Josh and Denise Choose Each Other

Secret Invasion

This arc follows Josh and Denise as professional duty separates them, reunites them on the crisis team, and tests their relationship in Baton Rouge.

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Bearing strength in each event

decreasing

A Difficult Departure A Difficult Departure from "Secret Invasion". A Difficult Departure Duty calls Josh away Josh prepares to return to Blythewood after a prolonged stay in Sweetboro.

A Difficult Departure from "Secret Invasion". A Difficult Departure Duty calls Josh away Josh prepares to return to Blythewood after a prolonged stay in Sweetboro.

A Difficult Departure Duty calls Josh away Josh prepares to return to Blythewood after a prolonged stay in Sweetboro. He and Denise have become close, but his command expects him back at his post. A promise across distance Denise cannot abandon the research assignment and equipment based in Sweetboro. They agree to visit each other rather than treat the separation as an ending.

A Shared Assignment A Shared Assignment from "Secret Invasion". A Shared Assignment A new reason to stay together Ron recruits Denise to join the federal study team and asks Josh to accompany it as a trained officer.

A Shared Assignment from "Secret Invasion". A Shared Assignment A new reason to stay together Ron recruits Denise to join the federal study team and asks Josh to accompany it as a trained officer.

A Shared Assignment A new reason to stay together Ron recruits Denise to join the federal study team and asks Josh to accompany it as a trained officer. His protection and field experience make him useful beyond the laboratory. A personal choice Denise points out that joining will keep them together. Josh accepts both the professional responsibility and the chance to remain near her.

Partners on the Road Partners on the Road from "Secret Invasion". Partners on the Road Shared risks Josh and Denise travel with the scientists, learning about the sliggers while responding to searches and attacks.

Partners on the Road from "Secret Invasion". Partners on the Road Shared risks Josh and Denise travel with the scientists, learning about the sliggers while responding to searches and attacks.

Partners on the Road Shared risks Josh and Denise travel with the scientists, learning about the sliggers while responding to searches and attacks. Their professional roles place them in danger together. Intimacy under strain The emergency leaves little room for ordinary relationship routines, but their closeness persists. Their common work turns the earlier promise to stay together into daily cooperation.

A Future Beyond the Crisis A Future Beyond the Crisis from "Secret Invasion". A Future Beyond the Crisis Naming the uncertainty Josh worries that their jobs will separate them once the operation ends.

A Future Beyond the Crisis from "Secret Invasion". A Future Beyond the Crisis Naming the uncertainty Josh worries that their jobs will separate them once the operation ends.

A Future Beyond the Crisis Naming the uncertainty Josh worries that their jobs will separate them once the operation ends. Denise reassures him that she wants the relationship to continue and considers the possibility of working nearer to him. A tentative plan They discuss living together without demanding an immediate decision. Their conversation gives them a future to imagine even while the danger remains active.

The Hotel Window Attack The Hotel Window Attack from "Secret Invasion". The Hotel Window Attack Their date becomes combat A sligger smashes through the hotel window, cutting Josh off from his gun while another appears outside.

The Hotel Window Attack from "Secret Invasion". The Hotel Window Attack Their date becomes combat A sligger smashes through the hotel window, cutting Josh off from his gun while another appears outside.

The Hotel Window Attack Their date becomes combat A sligger smashes through the hotel window, cutting Josh off from his gun while another appears outside. Denise is trapped in the room with him. Protection made concrete Josh stuns one creature with a microwave, retrieves his handgun, and kills both attackers. The couple leave shaken but alive, their bond strengthened by a danger they faced together.

Before Ron and Andy arrive in Sweetboro

The day Josh is about to leave Sweetboro

During the North Carolina and Florida operations

During their Baton Rouge dinner date

That night, in their ground-floor Baton Rouge room