Posted by Lieutenant Miriam Cross (Chief Medical Officer) in Sickbay Looking for Cross

Posted by Lieutenant Commander Joe Milligan (XO) in Sickbay Looking for Cross

Posted by Lieutenant Miriam Cross (Chief Medical Officer) in Sickbay Looking for Cross
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Joe had waited one hour. Two hours. And now it was two- and one-half hours since he had left the message with the nurse in sickbay to leave him a message when Cross returned. He had assumed she would return to sickbay after going over to the station at least. If nothing else just to check on things before calling it a day. Whether he was wrong in this assumption or not he was determined to find her. What little patience he had had now worn thin.

It wasn’t long thereafter that Joe left his cabin and began heading toward sickbay with the stride of a man on a mission. He saw several people along the way but didn’t bother to stop and talk to anyone. On this walk he only smiled nodded and said hello. His entire mind was a jumble of thoughts and emotion as he entered sickbay. As soon as he spotted an orderly his patience sounded like it was ready to leave as his only words spoken were spoken in a sharp voice as he asked simply.” Is Doctor Cross around anywhere?”

Lt. Cmdr. Joe Milligan XO

A cool voice came from behind him ‘’I’m right behind you Cmdr ,no need to shout at the orderly poor soul, he nearly jumped out of his skin’’ and before Joe could turn around Cross went on ‘’Now imagine if it had been our dear doctor Hunter…tks..tks’‘.
Cross Dr.

Joe had stood waiting for an answer but when he heard the voice speaking from behind him, he nearly jumped out of his skin. Turning quickly, he then saw her behind him. He looked at her face. Looked at her eyes, the shape of her chin. He saw it then. Some years older and a bit of weight gone. But it was her, nonetheless. It was Miriam. He stood there looking stupid for what to him seemed an eternity. Finally catching his breath, he looked at Cross and said,” Miri …I mean, Lieutenant Cross. If you have a few spare moments, I would like to speak with you in private if you would.”

Lt. Cmdr. Joe Milligan XO

Cross bit on her lower lip.she wondered if five days on the ship had made the XO go nuts ‘’Lets go inside my office Cmdr’’ once inside the female doctor rested her body against the desk , while crossing her arms over her chest and waiting.

Cross Dr.

         As soon as Joe was in the office with doctor. Cross, his train of thought was soon knocked off the tracks as it were. When Cross leaned up against her desk and crossed her arms Joe immediately started to re-think why he came here. He had been in the game of security for a long time before he had gotten grabbed for Command jobs. In that time, he had learned to read body language. And right at that moment Cross was taking a defensive stance. An arm cross in the first minute of any conversation was never a good sign. Most particularly when it involved a person of the feminine gender.

Joe’s mind felt as if it had been invaded by a cloud of insects buzzing about. He was awash with too many feelings and emotions all at once as he tried to say one thing only to try to opt for another and then only to settle for temporary silence while he tried to make things clearer in his mind. Joe wanted more than anything to pick Cross up , yell yeeha and dance a jig with her in his arms. Her stance, attitude and of course the crossed arms though were like stop signs to that, however.

Joe looked up at Cross then, his face molded itself into its most serious business face then as he thanked his lucky stars that he did have a backup plan for being here thanks to Hunter telling him about her problems with her weight. Even still when he spoke to her, he slipped up. He didn’t call her Lieutenant, Cross, or Doctor. He called her the name he called her in private so long ago. “Miri,” he began. He suddenly realized what he had said but chose to just plow ahead anyway. “I’ve been speaking to Doctor Hunter. “He stopped, not wanting to talk to her about this. Not now. No, definitely not now.

It broke then. All of his hesitancy dissolved. He knew that if he didn’t do this now, he never would. “No! ” he said with emphasis. He stepped then, toward Cross stopping only a few inches away from her as he asked her with more than a bit of anguish in his eyes. “Miri, what happened? Don’t you recognize me? I’m Joe. It was a few years back I know but, well still. “He finished as he left the sentence hanging in the air between them.

Lt.Cmdr. Joe Milligan XO