I had a basic idea of what I wanted to happen in this chapter but it was taking me a long time to write :D Somehow my muse REALLY enjoys making Connor (all of the characters actually) really drunk... Oh and there's a little twisty-thingy-majigy-maabob in the middle somewhere just to keep a small bit of the mystery alive :P Sadly the big Andy punch will be a bit later on than I originally thought, Soz about that, but I'm sure a couple of slaps would suffice :D Haven't proof-read so sorry about any mistakes :D Don't own anything except the plot and my OCs :D :D :D
Enjoy :D
"No Connor you can not ride to the rooftop and howl like a wolf." Abby sighed angrily as they waited for the elevator to reach their floor.
"But it's a once in a lifetime opportunity Abs. We have to!"
"Marrying me is a once in a lifetime opportunity Connor. Not howling on the roof of the Cove Atlantis Hotel!" She pressed the down button again to stop herself from slapping him out of frustrastion.
"I know you want to..." He gently nudged her and she could help but smile at his childishness. He wrapped his arms around her waist and grinned. "I'll get you up there at one point or another Abs. I promise." His whispered tone make her blush a light pink.
Connor grinned and gently pressed his lips against hers. "Ugh. I leave for a couple of minutes and you two just can't keep your hands off each other!" Jess laughed. The pair slowly broke apart as the elevator doors opened.
"Well if a certain tall dark Action man joined us you wouldn't feel so..." Connor paused not knowing where he was going with what he was saying.
"If you tried hard enough he'd probably come. Hey maybe if you scream bloody murder from the roof he'll run up there and save you!" Abby's eyes glowed.
"Oh so Jess can go up onto the roof and scream but I can't go up their and howl at the moon?"
Abby closed her eyes and shook her head. She opened them again and looked at Jess. "I have to tell you something but not in the company of Sir Dorcus over here."
"Hey!"
Jess' eyes narrowed, glancing in Abby's direction as the elevator doors shut. "Something tells me I'm not going to like what I hear..."
Abby grinned as the elevator reached the ground floor. "You'll love it Jess... trust me."
o.O~O.o
Becker tried to concentrate on the movie playing on the screen but everytime he thought his mind was truly far from it, it flashed him an image of Jess twirling around in the black and gold dress with a smile that lit up the room.
He groaned, switching off the tv and resting his head back against the armrest. He closed his eyes and frowned. She had to know what effect she had on him. She was all he could think about.
Whether she was safe during a creature incursion...
Whether she was lonely sitting at the ADD by herself while he was in the armory...
Whether she was okay sitting in her flat alone waiting for Connor and Abby to return from the pub...
Whether she was going to wear those unbelieveably short skirts and high heels that always got his heart racing...
And right now, he couldn't help but wonder if she had simply asked him if he wanted to go with her and the others out of politeness or because she honestly wanted him to go with her. There was no mistaking how badly he wanted to go. But a party involved dancing and he wasn't sure he'd be able to keep his hands off of her while she twirled around in the dress that haunted his most pleasant dreams.
He couldn't shake the feel of her lips against his skin either. Even though it was just his cheek, his mind had already begun to spin. If he'd just moved his head to the side a fraction of an inch, he could have kissed her lips. Those perfectly sweet lips that he'd imagined against his so many nights ago. Even his dreams revolved around her!
He needed air.
Becker quickly found his feet and went and stood outside on the balcony, watching the moon reflect off of the horizon and the stars sparkling above him. It was like a picture you'd find on a postcard. A real cliché. The golden stars reflecting against a black canvas with the moon rising towards it's peak. He didn't understand the attraction to such a sight until then. It was almost magical. Unexplainable.
She looked so happy, dancing around the empty ballroom with the lights from the crystal chandelier making her flowing black halter dress flicker gold when they shone upon her. Her eyes were closed as she moved around the room to the calm beat.
Becker groaned again. He needed a distraction. Anything! He was sure he'd find himself running down to that party. Hell, he'd go down there in just his trackpants and nothing else if it meant getting to hold her in his arms as they danced.
"You idiot!" He heard someone shout. He glanced around until he saw a couple standing by one of the pools down below, arguing it looked like.
"How am I the idiot Millie? You were the one that was helping them! You're the one that spent time with them!" the man replied.
The girl slapped him hard and he cursed. "How many times have I told you not to call me that?"
The guys hand rose to his cheek and he winced. "Sorry then. I forgot only my sister had permission. And it's not my fault I keep bumping into them!"
She slapped him again and Becker couldn't help but feel like he'd seen them somewhere. The girl, Millie he'd heard the guy call her, put her hands on her hips and begun to tap her foot. "You're practically stalking them!"
"I was researching... And it's not my fault they found the anomaly before I did! And what about you! You were helping them with that... that thing you won't tell me about!"
Becker's mind clicked then. He knew he'd seen the girl somewhere. Her name was Dr Amelia Mystery if he remembered right. She'd been the one to help Abby with the injured therocephalian that had come through the anomaly.
"That thing is classified information Andy! If either one of us gets arrested or injured it could ruin everything!"
"Ruin what? Amy. Seriously, tell me! I'm in the dark here!"
Amy glanced around to make sure no one was within earshot then lowered her voice to whispered something to him before sighing. "Come on. We better go check on the others before they blow something up and give it all away."
There was a knock on the door behind him and Becker flinched. There was another knock and Becker quickly pulled himself out of his haze and went to answer the door.
He frowned. "Matt? I thought you and Emily were having a quiet night together..."
Matt shrugged, holding up the six pack he had in his hand. "There's a game on channel 12. I didn't want to disturb Emily while she was sleeping."
Becker's eyebrows raised as he stepped aside and let him in. "Who's playing?"
Matt shrugged again as he sat down on the couch and turned on the tv. "I honestly don't care who's playing... it's better than listening to Emily throw up every two minutes. I love her and all... but I draw the line at listening to that!" he took out one of the beer bottles from the pack and frowned. "You wouldn't have an opener by any chance, would you?"
Becker sat down next to him and got out his swiss army knife. "Pass." the bottle was opened faster than it took for him to blink and he passed it back to a stunned Matt. He grinned. "I've had practice."
"I see. Here." Matt passed him another bottle and leaned back against the back of the couch stretching his legs out in front of him as the game started.
Becker stretched his legs out as well and sighed. Thank you distraction! He thought happily as he drank.
o.O~O.o
Three hours later, Jess couldn't feel her feet anymore. She fell into one of the white plastic chairs that sat around the place and laughed as Connor stumbled after Abby while she walked towards her.
"But I'm cereal Abs. Like this rabid dog-rabbit-thing jumped out and I almost shat myself. I was ten!" Connor slurred, bracing himself against one of the stone columns next to Jess. "I was like 'holy shi-'"
"That's nice Conn', please try to keep your voice down." Abby interrupted.
He just grinned and wrapped his arm around her waist, pulling her towards him. "You know what, we should go skinny dippin'! Ooo 'nd we can drag good ol' Becky Boy 'long with us!"
Abby laughed at the blank look on Jess' face. Like Connor, she'd been drinking and had developed a steady flush on her cheeks that just wouldn't disappear which made it hard to see if she was blushing or not.
Connor's words had still not settled in when the man himself started laughing. "Or, or, or we can go 'owl on the roof of the hotel! Abby we should so do that!"
"No howling Connor-"
She closed her eyes and frowned as he let out a loud howl. She opened her eyes and gave the other partygoers apologetic looks as she slung his arm over her shoulder. "Come on. I better get you two back to the hotel room."
"Oh Abigail Maitland, you naughty girl!" Connor watched her with narrowed eyes as she ignored his comment. She tooked hold of Jess' hand and begun leading them away from the party. She knew Jess'd be okay standing upright by herself since she wasn't plastered like Connor, but just the fact that they were going to be walking past pools made Abby worry about how stable she actually was.
"Y'know guys...I had this... this dream, yeah?" Jess' speech was nearly as bad as Connor's. Maybe she'd more drunk than I thought she was. Jess stumbled slightly and frowned at the footpath. "Stupid ground! Stop mocking me!"
Abby laughed. "Go on Jess, what happened in this dream of yours?"
She sighed loudly. "I don't wanna talk about it."
Abby squeezed her hand gently, encouraging her. "Come on, tell me. Connor's out of it, so you're all good."
Jess looked at Abby then at Connor who was leaning against her with his eyes closed but still walking. "I s'pose..." she gently patted her hair and frowned. "I had this dream, yeah? And Becker was in it." she paused as they walked past the bar she and Becker had sat at on the first day.
Abby's eyes narrowed, remembering what Becker had told her earlier about his dream. "What happened between you guys in this dream?"
Jess sighed again, more quietly this time, like she was drifting off into some far away fantasy land. "I was... dancing, I think. Then he joined me and I was like 'Becker!' like really shockedly an' then all I remember is his hands on my waist an' him kissin' my neck and staring in to reaaally pretty eyes..." she paused, blinking rapidly like she'd just snapped out of a nap. She frowned. "I woke up after that."
Abby couldn't help but notice she sounded sad about waking up. Her eyes narrowed. If her memory was correct, Becker had said something similar happened during his dream and that she had disappeared after that. "And you woke up after he kissed you?"
"Uh huh."
"Interesting..."
"I guess." Jess stumbled slightly but regained her footing and carried on.
The trio arrived at the hotel then and Abby guided Jess through the door first, before pulling Connor in with her and they made their way towards the reception desk.
"Nice night?" the lady asked with a smile when Abby went to collect the room keys they had left with her at the start of the night.
"You can say that. I doubt they'll remember any of it though." She sighed when she watched Jess guide Connor in a zig zag motion across the foyer to the waiting seats.
The lady laughed. "You're not the first one to haul people up into their rooms. Happens quite a bit during these hotel parties." she handed over the roomkeys after Abby showed her a form of ID and smiled. "Sleep well."
"Thanks. I'll try." she turned towards the pair and sighed loudly when she saw Jess trying to squirm her way out from underneath Connor who had fallen asleep on top of her. "Connor!"
He was on his feet within seconds of Abby's approach and Jess took in a deep breath. "I almost died!"
Abby laughed, slinging Connor's arm over her shoulder before he slumped against her again. "Come on you two..." she took hold of jess' hand again and led the two towards the elevators.
o.O~O.o
Matt hiccuped while he opened his sixth beer pointing it at Becker who was chewing on a piece of popcorn. "So what's the deal with you and Miss Parker, eh?"
The pack of beer had disappeared long before the game on tv had finished so the two of them ended up raiding the minibar and found themselves sitting on the carpet between the couch and the tv throwing popcorn into each others mouths and failing miserably. They were both surrounded in the stuff.
Becker took a sip of his eighth beer and tried to take aim at Matt who had his mouth wide open. He shot and cheered happily when it landed on the Team leaders tongue. "So... Miss Parker? What's goin' on with her?" Matt asked while he chewed.
Becker shrugged. "Nothing" he knew he was slightly drunk, the shots of tequila and whiskey that they'd had still wasn't enough for him to reveal his feelings about her.
Matt threw a piece of popcorn at Becker and missed by a good arms length. He sighed. "Listen, Sunshine! That girl has it bad for you!" he made an effort of pointing his bottle at him and frowned. "You... you need to stop bein' a douche and make y'move!"
"I'm not a douche!" Becker threw another piece of popcorn at Matt and caught him right in the eye.
Just then the door to the hotel swung open and Abby came in supporting Jess who had somehow lost her balance on the way towards the room and just outside the room, Connor could be seen slowly sliding down the wall before landing on his backside and faceplanting the floor with a quiet 'ow' before dozing off.
Becker seemed to sober up at the sight of Jess. He quickly rushed over to her and took her from Abby. "What happened? Is she okay?" he held her up with a protective arm around her waist, ignoring the spark he had felt rush up his arm and used his free hand to brush loose strands of her hair back so he could see her face.
Abby smirked. "She's fine Becker..." her eyes drifted over to Matt, now curled up into ball on the ground, surrounded with bits of popcorn. "You guys looked like you had a fun night."
Becker followed her gaze and sighed. "He didn't want to disturb Emily."
Abby looked over her shoulder at Connor asleep in the hallway and sighed too. "Well, I'm going to put Heffalump to bed. You think you can handle getting Matt back into his hotel room?"
Becker shrugged. "I'll manage."
"Thanks" Abby turned to leave but stopped at the door. "Oh and what you told me this morning about you and Jess having the same dream checks out. We might need to keep a closer eye on her if she's really in danger."
Becker frowned and she grinned. "Don't worry, she doesn't know anything about it. She just thinks she had a very vivid dream about you."
She looked over at Connor who had begun to mumbled something and rolled her eyes, shutting the door quietly behind herself as she left.
Jess' arms tightened around his waist and Becker looked down at her with wide eyes. When did she managed to wrap his arms around him? He gently rubbed her back, slowly walking backwards to the bed. "Jess?"
Her arms tightened even more, her chest pressing against his chest.
"Jess." Becker whispered.
"Mmm."
He reached behind him and took hold of her hands. He could hear her about to complain as he unwrapped her arms but when he put her down on his side of the bed, she just seemed to curl over and fall asleep.
He gently brushed back a strand of her hair but frowned, remembering that Matt was also curled up into a ball in front of the tv. "I'm just taking Matt back to his hotel room, okay?"
"Don't be too long." she mumbled against the pillow.
Becker helped Matt to his feet and guided him back to his hotel room with no problems and quickly returned back to his own hotel room to start cleaning up a bit. He felt sorry for the cleaning staff that would have to clean their room the next day.
When he got back he found Jess laying in the same position she'd been in before and his eyes narrowed. What's the harm in just tucking her in, mate?
The covers were bunched up just under her knees so he carefully slid her legs underneath the cream and blue covers, ignoring the feel of her smooth skin again his, and tucked the covers up around her shoulders.
"Thanks." she whispered just as he was changing into his trackpants.
He turned off the lights and slipped into her side of the bed and looked at her for a moment. God she's beautiful. He thought. Without thinking about it, he leaned forward and gently kissed her temple. "Good night Jess."
His eyes hadn't fully gotten acustomed to the darkness but he a hundred percent sure he'd seen her smile before his eyes closed and let his dreams take over.
Haha... if you want Becker/Connor/Matt shirtless in the next chapter make sure you review :D :D :D