My best friend just kissed me out of the blue. I was in a state of total and utter shock. Fortunately, not the completely speechless kind. "So, uhhhhh...that wasn't one of those friendship reaffirmation apology type kisses, was it?"
"Nope," she said, her face still less than a foot from mine.
"Didn't figure it was. Those don't usually include any tongue." I didn't really know what to say to something so unexpected. Not entirely unwanted, but definitely unexpected.
"Was it that bad?" she asked. I couldn't tell if it was sarcastic or sincere.
"No, it was, ummmm, good. Really good, actually. Well, I was just wondering why." I knew exactly why. I was just having a little trouble believing it. She wanted me. And if that kiss was any indication, she had wanted me bad for a long time.
"You kept on telling me to tell you what was bothering me, that we could handle it. So I just told, rather showed, you. Now, it's time to handle it."
"You're asking me if I want to do that again?"
"More or less." She didn't look as nervous or apprehensive as I felt. If my memory serves, she'd only looked that way once, when she was on flash.
"Let's see. That was just about the most mind blowing, earth shattering kiss I've ever had. 'Course I wanna do it again." Well, most of me wanted to. I was still a little scared and worried. "But what about what we've got right now?"
"We could say 'screw it' and have something else. Have this." She was serious.
Her offer was tempting, and my hormones were definitely running on overdrive. But hell would freeze over before I messed up the best thing that ever happened to me. "Uhhhhhhh...can I have another sample of what I'm gonna get?" I couldn't resist the temptation, being a guy and everything. You've gotta love those raging hormones.
Beka practically pounced on me. I was liking her aggressive approach until the chair, myself and her on top of me, crashed to the floor. My head was seriously hurting, but the kiss was so out of this world that I didn't care. Somehow, the chair moved out from under us. I think she had something to do with it. Then again, I'd forgotten completely I need to breathe at that point, so I probably won't ever be sure.
'She can't have all the fun,' I thought as I realized I was completely on the receiving end and not giving any back. I managed roll both of us over, pinning her to the floor by straddling her. I took complete control, invading the sweet warmth of her mouth with my tongue. I didn't even realize I'd started grinding into her until she started grinding back even harder. I grinned into her mouth.
"Seamus," Beka hissed as I broke the kiss and stopped moving. She was panting. "Don't stop!"
I let the grin play across my face again. "Well, maybe I'm having second thoughts..." I said.
She was silent, seeming to be thinking about what I said.
I became very serious. "Y'know, I think my second thoughts are right....we should definitely get up on the table." I loved teasing her.
She responded by hopping up, taking me with her. She started carrying me towards the table.
"Hey! I can walk," I complained.
"You need to learn a lesson about what you say to me." I could practically hear her grinning. This was going to be good.
"Ummmmmmm..." I heard from behind us.
Beka turned around quickly, dropping me on the floor, straight onto my pounding head.
"Ow! You should be more careful," I muttered. I scrambled to my feet to see Trance standing there.
"Dylan told me to tell Beka that he wanted to talk to her. But you're obviously busy so I think I'll go now." She began creeping away, embarrassed.
"Wait!" Beka said.
Trance turned around.
"What you just saw didn't happen. Understand?" Beka took a few steps forward towards Trance.
Trance nodded, eagerly hurrying away.
"Damn! Do you think she's gonna tell, Bek?" I asked.
She shrugged. "I don't know. Maybe we should say something before she has the chance to..."
"First, there's something we've gotta do." I took her hand and started walking towards the Maru's airlock.
"Where are we going, Harper?" she asked warily.
"You'll see!" I replied with a grin.
I practically dragged her all the way to Med Deck. I hurried back into the storage area and grabbed the petri dish that had been the source of all our problems.
"That's..." She seemed worried.
"Yep, it is." I took her hand again and walked over to the waste receptacle. I tossed the petri dish in it, watching it being disintigrated.
Beka looked very surprised. But I thought-"
"We don't need that anymore. Y'know, even with all the trouble we went through over it, I'm kinda grateful for it..."
"Why?" she asked, our gazes meeting.
"Well, because Lise really did mean well. And in the long run, she got what she wanted..." I smiled.
"What was it that she wanted? I never got to ask her..."
"She wanted a lot of things, but most of all, she wanted me to be happy. And I can't remember when I've been happier, Bek." I kissed her lightly before looking into the recaptacle once more. "Thanks, Lise...for us."
"Thanks," Beka whispered.
*********
Epilogue: Two months later...
I've never believed in happy storybook endings, especially since I spent twenty years on Earth. But the past two months have been really great. Trance kept her silence, and Beka and I waited a couple of weeks to tell everyone else.
Dylan was a bit surprised, but not completely freaked out. He just told us that it had better not interfere with his Commonwealth, in other words.
Tyr couldn't have cared either way, and to be honest, he seemed more than slightly relieved that Beka and I were a couple. Beka seemed to know why, but she never told me.
Rev wished us well and said some stuff about the Divine leading us on the right path to happiness and enlightenment. I was staring at Beka so I wasn't really paying all that much attention.
Rommie asked me if this meant I was going to stop hitting on her, in other words, of course. I told her that we'd see. So far, Beka's all that's been on mind, so I haven't hit on Rommie. I never thought I'd say that, after all I went through to impress Rom-doll over the past year.
And Trance was expecting it and was full of questions about what we planned on doing. She was her usual bouncy, perky, happy self to sum things up.
Neither Beka or me have been really for long term relationships or major commitments, but what we've got right now is comfortable. We're not living together by any means, but sometimes one of our quarters spends the night by itself, if you catch my drift. I'm not seeing anyone else, she's not seeing anyone else, and it's nice having someone to talk to. We still spend the vast majority of our spare time together, like we did when we were only best friends. We're actually still as much best friends as ever, with an added bonus. Life is good.
What do I see in the future? I'm not really sure. Beka's happy with what we've got now. I'm happy with what we've got now. And I don't think you should change a good thing. Usually messes it up big time. Like we almost did with the whole Lise thing. Which is yet another question I've been asking myself. Do I still want to have kids, after everything that happened? I think maybe in a while, but it's not something I'm ready for right now. Fixing up Andromeda, surfing at every chance I get, and spending most of my time with Beka is more than enough for me. But who knows what the future holds?
"Nope," she said, her face still less than a foot from mine.
"Didn't figure it was. Those don't usually include any tongue." I didn't really know what to say to something so unexpected. Not entirely unwanted, but definitely unexpected.
"Was it that bad?" she asked. I couldn't tell if it was sarcastic or sincere.
"No, it was, ummmm, good. Really good, actually. Well, I was just wondering why." I knew exactly why. I was just having a little trouble believing it. She wanted me. And if that kiss was any indication, she had wanted me bad for a long time.
"You kept on telling me to tell you what was bothering me, that we could handle it. So I just told, rather showed, you. Now, it's time to handle it."
"You're asking me if I want to do that again?"
"More or less." She didn't look as nervous or apprehensive as I felt. If my memory serves, she'd only looked that way once, when she was on flash.
"Let's see. That was just about the most mind blowing, earth shattering kiss I've ever had. 'Course I wanna do it again." Well, most of me wanted to. I was still a little scared and worried. "But what about what we've got right now?"
"We could say 'screw it' and have something else. Have this." She was serious.
Her offer was tempting, and my hormones were definitely running on overdrive. But hell would freeze over before I messed up the best thing that ever happened to me. "Uhhhhhhh...can I have another sample of what I'm gonna get?" I couldn't resist the temptation, being a guy and everything. You've gotta love those raging hormones.
Beka practically pounced on me. I was liking her aggressive approach until the chair, myself and her on top of me, crashed to the floor. My head was seriously hurting, but the kiss was so out of this world that I didn't care. Somehow, the chair moved out from under us. I think she had something to do with it. Then again, I'd forgotten completely I need to breathe at that point, so I probably won't ever be sure.
'She can't have all the fun,' I thought as I realized I was completely on the receiving end and not giving any back. I managed roll both of us over, pinning her to the floor by straddling her. I took complete control, invading the sweet warmth of her mouth with my tongue. I didn't even realize I'd started grinding into her until she started grinding back even harder. I grinned into her mouth.
"Seamus," Beka hissed as I broke the kiss and stopped moving. She was panting. "Don't stop!"
I let the grin play across my face again. "Well, maybe I'm having second thoughts..." I said.
She was silent, seeming to be thinking about what I said.
I became very serious. "Y'know, I think my second thoughts are right....we should definitely get up on the table." I loved teasing her.
She responded by hopping up, taking me with her. She started carrying me towards the table.
"Hey! I can walk," I complained.
"You need to learn a lesson about what you say to me." I could practically hear her grinning. This was going to be good.
"Ummmmmmm..." I heard from behind us.
Beka turned around quickly, dropping me on the floor, straight onto my pounding head.
"Ow! You should be more careful," I muttered. I scrambled to my feet to see Trance standing there.
"Dylan told me to tell Beka that he wanted to talk to her. But you're obviously busy so I think I'll go now." She began creeping away, embarrassed.
"Wait!" Beka said.
Trance turned around.
"What you just saw didn't happen. Understand?" Beka took a few steps forward towards Trance.
Trance nodded, eagerly hurrying away.
"Damn! Do you think she's gonna tell, Bek?" I asked.
She shrugged. "I don't know. Maybe we should say something before she has the chance to..."
"First, there's something we've gotta do." I took her hand and started walking towards the Maru's airlock.
"Where are we going, Harper?" she asked warily.
"You'll see!" I replied with a grin.
I practically dragged her all the way to Med Deck. I hurried back into the storage area and grabbed the petri dish that had been the source of all our problems.
"That's..." She seemed worried.
"Yep, it is." I took her hand again and walked over to the waste receptacle. I tossed the petri dish in it, watching it being disintigrated.
Beka looked very surprised. But I thought-"
"We don't need that anymore. Y'know, even with all the trouble we went through over it, I'm kinda grateful for it..."
"Why?" she asked, our gazes meeting.
"Well, because Lise really did mean well. And in the long run, she got what she wanted..." I smiled.
"What was it that she wanted? I never got to ask her..."
"She wanted a lot of things, but most of all, she wanted me to be happy. And I can't remember when I've been happier, Bek." I kissed her lightly before looking into the recaptacle once more. "Thanks, Lise...for us."
"Thanks," Beka whispered.
*********
Epilogue: Two months later...
I've never believed in happy storybook endings, especially since I spent twenty years on Earth. But the past two months have been really great. Trance kept her silence, and Beka and I waited a couple of weeks to tell everyone else.
Dylan was a bit surprised, but not completely freaked out. He just told us that it had better not interfere with his Commonwealth, in other words.
Tyr couldn't have cared either way, and to be honest, he seemed more than slightly relieved that Beka and I were a couple. Beka seemed to know why, but she never told me.
Rev wished us well and said some stuff about the Divine leading us on the right path to happiness and enlightenment. I was staring at Beka so I wasn't really paying all that much attention.
Rommie asked me if this meant I was going to stop hitting on her, in other words, of course. I told her that we'd see. So far, Beka's all that's been on mind, so I haven't hit on Rommie. I never thought I'd say that, after all I went through to impress Rom-doll over the past year.
And Trance was expecting it and was full of questions about what we planned on doing. She was her usual bouncy, perky, happy self to sum things up.
Neither Beka or me have been really for long term relationships or major commitments, but what we've got right now is comfortable. We're not living together by any means, but sometimes one of our quarters spends the night by itself, if you catch my drift. I'm not seeing anyone else, she's not seeing anyone else, and it's nice having someone to talk to. We still spend the vast majority of our spare time together, like we did when we were only best friends. We're actually still as much best friends as ever, with an added bonus. Life is good.
What do I see in the future? I'm not really sure. Beka's happy with what we've got now. I'm happy with what we've got now. And I don't think you should change a good thing. Usually messes it up big time. Like we almost did with the whole Lise thing. Which is yet another question I've been asking myself. Do I still want to have kids, after everything that happened? I think maybe in a while, but it's not something I'm ready for right now. Fixing up Andromeda, surfing at every chance I get, and spending most of my time with Beka is more than enough for me. But who knows what the future holds?