Sometime later
Posted on 07 Mar 2022 @ 3:50am by Lieutenant JG Rosaline Belikov & Civilian Ziva Belikov (NPC Rose)
Mission:
Picking up the pieces
Location: Rose's Quarters
Timeline: After shift is done
2729 words - 5.5 OF Standard Post Measure
Desmond waited for Rose, outside of her quarters, holding two roses for her. He had heard the great news of those that had been captured being rescued. He had been knee deep into engineering, after having left the bridge to take care of matters there. Also in his arm in a bag there was some food he had prepared for her as well. It was some sandwich fixings and soup plus food for the baby as well. Not knowing if she were home yet, he pressed the chime to let her know someone was there.
Taking a nap on her couch, Rose jerked awake at the sound of the door chime. Rubbing her eyes, she pushed herself up onto her feet and made her way to the door, "One second" she called out as she unlocked the door and opened it to see Desmond standing there with two roses in one hand and a bag in the other. "So how many puns on my name are you going to give me Des?" she asked with a half smile on her face before stepping forward and giving him a kiss on his cheek, "Come on in lover boy"
Desmond laughed, and then handed the roses to her. "Well, if you don't want roses, what sort of flowers do you prefer?" leaning in and giving her a return kiss on the cheek. "Hope you don't mind my bringing something to eat either." taking a good look at the woman he really really liked. "How is Ziva doing?"
“Ofcourse I don’t mind, it’s sweet. And Ziva is fine, she’s having a quick nap in her room right now” Rose answered as she lead Desmond to the kitchenette, “do you need any help with the food? I may not be the best cook but I get by”
Desmond started laying out the sandwich fixings he brought, with all the works. He also brought out the soup as well. "Chicken noodle or tomato soup?" he remarked. "And you will get to help out. I didn't know what sort of sandwich you'd be in the mood for. So I've got ham, or chicken, or roast beef. " he responded. Then he looked into the bag, and growled slightly. " I forgot dessert. I had planned on bringing some cake with me." giving a slight sigh.
“Don’t worry about it, I’m sure we can find something in the replicator that we can have” Rose said, looking over the food before them, “well, I think tomato soup with some roast beef sounds pretty good. What do you think?”
Desmond nodded "That sounds superb." leaning into give Rose a kiss on the cheek, then moved back with a smile. "I can't believe all the craziness that is happening. I'd like to know who got into the system and made the whole ship go to sleep." he remarked. "I am not happy about that."
The bread and fixings all laid out with Rose's help. And the soup warming up.
"Sounds like we'll have to check the firewalls again. I try to keep them up to date but sometimes I miss something small along the way" Rose said as she made herself a beef and cheese sandwich, "you'd think by now we'd have developed a computer that can look after itself."
"Then it would be sentient and might turn into the Borg." Desmond idly remarked. "The human element is going to be needing to be there. Its how things have been for quite sometime. The capacity to feel, breath, to touch." Desmond reaching out and placing a caressing hand upon Rose's arm. "If it could fix itself wouldn't the computer end up wanting more, to be able to either A. get rid of human emotions or B. want to be human."
"but how is it any different for other artificial lifeforms in Starfleet like Commander Data or The Voyager's Doctor" Rose asked, putting a hand onto his, "The computer on this ship is smart enough as it is, how do we know it isn't already sentient"
"That is an interesting thought, Rose, but I don't think the captain would allow that to happen. I'm not certain, if it has already happened. I've not seen any indication of that. And I have been working with the computer systems as well." taking her hand with his other hand and lifting her hand to his lips.
Rose smiled, "and here I thought we were having sandwiches and soup for lunch, but it seems you have other ideas"
Desmond chuckled, "Only if you wish it." he said with an impish expression in his eyes. "And you could order me to not continue.. this." placing her hand against his lips giving another kiss. Then he moved to release her hand in order to pick up his sandwich.
Quickly spinning her hand around to grab his, Rose pulled him closer to her before she wrapped her arms around his neck and gave him a passionate kiss. Holding the kiss for a moment, she pulled back a little and looked up into his eyes, “sorry, I hope that wasn’t too forward”
Desmond's only answer was to pull Rose in for another kiss, returning the passionate one she planted on him. His arms wrapped about her, his sandwich forgotten. When this kiss was done, he softly whispered, "Rose, I've been waiting for that kiss for the longest time”, his lips lowering down towards hers.
“Well don’t you dare wait a second longer” Rose whispered as she moved her hands to start unzipping Desmond’s uniform Jacket while they continued to kiss one another. Rose could feel her cheeks getting warmer and warmer as her heart beat and breathing increased. She’d have to admit that she’d been afraid to feel this close to someone since Demitri died, but it just felt right.
His jacket slid off, Desmond caressed her back, feeling his heart pounding wildly, he lifted his lips from hers, his voice a bit hoarse from the passion he was feeling. "Rose... do you want to take this to your bedroom?" he could feel the connection between them, and it was so strong. He wanted to be with her, for ever how it would last. He would love for it to be for the rest of their lives. It was maybe too soon for that but he could feel it in every fiber of his being.
Thinking over the suggestion for a moment, Rose took a couple of deep breaths before nodding, “yes I would like that” she said before taking a step back, grabbing hold of one of Desmond’s hands and with an alluring grin, lead him towards her bedroom. Stopping just in-front if the bed, Rose turned to her lover and let go of his hand, “before we go any further, I should probably warn you that I am an Empath and am slightly telepathic.”
Desmond nodded, "And I have no problem with that, Rose trust your feelings. I am sure you can pick up my feelings for you, which are very strong I must add. Its been there for a long while." a gentle smile crossing his lips. And he didn't hide that fact from her. "I love you. Its taken some time for us to even arrive here."
Rose nodded, "I know, I'm sorry I've kept things slow. I just wanted to make sure I was ready, and although I'm more then a little nervous, I believe I am ready" she said, before she took a deep breath and practically ripped off her shirt and fell back onto her bed.
Desmond smiled, then replied, after taking an admiring look at the well toned body she had. He took off his under shirt. "Rose it is okay, I do understand." crawling on to the bed with her, and pulling her close to him then giving her gentle kiss. "I was also speaking of the life path you and I both were on, before getting to this moment. I was willing to wait until you are ready and here we are now." caressing her back as he held her.
Feeling her heart beat in her ears, Rose did her best to keep her breathing under control as her body began to heat up and her face flushed a slight green colour. “Well…..” she started, taking a few deep breaths before continuing, “…I’m glad you found me on my path. Now, no more words.” She said before she pulled herself as close to him as possible and gave him a deep kiss. Her mind was made up and she could definitely feel his love for her, like a warm flame from a campfire.
Desmond chuckled slightly and kissed Rose once more, feeling like he had found his home in the arms of this beautiful woman.
next morning
Desmond woke up, at first not quite knowing where he was, then he saw the dark hair and felt the warmth of .. Rose curled up against him. He felt he was in heaven there.
Just then there was a slight kerfuffle at the foot of the bed as something crawled its way up under the sheets. After a few moments of struggling its way up the bed, Ziva popped out from under the covers and squirmed her way into her mothers arms before falling back to sleep.
Shifting herself to accommodate the new occupant of the bed, Rose gave a sigh before leaning her head down and giving Ziva a kiss on the head, “well good morning to you too little one” she said before reaching around behind her, feeling for Desmond, “and a very good morning to you lover boy”
Desmond chuckled and snuggled closer to Rose, "Good morning to you as well, love. And indeed it is a good morning, and a dream come true." he looked lovingly at the top of the head of Ziva, "She is so beautiful just like her mama." leaning in and kissing her shoulder.
Rose gave a quiet laugh, "alright Casanova, enough with the smooth words" she said to place her hand on the side of his face. "When does your next shift start?"
"I've got to report in a few hours, I've got the afternoon shift. However, its been spoken of us going on shore leave, would you like to check out that station? You and Ziva? We will have the time to do so." kissing her once more.
"So I have been told. It would seem I'm being forced onto shore leave anyway by the Captain, so why not. I'm sure I can use a break with my two greatest loves" Rose said, looking over her shoulder at Desmond, "I assume you're coming with us"
"I wouldn't miss it for the world." Desmond replied, snuggling up against Rose for a few minutes more then he moved to get out of the bed. "Do you want some breakfast? I'll make it." getting his clothing on. "And I can give you breakfast in bed."
“That sounds wonderful, but I couldn’t possibly ask you to do such a thing. You’re a guest in my house, so….” Rose said before sliding her way out of the bed without disturbing Ziva, “…I should cook for you”
"Why not we both cook together? Unless you want me to stay out of the kitchen." giving a teasing smile. "My mother liked to chase everyone out of the kitchen when she was cooking."
“Of course you can use the kitchen, I’m not exactly the greatest cook and I do rely on the replicator a lot” Rose replied as she slipped into a dressing gown, “if you think you could teach me a thing or two I’m open to it”
"I can do so, for now though lets get some food made, and we can talk about what we can do on the station." giving a loving smile. "Eggs bacon? Pancakes... All three?" Desmond asked.
"Sounds pretty heavy, I usually only have some yogurt, but why not. I hear variety is the spice of life"
"Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, it gets the energy flowing and keeps the body in balance." Desmond answered. "Just yogurt for breakfast isn't enough for a beautiful body like yours to keep active. Especially with your precious little girl. And they can keep you running. From what I have been told and have witnessed. If we could harness the energy that children have, we'd all have quite the energy to keep ships moving at a higher rate of speed."
Rose gave a sigh, "you enjoy throwing witticisms around don't you" she said, joining Desmond in the next room, "well I suppose someone whose job it is to lift heavy things would know a thing or two about a good breakfast"
Desmond chuckled, "I guess I like to throw things around at times." he set to making breakfast stealing a kiss from Rose off and on. "How do you want your eggs, scrambled?"
"sure, scrambled sounds great on some toast with a little bacon" Rose said as she looked back into the bedroom at the sleeping Ziva, "Are you sure you can't take a personal day?"
Desmond pondered for a moment or two then he replied, "I can take a personal day, and Riley Ames he owes me a favor." giving a chuckle. "Besides, we've got a few people who will be willing to step in." he walked over and grabbed his PaDD and sent off a message to Riley. He waited then gave a chuckle at the message he received. He looked back at Rose. "He says do so, and that I owe him a bottle or two. Looks like we've got a greenlight." he placed the PaDD down and walked over to Rose. "I'm all yours, my love." giving her a kiss.
Wrapping her arms around his waist, Rose placed her head on his chest and smiled, “hmm……I’m glad. I’ll have to get Ensign Ames something special” she said, closing her eyes as she enjoyed being in the arms of her love. “So, what should we go after breakfast?”
Before Desmond could answer, Rose’s console began to beep, indicating that she had received a private message. Giving an annoyed groan, Rose reluctantly pulled herself from Desmond’s arms and made her way over to the office deck, “sorry, I forgot to set it to busy” she said as she bent over her desk and opened up the message she’d received. Almost immediately the colour drained from her face as she took a few steps back, “oh no, not now”
Desmond rose from the bed and headed over to Rose, "What is wrong. What is happening?" looking to see what had given her a bit of a fright.
“It’s Demitri’s parents, they’re going to be at the station where we’re taking shore leave” Rose replied as she started pacing back and forward, “I can’t deal with them. They had years to be in our life, why are they trying now?”
"That is very strange. How about we head to the station and get sometime away from the ship. And not worried about the in-laws. Sometimes in laws tend to realize that they are missing out on a part of what is left of their son or daughter and decide they want to make up for lost time. if they are there, they can see you are with someone who loves your daughter very much. And loves you as well. Hopefully they can accept the changes in your lives."
“Well, even if they don’t accept you I don’t care. You’re the one I’m with and that’s that” Rose said, giving Desmond a warm smile. His words had given her some comfort and perhaps it was time to face Demitri’s parents before they tried to get her transferred to earth using their connections.
Desmond smiled in return, giving her a tender kiss. "I am glad of that, very glad indeed." he was looking forward to having this time with Rose and Ziva. "Lets eat and lets be on our way."
Ensign Desmond Porthos
Engineer
USS Andromeda
Lieutenant JG Rosaline Belikov
Chief intelligence officer
USS Andromeda
Ziva Belikov (NPC Rose)
Child
