I was thinking since I managed to get over a hundred views BEFORE the 20th chapter, I'd make this one extra special. I'm sure you Jecker lovers with LOVE this chapter. I was grinning like an idiot while writting it :D :D Got the dancing idea from YouHaveLovelyHair's 'Consequences' fic (Couldn't resist Becker and Jess slow-dancing) :D To be honest this would have been up faster but I was trying to figure out what to make Jess wear at the beginning... I literally tried drawing a rough sketch (didn't turn out well). I don't even think it's something she'd wear but in my mind it looks okay :P I'm just going to shut up so you can read :D :D :D Don't own anything except the plot and my OCs :D :D :D
Enjoy :D :D :D *squeals*
She looked so happy, dancing around the empty ballroom with the lights from the crystal chandelier making her flowing black halter dress glisten with gold when they shone upon her. Her eyes were closed as she moved around the room to the calm beat.
Becker leaned against the wall farthest from her, a smile cruving his lips the longer he watched her. He found her movements both calming and strangely amusing.
As the song came to an end, she never missed a beat as it swapped over to another calm soothing song.
Come on mate, it's just you and her in here! Don't leave the poor girl dancing by herself! A voice in his head demanded. He sighed, pushing off the wall and making his way across the smooth wooden to her. He silently placed himself in front of her and spun her around.
The first contact with his hand on her waist made her eyes fly open as she stopped, frozen. "Becker!" she gasped, her hands dropping to her sides as she took a step back.
Becker's hands dropped to his sides slowly and he smiled. "Hey Jess."
She frowned, her eyes darting around the empty ballroom then back up at him. "What are you doing here?"
Becker's smile widened as he step forward, closing the gap between them and gently placed his hands on her waist. "I'm dancing with you..."
Jess' heartbeat quickened as he leaned in closer, his face a mere centimeter or two from hers. "Your hands are suppose to go on my shoulders though." he whispered quietly in her ear. The feel of his warm breath against her skin sent a shiver down her spine.
Her face flushed. "R-right."
Becker quietly chuckled when her arms didn't so much as move an inch from her sides. His hands slipped away from her waist, moving down her arms to her hands.
The simple contact sent Jess' heart wild in her chest, making it hard for her to breathe as he lifted her hands up and rested them behind his neck. His fingers gently caressed her skin, following the trail back down her arms until his hands rested on her waist again.
Jess couldn't speak. Instead her cheeks spoke for her as they lit up, deepening the blush already present. Her eyes dropped down to their feet as they slowly swayed in time with the music.
Becker's hand rose to her chin, lifting her eyes back to his. "You really are cute when you blush." her stomach did flips as his finger brushed over the corner of her lips. They parted, preparing to say something, but nothing came out.
Becker just smiled, pulling her closer as they swayed. His arms wrapped around her back and Jess grinned to herself as she rested her head against his chest, listening to his heart create a beat far greater than the song playing.
Neither were sure how long they had been swaying. They were just glad no one had interrupted them.
The song changed once again but they continued to sway to their own beat, prefering their own song.
Suddenly, Becker pressed a feather light kiss to the crook of her neck and Jess sucked in a sharp breath as his lips continued to trail up the side of her neck, his final kiss lingering on the side of her chin.
He pulled back and grinned, taking in her wide sparkling eyes and flushed cheeks. Nothing could compare to how beautiful she looked then. Something in Becker's chest even begun to bang around in his chest as he gazed into her eyes. His hand raised to brush a loose strand of her hair back behind her ear, giving his fingers a chance to caress her soft pink cheeks.
Jess' lips curved up into a smile as his hand cupped the side of her face, his other hand snaking around to rest on the small of her back. Her smile turned into a grin as her hands slid down from around his neck to rest against his chest. Beneath her shaking hands she could feel the fast rhythm of his heart as he leaned in towards her.
"Damn you Becker and your stupid emotional walls! They ruin everything!"
Becker's eyes flew open and he frowned. Jess had vanished. Gone in a matter of seconds.
"Hopeless!"
Becker spun around, his eyes scanning the room before they settled on the source of the voice. "Sarah?"
"Hello Becker."
"What-why are you here? Where's Jess?" Becker asked worriedly as his eyes scanned the room for her.
Sarah smiled widely. "I don't think you've met Stephen yet." She replied, gesturing towards the man beside her. "He was part of the original team with Connor Abby and Cutter."
Becker slowly made his way over to the two pale figures, fear for Jess making it hard for him to breath.
Sarah sighed. "Captain Becker this is Stephen, Stephen this is Captain Becker."
"So you're the one in charge of keeping them all safe. Good thing Abby and Connor came back or you would've definitely had an unfriendly visit from me!" Becker wasn't sure if he was suppose to take the grinning man seriously or take what he'd said as a joke.
Sarah rolled her eyes, playfully punching him in the arm. "Lighten up!"
"It's nice to meet you Action Man." Stephen's grin widened when he saw the muscles in bBcker's jaw tense. "I'm just teasing mate! I've been following Connor and Abby around for a bit. Who knew the boy had it in him? Only look twelve months in the Cretaceous."
"Yeah" Becker replied lightly. He wasn't sure about the guy, probably since he had never actually met him before.
"I'll get going now. Say congrats to Connor and Abby for me" he turned towards Sarah and winked at her before disappearing into thin air.
"That was weird." Becker muttered quietly.
Sarah shrugged. "You get used to it. Dance with me!"
Before he had a chance to object, she took hold of his wrist and pulled him out to the dancefloor and slowly danced with him, just listening to the music rising and falling.
Sarah sighed. "How are you Becker?"
"I'm alright."
"And the others? Connor, Abby and Danny?"
He frowned. "Danny came back but then ended up chasing his brother back through an anomaly. Don't know what's happened to him since. The other two are okay."
"Ah yes. Their wedding on Sunday, right? Stephen and I have been watching you guys planning it. It's sweet."
"You and Stephen seem to have been doing quite a bit together? Didn't know ghosts could date each other now."
Sarah grinned. "Oh it's very possible Becker! But we're not talking about me! This is your dream so we're going to spend it talking about you."
Becker's eyes narrowed in suspicion. "I'm sensing a Connor and Abby trick coming up..."
"I saw your little dream Becker. Don't think you're going to get out of talking about that!"
"Great..." he sighed sarcastically.
"You know it was a special dream right..." she grinned.
Becker frowned, bringing himself to a complete halt. "What do you mean?"
She sighed, tapping his chest. "This... is affecting that." she tapped the middle of his forehead and tilted her head to the side. "Dreams are a powerful thing Becker. They show weaknesses." she mumbled, wandering over to the small stereo system in the corner of the room.
"Are you calling me weak?"
She laughed. "You could never be weak Becker... 'The Invinsible Captain does have a heart!'" She paused. "Your heart is your greatest weakness, that doesn't mean you're weak though."
Becker froze, he saw Sarah speaking but Jess' voice came out. His heart begun to pound in his chest. "For a sec there, you sounded like... H-how did you do that?"
Sarah wandered back over to him with a bored look on her face. "Memories." she replied simply before putting one of his hands on her waist and holding his other up in hers and swaying slowly. "Quite a few of them are about her too."
"Is there a reason why you're in my dream Sarah?"
She shrugged "Jess woke up, I'm filling in." Becker stopped moving, his hands dropping to his sides and Sarah grinned. "Thought that would catch your attention."
"What do you mean 'Jess woke up'?"
"Exactly that... she woke up." Sarah laughed lightly as she replaced his hands and continued dancing.
"But she was just a part of my dream."
"Or you were just a part of hers..." Sarah replied quietly, watching as Becker's mind played around with the facts, slowly reaching the same conclusion.
He gasped. "We weren't... It's impossible... There's not way we could have..." He frowned. "We were having the same dream?"
"We have a winner!" Sarah exclaimed.
"So she was... And I was... And we nearly..."
"Yes. Yes. Yes Becker! You and Jess were dreaming the exact same dream at the exact same time and all those feeling buried deep inside were real! You're pretty slow aren't you?"
"Yeah yeah I'm an emotional retard. I know."
The music faded until the room was filled with silence and Sarah sighed. "There was something I was meant to tell you byt the way... you won't like it though."
"What?"
She hugged him, her lips at his ear. "She's in danger. Serious danger." she whispered before quickly beginning to back away from him.
Becker's pulse begun to race. "Sarah what are you talking about? Why is Jess in danger? What's going to happen to her?"
"I can't tell you anymore. I have to go."
"Sarah! You can't just leave without explaining! What's going to happen to Jess?" Becker followed after her as she continued to back away.
"Keep her safe. You need to keep her safe." Sarah whispered.
"Sarah!"
"Jess!" Becker sat upright on the bed, his breath coming in in short quick pants. His eyes scanned the hotel room, finding the spot on the bed beside him empty. His stomach dropped. Oh god something's happened to her! "Jess?"
"I'm in here." She replied quietly from the bathroom.
Becker let out a quiet sigh of relief at the sound of her voice. She was okay. Everything was okay. Becker ran his fingers through his hair, then rested his head against his knees, trying desperating to bring down his heart rate as he listened to her moving around.
A few minutes later, Jess appeared beside him holding out a bottle of cold water. "Bad dream?"
He muttered a thanks before holding the cool bottle to his forehead, letting it bring down the heat of his skin. he sighed. "Not exactly." he replied.
"You okay?" Jess walked around to the other side of the bed and sat cross-legged on a slight angle towards him. "You want to talk about it?"
Becker looked at her and saw her eyes glistening with worry. "I'm alright."
"Okay." Jess looked at the bedside clock and grinned. "Want to give Connor a wake up call?"
Becker laughed, a small smile forming on his lips as he nodded. "Definitely."
Jess POV will be in the next chapter with extra bits like Connor's wake up call :D :D :D
Stephen will invade your dreams if you don't review... wait that won't work, him appearing would be a good thing. Umm... ooo! HELEN will invade them if you don't review... yeah that'll work! Nasty woman, wore a lot of khaki *shivers*
(LOL AT THE LESTER QUOTE!)
