Lizzy was one of the few people that didnt see Captain Si in that way, Lizzy saw her as the mother figure she was denied by her father. Lizzy knew she was absolutely beautiful but she didnt see her in that way at all.

 " Well they are working well as a team, oh well I can see that, I dont see Captain Si in that way, I see her as the Mother figure I had stolen from me." Lizzy held Izzy close and enjoyed her family the Hermes unwind with a friendly game of Volleyball.

  Val  smiles,yes , we should go, We do nt see very many weddings on The Hermes.

 Can was  playing  with Roll and Haley In the water,  Niki and Mitch  were sitting  near one of the heat pods.

  The Volley  ball  game  was  getting close, the  scores  went back and forth, Until frakas  got the ball  back with a spike. Captain Si's tean was  up   20 -19... the 25th  point looming close.

Mila trotted up to Her Human, wagging her tail. She was rather damp, having completed another circuit of 'larg patrol' and naturally wished to share with her favourite humans.

”Keep pressing them Rip! Conrad move to support Balker!” Tarja shouted with a smile that said she was enjoying herself immensely, with her having forgotten how much fun playing a team sport could be. All the while her hands flashed a combination of battle signs and the hand gestures used by the AI in their armour directing her team to press the left where Lirg was; the large Hyrian having a habit of leaping too soon that she was hoping to exploit ”we’ve got em on the ropes, we just need to finish the job!”

”Oh there’s no denying they work well together but they’ve got get passed Lirg and Frakas, those guys own that court! Not to mention Captain Si” Izzy replied, making it clear that she was rooting for the SEC team ”…and I’m sorry babe, I know you don’t see her that way, its just…Captain Si was like my first major teenage crush, not that I was willing to admit as much at the time…I mean you must have fancied someone when you were younger?” Izzy explained before quirking a questioning eyebrow at her fiancée, curious to see if she was willing to share her teenage crush and how embarrassing it would be.

 " Meari is quite a force as well but Frakas having those four arms makes him tough."

" No dont be sorry she is a beautiful woman, my first crush was Traci Capshaw LT, Fighter Pilot stationed on Moon base. She had 7 kills as an escort pilot. She is beautiful, black hair, green eyes and a body built perfect for Angel silk!" Lizzy smiled and blushed some and decided to say more about her in case Izzy didnt know her full story.

 "She Lost an arm with her very first battle with Demon fighters. Traci about 10 years after my Mom died, flew her fighter into the thrusters of a Demon Sloop, before podding out, Destroying the vessel, she was picked up near death. They healed her, she now has a Prothesis left arm, and she is the Captain of the Ares."

"Oooh well then...yes, let's go tonight," she smiled, looking over at him. "And sleeping in sounds rather...lovely." With a mischievous smile, Billie shifted and scooted closer to him before placing a kiss upon his cheek.

It was as Lizzy mentioning Frakas that the redhead on Meari’s team would send an absolute screamer of a shot over the net only for Frakas to stop it at the last second ”Good block Frakas!” Izzy shouted enthusiastically before turning her attention back to Lizzy as she began to talk about Traci.

With Lizzy blushing like a schoolgirl Izzy would smile and listen as she described her first crush, with Izzy quickly getting her comms unit and accessing the ESN’s intranet and giving a low whistle upon finding Captain Traci Capshaw’s profile pic ”very nice…I can see why you liked her” she said with a mischievous smile that promised some teasing in the near future ”hmm so what we’ve learned today is that out of all the pretty movie stars and pop icons we were both drawn to strong, military women in uniform? Which may explain a few things such as why out of all of your dresses and lingerie I’m turned on by you in an envirosuit!” Izzy laughed seeming to recall Lizzy admitting something similar about her in armour.

 Lizzy watched the game and went," Wow that was a great save," As Frakas was hard to beat.

 Then after Lizzy told Izzy of her crush, Izzy responded, then Lizzy added," Yes we both liked strong woman in uniform, at least you have met yours in person and she is amazing, I have never met Traci. You just love how my envirosuit hugs my curves and is extremely skin tight." Lizzy giggled and held Izzy closer.

 Lizzy held Izzy's hand," Are you ready for tomorrow are you ready to become an official married couple?"

”You’ve never met her? Well…she’s still serving so there’s still time…she may even be on this very beach wearing some skimpy, little bikini” Izzy teased before blushing as Lizzy hit the nail on the head concerning her envirosuit ”well…yeah…I mean…you and skin tight go together very well, but in my defence I think you look hot in uniform anyway” she said as Lizzy gathered her up in her arms, with Izzy gently resting her head on her shoulder.

When asked if she was ready for them to become a married couple, Izzy would anxiously bite her bottom lip before softly replying ”I think so…I mean I can’t imagine being with anyone but you, you mean the world to me but…I just feel so nervous about tomorrow…I’m just scared something will go wrong or I’ll make myself look silly in front of all those people, and I just want everything to be perfect for you!” she softly said, suspecting that Lizzy was nowhere near as nervous as she was.

Diving through the air, Tarja’s fist would make contact with the ball just in the nick of time sending back up into the air before she went sprawling across the sand shouting ”Meari is all yours!” as the ball headed towards the tall Udenese woman with the ball now in the ideal position for her to send it sailing past Lirg and into the sand. All Meari had to do was make the shot and hope no one was able to block it at the last second.

 Lizzy smiled and replied," No I haven't, my father didn't want me to either, not sure why though. I guess I would love to meet her now, I bet she is still hot as hell."

 Then Izzy answered her question and then Lizzy responded," Yes me too, and Izzy if something goes wrong, it goes wrong life isn't perfect, life we just enjoy the time we have and have as much fun as we can."

”Well going by the head shot she’s looking pretty good” Izzy replied tilting her comms unit so Lizzy could see the picture. Being a formal headshot it wasn’t the greatest picture; with Traci looking directly into the camera with a stern expression, however it was clear that she was still very attractive with Angel food making her look younger than she really was. It was at is point that Izzy would wonder if Captain Si would know Traci and maybe arrange an introduction…

Sitting within Lizzy’s arms, enjoying the warmth and feel of her body against her own in the cool air, Izzy would gently nod her head though it was still clear that she nervous about tomorrow. Though hearing Lizzy’s assurances certainly helped, with the simple practicality reassuring her that should something go wrong that she at least wouldn’t have a meltdown ”ok I’ll try and relax…speaking of having fun…” Izzy softly replied before taking Lizzy’s head in her hands and pulling her in for a tender, sensual kiss that she would hold for what felt like forever before a cheer from the volleyball pitch caught their attention.

 Lizzy smiled and looked and yes Izzy was right Traci still looked hot. " Yes she does, doesnt she."

 They sat and watched the volleyball game, " Yes Izzy it will all be fine ok." Then Izzy kissed her and Lizzy embraced her.

 Meari was having a blast, it was fun and Frakas was so good at this. Tarja sent her a ball for a perfect spike and Meari jumped up and powered the ball hopefully away from Frakas and try to get Lirg out of position.

After breaking off what had been a very enjoyable kiss, Izzy would offer Lizzy a smile as they held one another and looked into her beautiful green eyes ”Liz, that tradition where you don’t see the bride before the wedding…we’re not doing that are we?” she softly asked, giving her a look that said she was looking forward to spending time with her tonight. Looking over at the volleyball game it was looking like things were coming to a close, with Izzy wondering which team would manage to snag the winning point.

 Lizzy held Izzy close and responded," The only tradition like that I am holding too is once I go to put my dress on you dont see me until Admiral Hack and I walk down the aisle. You will have to suffer with my presence this evening Izzy." Lizzy then giggled and then tickled Izzy as the volleyball game was getting close and it was still anyone's game. Thee where two very well matched teams.

With Lizzy saying that the only tradition she wanted to follow was that Izzy didn’t see her in her dress until the ceremony Izzy would smile and nod ”I’m good with that…however will we spend the time?” she replied before adding her comment in mock despair before being tickled mercilessly. Squirming around on the towel there would be a gale of uncontrollable laughter from Izzy as she was tickled by her wife to be, who knew full well how ticklish she was, and with her in very real danger of missing the end of the volleyball game.

 Lizzy finally stopped and hugged and kissed Izzy," Well I will be changing and getting ready in a spare room, think you have a large limo to get ready in I do believe."

 She stopped in time to watch the end of the game, but Lizzy was getting very excited and had a fire burning she needed tending too soon. A lot of people have ways of handling stress and nervousness Lizzy's choice is sex. Lizzy knew things would go fine and they would be married tomorrow with the Admiral giving her away and being married by her mom's best friend Captain Si.

 Lizzy then held Izzy close," I think we should eat when the game is over then see if they are doing a big fire ok Izzy."

Eventually Lizzy would relent and pull the still giggling girl into her arms and kiss her, sparking different desires within the tiny Asian girl as she pressed herself against her. Though before things could get too heated the pair of them would separate and sit back up so they could watch what little remained of the game, though it was clear by the looks she was giving Lizzy that she was eager to resume as soon as they were able.

At Lizzy's mention of food Izzy would give her a slightly surprised look with them having only recently eaten, then again Lizzy did have a big appetite "hmm a fire sounds good" she softly said, rather liking the idea of snuggling up against her by an open fire, with the stars overhead.

 Lizzy would wait till the game was over, before asking about a big fire if they are going to have one. "Yes it does lets see of they are going to have one, if they dont we can go to the Condo and have fun."

For Tarja the match would end in slow motion. They had scored some points with their previous play with Meari managing to drive the ball past Lirg and into the sand however after more back and forth Captain Si would smash a shot over the net with such speed and ferocity that it would catch Rip completely flatfooted and shoot straight past him with both Balker and Tarja diving in an attempt to stop it. The Russian however would dive too late, with the ball passing mere centimetres from his fingertips, and although Tarja would get a hand to the ball it lacked the power stop it, with it simply spinning a bit before landing followed Captain Morris saying ”Point to SEC, the marines win the match”

After slapping the sand in frustration, Tarja would take a moment to adjust her top before getting up and approaching the net ”That was good game, you play well” Tarja would say, extending her hand towards Captain Si in a display of good sportsmanship ”…that was one hell of a shot ma’am…and Frakas if you ever want to switch sides you would be more than welcome with AI” she said with a laugh as she then offered her hand to Frakas who had played a blinder of a game.

  Frakas  chuckled  a deep chuckle, i do not think the AI  suits  have  enough  arms for me..

Captain Si  Smiled,it was a  good  match.. no pilots   except for me.. they  are rather    'energetic' she  took the   shake.

 Rivets smiles,  and calls out..everyone   ta the Stalls, Drinks  are on me!

 Morris  looked at Rivets,SHamus? The Fleet is paying for the Drinks and food?

 Rivets  stopped  then Smiled wider...Then lets  bloody well  drink our fill!

.............

  Vaka  smiled  as he heard Rivets...do you fill like  a drink or two?he asked  NA-CE

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 Toni and a Boyfriend  were sitting by a heat Pod watching the  kids  playing, keeping an eye on  Haley as  Nikki and  Mitch had   made a trip up to the Condo.

 Sneak and  Jax were at the other  end of the 'hermes' beach,

 Various  Largs  came through looking  as they made themselves seen by anyone who thinks it  may be a good idea to mess with kids.

”Oh Liz, we’re going to the condo to have fun regardless” Izzy softly purred into Lizzy’s ear as a small, dainty hand made a brief trip along Lizzy’s bare thigh. It was then that the final point was scored, winning the SEC team the game, prompting a cheer from Izzy ”Well played SEC!”

With the teams laughing and shaking hands, Izzy would turn and give Lizzy a quick peck on the cheek before asking ”Shall we go and say hi to the AI team? We should probably go and tell Captain Si when and where the ceremony is going to be” deciding that they should probably speak to her about it in person. There was also something else that Izzy wanted to speak with Captain Si about.

There was a laugh and a knowing smile from Tarja in response to Frakas’ comment with her replying ”Our suits don’t…but the ones being designed for the Sanri military will” as she shook his hand. The company she worked with having decided early on to offer similar armour programmes to both the Sanri and Occui military just in case the ESN had said no ”…I’m sure they would be more than happy to let us have a suit if you were interested” she continued, having heard good things about Frakas from Meari.

With her leaving the decision entirely within Frakas’ hands, Tarja would nod as Captain Si pointed out that she was the only pilot and that they were more energetic ”perhaps…but we tend to be bigger so I’m certain we’d give them a run for their money” she said before joining the others as they went to get drinks.