Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2012 8:40:43 GMT -8
"Asanti to Matisse. Gather the kids and meet me on the yacht. No excuses."
Kendra handed the Padd she’d been working on to her Assistant. She’d been grooming the Lieutenant for some time as her replacement should the unthinkable happen. As much as it pained her to think about it and be positive while with Chris, the signs of his progressing illness kept her in a perpetual state of concern.
She tapped her badge in response. “On my way.” Then with a smile that didn’t reach her eyes she looked at the younger man. “You’re in charge here Lieutenant.”
“Yes sir,” he replied. The sympathy in his eyes almost broke her composure. “We’ll be fine until you… and the Commodore get back.”
That was as close to a well wish as any of her people had come in recent days. “Thanks Will,” she smiled and clapped him on the side of his shoulder before spinning on her heal and striding out the door.
~*~
It seemed only moments later she was riding the lift down to the Captain’s Yacht on the underside of the saucer section with Nichole in her arms and a complaining Aaron at her side. She always kept bags packed for them all as an emergency measure in their quarters. Right now she carried Cris’ and hers and Aaron had his own and Nichole’s.
“But I don’t see _why_ we have to go to Etimon. I was just there and it was Booooooring,” complained Aaron.
“That’s enough,” she said. “We’re getting off this lift in front of crew and you will put a lid on it till we get on the yacht.”
He hrumphed just like his dad and she had a hard time keeping the stern look on her face. Then the doors swooshed open and she could see several crew bustling about the area.
Her hand on his back, she propelled Aaron out of the lift with her and toward the Yacht’s boarding hatch. She looked around rapidly but didn’t see Chris.
She nodded at Lieutenant Renard and made her way toward the back to get the kids settled.
She knew she couldn't keep her daughter in her arms or on the floor so she configured one of the seats into a child seat and buckled her into the restraints and gave her a bottle. With any luck she'd be asleep for most of the trip.
Tag Chris/Chloe
Kendra handed the Padd she’d been working on to her Assistant. She’d been grooming the Lieutenant for some time as her replacement should the unthinkable happen. As much as it pained her to think about it and be positive while with Chris, the signs of his progressing illness kept her in a perpetual state of concern.
She tapped her badge in response. “On my way.” Then with a smile that didn’t reach her eyes she looked at the younger man. “You’re in charge here Lieutenant.”
“Yes sir,” he replied. The sympathy in his eyes almost broke her composure. “We’ll be fine until you… and the Commodore get back.”
That was as close to a well wish as any of her people had come in recent days. “Thanks Will,” she smiled and clapped him on the side of his shoulder before spinning on her heal and striding out the door.
~*~
It seemed only moments later she was riding the lift down to the Captain’s Yacht on the underside of the saucer section with Nichole in her arms and a complaining Aaron at her side. She always kept bags packed for them all as an emergency measure in their quarters. Right now she carried Cris’ and hers and Aaron had his own and Nichole’s.
“But I don’t see _why_ we have to go to Etimon. I was just there and it was Booooooring,” complained Aaron.
“That’s enough,” she said. “We’re getting off this lift in front of crew and you will put a lid on it till we get on the yacht.”
He hrumphed just like his dad and she had a hard time keeping the stern look on her face. Then the doors swooshed open and she could see several crew bustling about the area.
Her hand on his back, she propelled Aaron out of the lift with her and toward the Yacht’s boarding hatch. She looked around rapidly but didn’t see Chris.
She nodded at Lieutenant Renard and made her way toward the back to get the kids settled.
She knew she couldn't keep her daughter in her arms or on the floor so she configured one of the seats into a child seat and buckled her into the restraints and gave her a bottle. With any luck she'd be asleep for most of the trip.
Tag Chris/Chloe