Posted by Lindsay Bayes in Daggum’s Quarters- Star-Crossed Lovers

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Daggum Hammor (Chief Operations Officer) in Daggum’s Quarters- Star-Crossed Lovers

Posted by Lindsay Bayes in Daggum’s Quarters- Star-Crossed Lovers
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(snips)

Her question wasn’t unusual, and normally it would have had the typical ‘Oh, I’m good. Just same old same old, you know?’. But now… here… with all that happened… Daggum’s dam broke a little.

His face scrunched up in a half-confused / half- emotionally drained look. =/\= You know, Faye… I really don’t know. And I also know I probably shouldn’t be saying any of this to you of all people but I am so strung out and confused and I don’t know what to do. I was kinda spending time with this one girl and she was adamant she didn’t want anything serious and that’s great because I didn’t want that… with her, anyway… and then she told me she lived me and I kinda freaked out and tried to explain that I didn’t feel like that for her and then I tripped the new XO in the Lounge and she fell down with her butt all up in the air and I was super embarrassed so the next day I went to her office to apologize and when I came through the door the crazy woman was standing on her desk so I got a face full of XO butt again and then she shocked herself on a light and I tried to stop her from falling and I ended up grabbing her ass and then she KISSED ME, FAYE and I totally lost it and tried to just get out of there with my job intact and… and… =/\= and he looked at the screen… at Faye’s face… and just sighed heavily.

Daggum knew Faye’s mind operated at an exceptional speed (sometimes to her detriment) so it wasn’t a stretch to think her mind was processing as quickly as he was speaking. Still, her brows rose and lower lip dropped slightly.

=/\= I just had a rough week and all I wanted was to talk to you. =/\=

Daggum

That statement filled her with warmth and she gave him a mischievous grin.=/\=Well, here I am. But should I be jealous all these other woman get to kiss you?=/\= The words slipped out before she really realized what they were and there was definitely no way to take them back. Nor did she want to. Heat coloured her cheeks.

The question caught Daggum off guard, and his confusion and surprise were evident; but he shook it off and said =/\= Well, if you want me to stop them, just say the word and I absolutely will. =/\= and he smiled broadly.

Faye lifted a finger and went to say something, but instead she just laughed for a moment. =/\=I’m sorry you had such a rough week. I was thinking it was starting to sound as mixed up as mine have been and I definitely don’t recommend you trying to keep pace with me there,”=/\= she teased with an uncommonly flirty tone.

~Faye Calloway, Data Specialist, USS Manhattan

Daggum laughed. It was so good to hear her voice and see her face, he was surprised by the weight it seemed to take off of his shoulders. =/\= Oh, I have no intention of trying to best you on that front, trust me. =/\= and he chuckled and let out a deep breath. He was starting to relax for the first time in days, and he unconsciously reached out and touched the screen where her cheek was.

Faye seemed to come to an utter stillness with that simple gesture, as if she might be able to make it solidify on her end.

=/\= So… your message said you were going to wait to talk no matter how long it took. What’s up? You’ve got something on your mind and I just ran over that with my troubles. So I am now all yours… what did you want to talk about? =/\=

Daggum

After taking a sip of her coffee, Faye allowed her her chest to expand fully as she breathed deeply, seemingly gathering herself together. =/\=So, I mentioned the last couple of days have been really hard, and in fact the last weeks have been hard because everything I though had remained in the past has suddenly come front and centre. The things I thought I had gotten over, I didn’t. I just buried it. Separated myself from it so it couldn’t hurt me. And that was fine at a time in my life where survival made it a good idea, even necessary. But that’s not where I am now. And I’m done with that. No more running. No more hiding.=/\= She gestured around her. =/\=I’m in the friggin’ Delta Quadrant and I still couldn’t out run the past.=/\=

More coffee, another deep breath. Faye seemed to be working herself up to something. =/\=I told you… that after you contacted me, I was struggling with past associations, and I think it only fair to you, to both of us that I tell you about it. But Dag… I know you of all people will understand, but it’s still a really hard story. It’s not easy to listen to and it was… traumatic to live through. So if there is any chance you think you can’t or shouldn’t hear it, I’ll respect that. But if you can, if you can hold that space for me, I think… I think some really big things about me will make more… sense.=/\= She was exceptionally earnest, but in her gaze was a desperation. But even Faye wasn’t entirely sure whether it was because she wanted him to say he was in, or let her off the hook. She knew better but feelings were rarely rational.

~Faye Calloway, Data Specialist, USS Manhattan

Daggum’s heart pounded in his chest. Past associations? Fair to me?… and then a thought hit him like a train. She’s reconnected with an old love she lost. That explains it. The hurt, the past connection. They’ve come back to her… and she’s gone. His brain screamed and his eyes started to threaten to let loose. But if there one lesson the Pits taught him more than anything else… it was to never show pain.

Daggum’s face took a look of soft concern and his head tilted slightly to the left. =/\= Faye, you have more space with me than you probably realize. You can tell me anything… really. I’m not gonna shy away from you. I… =/\= and he stopped himself short and took a breath, =/\= I am always here for you. So go ahead, hit me. I can take it. =/\= and he smiled and winked at her again.

Daggum