A/N: Thank you for the reviews and onwards with the story!

"She's all yours, the meds will kick in after a few minutes" Elisabeth told him, with a pat of her hand on his shoulder as they stood at the doorway looking at Kate.

"Thank you" Malcolm said to her, grateful that he and Elisabeth were still able to maintain their friendship after all these years and mess of what happened between them.

"No problem, just get some sleep and if you need anything let one of the staff know" Elisabeth said with a tired smile.

"I will" Malcolm said.

"Good night" Elisabeth said before walking over to Taylor.

"Night" Malcolm said to her. He walked into the private suite and closed the door, moving over to the bed and looked down at Kate. She looked a mix of exhausted, slight pain and a dabble of panic as she had jumped at the door closing even though it was just him. The mood in the room definitely needed improving and it looked like it was upto him to improve it.

"What?" she asked him, he looked down at her with an amused expression.

"I believe you have been lying on my side of the bed long enough, I'm going to take a quick shower when I get out I want my side back" he told her with a smile as he leaned over her with his hands on the bed on one side of her framing her in. He lowered his upper body until their faces were millimeters apart.

He knew it was stupid but he wanted Kate to be on the other side of the bed so she wasn't close to the door or able to look over at the broken pane of glass. He felt she would try and stay awake staring at the door until dawn thinking Lucas was lurking behind it when she should be relaxed and sleeping. So instead of voicing his worries he decided to keep it playful and Kate played into it with him which he appreciated.

"Oh do you and what if I don't want to move?" She asked him in a teasing manner as she maintained eye contact with him. The pain medication had loosed her aches and pains. Elisabeth explained to her that she would keep her arm strapped as it had been to her body just for a few days while she slept as she would be more comfortable. Elisabeth even reassured her with holographic scans that her baby was in perfect health as she had been concerned.

"Then I will just shift you in your sleep" He told her, placed a brief kiss on her lips before she chuckled.

Taylor closed the door with a sigh as he was happy to be home. Alicia who had been dozing on the lounge woke up and looked to him with concern. She was already dressed for bed in tiny little shorts and an off the shoulder top, clothing he was definitely going to make her lose before going to bed as he much prefered sleeping with them both naked.

"Hey, tell me everything is ok" Alicia said, she looked wide awake and alert even though she had woken up just a few seconds ago. She got off the lounge and moved towards him. He gave a nod his head as moved to the kitchen to get a glass of water.

"Kate's fine, so is Lucas. I had him transported to his new cell with Hastings as his physician. I don't need him slipping out of bed again" Taylor said, he couldn't believe the situation had occurred but then it was due to Dr Hastings bad rostering than anything else and the fact he didn't listen to Taylor's orders. The sad part was that it could have been avoided but at least the injuries were only mild in comparison to the Nykorapter attack where they lost one civilian and had several wounded.

"I'm amazed Kate didn't kill him" Alicia said thoughtfully as Taylor took a long sip of water, all he wanted to not think about his son or Kate but then he did find it amusing that Kate did more damage to herself falling out of bed. He couldn't even imagine what happened but he looked forward to hearing the report.

"She probably would have if she hadn't fallen out of bed" Taylor said with a quirk of the lips. Alicia narrowed her eyes at him and smacked his arm playfully.

"It's not funny, my best friend had to have surgery not to mention if I were Kate I would completely freak if Lucas was standing over me." Alicia told him even though she also found it pretty funny as Kate was a fighter and to be thwarted by something a kid would do was amusing. But what was not amusing was Kate was injured even more from the event and had to be have surgery.

"Well I'm sure her healed bones and Malcolm will make her feel better" he said as he placed his half empty glass of water on the bench and pulled Alicia into his arms. Alicia wrapped her arms around his neck and he held her close ducking his head placing a kiss on her shoulder before nuzzling her neck, taking a deep breath, inhaling her scent while he enjoyed the feel of her soft curves against him. He kissed the side of her neck and slowly made his way up her lips and across her jaw before he touched his lips to hers in a soft kiss.

Alicia relaxed in his arms and gave a moan as he kissed her more firmly, moving his mouth over hers, feeling her lips open and tongue enter. Her hand crept around the back of his neck and pulled him closer as their kiss became hungrier and deeper.

Malcolm came out the bathroom refreshed from his shower and changed into cotton pyjama pants and a t-shirt. He saw Kate was still on the side he had left her on. She gave him a dopey smile and a small wave as she was lying flat on her back for the first time in weeks. He knew immediately her meds had kicked in with a full force otherwise she would have been very uncomfortable.

"No pain?" he asked her as he turned off the lights, the chem. lights turned on giving the room a pleasant orange glow. He loved how she looked a mixture of peaceful and mischievious at the same time.

"No pain" Kate told him.

"You're still on my side of the bed" he told her as he placed his clothing into a duffel bag reserved for laundry before he moved around the side of the bed closest to the door where Kate was laying,now looking positively mischievous.

"Am I?" She asked with a mockingly innocently expression on her face.

"Yes, you are" he told her, smiling as he couldn't help himself for their playful antics. He knew there would be tears but right now Kate was smiling and right now that was all that matter.

"Well you said you'd shift me, so what are you waiting for?" Kate said, she wanted to see if he'd actually do it or not. Malcolm lifted up the blankets letting in the cold air. "That's a mean tactic" she said with a frown as she shuffled across the bed a little making just enough space for him to squeeze in.

"Well I didn't say how I would shift you" he said smiling at how he wasn't sure who was winning or if it even matter.

"If I catch a cold-" She started but Malcolm cut her off.

"From five seconds of cold air I think not but if you do I will nurse you back to health" he told her, Kate huffed playfully and turned her back to him. Lying on her good shoulder and he used it as an invitation to spoon her from behind.

He carefully moved in behind her and propped his head up with his elbow and draped his other arm over her swollen belly. He felt the baby move under his hand and smiled pressing a kiss onto the side of her neck. Kate relaxed considerably being close to him, he knew she wanted that more than anything else to be close tom him like this.

"I shouldn't be holding you like this. You will be very sore tomorrow because of it" he murmured in her ear, she smiled and turned her face towards his. He saw the love and contentment in her eyes and her expression beaming at him.

"I don't care, the meds Elisabeth gave me are doing a treat and I'll lie on my back all of tomorrow" She said as if she were promising him but he knew better. Kate would still move around as long as she had the energy and the ability to breathe.

"Somehow I doubt that very much" he teased her.

"You could make me" Kate whispered salaciously. Her eyes lit up for a brief moment and he could see what she was thinking. Malcolm chuckled before he kissed her, a slow and gentle kiss.

Taylor pushed Alicia onto her back and held himself over her. Clothing had been lost in the frenetic and passionate trip to the bedroom to where they were now. He captured her mouth with his and entered her in one long, slow, deep, powerful stroke that caused her to gasp and rise against him urgently.

He used one arm to prop keep himself propped up while his other hand stayed caressing a place that turned her sighs into moans as he began to move within her.

The heat of her nearly drove him out of his mind, but he held on. He was determined as always to make sure her needs came before his own. He moved steadily, and within moments her breathing came harder and faster, her body straining towards his, reaching satisfaction.

Satisfaction, he was more than happy to deliver, pushing into her, rubbing against her. And then he felt it, the hot spasms of her climax, heard her cry out in ectasy as he held her fast continuing his movements.

In that moment of blinding pleasure, Alicia bit down on his shoulder and he hung on with all the strength he could muster, saving himself and finally she weakened beneath him and the clenching spasms that surrounded him slowly subsided.

Her body relaxed and her began to slow. Her pants became sighs and her kisses came soft and sweet across his lips.

"Don't go to sleep on me yet, I'm not done" he mumbled against her lips. He kissed her deeply and began to move inside her once more. Alicia moaned in pleasure as he pumped his hips She lifted her knees and tilted her hips beneath him, bringing him deeper and he could feel her begin to move in concert with him. She wrapped her legs around his waist and he followed the rhythm she set in place.

He lifted his head up breaking the kiss, and looking down at Alicia maintaining eye contact as he rocked with her, slow and steady, deep and long, hanging on to control unitl he saw her pupils dilate and he watched Alicia bite her bottom lip trying not to moan too loudly and dropped his head beside hers as he increased the tempo of their movements, he knew she closely reaching her second orgasm and to watch her go through the motions would make him come which he was not going to do until she came again.

Lucas groaned as he slowly woke up, he tried to open his eyes but found himself blinded by bright fluorescent lights above him. He groaned as it hurt his eyes and didn't help the pounding headache he had. He raide a hand to block the light from his eyes and realised his hand wasn't restrained.

He blinked rapidly and looked to his left and saw he wasn't in the Infirmary nor was he in the brig. He heard a door opening and a moment later Dr Hastings filled his vision line.

"Dr Taylor, please take it easy you have a concussion. I need to ascertain how bad it is" he told him as he helped Lucas sit up. A wave a nausea rolled over Lucas as sitting up brought a whole new wave of fun symptoms on top of his headache. He remembered being in the infirmary, that he had slipped his restraints and he had gone to see Kate, to say his goodbyes and couldn't resist one last touch and the rest was one big blank.

"What happened?"

"Besides you making an idiot of me? well when you tried to assault Mrs Wallace in her bed but she managed to fight you off" Dr Hastings said as he opened his medical bag on the floor.

"Is that her story?" Lucas asked.

"No that is my assumption based on finding Mrs Wallace out of bed with more broken bones than you. You should consider yourself lucky. Now follow my finger" Dr Hastings said as he held up his index finger and moved it slowly for Lucas to follow.

"How am I lucky?" Lucas asked Dr Hastings who dropped the finger and started tapping away on his hand held plex making notes.

"You're lucky because she probably would have killed you if you hadn't gotten to her first" Dr Hastings said. Lucas remained silent as he couldn't be bothered correcting the man as he knew no one would believe that he hadn't touched Kate. What was the point, what annoyed him was that no one seemed to believe him that he did want to die. All they wanted to see was that he was just manipulating them.

Dr Hastings finished his process of looking Lucas over and gave him the diagnosis of a minor concussion and told him to rest and if the headache became more severe or any other symptoms appeared then to tell a guard. He also said he would organise for a dosage of painkillers to be served with his breakfast and with that the Doctor made a speedy exit from the cell.

Lucas listened to the magnetic locks seal and turned his head slowly taking in the cell. It was the size of a medium sized studio apartment, and it's walls were made from thick clear perspex walls and ceiling with grate holes for oxygen. There was also a ventiliation grate in the floor for extra air flow and temperature control in the far corner where a table and chairs sat. On the table were clothing, towels and personal grooming items; soap, toothbrush, tooth paste etc.

It looked like his father had thought of everything for long term use as there was a perpex partition in the cell room separating the bathroom from the main room. It was a veritable luxury compared to the brig and a definite upgrade from what he had been led to believe but it didn't shift his resolve. He was not going to live like a rat in a cage for the rest of life. He couldn't do it, no he wouldn't.

He looked around and saw only two guards on duty, he banged on the wall and a guard moved to the door and that was when Lucas saw the comm unit in the frame of the door on his side. There was one on the outside which the soldier pressed.

"What do you want? Also you'll have to use the comm. as we can't hear you through the walls" He told Lucas in clipped professional tone. Lucas groaned as he got off the bed and moved to the door and activated the comm.

"I would like the lights to be turned off" Lucas said.

"They only turn to chem. light" The soldier told him.

"As long as it is darker" Lucas told him, the soldier didn't look like he cared let alone was going to do anything about it. But Lucas was surprised when the soldier stepped back and spoked into his own comm. unit not even breaking eye contact with Lucas. The lights dimmed into a low orange glow and Lucas sighed as it eased his headache and moved back to his bed.

"You bit me last night" Taylor said the next morning over breakfast. Alicia placed Ella in her recliner chair next to her sisters on the table. So they could eat like a family with the exception that the twins always ate since they were still on breast milk. She took a seat at the table that was laden with food for them. Taylor piled his plate up with food and dug in as he was starving.

"Well it was that or scream, I don't think I was capable of walking after that sessions last night let alone tend to two cranky babies" she told him as she snapped the buckles for the chair close so little Ella was secure. He had noticed the bite mark after he came out of the shower that morning as it had bloomed into a excellent bruise, he was actually pretty proud of it.

She couldn't wipe the smile from her face as last night had been fun. It was definitely better in her books to go to bed with sex on the brain than worry about their daily woes. She had figured they would digress into another discussion of Lucas when Taylor came home but instead he focused his whole attention on her. She had to admit she liked being shown preference last night, she and Taylor were all about the twins which was fine but it was incredible when they reinforced their relationship and intimacy.

Taylor looked incredibly pleased and smug at her comment and the probably the fact that she wasn't going to apologise for leaving her mark on him. It wasn't like she drew blood.

"I should take the blame as it was all part of my plan" he told her, Alicia quirked an eyebrow at him. "A happy wife makes for a happy life" he told her, she burst out laughing at him.

"That is terrible" she told him as she piled the food onto her plate.

"I'll work on it, so you going to visit Kate?" he asked her before he took another bite of his breakfast.

"Yeah I am, I was hoping you might like to take the girls with you to the Command Centre or stay here for a couple of hours." Alicia send in a tentative tone, Taylor swallowed the bite he was eating.

"I can set up the play pen in the Command Centre" he said as he had enjoyed spending morning with the twins even if he was only getting half the work he wanted to get done. "But only for today, at some point I have to get some work done this week" he told her with a smile.

"Well I was thinking maybe you could take them for two mornings during the week to give me some 'alone' time" she said.

"Alone time, what would you do?" he asked her.

"I don't know but I'd like to have some time to myself without the twins even if it's just to go shopping for food" She said. Alicia didn't want to admit that sometimes it was a drag taking the twins everywhere she went and being crowded by people trying to help her but really they just wanted to coo over the twins and give her advice. She missed how a shopping trip turned from a half an hour trip into two hours because she was constantly stopped.

"Done, I can handle taking them to work two mornings a week but we'll do a trial run and see how I go" he said with a smile.

"I have to go to work" Malcolm mumbled against Kate's lips as they continued to kiss. He had meant to just give her a goodbye kiss but ended up on the bed with her again. At least he could say she was on her back and even that took some coaxing as he had woken up to her trying to get changed into a light weight black modal cotton dress that ended at mid calf. Once he got up and helped her get dressed and got her back into bed just before Elisabeth came in with a nurse and breakfast.

He couldn't wait for them to go home and make breakfast at time that suited them. He would like for once to not have to think about someone coming into the room and interrupting them when they were kissing or being intimate. Not that sex was their issue because they would have to have it for it to become an issue but he didn't enjoy their moments being interrupted with 'ooh oops, I should have knocked' or the disapproving looks of that they shouldn't be doing anything except lying on their backs and looking at the ceiling.

He really hoped no one would walk in right now as he knew how it would look even though they were both fully clothed, they were also heavily entwined as Kate had one of her legs wrapped around his hips keeping him close. He leaned ot one side and used his arms to keep his upper body weight off Kate as he didn't want to squash her or their son. He also didn't want to be interrupted because he'd rather leave one exchange with Kate smiling and blushing from pleasure not amusement.

"Call in sick" Kate mumbled back against his lips before kissing him deeply. Malcolm drew back after a few seconds and looked down at her smiling. He grazed his fingers down the side of her face and she turned her lips to kiss his palm not breaking eye contact.

"I'm not sick" he told her. He was definitely going to need a cold shower at the rate they were going.

"Yes, you are. You're sick with worry for me and leaving me alone. Now stay with me" She said with an eager smile.

"Alicia will be here soon" he told her as her hand skated up under his shirt.

"But I can't make out with Alicia" Kate told him.

"You could but I would prefer you didn't. I like having you all to myself" he told her.

"Good, now shut up and kiss me. I'm hormonal and pregnant you're supposed to cater to my whims" She told him.

"And I will later" he said smiling as Kate made a small whining noise in her throat when he moved off the bed and stood up. He had to admit it was quite an ego boost to be wanted not for his intellect or academic pursuits but rather more carnal and physical means. There was a lot more to their relationship but right now, the way Kate looked at him reminded him why he loved her. She was forward with her emotions even when she tried to hide them, he could see her pain, her happiness and right now her amorous side showing with a dash of good humour.

"I'll be here, waiting" she told him.

"On your back"

"However you want me" She said her smile turned salacious and Malcolm groaned at her invitation as she was making it very hard to leave her. But he found it helped if he remembered she was injured and her recovery took precedence over her wayward thoughts and his.

"You don't play fair."

"I know" She told him with a wide smile.

"So what's the damage?" Taylor asked Evan and Malcolm as he held Ava in his arms walking the baby as she was too fussy to lay about and look around like her sister was currently doing in the playpen he had set up next to his desk in the Command Centre. It had been a very unorthidox morning running his meetings and doing work with the twins in his office. At least it was more productive than when he was at home working as he spent more time doing his work than marvelling at tiny and perfect the twins were.

"We'll know the extent of Lucas's research and his progress in an hour after the eye is through running it. But from what we've seen he's very close to finishing. I'm hoping we'll have the fracture sealed by the end of month. If not sooner" Malcolm said, he wanted this project off his desk and Lucas out of his life as soon as possible. Taylor gave a nod as he couldn't help but notice how well rested Malcolm was considering he had Kate to contend with. In fact he expected Malcolm to be concerned and distracted. He inwardly smiled and wondered if Malcolm took his sex advice.

"I concur, I'm ready to move onto a new research project" Evan said in agreement he was inwardly amused at Taylor holding a plex and his daughter. He always figured Taylor to be a man who'd keep family and work separate but it was good to see he was wrong.

"How is Lucas?" Malcolm asked Taylor, they all know Malcolm asked out of obligation not because he actually cared other than if Lucas didn't survive they would have to come up with a solution to their current situation with the spacial rift that needed closing.

"Alive, he apparently woke up last night and had a bad headache. Doc says it's a minor concussion. Not surprising, considering what happened" Taylor remarked in a casual manner as he picked up the purple box. He like everyone else had no clue what happened but he already decided that Kate woke up and fought off or tried to fight off Lucas and fell out bed knocking Lucas back. It didn't matter as Lucas was in his cell and Kate was going to survive.

"So we are going ahead with giving him the box?" Evan asked.

"Yes, I'll give it to him today and a plex so when the eye finishes collating the information. That way we can just give him the information on a chip and save on paper and get this done. We need the fracture closed and he has the last piece of the puzzle to finish it all" Taylor said.

A few days later,

Lucas who had been lying in bed heard the magnetic locks pop and the door swing open. He sat up in his bed and turned to see his father come into the room. The door closed and locked behind him, Lucas could see that his father was here on business as he held the purple device Lucas had waited five years for the Sixers to get to him. He was pretty sure his father had no clue what he was doing if he thought it was safe to give it back to Lucas.

"Son"

"Don't call me that"

"Good morning to you too. I brought you, your work"

"I'm amazed you didn't have some lackey bring it to me"

"And miss out on these precious moments together?"

"Whatever, you just want me to close the fracture. Something I don't want to do" Lucas said as he didn't want to admit that he couldn't do it.

"I know your life's ambition but we had an agreement"

"Which I want to reneg on"

"You don't get that luxury"

"Right, what will you do? Make my life miserable because it's no picnic right now"

"No, I'm going to leave you in this cell and when you get bored which you will. You will work on the only thing left to do which is this project" He told Lucas as he tapped the table where he placed the purple device and the plex.

"You sound so sure but maybe I'll just try to kill myself"

"And I will just have you brought back to life over and over until you finish this work because you owe the people who lost their lives and those who suffered as a result of your actions this"

"I owe them nothing"

"Then perhaps you should do this for your mother"

"Oh that is a low card to play. She is dead because of you, because of who you are not me. I am not ashamed by my actions you deserve to suffer for what you did" Lucas said as fire of hot rage burned in him.

"Your Mother raised you better than this"

"How would you know?"

"I knew her a lot longer than you, Ayani was the kindest and most forgiving soul that graced my life. I may have not been around a lot but I do know she never raised you to be like this. I don't even know how you honor her memory by being this man" Taylor said shaking his head at Lucas, he felt a great sadness and disappointment overwhelm him as he looked at his son. Lucas looked at the floor and Taylor knew the conversation was over, so he got to his feet and left.

"You should take it easy with that arm" Alicia said as she watched Kate lift Ava to her chest. She was afraid Kate might accidently drop ava and hurt herself in the process.

"I told you it's all good, no muscle aches, nothing. I feel good" Kate said as she smiled serenely walking with Ava in her arms. Alicia was expecting Kate to be a manic mess of tears and talking about Lucas but instead she was all smiles and jokes, talking about her and Malcolm being back at home. Alicia liked it as she preferred Kate being happy. Kate had told Alicia what happened with Lucas and even laughed about falling out of bed. So obviously it wasn't as traumatic as Alicia had thought the even was.

"You want another cup of tea?" Alicia asked her as she put the kettle on for them to have some tea.

"Sure, why not?" Kate asked.

"Before I forget you and Malcolm are coming here for dinner"

"We are?"

"Yes, it's our designated family dinner night. Evan is coming with Sean and Olivia and before you even start with you not being family. You are, so deal with it and make Malcolm get a pie from the markets for dessert" Alicia told her.

"So does this make me your older or younger sister?" Kate asked with a smile.

"You're my fraternal twin but I'm older by 2 minutes" Alicia told her sarcastically.

"I can live with that" Kate told her, they both laughed. The front door opened and they both looked to see Taylor walk into the house.

"Hello ladies" he said gave a smile that didn't quite reach his lips. He had forgotten Kate would be out of the infirmary and thus at their house more often. He had hoped to come home and spend some family time with Alicia and the twins to warm his insides and not think about Lucas or how disappointed he was in himself for failing Ayani.

"Hey, you're home early" Alicia remarked as she turned off the stove as the kettle whistled. She knew Taylor had gone to see Lucas and obviously the visit upset him enough to make him come home. She just hadn't expected to see him so clearly affected but then it was Lucas, the man made an art out of drawing blood with words.

"Yes, I finished for the day and figured I'd see if you needed me to do anything for tonight" Taylor said casually, Alicia gave a nod and gestured to Kate.

"You can take Ava away from Kate. She's not supposed to be carrying heavier than a cup for another week" She told him with a smile. Kate made a face before she looked down at Ava who had a pudgy little hand pointing at Taylor and babbling.

"Ok, fine" Kate said as she passed Ava into Taylor's eager arms. He pulled the baby girl close and kissed the top of her head, taking a moment in cherishing how small and perfect she was, how her life would be full of potential and he had a second chance with her and Ella to make them into strong beautiful women like their mother and have a good father daughter relationship with them.

Kate looked to Alicia with a questioning look and in response Alicia mouthed 'Lucas' and Kate instantly understood why Taylor was looking rather reverent in holding Ava. She pulled out her comm. unit and typed a message to Malcolm.

"Well I'm demanding Malcolm gets us pie for dessert tonight. You two have any preference?" Kate asked casually.

"Apple Blueberry" Alicia said almost immediately as she knew it was Taylor's favourite.

"Done" Kate said clicking the send button and pocketed the comm. unit into the pocket of her maxi dress. "Well, I'm going to head home and take a nap, is there anything else you want me to do for tonight?" she asked.

"Just show up at 6 and bring the pie" Alicia told her.

"Ok, see you later" Kate said as left the house making a quick exit.

"I didn't mean to break up the fun" Taylor said to Alicia who poured the hot water from the kettle into a tea pot before moving it to the table with two cups.

"It's ok, Kate does have to rest especially if she's going keep up with us all at the dinner tonight" Alicia said as she sat down at the table, she played with Ella's toes as the baby girl was sitting in her recliner chair on the table. She looked to Taylor who sat down at the table opposite her still holding Ava.

"I guess so, is she ok?"

"Yeah she's great. We did some light exercises and talked, she's happy. Are you ok?"

"I'll be fine" he told her and as he said the words he knew them to be true.

Lucas pressed his hand to his forehead as he rose up and out of bed. His head was pounding something fierce but he needed to get to the purple computer device. He looked at the guards on watch and wondered why they bothered he wasn't escaping this room anytime soon.

He made it to the table and exhaled slowly ignoring the nausea that rolled in him with the pain and dragged his fingers across the top of the box in the grooves. It lit up accepting his DNA and opened turning itself on. He waited the few seconds for the holographic screen to appear above him, a soft smile as played across his lips and the headache was put to the back of his mind as he looked in the bottom right hand corner and saw the icon for the Terminus.

It was darkened slightly indicating the terminus was offline but it also meant that the computer and the terminus were connected wirelessly. He knew he didn't have the programming to activate the terminus but it wouldn't be impossible for him to do so. He knew it would take some time but then I had all the time in the world, he wanted to leave his mark on Terra Nova and his father and he knew just how to do it.

TBC- Cya all soon