Thanks so much for the reviews. And I know this is short but there will be a longer chapter before week's end.

Title: Future possibilities
author: Cindy Ryan
notes and summary: see part one

Wyatt bit back a curse as Lucy left. He felt Elizabeth tense beside him and turned to face her.

"What happened?"Elizabeth wondered with concern.

"It's been a rough few months for her."Wyatt explained as he reached out and gently touched his daughter's right arm."Give her a little bit."

Elizabeth nodded and sat back down at the table.

"You okay here?"Wyatt asked. "I want to go make sure she's okay."

"Go, I've got lots to do here."Elizabeth replied motioning to the pad of paper and pen. "I'll be fine."

Wyatt watched Elizabeth for a long moment before he turned and left. He was mentally kicking himself that he should've given Lucy a bit more time before meeting Elizabeth. But then Lucy had said she was ready. Wyatt should've known better. This situation nobody was ready for.

Lucy wasn't surprised when Wyatt found her hiding spot. Truthfully it wasn't much of a hiding spot. She'd needed fresh air and had went out into a nearby courtyard that was in the interior of the complex. She'd found the courtyard on one of their late night returns a week or so before. The courtyard had flowers, two benches and a tree that Lucy didn't know what type it was. She was sitting on one of the cement benches when Wyatt stepped into the courtyard. For several long moments neither spoke.

"You both must think I'm a coward."Lucy stated quietly not meeting Wyatt's gaze.

"That's one thing I know you're not."Wyatt replied as he sat down next to Lucy.

"I just got overwhelmed."Lucy explained as she stood. "Last week I came home to a fiance and a father I didn't know his name until two days ago. On top of that our daughter..."

Wyatt stood and wrapped his arms around Lucy pulling her into an embrace. She rested her head against his chest.

"We'll get through this."Wyatt promised quietly.

"How come you're not falling apart?"Lucy asked.

"I've had my moments."Wyatt replied with a brief smile. "Jessica and I talked about having kids but we thought we had time to wait..."

"Wyatt..."Lucy began as she pushed away from Wyatt slightly so she could see his face.

"I can't change what happened with Jess."Wyatt continued solemnly. "But Elizabeth I can help and I'm going to do whatever I can."

"I want to help her too."Lucy affirmed.

"Whenever you're ready we can go back."Wyatt offered resting his head on top of hers.

"Okay."Lucy acknowledged.

Lucy closed her eyes trying to get her whirlwind of emotions under some kind of control. Her thoughts were still scattered. Lucy had been career focused knowing that once she was settled in that aspect of life the other parts would fall into place.

"Whatever happens."Wyatt said quietly breaking the silence. "We're in this together."

Lucy smiled at Wyatt's promise. As if her life wasn't crazy enough now she had the complication of what could be with Wyatt. All she could do now was take things one step at a time and hope like hell she was doing the right thing.

Rufus Carlin had seen and heard a lot over the last few months. Some things if he hadn't been there Rufus wouldn't have believed it. Now sitting in Denise Christopher's office at four thirty in the morning Rufus was staring at her like she'd said there was a live dragon in the building.

"Say that again?"Rufus requested as he leaned forward in the chair.

"Had a visitor from twenty-five years in the future. She's from Morgan industries and she's Wyatt and Lucy's daughter."Denise recapped as she took a sip of coffee from a purple mug.

"That had to freak them out."Rufus responded with an amazed shake of his head."Wyatt's still mourning his wife..."

"They're still sorting through it."Denise commented as she glanced at her computer screen which showed security footage of the complex. One camera had Wyatt and Lucy talking.

"What do you need from me?"Rufus asked.

"Work with Jiaya she's gotten preliminary data from our visitor. She came here because of time shifts we need to know more about them."Denise ordered.

"On it."Rufus said as he stood.

"Thank you, Rufus."Denise acknowledged quietly.

"Just another day at the office."Rufus quipped with a smile as he left.

As he left Rufus hoped his team mates were alright. They were both dealing with their own demons. To suddenly have your future laid out in front of you was a lot for anyone to try to handle.