"K-I-S-S-I-N-G"
Previous Post: "Sometimes You Can Worry Too Much" by Brian
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Setting: USS ANUBIS, Bridge
In the few moments it took Sabrina to follow Enaii into her Ready Room, somehow, the elusive Intel Operative had managed to disappear. In her stead, a single red rose leaned against the lip of a fluted vase in the center of the Captain's desk.
Smiling warmly, Sabrina skipped a step as she walked up to the fragrant blossom, lifting the bloom from its crystal home and inhaling its aroma deeply. Though the flower had been replicated, it's texture and scent were as real as had it been freshly removed from the bush. She had often asked Enaii for her replicator specifications, to which her mate had always replied with a stern stare indicating that it would never happen. Taking one more deep breath, she returned the flower to its watery vessel and picked up the clearly Romulan PADD that lay next to it.
~~~MEET ME ON HOLODECK IV – NEW ALEXANDRIA~~~
Curious, and more than a little excited, Sabrina sat down at the chair behind her desk and began to plan which outfits she intended to pack for their getaway.
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The Intel Operative walked into her quarters to see a scene of chaos within. Stopping immediately in her tracks, the mother quickly surveyed the living room, smashed glass, toppled furniture and torn cloth littered the entire chamber and seemed to spill out into the rooms attached.
"Talia!" the woman snapped as the small child zoomed out of the kitchen, apparently chasing her pet monkey.
"Mom I'm sorry! I'll clean it up!!! I promise!!!" the girl squealed as she continued to run.
"Talia turn off the Universal Translator right now!" her mother barked.
Instantly the child stopped and pressed a button on her sleeve. "Nan'ha, is too hard think of right word to speak! I want just spake Romulan."
"No." Enaii glared at the girl, the child was soaked to the bone, and the monkey, who had taken up a defensive posture on a high shelf was covered in suds and looked quite miserable. Quickly deducing the reason for the mess within her quarters, the woman changed the subject. "Sabrina and I are going away overnight, Doctor Summers will be staying with you."
"Is snuggle trip?" Talia asked excitedly, bouncing on her toes.
"Yes," the mother replied, placing a firm hand on top of the girl's head to stop her bubbly movement.
Giggling, the child swatted at her mother's hand before skipping off into the center of the room and twirling in circles with her arms out. "Yeeeeeeeahhhhhhhhh!!!" she squealed, "Bina and Nan'ha… sit in tree… k-i-s-s-i-n-g!!!"
"You've been working on spelling," Enaii interrupted dryly, "Maybe you want to move on to English spelling lessons? You could start while we're away."
"Noooooooo!!!" the girl exclaimed, stopping too quickly, falling over onto the floor and breaking out into laughter as the carpet squished and splashed under her weight.
The mother grinned slightly. "Get up you little fiend and help me pack. Doctor Summers will be here any moment and I want to be out of here by the time Sabrina arrives."
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Lea sat on the floor of her quarters clutching the PADD tightly in her sweating palms. The message within was abstract yet straight to the point, quite typical of the Intel Operative who had delivered it.
~~~YOU OWE ME~~~
Reading it again, the Doctor swallowed hard as she looked at the clock standing next to her on the bed stand. 1648, she didn't have much time left… she didn't know if she really wanted to go, but she supposed being late would only make things worse.
Unsure how, the woman managed to leverage herself against the wall and hoist herself to her feet. Somehow, she coaxed her knees to obey as she locked them in the standing position. She hadn't fallen, that was a good sign, but she was suddenly very sorry for having dismissed Susan. She imagined she might do better with a stabilizing hand to help her reach her goal, not to mention a witness once she got there.
Taking a step and carefully controlling her breath, Lea began the journey that, she believed, had the potential to spell the end of her life, or worse, her career.
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1701, she was late. Enaii stifled a sigh as she waited for the tardy Chief Medical Officer to arrive. Finally, the door chime rang. Picking up her suitcase, the Intel Operative winked at her little girl before greeting Lea.
"You're late," she announced as she pushed her way past the Doctor. "We'll be back tomorrow, Talia will need help cleaning her monkey's mess but do not do it for her."
"Huh?" Lea replied in confusion. "You're going away?"
"Yes," the Intel Operative hissed, "and because of you I am now two minutes late."
"But I thought…" the doctor mumbled.
"What?" Enaii hissed, "That I would hurt you? Ruin your career?"
"Well, uh, yeah…" Lea returned, beginning to feel a little sheepish.
"I waste no energy destroying what I can instead harness," the Lieutenant Commander growled, "But make no mistake, I forget nothing, and you walk a thin line. Now I must be going, I'm already 3 minutes behind schedule."
"Of course," the doctor agreed while stepping out of the woman's way. "Oh hey wait!"
"What?!?" Enaii snapped, clearly irritated.
"Don't you have any instructions? If I'm taking care of Talia, isn't there something I should know?"
The Operative returned to her quickened stride, "If Talia says not to touch something… don't."
Lea nodded and looked down at the child who was now standing just inside the doorway.
Talia leaned out the door and waved. "Bye Nan'ha! Have good sex!!!"
"TALIA!!!" Lea snapped, placing her hand over the girl's mouth, "Don't say that!"
Pushing the woman's hand from her mouth, the girl scruntched her forehead. "You face all red. Why I no say? I want baby sister, cartoon say parents have sex for baby."
Trying to imagine how to explain to Talia that two women couldn't possibly have a baby together, the doctor decided to leave that discussion to her caregivers instead. "It's rude, so we don't say it."
"Oh," the girl shrugged, "sorry Doctarr." The girl took the woman's hand and began to pull her in to the disaster zone that was the Draxx-Rikar quarters. "Now come help Ta'ha-lia catch Capi…"
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Writing the hopes, dreams and future of:
Lieutenant Commander Enaii - Intelligence Liaison Officer
For one split second she almost turned around
~ Wasted Lyrics, Carrie Underwood 2006 post #229
Stardate: 61016.1515
~~~TALIA IS TAKEN CARE OF – SO IS BRIDGE SHIFT~~~
~~~PACK FOR OVERNIGHT – BRING GREEN DRESS~~~
Setting: USS ANUBIS, Draxx/Rikar Quarters
Stardate: 61016.1525
Setting: USS ANUBIS, Summer's Quarters
Stardate: 61016.1645
~~~MY QUARTERS 1700~~~
Setting: USS ANUBIS, Corridor outside the Draxx/Rikar Quarters
Stardate: 61016.1701
Lisa Mac Isaac {lisa_mac_isaac@hotmail.com}
USS ANUBIS
But that would be like pouring raindrops back into a cloud
So she took another step, said I see the way out
And I'm gonna take it
