Posted by Captain Alexander Cochrane (Commanding Officer) in Captain’s Quarters- If You Can’t Stand the Heat

Posted by Lieutenant Faye Calloway (Mission Specialist) in Captain’s Quarters- If You Can’t Stand the Heat

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She didn’t speak for several moments, instead sipping at her water. “That had to have been difficult. Did you still get to have contact with them?” Her mind drifted momentarily to the one living grandparent she knew existed but have never met and wasn’t sure she ever would.

~Faye Calloway

He looked up and half-smiled. “Oh yes, Dad made sure of that. And they knew why we couldn’t go see them, of course. They even came to Vulcan twice to see us. But it wasn’t the same as the lake house. And even their two trips were… problematic. The first time, they had told the Admiral they were coming, so she showed up about an hour after they arrived… completely uninvited, of course. They had planned on staying a month… left after a week, dragging the Admiral with them. The second time they didnt say anything to her at all, and we had a lovely two weeks before she ruined that stay, so that was nice.” and he chuckled ruefully. “After that, Dad, my brother and sister, my grandparents… we all sat down on a subspace comm and talked for hours about how to reconcile what was happening. It was finally decided by my grandmother that they wouldn’t come see us anymore. It just wasn’t worth all the hate and vitriol that came with it. The Admiral always accused them of favoring my Dad… which looking back I think they actually did. My grandmother and the Admiral were very tight, but my grandad never forgave her for what she did… and what it cost him and my grandmother.” and he took another drink, swallowing slowly.

“But they did come to Racheal and I’s graduation from the Academy. Since the Admiral had been banned from the campus, they could come without the headaches. That was amazing. We hadn’t seen them in person in over five years, so we were ecstatic. The fact that they were guests of my mother was even better. V’astur arraigned the whole thing at the last minute to keep the Admiral from finding out and throwing a fit.” He sighed and smiled at Faye. “Hadn’t thought about them in a while… thanks for that, Faye.”

Cochrane

The smile she gave him was entirely genuine. “I’m so glad you had that. You must miss them greatly.” It was an understatement, since the absence of people so dear had to have been at least hard at the time, even if it was less so now. That she could understand.

~Faye Calloway