Posted by Civilian Evelyn “Evie” McGarrett (Co-Owner of Been There Brewed That Brewery) in OMAP Offices - A need to get away Jessica plans a canoeing trip

Posted by Civilian Aedan Teller (Owner/CEO of OMAP Industries) in OMAP Offices - A need to get away Jessica plans a canoeing trip

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Jessica Vaughn (XO) in OMAP Offices - A need to get away Jessica plans a canoeing trip
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Jessica walked into the OMAP offices will all the confidence of her fiance Aedan Teller. She waved at Margot giving the woman a pleasant but curt nod followed by the rhetorical question, “Aedan is in his office?”

“Yes but,” Margot said rising in her seat but then sat back down. Aedan had given the OMAP staff strict orders that Jessica was not to be stopped in the lobby like a regular citizen. He did however not authorize them to let Jessica come and go as she pleased on a whim. Luckily her destinations were always one of two places: his office or the coffee room. Thanks to being six months pregnant and Aedan stopping all coffee consumption in places he owned Jessica palmed the door to labeled Mr. Aedan Teller, CEO OMAP.

“Hello baby do I have a surprise for you,” she said breezing in like she owned the place.

Lt. Commander Jessica Vaughn, XO

“Oh I see they didn’t harass you this time, what’s going on love?” Aedan asked, sitting at his desk he had his monitor displaying numbers, seemingly for the business but kept his eye on her has he closed it.

“Of course not,” Jessica said moving around the desk and crawling into his lap. With her bludging belly at six months pregnant, it was not the sultry move, she performed at the start of their relationship. It was more of sit down and groan as she swung her legs up and then wiggled to find a comfortable spot in the tucked up position. “The ring here on my hand” she waggled her fingers as if Aedan had never seen it before, “gives me ultimate cosmic power,” she leaned in and brushed the tip of her nose to his several times. While she might have preferred a real kiss, their ever-growing Bump aways seemed to have a plan of it’s own. This far along Aedan should be able to start feeling the baby move. All the books said so but Jessica was not sure he actually did feel it so each time they were together she showed him. Giggling she took Aedan’s hand and pressed it to a spot on her tummy. Looking up at him she bit her lip and smiled. “Feel that,” she grinned happily. “Bump knows you are going to be as excited as we are about your surprise. It’s saying ‘come on mommy just tell daddy. He is going to love it,’” she did a high pitched imitation of her interpretation of the tiny baby’s inner thoughts as if she was psychic.

“And… just what do you mean by surprise?” he emphasized, knowing her ideas could run from the mundane to the insane.

~Aedan Teller

“Bump and I decided Daddy needed a break away from it all. You have been working non-stop on that IFEA deal for the past month and don’t say you haven’t. We know full well that as soon as you think we are asleep you crawl out of bed and work half the night don’t we love,” Jessica raised an eyebrow daring Aedan to deny it as she patted her tummy. “And don’t give me the excuse that 8 pm is too early to go to bed. You work too hard and need to relax so Bump and I spent a lot of money and book a vacation at a rustic lodge on the far side of Gamma Tiltium. It is very secluded and very rustic. No comms, no beaming, no distractions just you and me and the sounds of the wild. Let me show you,” she reached for the PaDD Aedan just closed down.

Lt. Commander Jessica Vaughn, XO

“The last time we got alone to some remote location I got you pregnant, so I guess that can’t happen this time right?” he said as he paused musing over the idea, a wide smile on his face.

“Wrong,” Jessica said leaning back on her chest. “Baby you are right. I am not normal. I am an alien from the planet Marsupia. I can stockpile fertilized eggs so Bump is the first of the army I plan to unleash on the world. Soon the name Teller will be synonymous with power, charisma, stunning good looks from my side of course, and we will rule the world. Are you with me or against me,” she let out a poor attempt at an evil villain laugh. There was something about Aedan that let her always feel carefree and relaxed. Like anyone she had problems but when she was with him they tended to melt away. On an outpost with hundreds and hundreds of people, she always felt like a nation of two.

Her mother had told her that you knew a guy loved you when they did one important thing: They showed up. Aedan had never failed this task since the first day she met him at the docking ring. He might not have shown up the ways Jessica wanted with doors open and free access to his computer core but he did show up just the same. Most people would not get a smirk at the memory of being called a rent-a-cop but the memory always made her want to laugh out loud. Maybe because it was the start of the craziest infatuation that ended in her falling in love. He showed up with a dress for their second date. He showed up when she returned at barely dawn from her clandestine assignment with Gunny claiming she was in a beauty pageant brawl with a black eye and broken tiara. He never believed her excuse but he showed up to take her to sickbay. He showed up and stayed when she told him she was having his baby. Jessica may have doubts about what their future held but she never doubted Aedan would not be there every step of the way.

He loved Jessica, and while some things felt uncertain he never had that feeling with her. “Okay, fine we can do that. Just when do you plan to take us on this grand adventure might I ask?” he said, wondering what time frame as he let he bring up the location.

~Aedan Teller

“The conquest of the galaxy will begin on December tenth since the baby is due on the ninth. Let’s not be silly,” she said with a fake condescending voice and eye roll. “The vacation is tomorrow at 7 am sharp. That is when the travel company said they could let me rent a shuttle stocked with provisions for a week. It was crazy expensive but,” she looked at Aedan with a hint of concern, “you said we got it and to not worry about credits.” It was weird for Jessica to spend credits that were not hers like monopoly money. She doubted the feeling would ever change even when she became Mrs. Aedan Teller. He dared her once after a shopping trip they went on to try and spend his money faster than he could make it. It was this joking comment that let her impulse book the trip without asking him first without buyers regret until this moment.

Aedan looked at her with a discerning look, he wasn’t sure where she was going with this. He let her continue, curious as to where this all would lead as she kept telling him more about what she planned.

“It cost fifteen hundred credits for the week but,” she held up a finger, “that is all-inclusive out the door pricing. since it is rustic there is no place to spend money when we get there so the money went for food, drinks, bug spray, canoes, tents,” she started to itemize everything she could think of that the trip covered.

Lt. Commander Jessica Vaughn XO

“Baby baby baby… why in God’s green Earth are we planning a bloody trip with anyone? I have my own ship, which has it’s own private shuttle docked in it. We don’t need to buy passage with anyone, just load it up and take off whenever we please. I just need a date… that’s all love.” he said as he looked at her, not a hint of anger but pure bewilderment. “Is this what they call baby brain? Did bump make you forget who you are engaged to be married to for a moment?” he asked her with a small smile. “I mean… it’s a beautiful idea but you went all wrong with it love.”

~Aedan Teller

Jessica met his gaze with a blank expression. “No, I didn’t. I had no idea if your shuttle was being used or not. I wanted it to be a surprise and how much of a surprise would it have been to show up at your own shuttle for a vacation. All the flight plans would have been processed through you. Besides Evie and I thought it might be better to go on neutral territory for now. That is we booked coach. I told her you probably only fly first class but I am not sure she and Mathias had the credits to upgrade. Evie did not want you to think she was after your money that is why we are flying Southquadrant spacelines.” Jessica shook her head and sighed as if she were explaining the simplest concept to Aedan.

“Now this is the place,” she opened up the imaged from the communique from the travel agency. “Isn’t it gorgeous? The best part is there is no one for a fifty-mile radius from the site that was pre-selected for us. They assured me we would be isolated completely until they returned a week from tomorrow to retrieve us. So the dates run from the fourth to the eleventh,” she turned her head and leaned into his cheek giving him a quick but hard and fast kiss. The smile on her face showed how excited she was about the upcoming trip.

Lt. Commander Jessica Vaughn XO

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