The Best Laid Plans

Posted on Wed Mar 18th, 2020 @ 4:16am by Captain Robert Connor & 2nd Lieutenant Jasmine Connor-Yamaguchi & Division Admiral Celeste Yamaguchi-Hobbs

Mission: Mission 98: Building Our New Home
Location: Captain's Quarters - USS Massachusets
Timeline: 2030Hrs - June 19th, 2393

Captain Robert Connor went over to the large wall monitor, he tapped the display once as the face of a younger female appeared on the display. "Hey, Jaz. What's up?"

"Hey Dad, I wanted to let you." Jasmine cut herself off mid-sentence. "Oh hello, ma'am. I'm sorry I didn't know you were entertaining guests." the young woman commented as Yamaguchi-Hobbs smiled. "Don't worry about it sweetie." she paused as she regarded the younger woman for the first time. "I'm just visiting your dad." Yamaguchi-Hobbs got out slowly as if her brain began to become stuck in molasses or mired in quicksand. "I'm... I'm gonna go get myself something to drink. I'll be right back." before Yamaguchi-Hobbs moved away, out of earshot of the two so she could try and sort herself out.

Yamaguchi-Hobbs shook her head as if trying to shake loose something that had become attached to her. 'What the hell what that?'. She asked herself.

Jasmine Connor had noticed it too and she had reacted more the same to Celeste's presence. "Dad, who was that?" she asked in a soft voice. "She looked like.." her thoughts trailed off.

"That's Celeste Yamaguchi-Hobbs. A very old friend of mine, I knew her from before you were born, she was." Connor paused as he decided to come out with it. "My very first girlfriend, the one who all others failed against," Connor explained to his daughter.

"Oh, It's her," Jasmine responded with a smile that suddenly appeared on her face. "I was wondering if the legend ever really existed," Jasmine added. "I was never really sure if I should have looked her up or not. Like Marie did to you."

"Ahh, Yeah well. Marie. What can I say?" Connor sighed, he knew that this one would come out sooner or later.

"You were interested in her, despite the fact she was married, with children." Jasmine reminded her father.

"Marie, at least told me no," Connor answered. "That was after she was done yelling at me for what happened to Celeste."

"Yes. I recall that big fight between you two." Jasmine answered as she quickly pulled her hair back into a ponytail. "I'm surprised you two didn't come to blows or have sex afterward." Jasmine suddenly grinned at her father. "I mean the air was thick with tension between you two."

"Jasmine, really?" Connor sighed softly. "Must you?"

"Yes, I must," Jasmine answered. "Does Celeste know about 'that little detail?" the young woman grinned at her father.

"No. I've not told her about Marie," Connor answered.

"Well, if Celeste hated you before, she's going to fucking love you for this one." Jasmine suddenly grinned at her father. "I'll let you tell her that detail," she added sweetly as Connor glared darkly at her.

Just then Yamaguchi-Hobbs returned. "So what are you two conspiring about?" she inquired.

Jasmine smiled. "Oh, nothing important. I'll let Dad tell you about Marie."

Connor glowered at his daughter. "Well. What's to say?"

"Whos Marie?. Wait. My Marie?" Yamaguchi-Hobbs inquired as she quickly finished her drink before she placed the empty glass onto the table near him. "You slept with Marie!"

"No. At first, I thought she was you, I even addressed her as such, she lost her temper in true Yamaguchi fashion." Connor explained. "You can help anytime Jasmine?"

"Oh no, I'm staying out of this one." the younger female smiled rather sweetly.

Yamaguchi-Hobbs crossed her arms under her breasts. "So what happened with you and Marie.?"

"Nothing, She was married with kids and that was a long time ago. We met when I was on the Worchester, a Nebula Class starship, I've just been promoted to Chief of Security and it was still a year or two before I was promoted to First officer." Connor sighed. "Marie was assigned to Starbase 74 at the time."

"Ahh, yes Marie did mention this to me. Saying something about how my old boyfriends seem to want her rather than me." Yamaguchi-Hobbs explained in an even tone of voice. "Considering that Marie and I look almost alike, with her being a little heavier than me and a little shorter, but she also has more grey in her hair and I don't," added Yamaguchi-Hobbs before she shrugged. "Marie has bigger breasts then I do."

"As I said, it was a long time ago," Connor answered with a sigh. "Thanks, Jasmine."

"Oh, no worries Dad." Jasmine giggled as Yamaguchi-Hobbs glared at her. "You really shouldn't create drama young lady. Why did you do that for anyway?"

Jasmine realized that Yamaguchi-Hobbs wasn't seeing the funny side of things. "Well, I figured you had a right to know."

"Jasmine, next time, let your dad tell me if he wishes to tell me, I am not his spouse and I am not his keeper. Its been a quarter of a century since he and I saw each other last so yeah, just saying, let him handle things... Do not make things worse then they need to be okay?"

"Right. err yes." Jasmine answered quietly, looking abashed. "I'm Sorry."

Connor sighed softly. "Jasmine." he then sighed softly. "I'll call you back later." and with that, he hung up on her. As the screen went black, he turned to Yamaguchi-Hobbs. "I'm sorry about that. I was going to tell you about Marie."

"There was nothing to tell. I already knew about you and Marie. She told me about an old boyfriend who made a good pass at her but he failed to bed her as she was married happily with the kids to prove it." Yamaguchi-Hobbs explained. "It was thirteen years ago and Marie's business is her own, not mine or anyone else's." She added with a smile. "Jasmine wanted to see me lose my mind at you, probably thinking that having the same effect plays out would result in you bedding me." Yamaguchi-Hobbs raised an eyebrow.

"Jasmine worries too much," Connor explained. "She's also not wrong, not all the time."

"I figured." Yamaguchi-Hobbs paused. "Who is her mother.?"

"That's complicated. She came via way of mail order and yes, she knows she adopted." he paused. "But she is also my biological daughter but I found that out later."

"Oh," Yamaguchi-Hobbs answered. "Sounds complicated. So what happened?. The mother didn't want her or something?"

"I'm not sure, I have my theories but I don't really know," Connor answered with a sigh.

"Okay. She looked oddly familiar to me though." Yamaguchi-Hobbs commented. "Now that I think about it, ahh its probably nothing." she dismissed it with a wave of her hand.

"Jasmine is twenty-three years old," Connor answered.

Yamaguchi-Hobbs regarded him in silence a moment. "Twenty three. That's when I was fifteen. Were you seeing another girl behind my back?" she regarded him, no malice in her voice.

"No Celeste. I loved you. I didn't want any other woman. Hell Jasmine can tell you all about the horror stories, the ladies who tried and failed because." Connor sighed.

"Go on?" Yamaguchi-Hobbs asked in a low tone of voice.

"Because they weren't you," Connor responded. "Here I am twenty years later, still carrying a torch for my high school sweetheart."

Yamaguchi-Hobbs was flattered as she honestly had no idea of what to say or what to feel, she had never had any ideas that Rob Connor even remotely cared or even had any sort of interest in her. "Well... I." she paused. "I'm at a loss of what to say."

Connor cut her off as he kissed her on the lips. It started simple but quickly became passionate as she returned the kiss with one of her own.