Posted by Lieutenant Natasha Knight (Chief Medical Officer) in Ready Room - Meeting with the Chief Medical Officer

Posted by Lieutenant Natasha Knight (Chief Medical Officer) in Ready Room - Meeting with the Chief Medical Officer

Posted by Captain Dante Knight (Commanding Officer) in Ready Room - Meeting with the Chief Medical Officer
Leaning back in his chair, Dante closed his eyes for a minute. The paperwork from the attack on Aldebaran and the subsequent destruction of the Son’a ship had been nothing short of a mountain load. Meetings with the Fleet Commanders and the stations Strategic Operations Chief had been many as they tried to ascertain what they could about potential further issues from the Son’a. All to little avail they simply needed more information.

After a moment he opened his eyes and adjusted the coffee cup sitting across from him. Steaming and hot, it was just how Natasha liked it. Knowing she would be here any moment, he closed his eyes and waited with the door unlocked. She knew, and always did unless he let her know otherwise, to simply come in when he left the door unlocked like that.

Captain Knight, CO

Natasha palmed the door controls and they slide open effortlessly. Dante was behind his desk with his eyes closed, slightly reclined in his seat, breathing softly. In the past, she would have been able to tell if her husband was resting his eyes or snatching a quick few zzz’s. Since the birth of their son, Dante slept like a cadet at the academy. Whenever he could grab ten minutes, he used it to power nap. Tapping the code into the door so that no one would enter, Natasha silently moved up to his desk. Coming around she sat in his lap laying her head on his chest so that her feet hung over the edge of the chair. It had been so long since they had a minute like this. If it wasn’t the ship or Oscar dominating their time, Bruce was there wagging his tail with his red ball in his mouth. Sighing deeply she melted into his body. “You have no idea how much I love you. Things are so crazy lately. I would never give up what we have but god I miss these small moments,” Natasha said in a voice soft enough to hear but not loud enough to wake him if he was sleeping.

Dante had called her to his office for an official meeting but when you were literally sleeping with the boss every night, getting one on one time with him wasn’t a huge problem.

Natasha Knight CMO

He let the weight of her press into his chest, letting the feeling of her touch bring memories of more intimate moments, private moments to the surface of his thoughts, but more than that let the feeling of her be with him a few moments longer. They lived together of course, but the moments Dante was away from Natasha he still missed her. Even more when work and life was simply crazy. Lately it seemed like they passed each other like ships in the night. One went to bed while the other rose to attend their duties and somewhere, for just a moment in their day they would catch up. It never felt like enough for Dante with Natasha, it never had. He always wanted to spend time with her when he could but sometimes he had to appreciate the moments they did have like they were a precious gem in their lives.

He moved his hand to the small of her back and let it rest their, holding her against him as he inhaled and smiled. Lilac and gooseberries, it was a scent that was significant for a number of reasons to them but also rare enough that it wasn’t common for other women to wear it. “I might not know how much you love me, but I still love hearing you say it because the more you say it, the more I know how much I love you Tasia.” Dante’s voice was soft, he hadn’t been sleeping but even without opening his eyes he knew her touch, her voice and her scent. Every time he closed his eyes, she was there with him.

“I did call you in for an actual meeting though, not just a quick hug and hows your day,” Dante opened his eyes and smirked at her gently. “How is your day anyway? Mine just got better.”

Captain Knight, CO