=/\= Starbase Unity =/\=
Watching him go to the cabinet where the liquor was, she almost asked him to get her something. It wasn't because of her past issues with liquor that stoped her from asking though. "So you already knew." She said sitting on the couch, feeling a little more calm now.
“Of course I knew.” He said, turning to face her. “Hell, it was written on her face the moment she met you. I could see her undressing you with her eyes the entire time.” He turned back to the cabinet, poured himself a neat whiskey, and sipped it. “I’m her father, I know the tale-tale signs. All I can say is, she has excellent taste in women.” He allowed himself a small smirk at Chloe.
"It's not funny Richard." Chloe said, not smiling at his joke. "It's something that can cause issues. It already has." Chloe was tring so hard to be a mother for this woman who was only a few years younger than her and she was failing.
“Why? Because she was honest with you, and chose to admit to these feelings, rather than bottle them up and lie to you?” Richard asked, seriously. “Personally, I thought it was incredibly brave of her to admit it to you.”
"Try putting yourself in my place. How would you feel?" Chloe asked of him.
“I’m not saying it isn’t difficult.” Richard said. “But perhaps you should consider her feelings too? Did she make a pass at you? Did she try to seduce you? Force herself on you?”
She shook her head to all of them. "What are you getting at?"
“She’s your step-daughter, for good or for worse.” Richard said. “You’ve held that role with her for about half an hour, and already you can’t stand to be in the same room as her. She wanted to be open and honest with you, and you’ve not exactly been… receptive.”
"How am I supposed to be receptive about the fact that the woman Im supposed to be a stepmother to while she's admitting she's attracted to me?" She asked.
“How would you react if I told you half the MEF have a crush on you?” Richard retorted. “Hell, all the guys and a couple of girls on the flight deck watch you walk past. Don’t pretend you haven’t noticed.”
"I know." She said standing up from the couch to go to the replicator. "And it bothers me now. Im not like I used to be. I used to love it how I would turn attention, but I dont care about it anymore and I wish people wouldn't do that." she said getting a glass of water.
“Face it, its still going to happen. That ring on your finger doesn’t create a field of ugliness.” He said. “You’re just going to have to accept the fact that a lot of people, who like me, find you extremely attractive.” Richard walked over to Chloe, and put his hands on her hips. “Unlike anyone else though, I’m the only one who gets to do this.” He grinned and kissed her softly on the lips.
"And that's what I want Sarah to understand." She said softly pulling away from him. "I want a field of uglieness because I belong to you."
“I don’t think Sarah wants to do anything with you, because you’re her mother now, and I think it’d freak her out too much.” He said. “But I do think you should talk to her, calmly, about it, and about how you feel about it.”
She gave a nod before she took the glass of water from the replicator to take a long sip of it, washing away the taste of liquor Richard had left on her lips.
“And if it makes you feel any better, Patrick isn’t coming with me, so I’ll have him keep an eye on you two.” Richard said. “He’s her godfather, so probably the next best thing to having me around.”
"How did that work?" Chloe said surprised. "He's goes everywhere with you." Chloe said surprised.
“He wasn’t invited.” Richard said, simply. “Plus, I need him to work with Brigadier Stirling on getting our fresh intake up to scratch.”
"Oh, Im sure he's excited about that." Chloe said rolling her eyes. "And I don't think he's a replacement for you in Sarah's life. He spoils her."
“Well, that’s his job, isn’t it?” Richard said, finishing his drink. “I’m the mean one, he’s the favorite uncle.”
=/\= End Log =/\=
MGen. Richard Sharpe
Chloe Sharpe
Sarah Sharpe