Posted by Captain Alexander Cochrane (Commanding Officer) in Take your time. No worries

Posted by Civilian Revna Freya McKenzie (Diplomatic Attache) in Take your time. No worries

Posted by Captain Alexander Cochrane (Commanding Officer) in Take your time. No worries

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Mike laid back on the bed and put his hands behind his head and laughed, looking at the ceiling. “The Ambassador, huh? Don’t think I’ve ever had an Ambassador as a groupie. Now that would be one for the memoir.” and he laughed again. He looked at Revna and said more seriously. “Hey. I am sorry. I honestly thought a lot of the hub-bub had died off. If I’d had known people would throw such a fit, I’d probably have just put on space suit and serenaded you outside the window.”

Mike ‘Reluctant Celebrity / Eager Husband’ Mckenzie

Revna finished off the piece of toast and orange juice in front of her. “And a Vulcan ambassador at that.” She got up with a grin, and slipped the robe off, now in his overly long shirt. She laid down next to him, hand across his chest, chin on her hands and looked at him. “I don’t mind at all. It was incredible and I wouldn’t change any of it. I mean, honestly Mardusk told me you were that Mike behind FedSec Fascists. I look at you and see you. The man I love, the better half of me. You have an amazing gift Mike, I don’t want you to apologize for it. Besides if you were in a space suit I couldn’t have kissed you.” She reached up and kisses him quickly on the lips. “Okay?”
Revna, be famous or not just as long as I’m with you

“Okay… Mrs. McKenzie.” he said and kissed her for a long, long time. Finally coming up for air, he smiled at her and said “You know that sister of yours will burn down my bar if she sees that vid before you tell her that you tied me up and forced me into matrimony.” and he laughed.

Mike ‘Spacesuit Serenade’ McKenzie

He might have come up for air but Revna wasn’t quite finished kissing him yet, but she sighed and curled up in his arms. “Yeah she might. Or she might decide to burn it down when she finds out she didn’t get to be here for the wedding. Either way I might should tell D’Vash to go run interference. Take him and Mardusk both to stop her stealing a shuttle.” Her hand smoothed over his forearm and up over his shoulder and then rested on his chest. She kissed him right over his heart, and then sighed. “So you want me to tell her now or still wait till tomorrow? And it’s not her you need to worry about. If Devlin sees that vid the whole island is going to know.”
Mrs McKenzie, are you prepared for an army of Vikings?

Mike sighed and said “Go ahead and call her… and your family. Might as well get out ahead of it while we can. And I actually have a call to make, too.” and he looked at her and grinned.

“Maybe in an hour, though?” and he eyed her up and down with a mischievous grin.

Mike ‘Vikings don’t scare me, but your sister does’ McKenzie

Revna eyed him, her eyes smoldering and then she started to kiss him, long and languid. Then she sighed, “Oh fine. An hour.” She got up and picked up a PaDD and curled up on the couch, leaving the desk console for him. She spent several minutes tapping and swiping and then with a final tap she set the PaDD down with a wicked grin. She walked over to the food and made a bowl of citrus fruits. Then back into one of the storage bins she pulled out a bottle of Edman mead, 2359. It needed to chill…

The PaDD beeped about 30 minutes later, Revna picked it up with a huge grin on her face. She answered the call and the first thing they hear is “Tell Mike I get free drinks now!” Revna chuckled softly. “Hi to you too Runa. Please tell me the bar is still standing.” Runa grinned, “Of course it is. How else was I going to get Mike to go out there after you. He’s family, has been since Devlin gave him the mead, you two just didn’t know it.” Runa gave her sister a good once over, the messed hair and what was obviously Mike’s shirt. “Are you happy?” Revna glanced over at Mike and back, “Yeah I’m happy, Runa. Oh…ummm…there’s something you should see.” Revna tapped the screen a couple more times and Runa was quiet she watched the vids from the bar. Runa didn’t have to say anything for Revna to know what she thought, but with a huge grin she looked back at Revna, fanning her face, “Well that was hot,” and then she got really serious. “I want to talk to Mike.” Revna glanced around, “He had to make a call too.” Runa nodded, “Tell him to expect one from me. I’ll call mom and dad. You, sweetie, should be focused totally on that big Scott of yours. Just make sure you call them before the Manhattan leaves dock, okay? Elsker deg Revna, trygge tidsskrifter (Love you, Revna, safe journies).” Revna grinned, “Elsker deg Runa.” She hung up and put the PaDD aside. She put her head back and closed her eyes, a smile on her face.

Mike stepped out in the hall when Runa called. Taking his own PaDD he connected to the subspace network and sent a recorded voice message.

=/\= Hey, its Mike… Michael… I just wanted to… well… I know its been a while. A long while. I hope you and Seamus are well. I saw the pictures of Rebecca and Sean on the message board. Hope they remember to grab the caber low and not twist… Becs always did favor the left side. =/\= and he went silent for a minute.

=/\= So… I called for a reason. So… I got married. Yeah yeah… I know. But it’s not like that. She’s not some floozie trying to get with ‘Big Mike’. She’s smart… really smart. Was a Counselor in Star Fleet. She just resigned. Works as a Diplomat now. Directly under the Delta Quadrant Ambassador… she’s… =/\= and he smiled broadly at no one, =/\= she’s the most amazing woman I’ve ever met. And I love her more than I thought was possible. We met on the Atlantis… the ship I opened the new bar on. Anyway… we’re married. And I think we’re gonna have a proper ceremony with her family… on Earth. I… I’d really like you all to be there. I’ll send the info when we get it settled. I miss you guys. A lot. =/\= and he closed the recording and sent it

Mike would get a message from Runa, short, sweet, and to the point. “Thank you, my brother.”

Revna, see she’s not so bad…most of the time

Mike chuckled at the message and went back inside. He looked at Revna and said “Well? She burn the place down yet?” and he smiled.

Mike, Wife of Revna and Now Brother to Runa

Revna opened her eyes and grinned at him. “Nope. Said she had to take care of it so you’d actually come and get me. That you’ve been family since Devlin gave you the mead. Also said something about she gets free drinks now. That she’d call mom and dad because, and I quote, ‘I should be focused totally on that big Scott of mine.’” Revna looked him up and then down. “I think she’s right. But how was your call? Were you able to get through?”
Revna, sometimes sisters give good advice

Mike shrugged and said “Sent a message. They aren’t on active communications much.” and he smiled at her.

“So… just how do you plan to be…” and he stepped up to her and ran his hands down her shoulders and to the front of his shirt, “… totally focused on your big Scot?”

Mike, Indebted to A New Sister

“Hmmmm I could point out you haven’t eaten,” she loosened his tie and pulled it off, “or remind you that you have a recording for a 14 year old boy to do,” she loosened the top two buttons of his shirt, “or that you told the boys you’d get the engineering done on the tracks,” she kissed his throat gently and pulled back and searched his face, “or that your call was a little sad and bittersweet, and that I’m here and will listen if need to talk about it.” She helped him slip the vest off and then winked at him, “or that you haven’t sang yet today, or…” she put her hands on his shoulder, and confident he’d catch her, she jumped into his arms, wrapping her legs around him, and then her lips met his.
Revna, I miss nothing about you

And catch her he did. He kissed her back with passion and desire… and as much love as a man could convey in a kiss. He held her to him and pushed her hands in a way that encouraged her to continue her efforts to release him from the confines of his clothes.

Revna sighed into his kiss as warmth spread out from where he held her. Her hands smoothed over his shoulders and down his arms…pushing his shirt off his arms. She could feel the intensity of his feelings, his love, for her in the touch of his hands, his kiss, and how he held her…

He leaned forward and lowered her gently to the bed. He broke the kiss but kept his lips close to hers.

Who would’ve thought that the dreams come true?
He began singing.
And who would’ve thought I ended up with you?
And who would’ve thought what they said was true?
But it was and you are, lighted darkness come through

She closed her eyes as he sang, her arms pulling him close. If not talking to him was death, hearing him sing breathed life into her soul, twined and connected her heart to his. She opened her eyes, looking up at him, her fingers tracing over his features. She leaned up kissing him in between the words.

He kissed her again and said “It gets faster after that… and fast is not something I want to use describe this next part.” and kissed her sensually, rolling over and pulling her on top of him.

Mike ‘Best. Honeymoon. Start. Ever.’ McKenzie (with Special Thanks to Rancid)

She couldn’t stop kissing him, and she was suddenly overwhelmed by it all, the intensity, the strength of it, the truth of it, would chase across her eyes, but in his arms, she could be overwhelmed and know that with him it didn’t matter, it was right and she belonged with him. She looked down at him: Mike, her husband, her big Scott. Her eyes widened as she looked at him. “I love you, Mike.” The words simply didn’t do justice for how she felt, what he meant to her. Slowly, sensually, with all her soul she showed him how much.

Mike’s Revna

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The food had gone cold. The quarter of the bottle of champagne had gone flat. Clothes lie scattered across the floor and the blanket from the bed lay in a heap off to one side of the bed.

Mike was laying on his back with a semi-asleep Revna draped across him. His fingers ran softly across her skin, tracing delicate lines from her upper thigh to her lower back, slowly traveling back and forth. He looked down at her and smiled. She was his wife. He still couldn’t get his mind totally around that. Why this woman had wanted to marry him of all people. And he knew it wasn’t music or fame thing… she hadn’t known the entirety about his music career. But he knew that she was the only one he wanted to be with… and more so he trusted her. More than anyone ever in his life, he trusted her to be with him for him… not what she thought he was.

The room was chilled and cooled her heated skin except for where she was half sleep against Mike. The lines he was tracing were soothing and warm, lulling her into sleep. She kissed his skin where her head was pillowed. She had no idea what had made Mike ask her out at the bar: fate, destiny, a playful flirtatious nature, all of the above most likely. But she was humbled by it. Honestly, she’d avoided him because of his bar. Nothing at all against him but she hadn’t wanted to tell him she hated his bar. It was irrational but the noise and press of the crowd that usually graced the bar had been something she was eager to avoid.

His fingers moved up her side, his whole hand on her lower back as he pulled very gently closer to him from where she had partially slid away.

Mike ‘I gotta go back to school and learn how to stop time’ McKenzie

She sighed sleepily and adjusted on her hip as he pulled her closer, so she wouldn’t slid away again. Not 5 minutes after meeting her he’d pressed her, challenged her to evaluate who she was and what she wanted. He’d thought she was worth getting to know when she wasn’t even she was worth knowing her self. She had discovered a man who was immensely talented with an eye for detail, (and that was before she found out about his music), he was funny, compassionate, and he had quiet intensity about him that made her feel safe. Not to mention he read her like a book, and that was a heady thing for a woman who spent her life reading others and being for them what they needed. He didn’t want her on the clock, he’d just wanted her. It was with those thoughts and warm and safe in his arms she dozed off completely.

Revna ‘he sees me as I am’ McKenzie