The Generators

1. Taya

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"Well, hello there," remarked a friendly voice. I opened my eyes to see a Jack, sitting at the end of my bed, grinning like a jester; sharp jawline, dark hair, piercing brown eyes and all. His training gloves were still on his hands. Sweat dripped down his forehead. Then, seeing that we were sitting in bed, he smirked. "Slow start this morning?" he said, his dark eyes blazed with delight. I sighed and rolled my eyes; this wasn't the first time he'd just shown up at dawn.

Theo kicked back the covers and stood up, revealing his bare chest. "Anything but." He smiled lazily and raked his hand through his dark hair.

"Well, I guess this is good morning then," I said, getting up out of bed. I took a deep breath and felt the morning sun on my skin as I pushed open the blinds, smelling the beginnings of spring in the air. It was going to be a great day; I could feel it already. Out the window, a blue jay flew by, its wings floating on the breeze. The trees were beginning to show their first signs out life, little green buds popping up on their branches. The world was awake, and now so was I. "Would you like some coffee?" I asked him, walking past him toward the kitchen to set a pot on.

"I would before we get down to business," Jack stood and followed me into the kitchen. He was so close I could feel the heat of his sweat as it curled off his skin.

"To business?" I asked, throwing my messy bed-ridden hair into a bun and peering into the fridge to find something to eat.

"Of course, unlike you two, I don't spend my days lounging around in bed. The world turns, I might as well keep up with it"

"Actually, we were in the middle of something rather important when you barged in." Theo interrupted dryly as he rubbed his tired brown eyes and grabbed a mug from the cupboard.

"Oh hush. You've had three lovely weeks off, it's not like your important things were that pressing of a matter." Jack quipped, sitting down at the kitchen table, his boxing gloves carelessly thrown on the seat next to him.

"Like you and Luce haven't been joined at the hip all this time," I called back, pouring some powder into the coffee machine. "How is she anyway? I haven't seen her in days."

"She's spent the last few days in her fortress with nothing but cup-o-noodles and her computers to keep her company." AS I turned to look at him, I notice that he wasn't the same happy Jack I was used to. His eyes seemed to droop, and his body seems to sink in, collapsing under the weight of the stress he carried with him.

"Oh Jack." It wasn't the first time Luce had holed herself up, and probably wouldn't be the last. That's why Jack usually was here, either to keep his mind off her or to declare another one of her brilliant discoveries.

He sighed, watching a squirrel scamper up a nearby tree. "Never mind that, it's because Baylor's got the kid."

"What?" Theo inquired, joining Jack at the table with his steaming coffee and a bright red apple.