Posted by Lieutenant Ian Bordeaux (Yeoman/Diplomat) in Captain’s Quarters - Ian we have a problem

Posted by Captain Kelly Shultz (Commanding Officer) in Captain’s Quarters - Ian we have a problem
Kelly walked into her quarters to find Ian looking quite perplex staring at the door frame she just entered. “Stop,” she held up her hand. “Before you tell me what little problem you are concerned over I have a far bigger one. Apparently, my heart rate and respiration increase when I am around you and we have been spending way too much time alone in the holodeck. Mardusk thinks you are parking the family Plymouth every ten minutes in the holodeck so I covered for us by saying you were creating a crew event grand enough to occupy them until we can get to a place for shore leave,” Kelly said flopping on the couch and propping her feet up on the coffee table. It concerned her some that Mardusk seemed to be overly interested in her personal life but she could deal with that if it became a problem.

Ian gave her an eye as she spoke, he was slightly amused but he didn’t really think this was going to top his news at all. “Oh, so the not so obvious, but obvious all the same time thing is known? Kel baby come on, do you really think people wouldn’t find out eventually?” Ian said as he shook his head at her.

“Ian, we knew going into this some there might be some sticky situations but I think we need to come out so to speak,” Kelly announced looking at Ian from across the room. “Gossip mongering and secrets can create instability. The crew does not need to know the details of our personal lives. The crew also needs to understand I am not going to Picard it and act like I am happy being a cloistered nun at the Atlantis Monastery.”

“Hey… you are the one who said you wanted to be nun, now if all you meant was you want to slip into a habbit with thigh high heels then I am more than happy to help you with that.” Ian said, he took a small breath though in as he looked at her. All joking aside, this wasn’t the least of their concerns.

Kelly took a long look at Ian. He was everything she needed for a fresh start. She was willing to roll the dice and see what happened. Kelly just needed to know Ian was on the same page.

Captain Kelly Shultz

“Okay, so if you want to also be open, boy do I have good news for you.” he said as he looked behind him, the framed certificate on her desk as he walked over and grabbed. Handing it to her he let her soak in the the wording.

“Ian,” Kelly’s voice held a hint of nervous anticipation to it. “Why does this say we are married? I didnt show up in white and my hand is suspiciously free of any ring so this has to be a joke. You know one of those corny gag things like Most likely to succeed or Best Athlete certificate.” The more she watched Ian’s face as she spoke, the more an icy knot began to form in her tummy. “Ian....we can not be married. There is no way this is official. Hell that planet was not even a federation member yet so how can this be legal?”

“I already verified it’s authenticity, what do I always say? Read the damn fine print at all times. It’s super simple, don’t rush off from a signed document ever!” Ian said with an almost exsaperated look. He wasn’t even sure how to handle this.

“You mean the liability wavier we signed leaving Opal’s class?” Kelly was not a dumb woman but so far none of this made any sense.

“Ian,” Kelly’s voice began to take on a more urgent tone, “You we’re across the rooooooom. There was no holding hands. There were no vows. There is no way that guantlet was a trip down the aisle,”. she pointed out the obvious. “No one in their right mind would see that as a wedding,” she began to argue with him. Standing up she closed the distance between her and Ian. “I’m serious. Even if we wanted this to be real no one will believe it.”

“Mr. and Mrs. Bordeaux, well if you start going by that now no one is going be in doubt!”

Bordeaux, Yeoman/Diplomat

“Ian the ink is not even dry on the divorce from my last marriage,” Kelly replied beginning the pace the room. “HR is going to think I am bat shot crazy when I try to tell them that I got married right in the middle of my divorce from from Richard. “.

Pacing the room Kelly blurted out a single sentence as the shock of this revelation was becoming more real. “Okay so we get it annaled. Tonight. Your mom is a lawyer. Have her draft a letter and we can sign it and be done with it,”

=/\= bridge get me a secure line back to the JAG office in San Francisco’=/=\ Kelly said after tapping her comm badge.

Captain Kelly Shultz