This Man's Army
Chapter 1
Sam let her head fall into her hands. She let out a loud sigh as her mind wandered restlessly. She tried to think of anything but the deadline for her newest project. Janet suddenly popped in her head. She imagined them laying side by side on a beach, reading romance novels and complaining about their long hours at work. If anyone could make her relax, it was Janet. She slowly dosed off with thoughts of the Doctor swimming in her head.
The sun shone dimly over the ocean horizon as her hands combed through the fine grains of sand beneath her fingers. She felt cool hands on her shoulders and warm breath on the back of her neck. Pulling one hand from her shoulder and towards her lips, she kissed it's palm. She turned slowly to see Janet's face lit up with the most brilliant smile that she had ever seen. She felt nervous and happy, like she was reliving her first day in the military. She dusted the sand off of her hands and ran them through her hair. She then pulled Janet to her, caressing the length of her arms and lowering her head into a kiss. Their lips touched with the softness of a feather on water. The breeze paraded across her forehead.
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Janet stood over Sam's sleeping body and brushed a clump of bangs out of the tired scientists face. She whispered softly, "You really need to try and take it easy, Sam. You're not a machine….as much as you'd like to think you are." She left for her quarters to get some rest of her own. As she lay in bed, thoughts of Sam were all that seemed to fill her head. Janet couldn't understand why Sam pushed herself so hard. Maybe she's trying to prove herself to "this man's army." I've been guilty of the same thing at some point, I'm sure. Her mind began to rest and, gradually, she fell into a deep sleep.
The sun shone dimly over the ocean horizon as her hands combed through the fine grains of sand beneath her fingers. She felt cool hands on her shoulders and warm breath on the back of her neck. Pulling one hand from her shoulder and towards her lips, she kissed it's palm. She turned slowly to see Sam's face lit up with the most brilliant smile that she had ever seen. She felt nervous and happy, like she was reliving her first day in the military. She dusted the sand off of her hands and ran them through her hair. She then pulled Sam to her, caressing the length of her arms and lowering her head into a kiss. Their lips touched with the softness of a feather on water. The waves crashed louder and louder against the shoreline.
She jerked awake to the sound of her annoyingly loud alarm clock.
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Sam tore the post-it notes from her sleep-marked cheek. She felt surprisingly rested for sleeping on a pile of papers for 4 hours, but then again, she always felt rested after having that particular dream about Janet. As she headed to mission briefing, she decided to pay Janet a visit in the infirmary. She spotted Dr. Warner as she eased her way through the jungle of beds……but no Janet. She proceeded to the petite Doctors office instead. She turned the corner and studied Janet's face as she read files. The doctor was completely unaware that anyone was in her office, which gave Sam the perfect chance to appreciate the other woman's soft features. Sam loved the Doctor's full lips that tasted so sweet in her dreams, and her long hair that smelled so good she made it top priority to always be downwind of her when given the chance. The loving chuckle that left Sam's lips awakened the Doctor from her trance.
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Janet had been starring at that same file for almost an hour, thinking how much she enjoyed having that dream about Sam. She closed the file quickly and stood up sharply. "Sam! Hey! What's up?"
Sam giggled, "You look like you've been caught with your hand in the cookie jar."
"No, I was just thinking. So what's brings you 'round these parts so early in the day….and without any visible wounds?"
"I was wondering if you wanted to grab dinner and a movie tomorrow night."
Janet began to blush as she thought about her dream. "Yeah, I would love to. I'm sure Warner will cover my shift."
"Great! It's a date."
Janet felt nervous. Sam always says, "It's a date," after making plans with me, so why am I so nervous? It's not like it ever leads anywhere. We have dinner, see a movie, have a few drinks, and call it a night. I have no reason to feel this way. They're childish feelings. Having a crush like this at my age is ridiculous. It's not like she'll ever return the feelings. Such silly things, they are.
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