EXETERRPG: (2 - 0835) CFO Lt(sg) Trinity Frost

[Mark Howard]

Mission: Space Was Cool Before It Mattered

Day: 2

Stardate: 2446.04.26







(USS Exeter - Trinity's quarters-  CFO Lt(sg) Trinity Frost - 0836)







" Do you mean the KSL reports of the shuttlebay and the moving around of
some of the Exeter's support crafts to accommodate the marine drop ship?"
He asked.



“Those are the ones yeah.” She opened her eyes and looked at him puzzled.
“Whyyyy?”





" Well…I had a hard time sleeping last night and I knew you had a lot on
your plate. So…I kinda did them for you, I mean they require a CEO or
assistant CEO sign off and remarks. I did the logging and action plan for
maintenance, and also took care of the allocation logs. It's just a rough
draft, but if you're content the only thing the reports need is your
approval for submission. " Ethan informed her.





“You didn’t need to do that,” She said gently, not ungrateful, it was a
sweet gesture, and she hadn’t been looking forward to it. “Probably
shouldn’t have to be honest, but I’m glad you did.”





" I figured that I could be a good boyfriend and help my woman out a bit."
He laughed.



" No but seriously, you need time to focus on you, those KSL reports can
easily be done by someone competent enough. That's what people do when
they're together right? They help each other." He said and kissed the top
of her head.





Smiling as he kissed her, she felt her insides jump at the embrace. “Yes
they do.” She smiled, uncharacteristically shyly. “Sounds strange to hear
that, ‘being together’ I mean. Good strange.”





Ethan sat up and turned to face her on the couch.



" Yesterday I said something to your father. Something that I'd rather you
hear from me and not him. "



“Okaaay? This the part that you own up to something and you did something
good to get in the good books first?” She was teasing, she knew he wouldn’t
do something like that.





Ethan held both of her hands and looked down at them.



" Yesterday when I found out he was your dad and after he talked to you in
the cockpit, He mentioned that you called me Honey, I was so nervous that I
blurted out that…" Ethan took a deep breath.

" I told him that I may, you know…I may love you. Please don't freak out
and feel like I'm pressuring you. I've never been in a relationship before
and my gauge of what love is , isn't the greatest, but I know that I think
about you day and night and it never makes me sad, upset, frustrated or
angry. The thought of you makes me smile and for once in my life I…I feel
like I belong, ya know?" He gently shook her hands.



" I can be me and feel like I'm where I always wanted to be. That has to
mean something. " Ethan's heart was pounding.



Trinity deeply liked a number of things about Ethan, his kind, generous
nature, his honest openness. There were many more aspects that she was
falling for too. Holding her hands, encapsulated in his, she swallowed a
couple of times before speaking gently.



“I…” she sighed. “I’m not great with this kind of thing, mum and dad never
really expressed that kind of thing, they weren’t unemotional, but…well,
you know.” She shifted on the cushion. “I feel complete around you, like
there was a part of me that i didn’t know was missing; I think about you
all the time, and when I’m alone, I just find myself imagining being held
by you and it makes my heart happy. I’m not great at love, but I want to
understand it, want to feel it, and I want it to be you that shows me.” She
blushed, her face going almost the same colour as her hair.



(Reply Ethan)



“You know, I was talking to an academy buddy a couple of weeks ago, wanted
some tech advice, anyway, she’s had a string of bad dates, but asked me how
my love life was, expecting I think to be made to feel better by the fact
that I probably wasn’t seeing anyone. She always was that type. Anyway, I
mentioned you. I found myself talking about you, and it made me realise how
I’m falling for you. She said that I could do better, that I could go to
any bar or beach and have the pick. I said that I have got my pick. I’m a
pilot, I don’t need macho, I don’t need a protector, I want someone who
gets me and loves me for who and what I am, not some trophy. And that’s why
I’m falling deep for you.”



(Reply Ethan)

(Posted by Mark)
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