——> Rec Dec

Stepping onto the officers dec Harry would gently slip her hand into Nic’s with her finding herself able to relax now that it was just the two of them. Walking down the corridor hand in hand towards her quarters with a contented smile on her face, Harry would quietly give voice to an idea that had been bubbling around her head for the past few minutes, glancing up at Nic as she does so ”I was thinking...seeing as we won’t be getting our run tomorrow perhaps we could do something together during our shore leave on Bura...if you want to of course” she shyly asked uncertain as to whether he had any plans, after all he had already spent a lot of time with her since they had first met.

Soon enough however they would find themselves standing in front of Harry’s door. Reaching up, Harry would place her hands on the back of his neck before leaning up to kiss him good night, with much of the shyness from their first kiss now gone, and with it lasting a lot longer too. When their lingering kiss finally came to an end, Harry would hesitate for a few moments before then quietly asking ”Would you like to come inside for a bit?”

He squeezed her hand lightly when it slipped into his and glanced at her, seeping that smile on her lips. How could he not smile in return? The question had him looking at her a moment and then giving a nod. "Sure, I'd love to do that with you. Never been there myself. Have you?" Since her quarters were not that far, the walk was over far too soon for his liking.

Standing there, Nic felt her fingers at the back of his neck and lowered his head down to kiss her back, not really expecting but he was not going to deny her either even if what he said had been joking. What he didn't expect was how long it went on. When she pulled away he found his right hand resting against the doorway and his left arm wrapped around her. The question made him pause and he lowered his arm then searched her eyes a moment. "Sure," he said softly. "But I am guessing for not too long because of this thing the LC is going to make us do."

”I’ve been to Bura, it’s really nice there; lush forests, rolling grasslands and crystal clear lakes also the people are really friendly...it’s a touch rustic so don’t expect to spend the night clubbing or theme parks but it’s perfect if you wanted to go hiking or have a picnic “ Harry said with a smile as she told him about what was probably the nicest planet she’d ever visited.

She’d probably kissed him for a little longer than was strictly necessary but it wasn’t everyday that someone told her she was beautiful and actually meant it, with her loving the feel of his arm about her ”Well I’ll leave that up to you, I was hoping that I may be able to take you up on that offer of a massage” she said with a mischievous smile a she opened the door to her quarters and invited him inside.

Nic smiled at how she described Bura. It sounded actually nice and they could do both options, hike and have a picnic, together or individual. He really hadn't minded the kiss at all, surprised but hadn't minded one bit. That smile she swore told him she was up to something and he just grinned at her in return as he followed her into her quarters.

"Bura sounds lovely. I wouldn't mind going for a hike with you or a picnic, or both. So where do you want to be, laying down or sitting? I can work with either so I will leave it up to you what you feel you can take." He reached out though as he moved closer and slipped his arms around her in a hug, kissing the top of her head briefly.

"It is and I'd love to go hiking with you, also from what I've heard I think half the fleet want to retire there!" she responded with a laugh as she lead Nic into her minimalist quarters, smiling as he asked her whether she wanted to be sitting up or lying down for her massage "Hmm lying down would probably be for the best seeing as I supposed to be going to sleep, now why don't you make yourself comfortable whilst I get ready for bed" Harry replied as she disappeared into the bedroom and closed the door behind her.

If Nic thought she was one of those women that took hours to get changed or ready for bed he would be pleasantly surprised to find the bedroom door opening after only a few minutes to reveal Harry standing there in a pale blue night dress, which although falling to about mid thigh most definitely fell into the category of nightwear rather than lingerie, however it would give him a pretty good view of her figure along with the full sleeve of tattoos on her right arm. With narrow boyish hips and a small bust she lacked the curves of most women with her instead having a slender, athletic build of nicely toned muscles and a pair of very shapely legs which were only slightly marred by a scar on her left calf and what appeared to be a bullet wound on her upper leg "I thought seeing as I got to see you with your shirt off that it was only fair you got to see me in a nightie" she said with a bit of a giggle before beckoning for him to follow her into the bedroom where she would lie on her front on the bed "feel free to move the straps if you have to, I won't mind" she softly said as she made herself comfortable and waited for him to begin.

Nic realized as she entered that this was some what new territory for Harry in some ways and to be honest, the same for him. He gave a nod and just waited for her, looking around the room that would make any Spartan proud. When he heard the door open he turned around and stopped, mild surprise showing. Of all the things he expected her to wear, a nightie was the last thing. His eyes wandered lower a moment before he realized it and snapped them back up to her face.

"I... yea. And here I was thinking you'd wear some shorts and a tee or something," he said with a chuckle.

Shaking his head, he followed her to her bedroom and waited for her to lay down on the bed before he settled next to her, letting his fingers move up and down her back. "Ok," he said and then leaned over and started at her neck, letting his fingers knead the sides while his thumbs gently applied pressure to her vertebra. Taking his time, he would slowly move from her neck to her shoulders, thumbs pressing firmer against muscle that was tensed and releasing that where he could. The straps were not really in his way at all. Occasionally he press into her back, pushing up and then back down with the heel of his hand. If anything he was trying to keep it as professional as possible with her.

There was another of those mischievous smiles as she noticed his eyes wandering away from her face to examine her body before hurriedly snapping back up again with her finding it amusing that not even the boy scout was immune to a pair of nice legs. At his comment about how he'd expected her to be wearing a pair of shorts and an old T-shirt, Harry would glance down at the nightie she was wearing before offering something that was approximating an innocent look "oh...would you like me to change?" she asked with the effect only slightly ruined by the gleam in her eyes as she turned and walked into the bedroom.

Lying on the bed, she would feel the mattress shift as he sat down beside her, with a shiver running down her back as he placed his hands upon her and started to work on her with Harry softly sighing as he does so "just so you know this is what I usually wear to bed...I used to have a man's T-shirt, no not an old boyfriends before you ask, but switched to wearing a nightie when I started dating again..." she said, telling a little white lie as she'd actually got the nightie for Will's benefit but Nic didn't need to know that "...I've just sort of got in the habit of wearing it now, though I do feel it's an improvement, don't you think?" she finished with her somehow feeling the need to point out that she hadn't made some special effort in an attempt to seduce him or anything. With that little admission made she would quietly lay there and let Nic do his thing with only the occasional little noise at the back of her throat telling him that she was enjoying what he was doing as she felt herself beginning to relax with it being several minutes before spoke again "hmm you're right...you really are good with your hands...where does a guy learn to do this? Or shouldn't I ask?" she asked in a voice that said there was a very real danger of her falling to sleep before he'd even finished.

Nic chuckled softly at her explanation about the revealing bit of night wear she had put on. He wasn't disagreeing with her at all as he kneaded lower down her back. "I don't disagree at all with your choice. It still seems to be you, no matter what." He could guess when she said 'started dating again' whom she meant but it was the past as he had said many times already to her so he was not going to repeat it.

Leaning over, he put more of his weight down on his hands as he pressed his palms into her lower back and the pushed up her spine then back down, readjusting the back of the nightwear she wore because he had pushed it up unintentionally. "I like it a lot."

Those tiny noises she made let him know he was hitting all the right spots and then the last of her words told him he had certainly hit the target with her. She was definitely relaxing enough to sleep. Of course she had to ask him that question and he moved his hands lightly up her back, a gentle touch that wasn't really a massage as he leaned over to bring his lips to her ear.

"You can ask or you can find out someday treló korítsi mou," he said softly, knowing she wouldn't be able to translate it right now. The tone though, that let her know it was more of an endearment than just a nickname. "Go to sleep Harry," he said as he rubbed gently over her back with one hand, reaching down to grab the blanket and help her get under them. He would have to be up early for what ever torture the LC was going to have and well he was unaware of what would happen. Nic leaned over and kissed her cheek before getting up. "Good night."

 Lizzy got into the lift with Izzy and then exploded in classic Bubbly excited Lizzy fashion," Oh Izzy guess what, guess what.... I have a great Idea oh damn this is a great idea, Izzy I hope you can help, oh yeah." Lizzy actually stopped took and breath and said to Izzy," Sorry I got excited, I had a idea with you and others help after we leave Bura we throw Zob and Melia a surprise Wedding party?" Lizzy couldnt hold back her excitement, she was awesome with parties and wanted to do something special for two very good friends of hers.
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With Nic saying that he more than approved of her choice of nightwear a smile would briefly appear along with a soft chuckle, with her thinking that if he liked her blue nightie then he should wait until he saw her in her little pink nightie which was decidedly shorter and more revealing with her deciding that she would have to surprise him with it sometime. Preferably when they were ready to move their relationship onto a more intimate stage.

As Nic continued to work on the muscles in her back, Harry would feel herself slowly drifting off with her barely noticing that Nic had paused to readjust her hemline which had hiked its way up to the top of her thighs, revealing another healed bullet wound. Hmm he really is a boyscout...other guys would have taken that opportunity to take a quick peek she idly thought to herself before smiling at the words of endearment he softly whispered to her, with her more than happy to find out the answer for herself.

When it came time to tuck her in, Nic would notice that her movements were sluggish and her eyes were barely open as he pulled the blankets over her and she made herself comfortable, whispering "Goodnight" back to him in a sleep laden voice with her falling to sleep just as Nic was shutting the door to her quarters.

——> Rec Dec

Izzy had barely set foot in the lift and in the process of rubbing her eyes when Lizzy practically exploded, babbling excitedly about her great idea of throwing a surprise party for Zob and Melia. Calmly placing her glasses back on her face Izzy would gently take hold of Lizzy’s shoulders before speaking to her ”Liz, babe...I love you...but you need to calm down, you’re like an excitable puppy! Secondly I’d love to help you” she said leaning in to give her a quick kiss, thinking that it would be nice to do something for Melia especially seeing as she’d not been able attend her wedding ”...so other than telling me, have you got anything planned yet?” she asked as the lift doors opened onto officer country. As they walked down the corridor she would listen to what Lizzy had in mind so far, with them then heading into their quarters to get changed for bed, although someone was probably far too excitable to go to sleep just yet.

Dressed in her little pink pyjamas, Izzy would carefully remove her glasses and set them on the night stand, rub some cream into her cheek and set an alarm for the run tomorrow before slipping into bed with Lizzy ”are you going to be alright getting to sleep? Or do I need to help you burn off some of that excess energy?” she softly asked before turning off the light.

The morning would come far too early for Izzy’s liking, with her reluctantly getting out of bed to set the shower running, then after a relatively quick shower and cup of coffee she would change into her armour in preparation for the survival run and then head down to the hangar dec to join the others.

——> Hangar Dec

 Lizzy calmed down, smiled at Izzy and replied," Ok sorry it is just when things like this come alone we have to enjoy them, it is what life is all about, and I love a good wedding party. Thank you so much Izzy." Lizzy did calm down as they got out of the lift, Izzy kissed her and thye headed for their quarters.  Then Izzy asked if she had anything planned yet, Lizzy smiled and said," Well I figured we could have it in the field, I will talk to the LC, Zob wanted him involved with the Party, I have ideas for a cake, I will ask Nikki for some help, and then talk to the Rec Dec for food and the cake, maybe talk to Captain Si for help as well."

 Once they got to their quarters Lizzy was very excited, she could give two good friends a great party but as Izzy said she will need help. Lizzy smiled and then replied to Izzy," Oh I will be fine thank you, I wish I could bottle this up and use it for the run tomorrow." Lizzy actually fell asleep shortly after cuddling with Izzy, and she was off dreaming about the greatest party the Hermes has ever seen.

 Lizzy woke up it was early Izzy had just got out of bed, Lizzy showered , then got her two cups of black coffee. She then got into her enviro suit, her light armor, then her sidearm and for her knife she had the One Eyed Jack's knife in it's sheath. Once she was all set she headed with Izzy to the hanger dec for the survival run.

Hanger Dec---->>>>

Slowly awakening from the deep and thankfully dreamless sleep into which she'd fallen as a result of the massage Nic had given her, Harry would decide that the only way this could be made better would waking up within his arms with a free day ahead of them to spend however they saw fit. But alas Nic wasn't here and she had things to attend to, one of which being her first day in SEC. Climbing out of bed she would take a moment to stretch before slipping out of her nightie and taking a shower before changing into a duty uniform and having a breakfast that once again consisted of toast and a cup of tea, though this time at least she managed not to burn the toast.

Once she'd finished eating she would leave her quarters and reluctantly head for SEC, with the horn going off just as she was stepping into the lift and hitting the button for SEC.

---> SEC   

---> Hangar Dec

Stepping out of the lifts Harry would first head for her quarters where she would quickly pack a tooth brush, deodorant, a change of underwear, her nightie and her workbook into a small bag before heading out the door and down the corridor to Nic's, hoping to meet him there so she wouldn't have to wait outside his door for too long and risk having to explain what she was doing there, not that it took a genius to work that one out.

 Max and Stiffy weren't on  duty, two new squeaky clean  troopers   stood  at the  Lift  entrance.

 There were two Younger  folks at the engine room end of the P-way as well.

 They  watched  Harry , re emerge from her   quarters   and  stood  down the way at Nics.. the sorta chuckled  and  spoke softly to each other.

[From Hanger Dec]

Nic hadn't quite beat Harry back to his quarters when he exited out of the lift. Stepping out, he started to walk towards his quarters with his go-pack over his shoulder. Curious look was given to the two newbies at the Lift but he didn't question assignments. Both were looking down the hall and he could see others he didn't know all looking in the same direction. And of course the reason why was Harry.

"Troopers. Have a care for your duty," he said to the ones near the lift before walking down the hall to meet Harry and open his quarters to her. That pair would get the hint that Nic was willing to report them though they didn't know he wouldn't unless it got to be too much. It was one thing for those of rank to him and Harry, it was another for youngsters. Which just told him that there was far too much gossip going on.

He ushered her in and closed the door before sighing. "I don't think its that late but if you want to work on that workbook of yours I can make something that's a bit more filling than what we had time for down on Bura. Hot tea?"

Although she didn’t have to wait long for Nic to arrive to let her in, it was long enough to attract the attention of the pair of troopers on duty with her just imagining what they were whispering to one another ”well that’s let the cat out of the bag” Harry quietly spoke with a pink flush on her cheeks despite knowing that it had only been a matter of time before people noticed how much time they were spending together.

It was as she was placing her small overnight bag down on the breakfast bar that Nic would suggest something to eat whilst she wrote in her notebook “I’m alright, but a cup of tea would be lovely...though I’m not too sure what I’m supposed to be writing” she confessed as she opened up her workbook to a page that was more scribbling out than writing.

  The  hallway was soon filled with  Mens laughter  and  women giggling. Some  folks were most likely a bit  drink, as they made thier  was to their  quarters.

  Some voices  were steady, so they weren't   'feeling good', or they had  more control then the others, Voices  faded  as the  hissing of doors  opened  and closed, leaving only a few    voices   talkig softly in the Hall befotre they would   go to thier  Quarters.

——> Hangar Dec

With her arm still about Lizzy’s waist, Izzy would flash the troopers on duty a cheery smile as they passed them with her noting that they weren’t the usual pair, before heading into their quarters. Once the door had closed behind them Izzy would start to awkwardly remove her armour, trying her best not to catch her injured arm as she does so, and store it away into her locker along with the rest of her gear “Tali...you’d better not be filming Lizzy getting undressed” she casually called over to the little drone which was still circling Lizzy. There were a couple of indignant beeps and whistles in response that caused Izzy to giggle ”that’s different, I’m allowed to watch her undress...now go to bed” she said with the tony drone flying off and landing in a corner where it would then shut down ”Sorry about that, I need to get her programming updated she still thinks she’s a media drone” she explained as she unzipped her bloodstained envirosuit and carefully peeled it over her arm, noting that it would also need replacing.

She would take a moment to admire Lizzy’s curves before removing her own underwear and heading into the kitchenette to retrieve a glass of water ”Can you set the shower going babe? I’m going to get a painkiller for my arm” she said heading for the medicine cabinet to see what she could find before joining Lizzy in the shower.

---->>>> from Hanger Dec


 Lizzy was smiling trying to plan the wedding party in her head, as she walked with Izzy's arm around her waist. Lizzy smiled at the guards and said," Thank you very much." Lizzy then went into their quarters with Izzy, she also began to take her armor off. Lizzy then began unzipping her envirosuit as Izzy called out to Tali who was circling Lizzy. Lizzy giggled and said," Hey no problem it is almost like Tali is alive Izzy. Yeah you might want to do that soon." Lizzy giggled as she finished getting out of her clothes.

 Lizzy smiled and replied," You got it, I will get the shower going for us." Lizzy then headed for the bathroom and got the shower going for her and Izzy.

In reply to Harriet Lynch (msg # 524):

There was a troubled look on his face as she said that and he punched in the code so she could walk in. "Yea I guess. Are you ok with that?" She didn't seem to be ok with a lot of things and he was just trying to make sure he didn't overstep himself with her.

Sighing softly, Nic nodded and started heating the water for her. "Do you remember what the Doc said at all?" He glanced over his shoulder at Harry before turning back to grab a mug for her and the small selection of tea bags he actually had. He didn't want her to get in trouble but he didn't know what she had been told to do either. Once the water was heated he brought it over and filled the mug for her to fix up as she wanted.

Turning back, he started pulling a few things out, cubed the tomatoes, diced some cucumbers and cooked some meat that was suppose to be similar to lamb cut into thing strips. When he was done, he stuffed a few pitas with the mix and added a thick sauce to it before tucking it all together and setting the plate down before Harry.

"So this is as close to home as I can get right now." He had made some gyros for them to eat and he wasn't sure if she would like the mix of meat, tomatoes, spinach and cucumbers along with the Tzatzki sauce. It wasn't traditional but it was close enough.

”I’m ok, I knew we couldn’t keep it secret for long, I just wanted to leave it a little while before before telling everyone” Harry explained knowing that where Will was receiving comments along the lines of good ol’ boy, it’s nice to see he’s found someone nice despite hooking up with Cora the day after they had broken up, leading her suspect that he’d been cheating on her, that Harry would get comments of oh look the slut has her claws in some other poor bastard already, she doesn’t hang around. Offering Nic what she hoped was a reassuring smile to show him that she really was ok ”Honestly Nic I’m fine, besides if we really wanted we could talk our way out of this...it’s not like they walked in on us shagging!” she laughed before taking a seat.

It was as Nic was cooking something that smelled delicious that the subject of her homework was brought up ”I supposed to be writing about what I need to change in order to improve my outlook...I gather they want me to trust people and be a team player but god knows how I’m supposed to do that” she sighed with there no doubt being plenty of other things she could add. As the plate of food was placed in front of her, Harry would smile as she quietly thanked him before beginning to eat well...at least one of is knows how to cook!

Nic was just the sort of person that saw someone who really needed a helping hand that first night he met and talked to Harry. At first it had just been to befriend her and for the life of him, the way she treated him verse the way she avoided and treated everyone else made absolutely no sense to him. He had heard the rumors but no one had come up to him yet to warn or steer him away from Harry. So the whole thing was rather a puzzle he was piecing together.

"We don't have to tell anyone, Harry. Let them guess or figure it out on their own," he pointed out. It just irked him the whispering behind the back.

"Hmm. Trusting people is something you have to be open to do Harry. You are so reluctant, due to things in your past, that I have no idea why you even trusted me. Maybe start doing that with others. Your friends are there too Harry. I can't pretend to  read minds." He leaned on the table and studied her. "How did it go in SEC today anyways? What did they have you do?"

She'd giggled at Lizzy's comment about Tali being "alive" with Izzy giving the drone an affectionate look as it had settled down in the corner "a little too alive at times...but yeah I'll see if I can get Orria to make some changes to Tali's programming sometime" she said thinking that the young yeoman would be ideally suited for the job, assuming of course that Roy and Melia were happy for her to do so that is.

After knocking back a painkiller she would join Lizzy in the shower, with her taking a moment to enjoy the feel the hot water and her girlfriends body against her own after a long and rather tiring day. Once they had finished they would both dry off With Izzy then changing into her pyjamas what with it being so close to bedtime "I'm going to make some French toast, would you like some? And maybe you can unveil some of your master plan for this party" Izzy called as she walked into the kitchenette and started gathering what she would need.

 Lizzy smiled and replied,' Tali is fine but yeah Orria would love to do that, or I bet your friend Sam or Beth turn Tali into a AI." Lizzy giggled.

 They took their shower together and it was very nice. Once out Lizzy got into her pj's as well which was a sexy nightie. Lizzy replied to Izzy," Oh that sounds great, yes I would love some." Lizzy then turned super bubbly and then began her plans," Well first I would see if we could use the field, have Helmsley bring a Vid Machine, get food from the Rec dec or the civis , but I need help with the cake." Then Lizzy had a great idea she knew Captain Si had the Mantis cake for her party and the added," I will talk to Captain Si about getting them a great cake."