> > "All we can do is to hope that he does not find it and be prepared to act
> > if he does."
>
> "Your acceptance, and your willingness to go with me is... humbling," he
> whispered to her honestly.
>
> > She turned her head so that his lips came into direct contact with her
> > own. It seem surreal to Carrhae that they were talking about something so
> > serious while starting what was quickly becoming serious foreplay.
>
> He enjoyed the kiss for quite some time, then gently pulled away. "You have
> a very long and distinguished career in Starfleet," he told her simply. "You
> are prepared to throw it all away from a man you've only recently met? Who
> until very recently kept a very large secret from you?"
"Were you not ready to die for me?" she asked, reminding him of the
mindmeld they shared when she had nearly died from the assassin's second
attack.
(response)
"Samuel has offered me second-in-command of Star Fleet. I accepted,
though I assured him I would discuss it with you before I made my decision
official. If I am in the job a day, or a decade, and the time comes when
you must leave, I would go with you. If you still wished it."
She stopped and studied his face. Her fingers still absentmindedly traced
symbols on the back of his neck. Then met his eyes and spoke sincerely.
"I guess I sound like a naive school girl in a Terran gothic novel. Let
me assure you, I am neither naive nor a child. And I know what I want."
(response)
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. . | . "Hate is not a family value."
