A Work Date

Posted on Tue Nov 12, 2024 @ 2:26pm by 2nd Lieutenant Ranulf MacCloud & Lieutenant Megan DuBois
Edited on on Tue Nov 12, 2024 @ 2:26pm

1,155 words; about a 6 minute read

Mission: Second Chances
Location: Lyshan

After their first date, Ranulf's life had gotten very busy. The work of a flight leader was more involved than he had expected, and with the rest of the group arriving, he had been asked to do more than usual. They had been flying more patrols to get better acquainted with the system and nearby space as well. This would also serve to let any smugglers know this system was now patrolled on a regular basis.

All of that activity had made getting back together with Megan impossible. He had called her often just to apologize, mostly as his duties were seemingly endless. In one of their conversations Megan had mentioned a need to go off base, needing a shuttle, Ranulf had jumped on that chance. It would be an entire day with her, even if it was a work date.

"Say, if you would maybe request me as your pilot we could have the entire day together. I mean, if you have not changed your mind about getting back together?"

“I’d like that,” Megan said. “I’ll pack a picnic lunch.”

And so the next day Megan met Ranulf in the hanger bay. She was dressed in her field uniform, which was mostly just Starfleet blue overalls, with a field kit over one shoulder and a stasis cooler over the other. Her hair was pulled back into a ponytail for working. She had considered a bit of makeup to make her look older, but she thought that might be too obvious. But she had put on a bit of perfume.

Ranulf stood at the side door of the shuttle. He was in his flight uniform with a sidearm on his belt. He bowed his head as she drew closer. "I would whistle, but it might be seen as unprofessional, you being a senior officer and all. You do look very nice in your uniform though."

Ranulf did slip his hand into hers as she boarded the shuttle and a brief kiss on the cheek as she walked past. "I really did miss you, Megan. This seemed like the only way to get some time near you." As he walked to the cockpit area with her, he took her load to securely store it for the trip down. "Grab a seat, I will be right with you."

Ranulf slipped into his seat and began his preflight check. He was all business it appeared at first, but his comments revealed he was thinking of them on the planet. "I found a lake we could eat lunch near. Checked it out this morning." He offered her a padd with a video of a waterfall, a small lake at the base of it. Water temp was at seventy-nine Fahrenheit. No hostile life known to live in the water, but there were wild predators that could be in the area. "As you can see, it is a bit of a wilderness sector."

“It looks beautiful,” Megan said with a smile. “And not far from the site I’m getting samples from. I wouldn’t mind some samples there, either. It looks like it’s been recovering. I love it.” She leaned over and kissed his cheek. “I have the day scheduled for this, but I don’t imagine my sample collecting will take more than the morning,” she told Ranulf. “Then lunch and the afternoon I am all yours to do with what you will,” she teased.

Ranulf raised an eyebrow. "Hmm, an offer like that might be complicated. Might have your family coming after me with shotguns?" He laughed. "I will make every attempt to live up to any expectations you might have, Megan. You see, this day is my way of making up for all the moments I missed with you these last few days. I am totally yours all day long."

The preflight finished, he put a finger on her lips. He tilted his finger to slip it between her lips. "I have to get permission to launch now. Say, have you made out in a shuttle of late? Once we clear the station we have about fifteen minutes. No sense in wasting them right." He had to admit looking into her eyes, seeing the youthful energy there, admiring her face, so expressive and adventurous. It all sort of made him feel like a teenager as well!

Megan’s eyes sparkled with teenage mischief, and she slowly, with a sultry look, slid his finger between her full lips, sucking it gently. “I can do a lot in fifteen minutes,” she said brazenly, smiling at Ranulf.

Ranulf swallowed his heart with a gulp. "You are so sultry! Well, do your worst, Megan. I might not survive, but what a way to go out!" He laughed, his eyes bright as he gazed into her eyes. "I do believe I am developing real feelings for you, young lady. I hope that does not scare you away?"

Megan frowned. “Don’t let feelings get in the way of fun,” she warned him. “And if you were serious about me doing my worst to you…” Her hand slid down to his belt, her teenage eyes meeting his.

His expression grew bolder even as he swallowed hard at the same time. "Do your worst, my pretty-pretty. Just keep in mind I will reciprocate. Maybe even at inappropriate times. I enjoy your games, Megan, more than mere words can convey." He was thinking though even as he played the rogue pirate. Can he continue without feeling something here? He would have to consider that. She only wanted to have fun. He was keenly aware of that.

“Then I guarantee you’ll enjoy this,” Megan said, opening the fasteners of Ranulf’s trousers to get at what she really wanted.

Ranulf was caught off guard by her advance, but he in no way impeded her. It was a bit longer flight than he had planned, but he wrote it off as a sky view planetary survey. AKA sight-seeing. He brought the shuttle down with a perfect landing, the shuttle sinking down onto the landing skids with a soft sinking sort of motion.

Ranulf took his time getting up. He put his hands on Megan's hips. "I certainly hope you allow me a chance to reciprocate after lunch, you know, before we head back to the base." He had planned for a picnic once she had completed her task. Now he had plans on a bit longer stay on the planet.

Megan had been impressed at Ranulf’s control and ability to still safely pilot the shuttle during what she had been doing to him. She smiled and took a sip from her water bottle. “I certainly won’t say no,” she told him with a little teenage giggle, pressing against him and giving him a quick kiss before turning and heading toward the back of the shuttle and the ramp to outside.

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