A/N sorry this took so long to get out. Enjoy

Chapter 4

12 HOURS MISSING

Abby sat in the car in the parking garage of the ARC. Her forehead was resting against the steering wheel and her knuckles were white from gripping the wheel so tight. She had been sitting there for at least 5 minutes, steeling herself to get out of the car and go to work. She knew they would tell her to just go home, but she couldn't do that; she needed to do something.

There was a light tapping on her passenger side window. Abby took a deep breath and raised her head. Matt was standing outside her Mini. She unlocked the door and he opened it and sat in the passenger seat.

"Abby…" He said softly. "You need-"

"Don't tell me to go home Matt," Abby cut him off. "Please don't tell me to go home!" She looked at him; her usually bright blue eyes were dull and shinning with unshed tears. "I can't stand being there all alone, not doing anything! I have to work! I have to try… I have to…." Her voice failed her as her throat started to close up. She took a deep breath and forced herself not to cry.

"Abby," Matt said her name slowly; he was calculating what to say to her. "You can't work in this state," His eyes were soft and sad. "You aren't any use to us like this, you need to-"

"I need to what?" Abby's voice got hard and cold. "Forget him? Move on! Pretend like Connor never even existed, because it's all about the anomalies and the creatures and the fact that you don't give a damn whether Connor is dead or alive?" She was practically yelling at him.

"Abby nobody is saying anything like that!" Matt frowned. "We ALL care about Connor, and we do not want to forget him."

"I know," Abby sighed and closed her eyes. "I'm sorry Matt. I-I just can't believe this is happening…"

"You need some time off to calm down and mourn for his disappearance," Matt put his hand on her shoulder. "Go home, hang out with friends and family, and watch a movie. Do something Abby. Just sitting there isn't going to do anything."

Abby nodded. "Alright Matt," She looked at him. "Thank you."

Matt nodded. "Come back when you feel better." He got out of the car and walked back into the ARC.

Abby sat in the car for a few moments before starting it and driving back to hers and Connor's flat.

Matt walked into his office and sat down heavily; he sighed and looked blankly at his computer screen.

"Matt," Becker walked in. "How's Abby?"

Matt shrugged. "She went home."

Becker nodded, "She shouldn't be alone." He said remembering the time when he had been mourning the loss of Connor, Abby, Danny and Sarah a few years ago.

"I know," Matt sighed. "But we can't afford to send anyone over to her, we need everyone here."

"I think I might know someone who can help," Becker said thoughtfully.

"Who?"

Abby was sitting on her couch watching Connor's favorite movies. She had a bowl of popcorn in her lap and a pile of tissues at her feet from every time she broke down at one of his favorite parts and cried.

The doorbell rang.

Abby paused the movie and got up and went to the door, she opened it.

"Hey," Jenny Lewis smiled softly. "I heard what happened and thought you could use a friend."

Abby nodded, she stepped aside to let her ex-co-worker in. She didn't say a word and not a hint of a smile surfaced. Her eyes were hallow and she seemed like a shell of a person, like she was dead and her body was just a shadow going through familiar motions.

"Abby?" Jenny asked. "How are you doing?"

Abby just shrugged. "How am I supposed to be doing?" She asked, he voice dry and cracked. "My fiancé is trapped in another time with a world full of man eating lizards and there is nothing I can do to help him." She blinked and a couple tears ran down her cheeks.

"Come here," Jenny pulled the younger woman close to her and Abby started crying. The two women stood there for a long time, Jenny didn't bother telling Abby everything was going to be ok or trying to soother her or quiet her or anything. She just stood there holding Abby as they both cried.

Connor jerked awake. He sat up and instantly groaned in pain as his back and head throbbed. He looked around in confusion for a moment.
"How the hell did I get in a tree?" He mumbled before remembering.

The night before he had forced himself to get up and climbed the biggest tree he could find, like he and Abby had in their first few days of being trapped in the Cretaceous the first time. He had had a fitful and sleepless night. Every roar or rustle of leaves jolted him awake. He wished he had someone who could keep watch while he slept so he didn't wake up at every tiny noise, afraid that it was a hungry predator looking for easy prey.

But the sounds of the natural world weren't what had woken him. It was the beeping of the hand held ADD. He smiled as he saw that an anomaly had opened up close by. He looked up at the lightening sky and his hope lessened. Dawn was the time when most of the smart predators would hunt, he had to be careful.

Connor carefully started climbing down the tree; he listened for any tell-tale sign of a carnivorous creature around. He made it to the ground without incident. He slowly made his way towards the blip on the ADD. The forest was dense and dark and he jumped at every little rustle and noise.

Half an hour later, Connor came in view of the Anomaly. He stood in front of it and sighed.

"Darling you have got to let me know, Should I stay or should I go?" He hummed to himself. "If I go there will be troubleeeeeee, An if I stay it will be doubleeeee…" The roar of a distant dinosaur seemed to confirm those words. He stood there weighing the possible pros and cons of going through the anomaly.

A few moments later Connor took a deep breath and stepped through the anomaly.