Post Number 4 To Post 27 We Go

Posted on Thu Oct 29th, 2026 @ 1:23pm by Commodore Cyndi Song & Rear Admiral Paul Sanderson

Mission: The Forbidden Waters-5
Location: Starbase Danvers
Timeline: Backpost

Paul heard Cyndi approach his direction. She was late, he grabbed her by the arm. He wanted to show her something special. "Come on slowpoke we need to get to post 27 immediately." Paul said is he dragged her by her hand, going past the corridors to the nearest bulkhead post. As soon as they arrived they can see the sun rising on the planet around starvation it was a beautiful sight.

"Slowpoke? You try running in six inch heels," Cyndi said stopping long enough to removed her heels. "The view is breath taking." Cyndi agreed as she slipped her arm around her husband's waist.

"Why did you wear heels?" Paul asked as he embraced her with his arms around her waist. He felt like a young kid again.

"Because I wanted to wear a dress for you. A dress means heels." Cyndi said as she leaned into him. "Have I told you lately how much I love you?"

"Have you heard of flats?" Paul suggested to her, with a smirk on his face.

Cyndi turned to face him. "Flats? Had I known you wanted to run I would have, Unless," she grinned teasingly. "You planned this so you could catch me easier. And it worked. Now that you've caught me what do you plan to do with me?"

"Easier to catch you with heels. Flats would make it harder to catch you. So I have missed you Cyndi." Paul said, as he held her close to his side.

"I've missed you as well." Cyndi said resting her head on his shoulder. "Let's go get something to eat, spend time together just us then tomorrow we can do something with the kids. I miss them too, But tonight I just want to be alone with you."

"Do you know, well it happens to be that both kids are staying at their friends tonight. They made crude comments about not wanting to hear their parents getting it on." Paul said, with a teasing grin on his face.

Cyndi snickered. "How do they think we had them. Well since we'll be alone for the night. Let's get something to eat and go to your quarters and as the kids say. Get it on. Remember that little thing I showed you? It's on your pillow. Or do you just want to forget about eating?" Cyndi asked with a mischievous grin.

"Maybe a little Marvin Gaye tonight, I like that." Paul said, hoping she remembered the Marvin Gaye song let's get It on. They started to walk towards the turbo lift.

"That sounds perfect," Cyndi said taking her husband's hand. "It's been too long. I hope we're thinking of the same Marvin Gaye Song."

Paul took her in his arms as the scene fades away, he did not care who saw, as he passionately kissed her as the scene fades away.

Cyndi returned the kiss just as passionately with promises of what was waiting for them.

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A few hours had passed, as they both laid in bed, snuggling up to one another. "Sure I can't convince you to take on a second pip, I miss having you close to my side." Paul said, as he looked into his loving wife's eyes.

Cyndi smiled as she snuggled closer, "Too many days like this and I'd think about it. But we'd not get anything done. I miss you more than you know. Taking the promotion to admiral is tempting. But we'd not get out of bed long enough to do our work and we both know it."Cyndi looked at him with a mischievous grin. "Or do you want a reminder on how much I love you?"

"Retirement sounds nice too." Paul said, responding to her never getting out of bed. He did not want to let her go.

"Are you ready to retire?" Cyndi asked as she rested her head on his shoulder, "You just got this command." part of her wanted to stay right where they were while the other part wanted to see what was out there in the new sector of space.

"If you meant waking up to you every morning on this bed then absolutely." Paul said with a warm loving smile on his face.

"You make it sound so tempting, leave Starfleet, move to either Klavor and live or move to Earth to live until I have to be Queen." Cyndi commented. I'm torn between my command and retirement and a quiet life on one or both planets." She looked at her husband of seventeen years. "Your my love now and always. We have two great kids to show our love."

"Or let's go to Risa, and say forget all of it." Paul said is he pulled her close to his side.

Cyndi pulled him close as well. Her fingers drawing lazy circles on his chest. "Risa , it's been years since I've been there." Cyndi propped up on her elbow. I tell you what. Next time command approaches me for that promotion I'll take it. Turn my ship over to someone. We both retire from Starfleet and move the four of us to Risa. They approach me every couple of years. We'll turn our commands over to someone else. How does that sound?"

"That's not very nice to tease me like that." Paul suggested to her, "because you know I can make that happen." Paul pointed out to her.

Cyndi nodded, her face taking a serious look, "I know you can, one of the perks about being an admiral. As much as I love my command and exploring, I love you and the kids more. If you want me to take that promotion I will, I can hand over command of my ship to someone and move here to the Starbase.Or should I wait until the promotion is offered again in two years and take it then?"

"I don't think Commander Parker is ready. He's a good officer, but he is still pretty green." Paul suggested to his wife. If she was serious, he had another person in mind.

"You are right, he's an excellent first officer but he's not quite ready to command the ship on a full time basis," Cyndi agreed, she grew silent for a few minutes she snuggled close to Paul again enjoying being close. "I know you can make this happen, I'm asking for a couple more years. Let me have twenty years in command of a starship. Then once I have my twenty years in I'll take the promotion to admiral. I'll move to where your at and retire. How does that sound?"

"I'm going to hold you to that, or otherwise I'll look at demoting you." Paul said with the playful smile on his voice. He wasn't serious but he just wanted her to know that she needed to make a decision in the next couple years.

"I give you my word. Twenty years, I'll take the admiral promotion and join you where ever command has you," Cyndi assured him. "Then we can retire together and take on a quiet life and wait for grandkids."

"Twenty years in service, or in another twenty. I want to clarify that statement." Paul said, not wanting to get caught up in semantics.

"Twenty years in service, I have two years, three on the outside. I'll accept the admiral promotion. Request to be assigned to where your at and then retire." Cyndi assured him. "Retire to Earth, Klavor or some other place where we can be normal people. I won't have to be Queen for years and I just want to spend time with you my love and wait for Piper and Brent to get married and make us grandparents."

"Grand kids, I like the idea of us watching them together. However I don't want either kids having kids right now." Paul suggested to her, knowing that they were both still to young.

"Way too young. Piper is sixteen and Brent is thirteen, They have a lot of years ahead of them. They have school to finish and decide on what they want to do with their lives," Cyndi said. "Grandkids will come when they're ready."

"I am aware of this." Paul suggested to her. "If you feel they are getting old, we can always make more little ones." He said, with a big cheesy grin on his face.

"Now that is a very tempting idea." Cyndi commented. "We're still young enough to have another baby,"

The scene fades, as the two of them continued to tease one another.

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