The Earp Engagement Prt II
Posted on Mon Sep 16th, 2019 @ 5:57am by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sofia Cipriani
Edited on on Tue Sep 17th, 2019 @ 3:19am
1,492 words; about a 7 minute read
Mission:
Episode 8 - The Silence
Location: Quarters of Khalon Price - Deck 3 - USS Pioneer
Timeline: MD001 2100 Hrs
The Earp sped back toward the Pioneer, it's occupants full with decent food and deep in conversation. Khalon leaned back in his chair, laughter escaping from him like a horn from a car. He'd felt electric since they'd left the site of the nebula. That beautiful sight had filled him with light and fire in his body. He was hungry for something again, but not something physical; something wonderfully beyond that. Maybe it was purpose; maybe it was promise.
"I didn't bring wine this time." he remarked, looking Sofia with a charming and energetic smile. "I've got a bottle in my quarters with our name on it if you're interested."
"You didn't bring wine last time." she mused as the stars streaked past. She remembered the holodeck, and in fact the wine being very much brought to her by a hologram. "Your quarters?" she asked realizing his question. "Sure, it's still pretty early." she smiled at him.
He pretended to furrow his brow in frustration and then offered a casual shrug.
"I programmed the character that brought the wine," he responded, assured in what he was saying. "That's got to count for something, right?"
"Maybe a little." she said playfully rolling her eyes at him. "Do you have a roommate, like me?" She asked, unsure if she was going on be added company.
"As a junior officer, I share a common area and a bathroom with someone else but I have my own room." he said. "My roomate is on Gamma shift, though, so he'll be gone. So you can relax, there won't be a man sitting on the couch with us in his underwear."
"Thank God, that would be super awkward." she said laughing a little. "Do you guys do that? Like sit around in underwear? Together?"
"Ha! Hell no." He said with a chuckle as his console indicated they were close to home with a beep. "We're home. I hope you liked the nebula?"
"I did." she said looking deeply at Khalon. "I liked the company better." she added blushing a little.
The Earp entered the shuttlebay of the Pioneer with slow ease. Once they were in place, Khalon stood up and lead the way toward the door. From the shuttle bay they moved to the turnolift, making their way to his deck. Outside his door, he pressed his security code into the locking mechanism, half afraid his roomate would be sitting on the couch in his underwear anyway. Having seen inside, he turned and smiled.
"Coast is clear." He said, offering a handsome grin and gesturing for her to step inside.
"Shame..." she said teasing and but stepping inside all the same. The room was pretty basic, she wasn't too sure what to expect from to guys living together but at least it smelt alright. "Looks nice." Sofia said nicely as he followed in closely behind her.
Khalon stepped inside, immediately taking off the uniform jacket he had unbuttoned hours before and placing it neatly on the back of a dining room chair.
"Welcome to the Palace." He said, doing a smooth dance as he said it, smiling the whole time. "This is the living room and dinning room, that's the bathroom, and that.."
He stopped, pointing to one of the doors which led to his bedroom. "Is where the magic happens."
"Oh?" Sofia asked raising her eyebrows at him. "Have many women over in your short stay here so far Ensign?" she asked once more. "Looking for another to add to your bedpost?"
"I just got here." He said, not answering the question. He looked at her and gave her a wink then he moved past her and into dinning area. In the corner was a silver box. He opened it and pulled out a long bottle full of red liquid. He looked at her with a playful grin. "This is twice I've bought the wine."
She too let the question go as he boasted about wine once more. "Well technically it was already here." She teased. "How do I know it's not your underwear wearing roommates? Maybe he has the good taste in wine." she said smiling back at him, her eyes lit up as she looked away from the bottle onto him.
"You eyeing my roomate now?" He asks, raising an eyebrow. "He only drinks beer, he doesn't have a magic room, and he doesn't own pants. You might want to think about that again."
He chuckled quietly to himself as he pulled out two wine glasses and pour some of the liquid into both. He sat them both down on the coffee table and lowered himself unto the couch.
"Make yourself comfortable; take that jacket off and stay a while." He said, leaning back and watching her, his eyes wandering to her shape and then back to meet her eyes again.
'He doesn't own pants?' she thought making a strange face at the comment.
Sofia watched as he poured the wine and sat down. His cockiness was oozing from him and he knew it too. Take her jacket off? Wow he was getting even more confident. She gave him a little to look at and did so. Placing her jacket over another chair to reveal the vest top she usually wore underneath.
Smiling she sat down near him, maybe another persons width away. "Maybe a little while, I do have that briefing with the Captain tomorrow." she said as he passed the glass and took a sip.
He took a sip himself and swallowed the flavorful liquid. With a deep breath, he relaxed, happy to be back in his own space again. He really looked forward to the day he had his own quarters and no longer had to share.
"Don't want to be sleepy for your meeting with the Captain." He said with an understanding expression. "I bet you get real grumpy when you're sleepy, huh?"
She couldn't tell if he was teasing her or if he'd been talking to her roommate. He was right in what he was saying mind you, she got grumpy when tired and hungry... some people called it Hangry...
"Maybe." she said with a uptake of tone at the end. "Depends on the company... and if someone is bugging me." Sofia replied raising her eyebrows, looking away as if implying Khalon and taking a small sip of the wine.
"Oh, you know me. Annoying Khalon right here; always pissing people off with what I do and say." He said with a grin in a playfully sarcastic tone. "Maybe you should get out of here before I make you explode."
"Well I'd just brighten the place up a little if I did that." She said teasing. Sofia pretended to get up and said, "But if you want me all over the place..."
"Oh, I've got very specific places I want you, Sofia." He said, looking up at her from his reclined position. "One in particular comes to mind. But if you're too annoyed and sleepy I guess you can just go home and stare at the ceiling."
"If I'm sleepy why would I stare at the ceiling?" she asked looking at him with a cheeky smile moving closer to him. As he was about to speak she threw her leg over his and sat down on him, kissing him with a surprise attack. "And who said I was sleepy anyway?"
Instinctively, he moved back at first, but within a split second his hands were around her waist pulling her up close to him. He kissed her back as he felt the distinct feelings of arousal cross him. He hadn't necessarily expected this to happen, though he obviously expected it might. She was young and so sweet, he suspected she was somewhat innocent as well. It seems Sofia knew what she wanted right now and he was more than happy to deliver.
He pulled his lips back from hers as he noticed her warmth up against him. He could smell her shampoo as she moved back slightly as well.
"Well, why don't I see about that explosion?"
Her cheeks flushed, her senses on fire she had no idea what had came over her. This was totally out of character for her, she was usually far more reserved. Still she stood back up off him, his aftershave lingering as she closed her eyes she inhaled it making a shiver fizzle down her spine.
Khalon stood and, without another word, grabbed her hand. He pulled her quickly toward his bedroom, leaving the wine glasses on the table. The doors to the room closed behind them, leaving only the sound of laughter and heavy breathing an escape.
A Joint Post By
Crewman Sofia Cipriani
Yeoman, USS Pioneer
Ensign Khalon Price
Assistant Chief Flight Control Officer, USS Pioneer
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