Married life, husband and wife

Posted on Sunday 2 July 2023 @ 12:08 by Commander Caroline Miller

Mission: Revelations
Location: McPhee quarters
1199 words - 2.4 OF Standard Post Measure

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Caroline had finally moved everything of hers into Mathias's quarters after the engineering department had finished configuring it ready to house a 3rd person. She smiled at the ring on her finger and it beamed wider as she had some good news to tell her new husband.

"Mathias, Im home," she said walking in.

The scent of roast lamb permeated the air, with a touch of rosemary. Accompanied by the aroma of roasted potatoes. Mathias turned with a smile when he heard Caroline's voice. "Hello love." walking over and pulling her into a heartfelt welcoming kiss. "Dinner is almost ready. How was your day?" he whispered nuzzling his nose against her neck.

"I have got some news," she smiled. "The baby, its developed enough to get proper DNA off now. You're the father. Not the ... not him," she said shivering for a moment. "It's our son."

The nuzzling paused, and Mathias moved his head to where he was looking into her beautiful eyes. He reached up and caressed her cheek gently. "I am glad to hear that the baby is ours, especially for your sake." placing a gentle kiss upon her lips. His eyes widened slightly realizing she said the baby was a boy. "You know the gender? Wow! Honestly it doesn't matter to me which sex the first born would be. Just as long as the baby is healthy!" Another kiss. "I love you Caroline."

"I love you too. And our baby," she said happily. "Our little family. We need to start thinking of names."

"Our little family." Mathias repeated those words almost reverently he felt amazed at hearing those three words. "Those three words I feel so blessed and lucky hearing them." holding her close. "What names come to mind for you?"

"What about Elias? Its Swedish but sounds similar to your name. Although I do so like Casper or Fredrik too. Casper means little treasure," she said dreamily. "Fredrik - peaceful ruler. But then maybe an Irish name might suit?"

"Fredrik Elias McPhee? That sounds lovely to me but that depends on how you like that combination?" finally releasing Caroline from his embrace to get the food upon the table. "Hope you and the baby will like what I cook." giving a bit of a smile.

"I love it. And I'm sure I will love what you cook. So Anya. Have you seen her recently? She disappeared during our wedding. I really need to catch up with her," the blond said.

"I've only had a couple of quick meetings with her, I was encouraging her to make certain she took care of herself, and to actually relax. Anya's been worried about things that have happened in the past, I've not quizzed her about it as I am thinking it is something that you and she might have discussed as a Counselor and patient protocol." pulilng Caroline's chair out from the table.

"Well that could be any number of things which of course I cannot discuss. So I will definitely catch up with her," Caroline said sitting down. "This really does smell amazing."

"Why thank you, Mrs. McPhee." Mathias beamed, taking his own seat after scooting Caroline's chair forward. "That has such a lovely sound to it, a beautiful wife, lovely woman, and very intelligent. Once again I will say, and even shout it out loud I feel very blessed and lucky. Do stop me though if I wax too poetic or prosy. I can at times go just wee bit over board." holding up his thumb and finger with a space between them.

"Oh don't worry if you do and it gets too much, I will take myself off for a long bubble bath," she said simply with a grin. "Its who you are love. And one of the things I love about you. I wonder if he will be just like his dad. Poetic?"

"Who knows and he maybe much like his beautiful mother, talented in the art of botany, and medicine, and keeping a person even keeled." reaching out to take her hand, then sort of standing to give her hand a kiss, then seated himself back in his chair. For a moment Mathias looked at Caroline, her beauty, painting an image of her in his mind so that he could draw her from memory. "Such radiance, such perfection." not realizing that he spoken his thoughts of Caroline outloud.

"You know if you keep saying things like that I will get a big head," Caroline said seriously though her smile betrayed her amusement. "I was thinking perhaps now we have the green light for bigger quarters we should get round to opening some of the wedding gifts. What do you think?"

"I think that is a splendid idea, I hadn't even thought of presents as of yet." he chuckled. "I am looking forward to seeing our wee one cradled in your arms or mine." Mathias giving a warm and gentle smile, "Well shall we get to it? I'm extremely curious as to what has been given to us. I do hazard a guess that one of the packages would be some Scottish whiskey."

"Good job I don't drink much whiskey then," Caroline said. "Or can't presently."

Mathias gave a nod, he pulled out another present and handed it to Caroline, "Here is one especially for you, from the label upon it. What could it be? Something sexy?" Mathias running his eyes all over Caroline. "Though you don't need anything to enhance your sexiness. You are hot enough to make a man's blood become heated."

Caroline opened the box, "Its a tea set," she grinned, "But good to hear that as your wife I can get that response."

Mathias chuckled, "So we've got a few other presents, I actually had the thought of scanning the items but, then decided not to. It is fun to open up the presents, just for the element of surprise? " A couple of more presents were opened they had been addressed to Mathias. In them was wood working tools, and a book on massage. "Oh my looks like someone wanted me to continue in my carving, and look, a book on giving massages, all for you. Are you feeling comfortable, currently?"

"A fair bit aches. Remind me to send a large thank you to whoever sent that," Caroline grinned.

"I certainly will do." he put the book away upon the growing pile of presents." You said you were hurting. How about I work on your feet and we can open the rest of these later." he began to gently massage Caroline's feet. That was one thing his dad had told him years ago, when it comes to pregant woman, the best thing to do was to massage their feet and back.

“How about you work on my feet and then up,” Caroline said a twinkle in her eye.

Mathias chuckled. "Sounds wonderful to me." he having an answering twinkle in his eyes.



○●● Lieutenant Commander Mathias McPhee
Executive Officer
USS Merlin


●●● Commander Caroline Miller
Chief Counselor
USS Merlin