Posted by Civilian Micah Pikelsimer (Federation Security Agent) in Tennessee, Earth - Home Sweet Home

Posted by Commander Shara Calloway (Chief Intelligence Officer) in Tennessee, Earth - Home Sweet Home

Posted by Civilian Micah Pikelsimer (Federation Security Agent) in Tennessee, Earth - Home Sweet Home

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Micah smiled. “Damn, but you’re a fine looking woman. I’d ask if you had a man, but there’s this file on the computer that says you do. Lucky fella, he is.” and set a pot and mug of fresh coffee and dry toast next to her head. “Look out, husband coming though.” and he stepped down into the bubbles and sat down opposite her. As he waited for the water to calm, he looked and Sha and just… smiled.

Micah

Eyes still closed, she let the warm water soothe her body and seemed to pay no mind to her companion. Husb– nope, not yet. “I’d say ‘Bite me’, but then you probably would and I’d probably like it,” she deadpanned.

~Shara

“You ain’t wrong.” Micah said and relaxed in the hot water. “On either count.”

Shara just snorted and continued her inward musings while her head seemed to be in drum practice.

A few minutes of silence passed and then he said “Ya know… I do kinda want to bite you. Well… not bite.” and he smiled to himself.

“Uh huh…”

“You know… wife… I’ve been told that its actually impressive how long I can hold my breath.” and he chuckled

Micah

Opening her eyes, Shara lifted her head again and looked at him. “Save that thought for later when we both don’t feel like there’s a marching band going about our heads”

Frothy water dripped from her arm as she reached for the fresh cup of coffee and focused on the warmth that travelled into her fingertips. “Husband,” she said softly before shaking her head. “I think the thing that is hard for me Micah is that a part of me is just mad that it happened that way. I’ve not even been sure I ever wanted to get married again. I wasn’t sure it was necessary. It doesn’t mean what I feel for you is less important, just that I didn’t think the whole legal thing was necessary.”

As the next thought rolled into her head, Shara could feel the strong emotion surfacing again. “I don’t want to be an absent wife again. But I’m not ready to retire. I still feel like I have something I can contribute to Starfleet. Hell, Faye even suggested that I’d make a great instructor, and maybe I would. I just… I’m not ready to be in one place again permanently. It was hard enough on Tracken, and Edward knew that. He called me his Stargazer because I was always looking up at them. Whatever ship they assign me to will be as stationary as I can manage. At least right now.” How could they have a marriage if she was always gone? And he was up and off at a moment’s notice too? What kind of life would that be? If they were just ports in a busy life for each other, why get married? Why not just let it be open and flexible?

~Shara