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.

PART 6

"You sure it's safe up here?"

Lex giggled at the question as she stepped out of the lift. "I promise." Smiling, she motioned her companion out onto the rooftop. After a hesitant moment, Claire left the lift just before the doors started to close. Lex backed away, allowing the redhead to take in their surroundings.

After a quick couple of hours at work, Lex had rendezvous with Claire where they "met" at the cafe across the street. From there, the two visited the art museum and had a light lunch at the city's park. But there was one place in particular Lex wanted to take the redhead... besides her bed, of course. The city's tallest building had the most wonderful vista; in Lex's opinion, it rivalled even the Empire State Building. So here they were. Lex watched as Claire steadily walked over to the edge of the rooftop. The ledge was waist-high, so there was no fear of falling. Evenso, Lex was concerned at Claire's demeanour. "Are you alright?"

Claire darted her head to her, embarrassed. "Yeah, yeah. It's just... I'm not usually this high." That was true. It was not her job to be out on the park's fields, eye-to-eye with the dinosaurs. Granted, the I-Rex enclosure viewpoint was raised, but only by about thirty feet or so, and there were still windows keeping people in. But the OM never ventured outside Jurassic World's enclosed or populated environments - nevermind to the island's more rustic areas, like the waterfalls. And only a mad person would climb the giant trees.

But once the redhead looked at the skyline before them, her minute worries were forgotten. The view was truly something to behold. Walking upto join her, Lex stood a few feet away to Claire's side - she did not trust herself to get any closer. "You weren't kidding," said Claire, referring to the view.

Lex tore her gaze from her companion. "My grampa used to take my brother and I here, when he visited us."

"That's nice," Claire said.

Lex smiled at the memories. "He'd almost force us to stare out. 'Look at that,' he'd say to Tim and me. 'Just look at what Humankind can accomplish'. His eyes would be wide, arms flailing out at the buildings. He'd tell us that cities proved we could do anything... that nothing was impossible."

"He sounds like a wonderful man," reasoned Claire.

"He was a dreamer," whispered Lex. "If only... " She stopped, her voice catching. She had not meant to bring up her grandfather - especially after Simon Masrani's visit - but being on this rooftop always reminded her of what he would say, what he would insist. That anything was possible. And he was right - but at what cost?

"Are you alright?" asked Claire, mirroring Lex's earlier question.

Lex smiled bashfully. "Yeah... sorry, I didn't mean to go on."

"You didn't," Claire insisted softly. She moved her hand an inch closer to Lex's - but quickly stopped herself. She also considered asking more about the blonde's grandfather... but something told her not to. Lex had clearly become uncomfortable about him; he had no doubt passed away. Instead, Claire looked out to the horizon again. "It's beautiful up here."

"Sure is... " Lex breathed - her gaze squarely on the redhead. Claire seemed to notice the wistful tone in the blonde, and looked at her. Lex barely darted her face away, trying to hide both her staring and her blush. "I... I mean... yes, yes the skyline is beautiful."

"I don't get to see this type of stuff often," Claire said, deciding to gloss over Lex's obviously odd moment. "I'm usually indoors all the time." Indeed she was. Either on the phone in her office, attending meetings in the boardroom or doing status reports at the massive IT control room. She never had time to just stop and smell the air.

Lex was silent for a second. "Everyone needs to get out once in awhile," she eventually said. "I always leave the office and go outside for my lunchbreak."

"Maybe... I should try that." Claire smiled at the idea.

They settled into an easy silence, simply taking in the view. Well... Lex did, anyway - as Claire found her gaze turning longingly back to the blonde...

TO BE CONTINUED