Posted by Lieutenant Sharah Fayth (Chief Star Fleet Medical Officer) in Three Isn’t A Crowd If You Don’t Want It To Be

Posted by Civilian Yavia Crockett (Nurse - Sacred Heart Hospital) in Three Isn’t A Crowd If You Don’t Want It To Be

Posted by Major General Charles Tenkiller (Vice-Commander, Colonial Customs and Defense Agency) in Three Isn’t A Crowd If You Don’t Want It To Be
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Charles waited until her breathing was deep and regular. Appropriately, it fell into an identical rhythm to Yavia’s. Charles smiled there in the dark, and slowly drifted into a deep sleep.

The advantage to having a bedroom underground is that there are no windows to let in light. The disadvantage to having a bedroom underground is that there are no windows to let in light. So when he woke up, he had no idea what time it was or how long they had slept. They? his disoriented mind struggled to piece together the amalgamation of limbs and naked bodies in his bed. Oh yeah… he thought and smiled broadly. They were all there. Sharah… Yavia… and him. At some point in the night the three had shifted from Sharah in the middle to V. Thank all the gods that he had a large bed.

He lay there in the dark and tried to feel or hear what they were thinking. Nothing. So either both were unconscious, or the temporary ability had ready faded. He shrugged. No real loss. He still had the two of them, and they still had him and each other. All was right with the world.

Or, he hoped it was. He slowly reached over to the bedside table and tapped the chronometer. On the plus side, it was seven in the morning. On the negative side, they had just slept for… what… sixteen hours. He closed the light from the display and yawned silently as he woke up. Then he grinned.

He didn’t know whose knee it was, but he began tracing very light circles around the back of it. On one of their ribs, he very lightly began brushingbhis fingertips across their skin. Lets see if either are ticklish. he thought to himself, although he knew V’s feet weren’t.

Tenkiller

For his efforts on the back of her knee, Yavia slapped his hand, and then when it didn’t stop she grabbed his wrist and flung it away, mumbling irritatedly in her sleep and rolling over so now she was facing him. Apparently Yavia was a cuddler because her head was very quickly tucked right up under his chin, arms around his waist and let out a very deep contented sigh.

Sharah was pitifully ticklish....everywhere. At first she squirmed away in her sleep, rolling a shoulder and curling into a little ball…bumping Yavia only a little. Then the sensation returned and she giggled in her sleep before squirming around again, the next time she didn’t squirm, she jerked and Yavia got beaned in the lower back by a knee.

She was not asleep though, evidenced by the kisses she was gently pressing to his neck. Then she groaned painfully. She was getting knees and elbows in her back. “Geeze Sharah the bed is huge if you need room.”

Yavia

The sensation came again, more insistent that time along with an irritated voice. Sharah woke quite suddenly to the horrible realization she was being tickled all up and down her ribs. “AH! No. Nonononono! AH!” And she squirmed and writhed making a bee-line for the edge of the bed.

Sharah

Charles laughed and said “SHE’S TICKLISH!! YES!” and he laughed some more, but didn’t push his luck with more tickling. “Good morning, my loves.” he said and smiled at them both. He leaned in and kissed V solidly and said “Waking up to you is one of the two best things in my whole life.”

Yavia kissed him back in a whole encompassing way, twinning her arms around him, and then threw herself back among the pillows. “This is not going to work. This bed is just too comfortable. I can’t remember the last time I slept 16 hours. I’ll never make it to work on time.” Her gaze slid longingly over both of them, “Of course with you two here playing hookie is my new favorite past time.”

He then crawled down to Sharah, kissed her very intimately, and then said “Waking up to you is the other.” and he smiled. “Now, I know you both are off this morning… yes, this morning… we slept all night. Its seven in the morning. But what time do you go in?”

Tenkiller

Sharah was breathing like she had just run a marathon. She eyed him warily as she came over to her, but she wasn’t too worried he would tickle her again…maybe. She kissed him back sighing softly and relaxing into his arms. “0700? Ugh I have to be on the Centurion by 0900. I won’t be to the hospital until about 1300 if I’m lucky.” She hugged him tightly, “What about you?”

“1000. Then I have practice afterwards. We finally got the folks in building and construction to agree to a game.” She slid off the bed, walked up to Sharah, snagged her hand and pulled her into her arms and then kissed her like she was the most precious thing to her. “Now it’s a good morning.” She grinned down at Sharah and ran her fingers through her hair.

Yavia

Sharah grinned, Yavia had been complaining for weeks that there weren’t enough people for two teams for baseball. She knew she was excited about it. Then quite suddenly Sharah was being kissed, thoroughly, breathlessly, tenderly. Sharah stared up at her and grinned. Yavia was right, this was a good morning. Then she seemed to remember to breath and she looked between both of them. “Yep I’m going to my room now or none of us are going to work on time.”

Sharah

Charles smiled and said “Nope. You two get a solid ninety minutes of quality girl time. I’ll make all the arrangements to get you both to work on time. You current proximity and state of dress should not be squandered on such trivial tasks as getting ready for work.” He stood up and said “You.” and pointed to Sharah. “I will lay out your uniform and have everything you need to be ready in under five minutes. You.” and he pointed at Yavia. “Scrubs for work. And playing clothes for the game. Done and done.” He walked to the door and turned around. “Have fun. I got you both.” and the door closed.

Tenkiller

Yavia smirked and turned her attention back to Sharah and laughed softly at the look on her face. “If your confused…I’m happy to explain it to you.”

Sharah leaned over, snagged a pillow and smacked Yavia in the arm with it. She laughed warmly, “No I do not need an explanation.” The pillow disappeared and then she hugged Yavia.

“HEY!” Yavia laughed and grabbed the pillow and tossed it back on the bed. “I deserved that.” Then she slipped her arms around Sharah and rested her forehead against hers. “How are you? Hmmm? You okay to go to work?”

Sharah took a deep breath and…paused before she said ‘okay.’ She sat down in the middle of the bed. “I don’t know. My head is…It feels like I’m wearing ear plugs or something.” She kept thinking about what Charles said about her hiding and no secrets. She told Yavia everything that she’d missed after she fell asleep. Sharah shared with her the guilt and confusion. Her fear and events that led her to contact Korczak. She told her about the panic attack and how horrible she felt that morning. She shared her confusion over how easy and right it had been when she’d called him when the noise returned at Yavia’s apartment but it had been so incredibly impossible to do the same while she sat on the floor of the shower hyperventilating even though she needed to. She cried some. No she wasn’t sure she was okay to go to work, but she would anyway.

Yavia ran her fingers through her hair understanding in her eyes for everything Sharah didn’t know how to express but shared with her anyway. Then Yavia kissed the amazing woman in her arms again.

Yavia

An hour later they were sitting on the bed in Sharah’s room. Yavia had declared his bathroom spectacular but they needed girly things to fix Sharah’s hair with, and so Yavia had dragged her in here. Sharah loved this room, the sound of the plants and soil above her, and the soft light of the solar tubes. She laughed as Yavia played with her hair. “Yavia, decide already. I have to get ready to go.” Yavia didn’t answer but Sharah laughed again feeling how happy Yavia was just messing with her hair. She also caught another thought. “I don’t know if he’d let you mess with his hair or not. That’s between the two of you. Hurry up or I’m going to be late.” She turned to look at her and Yavia grinned and turned her back around.

“Almost done. Be still, Sweet heart.”

Sharah

There was a knock at the door and it opened a fraction. “You ladies are all set. I have transportation, coffee, tea, and breakfast sandwiches ready when you are.” There was a pause and then a flood of affection and love came from the other side of the door. “This was the best morning of my life. I love you two. More than anything. Oh! Make sure you check the counter by the sandwiches.” and door slid closed and they could feel him moving away.

Tenkiller