Note: With thanks to Furball for the Beta.
Saved by the Bell
“Hey, wait up!” Rommie looked round to see Beka walking
along the corridor towards her. She stood and waited while the blond first
officer caught up with her. As Beka got closer, Rommie couldn’t help but
notice that she was not wearing her regular combat-trousers and T-shit
outfit: instead she ware a pair of tight leggings that hugged her legs,
showing off her shapely thighs, and a equally-tight top that made it quite
clear that she was not wearing anything underneath.
Beka stopped just in front of Rommie, a smile on her face,
“Hey, I wanted to talk to you about what I said the other night.” Rommie
nodded, “About me not waiting for Dylan to decide if he wants me, to move
on.” Beka smiled, “Well, have you thought about it?” Rommie shrugged, “Kind
of, but what’s the point? I spend almost all my time on-ship, so I’m not
likely to meet anyone. Trance has already staked her claim on Harper, and
we both know what Tyr’s view of me is.”
Taking a few steps forward, Beka forced Rommie to back
up against a bulkhead. She planted her hand next to her head, blocking
the Avatar’s only line of retreat, “They’re not the only ones on the ship
you know.”
Rommie didn’t know how to take Beka’s statement: the two
of them where friends, and spent a lot of their free time together, but
Rommie had never seen Beka as anything other that that. But now, with the
first officers’ body in such close proximity to her own, Rommie was forced
to face the fact that Beka was a very attractive woman, and on some level,
she did indeed feel drawn to her.
Beka seemed to read Rommie’s mind, and moved her head
closer, “There are other options you know, less common, but still very
satisfying.” Her lips hovered scant centimetres from Rommie’s: slightly
open and oh so very inviting.
Rommie felt her own lips art as Beka moved closer, her
eyes locked on the other woman. Beka’s voice was but a whisper, “There
are other people who have feelings for you, people who care a great deal
for you. Maybe people you could care for too?” Rommie’s eyes widened slightly
as she went to close the gap between the two of them.
“All crew report to command!” Dylan’s voice echoed out
of the PA system, startling both of them. Beka took a step backwards, “Saved
by the bell: Maybe next time.”
The End.