fanfic_name = The Sit. Room Incident

chapter = 10

author = Dwparsnip

Rating = AP15

Type = Romance

fanfic = Rick slept peacefully during the night and Lisa was certain that it wasn't because he was so tired, but because the burden of telling her what had transpired in the cave was no longer eating away at him. How she would take it had worried him, and it had taken its toll on him mentally and physically. Lisa stayed with him and wouldn't leave him again until he was feeling better. In fact, she had shunned any and all responsibilities save one: caring for her husband.



She had resolved to make the next little while in Rick's life as peaceful as possible to help with his recovery. She would make sure there was no mention of work, the MED, the cave and most importantly Sue Graham. Lisa never even permitted herself to think of Graham, afraid that Rick would pick up on it and become agitated.



The day after his collapse was uneventful, with the Hunters staying at home, resting, talking and holding each other. The only visitor they had was a nurse from the infirmary, sent by Jean to check up on Rick. He didn't show any ill effects of his concussion and never bothered to mention anything about the previous night, much to Lisa's dismay.



When they went to bed, they held each other tightly, and while Rick again had a good night sleep, Lisa was haunted by what she considered to be the most terrible image from the last couple of days. She didn't actually see it when it happened, but from Max's description her own vigorous imagination drew her the image of Rick, collapsed on his knees outside their quarters, calling her name.



It broke her heart every time it flashed in her mind. She forced herself to concentrate on him as he cuddled into her back, his arms around her holding her so close to him that she could feel his breath on her neck. She focused on his breathing, in and out, in and out, and in and out. It was after only a few seconds of feeling his breathing that she fell asleep.

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They got up late the next morning, and the only reason they got up when they did was because the nurse had come to check on Rick again.



When she left they had their breakfast. They talked as they ate, carefully avoiding the subjects of work and Sue Graham, and as Lisa put the dirty dishes in the kitchen she asked, "How are you feeling, Rick?"



A smile tugged at the corners of his mouth and he replied humorously, "I wish you'd stop asking me that. You've got it up to asking once every two point three one minutes." And as Lisa wrinkled her nose at him he let loose a hearty laugh.



She smiled at him, so relieved to see him smile and hear him laugh.



He got up and met her as she exited the kitchen and took her lovingly in his arms. He kissed that tiny little area of her neck, right below and slightly behind her ear, that always made her tingle all over when he kissed it. And when his kissing turned into very gentle sucking, every muscle in her lean body tensed as they always did, and she could feel him smile against her skin at her reaction. It always made her forget whatever else was happening, no matter what that something else was. She almost regretted telling him long ago that his kisses in that hypersensitive spot had such a profound affect on her.



Almost.



Rick leaned back enough to look into her eyes, and she saw that all the humor had left his baby blues. "I feel fine Lisa", he said seriously. He brought her back into his embrace and whispered into her ear, "Being with you makes all the difference in the world."



She leaned back this time, and as she brought her right hand up to caress his cheek she said, "I wouldn't be anywhere else." She brought her lips near his and hesitated, wondering how much excitement was too much for him.



He sensed the question that was going through her mind and answered it for her, by bringing his lips the extra few millimeters to cover hers. She was still unsure and nearly resisted, but a couple of seconds of his tenderness persuaded her to join in whole-heartedly.



They broke from their kiss moments later and a concerned and somewhat breathless Lisa asked, "Are you okay Rick?"



He kissed her nose and looking at the clock said, "Three point six three minutes. Better." He laughed as she slapped his arm. He took her hand and led her to the couch where they sat down and got comfortable.



The truth was that Rick felt absolutely fine. He had no symptoms associated with concussions since his collapse. No vomiting or nausea, no blurred vision and his head was clear. In fact he hadn't even so much as had a headache since the night he was released from the infirmary.



Rick sat up on the couch with his legs outstretched and his feet rested on the coffee table. Lisa sat next to him and her feet joined his on the table. She was cuddled into his left side and his arm was around her shoulder and she gently rubbed his chest with her left hand.



They sat together on the couch, just talking. They talked about everything they could think of, though for some reason their thoughts usually strayed back to their days aboard the SDF-1 and New Macross. They remembered the friends they lost, the friends they had made, the good times and the bad.



They talked, yet again, about the time that Lisa, Vanessa, Kim and Sammie had gone to a clothing store in Macross, looking at lingerie when they saw Rick crouching on the floor in front of them. They had decided to leave and come back later, hopefully when he was gone. It wasn't until much later that Rick got the chance to tell Lisa that he was fumbling around the floor trying to pick up the groceries he dropped while Minmei was trying on a dress.



Their laughter at the episode had just died down when there was a knock on their door. Rick got up and opened the door to find Max waiting there.



"Hey Boss", he said pleasantly, "How are you feeling?"



Rick rolled his eyes, groaned and turned to go back to the couch, leaving a confused Max standing by the door. He came in and as Rick sat back down next to Lisa he asked innocently, "Was it something I said?"



Lisa chuckled and replied as he sat down, "He's getting a little tired of being asked about how he's feeling."



"I see", said an understanding Max. Then he said teasingly, "Getting back to normal then."



He grinned, Lisa laughed and Rick just smiled, taking the jibe in stride.



Max looked at Rick and asked, "Do you have any plans for this afternoon Rick?"



Rick gingerly shook his head and asked, "What's up?"



"I have to fly down to Base Tirol-Gamma this afternoon and was wondering if you'd like to join me." Lisa started to protest but Max stopped her by leaning forward and saying, "I've already cleared it with Jean, Lisa. She said as long I didn't do any high gee turns and kept the bouncing around to a minimum, it would be okay, assuming Rick was feeling okay and hadn't had any nausea or headaches in the last few hours."



He sat back and looked at the concerned look on Lisa's face. He figured the trip would do Rick some good by getting him off the ship and on solid ground with some fresh air to breathe. Plus, in Rick's case, flying was a bonus. He had another reason for suggesting it though. He suspected that Lisa needed a break, and he believed he was right from the tired look on her face.



Rick looked thoughtful. "Well, I would.", Realizing that Lisa was watching him, he stopped, turned to her and asked, "What do you think, Lisa? Any objections?"



Her eyes shone brightly as she smiled at him. It meant so much to her that he asked her about her thoughts and feelings on this before he made up his mind. She had noticed the sparkle that came to his eyes when Max mentioned flying, and realizing it would do him good she said, "If Jean says it's fine and you think you're okay, have fun. It will give me a chance to do a couple of things so I can spend more time with you later." In truth, the only thing she really wanted to do, besides be with him, was talk to Jean about him.



He took her hand, holding it appreciatively, and leaned over and kissed her lovingly on her lips. "Thank you", he whispered.



"Perfect!", exclaimed Max. He got up out of the chair, hopped to the door and said, "I'll drop by and pick you up around 1300 hours."



As Max shut the door behind him, Rick turned to Lisa and asked, "Are you sure you don't mind?"



She gave him an 'are you kidding' smile, cuddled back into him and said, "Flying is probably the best medicine you could have right now."



He put his arm around her again and he turned his head to look at her. His blue eyes searched for her emerald eyes, and when he found them he said reverently, "No Lisa, I've been having the best medicine." He kissed her sweet lips and added, "Flying is just the extra little booster shot."

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True to his word Max knocked on their door at 1300 hours. Rick was ready and waiting for him, and when he opened the door Max had the silliest grin on his face.



Rick eyed him suspiciously and asked, "What the hell is so funny Max?"



"I've been thinking, this is going to be the first time that I'll be flying you around in an Alpha. You're going to go crazy!" When he finished his grin had turned into a smile that seemed to cover his entire face.



Rick couldn't hide his own smile. He knew Max would bring that up, but said warningly, "Max."



"Don't worry Boss", he interrupted with the smile still in place. "If you behave I'll even let you take the stick."



"What's this about behaving?", asked Lisa coming out of the bedroom to stand next to Rick. She put on the sternest, most menacing look she could muster and looked back forth between the two friends. "If either of you misbehave, the consequences will be severe."



Both men lost their smiles and looked at her questioningly as she looked at Rick first. "Your punishment", she said as she kissed him deeply and moved back from him, "will be that that will be the last time for a long time that my lips will touch yours."



Rick gulped and vowed to himself not to fool around.



Max's grin returned as his friend was shot down in a blaze of glory by his own wife, but it quickly went away when she turned her steely gaze on him. "And you Captain Sterling, your punishment for misbehaving will be most harsh indeed."



He looked at her with a mixture of curiosity, amusement and of course, dread.



Lisa stepped up to him and said in a low but authoritative voice, "I'll tell Miriya on you."



Neither man laughed. She was dead serious and their respective punishments for not behaving themselves were about the worst that that they could imagine for themselves.



Trying to disarm Lisa, Max flashed his boyish smile and said, "Don't worry Lisa. I won't let anything happen to him. We'll be back by 1500 hours."



Her firm facial expression didn't waver, but she said, "I know Max."



She turned back to Rick and said softly, "It's too bad you can't check on Roy while you're down there."



"We'll go down together soon. We both need to see him, and he needs to see the both of us."



She nodded and said affectionately, "I love you. See you later this afternoon."



He gave her a small kiss on her forehead and said, "I love you too. Wild horses couldn't keep me from coming back to you."



A radiant smile graced her beautiful lips, prompting him to give her another quick kiss on her forehead before he went out the door. Max gave her a solemn nod before he left to follow Rick, telling her without speaking not to worry.



She closed the door and leaned her back up against it. She sighed and smiled as she repeated, "Wild horses."



Her smile wouldn't go away as she headed for the comm. unit. She punched in a number and said when someone answered, "This is Admiral Hunter, is Dr. Grant in?"

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Max and Rick got suited up and it finally dawned on Rick to ask Max why he had to go to Tirol in the first place.



Max screwed up his face said distastefully. "Quick meeting with some Tirolian defense officials. Shouldn't take too long." He crossed his fingers and added, "I hope."



Rick nodded his head in agreement and the two men headed out onto the flight deck. Instead of heading to Skull One, they headed for the training Alpha that Max used occasionally. Its official designation was Trainer One, but Max had his own name for it.



Max looked at the flight chief, who was back on to him, and asked, "Is Skull One Junior ready chief?"



Rick just shook his head in disbelief and amusement.



"She's all set Captain", came the chief's reply. As he turned around he asked, "What poor sucker are you torturing today, sir?"



When the chief noticed Rick, decked out in a red and white flight suit and a helmet under his right arm standing next to Max, he almost had a stroke.



"Admiral! I'm.I didn't."



Rick held up his hand to stop the chief and said, "Don't worry chief, he has his orders to be gentle with me." Then he busted out laughing, more at Max's face than anything else.



"Ready Boss?", asked Max after Rick finally settled down.



Rick responded, "You bet. Do you want to lead, or shall I?"



Max pondered it for a second and said, "If I let you lead, Lisa will have my hide, so I'll lead thank you very much."



Rick frowned and said light heartedly, "Coward."



They both donned their flight helmets, Rick's red and white and Max's blue and white, nodded to the chief and climbed aboard the Alpha, with Max getting in the back where the master flight controls were and Rick in the front where the trainee flight controls were located.



Max asked for clearance to depart, and while he waited for their response he asked Rick, "Are you positive you're feeling up to this Rick?"



A supremely annoyed Rick said, "Max if you ask me that one more time."



Flight control interrupted him by granting them permission to leave the ship, and before Rick could finish his threat Max grinned and threw the throttle forward.



Max couldn't see it, but he knew there was an enormous smile on his friend's face.



He was right.

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Not long after Rick and Max left the ship, Lisa heard a knock on the door to her cabin. She put the last of the glasses she had been cleaning away and went to the door. When she opened it she found who she expected to see, Dr. Jean Grant.



"Thanks for coming Jean", Lisa said as she motioned for Jean to come in. "Have a seat and I'll get us some tea."



Lisa poured them both up a cup of tea and placed them on the coffee table in front of the couch, where Jean had seated herself. After Lisa joined her on the couch, Jean asked as she picked up her tea, "So what's up, Lisa?" Jean knew this wasn't a social call. It wasn't like Lisa to just call up out of the blue to ask her to stop by for tea, especially in the middle of the day.



Lisa took a second to gather herself before relating to her friend the events of the past thirty-six hours or so. Jean already knew about the Sit. Room Incident, but Lisa hadn't had the chance to tell her about the incident on the moon, and of course the reason she had called her in the first place: Rick's collapse.



Lisa told Jean everything without hesitation up to where she left Rick to go and confront Graham. It was at this point in her story that Lisa finally had to stop and summon some more strength and composure.



Jean didn't know what to say or what to think. She just sat there, eyes wide and sipping her tea waiting for Lisa to continue.



When Lisa did continue, her voice was subdued. "Rick collapsed the night before last outside our quarters." Lisa saw the alarm develop in Jean and she continued, "I.left and he.was trying to come after me.he didn't hear me when I told him I'd be back." Tears formed in her green eyes and her voice faltered as she remembered.



Jean placed her teacup on the table and moved closer to Lisa, putting her arm around her shoulder and giving her a gentle squeeze. She had done this often in the immediate aftermath of Khyron's final attack, and Lisa had done the same for her. They had to support each other then. Lisa had lost her best friend in Claudia, and Jean had lost her sister-in-law.



"Why didn't you call me Lisa?", asked Jean, a little shocked by it all.



Lisa shook her head and said, "Rick just wanted to be left alone and rest. He asked me to stay with him and I did. The next morning he was fine, almost back to his usual self."



"Did he have any nausea?"



"No, he just had a sharp pain in his head and went to his knees. He went to sleep for a short time and woke up when I came back. He was so worried about my reaction to.Graham, and when I left he thought.well you know."



Jean nodded and thought to herself, 'He thought she was leaving him.like Lisa would really leave Rick.'



She amusedly said, "That's why Miriya nearly choked on her breakfast when Graham was called a hero."



Lisa's face betrayed her confusion when she turned and looked at Jean.



Seeing that she needed to explain herself Jean smiled and said, "Max, Miriya, Vince and I met for breakfast this morning in the Mess, and as we were eating someone at the next table commented on how Graham's actions were heroic." Jean sat back as she remembered the bizarre situation. "Miriya had just put a sizable piece of toast in her mouth and nearly gagged on it. Poor Max had to pat her back for several seconds to get her to stop. In fact, I was getting ready to perform the Heimlich on her, but she spit it out just as I got up. She was about to say something, but Max took her hand and she clammed up. We didn't think anything of it, I mean you know what they can be like. She had the most irritated look on her face for the rest of breakfast."



She leaned forward to pick up her tea and took another sip before saying, "She never did tell me what was did or said to get all her worked up like that. Now I know."



All Lisa could say was, "Wow." She picked up her own tea and let the warm liquid flow down, warming her as it went along.



"No kidding", Jean said. "I could say the same thing about Graham. and you."



A perplexed Lisa looked at Jean as she replaced her cup onto the table and looked at Lisa reassuringly. "A concussion can be a tricky thing, you know that as well as anyone, Lisa", she said.



Her expression hardened as she decided to be brutally honest with her friend. "In regards to why he collapsed, I think we both know it was the stress of the situation that caused it, his worry about what had happened, what would happen and, yes Lisa, your actions."



Jean saw Lisa's eyes well up with tears again and said,  "Rick needs you while he recovers. He needs the patience, support and love of his wife. You shouldn't ever let Graham get to you, especially when he needs you so badly. Be there for him and he'll be fine. I guarantee it."



Lisa just sat there, mulling over what Jean had said. She hadn't really said anything that Lisa didn't already figure out for herself, but hearing someone else express what she was feeling hit her hard. She could no longer hold the tears back, and as they started their downward journey she felt Jean's arm go around her again.



When Jean spoke, she spoke softly. "I can't imagine how you felt, and looking back I can see how you would lose control. I probably would have done the exact same thing in your position, maybe worse." She decided on a more humorous approach. "Miriya would have gone through the bulkheads."



Lisa laughed and wiped away the tears in her eyes. Jean smiled as she said, "The bottom line Lisa, is that no harm was done and Rick appears to be on the road to a complete recovery. According to Nurse Anderson's reports he's doing very well. But just to show you that I'm right, why don't you and Rick stop by the infirmary later this afternoon and I'll give him a quick checkup. What time did Max say they would be back today?"



"Around 1500 hours", was Lisa's reply.



Jean nodded as she released Lisa and said, "Around 1500 it is."



Jean picked up her teacup and finished the last of her tea. She got up and brought the cup into the kitchen and then headed to the door.



Lisa got up as she said, "Jean, wait."



When Lisa got to Jean she gave her a quick hug and said sincerely, "Thank you. for everything."



With a smile and glint in her eyes, Jean responded by saying, "What are friends for Lisa. I'll see you this afternoon." With that she was gone.



Lisa closed the door and went back to the couch, where she finished the last of her own tea. She sat back, still holding the teacup in her hands, and thought to herself, 'No one could ever replace you Claudia, but your sister-in-law is as close as anyone can get.'

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Rick and Max made it to Tirol without incident.



Max did what he had promised he would do, keep the maneuvers simple and slow as to not jostle Rick around too much. The weather around Tirol's capital was calm and perfect, and the landing was as smooth as Max had ever made.



He taxied to the appropriate location and opened the canopy as he shut down the engines. Rick climbed out first and as he reached the ground he allowed himself a stretch. Max wasn't far behind him.



They made their way to the security check point, where a REF security officer was waiting. Rick peeled off to take a look at a strange looking aircraft leaving Max to deal with the formalities.



As they approached, the REF officer consulted a list of scheduled arrivals and found Max's name, but couldn't find anything about a passenger. As a preemptive action, he signaled for the base commander to come down just in case Sterling tried to pull rank or something to get his friend inside.



As Max got to the checkpoint the guard saluted and said, "Captain Sterling, sir. Welcome back to Tirol."



Max had seen the officer many times before, and wasn't surprised that he remembered him. He returned the salute and said, "Thanks Lieutenant McKay. How have you been?"





"Fine sir. And you?"



"Just fine Lieutenant. I'd be better if I didn't have to go to this meeting."



"I know what that's like sir." The pleasantries over with the guard glanced at Rick, who still had his back turned to him and stated to Max, "I don't show clearance for any passengers Captain."



Max scratched his head and explained, "Well, I wasn't sure if he was going to come, so I didn't bother to get clearance. Trust me Lieutenant, he's not a problem."



The guard frowned as he said, "I'm sure he isn't sir, but I have procedures that I have to follow. Could you ask your friend to come over here, please sir?"



Max smiled and said, "Of course Lieutenant."



As Max went over to his friend, the guard turned to see the base commander, Captain Oliver, come towards him from inside the base. McKay was about to speak when the strangest thing happened. A look of surprised recognition came over Captain Oliver's face and he stopped in his tracks and saluted. Just for a moment McKay thought Oliver was saluting him, but he realized that he was in fact saluting Sterling.or Sterling's friend.



McKay turned around and got his own shock. With Sterling was Admiral Rick Hunter. He automatically saluted and hoped that everyone forgot that he was there.



Rick returned their salutes, but before he could say anything Captain Oliver said, "Welcome to Base Tirol-Gamma, Admiral Hunter. I wish I had known you were coming sir, I would have arranged a proper welcome for you. I'm glad to see you're doing well."



Rick smiled a genuine smile and replied, "Thank you Captain. With all due respect, I'm glad you didn't know I was coming down. I hate formal receptions."



They all laughed, except for McKay, who was trying desperately to remain inconspicuous.



"Well Lieutenant", said Oliver to McKay, "What seems to be the trouble?"



McKay was beginning to turn red, and he said, "Well sir.I wasn't."



Max interrupted him by saying as he winked to McKay, "I believe Lieutenant McKay assumed that you would want to welcome the Admiral personally, Captain."



Catching Max's wink he affirmed, "Yes sir."



Captain Oliver looked thoughtful for a second and said, "Good call Lieutenant." He turned to face Rick and Max, missing McKay's sigh of relief and said, "Would you care to join me for a snack or drink gentlemen?"



Max spoke up, "I'll take a rain check on that Captain, I have a meeting to get to."



Rick, not really in the mood but having nothing else to do said, "I'd be honored Captain. Lead the way." As he followed Captain Oliver into the base he said over his shoulder, "Give me a shout when you're ready Max."



"Sure thing Rick", he called out. He looked at McKay and asked, "You okay Lieutenant?"



McKay, face red and sweat on his forehead, looked at him and said, "Yes sir. Thank you for covering that sir."



As Max passed the guard on the way to his meeting he gently slapped his shoulder and said, "Don't worry about it Lieutenant. You did the right thing."



Max continued on, not daring to look back afraid he would see McKay collapse or something, and equally afraid that McKay would see the massive grin on his face.

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As it turned out Max was only about half an hour, and after thanking Captain Oliver for his gracious hospitality Rick made his way back to the Alpha. Thankfully, the same guard was still on duty, so he wouldn't have to go through the recognition, explanations and formalities.



He saluted McKay as he passed by and went to the Alpha, where he found Max waiting for him.



Max tossed Rick his helmet, and as he put on his own he asked, "Feel up to leading this dance Admiral?"



Rick put on his helmet and answered by climbing up into the back seat of the Alpha.



As Rick began the pre flight sequence, Max climbed up into the front seat and said, "I'll take that as a yes."



Seconds later, Rick taxied the Alpha to their departure point, and when he got clearance to lift off he started a very slow roll forward and said to Max, "How are you feeling Max?"



A slightly puzzled Max responded, "I'm doing fine Rick."



Max was expecting the plane to keep going forward, so when Rick activated the ventral thrusters, lifting the Alpha up off the runway just enough to go to Guardian mode, and punched the throttle forward taking the Alpha straight up like an out of control elevator heading to the heavens, Max was quite surprised.



"Son of a gun!", he exclaimed as his stomach all of a sudden introduced itself to his ankles.



Seconds later they were in space and heading for home.



Max couldn't see it, but he damn well knew there was an enormous smile on his friend's face.



And of course, he was right.

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Lisa's warning was still ringing in his ears so Rick didn't do anything rash at the controls on the way back. At 1445 hours Rick brought the Alpha into the hangar bay without any problems, and when they disembarked the first thing the duo saw was their wives waiting for them near the hangar bay entrance.



Max gave Rick a worried look and Rick just shrugged, realizing there was no point in doing anything but face the music. They hadn't really done anything dangerous or acrobatic, but the look on the women's faces indicated that they thought otherwise.



They walked towards Lisa and Miriya, slowly, as though they were headed to the firing squad. As Rick and Max got closer, they could see the displeased looks on the faces of their wives and they were both tempted to just turn around and head back to the Alpha.



They didn't, and when they reached the women they both tried to give their wives a kiss, but as they both leaned in towards their respective wives Lisa and Miriya, almost in unison turned their heads so that their husband's kisses landed on their cheeks, not on their intended targets: their lips. Both men stepped back and stood there facing the two ladies, waiting for them to say something.



The bad cop-bad cop routine began with Miriya looking at Max and saying, "Captain Sterling, am I to understand that you were responsible for the safety of Admiral Hunter on your trip?"



Max nervously pushed his glasses back up along the bridge of his nose, looked at Rick then back to Miriya and unsure of himself replied, "Yes.Captain."



Miriya's green eyes narrowed as she asked, "And does being responsible for the safety of Admiral Hunter include allowing him to fly an Alpha from the Master controls considering the circumstances of the last few days?"



Now feeling very hot, Max tugged at the suddenly too tight collar of his blue and white flight suit and stammered, "Well, I didn't see.that is there was no.I just."



He was interrupted when Lisa looked at Max and said coldly, "That's enough Captain." She turned her intense gaze to her husband and asked, "Admiral, you were in control of the aircraft on the return trip?"



He nodded, knowing that he did everything by the book. 'Unless she knows about the takeoff', he thought worriedly.



Lisa smirked and said,  "So Admiral, is switching to Guardian configuration on the runway and taking off in a vertical ascent at full throttle a recommended and safe practice for an Alpha?"



Rick winced. Seeing his reaction she commented, "Am I to assume then, that that means 'no'?"



Without waiting for an answer she looked at Max first, then Rick and then Max again. She said matter-of-factly, "I warned you both of the consequences for fooling around on this joyride. Your punishment Captain has been meted out." As if to emphasize the seriousness of the situation, Miriya stepped closer to Max, who was acutely aware of the very unpleasant scowl on her usually very pleasant features.



Lisa stepped closer to Rick, close enough for him to catch her agonizingly sensual scent, and said ominously, "Your punishment Admiral, has begun and will continue for as long as I see fit. Now, if you please, go and change. Jean is waiting for us in the infirmary to give you a check up. I'll be along momentarily."



All Rick could say was, "Yes, ma'am."



The ladies parted to give the two men access to the hatch, and Max and Rick took no time to move past them and out the door. As the door closed behind them, Lisa and Miriya could hear Max say in an amusedly annoyed whisper, "You just had to show off didn't you."



Lisa and Miriya waited until they were sure that their husbands were far enough away before turning to each other and breaking out in almost hysterical laughter.



After a half-minute of this Lisa finally managed to say, "I told you they wouldn't be able to do it."



Miriya reined in her own laughter and said, "Indeed Lisa." She let loose another giggle as she remembered and said, "The looks on their faces were absolutely priceless."



Lisa smiled and said, "We better get going before they think we weren't serious."



She opened the door, stepped through and started walking. Miriya came up beside her and asked hopefully, "Lisa, we're not going to punish them for too long are we?"



Lisa put her right arm around he friend's waist and said honestly, "No Miriya, I don't think I could handle punishing Rick like that for long."



"I couldn't either. Max touches lips wonderfully."



Again the friends laughed merrily, as they continued on their way.



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