Late Night Reporting

Posted on 02 Oct 2022 @ 8:11pm by Lieutenant JG Harper Matthews & Captain Jonathan Reynolds

Mission: Through the looking glass
Location: Reynolds Quarters
1288 words - 2.6 OF Standard Post Measure

ON:

In her hand she held a PaDD. In this contained encrypted information about the move of Eddie's friend/girlfriend and her family. Harper had been asked to move them just in case Mirro Fox ever got her claws into them. The PADD only unlocked with the touch of the Captain, or Harper herself.

She pressed the door chime even though she knew technically he wouldn't care if she walked in, but she still felt a part of her wanted to show respect for him and his own space.

"Come," Jon said. He had changed into his dressing gown and had opened a bottle of rum which he was sipping in a mug of hot chocolate.

His face having been etched in concern for the last couple of hours brightened significantly. The door was barely closed before he had swept her in his arms and closed the distance between their lips.

Usually, she was quite quick on her feet, she'd always been able to ready herself for an attack but this time she was caught completely unaware by the swiftness of Jon's movement towards her. As their lips touched the electricity she often felt charged through her body and made her toes curl. It was almost as if he hadn't seen her for months the way he kissed her.

As their lips parted, she began to breathe again. "You taste like rum..." she teased.

"Yes, do you want some? Its excellent in hot chocolate," he muttered in her ear as he kissed her cheek and down the side of her neck. "By the goddesses I have missed you. Every time someone goes to the Maelstrom I was worried they would end up getting drugged or knocked out and sold into slavery like Datari did. I'm pretty sure the Dons in this horrible place are a million times worse to negotiate with. And I just can't lose you ... well any of you but especially you ..."

The goosebumps on her arms began to move on her body as he whispered in her ear and moved his lips over her. "Stop it." she playfully slapped him with the PaDD on the chest. "Yes, I'll take some if you have any to spare." she added as they moved closer to the sofa. "I know you worry; I can feel it on you. Nothing will happen to me, I'll keep myself as safe as I can, but you know the line of work I do. I'd rather lose myself than let anything happen to you." she cupped his face.

"I'm fully aware of and trust in your abilities. But I will always worry," Jon said firmly pulling his mug of boozy hot chocolate towards him and handing it to her. "Because I love you."

She felt the Captain in him with his first words. The firmness, the seriousness of his calculated reply. Then the unexpected word, the L word. The first time he'd said it and now was her chance to reply as she stood there with the mug in her hand almost speechless. Her face said 'you what?' and her heart shouted to the top of her mouth and the words came from her in reply. "I love you too."

"I know," Jon said softly, "I don't share my rum with just anyone you know." He kissed her again.

"Eddies sleeping," he said coming back up for air, "I hope you're planning on sleeping here too but I know you came in with a PADD so I will force myself to be professional now and ask for a report instead of imagining you in just a ... well never mind professionalism. Is there any good news?" he asked.

"Well your 'rum'..." she said taking a look at him, more specifically his behind. "is very nice." she grinned as he then kissed her.

She was going to stay if he wanted her to, of course she would. She couldn't help but feel a lot safer with him than without. Her mind did cast to the sleeping teenager in the other room, and the possibility he may wake up. Harper looked down at her report and then stood at attention to give it, even if it was in a mock fashion.

"Just an update. The report is information on the whereabouts and safety of a certain family and loved one that I was asked to move. They are doing well and adjusting to their new location with little problems. Of course, they questioned their need for the move but have been told a little white lie to avoid any panic."

Jon nodded. "I hate not telling Eddie but they are both safer this way. Especially if the XOs evil twin has carried out what she's claiming. We just need a way now to communicate this development and determine whether we need to upset their adjustment with a problem," Jon said sadly.

"The XO is not doing well. Fox is unconscious. It's like her brain shut down to protect itself," he told her. "I'm going to have summon Aiden in the morning and try get him to agree to come back to full time hours for a few days or maybe even weeks. See what the doc says.

Anything else to report?" he asked eying two of his favourite parts of her and hoping to free them in the near future.

"Well..." Harper began tracing the outline of the opening of his dressing gown. "There have been security reports of a strange man dressed in a gown much like yours. They say is has to be against regulations to hide such a body under such a drab colour and fabric."

Jon laughed out loud. How she was keeping a straight face he would never know. "Well," he said opening the robe to give her access, "We can't have that. As my security chief I insist you investigate immediately. And as your captain, this has to come off as I need to also do an investigation," he slowly pulled down the zip of her jacket. "I need to ensure you certainly did come back just as you left for the Maelstrom and that you're my Harper and not this universes," he said playfully.

Harper playfully slapped his hand away from her jacket just as it reached the midpoint but did so just as playfully as he had. "You think that the Chief of Security would let herself be compromised by a Captains wandering hands. That he thinks himself something of a Kirk and can have his way with her just because he has the charm and wit of a Betazoid, the body of a God and the voice that would make anyone weak at the knees?" she asked poking him in the chest. "Well, I don't think you have the authority wearing this..." she took the robe from him and threw it away.

"I'm nothing like a Kirk," Jon said simply. "Or a Johnny boy."

Was she seriously still worried he wasn't serious about this relationship? he wondered.

"It's getting late. And I will be sleeping naked," he said grabbing her hand and pulling her up. "If you're coming to bed."

"Oh, don't get all moody. I was only teasing." Harper said as she followed him towards the bed. As Jon sat down, she placed his hands on her hips suggestively before looking across to another space. "Eddie is sleeping right?" she felt she had to ask.

Jon pushed his senses out to his son. "Hes out for the count yes."

"Good." Harper said as she then straddled herself down on top of him and started kissing him.

Fade ....

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Captain Jonathan Reynolds
CO, USS Andromeda

Lieutenant JG Harper Matthews
Chief Security/Tactical Officer
USS Andromeda