Title: The One That I Am With Is...
Summary: Julian's old lover comes to Deep Space Nine and trouble blooms as old feelings come forward and new feelings comes forward for the exiled Cardassian. How will Julian deal with this situation?
Timeline: This takes place in season 06.
Disclaimer: I do not owe ST DS9!
It was a peaceful and quiet day on the station of Deep Space Nine. In fact, there was nothing to do since Starfleet overtook Deep Space Nine from the Dominion. Julian Bashir was indeed, in fact, bored as hell in the infirmary. He wanted to leave his infirmary and see his lover, Elim Garak in his shop instead. The two have been together for almost two years now. Julian smiled at the memory as he remembered what happened after the holosuite incident that involves five senior staff.
Julian sighed and stretched as he looked at the computer console in front of him. His nurses were gone for the day and he was alone in the infirmary. He was trying to read a research paper in front of him but the quietness got into him. He was about to turn off the computer console in front of him when a voice interrupted him. He was so engrossed of being bored that he didn't even hear the doors opening and closing!
"Doctor Bashir I presume?" A voice asked.
Julian was familiar with that voice and he looked to see a man standing there with a smile on his face. "Garrick! What are you doing here?" Julian asked happily, and like a happy child, he got out off his chair and went to embrace him.
Garrick Williams is a black-haired man who was a little bit older than Julian. He was thirty-three to be exact and he is a Lieutenant of Command. He met Julian Bashir in Starfleet Academy. There the two became lovers for two years and Julian broke it off because he caught Garrick with another man.
"I'm on vacation," Garrick replied with a smile, "I wanted to go somewhere and with all the buzzing of news being Deep Space Nine back home, I decided to come here and see you," he explained. "How are you Julian? I haven't heard from you for a long time," he said.
"I've been busy here on the station," Julian replied as he looked around and he saw the time. It was now 1245 and he usually has lunch with Garak at 1300. "Do you want to have lunch at the Replimat? We have a lot to catch up on," he said.
"What about the infirmary?" Garrick asked uncertain.
"I hadn't had a patient for almost four hours now," Julian replied with a shrug, "I'm sure that the infirmary could do without me for awhile. And if they do need anything, they would just call me," he added.
"Well Doctor Bashir, I think it's time to show me around the station," Garrick said with a smile.
"Follow me," Julian said happily and the two men left the infirmary and Julian began his tour at the promenade. "That's Quark's over there," he said as he gestured to the bar in front of him, "it's crowded and noisy usually, but you can use the holosuite there if you can offered it," Julian explained.
"Do you go there all the time?" Garrick asked.
"Whenever Miles and I have the free time to use the holosuites," Julian explained. "The Replimat is just over there," Julian gestured and he could already see Garak sitting at their usual table as he waited for him.
"Do you trust the Cardassian, Julian?" Garrick asked as he had spotted Garak.
"Yes," Julian replied nodding, "he is my friend and my lover," he said making Garrick surprise with that statement.
Garak looked up as he heard someone approaching and he smiled as he saw Julian but also frowned as soon as he saw someone walking beside Julian that he didn't know. "The time is now 1257 my dear," Garak said as he looked at Julian, "cutting a bit too close, are we?" He teased.
"Elim, I want you to meet someone," Julian said as he gestured to Garrick. "This is Garrick Williams, he and I met at Starfleet Academy," Julian said.
"I see," Garak muttered as he stood up and shook hands with the man before him. "How did you two meet?" He asked and he didn't know why, but he didn't trust the man who was sitting beside his Julian.
"We met during lunch break," Julian said as he remembered the memory, "one of my classmates introduced us. I had just gotten over my ex-girlfriend a few weeks ago and my classmate knew that I was bisexual so he thought of him," Julian explained.
"Wait, so the two of you were lovers during the academy?" Garak asked.
"For only two years," Julian reassured him.
"You must admit Julian, during those days were wonderful," Garrick replied as Julian shot him a look. "I was planning to get engaged with Julian, but the misfortune happened," Garrick explained.
"You never told me anything about this," Garak replied as he looked at Julian.
"It wasn't important," Julian said as he wanted to forget about what happened during that day.
"'it wasn't important?'" Garak repeated as his voice was raising and Julian saw that people were beginning to stare.
"Elim, I think you should tone your voice down," Julian said.
"No! Julian, I tell you everything ever since we've been together. And this is how you repay me? By not telling me that you had a lover in the academy and that you two were engaged? What else are you keeping from me? A secret family?" Garak hissed as he knew he was just being jealous and ridiculous.
Everyone on the station knew about his relationship with Garak. And pretty soon, if Garak doesn't tone down, news will spread that something happened between the two of them during lunch. "Elim, please, I beg of you, I will explain everything later," Julian pleaded.
"You better," Garak said angrily as he looked at the two men, "I'll see you later," he said and with that said, he left the Replimat without another glance back at Julian and Garrick.
"What the hell are you doing?" Julian asked angrily as soon as Garak had left out of earshot.
"Isn't it obvious?" Garrick asked slowly.
"What is?" Julian asked.
"I'm still in love with you," Garrick replied and with that, Julian's jaw dropped to the floor.
"How can you still be in love with me? We came to a mutual understanding years ago and that was to break off our relationship!" Julian exclaimed as he and Garrick were in Julian's quarters now and they were discussing about what happened a little while ago.
"Yes, but that was your decision. After that little mishap..." Garrick began.
"'Little mishap?'" Julian repeated angrily as he looked at him, "you cheated on me!" He snapped.
"That was a misunderstanding! I was drunked!" Garrick explained.
"I caught you in bed with a man twice your age! Hell, he was one of our professors in the academy! Lucky for you that it was me who caught you and not someone else! You two would have been kicked out from the academy!" Julian exclaimed.
"And I'm grateful that you didn't and I am also grateful that we stayed friends still after that," Garrick replied.
"Yes and it would remain that way because I have Elim," Julian replied.
"And how long is that going to last, Julian? Until the war is over? Have you thought about the possibility that he might want to rejoin his own people once the war is over?" Garrick asked.
"Elim and I have been together for two years now. Hell, we've been friends for six years. I trust him, Garrick. And I want to marry that man someday," Julian admitted.
"Julian, look around you. Do you know what's happening now?" Garrick asked slowly.
Julian looked around and to his awareness, he saw that he was now right in front of Garrick as he could feel the man's breath on him as he speak. "I...I don't know what you want from me, Garrick. I just want to stay friends, that's all," Julian said as his breathing became erratic.
"Is that really all you want Julian? I think you know what you want from me," Garrick said.
Julian shook his head, "No," he said determined. "I have Elim to be with," he said.
"Then you will stop me if I do this," Garrick said and before Julian could stop or do anything, he was being kiss by someone else and instead of pushing him away, he welcomed the kiss and Julian even deepened the kiss as if there was no tomorrow. The only thing stopping them was air that they needed to breath and Julian was indeed panting hard when the kiss was done too soon. Garrick smiled at the sight before him, "That was wonderful," he said as he leaned his forehead against Julian's.
Julian smiled as he leaned against Garrick's own forehead. However a chime was heard through the door as Julian suddenly backed away from Garrick. Julian was about to ask 'who it was' until Garrick interrupted him.
"No, don't answer," he said.
"Garrick, it may be someone important," Julian said as the chime still went through.
"I think I know who it is," Garrick replied and that made Julian cringed at thought it may be Garak and he suddenly felt guilty about what he had done.
Before Julian could say anything, the chime stopped. However, before Julian knew what was happening, the door opened revealing Garak who had override the security lockout.
"I could go to Odo for what you just did!" Garrick said to Garak who entered the room.
"You're not welcome here! Julian my dear, tell this man to leave," Garak said.
Julian sat down at a nearby couch as he looked at the bickering men in front of him. He stayed quiet as the two bicker. For about five minutes, he had enough. "Garrick, Elim, please leave," Julian said calmly as the two men stopped their argument.
"Julian, what are you saying?" Garak asked.
"I have enough for one day, Elim. Please leave before I call security on the both of you," he said. The two men looked at one another and back at Julian as they saw that he was serious. The two had no other choice but to leave the room before Julian could say anything. Once out off the room, Julian sighed as he leaned back against the couch. What was he going to do now?
TBC...
me: New story! I gotten this idea a few days ago...
Julian: A long story...
me: Yea, so I'm not sure how this is going to play out.
Garak: we'll be onto the next chapter soon.
Garrick: review and update!