#captain cormac

A Quiet Lunch

 “It really is quite lovely here,” Elara smiled at tall officer seated across the small table, “The mountains are breathtaking.”

Organa headquarters had been quiet since Lieutenant Lauren left with Captain Jorgan and Forex had returned to their ship to recharge.  Elara had agreed to stay at headquarters with Captain Cormac in case Marcus Thul decided to share any further intel with them while Mallay and Aric snuck onto Thul grounds to get Marcus’ family to safety.  By lunchtime, there’d been no word and Balic dismissed the two other Organa officers for the lunch hour.  He explained that she was welcome to do the same, but she decided to stay since she had a small lunch in her pack so he invited her to join him in the small room that served as a kitchen and rec area.  She accepted his invitation and the two enjoyed a quiet lunch together.  

“I do enjoy taking a quiet hike when I have the time,” Balic smiled back, causing that fluttery feeling to return to her belly.

“That sounds wonderful,” she replied, letting him have the last bite of the desert he shared with her, “I’ve never actually done anything like that before.”

“No?”

“The weather on Dromund Kaas isn’t exactly conducive to nature hikes and until recently, I’d only spent time on Coruscant and Taris.  Coruscant has a few parks, but nothing for hiking really and Taris isn’t a safe place for that type of activity.”

“Maybe we could go the next time I’m off duty during the day…..if you’re still on Alderaan then.”

“I’d like that,” she told him shyly, as she distracted her nervous hands by packing up the remains of her lunch.

Balic was thrilled at spending more time with the pretty blonde medic, but didn’t want to wait that long to spend time with her.  Swallowing his nerves, he decided to remedy that, “Until then, would you like to have dinner with me tonight……not like this I mean, but out……at a restaurant?  That is if you can.”

“I’d love to!” Elara smiled, a flush heating up her cheeks as they both stood, “I’ll have to check with Lieutenant Lauren, but she usually lets us do whatever we wish in the evenings as long as we can be easily contacted.”

“That shouldn’t be a problem since I was thinking we’d just go to one of the restaurants in the palace court, which is walking distance from the spaceport.”

“It’s a date then,” Elara beamed up at him.  “I’ll let you know if the Lieutenant objects for some reason, but I doubt she will. In fact, she’s probably going to be spending time with her sister since she’s on planet as well.”

“I’ll make reservations then,” Balic nodded, then couldn’t resist smiling when he saw a spot of icing in the corner of her mouth from the glaze cake they’d shared.  “You missed a spot….”

Without thinking, he cupped her cheek, his thumb wiping the icing away.  Embarrassed at what he’d done, Balic went to pull away until he felt her lips part.  Looking down, he saw his desire mirrored in her half closed eyes and he closed the distance, his mouth brushing hers in a gentle kiss.

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“Are you sure we should be barging in here Bella?” Corso asked as he followed his captain up the stairs towards the Organa Military headquarters.  

“Why not?” Bella asked with a shrug, her emerald eyes dancing with mischief.  “Mallay said Elara would be in here and I want to check out this officer she’s gaga over……make sure he’s a decent guy.  Besides, I’d really like her to run a scan on you.”

“She doesn’t need to do that,” Corso insisted, “I feel fine today.  Honestly, I’m pretty sure I’m over that flu…..”

“It never hurts to be certain and you had it much worse than Rish and I did.”

“It it’ll make you feel better,” Corso sighed, knowing resistance was futile with her.

“It will,” Bella grinned as they entered headquarters.  The smile faded when she didn’t see anyone around.  Then she heard voices coming from a small room off to the side and headed in that direction.