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"Would you look at that?" Tony slapped three different tabloids down on her desk like he just play the best hand of poker he ever had. "For once I'm not gracing the cover with the most salacious story ever."
Darcy arched an eyebrow up at her boss as she picked up the first magazine. "Island mogul dating Raptor hottie." It showed a photo-shopped picture of her and Owen together. She tossed it to the side. She picked up another one. "Jurassic Romance on the rise." It was another one with a picture of her and Owen photo-shopped together. Because all phones are monitored on the Island by F.R.I.D.A.Y, there was no way for someone to get a picture of them together to send it to someone to sell. She picked up the lost one. "Close family members are ecstatic to announce the engagement of the couple and the wedding soon to follow!" She just dropped that one onto the stack of others with bored expression. She looked up at him. "Well, they weren't wrong about that last one." She wiggled her ring finger with a smirk.
He smirked evilly down at her. "I gave your Dad every single one that mentions you and the Kid in them. He's pissed." He laughed as he sat in the chair across from her.
"I'm sorry." Darcy gestured to the gossip rags in front of her. "Did you come all the way here to bring me trash?"
"Kid." Tony leaned forward. "The secret is out. Someone told someone, or you did."
"I didn't tell anyone." Darcy stated as she thought back to Christmas, she never said his name or anything, she wondered if her Dad did. Kevin. She wouldn't put it pass Kevin. "F.R.I.D.A.Y. run a check over Kevin Ramon." She tapped her fingers over her desk as she waited.
"Mr. Ramon has just recently deposited a large sum of money into several bank accounts. Dr. Lewis."
Darcy groaned and set her head back against her chair. "Son of a bitch." She looked over at Tony. "You know what?" She tapped her finger on the gossip rags. "They want the truth, we'll give it to them." She gave him a one shoulder shrug. "The whole world wants the truth, about the Islands; ER Jurassic and my love life."
Tony's eyes twinkled as he grinned wickedly at her. "What do you have in mind Kid?"
"What do you think about doing a Magazine, for the parks?" She asked him. "The Jurassic Insider? It'll cover our Dinos, scientists, ACO, the support staff, how we rebuilt the Island. We'll even do a few issues on the progress on ER. Have our scientist, our handler, write the articles, have people write in to have question answered. We can have scholarships for high school and college students, things like that. Show them, what we're doing. Every month we'll have a guest photographer." She brightened up as she talked more about it. "We can show the world that this is was Masrani left behind, a new way for the animals to happy."
"Jesus Kid." Tony started. "Talking to you is like listening to Cap right before a battle, inspiring."
"Shut up." Darcy rolled her eyes.
"I'll call Pepper, and we'll get on the Magazine idea right away. The first issue though it has to be about you and the rebuilding of the Park." Tony stated as he stood up. "You have to tell your story."
"I know the perfect photographer for that." Darcy smiled up at him. "Sarah Harding."
"I can't believe you got me back on this god forsaken island." Ian muttered as he sat behind Owen in the jeep. Darcy sitting in the passenger seat, Sarah behind her. He sat with his arms crossed and glaring out the window. "This is a disaster waiting to happen."
"Well the Raptors happen to love your Daughter, so I think we're okay for now." Owen smirked at him in the rear view mirror.
"Owen play nice." Darcy whispered as she messed with her tablet. Her phone rang. "Hi Agent Skye, did you get my email? Yeah, if we block out those dates, will they interfere with any training with you guys?" She paused. "No? Awesome. No, I was going to do a photo shoot and some stuff over on ER to promote it, to show the public that we're not keeping secrets." Owen snorted beside her and Darcy side swiped at him, causing him to groan as he swerved the jeep. "How is…is Gray and Zach doing okay, Owen wanted to know." Owen glanced at her. "That's good. He was going to take my place on the trip to go and see them." She laughed. "Okay, well tell Coulson that I'll be waiting for his call. Thank you." She hung up and look at Owen. "You're a jerk."
"You're bossy." He shot back.
Ian snorted that time.
"I don't need any help from the peanut gallery Dad." Darcy smiled playfully back at her Dad. "Skye says the boys are doing well and they can't wait to see you."
"You know Gray is going to be great at what he does when he gets older." Owen stated as he pulled into the hotel.
"I heard from Claire that Zach is learning to do security detail, and is learning fighting and defense." Darcy stated.
"It's like we're not even here." Sarah whispered to Ian with amusement as they all got out of the jeep.
"Sorry, stuff." Darcy waved it away as she led them inside the hotel and grabbed their keys. She led them to their rooms for their stay. "Well, you guys get settled in, we'll see you for dinner." She smiled at them before she went to meet dinner back downstairs.
"Darcy, wait." Ian stopped her.
Darcy turned to look at her Dad. "Yes…" she dragged out the word.
"You're really going through with this. Telling your life story, your engagement to your HOS."
"I think is name might be Owen." She tapped her finger on her chin in mock thought. "Have I been calling him by the wrong name?"
"I'm serious Darcy?" Her Dad sighed.
"Kevin sold me out to the tabloids Dad, we have a paper trail on him." She dropped the jest and stared at him seriously. "This is my Island, my dinos, my people. My home. And Owen is a part of my life now. So tomorrow, Sarah is going to take pictures of my. I'm going to tell the story to F.R.I.D.A.Y. to record and put to print of how from point A to point B I came here. I am Dr. Darcy Lewis-Malcolm. And there were countless years that I wished that I could dropped the Lewis and keep the Malcolm but that isn't really how it works. I earned my degree as a Malcolm, I earned this, this life, where I'm standing as a Lewis. The world needs to see who I am. I run with Raptors, I am their Alpha, above Owen. I am the Mother of Raptors, the Batman of this Island and the most Badass Boss to ever kick a coffee addiction. So yeah, tomorrow, it's on like Donkey Kong." She gave his shoulder a pat. "So get some sleep Dad." She turn and walked to the elevator.
"Just so you know." Sarah stated from behind him. He turned to face her, seeing her camera out. "I recorded that, so your future grandkids can see how awesome their mother is."
Ian arched an eyebrow. "Darcy isn't going to have kids."
Sarah gave him a look. "Sure she isn't." She put the camera away
Darcy ran in the early morning before it got too hot with the oldest girls: Blue, Arrow, Robin and Canary. They all circled around her, protecting her from harm, keeping a slower pace then what they would normally would. "Blue scout ahead." Darcy stated to her oldest. "Arrow scout the right. Robin and Canary stay with me." She watched as two broke off from the back and two stay with her as they continued to run. She normally try to run most of the Island, sometimes she could make, depending how bad the humidity was. She slowed to a stop to catch her breath as she listened to her two Raptors chirp for the others to come back. They came back in minutes and waited for her command. "Ready to turn back ladies?" They chirped at her, just ready for anything. "Okay." She turned and they started to run back to the main strip where they normally Owen for the trade-off.
It took her twenty minutes to get to the main strip, she wanted to change up the trail and try a different one, which the girls enjoyed. She was laughing when she raced onto the strip with the girls in tow around her. She stopped in front of Owen who handed her a jug of water. He tossed each Raptor a giant rodent for a snack. Darcy smiled up at him as she finished taking a drink. "Morning." She leaned up at kissed him. "Sleep well?"
"Would have been better, if someone didn't have to get up so early." He complained with a smile as he kissed her back.
"Girls needed a workout buddy." She gestured with her thumb back at the Raptors as they played with each other. "What kind of Mother would I be if I said no?"
"Pulling the Mom card." He joked. "One of these days, you might be pulling a different type of Mom card."
She scrunched her nose. "Now you're joking." She kissed him again. The Raptors circled around their Alphas protectively, chirping in happy sounds as early morning staff just seem to ignore them. This was nothing new to them. Blue rested her head on Owen's back and nudged him closer to Darcy. They broke apart laughing. "Blue." Darcy laughed. "What are you doing?" She tried to see what the Raptor was doing but couldn't.
"That's a cute shot." Sarah stated from afar. "The one from before was too. But this is a cute family one."
Darcy looked over at her. "We don't even have to Twins." She blinked and looked at Owen. "Where are the Twins?"
"Barry took them to the Vet." He told her. "They have to get comfortable with other handlers. And they trust Barry. Like him well enough. We'll see how much after the vet though." He smirked.
"You just didn't want to do it." She whispered.
"No damn way." He laughed as he wrapped his arm around her.
"Well then, go take our girls back to their home. I have work to do." She poked him in the chest. "We'll be by later." They broke apart and the Raptors stood tall, ready to run. Owen smiled over at Sarah before he walked over and got on his bike, he revved it up before taking off. The girls followed after him into the forest. Darcy smiled at Sarah. "So, where's Dad?"
"Went to see a T-n-T?" Sarah shrugged as she looked through her pictures on her camera. "I don't know." She looked up at Darcy. "So walk me through a day in the life of Dr. Darcy Lewis-Malcolm."
They had been in Darcy's office for three hours eating junk food and talking girl stuff. They had already covered everything need for Darcy's article in the first hour. And just spent the last two talking about Owen and her growing flirtation and budding relationship and up to the engagement. "Okay." Sarah shoved the last piece of her food into her mouth and dusted off her hands. "So have you talked about a date yet, the world wants to know."
Darcy shook her head. "I think it's going to be a long engagement. Why do you have to fall in love fast and get married fast?" She asked to no one in particular. She shrugged as she grabbed a piece of chocolate. "We know enough about each other to trust each other with our lives. But there's still things we don't know and we give each other those tidbits over time. So no. I like this whole waiting and relaxing. Island time Romance. I'm happy." She blinked as Sarah took a picture. "What the heck was that for?"
"Candid photo." Sarah smiled. "That look on your face, the way you were describing your love for you. Its way passed red hot passionate, jump him in the hall, sexy love. It's deep seeded love. You can see it in your eyes." Sarah turned the camera around to show her the picture. "You can't fake that Darcy. Tabloids aside. You don't have to prove to anyone that what you have with Owen is real. Your Dad might not get it, but he's your Dad." She pulled the camera back and set it in her bag. "It's how I feel about your Father all the time."
"But you never married him." Darcy whispered as she bit into the chocolate.
"Marriage doesn't equal love, just like being in love doesn't mean you have to say yes." Sarah stated as she grabbed a twizzler. "Look at your parents."
"Mom married again." Darcy muttered.
"Your assistant sent your Dad the file as a present I believe." Sarah pointed the candy at her. "I don't know if he was angry or oddly happy."
Darcy snorted as she leaned back as she looked up onto her desk to the unhatched Raptor egg, her unborn baby sat there to remind her every day to work harder. To strive to be better to the dinosaurs and for the animals on ER for don't have a voice to speak up. "She married Dad's old friend, one of the teachers the used to teach with him at the college. He moved to Virginia to teach at Culver around the time that I moved there. I thought it was weird at first, but I ignored it. They got married after I went to New Mexico."
"Dr. Phillips, the one who teaches Theoretical Physics?" Sarah asked before snorting when Darcy nodded. "They deserve each other."
Darcy rolled her eyes in agreement. "Sure do."
"Uh Darcy." Sarah stopped and pointed outside to the windows. Darcy turned and looked out to see a Quinn Jet level out facing her window. "What do we?"
"F.R.I.D.A.Y!" Darcy screamed as the glass immediately fogged over and the Jet started shooting at them. "Get in the closet." Darcy ordered her.
"What?" Sarah looked confused at the younger woman.
"They're probably after me. There's an escaped hatch in the closet. F.R.I.D.A.Y will unlock for you. Hurry the glass won't hold." She shoved Sarah into closest and door knocking on it twice. She heard the floor drop and Sarah scream and she went down the hatch. Darcy opened the closet door to see the floor back in place and stepped inside to grab her guns. She heard the glass shattered and men enter the room. She quickly turned and braced herself, not knowing if these men where HYDRA or someone else. They let loose a smoke screen along with a sleeping gas and she was fighting everything to stay awake. She raised her guns and started shooting, she knew she hit at least one of the guys with her blind shooting as the sleeping gas was taking affect. She swayed as she tried to stay awake. "Who the hell are you?"
A man came out of nowhere and punched her in the face, knocking her out. "HYDRA sweetheart." He smirked behind his mask as he kicked away her guns before picking her up. He swung her over his shoulder and made his way over to the window. The jet was close enough that he could easily jump across and land in the back of it. "Let's go." He took of his mask to reveal Grant Ward. "We have her." He smiled down at the unconscious girl. "Coulson and them will come to us."