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"I'm so sorry"
The thunder of the bulkheads threatened the very air around them.
Consoles gave up their life in a shower of sparks and fury, their last light illuminating all around them like lightning dancing across a darkened sky.
The whole bridge heaved and groaned like a dying animal fighting till it's last breath.
"For what?" she replied, her voice as broken as the ship which fought to stay in one piece around them.
"For all of it" His voice was grounding to her, as it always had been, but his face told a different story.
All she could see was warmth and honesty, and regret.
It was the regret that broke her.
"Kelrec . . . "
The main lights gave out and they were both suddenly bathed in red.
"I know Nahla" his face relaxed despite the chaos around them "I've always known"
She smiled up at him "Good" was all she could think to say as she clung to him.
This brief moment in time was theirs, and theirs alone.
Eventually even the chaos around them started to fall apart, as if they were both clinging to each other within the belly of a beast falling into the abyss of death itself.
The ship's hull ruptured and the bridge finally tore apart.
His lips had found hers, or perhaps it was the other way around, either way their bodies were pressed against each other, their heartbeats dancing against each other as the last thunderous moan from the perishing starship resonated through the air.
And then it all stopped.
All of it.
Time itself froze.
The silence was cold, absolute.
The kiss deepened.
The kiss was alive, hot blooded and wild.
Kelrec became aware that Nahla had unzipped his jacket and gained entry under his shirt. Her hands seemed to be everywhere, and yet still he craved more.
She pulled away to smile at him wickedly, taking in his dishevelled hair and mussed uniform "You are so beautiful before you fall apart" she said, her voice husky.
He breathed heavily and looked at the frozen, wrecked bridge around them.
He could see the stars and the depths of space through the torn shattered hull.
He looked down at her "Whatever makes you happy" he replied, one of his faint smiles curling up one side of his mouth "especially if it gets you in the mood"
Captain Nahla Ake grinned around her next words "Computer, clear program". She pulled him toward the Holodeck exit "well, now that my blood is pumping, shall we continue this in my quarters? It's late, there shouldn't be any cadets out of their rooms at this time." she said.
He wasn't sure what his face was doing at this point but her hand had found his jawline.
"You played your part wonderfully" she breathed at him "you're getting really good at this"
He let her pull him along and out the exit.
He had no problem indulging her in her fantasies, the rewards were too great not to.