Title: Future Possibilities
author: Cindy Ryan
pairings: Lucy/Wyatt
spoilers: all

"Dad!"

The greeting was so foreign to Wyatt that he almost stepped back out of the room. Instead he squared his shoulders and walked further into the conference room closing the door behind him. Christopher had left noting that Elizabeth might open up more without PTB hovering. However now that he was in the room Wyatt stopped a few feet from the front of the table not sure what to do next. Elizabeth was standing having risen to her feet when the door opened. She had stepped away from the table when Wyatt entered but hadn t gone any further. Whatever time traveling training she d had must ve kicked in.

"I can count on one hand the number of times I ve seen you out of uniform." Elizabeth stated quietly smiling.

Wyatt subconsciously glanced down at his blue jeans and black t-shirt. With the wardrobe they had access to here wearing anything fancy into work wasn t a priority. And with him not being technically active duty Wyatt s uniform was in his closet. The uniform as part of the military regs he missed.

"This place isn t normal military." Wyatt said finally meeting his daughter s gaze. "Dress code s a bit different since we don t know where or when we re going next."

"Where s Mom? "Elizabeth asked glancing to the door.

Wyatt s heart dropped to his stomach at the question. He didn t want to start things off on the wrong foot but protecting Lucy was his priority.

"I wanted to talk to you first." Wyatt replied as he forced his feet to move forward.

"To see if I was telling the truth? "Elizabeth responded as she sat down.

Up close Wyatt could tell the younger woman was worried about something. Her face was pale and she had dark circles under her eyes.

"No, I know you re telling the truth." Wyatt commented as he took a seat in a chair across from his daughter.

Because of the DNA test? Elizabeth prompted as she sat back down.

"Because you have the same eyes I see in the mirror every morning." Wyatt stated quietly.

"You and Mom aren't even friends yet, are you? "Elizabeth said softly." Maybe I came back too early but I .."

"We re friends. "Wyatt assured the younger woman. "She kept me from being fired."

"The Alamo mission." Elizabeth replied with a smile. "One of the many stories I heard growing up; my favorite."

"Why?" Wyatt asked curiously.

"Because it was when the three of you became more than just co-workers." Elizabeth stated.

Wyatt heard the hint of sadness in his daughter s voice and forced himself not to ask. The old Star Trek warning about knowing too much about your own future echoed through his thoughts. But then again that was already happening he was talking to his own daughter. His brain was still having problems wrapping around the concept.

"What s wrong, Elizabeth?" Wyatt asked after a few minutes of silence. "What brought you here?"

For a long tense moment Wyatt thought she wasn t going to answer him. That he d have to wait until Lucy arrived. But then Elizabeth met Wyatt s and he saw sadness along with worry there.

"To preserve my family. You me and Mom. "Elizabeth stated simply." Before I left we were tracking time shifts and it all comes back to this first team and Garcia Flynn."

Wyatt sank back into the chair letting his daughter s words sink in. In the here and now Wyatt was still grieving for his wife. Still angry over how she died. He was putting one foot in front of the other. Concentrating on work not ready in the least bit for a personal relationship. Even before Wyatt knew of his daughter s existence he couldn't deny there was something between he and Lucy. Something neither of them had started to define yet. It had been clear when Lucy had talked him out of staying behind at the Alamo that whatever was between them was strong. Now they were both going to be faced with the reality of what their future could be. Wyatt smiled at Elizabeth finding himself looking forward to that journey. He reached across the table and gently touched her right hand with his.

"We' ll figure it out. "Wyatt promised.

Elizabeth smiled at him and Wyatt realized for the first time that it was Lucy' s smile. This was going to be a lot for Lucy to take in but Wyatt knew she'd do whatever it would take to help their daughter. They both would.

Lucy Preston arrived at Mason Industries at nearly four in the morning half hour after receiving the call to come in. As always the phone call itself revealed no details. She'd gotten used to the spur of the moment aspect of the job. Normally she''d be half asleep if this was a normal type of employment but as Lucy walked into the large building her mind was buzzing her mind spinning with possibilities of where and when they could be going this time. Lucy was surprised when Agent Denise Christopher met her in the hallway before she reached the main area of the building.

"Ms. Preston if you'll follow me. It's been a busy morning already." Christopher said without preamble as she turned and led the way down the hall towards offices and conference rooms.

"Where is Flynn this time?"Lucy prompted scurrying to catch up to the older woman.

"This isn't about Flynn." Christopher explained solmenly as she stopped in front of a confrence room. "Wyatt will brief you."

"Wyatt?" Lucy repeated in surprise. "Is this military related?"

"No and he can explain better than I can since he has met the visitor we had late last night. "Christopher responded opening the door.

"Visitor?" Lucy asked as Wyatt appeared in the doorway. "Wyatt what's going on?"

"Hi Lucy. "Wyatt greeted as he motioned her into the room. "It's been an eventful morning."

"I'll leave you two and check in with Rufus." Christopher stated as she left.

Lucy watched her boss leave and then looked once more at Wyatt. They were the only occupants of the room. A flat screen monitor was on the front wall and activated but only the Morgan Industries logo was visibile.

"We get called in and it's not Flynn? "Lucy asked as Wyatt closed the door. What's going on?

"There was a visitor last night someone from twenty-five years in the future." Wyatt replied as he sat down in the chair Elizabeth had been in earlier.

"Future?" Lucy repeated as she sat down across from her colleague." Someone from Morgan industries?"

"Kind of. "Wyatt replied hedging.

"Are we consulting with them? Do they have information on Flynn?" Lucy inquired studying Wyatt.

"It's our daughter." Wyatt explained awkwardly.

"It's too early in the morning for practical jokes, Wyatt." Lucy responded with a shake of her head.

"I'm dead serious. They ran the DNA twice. "Wyatt continued.

Lucy heard the words but it wasn't sinking in. A time traveler from the future? Her child? Her child with Wyatt? She shook her head and stood and before she knew it Lucy had her hand on the door handle about to leave.

"Lucy, just look at her." Wyatt insisted quietly.

Lucy turned at Wyatt's voice and saw him lift a small remote and click through a menu on the flat screen monitor. Shortly after a video feed filled the screen. On it was a young woman with shoulder length dark hair and slim build. She sat at a confrence table writing on a small pad of paper. Even without seeing the other woman up close Lucy was struck right away by familiar facial features.

"She has your nose." Wyatt said quietly as Lucy walked closer to the screen.

As Lucy watched she understood why Wyatt believed this was their child. Lucy saw mannerisms that were Wyatt and facial features that were hers. When the young woman finally looked up Lucy was startled to see Wyatt's eyes. She'd know that shade of blue anywhere.

"My God, Wyatt." Lucy said quietly feeling like she'd been hit by a truck.

"Yeah I know." Wyatt replied as he came to stand next to Lucy." I had the same reaction."

"What's her name?" Lucy asked turning to meet Wyatt's intense gaze.

"Elizabeth." Wyatt responded quietly.

"Why is she here?" Lucy inquired anxiously.

"She needs our help. They noticed some time shifts that were affecting her timeline. "Wyatt continued grimly.

"Flynn." Lucy surmised solmenly looking back at the screen.

"Apparently our missions are having more of an affect than we thought. Not just on the past... "Wyatt trailed off following Lucy's gaze.

"But on the future." Lucy finished softly." How do we handle this Wyatt? She's our daughter."

"One step at a time." Wyatt replied reaching his left hand towards Lucy's right.

Lucy stared at Wyatt's outstreched hand for a long moment. It wasn't that she didn't find Wyatt attractive; she did. But he was also still grieving for his wife. On top of that they'd practically just met still adjusting to being colleagues and friends. Now the existence of this person was solid proof that the relationship they were just starting would be something so much more. Lucy didn't know if she should be scared to death or excited to know that she'd have a family. The future was always changing how were they to know this was set in stone? Either way Lucy knew this would change everything between her and Wyatt. A part of her was okay with that.

"Ready to meet her?" Wyatt prompted softly.

"No." Lucy responded with an amazed shake of her head." But I guess I have to be. Let's go."

It was then Lucy remembered Wyatt's outstreched hand and slid hers into his. They stood that way for several minutes before Lucy squeezed his hand and then released it and walked to the door. Wyatt followed and they left. Lucy had a feeling it was going to be a very long day.

Lucy followed Wyatt down a flight of stairs and down a hall and into another confrence room. Once inside Lucy stopped dead in her tracks. Hearing about her daughter and seeing a video were one thing being confronted by the real thing was quite another. Lucy saw Wyatt stop and turn back towards her a concerned look in his blue eyes. He seemed to be handling this much better than she was. She thought she'd been handling it. But seeing a person who was a blend of you and another person who you weren't yet involved with was more than her brain could contemplate.

"Mom!" Elizabeth greeted coming around the table and standing next to Wyatt.

Lucy swallowed hard and looked from one to the other and back again. Seeing Elizabeth next to Wyatt Lucy could see the resemblance clearly. She tried to smile at her daughter and failed. Everything was suddenly way too much.

"Mom?" Elizabeth asked worriedly taking a step forward.

"I'm sorry. "Lucy said quietly before turning and walking quickly from the room closing the door behind her.