EXETERRPG: (16 - 1705) MS - CFO Lieutenant Ire Williams & SPC Ensign Greta Smith

[Jaclyn Smith]

Mission: The flames of purity

Day: 16

Stardate: 2445:09:16



(USS Exeter – Personal Quarters – CFO Lieutenant  Ire Williams & SPC Ensign
Greta Smith - 1705 )


Opening her eyes, Greta sighed happily. Looking up, she smiled softly at
Ire who seemed to be still asleep.

Laying her head on his shoulder, she curled into him and said quietly, "I'm
scared to lose you."

“You are not going to lose me. You are stuck with me forever.” He slowly
opened his eyes and smiled sleepy at her.

"You weren't meant to hear that." She replied with a smile, putting her arm
across his chest. "Ire, are you sure you are okay?"

He gave her a reassuring smile.

“I am now that I am back with you. But I was worried. I know we were not
away for that long but still………Leaving Rylee in that condition was not
good….. I was just within arms reach before I was taken another few moments
and I could have helped her.”

"I spoke to her. After she got back. What happened wasn't your fault."

“But I was the runabout captain, it was my responsibility but I am glad
that she is okay.”

"From what I heard, I owe her a thanks. She saved your life."

“At least my injuries were not as bad as they could have been but we were
both lucky.”

He hand drifted up and touched the data port on the back of his skull.

“Having Gabe and Nix as cell mates were bad enough.”

He gave a fleeting smile.

"I can imagine. Doctor Vesper is quite an acquired taste." She replied with
a smile.

He flexed his finger of his hand on the bed checking for any slowness which
would mean that he still had coordination problems.

“And then there was you on that asteroid in the middle of a firefight and
there was no way for me to get back to help you.”

"I can fight my own battles Thankyou, mister." She responded, playfully
tickling his arm.

“Oi that`s that fair.” He smiled and moved his arm out of tickle range.

"Okay, I'll stop." Greta smiled and kissed his shoulder gently. "What
happened… whilst you were gone?"

He paused for a moment. “Surprisingly not a lot. We were taken to a cell
where we stayed until our rescue. I was put in with Gabe and Nix but there
was also Ronnie and Ashlyn Williams among others.”

He gave a slight grin.

“Do you know that Ashlyn`s pregnant?”

"No. That's… wow."

“Yes Gabe found out while he was examining her. That's nice for Trip and
her. Apart from that I spent a lot of time in and out of consciousness
along with some very strange dreams?”

Leaning up, she kissed him softly and replied,  "strange dreams about what
exactly?"

“Yes I guess it might have been attributed to my data port overloaded and
frazaling my brain but most of them revolved about losing you and one
bizzare one about flying a space whale which was definitely crazy. I knew
that Trip would not have abandoned you on the asteroid before chasing after
us but still.”

"Trip never leaves a man behind. You should know that. "

“I know but my worrying is not rational.”

"So, I have a slight confession. "

“Really what?”

"I spoke to Rylee. She was in sickbay when I got back."

“How was she?”

"Poor girl was scared of me. I'm not that scary am I?"

He gave her a smile.

“What my Celtic Warrior Queen, you are not scary to me because I have seen
your softer side.”

Smiling, Greta kissed him gently,  "you're biased." She paused a moment,
"..she was okay. We didn't talk much. She kept apologising for not bringing
you home."

“It was not her fault.”

"I know what happened. There was nothing either of you could have done."

“Unfortunately not but I will go and have a talk to her once everything has
settled down.”

"You should. She's a good woman. Ire, she saved you. I owe her a lot."

“Yes she is and yes I do.”

Sighing, Greta sat up pulling the bed covers around her.

“What?”

"It's just… I know this was the first moment that there was a chance we
could lose each other. It scared me."

Ire paused his mind flashing to the second battle of Wolf 359 which was far
more hairier than what he had gone through but he did not want to dredge up
those memories. So he nodded and waited for her to continue.

"I intend to go to those sessions. I need to because I don't want to become
someone I'm not."

“That is good.”

"I want to be the officer I know I can be and be the friend, crew mate and,
well, wife you deserve. "

“I don't deserve you that's for sure. You are a very good and capable
officer. You have shown that you are dependable and reliable. Yes you have
had this set back but it's not who you are. Don't let it define who you are
and I know that you will bounce back from this.”

"You deserve better than me that's for sure. " Greta said softly getting up
out of the bed and pulling a dressing gown.

“Really I always thought it was the other way around.” He followed her lead
and moved to sit on the side of the bed.

"I can be untidy, miserable and… you could have your pick of any girl in
the fleet."

He came over to her and hugged her.

“You aren't the only one who is untidy and we are all miserable now and
again.”

He kissed her gently on the forehead.

“And I don't want any girl in the fleet or the federation for that matter.
I want you.”

She leant her head on his shoulder, "Even though I'm crazy?"

“We are all crazy. Any sane person would have stayed at home instead of
zooming off across the galaxy.”

"You know what I meant… I just… I think I am having a hard time with how I
reacted. I never thought I would break but I did."

“Well of course you would not think you would but it is understandable that
you did. I know it's going to be hard but you will get past this. Count
this as a learning experience a horrible and horrendous experience but a
learning one.”

He hugged her again.

Sighing as she leant into him, Greta closed her eyes, "What on Mars did I
do to get lucky?"

“Well I guess being stuck in a fighter together helped but I think we are
both lucky to have each other.”

"Maybe. I still think I won."

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