Jo wasn't allowed to leave the infirmary for two more days, which gave Zane time to think. Clearly, Jo had not been her old rational self and that worried him. Not having her hovering over him continuously seemed almost odd, and he kept expecting her to walk in at any moment, in those hot power suits of hers, her killer heels and her ice queen demeanor.

Except she'd changed, and now Zane wasn't so sure if it was for the better. While granted, she wasn't throwing his ass in jail at every chance, her bitchy attitude had changed into that of what he'd first thought was just her withdrawing from everything and everyone, but now realized had been depression. He cursed himself for not seeing it earlier, as he was very worried about her. He hadn't yet realized he was in love with her but he'd die if she killed herself regardless. What other point was there to staying in this otherwise crummy town? She was one of the main reasons he'd stuck around, alright, the main reason he'd stuck around in Eureka. Screwing with the Enforcer had always been fun, until Founder's Day. But now that she was different, it concerned him, especially as her life seemed to hang in the balance now.

Scrunching up the sleeves of his button-down and henley, he brought his mind back to the present, as he read over the specs from every related project to the telescope, and who Dr. Lesueche was and what exactly he did, as he had no further leads to why he'd gotten shocked. Scrolling quickly through his hack job, he backed up as he ran across an interesting fact. Reading it over several times, his eyes widened as he simultaneously grabbed his phone and dialed Henry while running out the door with his tablet.

EUReKA

Jo had just gotten released from the infirmary and getting dressed quickly, left the hated place. While she didn't mind the people that worked there, she hated having to be there for anything other than information. And she'd been there far too often, lately, for her comfort. As she left, walking briskly to the elevator, she rubbed the remnants of her headache away.

Getting into the elevator, two other scientists who were already in there murmured "Ms. Lupo," respectfully at her, and avoided her gaze. Sighing inwardly, Jo gave them a short nod and turned to face the doors, wishing that just once; everyone else who hadn't time traveled would just see her as a normal person and not be freaked out of their skin like she would kick their asses at any moment. Not for the first time she wondered what other-her had been thinking when she'd made such a different life for herself in Eureka. Although she recognized that she had to keep up the hard-ass attitude, lately it was becoming harder and harder, especially towards Zane, who'd given her so much grief, in this timeline and the one previous.

Her mind brought up unbidden images of said man, who had seemed extremely worried about her. She still couldn't forget his face when she'd woken up the second time. The half-angry, half-worried look he'd been so intently giving her made something flutter in her stomach. She hadn't seen that look on his face before and it concerned her somewhat. Now more than ever she didn't know how much she could trust him and it was bothering her heavily.

Arriving at her level, she stepped off the elevator and slid into the traffic stream that ran through the hallways circling the rotunda. Stopping at her office, she picked up some paperwork that had piled up in her absence and grabbed her tablet too. Unsure if her car had been returned to GD or her home, she called Carter for a ride.

Starting to feel a tingling sensation again, she hurriedly sat down, hands holding her head, worried about having a relapse of her accident in the plane.

EUReKA

Zane ran to the infirmary, on the phone with Henry to confirm some readings. Walking in quickly, still on the phone, he frowned and said, "Henry, just get to GD. Jo's gone and we need to find her before this causes her to get hurt or…worse." Zane ended the call and passing by Alison, asked her where Jo had gone. Thanking her, he left, running out the door, and hoping he wasn't too late.

Ok, so I know this was a short filler chapter but I finally know where this story is going, and (basically) how I'm getting there. So if everyone can just hang tight for a bit, while I try to get through SATs, then I promise I will (hopefully) have more time for story-writing. Thanks!