Posted by Commander Dira Myqian (Executive Officer) in Side sim:Nothing like a new ship

Posted by Lieutenant Zoi Haven (Chief of Security) in Side sim:Nothing like a new ship

Posted by Captain Willow Taylor (Commanding Officer) in Side sim:Nothing like a new ship
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Dira shook her head. “No, tonight’s going to be a late one. Pacing myself meal-wise,” she said with a grin. “Have fun settling in and enjoy the new space.”

Willow waved a hand in a parting gesture and turned her attention to the PaDDs clamouring for her signature.

With a bow of her head to Willow, Dira slipped out of the ready room and caught up with Zoi. “That was exceptionally cheeky of you,” she whispered to the COS.

Commander Myqian, XO

Zoil grinned as Dira’s voice reached her ears as she passed through the door exiting the Main Bridge and entering the short corridor that led to the XO’s Office on one side and the conference room on the other. Even as she heard the automatic doors shut behind the XO, she had to keep herself restrained from taking advantage of this private moment for the two of them. It would toe a bit too close to the line of professionalism she valued and thought Dira did as well. Instead she turned to walk backwards the last few steps, taking in the other woman’s visage for a long moment with lust in her eyes before she shook her head.

Dira turned to Zoi, as if entirely aware she was being watched. Her expression said also that she didn’t mind.

“I suppose we should at some point… discuss when we should tell the Captain about this.” To Zoi, it wasn’t an “if” situation. She was falling for Dira at a pace that was, for her, unprecedented and there was a part of her that was scared of that. She wasn’t scared of telling the Captain however. Anything that might potentially have an effect on the ship was something she wouldn’t keep from the captain.

Haven, CoS

“I’m seeing her for dinner tonight,” she said softly with a slight shrug. Disclosure was going to be necessary, one because of the rules, and two because they worked so closely together. Willow deserved the information brought to her early rather than hearing by hearsay later. Dira smiled. “We’re being discreet until such point as we both decide otherwise. But the captain should know sooner rather than later. If you’re okay with it, I can bring it up with her. We have a emerging trust but I don’t want to do anything that might jeopardize that. Consider it buying us both some goodwill with Taylor.”

Commander Myqian, XO

Willow Taylor
CO

Zoi thought about the idea that they would be making it official to the Captain tonight and there was a pause for a moment, not because she minded anyone knowing for official reasons but because this was new and important to her. She wanted to keep the concept of them together for the two of them only for a bit longer. Yet she knew the Captain needed to be told. Dira’s words were sound. Finally she nodded and smiled softly. “Agreed.”

She stopped and held her hands out for Dira’s. “Official it is then, though I would be glad of privacy for a bit longer to the rest of the crew.”

Haven, CoS

Dira closed the distance and slipped her fingers over Zoi’s. “Of course. Telling Willow doesn’t mean we can’t keep this between us. I’m not ready to be public either,” she said with a smile. “Though I will admit that off-duty if we’re in public together it’s going to be mighty hard not to give it away. My have to invoke my therapist’s mask so I make it through,” she teased, the smile crinkling the corners of her eyes. There was hardly anyone on the ship just yet so the risk of anyone stumbling upon them in this particular corridor were slim to none.

Commander Myqian, XO

The feeling of Dira’s hands in her own just felt so right. She could feel the warmth traveling from the woman all the way to her core. “Well,” She said with a mischievous grin, “We will just have to stay out of the public eye most of the time and I have a few ideas of how we can spend our time.” She gently squeezed the hands in hers and brought Dira’s body against her own. “What about you?” she whispered.

Haven, CoS