Paying Penance

Posted on Thu Jan 4th, 2018 @ 12:31am by Major Hailey Weston & Lieutenant JG Siobahn Fallon

Mission: https://wellington.pegasusfleet.site/index.php/sim/missions/id/4
Location: Somewhere
Timeline: Some time

Siobahn reached up, brushing the sweat from her face, leaning forward, her hands on her knees as she drew in slow and steady breaths. It hadn’t been a hard run, definitely not close to her normal fare, but at the same time normally she had a lot more sleep and a lot less alcohol the night before. She looked across at Hailey and grinned. “I could be smart and say let’s go again, but bugger that... I could go some breakfast, want to join me?”

Hailey was jogging in place, just to keep moving, slowed and finally came to a stop, co tinuing the normal beeathing, then wiped her forehead with the strap of the tsnk top she wore, "Sounds good to me! Gonna need a shower soonish, though."

“Oh good God, YES!” Siobahn exclaimed. “I have so much sweat on me I am surprised I haven’t started a flash flood,” she laughed as she pulled her tshirt over her head and using it to mop up some of the sweat off her face and neck, leaving her standing in the corridor in a sports top and fitted booty shorts. “Want to eat in the mess hall or quarters?” She asked, wrapping the tshirt around her neck to stop her hair from sticking to her neck.

"Decisions. Decisions." Hailey thought for a moment, then sheugged, "Mess hall, more air there and we can cool off before we grab showers. Marine or Fleet?' She asked Siobhan.

“I don’t care either which way, so lon as I can get breakfast... I am thinking Bacon, eggs, sausage, beansC grilled tomatoes, hashed potatoes with butter and jalapeños... and juice... ice cold juice...”. She sighed wistfully, “Now i’m Starving!” She laughed. “Who has the best breakfasts?”

"Fleet it is!" Hailey gestured to the left, "I could cookx too, but I wouldn't be able to do the beans or tomatoes, and I want pancakes, butter and syrup, eggs, hash browns sound great, too."

As soon as they got to the mess hall Siobahn got her breakfast and carried it to a table and sank down gratefully into the chair, sighing softly with relief. She smiled as Hailey sat across from her. “As nice as it is to sit, at this point I suspect that the shower is going to be one of those ‘better than sex’ type things.” She said with a laugh.

"You aren't kidding." Hailey agreed, "And then I need to take some target practice, probably about sixty rounds, and then today I need to start running my troops through some exercises. I'm evaluating them to see who is going to stay and who I need to send to other assignments. Should be not much fun."

Screwing up her face slightly, Siobahn shook her head. “Doesn’t sound very enjoyable at all. My day is far less interesting... just a few routine medicals, and hopefully enough time to catch up on a few hours of study, though I will check in on your friend Cally on my way to sickbay and just see how she’s daring.” She stabbed at some bacon on her plate.

Syrup dripped off the bite of pancakes as it made its way to Hailey's mouth, "Sounds exciting as well... I'll poke my head in on her a couple times during the day.. Not sure really waht time I'm going to get out of everything." She sighed, "I probably won't even make it to sickbay unless a real emergency comes in."

Siobahn picked up her juice, taking a mouthful and sighing contentedly. “This is exactly what I wanted!” She watched Hailey in silence for a moment as she ate her food. “Well if I can help make your day any easier you know where to find me” she said with a smile.

"And we're still on for tonight, right? Stolen whiskey, hot tub, just relaxing and doing more bullshittin'?" Hailey grinned, "Maybe even play a game of some sort? How are you at poker?"

“I can hold my own, never lost more clothing than I was wearing at the time,” Siobahn replied with a wink as she picked up a fork full of hashed potatoes with jalapenos. “What time do you get off this afternoon, i’ll Reserve a holodeck.”

"Let's call it Eighteen?" Hailey suggested, "I can boot the troops by then, or even if I just hand them to Nyx to run them into the ground for me, I can be out of there." She mopped up the last of her syrup with the last bit of pancake, "Quesadillas and whiskey?"

“It’s a date, Siobahn replied with a smile.

=/\= LATER =/\=

Dressed and ready, with her swimmers under a simple tshirt dress, Siobahn waited outside the holodeck, stolen whiskey in hand, waiting for Hailey to join her.

Hailey came carrying a covered plate, towel wrapped around her waist, blue tiger striped top tied off in the back with strings, "Steak quesadillas, made by me, so eat them at your own peril!" She grinned at Siobahn, "They should be pretty good and they're still hot."

“They smell delicious,” Siobahn said with a grin as they walked into the holodeck. The scene was not particularly glamorous, a hot tub on a tiled deck with a couple of chairs and a table next to it. She set the whiskey on the table and sat down, kicking off her flip flops and reaching for one of the quesadillas. “So how painful was your day after all that?” She asked.

"About as expected, some of my guys can't shoot worth a damn and a couple of the scenarios I put them through just fell apart." Hailey shook her head, "I'm debating just reassigning everyone and starting from scratch, but I don't think the skipper would go for it. When I get some special reinforcements in, I'm going to run a ship assault with one element of a Raider force, let them see how it's supposed to work."

“I’m not going to pretend that I understand even half of that, but it doesn’t sound like things have gone as well as you wanted them to..” Siobahn said with a smile. “But hey, it’s over now, and we have this’l. She grinned as she held up the whiskey. “Seeing as how you took the fall for it, I think you should be the one to open it!”

Hailey cheerfully took the bottle and popped the top off expertly, looking at the glasses, then taking a quick swig of it before handing it over to Siobahn, "Ohhh, this is good... Worth the wait and the harassment." She snagged a quesadilla and took a corner out of it, "Hey, these really didn't turn out that bad, worth the cleanup later on."

Pouring a healthy serve of the whiskey into two glasses, Siobahn handed one to Hailey and grabbed herself another quesadilla. “I can help with the clean up, it would be a small price to pay, they really are fantastic.” She chewed in silence for a few minutes before washing it down with a mouthful of the whiskey.

Watching Siobahn over the lip of her glass, Hailey really sat and appraised her. Shorter than her, about five, six inches, but elegant and... No, not refined, just elegant. She smiled at the younger doctor, and pretty, very pretty, and mysterious. A shiver ran down her spine, mysterious always intrigued Hailey, always something to find out. Yes, it could be dangerous, but that too never stopped her.

Standing up suddenly, Siobahn pulled her tshirt dress over her head and dropped it on the chair, revealing a simple and understated black two piece swim suit. “I don’t know about you, but after no sleep last night, that run this morning and being in my feet all day, that hot tub looks sooooo appealing!” Twisting her hair up onto the top of her head and securing it with an elastic, She smiled, grabbing her glass and topping it up with the whiskey before handing the bottle to Hailey. “Want to join me?” She asked, tilting her head to one side momentarily.

"Of course, I've been looking forward to this all day!" She laughed and dropped the towel, swimshorts that missed being a bikini bottom by two inches of material on each leg.

Climbing into the hot tub, Siobahn sank down into the warm water, exhaling loudly with pleasure as she found a comfortable position, stretching her legs out in front of her and luxuriating in the warm water as she sipped slowly from the glass. “Are you coming in?” She asked, grinning. “This is definitely one way to help unwind after a long day...”

Hailetly climbed into the hut tub and eased herself in, the water causing a couple scrapes on her hip to sting for a few seconds before quiescing. The heat started working on her muscles almost immediately, "If I could get away with it, I'd put one of these in my quarters." She sighed with her own pleasure, taking a sip before putting the glass on the edge of the tub before ainking until only her head was above the water.

“Are you okay?” Siobahn asked with a hint of concern in her voice. That looked like it was almost painful.”

"I couldn't just sit back and let the kids have all the fun, could I?" Hailey grinned, "Playing with them meant some bumps and bruises and getting down and dirty. I don't bother with them, usually, they aren't anything major and nothing debilitating." She played it off as nothing.

Siobahn bit her bottom lip but she chose not to argue, at least not right now. “If they still bother you in a day or two come see me, okay?” She finally said quietly.

"Yes, ma'am." Hailey smiled at that.

She picked up her glass and had another mouthful of her drink. “You know, you could probably get away with requisitioning one of these for your quarters, it would just be all about the wording... claim it as a therapy tool.. water therapy... maybe?”

"Ah, Muscle relaxation therapy for use on strained muscles and tendons obtained in the line of duty?" Hailey asked hopefully, "Want to write a prescription for me?"

Siobahn laughed “Sure, but only if you promise to share...” she replied easily. “You know, I am pretty good with my hands, if your muscles are bothering you now I am happy to so something?”

"I will need someone to ensure the therapeutic consistancy is maintained." Hailey concurred before turning around to let Siobahn at her shoulders, "Who am I to refuse an offer of a massage?"

Sliding forward to the edge of her seat, Siobahn carefully moved Hailey’s hair to the side and ran her fingertips lightly over the other woman’s shoulders. “You are tense,” Siobahn said quietly, “relax...” starting with gentle movements, Siobahn started applying pressure through hailey’s Shoulders, working from the centre of the muscles, her movements alternating in pressure. “Tell me if it hurts,” she said softly.

Hailey groaned in enjoyment of the hands. Siobahn hadn't been kidding, she did know what she was doing. She willed herself to relax, but it always took time.'there.' She thought and spoke at the same moment, right over the shoulderblade, ""That hurt a bit right there."

Siobahn moved both her hands to the one side, pressing one hand over the shoulder blade where it had hurt, and using the other to apply pressure through her hand. After a minute she moved her hand and used both her thumbs to sweep the area with a little bit of pressure. She could feel the moment Hailey’s muscle released and smiled. “That should be better,” she said softly, moving back to one hand on each shoulder.

Hsiley rptated the shoulder slowly, "Oh, much better," She agreed, "That's it, you're my personal therapist." She winked over her shoulder, "You really are good at this." She pressed back into the other woman's hands.

“It seemed like a good skill to learn,” Siobahn said quietly as she kept her hands moving. “Medicine is great, but alternative therapies have a place as well. I think sometimes some medical officers treat the symptoms but forget to treat the cause....”. She realised she was rambling and fell silent, moving both her hands to the other shoulder where she could feel another tension knot below the shoulder blade.

"Actually, that is very true..." Hailey was quiet as she worked her shoulder up and down slightly, "I myself primarily work with end result, the violations of items into bodies and those effects Trauma surgeon, perfect style of the Corps." She shrugged, "Never been good at the more 'passive" thinks like diagnosis or the sort, just the here and nows."

“We make a good pair,” Siobahn said, then quickly realised how that may have sounded. “I didn’t mean... I just mean.. well...”. She sighed softly. As the muscle released under her fingertips, Siobahn moved her hands back to Hailey’s shoulders. “I am just going to be quiet now...”. She finally said with a smile. “It seems safer.”

Slowly for her, Hailey spun around to look Siobahn in the eyes, sly smile on her face, "Safer? Nah, that's overrated. If we keep stopping and smacking ourselves whenever we say something awkward, we're going to have flat foreheads." Her eyes laughed of their own accord, "What's wrong with making a good pair? A good team?"

“I just didn’t want it to be taken out of context,” Siobahn said quietly. She smiled as she looked at Hailey. “You must be feeling relaxed,” she said softly. “You look happier...”

Hailey shook her head slowly, still smiling, but more broadly, "I definitely feel more relaxed, but never worry about being taken out of context, I can usually tell when someone is making a faux pas with a comment, but... Hell, who's to say?"

“You never know...” Siobahn breathed softly, suddenly feeling alarmingly aware of Hailey’s proximity. She drew in a slow breath. She suddenly laughed, unable to help herself. “So....”. She said with a smile.

Twitching her nose, Hailey chuckled below her breath, inching in a bit closer, "Well, in case you ever wondered.." She darted in, took Siobahn by the cheeks and planted a kiss on her lips, let it last for a second, then backed away to the original distance, "That's what it's like." She gave a coy smile, "No harm, no foul?'

Siobahn gasped as Hailey darted back to the other side of the hot tub, her eyes widening with surprise. She bit down on her bottom lip for a moment, wondering how exactly she should respond. Finally she decided that really there was only one course of action. Slowly, deliberately, she moved forward until she was close enough that Hailey would have been able to feel Siobahn’s breath on her skin.

“You know,” Siobahn said softly, “it would be really irresponsible research if we didn’t have a wider sample group to ensure accuracy in findings...”. As her voice trailed off, she leaned in and brushed her lips gently over Hailey’s before pulling away again and raising one eyebrow slightly.

Prickles flew across Hailey's skin as she placedbher arms around Siobahn's neck, "Two isn't bad at all, but." She leaned in for another.

“Mmmmm” Siobahn murmured softly as she pressed her body closer. “I don’t know,” she said softly. “Three just doesn’t seem enough,” she brushed her tongue over Hailey’s lower lip before going back for yet another kiss.

The only thing between them now were their swimsuits, water couldn't possibly have been there, "Well, four is a bad number for research..." Hailey said softly.

******* Some time later **********

They sat backagainst the walls of the hot tub, shoulder presse against each other and Hailey looked over at Siobahn, "Welcome aboard?"

Siobahn smiled lazily. “Now that’s what I call a welcome...”

OFF:
Marine Captain Hailey Weston
Marine CO
USS Wellington

Ensign Siobahn Fallon
Medical Officer
USS Wellington