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You were in Owen's office talking to him and Barry about the Raptor's diet when a knock came at the door.
"Come in" Owen shouted.
In walked Claire Dearing, dressed in an off white pant suit and bright yellow top. Her hair was straight as a pin, and makeup was done so precisely.
"Good morning gentleman, Dr. Parker" She acknowledged.
"Morning Claire, you know you can call me Julissa" You reminded making her smile.
"I don't mean to interrupt, but I have a request from Mr. Masrani to bring you to his office" Claire said.
"Me?" You questioned.
"And Mr. Grady" Claire said, eyes on him.
"Oh thank God. That's my cue to leave" Barry said, hurrying out.
"For what?" Owen asked
"An assignment" Claire said with a short attitude.
"Details, Claire" You said.
"Mr. Masrani will share the details, I'm here to ensure you get to his office" Claire said as Owen stood up. You could see her catch her breath. She had a crush on Owen.
"And if we don't?" Owen teased stepping closer to her. You watched as she looked around him nervously.
And for the first time you felt a pang of jealousy. Owen and you had a good relationship and often flirted or quipped at each other. To see him get another woman nervous, especially one you knew, made you a bit jealous.
"You can ask Mr. Masrani himself. He expects both of you in half an hour" Claire snapped, regaining her composition.
"We'll be there, Claire" You said softly, assuring her since she seemed nervous with Owen.
She nodded and walked out.
"Why don't you hurry up and just get in her pants" You quipped at him.
"Oh i've tried. Believe me" He said making you laugh and look at him surprised.
"No, you have?" You asked in disbelief.
"I took her on a date a few weeks ago. Did i not tell you?" he asked
You shook your head.
"It was the worst. She had an itinerary" He said making you laugh.
"You should have told me. I could have warned you. Claire is a control freak" You said
"She was pissed that I ordered tequila" He said as you both walked out.
"She has a weird relationship with my brother. They sleep with each other, get pissed at each other, don't talk, then sleep with each other again, etc. The cycle continues" You explained as you jumped into your jeep. Owen got into the passengers side.
"Surprised she let him into her pants" Owen muttered making you laugh again.
"Put your seat belt on Raptor boy" You said as you revved the engine and flew down the dirt road.
Security led you and Owen to Masrani's office. You both felt out of place. Slightly dirty, sweaty, and definitely in the wrong attire, you and Owen looked like outsiders.
"Good morning Mr. Grady, Dr. Parker" Simon said as he shook both your hand and Owen's. He gestured for both of you to sit.
"Thank you for coming on short notice" He said
"We didn't really have a choice" Owen muttered.
Simon chuckled
"Well I have an assignment for you both. The Animal Breeding and Genetic Conference is being held in Los Angeles, California this year. InGen along iwth Masrani Corporations is being represented. I want you both to go as our spokespeople" He said.
You were super excited. You had gone to this conference once before and met amazing researchers and heard about amazing studies being done. Owen, on the other hand, was not amused.
"YOu want me to go to a science conference and listen to bunch of people talk?" Owen clarified.
"We'll do it" You said quickly.
Owen snapped his face towards you as Simon beamed.
"Great! A plane for you both leaves this Thursday. The conference is Friday to Sunday, and a plane will take you both back on Monday. I've arranged accommodations at the Hil-"
"I still have my place back there, so we don't need the ohtel" You said, super excited to be going home for a bit.
"Oh wonderful, i appreciate your enthusiasm Dr. Parker" Simon said happily.
"Thanks for this opportunity" You said standing up. Owen was still glaring at you in disbelief.
"So i don't get a say in this?" He snapped
"Nah, I've decided for us." You said making Simon chuckle.
"If you both will excuse me, I have a meeting" Simon said. You shook his hand before walked out.
"Are you out of your mind?" Owen snapped as you began walking out as well.
"Owen this is great. Its a chance for us to share what we've learned about the Raptors!" You exclaimed as you both walked outside to your car.
He groaned.
"We'll only be gone for the weekend, plus, I can show you around town" You said with a smile.
Thursday morning you and Owen landed at LAX.
"My mom is picking us up" YOu said as you both took your luggage and waited outside.
"I get to meet your mom? Oh my god, this is great!" He laughed as a black Mercedes G-Class pulled up.
"jULISSA!" Your mom squealed as she ran out to you, engulfing you in a tight hug.
You laughed and squeezed her back.
"Oh, it's so good to see you!" She said cupping your face in her hands. Her eyes shifted behind you to Owen, and her hands fell and a smile formed on her face.
"And who's this?" She asked, impressed.
"Mom, this is Owen Grady. He's a co-worker." You stressed as you could see the wheels turning in your mom's head a she shook his hand.
"Owen, this is my mom, Jacqueline" You introduced.
"I hope Jules hasn't scared you too much" She said to Owen as she opened the trunk for your guys' luggage.
"Barely, just barely" Owen said making her laugh as he put everything into the trunk. You hopped in the passenger's side as Owen jumped into the backseat.
"So Ms. Parker, you have to tell me everything about Julissa. What was she like as a kid?" Owen questioned. You shot him a death glare as your mom laughed.
"Julissa was the popular girl in school. She had all the boys at her feet" Your mom said making you sink into your seat.
"Mom!" You snapped as Owen laughed.
For the next hour, your mom told Owen multiple, embarrassing childhood stories. Owen couldn't stop laughing as you tried to melt into the seat.
As you pulled up to your loft complex, you quickly shut your mom down from telling Owen the story of your first kiss.
"We're here! Thanks Mom! I appreciate the ride!" You quickly said jumping out then opening up Owen's door to drag him out.
"Have a fun weekend!" She shouted as Owen grabbed the luggage.
"Love you! Bye!" You waved before she drove off.
"Your mom is amazing!" Owen said
"I hate you" You glared at him as you both walked into the lobby.
The doorman recognized you and you two chatted for a few minutes to catch up before he let you and Owen go up.
"I'm so confused right now. This is your place?" he asked while in the elevator.
"Yes, why?" You asked
"Because for the past 6 months you've been living on a lake" He said making you chuckle.
"I have a classy side" You said with a smirk as the doors opened to your loft.
You walked in and felt at home. Your sister was nice enough to check on the place once a week and have a cleaning lady come into clean it every so often.
"Welcome to casa Parker" You said
Owen looked around, genuinely impressed.
You showed Owen to the spare room and then he followed you into yours.
"Damn, i was expecting to see Hanson posters all over the walls" He joked, referring to a story your mom told him.
You punched him in the chest and he laughed.
"Grady go eff yourself" You snapped
"So what's the plan?" Owen asked looking at pictures of your family and friends.
"Well we've got all day today to do whatever. I was thinking maybe going to the pool for a bit" You said.
He nodded in agreement.
"Alright, get out so I can change" You said pushing him out.
"Damn, thought I could watch" He teased before you shut the door.
You changed into a black bikini with a white cover up. You tossed your hair into a messy bun and slipped on flip flops.
You walked out of your room and ran right into a shirtless Owen.
"Put a shirt on Grady" You muttered making him laugh.
"What is this too much for you" He said flexing his very toned muscles. You scoffed and threw a towel and a bottle of sunscreen at him.
"Lets go" You said rolling your eyes.
You both made it to the rooftop pool. You laid your towel down on a pool chair and slathered sunscreen on your arms and legs while Owen tossed his flip flops to the side and jumped right in. No one else was at the pool but you two.
"You might want to put some sunscreen on!" You shouted, trying to hop away from the giant splash he made.
He bobbed back up and laughed. You shook your head and then peeled off your swim cover.
-OWENS POV-
Julissa pulled off her swim cover, and it was as if she were a model. Her body was perfectly toned and filled out her swimsuit. Owen couldn't help but stare. He rarely got to see Julissa's body since she wore loose fitted clothes.
He had to dive into the water to keep his mind off of her.
-JULISSA POV-
You got to the edge of the pool and watched as Owen swam underwater to the other side.
You jumped in and let the cold water engulf you.
You popped back up and smoothed out your hair and saw Owen staring at you. He held a different gaze, as if he were in a trance.
"Owen?" You questioned. He quickly looked away and scratched the back of his head.
"Uhh, where's that sunscreen?" He stammered. You laughed and pointed to the lounge chair. You watched him get out of the pool and towards the lounge chair. You swam to the edge where he was standing.
"Like what you see?" He teased, pretending to slather on sunscreen seductively.
You laughed and splashed water at him just as the doors to the pool entrance opened. In walked your sister with her 5 year old son.
"Hey! What are you guys doing here?!" You exclaimed, excitingly. You rarely get to see your nephew since you traveled so much.
"We thought we'd stop by since you're in town for a short time" she said as you pulled yourself out of the pool with Owens help.
Your sister gave you a curious look as she noticed Owen.
"Skye, this is Owen. Owen this is my sister Skye and her son Jett" you introduced as he shook her hand.
"And you two are-"
"We work together" you quickly replied, knowing what your sister was thinking.
Jett pointed to the pool
"Wanna go swimming little man?"Owen asked Jett. Jett smiled at Owen and then looked to his mom shyly
"Can I?" He asked his mom sweetly.
"Of course! Let's get some sun screen on you first" she said putting him down.
"i can take him" Owen offered. Jett had a huge smile on his face and ran to Owen before even asking his mom. Both boys ran towards the pool and you watched Owen help Jett.
Suddenly your little crush on Owen got a whole lot bigger.
"If my ovaries are tingling then I know yours just exploded" your sister whispered.
"He's so good with him" you muttered watching him jump in the pool with Jett.
"So, are you guys more than coworkers?" Your sister asked
"No!". You shot down
"Nothing? How is this possible for you?" She asked laughing
"Trust me, I have no idea" you said as you both laid on the pool chairs.
You both watched Owen and Jett in the pool for 20min before they both got out. Jett ran up to you and crawled on top of you.
"Aunty Jules, Owen said you live in Jurassic world?" Jett questioned as owen dried himself off near the pool.
"I do buddy, I work there" you explained picking him off of you and sitting him next to you.
"Mommy, can we go?" Jett asked his mom.
She smiled at him "maybe soon" she said winking at him as Owen walked over.
"Thanks for keeping him company" you said to Owen as you got up and threw your cover up on.
"He's great!" Owen said to your sister who thanked him as well.
"I think we are going to head out for lunch. What are you doing tonight?" You asked Skye.
"Nothing as of now. I can drop Jett off at Mom's and can get us a table at SUR" Skye suggested
"Yeah, we can meet you there!" You said.
"Great! See you then!" She replied with a wave.
"It was nice to meet you, and you little man" Owen said high fiving Jett.
"Have fun you two" your sister sang out. You turned your head and secretly gave her the middle finger before Owen could notice.
"You got a cute nephew" Owen said as you guys got back into the loft.
"Thanks, I wish i got to see him more often" you sighed
"Bring them to the park sometime" Owen suggested as you handed him a bottle of water. You nodded and was about to walk away to change when Owen suddenly grabbed your arm and pulled you right into him. Both arms stuck within his grasp
"What are you doing?" You gasped in shock
His green eyes pierced yours as his one hand held your lower back tight.
"I have something to tell you" he said quietly. The butterflies in your stomach we're going nuts. His face was so close to yours that you could feel his breath.
"What?" You asked, nervously
"I think.." he began, inching his face closer to yours. Your breath hitched.
"Your….SISTER IS HOT" he bursted into laughter, letting you go
You needed to take a few seconds to process what happened before you realized Owen was messing with you.
"You are the biggest asshole!$ you shouted punching him in the arm.
He pretended to be hurt, making you more angry, making him laugh harder.
You should have seen your face!" He laughed out.
"I'm going to kill you!' you screamed chasing him down the hall. You got lse enough to jump on his back. He carried you into his room and threw you on the bed and then pinned you underneath him with your hands above your head so you wouldn't be able to throw punches.
You both stared at each other, catching breathes.
Owen had a smirk on his face making you roll your eyes.
"Let go of me" you snapped as he realized how upset you were.
He got off and offered a hand to help you up but you ignored him, and pushed him out of the way to your room.
"Julissa, I'm just messing with you!" He shouted out
"Just get ready! I'm hungry and pissed." You shouted back peeling off your swimwear. You jumped into the shower and was out in 15 minutes so Owen could go in.
You changed into a pair of jean shorts, and a black hooded crop top that showed off your barely there abs. You tossed on your chucks and threw your long dark hair into a messy bun.
"I'll be in the kitchen!" You shouted at the bathroom door since Owen was in it.
You grabbed a black kate spade purse and your celine sunglasses and sat at your kitchen table flipping through social media. You heard the bathroom door open and then Owen came out in a fitted white t-shirt, sunglasses hanging off the neck, tan cargo shorts, and a pair of nike shoes. He tossed on a baseball hat and sat across from you.
"Ready to go Ms. Hangry?" He teased. You put on your sunglasses and flipped him off before getting up and opening up the door to leave. He laughed and followed you out.
"Don't be mad!" Owen said as he got into the passenger's seat.
"You are such a tease and it's annoying!" You snapped back starting the jeep.
"Oh and you aren't?" He tossed back.
"Me? I never flirt" You said
He rolled his eyes.. "Okay" He said sarcastically.
"I'm over it. Let's just have a good lunch okay? Let me show you around town" You said exhaling and giving him a soft smile.
"I've been over it Dr. Parker" He said flashy his goofy smile. You shook your head and sped off.
"I'm also telling Skye you have a crush on her" You muttered.
"Don't you dare! I don't!" He exclaimed
"You said she's hot" You replied
"And I think you're hot too, but does that mean i have a crush on you?" He shot back.
You laughed off his comment, but it was like a dagger to your heart. Damn, and i'm over here falling for this guy, you thought.
Owen felt bad for saying he didn't have a crush on Julissa. He in fact had the biggest crush on her, but realized their friendship still wasn't ready for the next level after she freaked out earlier.
"Do you?" You fired back giving him a quick glance. His cheeks had turned somewhat red, which you had never seen him blush before. It was cute.
"Do I what?" He asked, avoiding the question.
"Have a crush on me? Come on, Grady, admit it" You teased.
"Nah, i don't got enough drinks in me right now" He said making you laugh.
"We can fix that tonight" You replied with a sly grin.
Thank you to the one person who left a review! This chapter is for you! I think I'm going to wait a bit, I like to get feedback. I want to know what you like, don't like, etc. This one is pretty lengthy so once I get feedback I'll update!