Wake Up Together

Posted on Wed Oct 26th, 2022 @ 8:44am by Lieutenant Nicholas Reece [Reece] & Lieutenant Cassia Cavendish

Mission: MISSION 0 - History Speaks
Location: USS Ragnarok
Timeline: 2393
601 words - 1.2 OF Standard Post Measure

The alarm started softly, a slow chirping sound that was meant to slowly bring the sleeper out of slumberland. Out of habit, Nicholas swung is right arm up and slapped the clock, starting the snooze. He groaned slightly, and then smiled a lazy, satisfied grin when he remembered that there was a reason he felt warmth on his left side. Cracking open his eyes, he looked down and saw the most beautiful creature he had ever laid eyes upon.

Cassia snuggled down as the alarm went. But she felt him move so she opened her eyes slowly and looked at him. "Morning again." she said with a small smile.

"Morning, darlin'" he replied softly. "Don't know about you, but, I'm feeling a lot more relaxed than I did a few hours ago."

Pushing hair back from her face, Cassia nodded. "Indeed, very relaxed now." She raised herself up on an elbow, keeping the sheet close as she looked at the clock. "Oh-Six-hundred... great. I had better get going back to my cabin."

Nicholas playfully pouted. "Man! Why can't we just say to hell with the outside world?" He lightly traced his left hand fingers up and down Cassia's bare back and spine.

"Because," she kissed him lightly. "We have responsibilities and duties to perform." She kissed him again. "You are so cute when you pout." Cassia teased.

He inhaled deeply when Cassia kissed him. Nicholas reached over with his right hand and gently caressed her left cheek. "I'm glad you..." The alarm started going off again, louder this time. Grumbling, he reached back up and slapped the panel again, resetting it again.

"Have to go and you know it." She whispered.

Finally accepting the inevitable, Nicholas nodded slowly. "Yeah, I know." He sighed and then continued. "Okay, we will be responsible adults for now. However, we will continue this later."

"Oh you can place money on that. Dinner in the messhall?"Cassia asked as she rolled from the bed and began to gather up her clothes and pull them on without shame.

Nicholas interlocked his hands behind his head and watched Cassia with a sly smile slowly crossing his face. "It's a date." He released his hold and moved his left hand to gently graze her left shoulder. "Be careful, okay?"

Glancing over her shoulder she sent him a slow smile. "Always." Standing, she pulled on her shirt and shorts. Once dressed, she turned and bent down to look him in the eye. "And the same goes for you."

Nicholas replied with a boyish grin. "Is that an order?"

Dressed, she leaned over and kissed him again. "A request," she whispered against his lips.

It took all of Nicholas's willpower not to grab Cassia and pull her back into bed with him. Instead, he replied, breath heavy, "Very well. I will do my best to return to you in one piece."

Straightening, Cassia gave him a smile, grabbed her shoes and blew him a kiss as she left the bedroom, before exiting the cabin and doing her 'walk of shame' back to her own cabin.

His eyes glued on her as she walked out, Nicholas watched Cassia until she was no longer in his cabin. After a few more moments, his alarm started blaring. Nicholas finally got up. After turning the alarm off, he got up and made his way into his shower, starting the process of beginning a new day, though, it was definitely a better day than others.


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Lieutenant Cassia Cavendish
Chief of Flight Control.
USS Ragnarok

Lieutenant Nicholas J. Reece
Chief Strategic Operations Officer
USS Ragnarök