Raxsah: Such an interesting weekend, it's almost sad to see the close come to posting the last actual chapter of the story. I might cry… it's almost as sad as Dobby dying in the HP movie. D: Poor Dobby.
Jeck: That part was pretty sad… and if it's a spoiler to you, you shouldn't bother seeing the movie until you read the book!
Raxsah: For realz. Though, I think the movie is a little better than the book, but then again, I haven't seen part two yet. ANYWAY, Enough about Harry Potter, let's talk about Star Trek. We're practically done! It's a little sad… or a lota sad… either way.
Jeck: Here's the last chapter! HUZZAH! And then we're onto the long ass epilogue!
Raxsah: This is the story that never ends, it goes on and on my friends… Not really, I mean… eventually it ends, but not right now. Blah… Anyway, thanks to all who have stuck with us. We wouldn't be as motivated to post without your support. It makes me feel good about myself.
Jeck: And self-esteem is always a good thing. Even if it's from a bunch of dorks who read fan fiction for a living. :D And I mean that with love! 3
Raxsah: We're dorks as well. Not only fan fiction dorks, but music dorks, Resident Evil dorks, and even in some cases Trekkies. Yeah… I'm pretty sure we're nerds at this point.
Jeck: Hint to what our new story is about. lol I've been called many things… a dork, a nerd, a geek, and my favorite; a loser. A loser running on a few hours of sleep. But none the less, WE BRING NEW CHAPPIE! :D
Raxsah: YAY! Now that we are almost done uploading this story, we can start with our new one while partying out the holidays. And maybe even start writing our Music History paper that was assigned in the middle of October… maybe.
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Chapter 27: Closing Time
Claire walked up to the bed her best friend now occupied and smiled down at him. He was bandaged up and had a few bruises, but looked fine otherwise.
"Hey… how you feeling?" she asked. Alex looked up and smiled.
"Better than you, what happened to your shoulder?" he asked. She sighed.
"They figured out that this was my bad shoulder, and used it against me. But I'm in one piece," she said, sitting on the bed.
"And the parasite?" he asked. She smiled, flinching a little at her bruised cheek.
"It's fine. McCoy checked me over and said it's still intact. Which is a bit surprising seeing how many times I fell." He chuckled, but stopped upon doing so.
"Ouch," he muttered.
"So, how are you doing?" Claire asked, watching as a few doctors from the other starship walked around.
"Fine, I'm slowly healing. They don't think any internal organs were damaged, but they have to wait and watch." She nodded and gave a heavy sigh.
"How are you and Liam?" she asked.
"I'll let you know when I find out. What about you and Jim?" she shrugged one of her shoulders, since the other one was bandaged.
"Fine, I guess. He's getting himself checked out right now. I'll see him when he's done being all bandaged. McCoy said he'll be in sickbay for the night."
"And, he knows?" She nodded.
"He knows." Alex sighed and looked up at her.
"Well then, that's that…" she nodded and leaned forward, kissing his cheek.
"Get well soon, work just isn't the same if you're not going around being an asshole," she said, a smirk on her lips.
"Oh, I feel the love."
Ryan leaned against his pillows as Liam finished checking him out. Anna sat in a chair next to Ryan's bed, watching as their gay friend finished his work.
"Well, you'll be fine. The cuts are starting to heal, so you'll have a few scars. The burns worried me a bit, but we'll take care of it. For right now, just relax. I've got a few other patients to take care of," Liam explained, cleaning up his tools. Ryan nodded and gave Liam a pat on his shoulder.
"Thanks buddy. You should hurry up soon so you can go spend some time with Alex," Ryan suggested. Liam nodded.
"I don't want to screw up with any of my patients, but I might go check on him real quick. Take care and I'll see you guys later," Liam said, waving as he left. Ryan watched the man leave before turning back to Anna.
"I'm glad you weren't hurt or anything," he said to her, smiling as she scooted onto the bed with him, careful to not touch his injuries. Ryan wrapped an arm around her, pulling her close.
"It's killing me to see you like this," she told him, caressing the side of his face. He closed his eyes and leaned into her touch. Anna smiled as he grabbed her hand and placed a soft kiss on it.
"Trust me, it's not that bad," he told her, trying to comfort her. Anna nodded and rested her head on his shoulders.
"I know, but you never really want to see the person you love hurt," she told him. Ryan smiled as placed a kiss on the crown of her head.
"No, you never do. Anna…" Anna looked up at Ryan to see him deep in thought.
"What's wrong?" She asked, pulling away slightly. Ryan pulled her back to him and smiled.
"Nothing's wrong. It's just… I wanted to wait because Colleen and I, we rushed things. But after everything that's happened, I know that I want to spend the rest of my life with you and only you. I might not have a ring and it doesn't have to be any time soon, but I want to marry you, Anna. I want you to be in my life."
"Was that a proposal?" she asked softly. He paused before nodding.
"Yes. Will you marry me?" he asked. She smiled and kissed him softly.
"I think I can do that."
Claire frowned as she saw the state of her boyfriend. He had plenty of bandages on him, and he looked dead tired. She walked up to his bed and looked down, smiling lightly as he opened his eyes and looked up at her.
"Hey… you feeling better?" she asked. He gave a small nod.
"I've felt better, but I'm getting there. You alright?" she nodded.
"Yeah, just some bruises and such. I'm in better shape than you are," she told him, chuckling lightly. He nodded and looked down at her stomach before looking back up at her.
"And.. The um…" he trailed off and pressed his lips together.
"The baby is fine. McCoy needs to check a couple more times before he is certain, but he's pretty sure that it's fine." Jim nodded and took a deep breath, as deep as he could get in his condition. There was a pause between them before she spoke.
"So… you're going to need your rest." Jim reached out and took a hold of her hand, pulling her closer.
"Here, don't leave," he said, pulling her onto the bed. He maneuvered her so she was laying in-between his legs, and she laid down gently so she didn't hurt him. Jim didn't care, he just pulled her closer and let his chin rest on her head.
"You okay?" she asked. He nodded and let his arms wrap around her middle.
"As okay as I'm going to be," he confessed. She sighed and leaned into him, her body becoming relaxed immediately. He could tell she was tired, it was only a matter of time before she was going to be asleep. His hands went to wrap around her more and pulled her closer, but stopped when they rested on her stomach. His heart gave a small jump when he realized that inside that stomach, a small child was growing. A small child that was a little bit of him and Claire put together. For some reason, the thought brought a smile to his face. Sure there was the anxiety and fear, but it wasn't as bad as the few pregnancy scares back in high school and in the academy. This time, it was different.
"So, you're keeping the baby?" he asked. The word baby felt weird rolling off his tongue. Claire opened her eyes and looked up at him.
"Do you want the baby?" she asked softly. His blue eyes met her grey and he could see the sudden fear in her eyes.
"If it makes you happy. If you want this baby, I will stand by you because I love you. If you don't want it, I understand that as well." Claire nodded.
"I know, but what do you want?" Jim paused as he considered the options. Did he want to be a father? After looking down at Claire for a few more minutes he let his hand rub her stomach a little and kissed her lightly.
"I think I want to have this baby. I mean, you went through all that abuse and it's still in there, it must really want to be born." Claire laughed and kissed him once more.
"I love you," she muttered. He smiled and let his forehead rest on hers.
"I love you too."
"Liam, I see you," Alex said with a smile as Liam stopped. He had been walking past Alex's room a few times, trying to make sure that the man was alright. Alex was amused at first to see how concerned his ex-boyfriend was being, but now it was just annoying.
"Busted?" Liam asked, walking into the room. Alex figured that if Liam was a dog, his tail would be would be in between in legs in shame.
"Very busted," Alex said as Liam took a seat next to him.
"I just wanted to make sure you were alright," he admitted.
"You could've just come in to see for yourself," Alex told him. Liam hung his head in shame.
"I know…"
"You're nervous about having this conversation, aren't you?" Alex asked, taking Liam's hand into his own. Liam felt his cheeks turn crimson as Alex gave him a knowing smile.
"Kind of. Aren't you?" He inquired. Alex's smile disappeared.
"Maybe a little, but I don't know. I kind of figured things were pretty straight forward now," he said, trying to explain his point of view to Liam. Liam bit his lip and sighed.
"I know that I care about you, a lot. I never stopped. But it feels like there's all this crap we have to get through first," he said. Alex shook his head.
"Actually, it seems pretty simple to me. Obviously, we're going to have trust issues, but we can work through that together," Alex said, scooting over to make room for Liam.
"I like the sound of together," Liam said, crawling into bed with his boyfriend. It felt so good to think of him as his boyfriend again. Alex wrapped his arm around Liam and pulled him closer.
"I missed this so much," Alex said, relaxing into the familiar position.
"You know, I probably shouldn't be doing this. You need a chance to heal and I don't want to accidentally-" But Liam's words were cut short as Alex closed the gap between them. Liam was surprised at first, but began to kiss back, a hungry passion finally snapping. After a few minutes, Alex pulled away.
"Let the healing begin."
"Thank god for being back on earth!" Ryan said. Claire nodded and enjoyed the feeling of the sun on her face.
"Yeah. No work, no bosses, no significant others, not bad guys trying to kill us," Claire said. Ryan sighed and nodded, glancing over at his sister on the bench.
"Where is Jim? When my girlfriend was pregnant I never let her out of my sight," Ryan said, sticking his nose in the air. Claire rolled her eyes and leaned back.
"That's because you're an overprotective hoverer. Jim is at some meeting with a couple admirals about what happened on the ship. Apparently they are giving the Enterprise a new assignment." He nodded.
"So, will you see him at all while we're here?" he asked, a small smile on his face. She rolled her eyes.
"Of course! We're having dinner tonight. A nice expensive dinner. I'm taking him out and wearing my best dress. God knows when the next time I'll fit in it is going to be." Ryan shook his head and leaned back, letting his skin soak in the sun.
"Sounds nice…"
"What about your Fiancée? Will you be seeing her sometime this week?" she asked. Ryan smiled and dug into his pocket, pulling out a small black box.
"I got the ring, you'll love it." Claire moved closer and took the box from him. She opened it and smiled immediately.
"You got Grandma Conaway's eight karat engagement ring?" she asked, looking at the huge rock. Thankfully, the diamond was set tastefully on the band, so it wasn't obnoxious, but still very big.
"Yeah, believe it or not, Fleur sent it to me. She was cleaning out the kitchen and saw the mom was going to throw it out." Claire shook her head.
"Mom's a jealous bitch, she's just mad that Nana never gave it to her and said that it was going straight to you." Ryan shrugged and put the ring away.
"You think she'll like it?" he asked.
"If she doesn't she's out of her damn mind." Before Ryan could reply, they were interrupted by a small cough, causing them both to look over and stand up and salute.
"Admiral Pike." Admiral Pike gave a kind smile and saluted them back.
"At ease. You must be the Conaway siblings," he said, shaking both their hands.
"Yes sir," Ryan answered.
"I've heard a lot about you, the both of you," Pike said. Claire smiled as Ryan blushed, still in shock in meeting the Admiral.
"Thank you, sir. Honestly, it's an honor to meet you," he told Pike. Claire rolled her eyes.
"Sorry, he's slightly gushing over meeting you. This obviously doesn't happen too often to us," she explained to Pike, who chuckled.
"If I said it doesn't happen a lot, I'd be lying. Actually, perhaps you and I could talk later, Mr. Conaway. As long as you're not busy," Pike offered. Ryan felt his heart soar as he eagerly nodded.
"That would be awesome, sir," Ryan said as Pike chuckled again. Watching some of the younger members of Starfleet turn into fan-girls and fan-boys in front of him never got old.
"Good. Perhaps you could meet me for dinner. Feel free to bring you significant other. Congratulations on your engagement, by the way," he added. If it was possibly, Ryan felt himself completely turn to mush. Today had to be one of the best days of his life.
"How did you know?" He asked. Pike just smiled wider.
"I have my ways." Pike gave a small nod to Claire before leaving. Claire waited till he was a safe distance away before laughing.
"Hey, stop being mean!" he said. Claire chuckled and gave her brother a hug.
"I love you, but you're a dork." He rolled his eyes.
"Okay, do I even have to mention you when you first met Jim?" He pointed out.
"Yes, but that was love at first sight. Are you in love with Admiral Pike?" she asked. Ryan shot her a look and gently pushed her aside. He began walking toward the officer dorms, but Claire simply followed him.
"You were adopted," he stated.
"That stopped working when I was like five, dude," she pointed out.
"You were dropped on your head as a kid."
"Psh, who wasn't?"
"Our parents never loved you."
"Oh cry me a river."
"You were born a guy." Claire stopped walking and Ryan followed in suit. She looked down at her stomach before looking up at him and shaking her head.
"Yeah, that one doesn't really work."
"I guess not. You were still adopted."
"If only I were that lucky."
"Liam, I'm not crippled," Alex snapped as Liam pushed him through the crowd of Starfleet crew members. Liam smiled at his aggravated and continued to push him.
"True, but as your doctor and your boyfriend, I think the best thing for you is to take this wheelchair," Liam insisted. Alex sighed and relaxed into the metal chair.
"Now I know how Ryan felt that time Claire made him ride in a wheelchair," he grumbled.
"Yes, because she cared about him. And he came out without problems following his injuries," he said, reminding Alex who merely sighed.
"This is stupid. McCoy cleared me to walk yesterday." Liam rolled his eyes and continued to roll him until they reached the dorms.
"How about this, I wait on you hand and foot until you're all better. What do you say?" Liam asked, a smirk on his face. Alex thought about it for a moment before smiling.
"I like that idea."
Ryan straightened out his dress shirt as he looked over at Anna, who was smiling at her engagement ring. Sure she expected a ring, but this was just gorgeous. After a minute of smiling at her ring, she looked back up at her fiancé.
"So, what do you think the admiral wants?" she asked. Ryan shrugged as he waited for the hostess to seat them.
"No clue. Maybe they'll give me the Enterprise."
"You'll have to pry it from Jim's cold dead hands." The two of them began to laugh but sobered up as they reached the table.
"Commander Conaway, Ensign Lopez, it's lovely to meet you. This is Admiral Archer, as you both know." Ryan's face lit up as he shook the mans hand.
"Wow, it is a pleasure to meet you!" Admiral Archer smiled and sat down, the rest of the following in suit.
"So, you two are getting married?" Archer asked. Both Anna and Ryan nodded.
"Ah, to be young and in love again. You remember those days?" Pike asked. Archer chuckled and shook his head.
"It's been far too long. I barely remember which captains I assign to where." Everyone laughed lightly and ordered their food.
"So, you might be wondering why we have invited you out?" Pike asked. Ryan gave a small nod.
"Not that we don't appreciate it, sir. But the question did come up."
"Usually we would do this in the office. But the Enterprise is about to embark on a five year mission, and we've had a lot to do," Archer said, taking a sip of his scotch. Pike raised an eyebrow and shot the admiral a look, but turned back to the young officers.
"Anyway, we're here because we've heard about your accomplishments, and Captain Kirk has asked that you be commended for all the work you have done for his ship." Ryan's eyes went wide.
"He did?" he asked.
"Yup, that young man is the most outrageous Captain I've seen in a while. He'll be Admiral one day. You will too boy. If this captain thing goes nicely," Archer said. Ryan and Anna's jaw's dropped as the Admiral's words registered.
"You… you mean… what?" Ryan asked. Pike sighed but smiled at the young man.
"You have been offered the position of Captain on the Security ship, the U.S.S. Ivory. It's sister ship the U.S.S. Ebony will be accompanying you for the first few months before you depart on your four year mission," he explained. Ryan completely froze, causing everyone at the table to turn to him. His expression was that of surprise and confusion. Had he heard right? Did they just offer him a ship? He was going to be a captain?
"I… sir… that's…" Anna placed a gentle hand on her future husband's arm and smiled.
"I do apologize for his word vomit, he's just really surprised, that's all," Anna said, trying to give Ryan a moment to compose himself.
"That's quite alright, Anna. You don't mind if I call you Anna, do you? I know it's not formal, but I figure since we're doing this the informal way," Archer said. Anna smiled and nodded.
"Anna is quite alright, thanks," she said. Pike chuckled when he realized Ryan was still stuck in his trance.
"We've seen some pretty interesting responses to being offered the captain position. A few years ago, Captain Cooper actually wet himself in my office when I told him the news," Archer told them. Everyone burst out laughing, causing Ryan to snap out of his trance.
"Sir, I'm so very honored… this is unbelievable!" He said excitedly, reaching across the table to shake hands with both Pike and Archer. In the process, he accidentally knocked over both his and Anna's glass of wine.
"Ryan!" Anna cried, jumping out of the way of the spilt wine. She didn't want her red wine to stain her dress.
"Sorry, I get a bit clumsy when I'm excited," he apologized, beginning to dab at the mess as Pike signaled for a waiter or waitress.
"Let's hope you're not that clumsy when you take control of your own ship," Archer said with a smile, watching the chaos at the table. A waiter approached the table.
"What can I get you, sir?" He asked.
"We need someone to clean up this mess," Pike instructed, gesturing to you spilt drinks. Ryan gave the waiter an apologetic smile as the waiter left to get some cleaning supplies. Ryan leaned back into his chair, running a nervous hand through his hair.
"Wow, this is so big," he mumbled, mostly to himself. Anna retook her seat and grabbed his hand.
"So, do you accept?" Pike asked, pouring the couple more wine. Ryan burst out laughing.
"Of course! Who would be stupid enough to say no?" Pike chuckled and Archer shrugged.
"You'd be surprised. We offered a doctor the position of Chief Medical Officer earlier today and she turned it down. She said she was happier with serving on the ship she was on. I was quite surprised to hear her say so, especially from one so young." Ryan and Anna exchanged looks but didn't say anything.
"We're glad you accept. We're looking forward to seeing you in action," Pike said. Ryan smiled and shook his hand.
"Thank you, sir."
"This is nice," Jim said, smiling at Claire. Claire nodded and shifted in the booth a bit. They had decided to take a seat in a small booth in the back, where there weren't as many people.
"Yeah, I remember coming here a while ago, back in the academy, with a few friends," Claire said, reminiscing to her carefree days in Starfleet academy.
"This really isn't a friend restaurant," he pointed out. Claire turned a light pink and looked up at her boyfriend, her eyes meeting his.
"No, it isn't," she agreed. Jim nodded and left the subject alone as the waitress walked over.
"Hello, what can I get the two of you?" she asked.
"Two glasses and a bottle of your best red wine," he said. The waitress nodded and went to walk off, but Claire stopped her.
"Actually, can I have a coke?" The waitress nodded and crossed a few things off of the check before walking off. Jim turned toward his girlfriend and gave a curious look.
"No wine?" he asked.
"You can't drink when you're pregnant Jim," she reminded him. He turned a little red and rubbed the back of his head.
"Sorry, it slipped my mind," he confessed. She shrugged and sighed. They came here for a reason, but had yet to actually talk about it.
"So… we uh… need to figure out what we are going to do. About the baby…" Jim furrowed his eyebrows.
"I thought we were keeping it?" Claire smiled at his use of 'we', showing that he wasn't just going to leave her on her own.
"Well, yeah. What I mean is… should I stay on earth or stay on the Enterprise?" she asked. Jim frowned and thought it over. His first reaction would be to stay, but he needed to think further. What would be safer for his child? Where did he want to raise his child?
"I don't know. What do you think?" he asked. She paused and looked up at the waitress brought them their drinks.
"Thanks," Claire said. They quickly ordered and the table became silent once more.
"Samantha and Kevin Fisher left the ship," she said softly.
"After what happened I don't blame them." She nodded and took a sip of her drink.
"Yeah, I'm not sure a starship is a great place to raise a kid…" Jim nodded but felt his heart sink. If Claire decided she wanted to stay on earth, he would follow her. That meant leaving his ship, and it pained him to do so. After a few minutes of silence he took her hand in his and gave her a small smile.
"I asked Scotty to build a nursery," he said. Her eyes went wide before a smile came to her lips.
"You did?" she asked softly. He nodded and chuckled.
"I guess I just… got excited. I thought we were going to raise it on the ship. But if you want to stay on earth, I'll stay with you." Claire smiled and moved closer, pressing her forehead to his.
"I want to raise this child somewhere that makes both of us happy. And let's face it; neither of us would be happy on earth." Jim nodded and kissed her, almost as if thanking her for making the choice.
"You got that right," he muttered, causing them both to laugh.
"Well, it's nice to get that elephant out of the room," Claire said, taking a relaxed sip of coke. Jim chuckled.
"Calling it a parasite is one thing, but an elephant? That's just mean," he playfully teased. Claire slammed her cup down, giving him a fake glare.
"You know what I mean," she replied, causing Jim to give her a shit-eating grin.
"You love me," he whispered across the table. Claire smiled.
"Of course. We probably wouldn't be sitting here if I didn't," she countered as the waitress returned to the table.
"Would you two like anything else?"
"CLAIRE!" Claire jumped about ten feet in the air and turned around. Alex, though startled, began laughing at his best friends jumpiness.
"Shut up, Alex," She hissed.
"Claire! I have the best news ever!" Claire smiled as he brother skid to a stop in front of her.
"What's the news?" she asked. Alex took a step back, giving the siblings more room. If he knew them well enough, and if it was big news, someone would be jumping into someone's arms.
"They just appointed me Captain of the U.S.S. Ivory! I'm going to have my own ship, and Anna's going to be the Chief of Security!" he said. Claire's eyes went wide and a big smile broke out on her lips.
"Oh my God! Ryan, that's great!" she said, jumping into his arms and giving him a huge hug. Alex just rolled his eyes and sighed. After a minute Ryan pulled away.
"Can you believe this? I'm actually a Captain! This is amazing! I need to tell Rupert!" She nodded and kissed him on the cheek.
"Alright, I'll see you at dinner tonight," she told him. He smiled and took off, going to tell whoever else he could about his new position. Alex took a step closer to Claire and looked at her.
"You didn't tell him?" he asked. She shook her head.
"I didn't see the point. I told them no."
"Still, to be the youngest CMO in the fleet? I don't know how you could turn that down. Especially on the ship your brother was going to be the captain of." Claire sighed and turned to her best friend.
"I don't want to be CMO, believe it or not, I'm happy just working under McCoy. And after I talked with him about it, I don't think I'm ready… maybe in like ten years. But for now, I'm just going to stay on the Enterprise." Alex rolled his eyes and looked at the watch on his wrist.
"Well, you're out of your mind, but I actually have to meet Liam. I'll see you tomorrow?" she nodded.
"Say hi to Liam for me." He nodded and pulled her into a quick hug before leaving to meet his boyfriend.
"RUPERT!" Rupert looked up from his beer to see Ryan running into his room.
"Well hello to you too," Rupert said, taking a drag of his cigarette and setting his beer down on the table. Ryan looked over his best friend.
"Rough night?" He asked, gesturing to the alcohol and cigarette. Rupert nodded and chuckled.
"The roughest girl I've met in a long time," Rupert said, causing Ryan to smile.
"Some things you probably shouldn't tell me," Ryan said, taking a seat next to the British man.
"No, I shouldn't tell you that I have a hickey on my ball sack and that there are claw marks all down my ass," Rupert said, taking another swig of beer.
"I wish I could just unheard what I just heard," Ryan mumbled, trying very hard not to make eye contact with Rupert.
"So what'd you come here to tell me?" He asked causally.
"Oh yeah, I almost forgot!" Ryan said, snapping his fingers as the true reason for his visit popped back into his head.
"Forgot what?"
"Rupert… I'm a captain! They've made me captain of the U.S.S. Ivory!" He exclaimed. Rupert smiled and almost dropped his cigarette.
"That's fantastic, mate!" He practically screamed, moving to give Ryan and man hug to which Ryan returned.
"I've got some more good news too," Ryan said as her best friend pulled away.
"Better news than that? Because I already know that you and Anna are going to get married and I don't know what could top that for you," Rupert said, reclaiming his seat.
"Well, it's not good news for me. Well, it is. But it's really good news for you," Ryan explained.
"Don't keep me waiting any long, what's the word?" Rupert asked, finishing his cigarette and downing the last of his beer. Ryan smiled.
"My ship is going to need a chief engineer and there isn't anyone in the world who I trust more with my new ship than you, buddy," Ryan told him.
"Wow… really?" Ryan nodded.
"Yeah. So… do you accept?" Rupert stood up and picked up another cigarette.
"I believe I will." Ryan chuckled and pulled him into a hug.
"Thanks man… God, can you believe they gave me my own ship?" Rupert pulled away and lit his cigarette.
"I can't believe that you made me chief engineer. I don't know jack shit about machines." Ryan chuckled and shook his head.
"Yeah, so you just coasted through Starfleet, right?" Rupert shrugged.
"Must be a family thing."
Anna looked up at her boyfriend as he nervously began messing with the buttons on his uniform.
"Calm down, you have nothing to be nervous about!" Anna told him.
"What if I fall? Or forget to speak?" Anna chuckled and kissed him. He leaned into the kiss and pulled her to him. After a minute she pulled away and placed a hand on her cheek.
"Just breathe. You won't fall, and you won't forget to speak. God, I hope you're not like this on our wedding day…" he chuckled and kissed her again.
"Hey, stop preparing for the damn honeymoon and get ready to be captain. There is plenty of time to play hide the sausage on your own ship!" Liam said. Claire scrunched her nose.
"Eww, Liam!" She snapped, causing everyone to burst out into laughter. Ryan bit his lip and turned to look at himself in a mirror.
"Who would've thought that one day I'd be captain of my own ship?" He muttered, smiling at his reflection. Claire's head popped up next to the mirror and smiled.
"Not me, that's for sure," she said, ruffling his hair a little. Ryan quickly began to try to fix his short hair, not wanting anything to be amiss on his big day.
"Claire, stop messing with your brother. Ryan, stop messing with your hair," Anna scolded, going to fix his slowly growing hair. He had decided to grow it out a bit again.
"I'm just playing around, Ry. I didn't doubt you for a second," she told him.
"I'd hope not," he muttered, starting to play with his buttons again. Anna slapped his hands away, but smiled. He was so adorable when he was nervous.
"Hey guys, would you mind giving Ryan and me a few minutes?" Claire asked, addressing all of their friends. One by one, everyone left the room until only the Conaway siblings stood alone. Ryan began pinning on his cufflinks and Claire moved forward to help him.
"So, I leave for the Ivory tomorrow," he said softly. Claire nodded and forced a smile on her lips.
"The Enterprise leaves in a couple of days. They just finished some repairs and the senior officers have a few things to go over. Other than that we're pretty much right behind you," she said. After a minute she finished his cufflinks and looked up at him.
"Right behind me and half a galaxy away…" she nodded and forced another smile.
"But you have your own ship, so it's alright." He placed a hand on her shoulder and sighed.
"It won't be as bad as before. We've been through a lot this past year. You have Liam, Alex, and Jim." She nodded.
"I know, I just… a lot is going on," she confessed, looking down at her shoes. Ryan pressed his lips together before giving a small chuckle.
"You scared? About the baby?" he asked. She nodded and looked up.
"Of course I'm scared. I'm going to be a mom in about five months. I know that I'll have people to help me and all, but I always… I always figured that when something that big came around, you'd be there with me to watch over me. Now you're going to be galaxies away and… you're going to be married! We're both taking huge steps in our lives and… we won't even be there to see them." Ryan sighed and pulled his baby sister into a hug.
"I know, I know. It's scary. I'm sorry I can't be there. I'm going to miss you like crazy. But you will make it through this, you always do. Somehow, you always find a way to take care of yourself and bounce back. Sure you might need some help, but you usually figure things out by yourself after a while. And through I think Jim is an asshole… he's your asshole, and I believe he'll take care of you. You and the baby. I promise I'll call you constantly, and I'll make sure Anna and I don't get married until you're there to witness it. Things will work out Claire-bear… I promise," he said. She pulled away and kissed his cheek.
"I love you. I'm really proud of you Ry. If mom and dad weren't such jackasses, they'd be proud of you too," she told him. Ryan felt his lip quiver, but he forced himself not to cry. He was not going to cry in front of his little sister.
"You know, maybe one day they'll make you CMO of a ship. Wouldn't that be awesome?" He said, straightening out his suit. Claire forced a chuckled and gave him a half-hearted smile.
"Yeah, that would be awesome. Ry, I've got to tell you something," she started. Ryan raised his eyebrow.
"Please tell me the baby is Jim's," he said, causing Claire to burst out laughing.
"No, nothing like that. It's just… I was offered the post of CMO on the Ivory, but I turned it down," she explained. Ryan allowed the new information to sink in as he thought back to Admiral Archer's words from their dinner together.
"You'd be surprised. We offered a doctor the position of Chief Medical Officer earlier today and she turned it down. She said she was happier with serving on the ship she was on. I was quite surprised to hear her say so, especially from one so young."
"Wow, that was you?" He asked. Claire raised an eyebrow.
"Who was me?" Ryan shook his head.
"Never mind. As happy as it would make me to have you CMO on my ship, I know you'll be so much happier with Jim on the Enterprise," Ryan told her. Claire relaxed and smiled.
"That went so much better than I thought it would," she said, breathing a sigh of relief. Ryan crossed his arms, giving his sister a fake glare.
"And what did you think I was going to do?" He asked in a joking tone. Claire shrugged.
"I don't know. This new super-cool you is still weird. If this had all happened a year ago, I bet you'd be flipping shit out me right about now," Claire told him. Ryan opened his mouth to deny the allegations, but stopped when he realized that she had a point.
"People change," he reminded her. She nodded and sighed.
"I better get going. I don't want to loose my seat. Spike said he would save it but, lord only knows with that guy." Ryan raised an eyebrow.
"Spike?" he asked. She chuckled and shrugged.
"Shit happens when you are stuck in a cell with a bunch of people. As long as he doesn't hit on me, we're cool." He laughed and kissed the top of her head.
"Alright, I'll see you at the feast?" he asked. She nodded.
"Of course. Congratulations Ryan." He smiled and waited till she left before taking a deep breath. This was it, he was about to become Captain of his own ship.
"Commander Conaway, we're ready for you." Ryan turned to him and smiled.
"Alright, let's go…" the man nodded and he was led into the large conference hall. He made his way to the center of the room, where he was met with a bunch of admirals. Admiral pike smiled at him and looked up at the large group of people.
"Attention!" he called. Everyone stood up and stood at attention and a silence came over them.
"Commander Conaway, you are brought in front of us to be honored for your achievements and awarded for your service to Starfleet. You are to rewarded the title of Captain and given a ship to command. Do you accept the title and all that comes with it?" Admiral Archer asked. Ryan took a deep breath and gave a nod.
"Aye sir." Archer smiled and placed a medal on his jacket and then saluted him.
"You are now Appointed Captain Ryan Tyler Conaway of the U.S.S. Ivory… congratulations… Captain."
"I do like to party," Liam said, cuddling into Alex's arm. They were packed into a booth with the rest of their friends.
"An after party in a bar?" Ryan said, taking a seat next to Anna in the circular booth. Claire chuckled.
"Are you complaining?" She asked as Jim slung an arm around her shoulders. Rupert and Oliver were the only two not there with a girlfriend or boyfriend and merely sat there cuddling their drinks. Oliver was forced to get a 7Up. No one wanted to see a caffeine fuel Oliver.
"No, because this is like the best after party ever!" Ryan said, knocking back a shot of vodka before turning to his beer. It was a good night.
"This might seem kind of silly, but I'd like to make a toast!" Jim announced, picking up his beer with his free hand and held it in the air.
"To what, babe?" Claire asked, grabbing her own glass of soda as the rest of the table mimicked their actions.
"To Ryan! We loathed each other for such a long time, but I'm really happy for him. There's nothing in the world like getting your own ship!" Jim toasted. Everyone clanked their glasses together and took a nice long swig of their drinks. Ryan was the first to place his glass down, but smiled at Jim.
"Wow, thanks Jim."
"Besides, it gets you off my ship and leaves me more alone time with your sister."
"Ah, the ulterior motive emerges," Anna said. Ryan pressed his lips together but tried not to say anything else. At this point, he just had to get over the fact that he was with his sister. Especially since they were now getting ready to have a kid together.
"Psh, like he needed to get Ryan off the ship to fuck Claire. You have no idea how many mornings I had to hear her bitch about how tired she was from the night before," Liam muttered. Claire turned a bright red and buried her face in her hands. Ryan clenched his drink but Anna put a hand on his shoulder.
"Liam, I think comments about that are best left for when Jim leaves," she said. Liam shrugged and cuddled closer to Alex.
"Well… she was only complaining about the being tired part, right? She wasn't complaining about the sex, right?" Jim asked.
"Believe me, she complained about anything but the sex," Alex told him. Jim smiled with pride and Claire glared at her best friend.
"Forget about asking you to be the baby's God father."
"Oh, can I be the God father? I promise I'll buy the baby a ton of presents and dress it as cute as I can!" Liam asked. Claire rolled her eyes.
"We haven't even picked out names, let alone God parents. We should be talking about Ryan! It is his ship after all! You excited?" Ryan sighed and ran a hand through his hair.
"I'm more nervous I'm going to screw everything up. But yeah… I guess I'm excited." Jim nodded.
"It was like that right before I kicked Nero's ass. It passes eventually. You still feel a little nervous at times, but it get's a trillion times better to deal with," Jim lectured him. Ryan smiled.
"Thanks for the advice, but I didn't save like the whole universe from Nero. Just some punks on a rouge ship," Ryan said, trying to be modest. Rupert snorted into his whiskey.
"Trying to be modest doesn't look good on you, Ryan," Rupert said, his words already starting to slur. Ryan sighed
"Okay, yeah, I'm a freaking awesome badass," he boasted.
"Dude, I can't see you as a badass," Alex said.
"No, not a badass. Not saying he hasn't partied, just… badass is a step too far," Liam added. Ryan sighed and shrugged.
"I guess badass was always Claire's department," he said, shooting a look at his sister.
"Uh, I was never a badass. I just knew how to have a good time. I only got arrested twice," she pointed out.
"And how many times have you been put in the brig during the academy?" Ryan asked. Claire pressed her lips together and glared at her brother.
"At least they were for good reasons, and not because I woke up naked on the beach." Anna's eyes went wide and she turned toward him.
"Oh my God! That was you!" Ryan turned red and glared at his sister.
"Thanks…" she chuckled and leaned into her boyfriend. After a minute Jim looked at his watch.
"I need to leave, I'll see you tonight?" he asked. She nodded and gave him a quick kiss before he moved out of the booth and looked at Ryan.
"Jim…" Ryan said.
"Ryan… congratulations, and good luck. There is nothing better than owning your own ship. Except maybe having sex on your own ship." Claire rolled her eyes and Ryan chuckled.
"I'll keep that in mind. And thank you…"
Ryan smiled as he and Anna walked hand and hand back to their room in the dorms. Jim's comment kept replying over and over again in his mind. How nice it would be to claim the ship as his after taking Anna in the captain's chair. Yeah…
"Ryan, what are you thinking about?" Anna asked, gently tugging on his arm that was wrapped around her shoulders. It was an unusually chilly evening, so they couple decided the best thing to do would be to stick close on the way home.
"Oh, uh, nothing," he said, practically squeaky out his answer. Anna noticed the darker tint to his cheeks, even in the low cast moonlight.
"Were you thinking about something dirty?" She a hint of a smile on his lips as she watched Ryan's face grow even darker still.
"Maybe," he whispered in her ear, send shivers down her spine. He nuzzled her neck and wrapped his other arm around her, forcing them to stop. Anna leaned her head back, moaning at the touch.
"So what dirty fantasy were you having then?" She asked, turning her head slightly to nibble on his ear. She knew it drove him crazy.
"I can't wait until we get on the Ivory. I'm going to take you right in the captain's chair," he whispered into her neck, trying to resist the moan that threatened to sip over his lips.
"Home. Now." Ryan didn't need to be told twice.
Rupert felt stupid, having the very sober Oliver helping him back to his house. A passerby would look and see two drunks, but it was really just a drunk and… well, they had yet to find the correct word to describe Oliver.
"This is why I don't drink," Oliver scolded, trying to balance on the tips of his toes while supporting the British man at the same time. Rupert could a wave of nausea approaching just watching the man wobble from side to side.
"Ugh, I think I'm going to be sick," he mumbled. Oliver's smile merely widened.
"Mr. Ruffles has a remedy for that back at our place. You should come back to our dorm tonight," Oliver offered. Normally, Rupert would give him a good reason for staying away from his dorm, but he was far too drunk to say no.
"Sure," he mumbled, already feeling the alcohol preparing for it's grand reentry into the world.
"You know what's sad?" Oliver said, starting a conversation that Rupert was in no mood to have. However, he took a deep breath and settled himself for one worded answers for awhile.
"What?"
"I think I'm going to miss the Enterprise," Oliver told him as they approached the young engineer's dorm rooms.
"Why?"
"Because I knew the air ducks of that ship like the back of my hand, man. I have to go exploring all over again with Mr. Ruffles," Oliver told him, his eyes seemed to sparkle in the night as he remember the good times he had in the air ducks.
"It's just a new adventure for you two," Rupert said, scolding himself for breaking his one word plan.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you. Mr. Ruffles got transferred to the Ivory with us," Oliver told him happily. Rupert sighed.
"Can we get up to your room soon? I'd prefer not to vomit in the lobby," Rupert asked. Oliver nodded and they continued up to the young man's room.
"I'm still not happy," Alex grumbled, bound to the wheelchair once again. Liam pushed off and jumped onto the back of it, enjoying the slight breeze across his face. Alex crossed his arms and sighed.
"Come on, Alex. This is fun!" Liam exclaimed, pushing off again. Alex sighed and looked up at his boyfriend.
"You're drunk. I mean, I'm drunk, but you're like really, really drunk," he said, watching the carefree expression on his boyfriend's face.
"I promise I'd wait on you hand and foot, didn't I?" Liam reminded him. Alex smiled, remembering the full body massage Liam had given him earlier that day.
"Oh, it gets better?" He asked suggestively, completely forgetting his current position in the wheelchair.
"Oh yes, much better. Why, we haven't even had dessert yet," Liam exclaimed, stopping the wheelchair and leaning over the back.
"And what do we have for dessert?" Alex asked, leaning back and trying to capture his boyfriend's lips, but Liam pulled back slightly just out of Alex's reach. Alex pouted, but Liam just gave him a teasing smile.
"You'll just have to wait and see!" Liam told him in a sing-song voice. Alex folded his arms again, and sighed.
"Well, if you insist on pushing me in this thing, let's get home now!" Alex commanded, gesturing back to the medical dorms. Liam smiled and pushed off the ground once more.
"GAY LOVERS, AWAY!" He called out into the night.
The following three scenes and Lemons. We got carried away. Enjoy! Or skip, either way!
A small sigh of content escaped her lips as she walked out of the bathroom drying her hair off. She put on one of Jim's old shirts from Iowa and a pair of shorts, though it was pretty warm in the room so she could've gotten away with a tank-top. She glanced over at the calendar on the wall and stopped in her tracks. With all that happened, and all that was going on, she completely missed the fact that tomorrow would be her birthday. Tomorrow was her twenty-fourth birthday and she would be exactly three months pregnant. Somehow, this isn't where she expected to be a year ago.
"Wow… so much has changed…" she whispered softly. She heard a small bark of agreement and looked over to her faithful pet, who just got out of the vet. After some stitches and some doggy penicillin, he was deemed fit enough to go home. She leaned down and scratched behind his ears before she watched him walk over to his dog house. Claire threw her towel into the laundry basket and sat on the bed. She reached up and began to lightly massage her shoulder, which was bugging her a bit, when the door opened and her boyfriend walked in, carrying a small bouquet of roses.
"Hey, you're still awake," he said, walking over and sitting next to her.
"Yeah, are those for me?" she asked. He shook his head.
"No, Spock gave them to me. We're going to run off together and start a family," Jim jested. She laughed and shook her head.
"I should've known, ever since I found the two of you in bed together," she said. He flinched but handed her the roses.
"Happy birthday, and anniversary." She furrowed her eyebrows.
"Anniversary?" she asked. He nodded.
"Yup, tomorrow… well technically today, will be exactly one year since we got together." She looked back down at roses and smiled.
"They are beautiful, I can't believe you remembered." Jim gave her a half-hearted smile.
"I had it programmed in my planner to go off, I did forget until the little thing popped up," he confessed. She chuckled and kissed him deeply before breaking away and putting the flowers in a vase next to the bed.
"Thank you, I appreciate the gesture," she told him, sitting back down on the bed. Jim nodded and kissed her quickly.
"Of course…" Claire smiled and laid back on the bed, giving her back a rest. Jim moved so he was lying on his side and looking down at her.
"Did you know what today also is?" she asked, he took her hand and shook his head.
"No, what is today?" he asked.
"Today is the day I am exactly three months pregnant," she confessed. He furrowed his eyebrows and smiled.
"You know when you got pregnant?" he asked. She nodded and turned bright red.
"Iowa, that night by the lake," she confessed. He laughed and leaned down to kiss her deeply before moving down and lifting her shirt so he could see her stomach. He placed a light kiss on her stomach before looking up at her.
"I can let my head rest on your stomach, right? I won't hurt it?" he asked. She laughed and shook her head.
"No, you should be fine… unless your head weighs a ton." He chuckled and let his ear press against her stomach. He didn't hear anything unusual, just the sound of her digestive system, which wasn't all that appealing. After a few minutes he raised his head and kissed her stomach again before moving up and placing another deep kiss on her lips, which she eagerly replied to. Her hands reached up to tangle in his hair and pull him closer to her. He moved so more of his body was on top of hers, but made sure his hips were off of her, so he didn't rest on her stomach. His tongue traced her bottom lip and she parted them to let him explore her mouth. He did so while one of his hands traced down her body, stopping a moment at her breasts then traveling down to her hips. Claire moved so she was completely under him and draped a leg over his thigh, causing him to stop and pull away.
"Wait…" he said, trying to catch his breath. Claire looked up at him confused.
"What? What's wrong?" she asked.
"Can we… I mean, is it alright for us to… you're pregnant and the um… baby is in there so… can we still like, you know…" Claire began to laugh lightly and nodded, placing a hand on his cheek.
"Yes Jim, we can have sex even though I am pregnant. In fact, most doctors encourage sexual activity, especially near the end of the pregnancy." Jim pressed his lips together.
"So we can still have sex, even though you are pregnant," he clarified.
"Yes, we can." He smiled and moved so he was more on top of her.
"Thank God." he leaned down and captured her lips with his and let the hand that wasn't holding himself up travel up her shirt causing her to shiver in pleasure. His tongue began to gently massage her own, causing her to groan. His rough hand gently cupped her breast and gave a light squeeze under her shirt, making her arch her back and press into his hand. Soon she was lifting her shirt off of her head and she sat up, helping her boyfriend with his own. As soon as their shirts were on the floor, he brought her lips back to his and pulled her onto his lap. She immediately let her hands tangle into his hair and rocked her hips lightly in his lap.
Jim moaned at the motion and lowered his lips to her throat, nibbling on a sensitive part of her neck before biting down a little harder. She moaned and lifted his head to hers so she could kiss him. Jim lowered his hands to her shorts and hooked his finger on the band, pulling them down a little to let her know he was ready to move on. She chuckled and stood up to take her shorts and panties off. Jim used the opportunity to kiss the most sensitive part of her body, causing her to gasp and let out a small moan. His tongue began to light caress her center and she gave out a slightly louder moan of pleasure.
"Jim," she groaned. He smirked and lightly moved her backwards so he could unbuckle his pants. She immediately dropped down and placed her lips on his chest to lick his sensitive nipples. Her hands reached around his back and lightly scrapped his back, causing him to groan and place his hands on her arm.
"Claire, I can't take my pants off with you distracting me," he told her. She smirked and lowered her hands to his pants and slowly unzipped the zipper. She leaned forward and placed her lips under his ear and gave a small nibble before moving to his earlobe.
"Let me help you with that, babe," she whispered. She lightly bit his earlobe before her hands reached into his pants and brushed over his manhood a couple of times. He groaned through his teeth and grabbed the comforter on the bed. It took all of his strength to not just rip his pants off and take her immediately. Eventually his pants and underwear joined the floor with the rest of their clothes, and Claire used her hand to lightly tease her boyfriend's manhood, causing him to stand at attention. Jim pulled her hand away and moved her so she was in his lap and hovering right above him. He moved up and gave her a slow and sensual kiss, while lowering her onto him. Claire moaned at the feeling of him entering her and broke away from his lips to kiss his neck. He pulled her away from his neck and began to move her so she was rocking in his lap. She got the message immediately and began to move up and down.
"Claire," he groaned, burying his face in her chest. She placed her hands on his shoulders and arched her back, trying to find her sweet spot. Jim simply let his tongue trace over her breast as his hands rested on her hips, helping her find a pace that worked for both of them. Sweat rolled off their bodies as the pace sped up, and Claire felt the pressure building in her stomach as Jim's tongue flicked her sensitive nipple.
"Jim," she hissed. Jim suddenly moved forward and placed her on her back before pulling out and hitting her sweet spot. She gave a loud moan and clawed at his back, causing him to let out a small hiss. He continued to move within her and she moved to meet his pace. He leaned down and pressed his lips against her jaw before nuzzling his face in her neck. He hit her sweet spot once more before the pressure in her lower half exploded and spread through her body, causing her to let out a small scream of pleasure. Jim felt himself close but held off. He slowed his pace down so Claire could come down from her orgasm and began to speed up once more.
"Oh… oh God!" she gasped. Everything was overly sensitive and she felt her hips move more eagerly to meet his thrusts. His hands brushed over her boobs and she cried out. Claire tangled her fingers into his hair and pulled his head down to kiss him deeply. He responded to the kiss and filled her to the brim. The sensation was enough to bring her to a brink for a second time, and give Jim his relief. He moan loudly and gave a few more thrusts into her slightly shaking body before he felt himself spent and fell on top of her. Claire began to take large gulps of air as she felt him kiss her neck and give a small moan. She ran her fingers through his hair until he moved so he was laying next to her. She turned and he pulled her to him, letting his naked body press against hers. He lightly brushed a couple strands of hair out of her face, though had a little trouble since they stuck to her forehead from the sweat. He gently kissed her forehead and smiled.
"I love you," he whispered. She smiled and looked up at him.
"I love you too." He smiled and traced his fingers over her cheek.
"I know this sounds horrible, but I'm glad you turned down the Ivory…" she sighed and buried her face in his sweaty neck.
"You knew about that?" she asked. He nodded and ran a hand over her head.
"Yeah, I knew." She looked back up at him and placed a hand on his cheek.
"You know, as weird as it sounds, I'm glad I turned it down too. Not all of it was because of you, but a good portion of it was. In the end, I'm glad I decided to stay." He nodded and placed his hand over top of hers.
"I'm glad you decided to stay too. I've already lived with you gone, and life just isn't the same. You've really changed me, and I can't say I'm completely upset with the change. I don't want you to leave, and I'm going to do everything in my power to keep you with me." He leaned down and pressed his lips onto hers and pulled her closer. Claire smiled and broke away from the kiss.
"I'm not going to leave you… I promise," she told him.
"I'll hold you to that promise."
Alex practically jumped out of the wheelchair that he had been confined to all day as soon as he passed through the doorway to the room he shared with Liam. Liam shoved the wheelchair to the side of the room and smiled.
"Well, I suppose that's the end of that then," he said, gesturing to the hunk of metal taking up space in their small room. Alex smiled as he began yanking his black polo shirt over his head. The entire way home, Liam had tortured him with the words of things he'd do once they got home. Now that they were home, he could barely wait another minute.
"Woah cowboy, slow down a bit," Liam said, chuckling as Alex struggled to pull his black boots off.
"If by cowboy you mean the Brokeback Mountain kind, the yes. And you're a bit too overdressed there for my liking," Alex said, chucking his boots across the room. Liam gave his lover a smirk as he crossed the room, making sure to give his lover a show as he slowly undid the buttons on his light blue dress shirt.
"Hmmm, you're right. I don't know, Alex, I'm kind of tired," Liam teased, allowing his shirt to fall open as he fake a yawn. He brought his hand up to his mouth to stifle the yawn, watching as Alex sent him a glare.
"You're going to get me all worked up and tell me you'd rather sleep than fuck my brains out?" He snapped, his eyes practically raping Liam. His pale chest was in Alex's view and he licked his lips, trying to resist the urge to launch himself at the smaller man. Liam smiled and allowed his shirt to slide down his shoulders and land in a ball on the floor.
"Now what kind of boyfriend would I be if I denied you sex?" Liam asked, kicking his shoes off without much effort. Alex fumbled with his belt as Liam leaned up and captured his lover's lips, causing Alex to stop what he was doing and reach around his lover's waist. His fingertips slid across the soft tender flesh of Liam's back, causing him to sigh into their kiss. The smell of Liam's feminine body wash wafted through Alex's nose, unconsciously causing him to smile into the kiss.
"Why are you smiling?" Liam asked, pulling away breathless. Alex nuzzled his lover's neck, loving how soft Liam's skin felt against his cheek. He tenderly kissed down along the man's neck to his collarbone, knowing that it drove Liam absolutely crazy. Liam felt his knees become buckle under his weight, forcing Alex to scoop him up and carry him to the bed, his lips never leaving his neck. Liam try to focus his hands on removing Alex's belt, keeping him from his goal like the ribbon on top of a present. Alex noticed Liam's mission and moved up to his lips while moving his hands to help release him from the confides of the belt. Finally, the belt jingled and Alex was freed, allowing Liam better access to his button and zipper.
"Not wasting anytime now, are we?" Alex asked with a smirk as he pulled away. Liam smiled back.
"When I want you, I get you," he stated before leaning forward to recapture Alex's lips in a controlling manner that Alex only got to see in the bedroom. Alex gently pushed Liam onto his back while taking control of the kiss. He opened his mouth wider as he slid his tongue into Liam's mouth, exploring the familiar territory. Alex allowed his hands to move down to the waistband of Liam's jeans, quickly undoing the button and unzipping the zipper. His knuckles brushed against the growing bulge in his lover's jeans, causing Liam's hips to roll forward of their own accord. The two men moaned into their kiss, their hardening members brushing against each other through the constricting denim.
Desperately, Liam's hands shot out and grabbed the edge of Alex's jeans and boxers, pulling them down in one fluid motion over his budging cock. Wasting no time, Liam's hand wrapped itself around Alex's pulsating member and began pump along the throbbing erection.
"Oh fuck," Alex hissed, pulling out of the kiss and arching his back at the touch. Liam smirked, watching his lover practically panting out his name.
"That's what we'll be doing pretty soon," Liam whispered in his ear, never stopping his movements. Alex bit his lip, thrusting his hips against Liam's busy hand. The coils of heat in his belly began to tighten and rage even higher, until it seemed that they had all , but consumed Alex. Feeling Alex's orgasm near, Liam leaned forward and licked his way down from Alex's neck to his harden nipples. Alex's hips continued to slam into Liam's fisted hand just as every muscle in his body stiffened, his abdomen clenching painfully. He felt himself overcome with pure bliss as hot liquid began squirting out all over Liam's jeans and stomach. Liam pulled his hand away and slowly licked the sticky white substance off.
"You know, I didn't really like those jeans anyway," he said with a teasing smile. Alex's breathing was hard, but he returned the smile.
"Now it's your turn," he said, reaching for Liam's jeans. Liam smiled as he leaned back, allowing him to remove the binding jeans from his own slowly growing erection.
"You never did answer my question," he said, trying to hold back a gasp as Alex slowly pulled down his jeans. Liam lay before him in nothing, but navy briefs, his erection painfully obvious.
"Do you even remember what it was?" Alex asked, gently rubbing his hand over the thin fabric. Liam didn't even try to suppress the moan that left his lips, enjoying the feeling of his lover's hand. Alex could already feel himself getting hard just at the sight. The strong smell of sex was almost overpowering. Liam felt finger's slip into the waistband of his briefs and pull them down over his member at a painfully slow rate. He gasped as the cold air of the room hit him, but it passed as soon as he felt Alex's hard member against his own.
"What were we talking about?" Liam asked through half lidded eyes. Alex just smiled.
"No more talk," he said seductively into his lover's ear.
Ryan wanted nothing more than to smash down the front door to his room. He was still surprised that he and Anna had managed to make it up to their room, rarely breaking their kisses. It took only five seconds for the door to slide open, but it was six seconds too long in Ryan's opinion as he stumbled into the room with Anna grabbing a fistful of his brown leather jacket.
"You need something," he teased, bringing his hand up to cup her face. She looked up to see a needy passion blazing in his lustful grey eyes. She released his jacket and gave him a sly smile.
"Nothing that you aren't willing to give," she cooed back, grabbing his collar and pulling him down a bit so she could recapture his lips. She moaned when his tongue darted out, gently begging for entrance. She obliged, allowing him to lead her over to the bed and take control. Ryan let his hands travel down and raise her skirt a bit, letting the cool air kiss her bare thighs. Her own hands pushed away his jacket and let it fall to the floor before grabbing onto his dress shirt and pealing it off.
Ryan's hands moved to the back of her dress and quickly unzipped the zipper, causing her to break away to let it slide off her body. She quickly moved back closer to him and let her hands fall to his pants while he kicked his shoes and struggled with getting his socks off. Eventually his pants fell to the floor and he pushed her onto the bed.
"Wait, I need to get my heels off," she said, reaching down. Ryan reached down as well and stopped her.
"Keep them on, those heels are sexy on you," he whispered. She rolled her eyes and reached up to tangle her fingers in his hair as he leaned down and pressed his lips onto her neck and slowly trailed down to the top of her breasts before practically ripping the bra off. She chuckled and reached down to pull his boxers off of him, smiling at her boyfriends readiness. His own hands reached down and pulled her underwear down off her and past her heels. She arched her hips and he chuckled.
"In a rush?" he asked, his hands gently massaging her breasts. She moans and playfully glared at him.
"Just awaiting the captain to take command," she replied. His eyes suddenly turned dark and he leaned down to capture her lips once more. His hands traveled down to her hips and gently lifted them so he could place himself at her entrance. He gave her one last deep kiss before entering her, letting a moan escape both their lips. He rested inside her for a moment before moving slowly, finding a pace suitable for both of them. Anna groaned in satisfaction and ran her hands through his hair, pulling him down to capture his lips before leaning over and nibbling on his earlobe. His own lips traveled down and rested on her collar bone, leaving a small mark before pulling away. He gave a small growl when he felt her heels dig into his back and began to thrust faster. Their chests began to heave as both tried to catch their breath.
"Ryan… I'm close… I'm so close," she moaned. Ryan picked up the pace and began to kiss her breasts, finding a sweet spot and sending her over the edge.
"Anna…" he moaned, coming to the edge and releasing. Anna screamed and arched her back upon feeling him come inside her and rode out her orgasm. After a few minutes Ryan pulled out of her and rolled to the side. Anna began to try and catch her breath and moved so she was closer to him.
"I love you," she whispered. He smiled and kissed her sweaty forehead.
"I love you too."
"Are we ready?" Ryan looked up at his beautiful wife-to-be and couldn't help, but smile. Everything in his life was right where it should be. His best friend was his chief engineer. His wife was his chief security officer. And his sister was happy with a man he trusted. A man whom he not only trusted with his own life, but the life of his sister as well. The world was right again.
"I've never been more ready in my life," he replied, snaking an arm around her shoulders and kissing her forehead. Yes, the life of Ryan Tyler Conaway was almost perfect. Anna's deep brown eyes twinkled as the thought of their new advantage gleamed in their horizon.
"Well good because here comes Jim and your sister," she said, gesturing to the two figures in the distance. Their hands were intertwined and smiles reflected that of a perfectly content couple in love. Behind them stood another young couple blissfully in love, their eyes sparkling with their newfound views on love and life.
"You think you're going to leave without a proper good-bye?" Claire asked with a smile, approaching her older brother. Ryan released Anna, but not before giving her a quick kiss on the cheek, and turned to his sister.
"I never was a the sneaky one, I suppose," he mused, returning his sister's shit-eating grin.
"It's kind of hard to sneak away with a spaceship, Ryan. You of all people should know that," Jim said, gesturing to his brand new ship. The space ship towered above everything in the hanger bay, just having been passed by inspection. The bright red words reflected down at the Starfleet officers, reading the U.S.S. Ivory.
"Well, I figured it wouldn't hurt to try," he said, shrugging. Claire slapped him on the shoulder, chuckling at her brother's said attempt for a joke.
"Now are you going to give us a real good-bye or am I going to have to send Oliver into the engine room and keep you here longer?" She asked.
"Please don't do that. I don't want my first five minute on my ship spent helping to fix it," he said. Claire smiled and let go of her boyfriends hand. She walked up to Anna and pulled her into a hug.
"Call me when you've set a date and a place," she said. Anna pulled away and smiled.
"Call us when the baby is born, I can't wait to see what it is." Claire chuckled and shrugged.
"We're banking on a boy, but we'll have to see." Anna chuckled and smiled.
"Good luck," she said. Claire nodded.
"You too." Claire pulled away and Liam walked up to Anna and hugged her.
"Anna, don't loose touch! I'm going to miss you!" Anna chuckled and hugged Alex, who just finished giving a man hug to Ryan.
"Take care, alright. Make sure Ryan doesn't go crazy, alright?" he asked. She chuckled.
"I'll try, be careful alright." he nodded and moved back with Liam. Jim gave her a small nod and shook hands with Ryan.
"Good luck," Jim said.
"You too, take care of my sister. You don't and I will hunt you down," Ryan told him.
"I'll keep that in mind." Jim moved back and Claire moved in front of her brother.
"Hey, I'll see you on the ship," Anna said. Ryan nodded and watched as Liam and Alex disappeared. Jim placed a hand on her shoulder.
"I'll see you later, okay?" he asked. She nodded and kissed his cheek. Soon he left, leaving the siblings alone.
"You going to be alright?" he asked. She chuckled and shrugged.
"As alright as I can be. I'm going to miss you." He sighed and pulled her into a hug.
"I'm going to miss you too. I want you to be careful, alright?" she nodded and kissed his cheek.
"You too. Please don't so something stupid, and please don't get married without me being there to see it." he nodded.
"Alright, let me know how everything goes with the baby. Make sure Jim takes care of you… I will break his nose if I need to," he told her. She chuckled and pulled out of his hug.
"I doubt you'll need to. Jim's a good guy, deep down," she said as Ryan slowly began walking towards the door to his ship. Claire followed, their pace slow. Neither wanted the moment to end.
"Like really deep down, obviously. But the guy has proven himself," he countered, but chuckled. Claire stopped and turned to look at her brother. Grey clashed with grey as she looked into her eyes, a sad nostalgic smile on her face.
"You've come along away from that overprotective brother who left on the Berlin," she said, taking a chance to really look at her brother. He'd grow barely an inch, but instead of the geeky techno dork she used to know, he really looked like a man. The muscles he'd gained made him look older, more mature, and wiser. She knew it was, but sometimes it was just so hard to believe.
"And you've come along away from the disorganized sister who didn't know what she wanted out of life before you left on the Enterprise," he replied, glancing down at his sister. The bump on her stomach had grown slightly and it was much more obvious that she was pregnant. She hadn't grown an inch, but she wasn't the same little girl following her brother into Starfleet anymore. She was a woman now. And Ryan couldn't have been more proud of her.
"I guess we've both changed," she said, as Ryan pulled her into another hug.
"We need to get this over with sooner or later," he reminded her. Claire felt tears stinging her eyes, begging to fall, but she pushed them back. Ryan held her close as she buried her face in his chest.
"I don't want to say good-bye," she sobbed, still trying to hold back the tears that began to fall. Ryan felt his own tears began to run down his face, but refused to admit it.
"It's not really a good-bye. It's more like a 'see you soon' kind of thing," she told her, trying to soothe her and ease the moment.
"Is it wrong that I kind of wish you were still on the Enterprise?" She asked.
"Is it wrong that I kind of need to get going soon? The Ivory needs it's captain, you know," he said jokingly.
"We can get Jim to do it. Nothing would be a bigger ego booster than having control over two ships," she said. He laughed and pulled back, watching as she wiped the tears off her face.
"Yes well, let's avoid that. The last thing we need is him to get a bigger ego." she nodded and took a deep breath.
"Please be careful, okay?" he nodded and placed a hand on her cheek.
"You too. I love you," he said, kissing her forehead. She pulled him into one last hug before pulling away.
"I love you too. Now go, I think you're girlfriend is waiting for you," she said. He nodded and sighed.
"I'll see you soon." she nodded.
"I'll see you soon." Ryan sighed and after a slow minute, he finally walked onto the shuttle. He immediately sat down next to Anna and sighed. She smiled and placed a hand on his.
"It'll be alright. You'll see her soon." he nodded and smiled at her.
"I know, I just… I'm just going to look forward to what's going on. I'm the captain of a ship, and I'm about to get married. I'm just going to keep being happy." she smiled and kissed him deeply.
"Well let's go then, captain."
Claire took a deep breath as she saw her brothers shuttle leave and crossed her arms. This time, he was leaving to command his own ship, to start on his own. She too, was starting on her own, but deep down, she didn't feel the same. She felt arms wrap around her waist and she turned her head to see her boyfriend rest his chin on her shoulder.
"You alright?" he asked. She gave a small smile and nodded.
"Yeah, I will be. I just… have to get used to this again." Jim nodded and pressed a kiss on her temple.
"It'll be okay. Things are different this time. We're different this time. If your lonely I'm going to be here with you." she nodded and kissed his jaw.
"I know, I know. I'll be fine. I have you, I have the baby, I have my friends. We'll make it," she said. He nodded and kissed her lips lightly.
"That we will."
On to the reviews? I think so.
Allimba
Raxsah: I can't wait either… wait… yes I can. Hope you enjoyed it. Just wait for the Epilogue.
Jeck: Well here it is! I hope you enjoyed it! :D
amberhathaway
Jeck: Well, we're like two halves of a greater evil whole. What do you expect from Jeck and Raxsah Inc? Well now you know… the whole world knows our of evil! MAWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! :D
Raxsah: I'm not evil! I just go along with Jeck sometimes… she has good ideas that appeal to my rebel side. I can't help it.
Lintered
Raxsah: I believe Jeck came up with that. I think it was a couple thing at the time. Like "Oh look, they do EVERYTHING together." Maybe? Idk… Only one major chapter left, the rest is an epilogue. It's over. So sad. D:
Jeck: Honestly, I don't remember who wrote that part. Was it me? I might have been me… it might have been Raxsah too. Ugh, I don't remember. We wrote it forever ago. lol This is the last chapter of the actual story and then the epilogue is split up into two parts. Please our side story. And our new story. So I'm pretty sure you'll get sick of us soon. ENJOY IT! :D
SWfangirl21
Jeck: Because I like to beat my puppies before I hug them! :D I wouldn't hug Riley… he might pull a knife on me or anything. Griffin was that in between evil guy who still had a tiny bit of good in him… where as Riley just lost it and there was no going back. But I have officially decided that we can just send all of our characters to you for therapy. You can provide them with hugs and cupcakes and smack downs! :D Nuhir pretty much a creepy rapist all in all. That reminds me… I really want to see the new Nightmare on Elm Street. Yeah, well Claire is the main character. It's kind of the point for her to have all these struggles so she can grow and people love her and blah, blah, blah. Lol In the beginning, we were pretty tough on Ryan. And now, poor Claire has to go through all the suffering. We're horrible people. ISN'T IT GREAT? Yeah, we did go to see the new Harry Potter movie. IT WAS FUCKING AMAZING! :D The ticket line was fine, but the line just to get into the theater was CRAZY! And Raxsah and I talked through a fair bit of the movie. The way you explained it, I realize that Liam and Alex getting back together was a bit cliché… but I like it anyway. They can live happily ever after! Harry needs gay buttsecks. He's a closeted homo. Other then the bad guys, we were done killing off the good characters. Almost killing Anna was bad enough, I think. Especially after leaving a cliffhanger like that. We had to rewrite that part with Oliver and Rupert riding in on Rocky part a few times. At first they rode in and saved the day. Then we decided we didn't want the day saved yet. Well, I hope you enjoy Resident Evil then! :D CONGRATULATIONS ON OUR NIECE! Happy days! :D ZOMBIE PUDDING SEX FACE! :D
Raxsah: He's A jerk, I know. He's a Jerk, I know. Hahahahaaa, I hate that song. Seriously though, Riley sucks ass. I'd rather not give him a hug, he might try and poison me with all the shit we've put you through. I think Griffin is a confusing person in general… maybe we should give him a lollypop. How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop? I'm glad you think Nuhir is a Creeper, I think so too. I'm glad I made Claire kill his ass, fucker… I think Claire was scared, but she was more determined to get out of there alive than to just curl up in a ball, especially with the baby and all that. Congratulations on the niece! When my cousin had her daughter we thought she was the cutest thing ever! Enjoy her as a baby while you can. Pretty soon they grow up into four year olds and tell you that you're playing tea party wrong. O.o I think a Harry Potter marathon is just what Jim needs… that and some hugs. I'll hug Jim. Claire's busy. And the Harry Potter movie was AMAZING! I cannot wait for the next one. Yay Alex and Liam! You didn't think we'd keep them separated, did you? It was a little cliché, but it worked for them. Harry doesn't deserve a cupcake, I'll take it though. We promised ourselves that we weren't going to kill anyone good off. It was very difficult, let me tell you. Rupert and Oliver was all Jeck, you can thank her for that. We'll be posting your story as well today, and maybe even post our new story, though it is a new category. Again, congrats on the niece, and thank you for supporting us through all of this. We truly appreciate it. :D (Hugs)
Jeck: I would like to point out that Raxsah's form of hugging Jim would be Chris Pine sticking it in her. Just saying.
Raxsah: Ugh… we're not even going there. Meanie. Embarrassing me in front of Fan Fiction. X( So what if it's true… blah!
Jeck: They were bound to find out about your secret Chris Pine crush sooner or later. I just put the sooner in the sooner or later though. Besides, as a lesbian, I'd do him too. It's okay. We can start Chris Pine rehab. It'll probably turn into a fan club though…
Raxsah: Probably. I'll just have to focus my attention on other hot guys. It will be difficult, but I shall manage somehow!
Jeck: You can focus on me *raises eyebrows suggestively*. :D
Raxsah: Hmmm… That would be awkward… Hahahahaaaaa. That's like… sex with my sister. ANYWAY, enough about incest. We hope you enjoyed the story, even though this isn't REALLY the end, but… it Kinda is.
Jeck: Well, it's the official end. There's not really a lot of drama and plot past this point. Just happily ever after and all that jazz.
Raxsah: Yes. So thank you again for everyone who has stuck with us to this point. Your support has been amazing.
Jeck: And we hope to see you in the future. With our side stories, our future stories, and those days when you need a good story and go back and reread it. BTW- Still got some contests going on.
Raxsah: Yup, The most reviewed gets a multi chaptered story, while anyone who can correctly name the most songs gets a two chapter story. And everyone is included in the second one. Chapter 3 doesn't count, because it's not a song title, however if you get it, You might get a special treat.
Jeck: And Raxsah will love you forever. Or not, since I've already taken that spot. :D
Raxsah: This is truth. Well… I guess that's all. Until next time my lovelies.
Jeck: ZOMBIE SEX PUDDING CUP ORGASM FACE GOODNESS! :D