It had been the worst incursion Jess had ever had the misfortune of viewing from her ADD barring the beetles and future predator incidents. It had been from the future once again but it was nothing the team could have ever foreseen. A pack of wolf-like creatures with long sharp claws and fearsome teeth had come flooding out of the unguarded anomaly in the first few minutes of it appearing. They seemingly had human levels of intelligence and managed to make their way into a crowded estate of houses from the site of the anomaly in nearby woodland.

The creatures were finally brought down at the far edge of the housing estate, but not before 2 of the soldiers were put in the medical bay with serious injuries. Fortunately the anomaly was still open by the time the creatures were rounded up and so the team were able to return them back to their time. They came back to the ARC bloodied and bruised with almost all of the team needing to go to the medical bay on arrival.

Half an hour later, Jess was finishing up her report for the news cover story when she heard shuffling coming up behind her. She turned in her chair and her jaw dropped. Becker's face was marred with small gashes, one just below his right eye and one across his bottom lip. She noticed multiple gashes on his arms and legs as she pushed away from the ADD and walked over to him, one being just below his shoulder of his left arm, the material surrounding the gash bloodied and roughly torn.

'That was not staying safe!' Jess exclaimed her voice full of worry as she brought her hand up to his chin and turned his head gently sideward.

'Nice to see you too Jess' he replied.

She sighed 'I contacted the medical staff they said both Shaw and Leonard will be okay, to stop you worrying' She punctuated the 'you' with a poke to his chest.

He smiled, his expression filled with relief 'Thanks Jess, you're brilliant you know that?'

Jess simply smiled up at him and dropping her hand 'So someone keeps saying'

'Well they aren't wrong' He smiled back at her. 'But I do mean it Jess, seriously, you are essential to this team and we couldn't do any of this without you.' He wanted to say more, say how much the team relied upon this young girl who took everything she did in her stride. How much he needed her smiles and comforting words when he fell back into the guilt complexes where he thought of everyone he had failed that day. He thought about the day when she came to help him in the locker room after the Therocephalian attack. It was the first time someone had ever managed to make him think of the people who he had protected and saved rather than failed. Since then that was the technique he had used. Whenever his guilt threatened to consume him, he had thought of the people who would have died if he and the team had not been there to do their jobs. It made it easier to accept that he couldn't save everyone but the people that he did save made a difference.

She had done all that. This wonderful girl with her whimsical and completely impractical but irresistible dress sense, her beautiful deep blue eyes which he felt he could stare into forever, her long auburn hair that he wished he could thread his fingers through, her brilliant smile that brightened up every single day that he saw her. She was the complete opposite of him, and yet she was the one person who had gotten through to him, under his skin and into his blood. Seeing her blush, duck her head and mutter a hesitant 'thank you' at his words was something he knew he would never have a slight complaint at seeing and he gave her a warm smile as a reply.

When Jess raised her gaze again, she found herself staring directly in to the captain's gorgeous hazel eyes and she was instantly entranced by them. Becker couldn't bring himself to tear his eyes away from her twinkling blue ones.

The closeness of their bodies was taking its toll on Becker's brain and he could feel himself slowly leaning in towards her as his gaze dropped to her lips.

Jess's heart felt like it was going to burst through her ribs when she saw him glace at her lips and back up to her eyes. She inched closer to him and could feel his warm breath against her lips and chin and sighed ever so slightly at the pleasant sensation of his closeness.

The sigh that escaped her lips was his undoing and, before he could think twice, his eyes closed and he leaned down to capture her lips in a soft kiss.

Overcoming the initial shock of the feeling of Becker, the infamous Captain Becker actually kissing her, Jess's eyes fluttered shut and she lightly placed a hand on his shoulder while his hand came up to cup her face gently. The feeling of Becker's lips against hers made her head spin and all rational thought fly instantaneously from her mind. She tried to pour everything she felt for him into the kiss. Every time he had made her heart dance and her mind short-circuit. Every time they had embraced, however rarely it might have occurred, and made her feel illuminated by what felt like a spotlight of sunshine for the rest of the day. How the slightest touch from him sent sparks of happiness through her body.

Keeping his hand gently resting on her cheek, Becker pulled back gently, and watched as Jess opened her eyes. He couldn't help but beam at her and was rewarded with the brightest smile he had ever seen from her.

'What was that for?' Jess inquired, regaining her power of speech and looking, once again, into the Captain's eyes.

Seeing the bright beam that was still fixed onto Jess's face, Becker answered 'I figured it was long overdue' Jess giggled and Becker joined her. He was overwhelmed with relief and happiness, she had kissed him back!

'Would you like to come to mine for dinner tonight?' Becker asked.

'I would love to Becker, Chinese?'

'Sounds perfect, Prawn Crackers?'

Jess laughed 'Definitely Prawn Crackers!' she exclaimed, beaming at the head of the security. He smiled back at her.

'Anyway I've got to go and start the reports for today's anomaly, but I'll see you tonight yeah?' Becker asked.

'Okay, see you later Becker' Jess replied.

'See you later Jess' Becker quietly said before gently lifting her hand and pressing a gentle kiss to the burn on her hand before shooting her a smile and turning to walk towards the lift.

Jess stood in the middle of the ops room, comprehending what had just happened with her mouth hanging slightly open. She caught up with the events of the past few minutes and relaxed, letting out a giggle as she turned on her heel and made her way to sit in her chair in front of the ADD.