Posted by Lieutenant Commander Charles Tenkiller (Chief of Security) in Side Sim - Promenade - Do Romulans Blush?

Posted by Lieutenant Toveka Brine (Chief Science Officer) in Side Sim - Promenade - Do Romulans Blush?

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Charles Tenkiller (Chief of Security) in Side Sim - Promenade - Do Romulans Blush?

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His warm hand on her knee startled her and she gasped and stiffened. As he prompted her to try the bite, she opened her mouth a bit wider and let him feed her the morsel. The first thing she tasted was the familiar fry bread from a few nights ago. But then the berries and honey melted over her tongue and she smiled. “Mmmm….” she opened her eyes, her right hand coming to her lips. “This is amazing. What is in it? I can taste the honey, but not familiar with the berry or the other flavor at the end.” She was smiling and her hand relaxed in her lap, forgetting, for a moment, where his hand was.

Toveka
CSO

He laughed and said “Glad you like it. Honey, yeah. Then blackberries and a bit of clove.” and he held the fork for a moment, staring at her, and then he shook his head and said “Um… yeah… so, uh…” and he finally looked away. “The secret is the clove. My Grandma taught me that bit.” He took his hand off her knee and turned back and retrieved both plates, and handed her the one her bite came from. He took his own, and leaned back, settling his shoulder against hers.

Tenkiller, CoS

She watched him for a moment and smiled slightly as he looked away. Licking her lips when he wasn’t looking she smiled. “Your grandmother was a smart cook.”

Unfortunately, she realized, as he handed her the plate, that she couldn’t hold her skirt and eat at the same time. Hoping his leg remained against hers to keep the dress in place, she lifted the fork and, surprisingly, leaned slightly back against him. “I really like it. Thank you. I don’t think I could have come up with such a good dessert. Mine tend to lean more to the chocolates.” She blushed, ” A weakness I acquired later in life during the Academy. My roommate had a fondness for it that I fear I took over as well.” She laughed and began to eat the sweet and savory dessert. An occasional murmur of appreciation following her bites.

Toveka
CSO

“She was indeed.” he said in agreement. “I’m not much of a chocolate eater, but I have a feeling you could persuade me.” and he smiled as he chewed a bite. He then looked away and took a breath and said “So… would you like to come to something with me next week? It’s… a kind of party… but probably not like anything you’ve been to before.”

Tenkiller

The idea of a party frightened her nearly as much as a date did. She stuck another bite in her mouth to give her a moment to gather her courage. As she finished, she nodded. “Ummm all right. Sure. What should I wear?” It dawned on her she couldn’t wear the same dress she was tonight. Too many had seen it on the ship and would it would hurt him if wore it to some station function and it was commented on.

Toveka
CSO

He looked at her and said “Well… you own any blue jeans?” and smiled at her with a mischievous glint in his eyes. “And comfortable shoes. It’s a bit of standing, and the ground ain’t entirely level in spots.”

Tenkiller

“Yes…” she lied. “I can manage that.” She frowned slightly. “Uneven ground? It won’t be on the station?” Now the look of confusion was more than evident on her face. “What kind of party is it?”

Toveka
CSO

He smiled and said “I’ll let that be another surprise. But I will say that you have never seen a party like this before.” and he smiled, his eyes dancing back and forth between hers. His smiled became softer, and he slowly moved his plate to the table. “I need to apologize to you, Toveka. But if I don’t do something right now, I think I may lose my mind.” and he simply leaned forward and kissed her, his lips pressing to her’s for a long moment before he slowly began to pull away.

Tenkiller

She had rested her plate in her lap as he leaned to put his down. Her original reason being to grab her skirt side if he stood up. But when he bent to kiss her, she was glad it rested on her legs or she would have dropped it. She was startled and her body froze. But as the kiss lingered a moment, she parted her lips to at least kiss him back the last heartbeat before he pulled away.

When they were parted, her breath shallow and swift like her heartbeat, she managed to whisper, “Apology accepted.” Her eyes searched his a long moment before she looked down and swallowed hard, lost for what else to say. She had been so surprised, and it had happened so fast, she hadn’t even blushed this time. The kiss had been unexpected but nice. No, more than nice, it had been pleasant and wanted, though she wasn’t aware she had wanted it till just that moment. She looked back up at him and smiled, “Now I don’t know what to say…” she whispered, fearing her voice would crack if it rose any higher.

Toveka
CSO

Tenkiller chuckled and said softly “Well, I suppose that’s better than a slap. Honestly, I was on the fence about how you would respond, but I figured that was on the table as a possibility.” and he looked in her eyes, his face still close to hers. “But I’m glad I can leave you speechless.”

Tenkiller

This time she blushed and looked down at her plate. His face was close enough she could smell the scent of him. She inhaled softly and turned to face him. He was close enough to kiss again. “You smell like the fields near where I was till I went to Earth. Like wild grass and sage.” It was an odd thing to say, and an even stranger memory to have surface. But she couldn’t help it.

Toveka

He smiled broadly and said “Thanks. My sister makes tinctures and such, and she makes me cologne. Reminds me of home.” and he looked at her mouth and then back to her eyes. A look came over him, and he said “Hey… you want to see where I call home?”

Tenkiller

She smiled and nodded. “I’d like that.” The dessert was forgotten for the moment, still in her lap. “You have pictures?” Toveka felt his gaze over her lips like she had physically felt him a moment ago, and shivered.

Toveka

He shrugged. “Sorta. And I’m telling ya now, I ain’t trying nothin’, ok?” and he chuckled. “Bedroom, on the wall the bed faces. You’ll see. I’ll wait here.”

Tenkiller.

She cocked her head and smiled. “I trust you, Charles.” She set her plate on the coffee table and got up to go to his room, her skirt flashing a good bit of thigh as she rose and it caught slightly on his pants before once more wrapping around her.

She glanced at him and moved to the bedroom to look at the wall he indicated. Even the bedroom seemed of him. The colors and neatness, made her think of him. She turned and looked at the wall and admired the picture.

Toveka