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 grinned as she spoke. “I bet that was a sight to see, wife. You, backlit against the stars, playing somethin’ like this while people just listened… beautiful moment, I bet.” and he paused for a long time.

She could have interjected, but instead Shara enjoyed the silence as their bodies moved to the elegant music.

“Ya know we… all the ones in Recon with me… we always thought the Maquis got shafted. Had two brothers in there, parents were Maquis, dunno from where. When the Brass heard about that, man they came rolling up on us ready to throw those boys in the brig.” and he chuckled.

Shara snorted. It was a familiar story- guilty by association.

“That was the first time I drew my weapon on an Fleet officer.” he said with a grin.

Micah

Laughing openly, she pulled back and grinned. “That doesn’t surprise me in the least. But finding people who were sympathetic, if not understanding, back then was hard. It was hard all around. I certainly ave never envied the Federation Council. They had to take a side, one way or another, and peace had been hard fought at that point. I get it. But asking colonist to just up and leave because of bureaucratic decisions parsecs away was never going to fly. And for us on Tracken it was a matter of what was right. We hadn’t been asked to leave but so many others had and we felt it was wrong. Those in power might have bene trading planets, but those planets had people living on them. I know for a fact the Cardassian colonies that flipped to the Federation weren’t happy about it either but the Cardassian government did a lot worse to remove people than the Federation did. It might have been a losing battle to say no and fight back, but I don’t think we could have lived with ourselves if we had turned a blind eye.”

~Shara

Micah leaned in and kissed her… deeply, but not in a sexual way. This was love… pure and simple. He kissed her like that for a long time, then pulled back and said “I respect and admire the hell outta you, you know that? More than anyone anywhere.”

Micah

Lips still tingling from their kiss, Shara just stared at him. He did that- casting out those statements so easily- and every time it momentarily floored her. Shara wasn’t a woman who needed an ego boost and her self-confidence was strong. But when he said things like that it was easy to make a joke or brush it off. She had known so many incredible people in her life that she had this strange difficulty being that same person to someone else. Maybe it was all that baggage from her childhood, but she just was stunned every time. “I know it because you say it, but I guess I have a hard time wrapping my brain around it and understanding it. I’m not better than anyone else.”

~Shara

“Bite your tongue, woman.” and he pulled her close. “Now, I dunno everyone else in the universe… but from the ones I do know you’re the best one I know. You’re sincere. You’re direct. And amazing for our world… you’re honest. No matter what we’ve talked about… I’ve never once doubted you. So you are either honest, at least to me… or you are the single most convincing liar I’ve ever met. And since I’m married to ya, I’d like to think I can read ya well enough to know the difference.” He looked at her and then kissed her.

Shara smiled beneath the kiss- possibly acceptance of his words. Her knew her truly. When it mattered, she wasn’t a liar. For the job? Necessity. But this wasn’t some deep double cover con she was pulling. This was the real deal. And the one way to know that? She had never once had anything to drink while on under cover. Too risky.

“I love ya, Sha. And I ain’t ever gonna stop.”

Micah

Reaching a hand up, she rested it on the side of his face. “Well, for the record, you are the most singularly surprising person I’ve met in a very long time. And all I can say is don’t stop, okay? Both the loving and the surprising,” Shara said, drawing back in close as they continued to dance.

~Shara