The thought of kissing Logan ran through my mind again, and I got the distinct impression that I needed something to suppress the feline DNA. I went into the main compound and to the on call doctor, who confirmed that I was going through the first stages of heat. She asked whether any of the other female SMS were too displaying strange behaviour, but I shook my head. I wanted to keep my theories to myself at this point, so after receive a drug shot to suppress it I ran up the stairs to our barracks.
As I entered, I saw Brinn and Zack fast asleep in the same bed. I cold shiver ran through my body, I hoped with all my heart that they hadn't made love while the camera was on…no in fact I hoped that they hadn't at all. I checked the camera, it was off, disabled by a wire breakage at the back. I saw Brinn stir, and for their benefit I ran out and slammed the doors on the way. I heard scuffling inside, and walked in slowly to see that they were now awake and in separate beds. I smiled at Zack, but grabbed Brinn lightly and took her outside. I took her back into the exercise area, where the cameras were still disabled.
"Brinn…" I started, for the first time in a long while I felt extremely ill at ease.
She looked at me, she had that expressionless face she always used for Sketch but it didn't fool me.
"Brinn, I'm going to be blunt okay? I know that we haven't talked in a while…well, that was my fault, but I need to know something"
She gently took my arm and smiled at me.
"It was bound to happen Cindy, I don't blame you for it, what is it?"
"Well," I began again, but felt so stupid that I turned around to the window and rested my palms on the sill, "oh dammit Brinn, did you have sex with Zack?"
Brinn froze as I turned around. I felt so hot, burning in fact because it was very unlike me to ask these sorts of questions.
I sat her down on a bench and then moved next to her, trying to suppress the embarrassment.
"You…umm, god this is unexpected. No, we didn't, I didn't…Zack and I aren't…. well, like that…not at the moment anyway? Did you walk in on us when…"
I nodded, and she rubbed her eyes and held her cheeks.
"I can see how it might of looked...Zack and I are close, you probably noticed that…I was…look Cindy, I don't know how it happened, okay? But we did not do anything that may get us in serious trouble… I got into my bed, and he sat on the edge of mine and he just, gave me a hug and I pulled him under the covers as a joke…god…this is too weird"
Brinn got up and tried to cool herself off. She tested her pulse, and then looked at me.
"Are you running a bit fast, Cindy?"
"I had my heat shot Brinn, it's about that time of the month, you know?" I said, then Brinn's expression changed and it was that of relief.
"Oh I see, you thought that I was going through heat and I…no Cindy, he would of, well stopped me, I didn't know you cared"
There was a slight ache when she said that, the rift between us had indeed grown so much that she believed that I didn't care anymore. I got up and hugged Brinn. Her breath was ragged, and she looked at me with wild eyes.
"Can you take me to the doctor? I want to get this sorted out before I see Zack or any guy for that matter."
I took Brinn by the arm and lead her down the corridor, being careful to steer away from the SMS room and the halls where the mostly male soldiers stood.
I walked in with Brinn who by now was sweating up a storm, and as a male nurse walked in I made the doctor shoo him out. I sat with Brinn while she had her heat shot, and smiled as I took her hand. I knew that the friendship we had wouldn't return, but in its place a new one maybe forged.
As I entered, I saw Brinn and Zack fast asleep in the same bed. I cold shiver ran through my body, I hoped with all my heart that they hadn't made love while the camera was on…no in fact I hoped that they hadn't at all. I checked the camera, it was off, disabled by a wire breakage at the back. I saw Brinn stir, and for their benefit I ran out and slammed the doors on the way. I heard scuffling inside, and walked in slowly to see that they were now awake and in separate beds. I smiled at Zack, but grabbed Brinn lightly and took her outside. I took her back into the exercise area, where the cameras were still disabled.
"Brinn…" I started, for the first time in a long while I felt extremely ill at ease.
She looked at me, she had that expressionless face she always used for Sketch but it didn't fool me.
"Brinn, I'm going to be blunt okay? I know that we haven't talked in a while…well, that was my fault, but I need to know something"
She gently took my arm and smiled at me.
"It was bound to happen Cindy, I don't blame you for it, what is it?"
"Well," I began again, but felt so stupid that I turned around to the window and rested my palms on the sill, "oh dammit Brinn, did you have sex with Zack?"
Brinn froze as I turned around. I felt so hot, burning in fact because it was very unlike me to ask these sorts of questions.
I sat her down on a bench and then moved next to her, trying to suppress the embarrassment.
"You…umm, god this is unexpected. No, we didn't, I didn't…Zack and I aren't…. well, like that…not at the moment anyway? Did you walk in on us when…"
I nodded, and she rubbed her eyes and held her cheeks.
"I can see how it might of looked...Zack and I are close, you probably noticed that…I was…look Cindy, I don't know how it happened, okay? But we did not do anything that may get us in serious trouble… I got into my bed, and he sat on the edge of mine and he just, gave me a hug and I pulled him under the covers as a joke…god…this is too weird"
Brinn got up and tried to cool herself off. She tested her pulse, and then looked at me.
"Are you running a bit fast, Cindy?"
"I had my heat shot Brinn, it's about that time of the month, you know?" I said, then Brinn's expression changed and it was that of relief.
"Oh I see, you thought that I was going through heat and I…no Cindy, he would of, well stopped me, I didn't know you cared"
There was a slight ache when she said that, the rift between us had indeed grown so much that she believed that I didn't care anymore. I got up and hugged Brinn. Her breath was ragged, and she looked at me with wild eyes.
"Can you take me to the doctor? I want to get this sorted out before I see Zack or any guy for that matter."
I took Brinn by the arm and lead her down the corridor, being careful to steer away from the SMS room and the halls where the mostly male soldiers stood.
I walked in with Brinn who by now was sweating up a storm, and as a male nurse walked in I made the doctor shoo him out. I sat with Brinn while she had her heat shot, and smiled as I took her hand. I knew that the friendship we had wouldn't return, but in its place a new one maybe forged.