Rina sat up and stretched. They had talked a bit before she finally had fallen into a deep and peaceful sleep.
She smiled at him. She was back to normal. "Good morning, hon."
"Good morning. Did you sleep well?"
"Better than ever. Would you like to take a shower with me?"
He stood and followed her into the bathroom. She was washing his hair when he gripped her hands.
Her wrists were burned, red marks showing where the restrains had been. Burns were something even a vampire immune system couldn't fix. "I did not intend to injure you."
She smiled reassuringly. "It's alright. The absorbed energy caused the band to heat up. It's nothing our good doctor couldn't fix." And with that she continued washing him.
Dr. Pulaski was surprised about Rina's injuries, but didn't ask about how she had obtained them. She also pronounced the hormonal imbalance gone and Rina fit for duty.
Last night had been an old ritual which required deep feelings. It wasn't practiced anymore because most men just took a woman and made her a mindless slave.
Data didn't mind that they officially were still boyfriend and girlfriend. He didn't mind that Rina still wanted to wait with a federation-law marriage.
She was his girlfriend, his bond mate. That was all that mattered.
El fin
