: Posted by Lieut (j.g.) Toren Nalar (Chief of Security) in COS Office
: : Posted by Lieutenant Micah Glass (Counselor) in COS Office
: : : : : : : : : : : : Standing there in her robe and bathing suit, Micah stared at Toren willing herself to calm down. "I think your 'power to read' is rusty, Lt. This conversation wasn't about YOU so whether you're a pool of calm in this big, bad universe or not, it doesn't matter. For some unknown reason I trusted you and let you see what happened all those years ago, hoping...hoping for what?" She shook her head as if mystified. "Hoping you'd understand why I keep people at a distance, I think. But instead of showing a morsel of compassion, you tell me I'm pissed off in general and angry with myself!"
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: : : : : : : : : : : : She pulled a deep breath into her lungs and breathed out slowly. "You're wrong on both counts." It didn't seem like there was any more to say so she turned and headed for the door.
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: : : : : : : : : : : : ---Glass
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: : : : : : : : : : : Toren smiled "You want compassion? Sure, I can put my arms around you and kiss it all better, but ultimately that won't help you...what you need is a release, something to help you deal with the fear and anger and move on...you see Micah, I'm not "rusty" what I'm trying to do is piss you off, you get angry enough maybe you lash out, verbally or otherwise, and it helps, because every time you lash out, it's one less piece of the pain you have to deal with"
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: : : : : : : : : : In a dark corner of her mind, her subconscious realized he was right. Very strong emotions demanded very strong actions.
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: : : : : : : : : : : He smiled warmly "Now, of course, you can't walk around the ship kicking the crap out of anyone who crosses you, but you -can- find some other way to let it out, paint a picture, go for a run, grab a man and ride him all night long...beat the snot out of some holograms, ultimately it doesn't matter, you need to let it out, how you do it, is entirely up to you"
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: : : : : : : : : : She was almost sputtering with frustration now. What had begun as a friendly conversation over a cup of coffee, had only a few moments later turned into a confrontation where Micah felt attacked. Reason was quickly leaving her and being replaced by a fiery anger that left nothing but red emotions in its wake.
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: : : : : : : : : : "You smug son-of-a... How dare you think to know how I should deal with feelings when you don't even HAVE any!!!" She leaned toward him over the desk, almost a mirror image of his own stance. "What did I ever see in you that compelled me to want to open up..."
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: : : : : : : : : : Micah's heart pounded in her chest and her blood pounded in her temples. She felt like she was going to physically explode.
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: : : : : : : : : : : He grinned "And you if you want to beat the crap outta me, now would be the time, since I'm off duty as of 10 minutes ago, and it doesn't say that you can't "spar" with the COS when he's off duty"
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: : : : : : : : : : : Lt.jg Nalar, COS
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: : : : : : : : : Toren smiled "Why are you so keen for me to react the way you expect? Would it be better if I stomped around kicking things over and generally being a pain in the ass? Because I can do that if you like, but it's not a side of me too many have seen and fewer still enjoyed seeing" He said, his tone didn't change, but his eyes flashed briefly in memory.
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: : : : : : : : : He was silent for a while and looked her over, her flushed cheeks, her panting chest, he smiled "You're really quite sexy when you're angry aren't you?" he said, completely out of the blue.
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: : : : : : : : : Lt.jg Nalar, COS
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: : : : : : What the...? Micah hadn't been so riled up in a long while. The last time she'd even tried to get that excited, Alex threw a wrench into the works and wouldn't let himself give in to the wanton desires she'd had for him the first night they met.
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: : : : : : Since then, she'd been on her very best behavior...but the sheer weight of emotions crashing around inside of her demanded an outlet. She could hit Nalar or do something long lasting and far more satisfying. Throwing every bit of conversation they'd had out of her mind, Micah leaned forward quickly and closed the distance between them.
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: : : : : : The moment their lips met and she felt him respond, she felt her old habits sitting up and taking notice. It would be alright if it were purely physical...right?
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: : : : : Toren would have smiled, but her lips pressed against his before he could, there was a familiar stirring, and that little near silent voice in his mind saying "stop" but as he had done so many times, he ignored it and pressed on.
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: : : : : Before he could rationalize his actions he was on her, circling his desk without breaking the kiss, he took both her wrists in his hands and near slammed her into the wall, the force of months of emotion and lust behind it as he pinned her there, never once did his lips leave hers.
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: : : : Micah didn't fight him. She was as keen for the release their joining offered, as he was.
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: : : : : He released her wrists only to explore her body, opening her robe frantically he found the delightful seams where the costume met her skin and before too long, his fingers worked his way under the costume, to the bare skin beneath.
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: : : : Her breath came fast as her body flooded with desire. She moved with and against Nalar to heighten their arousal. She reveled in the feel of his hands on her bare skin---it seemed like ages since a man had touched her like that.
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: : : : There was a fierceness in their desire to join...almost a desperation. Micah shrugged out of the robe and pulled at the fastenings of Toren's breeches. She didn't try to talk as the situation had nothing to do with niceties. It was purely physical, a need, like in the animal kingdom. Get it done and go your separate ways.
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: : : : This was the way Micah preferred it. No emotional involvement...
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: : : Toren said nothing as he pulled the straps from her shoulders, letting them fall away and exposing her chest, he cupped and squeezed as he felt her hands release the tension that had been building below.
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: : : He felt overwhelmed, he had had women before, plenty of times, but it had rarely been this intense, the passion was almost aggressive in its insistence, he -needed- her, he -needed- this release, he was always smiling, always care-free, never showing the world what was beneath, but with a single kiss, with the slightest window of passion, Micah had shattered his illusion and released something from within, something passionate, fiery, and not a little dangerous.
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: : : He grabbed her wrists once again, turning her around, his lips moved over her neck and bare shoulders, sucking the skin softly. He pushed her down over the desk, bending her over as his hands moved over the hot skin of her back, her costume fell away, and there it began, the release they both so desperately desired.
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: : Micah lost herself in the feelings of fast, hard, practically anonymous sex. This was exactly what she'd wanted from Alex the night they'd met on the starbase, the one thing he'd refused to give her. No matter now, there was an incredible release on its way. She could feel it building inside.
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: : Her world became one of sensation and pleasure. A part of her brain registered that they were each after their own satisfaction and not concerned with the outcome for their partner and that was fine. This was lust in its physical form and just the thought made Micah smile.
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: : As she felt the crescendo begin, she reached back and closed her hand around Toryn's left wrist. Then reality exploded into waves of ecstasy that left her panting and limp against the desktop.
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: Almost as suddenly as it had begun, the lust evaporated in a powerful release that took even Toren by surprise, he was normally so in control, so calm, so measured, but in that moment he utterly lost himself to pleasure. He leaned forward, holding himself up above her, still pressing his hips against hers.
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: He breathed hard, it took him a moment to regain his composure, his mind was a blur of sensations, his own feelings mixed in with hers, it was confusing, until his senses returned and he opened his eyes, smiling at the back of her head.

Much more naked than the security officer, Micah nudged him away and moved for her robe on the floor.
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: He stood up and rearranged himself, within a few moments he looked as if nothing unusual had occurred, except for a notable film of sweat on his brow, he smiled at her "That was...incredible" He said, at a loss for a more poetic description.
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She agreed. It had been one of the most intense couplings she'd ever experienced and that made it dangerous. As she slipped her arms into the robe and tied it around her waist, Micah was already wondering if it would happen again.

: He grinned speaking casually, as if their having actually had sex wasn't entirely unexpected, but with Toren it was always hard to tell if he had actually be surprised, his reaction was so often that grin of his.
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: "I'd recommend that once daily...it's far more pleasurable than kicking my head in" He grinned.
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: Lt.jg Nalar, COS

Once a day would be her recommendation too, but she couldn't give in. She was trying to develop a relationship with Alex and Toryn wasn't a part of that. Micah reached out and looked at where she'd grabbed his arm as she fell off the edge of the world. Four perfect half moons tinged with blood were carved into his wrist from her nails. Looking at the small wounds, she raised her brows and then looked him in the eyes.

"This shouldn't have happened." Micah bent to retrieve the pieces of her bathing suit. She wadded them up and slipped them inside her robe since she still had to get back to her quarters.

Her feelings about Toryn had done a complete about face. Now, instead of the kind security officer who was interested in her 'feelings', he was someone who could become a dangerous addiction that she needed to get away from.

Her only farewell, a simple nod of the head, Micah headed for the door.

---Glass