All Along the Watchtowers - Part Seven

Posted on Tue Nov 30th, 2021 @ 11:32am by Division Admiral Thomas Lasky & Post Captain Plataea "Phantom" Lasky

Mission: Mission 116: All Along the Watchtowers - Part One
Location: Various Locations - Starbase Vanguard
Timeline: 1700Hrs - October 25th, 2393

Division Admiral Tom Lasky walked into his home, where his children were making themselves known while Kurt was busy making himself known to Shadow, her yellow eyes watching him warily as she had been on the receiving end of his attention more than once and she was sure did not welcome such attention. Lasky reached in and gently picked up Shadow who mewled in protest at the surprise appearance of Lasky.

Kurt was not happy and it showed. Lasky knew he needed to resolve this fast as he gently set Shadow down on the sofa, she proceeded to hop off the sofa before she ran off into the shadows. Kurt was mollified with one of his toys and then Lasky set to find his spouse who was sitting nearby, topless as she felt both Emile and Rachael both at the same time.

Lasky moved past his spouse and into the kitchen. "You want anything to drink?"

"Just a glass of water please?" Plataea asked her husband.

Lasky moved to the replicator and placed the order for the two drinks, a glass of water for her and a glass of orange punch for him. He downed almost his entire glass in one go before he polished it off with his second before he recycled his now empty glass of juice, he then brought her glass over to her but he set it down on the table as both hands were otherwise occupied with the caring and feeding of children.

Lasky knew that his spouse nursed their children at her breast, he would not presume to tell his wife how to look after their children, he had never done so before and he would not do it now. Plataea smiled as her children drank their milk as they usually did and when feeding time was over. Lasky gently helped his wife with the caring and feeding of infants.

A good ten minutes or so later. Lasky and Plataea had retreated into the bedroom while leaving the holo-nanny activated in Plataea's likeness as well as being programmed with as much of Plataea's personality as Savannah could muster.

"Well... Siaxx and I had a little chat about thirty minutes ago." Lasky was busy changing out of his uniform as he knew he needed a shower. He draped his uniform jacket over the back of a nearby chair, indicating he planned to reuse it the following day, next to it was his boots and a new pair of uniform pants and undershirt. Plataea's uniform attire was as much the same as her husbands, also on a chair.

Lasky indicated the bathroom with his head. His spouse followed into the bathroom in silence, a few moments went by as Lasky turned on the water, then he stepped in followed by Plataea and then she closed the door behind them.

"It was educational." Lasky shrugged his shoulder in a manner that could have indicated many things. "Besides... It was intresting." Lasky started the conversation which he knew would get interesting very quickly. While he felt the hot water begin to slowly wash away his issues while it splashed over his skin.

"Siaxx... What did she do this time?" Plataea asked softly. She likewise felt a sense of satisfaction as the hot water washed over her upper body. She had to get along with the small Bolian female, even if at times, she wanted to take the other woman into her office, bend her over the desk and then discipline her as if she was a disobedient child, whose behaviour was in desperate need of correcting.

"Well we sort of... collided in the hallway... We ended up discussing Elizabeth, of all things." Lasky explained for his spouse.

"Ahh.." Plataea answered as she began tending to the cleaning of her body. "It could be worse." she added.

"Siaxx commented that you might be envious of your niece." Lasky then huffed a sigh at the woman in his arms.

Plataea knew that this was going to come up and that this was still going to be clearly an ongoing issue that clearly needed resolving desperately. "Tom. I am not envious of Elizabeth. I have no need to be. You are my husband... Father to my children... Well, the second clutch of them anyway." she added as she turned to face him. While she grinned at him. "If I had issues with our relationship. I would have resolved them with you long before now," she added. "You allowed me to claim Kurt as my child... and that's where our relationship started." the tall woman grinned at him. "Besides, it's been a heck of a ride," she added as she regarded her husband with a knowing grin.

Lasky caught the double meaning behind her words. He knew of what she meant with that statement and what she had missed saying at the same time. "It still is a heck of a ride," he added if only to encourage her. "I'll drop by Kam and Beth tomorrow evening... See how things are with them."

"That sounds good. I get you to myself tonight..." Plataea grinned at him. "So... Enough talk?" It was clear to Lasky what he spouse wanted.

"Yes..." Lasky answered as he smiled at her. It was just the two of them sharing a shower so they had time for themselves.