This is written for pure entertainment. I don't own any of the characters of Robotech.

New Years Eve - Lisa's Quarters 2 hours before Midnight.

Sitting down alone in her quarters she sank into the couch and kicked off her shoes. She turned to her coffee table and picked up a picture frame and just stared at it. She began to cry softly to herself hugging the picture to her chest. After the SDF1 landed on earth there really wasn't must time to think of her needs. There were too many people counting on her to get things done. She hadn't had time to think of him. No time to grieve.

"Oh God," she continued to sob. "I miss you so much father." Claudia always said she had such a hard head about these things.

Over the months Claudia had pestered her to take a break but she kept putting her off and telling her that she was coping with it. But whenever she arrived home she would just crash and sleep or find some work to distract her. It was the only thing that she enjoyed doing: her work. She always made time for work but never herself. Now she was a Captain with more responsibilities.

During the holiday season she took advantage of doing other projects because half the staff was on leave. It was peacetime. The new study that Exedore was doing with Zentradi and Human DNA was amazing. Not to mention the fact that she was relocating some of the Zentradi soldiers because they wanted to help build and construct new cities for the remaining survivors. That was so empowering. It made her work even harder.

This was no time to take a vacation. But now Admiral Gloval gave her several days off. In fact, he ordered her to take them off. 'Damn that Claudia. She had something to do with this.' She faintly smiled as she expelled a long breathe of air. She felt so blah.

Turning on the T.V. she saw the illuminated SDF1 being broadcasted on MBS and in the corner of the screen the time ticked away indicating the closing of the year and leading to the start of a new year.

"Only an hour and forty-three minutes till midnight. Time for a bubble bath and then a toast."

Slipping into the bubble bath she stretched her arms up high and let a yell of relief, "Ohhhhh, this feeeeels soooooooo good." As she sank down into the bubbles her thoughts began to wander. 'Almost a New Year. Lisa there's peace again but…we paid such a high price…so many lives lost…first mother…then carl…then fath..." again the tears began to come. She had to stop herself. 'Try to relax Lisa,' she told herself. Then her mind wandered to him.

FLASHBACK

"Commander, you turned in an incomplete report AGAIN!" she quickly stated on screen

"Come on Lisa it's New Year's Eve cut me a break. Are you PMSing? Is it that time of the month?"

"I WOULD IF YOU KNEW HOW TO FILL OUT SOME SIMPLE PAPERWORK COMMANDER HUNTER!" And with that she cut him off the screen.

"Oh that man! He can so easily irritate me with one word."

'Dammit Lisa relax will you. You're suppose be enjoying your bath.'

Then another picture of Rick came to her mind. This time what she saw was those beautiful baby blue eyes standing across from her when he came to find her down in the Grand Cannon. She remembered how he had hugged her so hard. Her bodied tingled just thinking about it. Time and again that man came to her rescue. If it hadn't been for him she might have died down there in the Grand Cannon.

They had become such close friends over that past year. There would be times she would come over and just cook for him and they would spend hours talking about friends and family, sometimes operations or opinions on new recruits. Well that would happen when he didn't remember Minmei. Then he would go on tangents about her and then it would just be a one sided conversation. Those moments she hated. There were other times they would be fighting about some silly regulation but eventually someone would apologize and they be talking again over tea. He really was like a confidant to her, a best friend.

Lying there in the warm tub with all the candles lit dimly her mind continued to slip……..

God does he have a nice body. She could remember back in August the weather seemed to be hot and humid. She walked down to the hangar because she had to pick up his paperwork and she saw him with his T-Shirt off as he was working on his Veritech. She was almost taken aback. Then she had been caught gawking at him a little longer then she realized.

"Commander," he snapped his fingers at her "Are you okay?" Rick asked.

Snapping back to reality "Oh sorry Rick it's the heat. Uh, do you have those papers for me?"

"Sure. Here you go."

As she walked away she realized she was blushing. Almost embarrassed she rushed out of there quickly hoping he hadn't noticed.

Obviously, he didn't noticed the knucklehead. All these months her feelings for him had grown as well as their friendship and still the dufus had this crazy teenage crush on a woman that he hadn't seen in so long.

'What do you expect Lisa, Minmei is his first love. Love is a crazy emotion. I don't know why you bother with it woman,' she told herself. 'But then again how long did it take you to get over Karl….It took awhile… it took an explosion on mars and a silly infatuation with a military hating activist to get you to realize he's gone. I don't think I'll really ever stop loving Karl. (sigh) I don't know. It's not like you have anyone else to love at the moment.'

Drifting back into relaxation, 'Damn what a gorgeous body and that wild hair of his. I just want to run my hands all over it. His soft lips are soooo' and at that moment she remembered kissing him when they had been caught and interrogated on Dolza's ship.

"Mmmmmm…so soft and gentle" she said with eyes closed and she licked her lips and Lisa began to feel a little flushed thinking about it and slowly began to feel warm down there and all over; she was beginning to enjoy that sensation. She began to sink deeper into the tub.

That's when her eyes shot wide open. She had almost been embarrassed as if someone had caught her in the act.

"Lisa Hayes! Stop thinking naughty thoughts, especially about a man who is psychologically attached to someone else. If Claudia knew what I just did she probably call me a prude for not continuing with the fantasy."

"Whatever," as she stuck her tongue out into the air.

"Oh my gosh, how long have I been in the bathtub. I must be a prune. What time is it? 11:10 PM."

"Time for a glass of scotch," as she got out of the tub.

11:59PM

"Five, four, three, two, one. HAAAPPEH NEW YEAR! She yelled out loud as she took another swig of scotch. Lalalalala Stage Firight yada yada this is AH new daaay…uh…chance to be a STAAARRR."

As the words escaped her she paused for a moment and began to cry deeply… 'sniff'…alone again…Karl left me…now my fa-ather…Imma going to be an old maid…'sniff'… as she stumble to the couch.

After about 10 minutes of watching the television and crying she grabbed her cell phone and began calling Claudia…no answer…Vanessa…no answer…Kim…no answer…Sammy…no answer…

"Dammit to hell, whaare is ev-ver-ry body…(as the phone began to ring the caller I.D. read Rick Hunter…) He's prawbly out too having the time ub his life." Lisa griped.

"Hey Lisa, Happy New Year!" Rick replied (with a low level of excitement) into his cell phone, as he began to walk down to the elevator to head on home. Once he realized Lisa hadn't been there he didn't really feel he had the energy to hang around the rest of the night.

"Helloooo, Richard Hunter" replied Lisa as she tried to hide her crying but couldn't refrain from letting out a couple of sniffles.

"Lisa are you drunk? Have you been crying?" asked Rick

"No." She pouted and again he heard a 'sniff.'

"What's wrong?" Ricked asked and at that moment his chest began to tighten knowing that Lisa had been crying.

"Nothin' just wanted to whiss you Haappeh New Year!" she hiccupped

"Lisa are you okay. Are you by yourself?" Rick deeply worried and thinking to himself, 'I've never heard her like this before.'

"I just toasted my father and my mother and Karl now I can tooast 'hiccup' yo… To you… you sexy RDF pilot hehehe…oh God I'm going to be sick…."

"Lisa, Lisa!" All Rick could hear was the phone dropping and a door slamming.