DISCLAIMERS
1. I DO NOT OWN JURASSIC PARK/WORLD. This is just for fun.
2. This is a femslash story. If you don't like that sort of thing, you won't like this.
3. Having only seen Jurassic World once at the cinema, I can't actually remember how rich Simon Masrani is said to be. Once I've seen the film again, or if someone wishes to tell me, I'll correct it.
PART 2
Lex Murphy looked up at the knock at her office, to see one of her work colleages standing in the doorway. "Tea," she said cautiously, "Why are you grinning like a loon?"
Tea's smile grew. "Alexis, you won't believe who's here to see you."
At that, the blonde frowned. "I don't have any meetings. Tell whoever it is they have to make an appointment. They can't just barge in."
"Oh, this one can," said her workmate. "I never thought I'd see him in person. How do you know him?"
"Maybe if you tell me who he is... " Lex sighed. Before Tea could speak again, a figure appeared next to her, causing her to almost squeal in delight. Lex's eyes widened. He was a smiling Indian man... who happened to be the fifth richest man in America.
"'Alexis'... ?" he said, his own smile widening. "Lex? Good gracious, is that you?"
The blonde narrowed her eyes. She definitely did not need this right now.
At the lack of a response, the man's smile of warmth changed to one of minute nervousness. "It's me... Simon." Still nothing. "Simon Ma... "
"I know who you are," Lex interrupted. Indeed she did. This was the man her grandfather trusted with his life's work. And she could hardly forget her grandfather's work. "Can I help you?" Her friendly tone would not have fooled a newborn.
"May I come in?" Simon asked. When Lex paused, the businessman seemed to drop the slightly-exaggerated friendliness, replacing it with genuine geniality. "Please?" At that, Lex simply sighed, then waved a still-beaming Tea away.
Walking into Lex's office, Simon looked around. "Nice. Very orderly." Facing the blonde again, he nodded approvingly. "Look at you. Last time I saw you, you were just graduating. Now you're a 'Senior System & Software Coder'. You always did love compu... "
"What do you want?" Lex interrupted. She wanted this over with as soon as possible.
The smile faded completely, Simon's shoulders visibly slumping. "Don't pretend to hate me, Lex. I know you're not that cruel."
Lex shrivelled abit, a twinge of guilt coming over her. "I don't hate you, Simon," she sighed. "I hate what you do. What you're backing." She took a deep breath, her body already reacting to the situation. She knew what might happen; but no - Simon would not see her like... that. "So don't even try and convince me to go back there." She tilted her head. "That is why you're here, right?"
Simon smiled halfheartedly. "You were always very smart too." He held out his hands. "Come back with me, Lex. You'll see how it's a magical place. It's bringing joy to thousands of people everyday. It... "
"Everyday you're putting those thousands of people in a minefield," snapped Lex. "That place is a ticking time bomb. One powercut and the whole place will fall apart... and people will die. Trust me - people and dinosaurs don't mix."
"I won't bring up the countless backup systems we have in place," said Simon, almost with a smirk. "An EMP could go off in the middle of the island and we'd still have power. It would take something abnormal to... "
"'Abnormal'?" yelled Lex. She was quickly losing her composure. "They're dinosaurs, Simon! They died millions of years ago, and my grandfather, in his wonderful naivety, brought them back! That's abnormal enough!" She looked incredulously at him. "How can you not see that, Simon? How can you not see that when people and dinosaurs are in the same place - people always lose?!"
"Lex," began Simon, "you and your brother outsmarted two Ra... "
"Don't twist my words! You know exactly what I mean!" She had not realised her eyes were beginning to water. But Simon noticed. Wordlessly, he reached over for a box of tissues on Lex's desk. The businessman held them out to her, at which point Lex realised she was starting to tear up. She always got like this when she thought about what happened all those years ago. The things that frequently feuled her nightmares. Clenching her jaw in defeat, Lex took the tissues and wiped her eyes. "Please leave," she said quietly.
"Lex, you need to put your ghosts to rest," Simon soothed. "Come to the park again - conquer your fears."
Lex turned around and tossed the tissues in the bin in one motion. Dammit, she did not want this. No one could see her like this. She did not want anyone - especially her grandfather's "heir" - to know just how much she was still affected by... what happened. "Please leave," she repeated, her back to him.
She heard a sigh, and when she finally turned around, he was gone...
TO BE CONTINUED