A Doctor's Man
Chapter 8 - Vacation
Hey guys! Here's chapter eight! Read on!
Dr. Michel walked into John's room of the hospital to, surprisingly, find him standing in his Alliance uniform, facing her with arms open. She smiled with delight as she walked into his embrace.
"You been doing alright?" He asked.
"M-hm," she said, nodding, snuggling into him.
He gave a kiss to her hair, then put his chin on her.
"I've been missing you," he said to her.
"And I have been missing you," she said as she looked back at him.
"Not as much as I have. I have been laying down in that bed, thinking about you everyday, and every second. Wondering what we were going to do when I recovered," he said to her.
She smiled at him, lovingly, "Maybe you did miss me more."
"I did," he said to her, placing his head on hers, looking into her eyes.
"So, what now?" She asked, foreheads still touching.
"First off, we get the hell out of here, and to Thessia. How's that?" He asked.
"I would love that," she said to him dreamily.
"I already talked to Anderson and he approved. He'll keep the Alliance off until we return."
"How long will that be?"
"A week maybe? Just you and me...?" He said with another smile.
She smiled to him in affirmation, "What are we waiting for?"
"I don't know, but I'm ready to go!" He said happily.
"That's her," John said as they stepped out onto the docks.
"Wow!" Dr. Michel said in awe.
The subject they were talking about, was the Normandy.
"I've seen and ridden in a couple of space ships, but she is magnificent!" She replied.
"Have you ever served on a vessel before?"
"A few."
John nodded, "That's cool. Come on, I'll introduce you to some of the crew on our way there."
They walked onto the docking tube, hands united.
The door opened upon sensing their presence. The pair stepped inside and the decontamination activated.
"Stand by, Shore party. Decontamination in progress." Came the automatic voice. It repeated over and over.
When it was done, John and Chloe stepped into the Normandy.
"Ooh," Chloe cooed, looking at the surroundings.
"Hey, Commander! Who do you got there?" Came a voice from the left.
They looked to see Joker.
"A doctor, bonehead," John said as he grinned. They walked over to him.
"Bonehead? That's a new one," Joker said as he grinned back.
"What? That's not enough?" John asked.
"Oh, it's enough, I was wondering who you got here" The pilot replied, directing at Chloe.
"She's Dr. Chloe Michel, Chloe, meet Flight Bastard Jeff Moreau. He prefers the nickname Joker," John said.
She nodded, "Nice to meet you, Joker."
He nodded back, "Nice to meet you too, Ma'am."
"Alright, Joker, I've got to go help her meet everybody. We're going to go soon," John said to the pilot.
"Ooh, where are we going?" He asked.
"Thessia, the Asari Homeworld," John answered.
He nodded, "I heard it's a good place," Joker said as he sat into the chair.
John and Chloe left the man to his business.
They walked up on the platform to the Galaxy map.
"Do you know where Thessia is?" He asked her.
"You don't know?" She asked back.
"Oh, I know, I was going to let you plot the course," he said as he smiled.
Her eyes went wide, "Oh, really?"
He nodded.
"...Umm..." She said as she looked at the galaxy map with a finger on her lips.
John chuckled, "You look adorable like that."
"Oh, stop!" She told him, blushing and pushing him playfully.
Everybody in the room was looking at them, grinning.
She noticed them, and she blushed even deeper.
"Oh dear..." She said, looking away.
John laughed, then looked at the crew, "She's pretty, isn't she, guys?"
She glared at him with her jaw on the floor as the guys agreed.
"I'm gonna kill you!" She told him with bright red cheeks.
John laughed again, "Don't worry. It'll only be a while!"
She pushed him again, then turned to the Galaxy map. She navigated the interface to Thessia.
"Roger that! we'll be there in a few hours." Came Joker's response to his orders.
Chloe looked at John with a glare.
"Ok, I'm sorry. Hug?" John asked with his arms open.
Her glare turned into a grin as she embraced him.
"Come on, I'll introduce you to Dr. Chakwas. She's going to want to know that I have a Special lady as my doctor," John said as they reunited with hands and down the platform.
The door to the Normandy's Med-bay opened, revealing Dr. Chakwas at her desk, she looked up from her computer with a surprised look.
"Commander, who do we have here?" Karin asked with a smile as she walked out from behind her desk.
"Karin, this is Dr. Chloe Michel. Chloe, This is Dr. Karin Chakwas," John said to the ladies.
Chloe smiled nervously at Karin, who returned a normal one.
"Hello, Dr. Michel. A pleasure to meet you," Karin said to her.
"You as well, Dr. Chakwas," Chloe replied.
"I think you ladies would get along just fine. I need to go check on Ash and Garrus, see how they are doing. Is that okay, Doc?" John asked Chloe.
"Sure, go ahead," Chloe told him.
"She'll be fine, Commander," Karin said to him.
He nodded, then gave a kiss to Chloe, "I won't be long," he said as he took off.
She let out a contented sigh.
"You love him, don't you?" Karin said to her.
Chloe turned to Karin with red cheeks and wide eyes.
She laughed, "It's ok, dear. Every lady on this ship has a crush on the Commander. You're one lucky girl."
Her flushing was still visible, but she felt comfortable for the moment.
"I...don't know how it happened. One day, he comes in and saves me from some thugs, and the next thing I know, he started to come visit me. He even helped me with a problem of my past..." Chloe explained.
Karin nodded, listening.
"I started caring for him, and one day, I confessed my feelings, and he returned them..." She said as she smiled at the memory.
Karin smiled with her, "The Commander is a great man."
"He is, I love him..."
"You give him something to fight for, you know that, right?"
"Yes, Ma'am, I do," Chloe said as she smiled.
The door opened to reveal John, who smiled at the sight of Chloe.
"You girls having fun?" He asked.
"Oh, lots of it!" Chloe said as she turned to greet him with a smile.
"Do you want to stay with Karin? I'll let you do what you wish, just say the word," John said.
She looked back at Karin, who nodded, then back at John, putting on a grin, "Perhaps..."
John grinned back, "Told you both that you would get along."
John and Chloe stepped out of the docking tube, taking a look around.
"Woah, this is Thessia?" John asked no-one in particular.
"It's beautiful!" Chloe exclaimed.
An Asari walked up to them.
"Hello! Welcome to Thessia, Commander Shepard, it's an honor to have you here!" The Asarj greeted.
John bowed slightly, "The honor is mine."
She bowed back, "I believe you've come here for a vacation?"
"Yes, Ma'am, I did. I think I need a little break," John replied.
"That's understandable, if you come with me, I can help you," the Asari said as she turned to walk off. John and Chloe followed.
"What'd I tell you? I told you didn't I?" John said in a hushed tone with a grin, for they were in a fancy restaurant in Thessia's capital city.
She giggled slightly, "You certainly did," she said while she took a bite of her meal.
John took a sip of his Asari brandy, he was able to take their normal menus since he was a biotic. Chloe had to use the visitors' menu, for unaffected foods.
"Say, you never told me about your parents," John said before taking a bite.
"I didn't, didn't I? Well, they're both in the Alliance as medics," she started.
John nodded, listening as he took a bite.
"I decided to follow their footsteps, but I kept it to the civilian side," she told him.
"Better safe than sorry, eh?" John said as he grinned at her.
She nodded in confirmation while she took a bite.
Chloe stood on the balcony of their room at a hotel. She was leaning on the rail, looking out to the lit up buildings near and far. Her slightly transparent dress and hair was flying and shining brilliantly in the slight breeze, reinforced by moonlight, brought to her.
John silently walked up behind her. He wrapped his arms around her abdomen, she stood up as she rested her hands on his. He put a peck on her head as they rocked side to side, little by little, while they enjoyed each other in silence.
"Wonderful sight, isn't it?" Chloe said to him.
"No more than you," John replied with a smile.
She smiled as her cheeks flushed.
John chuckled at her, "What? You're beautiful."
She spun around in his arms as they looked in each other's eyes, wrapping her arms around his neck.
Still rocking side to side, John smiled. Chloe returned with her own.
"I cannot describe how astonishing you look under this moonlight," John said to her.
Her smile grew bigger while she pulled him in for a deep, passionate kiss.
He wanted to try something, he moved from her lips and down to her neck, pecking her as he went. She opened her mouth with silence.
He stopped and looked back at her. She had a new fire burning as she looked at him mischievously. Something he hasn't seen her show yet.
It was her turn. She jumped, and wrapped her legs around him as he brought his arms to support her. She framed his face with her hands, then delivered her own vicious kiss.
John backed up into the room. He kept walking until his back gently hit the wall. They continued their lovemaking while the world around them melted away and focused on them.
She finally separated for air. Her hair was thrown around, strands in view of her face, it made her look hotter to him.
She dropped down from her high height, and led John to the bed with her hand grasping his. She positioned him with his back to the bed, and pushed him back as she pounced him. She continued her ferocious kissing as the night slowly crawled by.
Back at the docks on Thessia
"I've had an amazing time with you this week, it was probably the best I've had," John told Chloe as he spun around to face her.
She smiled at him, "I feel the same. I will never forget the other night."
John smiled back at her, "I won't, either."
"Are we heading to the Citadel?" She asked.
"Yep, I've got to drop you off there, then I'm off to duty."
She nodded, then they walked aboard the docking tube for the Normandy.
They walked into her office. Chloe spun around for him to embrace.
"Stay safe for me, John," she told him.
"I will, Chloe," he replied.
"I love you," she said to him.
"I love you too, I'll come visit when I can," he said to her.
She simply nodded. He turned around, then walked to exit out of the office.
John frowned while he made his way to the docks, it felt as if he left his heart behind. He will try to visit her often for his sake.
And there you go! Next is Mass Effect 2!
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