand, working out different themes for Abby and Connor's wedding. Her mind couldn't help but wonder though.

"So you just want a small wedding? Just us six? Possibly Lester over a computer screen?" Jess asked curiously as she walked into the hotel with Abby and Emily beside her.

Abby sighed, looking a bit green in the face. "The smaller the better. And I honestly don't want the two of you fussing over every little detail. Beach, sunset, light dresses. You two can choose what you want to wear and the same goes with the guys."

Jess frowned. "You're making it impossible for me to torture the three of them Abby! Please tell me they have to wear some sort of tux!"

"The ones with the little bowties?" Emily added with a sly grin on her face.

Jess mirrored her grin. "You just read my mind!"

Abby sighed, the elevator music becoming more and more annoying as they headed up. "Simple Jess. No tuxes."

She grinned. "Can I at least make them try on tuxes when Ems and I take them shopping tomorrow?"

"Sure Jess. Torture them all you want." the elevator doors opened on their floor and they started to pile out but as they were walking down the hallway, Abby pulled the two girls back behind the corner when they saw someone slipping something underneath their doors.

"What's Andy doing by our rooms?" Jess whispered as she peered around the corner. "I'm going to get Becker to do a background check on that guy. He's beginning to creep me out."

"How?" Emily asked worriedly as they watched him disappeared around the corner.

"I'm just getting a weird vibe from him."

The three of them quickly slipped into their rooms to pick up whatever he had slipped under their doors and then went back into Abby's room. Sitting themselves down on the bed, they all stared down at the silver envelopes in their hands.

"Apparently Connor saw him wandering out of the forest last night. He thinks he followed us from the bonfire." Abby said quietly as she slid her finger across to break the seal. "Maybe it's a death threat?"

Jess laughed nervously.

"Shouldn't we wait for the guys to come back? Maybe text them about these?" Emily asked as she stared down at the envelope. The only one that had already broken the seal was Abby but she didn't want to open it any more that she already had.

"We'll open one then text the guys." Abby sighed. She opened up the envelope more and revealed a normal sheet of white paper inside with a hand written note, printed neatly in the middle of the page. She frowned. "He's invited us to another party..."

"When is it?" Jess asked, no emotion reaching her face.

"This Friday." Abby replied, reading off the sheet in her hands.

Jess' heart was pounding in her chest. "Okay so we have two days to figure out whether the party is real or if it's a trap."

"Why would it be a trap?" Emily asked innocently.

"If you saw some unexplainable flickering light in a forest with a group of people holding weapons and some unknown reptile-mammal creature near it, would you leave it alone or try to find out more?"

"I say we act normal. Or as normal as we can possible get with Connor near us." Abby rolled her eyes as Jess carried on. "We don't need to tell the guys just yet. Knowing Becker, he'll probably want to shoot the guy before we get a chance to figure him out."

"On the subject of Becker..." Abby grinned.

"We're not having this conversation Abby. Not now, not ever!" Jess replied quickly, her face flushing a bright red.

"What's been going on with you two lately? This morning he looked like he didn't want you leaving his sight. Is there something you're not telling us?" Abby laughed as Jess turned an all new shade of red. "Did he finally make his move?" She asked, sounding hopeful.

"What? No! Definitely no. You guys are unbelievable!" Jess paused, looking between the two girls who's eyes seemed to sparkle with excitement. She tried to calm down her racing heart as she continued. "I just had a nightmare..."

"And..."

Jess rolled her eyes at Abby. "And he ended up calming me down, that's all."

Abby's eyebrow raised and her eyes narrowed. "That's all?" she nodded.

Emily grinned at Abby. "Pass me the fiver." she laughed.

"You guys were betting on me and Becker?"

Emily smiled. "You should know by now how many bets there are that go around the ARC. There was even one between the lab technicians to see whether Connor and Abby would get back together."

"There was? I've never heard of that bet Emily."

Emily grinned at Abby then turned back to Jess. "Don't worry, I won that one. Right down to the engagement"

Abby just stared at her in shock while Jess begun to laugh.

"Bloody hell Jess!" Becker's voice snapped her out of her daydream just in time to see his hands curl around the touchpad that had been edging closer and closer to the water. "Do you have some sort of death wish or something?"

Jess frowned as she took in his appearance. His pupils were wide, his hair was messy and he smelled faintly of lavender. "Where have you been?" she asked accusingly as she took her feet out of the now cold water.

Becker sat back on his heels surveying the touchpad to make sure everything was still functional, his eyes never left the small screen. "Connor's bachelor party." his voice was quiet in reply.

Jess grinned "Strippers?"

Even though his head was still tilted down, refusing to meet her eyes, Jess caught sight of his ears turning a light pink. Her grin widened.

"Turn around." she ordered.

He looked up at her then with a confused expression edged across his face. "Why?"

"Just turn around. And thats a direct order." she tried her best to mock him but his expression only made her laugh.

He rolled his eyes and turned around, skimming through the wedding details she had open on the screen. "So she's going for a small wedding?" he asked quietly.

"Yeah. Stay still." she replied. He was about to turn around but the feeling of something pressed against his back stopped him. "Don't...move."

He groaned when the smell of nail polish begun to swirl around the room. He really shouldn't have knelt down on the ground beside her while she was planning on giving herself a full pedicure. "That stuff stinks Jess."

"It's better than the stripper that you brought in with you." Jess had to supress a laugh as she leaned in to paint the last of the toes on her left foot.

"I was... It was Connor who... There was no..."

"It was a bachelor party, don't worry. I fully understand." Jess gently patted his back before she used his back to prop up her right foot and continued working on her nails. She was quiet for a moment until Becker found her voice pulling him out of a small daydream he'd been having. "Isn't it a bit early for one though?"

Becker laughed then, the movement making it hard for Jess to finish her tenth toe. "That's what I said to them but it was two against one."

"Oh you poor thing." She tried to make her tone sound sarcastic but part of her actually did feel sorry for him. Connor was a right pain and Matt had been showing similarities to him. The same went for Abby and Emily as well. "I think the others are betting on us."

The words were out before she'd had time to process the thought. She could feel Becker tense beneath her foot just before she took it off, flexing her blue toes against the matching tiled floor.

He slowly turned to look at her and found her busying herself with her makeup bag. He'd been getting the same feel for quite a few weeks. After the Beetle Incident, the feeling seemed to get worse. But Jess is feeling it too Becker thought as he tried to read the seemingly blank expression on her face. That has to count for something.

"Earlier today... what exactly did Connor text you? Your message to me was just you telling me to hit Temple over the head really hard."

Jess could see his reflection in the mirror and saw his eyes sparkle with worry. She turned to look at him as he rose to his feet making him tower over her. "Something about a bet." she replied in a small voice, her cheeks slowly beginning to burn.

"A bet about what?"

Jess looked up at him and felt her heart beat quicken. Us! She wanted to say. Somehow the word wasn't even present on the tip of her tongue. Instead she looked up into his hazel eyes and lied. "Whether I could convince you and Matt to wear colourful tuxes at the wedding."

His eyes narrowed. He knew when she was lying. And she usually never did unless it was for a reason. A part of him was screaming for the truth but he sighed, his eyes relaxing. "He's an idiot. I'd never be caught dead in anything other than black or gray."

She couldn't help but laugh as he disappeared out of the bathroom. She grinned. "You have no idea what you're in for tomorrow."

Hehe I had this chapter ending in a COMPLETELY different way *hint hint Jecker hint hint* but my main muse set the others back on track. Reviews are welcomed... The virtual cookies are warm and waiting (wow that was a cheezy line) :D :D :D