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You were lost in your thoughts until Owen revved up the engine. You turned around to see him patting the back of the bike. You hurried over and threw one leg over, immediately grabbing his muscular shoulders to remain balanced. His hand rested upon your seated thigh giving you more stability to get the rest of your body on the bike. His steering hand burned into your thigh and you felt your body temperature rise.
"You good?" He shouted over the engine, putting his hand back on the throttle. You nodded and gave him a thumbs up. With that he sped off. You gripped his waist and took in your soundings as he drove through the jungle and finally to the park. You could feel his toned muscle underneath the white shirt he was wearing.
Control yourself. You mentally yelled.
As Owen pulled up to the control building, you saw Claire and Jakob staring. Jakob had an impressed look on his face while Claire looked pissed.
"Ice queen doesn't look like she's in the mood today" Owen said, making you genuinely laugh.
"Try living with her for a few years" you muttered as Owen turned off the bike. He looked at you confused as you hopped off.
"Long story, we go way back" you said.
"You have to tell me, I'm intrigued now" he said with a smirk.
"Maybe later" you said, not wanting to be late
"I'll take you up on that. You go on ahead. I'll see you in a bit" he said
You nodded and thanked him for the ride before walking up to Jakob. Claire must have gone inside.
"Already taking names and numbers?" Jakob teased.
"Shut up, he's my neighbor and one of the trainers" you muttered as you both walked in.
"Wanna bet on how long it's going to take you to get him in your bed?" He whispered
You glared at him and slyly flipped him off.
You spent the next two hours going over logistical information with Clair, Masrani, and the other new employees. After that you went a separate way to meet some of the senior trainers. Owen was in the to a few new employees while you chatted with one of the herbivore trainers.
"Cassie Millard, i train and take care of the Brachiosaurus family" a woman who looked close in age to you said, as you shook hands.
"Nice to meet you, I'm Julissa Parker. The nutritionist and behavior specialist for the carnivores" you responded.
"Ah, so you'll be working with Barry and Owen" Cassie said pointing to Owen and his dark skinned friend.
You and Cassie spoke for another few minutes before trainers selected their new employees for a tour. Owen and Barry headed your way, when you realized you were the only new employee to work with them.
"Wow, I get you guys all to myself" you joked making Owen smirk
"Barry meet Dr. Julissa Parker" Owen introduced.
"Please call me Jules" you said shaking his hand
"Hopefully we won't scare you off as we did the other one" Barry said with a French accent.
You gave both of them a quizzical look.
"Carnivores aren't the friendliest animals" Owen said making you laugh.
"I think I can hold my own" you assured both men.
"I'm going back to check on the girls, Mr. Grady here will take you on a tour of the park. Have fun!" Barry said before leaving.
"The girls?" You asked
"The raptors. They're my girls" Owen replied with a shrug as Claire walked up to both of you.
"I see that you two met" she said, somewhat annoyed. You couldn't tell why.
"Yeah I'm just about to take her on a tour" Owen said.
"Don't let Mr. Grady pressure you to stay out too late." Claire said to you, ignoring Owen.
"Okay, mom" you said back sarcastically making Owen chuckle. Claire glared at him before walking off.
"Ready to go, Mr. Grady?" You teased leading the way out of the building.
"You hungry?" He asked. You realized then and there that your stomach was aching for food.
"Well now that you mention it" you said rubbing your belly
"Come one, I know a great place that has margaritas" he said, walking to his bike
This time you felt comfortable on the back of his bike. You guys super at a place called Margaritavillle.
Th hostess took you both to a booth that overlooked the busy park street. You looked out the open window watching parents chase after their kids not noticing Owen studying you.
-owens POV-
A breeze flew past julissa's face causing her waves to fly past her face. A soft smile rested on her plump lips as she watched tourists go by. She reminded Owen of himself. Witty, smart, and not afraid to do the tough stuff. She was damn beautiful. He knew she wouldn't be easy to get into bed, and for the first actually was invested in getting to know this woman. She was different.
"So tell me, Owen, what brought you to Jurassic World?" She asked snapping you out of your thoughts. The way she said your name have you small Goosebumps. This was the first time in a long time a woman made you this nervous.
-BACK TO JULISSA POV-
"Uh-um I was actually recruited out of the Navy. I worked alongside with dolphins, we trained them for missions. Have you heard of InGen?" He asked
"Yeah the genetics Corporation that pretty much funds this place" you nodded as the waitress came by.
"Hi Owen!" She said too sweetly. She didn't even bother to look at you. She tossed her blonde hair behind her shoulder and smiled seductively at Owen, but he seemed to not remember her making Julissa hold on a laugh. Owen looked to you then back to the waitress.
"Hi- um I think we are ready to order" he said awkwardly pointing to you. Her smile faded and she turned to look at you.
"Are you serious, Owen? You said you would call me last week! I've been waiting!" The waitress exclaImed slamming her little booklet on the table. Julissa mouthed an 'oh my god' and covered her amused and surprised face. Owen was turning a shade of red, making the situation even more funny.
" To be honest, uh it wasn't going to work out" Owen said softly. You shook your head at his pathetic attempt to let his one night stand down.
"Clearly!" She snapped pointing at you
"Oh honey, keep me out of this. I know how to keep my legs closed around fuckboys" you said trying not to laugh. She glared at you then back to Owen before huffing off.
"Wait I need a drink…" you muttered making Owen laugh
"Jules, I am so sorry. I don't remember her!" Owen apologized covering his red face.
"Obviously, don't worry, we've all been there" you said with a smirk. he dropped his hands and scrunched his eyebrows. .
"did you just call me a fuckboy?" He asked
You pretended to not remember or know, but it just made you laugh even harder as another waitress approached.
"Hopefully you didn't sleep with this one either" you whispered before she got to the table making Owen shake his head. You both finally got to order drinks and food.
"So going back to InGen?" You asked before stuffing your mouth with a taco. He nodded and wiped his mouth.
"So Masrani acquired InGen and I'm doing research on raptor behavior for them" He said
"Ah, so you've been here for a while" You said
"I imprinted on the raptors at birth and pretty much have been their 'mother' since" He said before taking a bite into his food. "What about you?" He asked with a mouth full of food.
"Uhm well, I actually became a police officer right out of college. I planned on going into animal behavior research right after, but i wanted to honor my dad. He was a cop in Chicago and died in a shoot out" You said.
"That's terrible, I'm so sorry, but you're a cop?" He asked. You chuckled and shook your head.
"I quit after 7 years, I really missed being around animals. It's great to train and study german shepherds for the K9 unit, but it's not the same as the wild ones" You replied making Owen nod.
"So what's the wildest animal you've ever encountered?" He asked
"Well you probably beat me out with the raptors, but I have to say the great white shark" You said
"You swam with them?" He asked impressed
"I was in a cage and studied their behavior, but i chickened out when they wanted me to actually be out of the cage. Something about being in the ocean gives it an extra level of intimidation" You said.
"I'll introduce you to the raptors tomorrow morning" Owen said
"Great! I'm excited to work with them! And to be honest a little bit freaked out" You admitted making him smile.
"They are unpredictable but I've made progress" He assured.
"Well cheers to my first day at Jurassic World. I'm still alive" You laughed as you both clinkled glasses.
"What you think this is going to be isla Sorna?" Owen joked.
You nervously laughed.
"My uncle did not have the greatest time when this all started-he's surprised I decided to come here" You said.
"Your uncle?" Owen asked.
"My uncle is Dr. Ian Malcolm" You said
Owen looked at you impressed.
"I'm guessing you carry similar opinions to him?" Owen asked.
"Sort of. I'm a firm believer in letting nature do its thing, and that we shouldn't mess with it. But i'm curious to see how these dinosaurs are adapting to everything" You said
"As long as you treat them with respect as you would your own pets, i see nothing wrong with it" Owen said making you shrug.
"I just hope this island is safe enough to contain such dangerous animals" You saidi
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