"I Think I'll Keep You"
Licky:
The new crew of the Enterprise hardly knew the Captain and the CMO but they had all heard of the courageous stories of the old crew's missions. Everyone new cadet dreamed of being assigned to the famous USS Enterprise, and most definitely under the command on Captain Jean-Luc Picard.
It had been 2 weeks since their disappearance, and even though this fresh crew didn't know them, their mind was still on edge that they had to deal with a new captain, and senior staff. The admiral and her crew were, of course, good officers, but something about a bunch of ex-Maquis helping to run the ship put everyone on edge.
Engineering was the worst. What would normally have been an enjoyable shift, turned out to be a constant fight and hustle between jobs. This new Assistant Chief engineer was more of a hard ass then the Commander him self. She was pushy and always expected more. A few of the new ensigns had to take a couple shifts off to visit the conselour. Fortunately B'Elanna Torres didn't hear about this.
Geordi, being one of the only senior staff members left on the Enterprise, felt outnumbered. He missed his friends, but tried his best to get along with the new crew. Everything was foreign. Even the new Enterprise, with all its new technology, didn't feel right.
He and B'Elanna got along well, but he did feel as if she had she was threatened by his position, especially since she was the only member of Voyager's Senior staff that didn't get a senior position. So he let her take charge in there. He was still Engineering Chief, but it was HER engineering now.
*
Picard sat down on a small boulder in the corner of the "prison" they were in.
What had happened? He couldn't remember anything specific, but the faint memory of passion was in his head. "It must have been one crazy night." he thought, aimlessly staring over at Beverly. She was trying to cut a strip of material off her uniform and tie it around an open cut on her shoulder. Her hair was covered in soot and tossed all around her head. There were large smears of dirt across her cheeks that never seemed to fade.
"God she looked beautiful." he thought, still hiding his passion behind hatred.
They had been fighting for days now, it was so hard to keep track. There were hours that felt like days and days that would pass in a matter of minutes. He closed his eyes and could still feel her soft chest rise and fall slowly, in unison with his own.
"I have to tell her the truth," he muttered.
Picard rose from his boulder and walked up to Beverly. Kneeling down, he took her hand in his.
"I think I'll keep you." They were such simple words, but they meant so much.
She tilted her head and looked him in the eye.
"Will you really?" Beverly turned her head and walked away.
Licky:
The new crew of the Enterprise hardly knew the Captain and the CMO but they had all heard of the courageous stories of the old crew's missions. Everyone new cadet dreamed of being assigned to the famous USS Enterprise, and most definitely under the command on Captain Jean-Luc Picard.
It had been 2 weeks since their disappearance, and even though this fresh crew didn't know them, their mind was still on edge that they had to deal with a new captain, and senior staff. The admiral and her crew were, of course, good officers, but something about a bunch of ex-Maquis helping to run the ship put everyone on edge.
Engineering was the worst. What would normally have been an enjoyable shift, turned out to be a constant fight and hustle between jobs. This new Assistant Chief engineer was more of a hard ass then the Commander him self. She was pushy and always expected more. A few of the new ensigns had to take a couple shifts off to visit the conselour. Fortunately B'Elanna Torres didn't hear about this.
Geordi, being one of the only senior staff members left on the Enterprise, felt outnumbered. He missed his friends, but tried his best to get along with the new crew. Everything was foreign. Even the new Enterprise, with all its new technology, didn't feel right.
He and B'Elanna got along well, but he did feel as if she had she was threatened by his position, especially since she was the only member of Voyager's Senior staff that didn't get a senior position. So he let her take charge in there. He was still Engineering Chief, but it was HER engineering now.
*
Picard sat down on a small boulder in the corner of the "prison" they were in.
What had happened? He couldn't remember anything specific, but the faint memory of passion was in his head. "It must have been one crazy night." he thought, aimlessly staring over at Beverly. She was trying to cut a strip of material off her uniform and tie it around an open cut on her shoulder. Her hair was covered in soot and tossed all around her head. There were large smears of dirt across her cheeks that never seemed to fade.
"God she looked beautiful." he thought, still hiding his passion behind hatred.
They had been fighting for days now, it was so hard to keep track. There were hours that felt like days and days that would pass in a matter of minutes. He closed his eyes and could still feel her soft chest rise and fall slowly, in unison with his own.
"I have to tell her the truth," he muttered.
Picard rose from his boulder and walked up to Beverly. Kneeling down, he took her hand in his.
"I think I'll keep you." They were such simple words, but they meant so much.
She tilted her head and looked him in the eye.
"Will you really?" Beverly turned her head and walked away.