In Holding/Holding On

Posted on 04 Jan 2016 @ 7:36am by Commander C. Kos

317 words; about a 2 minute read

Mission: Rude Awakening
Location: Detention
Timeline: MD 9 || 1200 hours

"I didn't do it. I know I didn't!"

Or did I?

Since she had witnessed the brutal deaths of both Ensign Braxus and Lieutenant Reza as her away team attempted to escape from the Syndicate on Nestene IX. She had moments when she felt very anxious; others when she was hit was waves of depression. She hadn't slept well since that day, excepting when she wasn't sleeping alone. Fortunately, she wasn't sleeping alone that much anymore.

Terry Walsh was the ray of light in her life. Their coupling was a bit of a surprise to Mackenzie. She had been getting very close to Harvey and was certain that things were moving forward, closer to a more intimate relationship than they currently enjoyed. When Walsh had come aboard, she immediately noticed his attractiveness. He was built solidly, strong. But her attraction to him grew more as she worked with him. He was gentle. Caring. Fun-loving. Playful.

Then, while the Black Hawk was undergoing repairs, Mac took leave on the planetside portion of DS11. It was there that she and Walsh found themselves in bed together for the first time. She had straight up seduced the pilot, her flirting fueled by alcohol. And an intense need for physical attention.

After their tryst, she had felt guilty. After all of the build-up with Harvey, she'd jumped into bed with Terry. She feared that she'd damaged her relationship with Geisler. But she and Walsh were keeping things quiet, so no one actually knew about the two of them.

The calming effect that her relationship with Terry was having on her made her doubt that she had sabotaged the Black Hawk. She had no memory of doing it, nor did she have much occasion to do it, since Terry was generally with her in her off hours.

But she had enough doubt that she was scared.

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