Posted Oct. 3, 2019, 12:10 a.m. by Lieutenant Commander Jacen Drayke (Chief Engineer/2O) (Steven Sigle)
Posted by Lieutenant Alexandra Garfield (Xenobiologist) in Brisbane Science Conference 2393 — Two Years Ago —
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“Come on I got the bartender to get us a remote area in the back with some very nice rum and even some Bordeaux… and some whiskey, vodka… I may have gone over board I am … ” he wanted to admit he was just as nervous but stopped as he took a deep breath as he let the sight of her fill him with joy. Offering his hand to her he just wanted to be alone for once. “Come on buttercup.” he said, that was always her most intimate name. He called lots of people hon or doll, but there was only ever one buttercup in his life and that was Lexi.
Lexi stumbled over her words feeling like she was sixteen years old and on her first date. This was Chris. Christopher Robins, the man she had spent most of her adult life in some form yet at this moment Alexandra Garfield was acting as if she had never seen him before in her life. So much had changed in the past six years since the graduated from the academy. The use of the name buttercup proved that. Before it made her smile and sometimes send him a flirty wink. Tonight it made her feel a hot rush and dizzy. Like it was a name whispered in the darkness where two people were using few if any words to increase the intensity of an encounter. Lexi didn’t say anything but took his hand. Staring into his eyes, Lexi felt her heart race. Chris always said the right things at exactly the right times. He was everything she wanted and everything she needed. Lexi had to find a way to let him know this. She could not go another few years living on a promise or dream of what could be.
This look he was holding was very much the same they had in the caves so long ago. He wanted to take her then, make her his but so much blocked him in his mind. Noah was a good guy, he couldn’t live with himself being the homewrecker. On top of that everything be built was Lexi was so perfect, he was terrified then to have it all crashing down. Right now though that fear didn’t seem the be as strong, it already crashed down. All that was left to was to build things back up.
Lieutenant Christopher “Love Machine” Robins
Closing her fingers around his, Lexi let Chris lead her to the private area the bartender had arranged. It was beautiful and part of her had wished the four of them reserved this place for dinner instead of inside the restaurant. The room was actually a veranda that extended out from the restaurant proper. Thick, six-foot-tall boronia shrubs covered in yellow, pink, and purple flowers created a wall of greenery that isolated the people occupying the space. The pergola roof was covered in thick bougainvillea vines that allowed moon and starlight to peek though the magenta blossoms. A crystal chandelier lit the room so that the light shining down sparked on the hard surfaces like sprays of diamonds. The music from the other room was absent yet the rolling sounds of the surf on the beach created a sense you could step off the stone tiles and instantly dip your toes into the aquamarine waters Surfer’s Paradise was famous for. Lexi held her breath for a second wondering if Chris knew what this room looked like before he reserved it. Stepping fully into the room, Lexi walked to the edge and placed her hands on the marble railing. The room was ground level so the railing was just for effect but the effect did achieve what was intended. It made the people standing here think they were miles above everything and floating in the air. Out in the distance as if sent by divine intervention was not her north star but the southern cross
This was not able to be seen from her home in Israel. The Southern Cross was Chris’ constellation however once he told her that it had hung over her home eons ago. Based on stellar nomenclature, the Southern Cross last appeared over Jerusalem around the time that Christ was crucified however due to precession in the ensuing centuries it had made it’s home over Chris’ beloved Sydney. Lexi closed her eyes taking in the faint smell of salty air mixed with a hint of the honeyed vanilla from the flowers.
Chris came up following behind her, letting him taking in the scenes. He knew it was supposed to have a near majestic feeling from their description but didn’t feel like this did it justice. Walking slowly he came up behind Lexi as she kept her hands on the railing. He pondered for a moment, how far to they go… what should he say. He knew deep down he wanted this woman more than the air he breathed.
‘What are you doing… this ended all so badly last time. You expect it to end better this time? She didn’t tell you about Noah coming and broke your heart. Does it matter now that they are apart?’ came the dark voice in his head as he took a deep breath before shaking the thought away. He had waited six years just to be in the same room with Lexi Garfield, and he was not about to let that slip once more.
Slowly and gingerly he slid behind as he let his hands wrap around her waist as he pulled her in close as he let their bodies slowly meld into one. He had never tried to do a move like this on her before, they had cuddled and help each other close so many times but this always seemed to have a bit of intimacy beyond friends for him. Holding her close he couldn’t help but close his eyes as he took a deep breath as he leaned in close to her ear, the scent of his cologne become stronger with it’s leather and earthy tones he often wore.
“I love you…” was all he said as he whispered it in her ear for her and her alone to her. No one else matter as he said, nothing else mattered in the universe to him than letting her know he loved her. As he spoke shifted her body just enough as he leaned forward just enough to get his lips to hers as he let everything melt away in his mind as he tasted her for the first time. Slowly and sensually he let himself forget the past, none of it mattered as he kissed deeper as he inhaled her scent and locked in on this moment.
Lieutenant Christopher Robins
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