Dylan & Rommie

Rommie walked along the beach looking at the rising tide, the turbulence in the water seemed to match what was in her heart. She had mostly forgiven Harper, after all he meant well. She knew he had feelings for her but she knew she would always see him as just her friend and engineer.

It was Dylan she wanted, she had loved him since the first day he had taken command. She remembered the joy of meeting him after Harper had created her. She wished Dylan loved her to.

Dylan watched as her hair blew in the breeze, he had almost lost her and it had made him realize he loved her. It was time to tell her and let the chips fall where they may.

"Rommie!"

Rommie turned to see the object of her thoughts.

"Oh hey Dylan."

"How are you?" he asked.

"Pretty good, I'm learning to coexist with myself again if you know what I mean."

They looked at each other as the warm, gentle, breeze blew around them. They really had been through a lot these past few years.

"Dylan when my emotions came after spotting the Magog ship, what flooded my mine was memories of you, of our time together. I'm glad the personality erasure failed, I don't want to forget."

"I'm glad it failed Rommie, you mean everything to me."

Rommie blinked at the sudden emotion in his voice, "Thank you Dylan."

"I don't mean it as a Captain saying it to a crewmember. He took a deep breath, "I love you Rommie."

Rommie felt tears in her eyes; her dreams were finally coming true. "Oh Dylan."

Their lips met in a gentle and soul searing kiss. And in each other's arms watched as the sun set.

THE END.