Author's notes: Alright please don't kill me. So I know I haven't updated in like 10 years but I got a job like a proper adult job at a District Attorney's Office as an Investigator so like I have no time and when I have time I'm so tired I fall asleep at 10 pm which sucks. But anyways I need to get back into writing because I have this whole thing planned out. Since the finale murdered me and I refuse to talk about it I decided to change this chapter to be the Titanic instead of what I had originally planned. Anyways Garcia Flynn is alive and no one can convince me otherwise. Hope you enjoy!

A kiss shared between two people who weren't quite in love yet should have caused some awkwardness. Especially when those two people were sharing a room. With their future daughter sleeping in the adjoining room.

But awkwardness couldn't occur when Lucy Preston's master plan was to avoid Garcia Flynn like the plague, right?

Lucy's eyes closed as Garcia's lips pressed softly against hers. Her hand reached up to wrap around his neck but fell as it was met with just air. And when she opened her eyes, the man before her had vanished.

The obnoxious rattling sound of a train rocked Lucy out of her dream, and with a groan, she buried her face into the soft pillow.

She couldn't even avoid Garcia in her own subconscious.

After the kiss they had shared, Lucy had been avoiding the talk that clearly needed to happen. And the only way to avoid that talk was to avoid the man in question. She spent nearly the whole day making sure she and Garcia were never alone. And barely said two words to him, worried that if she started talking, she would ramble on about all the crazy thoughts going through her head.

The rest of the team didn't seem to notice anything weird going on between the two, and if they did they most likely assumed that it was because they were raising their daughter from the future.

But there was one person who did realize something was wrong. And that was Grace. She had asked Garcia whether or not her momma was mad at him again.

"Again?"

"Yeah, like last time when you didn't bring her favorite cookies home."

Lucy knew she couldn't keep avoiding him much longer. She wasn't one to run away from conflict. But she also wasn't one to be open about her feelings.

Running her fingers through her hair to smooth down her bedhead, she slowly sat up. She hadn't slept much last night and she was exhausted.

The last thing Lucy remembered was drifting off on the couch, watching Grace sleep in the adjoining room. Garcia must have moved her sometime in the night. But it still didn't feel like she had gotten enough sleep. She just kept having nightmares on repeat. Emma kidnapping Grace. Or that Garcia got hurt.

The room was surprisingly quiet, which was a rare moment of peace, as the life in the new bunker had been anything but.

Getting used to a new bunker wasn't as easy as one would expect. Lucy wasn't sure when she got comfortable living in that underground cold steel cage, but she would give anything to be back in their old bunker.

It would definitely prevent the awkwardness of getting lost and ending up in the wrong room.

On just the first day alone, Rufus had walked in on Connor in the bathroom twice, the older man screaming bloody murder each time.

Jiya had fallen asleep in Garcia and Lucy's room thinking it was her own.

Wyatt had been MIA and Lucy wouldn't have even believed he was there if he hadn't been in the car on the ride over.

And Denise had mixed up the bunker codes and had accidentally locked herself inside with the team for the time being.

The only one who loved this new place was Grace. The little girl was a bundle of energy and on the first day gave each time team member a job to decorate their new home.

The first few hours were spent making snowflakes. Denise was surprisingly good at it. Rufus had cut himself multiple times. And Connor had given up after his twentieth attempt.

Later, Grace had recruited Connor in creating a playlist for the "time team", which is apparently what they were called in the future. After a while, Garcia had officially banned country music after the same song played on repeat for four hours straight. Rufus hadn't listened and instead started performing karaoke with Jiya.

Around dinner, Grace bribed her poor father into teaching the rest of the bunker how to cook and bake. She claimed Jiya made the best chocolate chip cookies, but the woman herself stated she had never touched an oven before in her life.

And before bed, Grace found Wyatt and convinced him to play cards with her. The man was sullen but smiled as the girl tried to "cheat" which Lucy reprimanded her for. However, when the little girl claimed she was counting cards like her dad, Lucy let it go with a smile.

Lucy wasn't sure what her daughter had in mind today, but she was excited to find out.

With a sigh, Lucy glanced at the clock, which was blinking noon. She had always had an issue with sleeping in. As a professor, she hated early classes almost as much as her students. And that hatred for early mornings certainly didn't go away just because she was chasing a mad woman and terrorist organization through time.

Dragging herself out of bed, Lucy dressed and quickly made her way to the kitchen, her stomach growling as she smelled the lingering scent of French toast.

Because Rittenhouse hadn't jumped since they moved bunkers, the team seemed to have taken to relaxing, which was why Lucy wasn't too surprised to find an empty kitchen.

She would have assumed no one else was awake if the kitchen hadn't been a complete mess of flour and smelled delicious.

Stepping around the table, to see if there was any food left in the fridge, Lucy slipped on something, catching herself on the counter. Reaching down she picked up a shirt. Her brows furrowing she looked around at the piled of clothes and kitchenware that was dumped into a pile on the ground.

All the things that had been packed away in boxes and left to be unpacked into their new bunker.

A small giggle echoed through the room, and Lucy peeked into the living room, finding that the boxes were being used as a makeshift fort in front of the TV.

Tip-toeing up to the back, Lucy knocked on the roughly cut door.

Grace's head popped out and she excitedly waved her mother in. Lucy smiled and scooted into the box fort, finding Garcia sitting on the ground, his hair filled with barrettes. Grace jumped back onto the couch and began what Lucy assumed was braiding her father's hair.

Lucy leaned down pressing a kiss against Grace's head and the little girl immediately threw her arms around her mother's neck. Lucy just held her for a moment before she opened her eyes, catching sight of Garcia's and blushing in response.

"Momma, let go I need to finish daddy's hair or he's gonna look like a mess."

"Nope, no can do sweet girl. I need more hugs." Lucy fell back onto the couch holding Grace close to her and tickling the little girl. She laughed loudly, the sound echoing beautifully off the metal walls.

"Daddy, save me!"

Garcia chuckled, "No can do, draga! I'm sorry but here comes another tickle monster!"

"No no no!" The little girl pulled away, and Lucy let her go, her tiny feet taking her out of the fort and across the room as Garcia chased after her.

Lucy watched with a smile as the two continued to play as she got food ready for herself.

"How did you know when you loved Rufus?"

Lucy and Jiya sat at the kitchen table, the later working on the Rubik's cube Rufus had gotten her, which she had found in his things and promptly stolen but definitely planned to put back before he realized.

Jiya glanced up and shrugged, about to look back down at her cube when she realized Lucy wasn't even looking at her but was staring across the room at Garcia who was throwing a laughing Grace up into the air.

"Ohhh!" Jiya said putting the cube on the table as she scooted her chair closer to Lucy's.

"So you and Flynn?"

Lucy threw her a startled look, "I mean I'm not sure? I've never really loved anyone. I didn't have time for boyfriends in school and there were a few relationships later on but my career has always been more important. I just...I don't know what I'm supposed to be feeling."

Jiya smiled at the panicked look on Lucy's face, "You're not supposed to feel anything. You just know."

"Everyone keeps saying that." Lucy groaned, placing her head in her hands.

"Lucy," Jiya said reaching out and placing her hand on her arm, "just because you have a child together doesn't mean that you have to be feeling things so soon. Clearly, your prodigy over there is not coming for another few years. I mean even Rufus and I are gonna have a kid and I'm freaking out too. But I guess it's different because Rufus and I are together... and you and Garcia are- "

"We kissed two nights ago." Lucy blurted out.

"YOU WHAT?!" Jiya squealed, her voice echoing through the metal bunker.

Silence sliced through the living room and Lucy peeked out from her hands watching as Garcia sent over a curious glance smirking as he caught sight of Lucy's reddened face and Jiya's excitement.

Lucy shushed Jiya as she swatted her arm and the woman whispered, "Sorry sorry. Lucy that's amazing! You know I was always rooting for you guys."

"I thought you hated Garcia."

"I mean I did. But the man knows his Doctor Who. It's refreshing."

Lucy's brows shot up as she stifled a laugh, "I...alright. Well you need to help me because I still don't know what I'm feeling and now everything is awkward and I haven't talked to him since the kiss."

Jiya eyes widened, "You can't ignore him!" and then she smirked, "I know just want you need." The woman leaped to her feet, "Grace, my perfect little niece, I need your conniving scheming smarty-pants brain!"

The little girl squealed and the pitter-patter of her shoes should on the floor, her shoes lighting up as she ran over to them from the living room, Garcia following close behind, "Coming Aunt Jiya! Bye Daddy! Bye, momma! We'll try not to make something go 'boom' this time."

"'Boom?'...WAIT, JIYA!"

But Jiya's face just lit up as she imagined all the chaos those two had probably caused in the future, before she dragged Grace out of the room, "We'll be fine!"

Biting her lip, Lucy listened to the sound of laughter echoing down the hall as they got further and further away.

Garcia sidled up alongside Lucy and she closed her eyes knowing what he was going to say.

"Should I leave so you don't have to come up with an excuse to avoid me?"

Lucy turned to face him, but the words were caught in her throat.

"Lucy," Garcia smiled sadly, "if the kiss was too soon, we can act like it didn't happen. I don't want to force you into anything. "

But Lucy shook her head, "No, it's not that. I just...I don't know how I'm supposed to feel. I don't want to start off our relationship not being able to communicate, that would be a horrible way to raise a family. I'm just...what?"

"Nothing." He said, his tongue darting out to lick his lips, a smile tugging at his mouth at how she had used the word family.

"Lucy!"

Lucy shot up, her heart beating fast. She raised her hand to run it through her hair but froze when she saw it shaking in the stream of light that shone through the bunker's living room window. Another hand reached out toward her shaking hand and unwittingly she flinched away, watching as the hand retreated.

That was when Lucy looked up, finding Garcia crouched down next to where she must have fallen asleep on the couch, her body trying to catch up on the lack of sleep from the prior night.

Garcia's eyes were dark with worry, the unspoken question "are you okay" on his lips.

Lucy swallowed hard and tried to give him a smile, but all she managed was a grimace.

"Is it ever going to end?"

"What?" Garcia murmured, his hand reaching out and brushing some hair back behind her ear.

"Do we even have a plan to defeat Rittenhouse? Or is it just a never-ending chase throughout history? I don't know how much more I can take Garcia. I can't-"

Garcia grabbed onto her hand and opened his mouth to speak when a loud alarm shot through the room.

"The Mothership has jumped! You gotta go."

Lucy pulled her hand out of Garcia's and the couple moved over to the rest of the team.

"I'm going." Lucy stepped forward.

Garcia pulled her to the side, "Lucy...you didn't get any sleep last night. And you just...what about Grace?"

"It's my fault, Emma has my journal, Garcia. It's my fault. I need to do this. I need to fix this. For our future. When did they jump?"

Connor froze, "April 1912."

No.

Lucy and Garcia shared a look. Knowing they both had to go. Lucy had read that entry in her journal and she knew that was the moment that rocked her and Garcia's relationship forward. She swallowed hard and looked over at Grace, who was sullen as she held tight to Jiya's hand.

As Rufus got the Lifeboat ready, Garcia and Lucy crouched in front of Grace. And they knew that she understood what was coming. She pulled them into a tight hug and they hugged their daughter as tight as they could. It took all their strength to pull themselves away from her.

As they sat in the Lifeboat, Lucy and Garcia gripped each other's hand tight as they watched the door close, their last sight, their daughter. And they couldn't stop their minds from wondering how many times had they both had to leave her behind in the future.

Walking on the deck of the Titanic was overwhelming. As Lucy's heels clicked against the floor, she gazed around in wonder, the ocean's breeze sending a shiver down her spine. It was a wonder how this magnificently big ship could end up at the bottom of the ocean, because looking at it, it looked like it could withstand a hurricane.

Garcia was at her back, his hand resting warm around her waist, holding her close as they passed people left and right. Rufus a few steps behind, complaining about leaving the Lifeboat so far away.

"Do you think there is a sleeper agent here? You said you mentioned that you wrote about it in your journal. What did it say?"

Lucy blushed as she remembered the details she had read about Garcia and herself and cleared her throat, "No, no mentions of a sleeper. But they could be here to kill more people. Could be Margaret Brown, better known as The Unsinkable Molly. She saved dozens of people when she made the crew of one of the lifeboats turn around and save survivors. She also goes on to work in our criminal justice system. It was because of her that we have a juvenile court. Before that, there was nothing like it and children offenders were getting thrown into prison for years and even getting the death penalty. She was the one that helped create different punishments. She's amazing."

"Excuse me, miss."

Lucy turned around, her eyes going wide as she saw the woman standing in front of her.

"I heard you speaking on juvenile offenders. I am actually working to create a different system for children so that they will not be tried as adults are. Would you care to talk over tea?"

Lucy's mouth was wide open and it wasn't until Garcia nudged her clearing his throat loudly, did she stick out her hand.

"Hi! Yes, hello. I am Lucy Preston. I would love to discuss juvenile offenders."

"Marvelous. I am Margaret Brown. However, please call me Molly."

"I- yes I will do that."

Molly laughed, "We shall meet in the dining hall, tonight?"

Nodding her head in awe, Lucy listened silently as Molly bid them a farewell.

Speechless, Lucy watched as Molly walked away, Garcia and Rufus stifling laughs as they watched her point at Molly.

Rufus decided to pass on dinner, instead focusing on trying to find any sleeper agents, while Garcia and Lucy prepared for their dinner with Margaret Brown.

At dinner that night, the orchestra played softly, as they were offered plates of food. Molly had invited Garcia and Lucy to join her and her friend at their own table.

Lucy was practically vibrating with excitement as she asked Molly about her family and her involvement in establishing the United States first juvenile court system.

Molly explained how she had peacefully separated from her husband and he had given her an allowance to do what she loved, which was helping destitute children.

It was rare to find a divorced woman in this time, let alone one who was still accepted into high society. Lucy hung onto every one of her words, in awe at how much the woman in front of her had accomplished and would accomplish.

"I just think it's wonderful how much you're helping these children. It's just not fair that children are being punished for crimes as adults, there's such a developmental difference between the two." Lucy said.

Molly sighed, "Which is exactly what I have been trying to tell various other judges. There is only one who agrees with me, a Judge Ben Lindsey. He has worked wonders in helping me." Molly spoke, "But enough about me and my job, do you two have children? I am assuming you are married, yes?"

Garcia smiled, "We are. And we do, a daughter. Grace. She's almost five."

"A wonderful age. And I bet she takes after your wife's brilliant brains."

"That she does."

Garcia threw a smile at Lucy and for a moment Lucy felt as if time had frozen. Garcia's hand was warm, wrapped around hers and she could feel the steady beat of his heart. After a moment, she smiled, finally able to see how this would one day be their future. As a family.

Later on that night, when the three travelers were in their cabin, the ship suddenly rocked to the side, glasses and other items flying off the dresser; the dresser itself teetering dangerously.

Rufus grabbed both Lucy and Garcia as they stumbled over their feet, trying to regain balance. The ship rocked hard once again, and Lucy fell right into Garcia's arms, the man taking the brunt of the hit when they slammed into the wall.

"No, this isn't supposed to happen yet. It's only the 13th. What's going on?" Lucy gripped tight to both men as the ship jolted to a stop as if it had rammed into something.

Propelling himself off the wall, Garcia yanked the door opened, peeking down the hall, watching as the other passengers rushed out of their rooms.

"Come on." Garcia grabbed onto Lucy's hand and she, in turn, grabbed Rufus's as they made their way through the sea of people trying to make it to the ballroom, where everyone was whispering that the captain was going to be making an announcement.

People were screaming over each other and shoving each other left and right as crazy theories were coming out about what was happening.

Lucy pushed her way through the people when she spotted the captain, "Captain Smith!"

The man turned around and Lucy nodded her head in respect, "Sir, I'm sorry for the intrusion, but is everything okay? It felt like we hit an iceberg."

"All is fine. No icebergs in sight. I will be making an announcement soon." The man tried to smile, but a grimace crossed his face as he took in the passengers that were swarming the ballroom.

Garcia and Rufus finally caught up to her.

"What did he say?"

Lucy told them that he hadn't given her much information, but something seemed off.

She glanced around when she caught sight of Molly and her friend standing toward the side. She nudged Garcia, and he nodded. Lucy quickly walked over to her, "Molly."

"Oh, Lucy." The woman reached out, giving Lucy's hand a squeeze, "Are you and your husband, all good?"

"Yes, thank you. I am worried though. I think Garcia and I are going to be ready if something happens, I think you should be too."

Molly smiled but it didn't reach her eyes, "Don't worry about old me. I shall be fine. We will see you tomorrow?"

Lucy smiled and nodded, bidding the woman a farewell. She knew she would do everything she could to save Molly and stop Emma from wreaking more havoc.

She went to take another step to find Garcia and Rufus when she felt something hard press into her back. Freezing, she felt a hand wrap tight around her arm and push her off toward a side room.

The unknown person shoved her forward and Lucy knocked over some pots, as she tried to right herself. Turning around, she raised her hands up as a man aimed a gun at her head.

"Emma sends her regards. And she hopes that your little angel is doing well."

Lucy swallowed hard as the man moved his finger down to the trigger. However, before she could think of what to do, movement in the window behind the agent caught her eyes as she saw Rufus peeking through the glass.

"Well, you can tell Emma to leave us the hell alone. I hope the journal is treating her well."

The man looked confused and Lucy nodded her head minutely before dropping to the ground as Rufus came barging through the door. The gunman turned around in surprise, a shot going off into the ceiling as Rufus forced his arm up.

Crawling quickly across the ground, Lucy grabbed a pan and whipped around whacking it into the gunman's hand, the gun flying across the room.

"Garcia?"

Rufus grunted as he rammed into the agent once again, "He's busy with minion number two."

Lucy nodded and watched as the agent pushed away from Rufus and made to run across the room to grab his gun.

Lucy dove after him, grabbing onto his leg, causing him to slam to the ground. She crawled over him and reached out her fingers just brushing against the butt of the gun. The agent gripped her ankle and began to drag her back, but her fingers closed around the gun and she picked it up as the agent stood up, his eyes widening as Lucy pulled the trigger without hesitation.

Her eyes went wide as he dropped to the ground and she scrambled to her feet, dropping the gun into the trashcan as she rushed out of the room. Rufus followed closely, his hands shaking, as he glanced around hoping nobody had heard their struggle.

Turning the corner, Lucy ran headfirst into a body and raised her hands prepared for another fight, when she saw it was Garcia she relaxed, sighing as she wrapped herself around him.

"Lucy?"

"I'm fine."

"She's not fine, she just fought off a man twice her size and shot him. So I'm gonna go and throw up somewhere alright?" He said before taking off out to the deck.

Lucy was silent as she let Garcia guide her to their cabin.

"Lucy."

"I'm fine."

"I don't think you are." He gritted.

"I said I'm fine Flynn." She snapped, "I've killed people before. I-"

"Lucy."

Lucy pulled at her hair, "When did killing people become okay with me? I'm no better than Rittenhouse. Murdering people. I don't even know who that man was, if he had a family."

"Lucy," Garcia grabbed onto her chin, turning her to look at him, "he would have killed you. He wasn't a good man. You did it to survive. You didn't kill him because you wanted to."

"But that's where you're wrong!" She was hysterical, "I did want to kill him. I wanted him dead because of everything he stands for. I killed him like I tried to kill Emma back in Chinatown. How can I ever come back after this?"

"You don't, really. And I would know. But one day you will realize you did what you had to do. You told me all those months ago that I could be a father after everything I have done. And you can be a mother after what you've done. You can be good because you've always been good. You've never been anything else."

"So, if you believe that you can be a father again, then what is stopping you from getting your family back?"

"What?"

"If given the chance to save them, you'll choose them and I couldn't blame you for that."

"Lucy, where is this coming from?"

Lucy sighed, sitting on the bed, her whole body decompressing, "You wanted to talk about the kiss. This is why I didn't want to."

"Lucy." Garcia crouched down in front of her, "I may still love my wife and daughter, but-" He paused, "I love you. When you first handed me the journal all those years ago and told me that if I followed it, I would be able to save my family, I think deep down I knew that it was a fool's errand. But I did it anyway because I loved them. And I still do. But along the way I changed. I will always love Iris but I'm not the same man that was her father. And I'm not the same person that Lorena loved. And if somehow I get them back, if somehow we save Iris and Lorena, I won't leave you. I will be a father to Iris and I will always love Lorena, but that's in the past. But it's you, I love you. I'm a father to Grace. And I hope to one day be a husband to you. You're my family. You and Grace. And this team. And I promise you, I won't leave you."

"You can't-"

"But I can Lucy. Because I'm yours. If you want me."

That night wasn't exactly a pleasant one. The tension between Lucy and Garcia was palpable and when Rufus had made it back, they were sitting on opposite sides of the cabin.

When the dawn broke, it was April 14th, and Lucy knew they had to leave. Garcia was sure that they had taken out both of the Rittenhouse agents and that the Titanic would happen exactly how history should. Their job was done. But if they waited for the Titanic to go down, there was a chance they wouldn't survive.

With some bribing and thievery, they managed to steal of the lifeboats and row over to the closest ship, which Lucy said was the SS Carpathia, one of the ships that received the distress call from the Titanic and in turn saved over 700 people.

After hours of rowing, the team climbed aboard and Garcia paid their way onto the passenger list. The hours of waiting seemed to draw on and on and the team sat in silence until the distress call sounded on board.

That night, Lucy, Garcia, and Rufus spent the night helping the crew pull people out of the water and treating them for injuries.

Lucy watched as Garcia spoke to a frantic French woman and was dragged over to a little girl that couldn't have been much older than Grace. Garcia crouched down, pulling off his coat and wrapping it around the little girl, whispering comforting words to her in French.

In the end, the crew and passengers were able to save the 700 people. And thus the journey began home. The Captain dropped everybody off in New York, but the team stuck around as the ship circled back to Liverpool, where they would hitch a ride to where they had stashed the Lifeboat.

Another week on a ship.

After that, the team decided they were never never going on another ship ever again.

In that week, Garcia and Lucy pushed past that one night on the Titanic and began to learn more about each other. Lucy opened up to him in a way she hadn't opened up to anyone. And Garcia shared with her things that he still had nightmares about. They spent that week talking and growing closer.

Yet the most surprising relationship to come out of this trip was the new friendship between Rufus and Garcia. Both men had grown to trust and enjoy each other's presence much to their chagrin.

When they finally got off the ship a week later, Rufus fell to the ground kissing the pavement and praising God for letting them live.

Instead of leaving right away to go find the Lifeboat, the team decided to relax the rest of the night in a hotel.

They needed just a little time away from modes of transportation.

And of course, because fate always played a hand, there were only two rooms available.

Lucy and Garcia shared one.

That night as Lucy sat in bed, a blanket wrapped around her shoulders. She knew that it was time to stop fighting it.

And this time Lucy kissed Garcia. Not because she had read it in the journal but because she wanted to.

Lucy knew in the way he was looking at her that he was telling the truth about how he felt. The way he held her, the way he looked at her and talked to her, he made her feel safe and she knew that her heart would be safe with him always.

And in that moment she let go of the hesitation that had been holding her back and let herself be loved.

Sneak Peek:

When the lifeboat landed, the sound of footsteps echoed through the bunker and Lucy didn't waste a second jumping out of the Lifeboat and bending down to grab the little girl that ran right into her arms.

She held tight to her daughter, Garcia's arms wrapped tight around her holding both of his girls close.

"Momma!"

"Yes, sweet girl?"

"I have a surprise!"

"WE!" Came Jiya's voice from the other room.

"For me?" Lucy asked, her eyebrows raising as she shared a look with Garcia.

"For you and daddy!"

The little girl wiggled out of her mother's grasp until she was placed on the ground. She held out her tiny hands to her parents, bouncing excitedly on her toes as she dragged her mother and father away from the Lifeboat and into the kitchen.

Author's notes: If there are any mistakes I'm sorry I wanted to get this out tonight and it's late and I have work tomorrow so I'm trusting my brain to have edited correctly. I promise I'll try to update sooner! You guys are the best and I love you all