Discombobulated - Part III
Posted on Sun Feb 15th, 2026 @ 5:36am by Lieutenant Rynna Csira & Lieutenant Commander Rafael Montoya
1,495 words; about a 7 minute read
Mission:
A Day In The Life
Location: USS Orcrist
[PREVIOUSLY]
For several seconds, Ryn just stood there, looking up and him and smiling. She wanted to wrap her arms around him and bury her face in his chest, but they were in a public corridor and she didn't want a repeat of this morning. It probably wasn't the best idea anyway. So, she said the first thing that popped into her head. "I've been looking for you all day."
[CONTINUED]
"I couldn't stop thinking about you, either."
"Really?" Her smile turned into a grin as she gently put a hand on his cheek. "So, now that we've found each other, what should we do next?"
His eye caught the door of a holodeck off to his left, and he tilted his head in that direction, whispering. "How about a moonlight swim off some tropical island?"
"Perfect." She glanced over at the door. "Looks like it's unoccupied." It would be a wonderful way to relax after the crazy day. She stepped back so they could reserve the holodeck.
With the entrance to the holodeck in a side corridor, they were out of sight of those moving about their business. Setting the parameters of the program... an isolated over the water bungalow in a tropical setting at sunset.
"Program set. Enter when ready."
Raf didn't wait for the computer to complete the phrase and had picked up Ryn and was carrying her onto the holodeck as the doors opened.
She'd wrapped her arms around his neck for support and now looked around in delight. The sunset burned a brilliant orange and red as it hung above the horizon and danced across the waves. The air was rich with the scents of sea, sand, and foliage. And somewhere in the distance, a bird sang to the fading light.
"It's beautiful," she whispered.
Not wanting to wait any longer, he let go of her legs but held her to him. With an arm wrapped around her, her feet dangling his other hand went to her face. Brushing a few strands back his fingers slipped into her hair and pulled her to him.
It had been a long and frustrating day, but all her pent-up emotions evaporated as he pulled her closer. She didn't need more encouragement to let him know that she was exactly where she wanted to be as she wrapped her arms tighter around his neck and kissed him.
They melted into each other. While one hand was entangled in her hair as he cupped the back of her head. the other, feeling the warmth of her skin as her tunic pulled up from her trousers, slid up her back as she hung off the ground. A small growl rumbled in his throat as his own frustrations faded.
His growl elicited an answering response from her as her hand tangled in his hair. For long moment she reveled in the feel of his hand on her back, holding her close, his lips on hers. Then she slowly broke the kiss and buried her face against his shoulder. "Wow." She'd never felt this way before, and she knew it wasn't because of his pheromones.
"I was wondering when you were gonna come up for air."
That made her laugh. "Well...I decided passing out from lack of oxygen wasn't a good look."
"Well it's a good thing I know mouth to mouth resuscitation."
"So I noticed," she teased. "And now, my dear doctor, you mentioned a moonlight swim." She glanced at the water. "It looks like we have some time before the moon rises. What would you like to do while we wait?"
After lowering her to the floor, "Hmmm...How to kill some time while alone surrounded by a tropical setting..." He tossed his uniform jacket on a nearby chair. He added grinning, "You know...we never did negotiate your compensation for my drone modifications."
Her jacket joined his. It was much too warm for it. "You're right. We didn't." She looked him over speculatively. "Well, I think dinner will do for the basic modifications...but for stealth, it'll cost you more."
His arms crossed in front of him lifting his tunic slightly, "Dessert then?"
She grinned up at him, a wicked twinkle in her eye. "Definitely. And, since I'll have to make additional modifications to keep it from being heard while in stealth mode, you can add dancing."
Stopping he smoothed out his shirt. "GREAT! Then I should be all paid up then."
She raised one eyebrow, her eyes sparkling. "Well..." she moved closer to him and put one hand on his chest. "Just to be clear, tonight does not count."
Moving closer himself, he smiled, "Oh I was referring to last night."
"Oh. Last night..." She drew a circle with one finger on his chest. "Well...your sister invited us to dinner, so that doesn't count. But dancing..." She cocked her head to one side, smiling back. "Does that mean you don't want to dance with me again?"
Shaking his head slowly with a grin, "I've been thinking about dancing with you almost all day."
"Good." Her smile softened. "Because I've been thinking about dancing with you, too." And letting those thoughts distract her, but that was another matter.
Pulling his shirt off, he put his hands on her sides, lifting her slowly to him. He placed kisses from the base of her neck up to her ear rubbing his nose along the upper edge, whispering..."Eres tan hermosa".
She wrapped her legs around him and held on as the kisses sent shivers down to her toes. She decided she should learn Spanish so she'd understand what he said.
Lowering them, he sat on the sofa as he removed her shirt. He stared into her eyes before pulling her into another deep, passionate kiss.
...Sometime Later...
They dozed off some time later, which wasn't surprising as neither had slept well the night before. Ryn woke, still curled up next to Raf, and smiled before gently running her fingers across his cheek and chest.
She watched him for several moments, considering if she wanted to wake him or not. Then, deciding to let him sleep a bit longer, she gave him a soft kiss and extracted herself from the bed.
As they still had time in the program and the moon was just beginning to rise over the water, she decided to go outside. Ryn opened the door as silently as she could, then crossed the deck to the beach. She wouldn't go far, but the idea of a moonlight swim was irresistible.
Waking, his hands on his chest, he propped himself up looking around. After hearing a few splashes, he pulled the sheet back and padded out onto the bungalow's deck.
Looking out in the direction Raf leaned on rail to watch.
Ryn swam back to the bungalow, stopping when the water was shallow enough for her to stand. It had been a good swim, but she was ready to go back inside and see if Raf was awake. Pushing her hair out of her face, she looked up and saw him standing by the rail and smiled.
Looking at here as the moonlight glistened off her, and the water. "How's the water?"
"It feels wonderful. You should try it." She stopped on the beach, watching him to see what he decided to do. If he didn't want to swim, she'd join him in the bungalow.
He walked along the outside of the bungalow joining her on the beach as the gentle waves wash over his feet. Stepping in front of her he looked down as he wrapped her up, her wet body having been cooled by the water and the night air. "Ohhhh, you're cold."
The cool breeze wasn't helping any. Ryn pressed against him. "I was good until I stopped swimming and got out of the water. I either need to get back in the water, or go inside and warm up." She wrapped her arms around him and smiled. "Where do you want to go?"
Chuckling, "Like that even needs to be asked..." Squatting, he scooped her up, "...I'll warm you up."
"I was hoping you'd say that," she teased. Being with Raf was the perfect antidote to a very discombobulating day.
He grinned at her teasing as he carried her back into the bungalow. Approaching the bed his name was paged of the comm. == Petty Officer Esragg to Commander Montoya ==.
Stopping, his head dropped sharply to his chest and after a frustrated huff. How long had the slept...was it time for him to meeting him already? "Yes?"
== Sorry to bother you sir but I was doing some studying before my shift and was wondering if you were available? ==
Glad to here he wasn't late, he looked to Ryn raising a brow with a smirk. "In 45 minutes. Out."
Lt. Commander Rafael Montoya
CMO
Lieutenant Rynna Csira
Chief Operations Officer
USS Orcrist
P.O Esragg - NPC
C...blockng Bolian
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