The entire saturday was spent at the conference. I met some people from InGen, whom Owen was not pleased to see. Around 6pm, we got back to the loft, exhausted.
"I miss the island" Owen said plopping on the couch
"Our flight is tomorrow morning. I'm going to pack and maybe we can just order in tonight" I suggested.
"Yes, please, I think i'm done going out" He yawned.
We finished packing by 7, and I ordered in Thai food which arrived within half an hour. Owen sat on the couch in sweatpants and a fitted t-shirt.
"Pop a squat Dr. Parker" Owen said, patting the spot next to him. He had all the thai food on the coffee table.
"What are we watching?" I asked sitting next to him while grabbing some pad thai.
"The sandlot" He said with a smile. I laughed and leaned back. His arm were resting on the top of the couch so, naturally you leaned back into him and his arm came around your shoulder.
We ate watching the movie, laughing here and there. It felt normal and comfortable.
At 6am on the dot, I jolted awake. I was on the couch laying with Owen. He was peacefully sleeping with an arm wrapped around my waist. For a moment, I contemplated actually getting up. I sighed realizing that I left the thai food out all night. I slowly and gently got up and out of Owen's grasp. He shifted, but was still asleep. I smiled and picked up the left over food and tossed it in the garbage. I cleaned up and took the trash outside and when I came back in Owen was up, stretching on the couch.
"Rise and shine" I sang as I prepared some coffee in the Keurig
He groaned and stretched some more.
"What time is our flight?" He asked
"9am, so we gotta be out of here in the next 45 minutes" I explained. He nodded and got upt ot use the bathroom.
By the time was out, a fresh cup of coffee was ready for him, so you went to the bathroom to get ready.
By 7, your mom honked her horn outside.
"Let's go Owen!" I shouted from the front door.
He hurried over with his luggage. 6 hours on a plane and one ferry over to the island, we were back on Isla Nublar by 8pm.
"Feels so good to be back"! Owen shouted as the company car dropped both of you off in between our bungalows.
"I'll see you bright and early tomorrow at the paddock" I said
"Yes! Hey, thank you for letting me stay at your place" He said with his handsome smile.
"Sure, anytime!" I said before walking towards my bungalow.
"The bet is still on!" He shouted making you laugh.
The next morning you got to the paddock before Owen.
"How was the trip?" Barry asked
"Good, I got to meet some people from InGen" I replied making Barry shake his head.
"Those people getting under my skin" He said
"Yeah, I noticed that with Owen too" I responded.
"They don't see these animals as living creatures" Barry explained.
"There was one guy, Hoskins, who gave me a bad feeling" I recalled
Barry rolled his eyes.
"He's the head guy, the worst" Barry said as he lead me to the gate bars. I heard the girls chirpring, making my day better.
I whistled and called out for all four girls. Immediately they poked their head out of the bushes and slowly walked over to me. They were cautious. I hadn't seen them in 3 days.
"Missed me?" You called out as Blue screeched.
"Hey! I don't like that attitude!" I snapped back at her. She stopped and turned her head, studying you.
"It's me, Blue" I said stepping closer to the bar.
"Dr. Parker, don't get too close" Barry warned.
For the past 6 months, Owen always snapped at me when I got to close to the bars. He was afraid the girls would claw at me.
"I'm fine, and Owen's not here yet" I said calmly, keeping my eyes on Blue. She stepped closer to the bars as her sisters followed behind her.
"That's it. Good girl!" I cooed stepping close enough where my arm extended could reach the bars.
Blue brought her snout up against the bar to sniff my hand. Her warm breaths were somewhat comforting.
"See, did you miss me?" I cooed again, stepping once more closer. This time I rested my palm against her snout. She growled at first but then calmed down. I smiled. Blue stepped back and then communicated with her sisters.
Yes! She's telling them to come over! I thought as the girls stepped forward so I could also pet them.
"You're something else, Dr. Parker. Even Owen doesn't like getting that close" Barry called out.
"Maybe I'm just the bigger Alpha" I smirked as the girls chirped.
"HEY! JULISSA, GET BACK!" Owen shouted out of nowhere. It made me jump, causing the girls to panic and I did the one thing Owen told me not to do. I turned my back to the cage to see where he was shouting from.
"GET AWAY FROM THE CAGE!" Owen yelled running to me, but in that same second, Delta's reached through the bars and clawed at my back scraping my back. I screamed in sheer fear and pain as Barry grabbed me and threw me towards Owen. The girls were screeching and suddenly Blue began attacking Delta.
I fell into Owen's arms in shock.
"Blue! HEY BLUE! GET IN LINE!" Owen shouted at her holding onto to me, and gently letting me sit on the floor.
Barry ran over and quickly switched spots with Owen, so Owen could get the girls back in line and into their pen.
"Come on, let's go into the office" Barry whispered gently helping me up and walking me towards Owen's office. My back began to sting. Delta;s claw marks tore through my thin t-shirt and scraped my lower back. It could have been much deeper, much worse.
Barry rummaged through a first aid kit, while calling in for a medic. I sighed as I carefully peeled off the t-shirt, leaving you in your sports bra. Thankfully Delta's claw made a superficial scrape. There was still blood, but no stitches were needed. You stood up as Barry brought over some medication and gauze.
The door slammed open and Owen stood there, sweaty and pissed.
"WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?" Owen yelled making you flinch.
"Owen, it's my fault. I should have not let her" Barry tried to help.
"No! You know how dangerous they are!" Owen snapped, getting in my face. He was genuinely angry.
"I was fine until YOU came" I shouted, blaming him. With the shock of Delta's attack, the pain, and anger, tears began welling up in your eyes. Barry left to wait for the medic to arrive.
"How many times do I have to tell you to not get so close!" He shouted.
"Again Owen, I knew what I was doing! They were perfectly fine, listening to me, until you scared them!" I shouted back pushing owen away from me. But that movement made my wound sting making me double over. Owen quickly grabbed me and gently had me sit. He sighed as he looked at the wound.
"Jules, it could have been worse" He said softly as a tear rolled down my cheek. I quickly wiped it away, hoping he didn't see. But he did.
"I'm sorry Owen" I muttered.
He sighed again and gently pulled you into an embrace.
"No I'm sorry. I freaked out" He apologized. I exhaled into his shoulder. He smelled of pine, and wood.
The door opened and he quickly let me go as the medic came in. She cleaned the wound and dressed it. Owen gave me an extra shirt he had in his office.
"Are you sure you don't want to go back home?" He asked as you both stepped out of the office.
"I'm fine Owen, plus I need to show the girls I'm still in charge" I said confidently. He smiled and you followed him to the paddock and up onto the cross walk.
Owen whistled and Barry released the raptors. They screeched and chirped as they ran. Everyone but Delta ran out.
"She feels guilty" I noted. I quickly transcribed some notes as Owen called all the girls attention. They lined up except for Delta.
"Delta!" I shouted, using the clicker. Blue began communicating, calling out for her sister.
Delta slowly walked over, keeping her eyes down.
"Eyes up Delta!" Owen shouted. She refused. Blue began to snarl at her.
"Blue! Keep your eyes up!" You snapped and she did. Delta slowly brought her eyes up to me.
"There we go!" You chimed at her even though Blue disapproved.
"Blue keep it in!" Owen snapped.
We fed the girls mice before conducting some more exercise routines. Some worked, some didn't. Blue was still showing hostility to Delta.
I sat on the ground typing away on my laptop the behavior changes I noticed after Delta swiped me. My phone buzzed, alerting me, I had to check on the T-Rex paddock. I shut my laptop closed and stuffed it into my backpack.
"Owen, I'll see you at Margaritaville tonight!" I shouted walking towards my Jeep.
"Hey, be careful! Text me when you're done!" He shouted from the crosswalk. I gave him a thumbs up and headed to finish the rest of my work day.
Around 6pm, I got to the bar and sat down. I immediately ordered a margarita and flipped through my phone. I was lost in all the texts i was responding to that I didn't notice someone sitting next to me.
I looked up and smiled.
"Jake!" I exclaimed giving him a hug. His hands fell on my back, making me squirm.
"What's wrong?" He asked with scrunched eyebrows.
I sighed and lift the shirt.
His eyes went wide.
"What happened?" He exclaimed as the waitress placed a margarita in front of him.
"Delta swiped me" I admitted, feeling embarrassed as i put my shirt back down.
Jakob stared at me with a bewildered look.
"How? Where was Owen? Barry?" He asked
"It was my fault. I turned my back to the cage for a second, and I was too close to the bars" I said
He sighed and shook his head.
"Don't tell mom. You'll give her a heart attack" He said.
"I'm fine. How's it going with Claire?" I asked before taking a sip.
"Good, she's been stressed lately. Something about a new asset" He muttered.
"A new dinosaur? Owen and I saw some ad on TV for that. What is it? They are breeding a species?" I asked
"I don't know! I work in finance. I'm not into the whole science lab thing" He argued. I rolled my eyes and made a mental note to ask Claire next time I saw her.
Owen walked in and Jakob waved him over. THey shook hands and Owen sat on my other side.
"How's your back?" He asked gently touching it.
"It stings, but it's fine" I said.
"Has anything deadly ever happened with your raptors?" Jake asked Owen.
"No, not yet at least. Knock on wood, nothing does" He said as a waitress placed a margarita in front of Owen.
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