Thank you for such a great response, I love you all so very much thank you. Some Owen in this chapter, I am trying to keep to some of the same stuff happening as in film, for example them leaving the petting zoo.
Gray's giggling had stopped, all the blood in Claire's body had gone cold as she turned around. The mop of sandy brown hair was gone, there was no Zach with his head in his phone. She could hear the blood in her ears pick up speed as she whipped her head around, if it was any other situation she would have made herself dizzy. She patted herself down trying to find her phone, crap, she had left it in Gray's fanny pack while she petted the smaller animals.
She was running now trying not to look panicked, but she was panicking , she was freaking out, she had turned to speak to the Head handler of assets in the petting zoo about moving the more adolescent assets to the valley and when she turned around they were gone.
"Gray! Zach" she started to shout, she turned in the main street before hitting a solid body.
"Give me your phone" she demanded as she looked up at who it was.
"Claire?" Owen started, his voice sounded slightly confused, he was shocked both at seeing her dressed so casual in the main street, tears in her eyes and being so demanding of him.
"Give me your phone Mister Grady it is an emergency" Claire's voice was wavering and he handed her his phone.
This was one of the weirdest encounters they have had. Ever since that disastrous date they had avoid each other neither ready to admit they liked each other or admit the dates failure was their fault. Last time he had seen her was a board meeting three weeks ago about the new way of producing living food stock for the carnivorous assets. She had always been so straight laced, pristine suits, sharp heels, hair not a line out of place and a cold demeanour. But now she was in a strapless white sun dress that had a few stains on it, flat pumps and her hair was frizzed slightly, her face panicked.
"What is happening" Owen asked, almost waiting for the containment anomaly warning to siren. Why else would the head of Park and asset management be so messed up.
"My nephews they are gone, turned my back and…" she muttered punching in the phone number she had memorized earlier that day.
"Zach!?" she exclaimed down the phone. A loud almost angry but relieved conversation sounded down the phone between the two. Owen stood almost awkwardly waiting for her to finish. It was only when she started to storm away towards, Tyrannosaurus Rex Kingdom, did he quickly follow her. She seemed more composed as he caught up.
"Why are you following me?" she asked turning to look at him.
"You still got my phone" Owen pointed out a grin on his face. Claire started to acknowledge her actions and blushed immediately.
"Sorry, I just, ugh, Zach dragged Gray off to see the T-rex and I didn't know where they were. My sister would… never mind, Thank you" she finished straightening her hair with her free hand, trying to compose herself. A small awkward silence stood between them for a few seconds.
"Aunt Claire" Gray cried running towards her, she crouched down to his level checking him over.
"You're okay, you're fine right?"
"Yeah the dinosaur didn't eat him chill" Zach drawled behind him, Claire stood and pointed a finger at the boy.
"New rule, no running off" her voice was strict, the same voice she used when talking to people in the control room. It tickled Owen a bit seeing her like this, the park's ice queen, thawing around the edges.
"There are rules now? As well as an itinerary?" Zach asked.
"You have an itinerary with kids? You have got to be kidding me?" Owen asked rather boisterously. But before Claire could retort Gray noticed Owen for the first time.
"Oh my god you're him, the one Aunt Claire was hiding from earlier" Gray yelled causing a few people from near by to turn and look at them. Owen's smile because the biggest teasing grin in the world. Claire wanted the ground to swallow her whole.
"No Gray, she was getting shade remember" Zach taunted. Owen was laughing. Claire turned to him rather hotly.
"Why are you still here?"
"You still have my phone" Claire huffed before smacking him in the chest with in.
"We are going back to the hotel, right now" Claire sternly said turning on her heels.
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