Lt. Silveira: You are always the best surprise.
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((USS Artemis-A, deck 3, Jovenan’s quarters))
Nan played with them, setting them apart and letting them hold hands again.
She was so carefully holding them that Vitor simply hugged Nan, pulling her close to him.
She turned her head to look up to his face.
Jovenan: Will you take the Jovenan doll to your quarters? I’d like it to keep you company, like your doll has been to me. ::pause, looks at the dolls:: Although it would be a shame to separate them.
He smiled and shook his head.
Silveira: I have thought of a solution. Shared custody.
She squinted her eyes a little.
Jovenan: How would that work? They still can’t be in different places at once.
Vitor laughed and gently squeezed her closer to him. Kissing her forehead he tipped his head.
Silveira: For this shore leave and next mission they live in your quarters. At the start of the next shore leave they go to mine. That way we won’t keep them apart. What do you think?
Jovenan: Sounds fair.
Vitor smiled and looked at them, held on Nan’s hands and at her happy smile.
Silveira: Well, how about we let them stay and go somewhere? I admit I want to hold your hands.
Nan nodded and stepped off from his hold, placing the joined dolls on her desk.
She then walked back to him, stepping right in front of him and taking both his hands.
Jovenan: I have a place in mind. It’s, uh… You’ve introduced me to things that you like, like cooking and the arcade. I don’t really have any hobbies that would give me something to show for you, but there’s this one place on the ship that I wanted to take you.
He smiled at her and gently squeezed her hands.
Silveira: Sounds perfect.
Jovenan: Let me first check if it’s even available now, okay?
He nodded.
Silveira: Of course.
Nan walked around her desk to the computer console as Vitor smiled again to the lovely couple of dolls, now sitting there. He made a mental note to send some sort of thank you to Doc Rex. Seeing Nan's reaction to the new one was even better than he expected.
He would forever be grateful to the Doctor.
Whatever Nan was doing she finished it, returning back to him.
Jovenan: We can go there. Would you want to come? It’s not much, but it would be my surprise for you.
Vitor tilted his head and reached for Nan’s hands.
Silveira: Yes I will love to. And whatever it is, it's more than enough. You are my surprise, my love.
Jovenan: Response
Vitor pulled her closer and leaned his head down.
Silveira: Oh don’t be silly honey. We are not competing, we are dating. And my girlfriend, you, will always surprise me.
Jovenan: Response
He smiled and leaned down again, giving Nan a quick kiss. He opened his eyes with them still close, just enough apart to speak. He lost himself in her emerald eyes and thought to share something. Something very few people knew.
Silveira: I better just warn you about one thing. I… I have a great fear of heights… Really big… I might freeze and panic… It hadn’t happened in years but just… So you know
Jovenan: Response
TAG/TBC
Lt. Vitor S. Silveira
Chief Tactical Officer
USS Artemis-A, NCC-81287
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