Three Couples and a Dinner Table - Part V
Posted on Fri Nov 29th, 2024 @ 2:40am by Lieutenant JG Zai & Lieutenant Adrianna Baciami
1,244 words; about a 6 minute read
Mission:
Stars Around the Well
Location: Zai and Sabastian's Quarters | USS Arcadia
Timeline: Current
ON:
He smiled. "Can I ask you a personal question?"
"Depending on how personal, I might not answer," she leaned her head back on the closet and looked over at Sabastian, "but sure."
He was quiet for a while. "Do you ever get nervous about being married...worried about being a good partner to Vance?"
Adrianna was silent for a moment. It was clear that she was thinking about the question. After a few moments she replied honestly, allowing her emotions to seep out a little, "honestly? No." She smiled, "let me clarify-- Vance is everything I'm not and he's everything that I need. He brings out the best in me." She hesitated, "now, if you were to ask if I fear losing him again, I would say absolutely. Karma and fate have a habit of working together against me. But there is nothing that I wouldn't do for that man, and I know that it works both ways."
He sighed. "I'm afraid of loosing Zai too but most of all I'm afraid I'm not good enough for him."
Adrianna nodded her understanding, "the moment that you realise that it is not your judgement call, is the moment that you become a lot happier."
"What she said," Came a voice from the doorway. Zai stood there. "Adri can I have a minute? Vance is helping set up the first game."
Adrianna put a gentle hand on Sabastian's arm, before quietly getting up and leaving. She headed out to Vance and smiled, "at the rate I'm going, the entire ship will suddenly start seeing that I'm a nice person. It makes me feel sick." Her dark humour was clear.
He laughed. "Well we can arrange a trip for you to tare through engineering on a rampage."
She couldn't help but smile. He knew her too well. Even undercover, it was only really him who ever saw her for who she actually was. She kissed his cheek and whispered, "I love you."
Zai walked over to Sabastian and sat down. “Where did that come from? How could you question if you are a good enough partner for me?”
“I…”
Zai gently put his hand under Sabastian’s chin. “Baby look at me.”
Sabastian turned his eyes filled with tears.
Zai sighed. “Come here.” He put his arms around Sabastian and held him. “I’m the one who should question. All this time we’ve talked via messages and I didn’t realize how much I loved you until we saw one another. On the station it all hit me, my love for you, how wrong I had about Fang. It took processing, and I’m still processing but one thing that’s absolutely true is my love for you and how much I want you in my life. I’m the one who should question if he’s not good enough for you.”
Sabastian sighed. “No, never. You are more than …”
“Sabastian! Baby listen; you are everything I have ever wanted. You are loving, kind, caring, you are my breath and my strength and I don’t ever want you to question yourself that way again.”
He moved Sabastian away so that they were looking into one another’s eyes. “I love you, get that memorized and imprinted on your soul okay? I know that there are things you are keeping from me and I know that you have your reasons. Getting to know and trust one another takes time and is never ending even in marriage. The only thing I ask is for honesty. I ask you to be open with me and trust me when I say that I will not do anything to hurt you at least not willingly. I would rather die then cause you pain so please if I ever do anything to upset or hurt you tell me.”
Sab gave a nod. “Okay.”
“We will have to talk about Fang because whatever that was, I don’t like it and frankly I’ll be honest with you. If the choice is you or him it will always be you. I made mistakes in the past, like leaving after the Academy, like waiting all these years with Fang trying to convince myself that it was love and not co-dependance and a toxic relationship. I wish I could take all those years back and give them to you I would do anything if I could but I can’t I can only give you my present and my future and any lifetime that the Gods see fit to have us united.”
Sabastian smiled. “You’re such a romantic sap.”
“Look who is talking…by the way I want my crappy poems back on my desk. You can’t get lazy now that you’re here.”
Sabastian laughed. “I love you Zai.”
“I love you too.” He leaned in and gently kissed him. “Come on, let’s get back to the group before they run away. I got games lined up.”
Sabastian groaned. “I think Adri may actually shoot you and my brother may try to Vulcan neck pinch you.”
Zai snorted. “Let them try.” He stood and held out his hand, “Come on now. Off we go.”
Sabastian took Zai’s hand and stood up. Together they walked back out to their guests.
A few moments later Zai and Sabastian came out hand in hand and Sabastian looked a lot better. He looked peaceful.
"Alright everyone! Let's get to the game!" Zai shouted. "We're going to play a question game!"
Adrianna looked Sabastian over and smiled, glad that he was looking better. Adrianna groaned a little, "questions? Madonna, if it's engineering related, I'm out."
Zai laughed. "It's going to be personal. How well do you know your partner."
Adrianna looked around at Vance-- a knowing look. It had been her job to know him, but whether or not the questions would involve that sort of thing. She looked back at Zai, "fine, continue. I may have grown up in a house of boys, but I barely know what a screwdriver is-- and I only know that because I used It as a weapon once and had to write about it in a report."
Zai smiled. "Alright." He passed out boards erasers and markers to everyone. "So we'll all take turns asking a question to the couples and one person asks the other answers. We'll see which match." He looked around. "Annabelle you will answer first and Frankie you will try to guess what her answer will be. Adri you will guess and Vance will answer and since I'm asking Sab you will try to guess what my answer to the question will be. All set?"
There were some mummers not yet enthusiastic. "Question the first, writers get ready to write the answer you have one minute before we all start to respond. Lets make it easy. What is your partners favorite flower?"
Sabastian smiled and scribbled away.
Adrianna couldn't help but smile, she had this.
The minute passed. "Alright markers down. Let's start with Annabelle and Frankie. Annabelle what is your favorite flower?"
Annabelle smiled. "Purple Orchid!" Frankie turned the board over to reveal a match.
"Vance, what is your favorite flower?"
Vance started at Annabelle for a moment. He seemed lost in a memory.
To Be Continued...
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