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[notabricklayer]

McCoy has fallen into a rhythm in the bar - waking up late (for him), coming down eventually to see if anything particularly interesting is going on, pick up something for lunch, trade in a stack of videos for a brand new stack of videos, and go back upstairs.

This morning, he is downstairs much earlier.

He is in uniform for the first time in a week.

And he doesn't detour at the Bar, striding straight to the door, no pauses, no stops, just a quick trip to the front door, which hisses open obligingly, dragging him back aboard his shipboard life.

If he were to stop, he'd never make it through that door.

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[olyabird.livejournal.com]

The heat dissipates just as quickly as it appeared, and her purr coils through his body.

Finish your dinner. And then take me to bed.

She's hungry too, but she can wait to eat. Other appetites are rapidly eclipsing that one.

[notabricklayer.livejournal.com]

"Temptress." He mutters under his breath, but he flashes a small grin at the panel where she's hiding before tucking into his meal. Every few moments he is interrupted by one crewmember or another, mostly just to say hello or to see how the injured engineer is doing. Olga might consider the crew complement to be somewhat overlarge, but ties are close on board ship.

[olyabird.livejournal.com]

She is well aware of every life line that is crossed and tangled with his here. There's a reason she's being so patient with him.

He might not even realise how flattering it is to fall into that category, to be someone for whom she actively has to focus on being patient for, instead of someone for whom she settles into the wait like a fish in the water.

[notabricklayer.livejournal.com]

He doesn't, not right now. Maybe one day he will learn to appreciate it. Right now, he's dumping the tray into the recycling bin with a definitive clatter.

Soon he's off down the hallways again, hands in his pockets, navigating the busy corridors with a second-nature sort of purposeful wander.

[olyabird.livejournal.com]

She time slips ahead of him, waits for him in the reflection of the turbolift, the corner of her mouth elevated as he gets in with a handful of other people.

You're not angry that I'm here?

[notabricklayer.livejournal.com]

That earns a deeply disbelieving look, when he's fairly sure no one is looking. Angry? Hardly. Annoyed that he can't sneak away, but angry?

Surely she jests.

A few minutes later, he strolls to his own door, palms the lock, and slips inside. Finally.

[olyabird.livejournal.com]

Her scent is already here, a little musty from whatever catacomb she's been tromping through, and a hint of her tobacco lingers in the air.

Olga herself is nowhere to be seen.

(The reflections in here are all so small, especially in the half-light.)

[notabricklayer.livejournal.com]

He raises an eyebrow at the empty quarters, wondering, just for a moment, if he hasn't just been delusional these last few hours.

But no. Even delusional, he's not that creative. Right?

Using time-honored hunting methods, McCoy cheats, stripping off his scrub top.

[olyabird.livejournal.com]

A ripple of laughter comes to him across the open spaces, low and honey dark, and rich with an affection that brushes his nerve endings like a warm breeze.

Now who is tempting who, Lyonya?

He can sense her presence, as if she were standing in the room with him. She's pacing the floor of the room still in the Twilight, reading the things that his hands touch the most.

[notabricklayer.livejournal.com]

"I thought it only fair." He retorts, grinning, now that his non-delusional state has been confirmed. "I seem to remember something about not starting what you don't intend to finish...?"

His room is fairly spartan, but by his choice - after leaving Earth, he hasn't settled down in one place for too long. There is a delicate music box on the dresser, a 'gift' from his daughter (chosen by her, paid for by her mother). His work desk shows a lot of long hours put in there, after Nurse Chapel had shooed him from the sickbay proper.

There's also the random assortment of electronic books, journals, and knicknacks. But those aren't terribly important.

[olyabird.livejournal.com]

Before he even finishes the sentence, he feels the by-now-familiar ripple of the Twilight opening and closing, and there's a warm body, slipping her hands around his waist from behind.

"You cheat. I like this about you."

[notabricklayer.livejournal.com]

He shivers (the chill, like ice down his spine, will never be something he gets used to) then leans into the warmth of her embrace.

"What cheating, darlin'?" He asks, grinning at her tone. "If you want, I can put it back on."

[olyabird.livejournal.com]

Her nails graze over his ribs, and she growls a little under her breath.

"Don't you dare."

[notabricklayer.livejournal.com]

He chuckles, reaching up to trap her hands.

"I'm sure I have some heavy weather gear in a locker around here somewhere." He notes innocently. "Parkas and the like."

[olyabird.livejournal.com]

He traps her hands, she takes the peak of his shoulder blade between her teeth, just hard enough to make her presence known. The bite becomes a sucking kiss and she growls against his skin.

[notabricklayer.livejournal.com]

Gooseflesh rises at her ministrations - he really has been missing her, body and soul. Gently he turns in her arms, because he wants to see her for real, not just as a reflection (or an owl).

[olyabird.livejournal.com]

She's glaring at him, which is difficult to take seriously with that little smirk haunting the corner of her mouth.

"Now I am cross with you," she says, trying for imperious.

[notabricklayer.livejournal.com]

"Oh? Why is that?" He asks, tweaking a lock of her hair, thoughtfully straightening her collar (and lingering over her collarbones).

[olyabird.livejournal.com]

She glances up, and if that lifts her chin to give him better access, so be it. Her hands play over his torso, her fingertips marking the line of muscle and bone.

"For making promises and then rescinding them."

Hmmph.

[notabricklayer.livejournal.com]

"Care to teach me the error of my ways?" He asks lightly, his fingers tracing up the column of her neck, the line of her jaw.

[olyabird.livejournal.com]

She hums under her breath, and her eyes fall closed, her body closing the distance between them.

When she can find the words, her voice is pitched low, and he can tell he's having an effect on her. "Not especially, no. Your ship, your lessons."

[notabricklayer.livejournal.com]

"Speaking of that..." He rumbles, but she is warm against him, and he abruptly decides he can find out later. Now, he finds that kissing her is much more imperative.

Much more imperative.

God, he missed her.

[olyabird.livejournal.com]

Olga moans quietly against his mouth, her hands threading around his neck, pulling him close. His hunger ripples through her like sunshine, and she drinks deeply from his mouth, letting him feel how much she missed him, too.

Kissing is so much better than talking at this point, she agrees.

[notabricklayer.livejournal.com]

"Missed you, darlin'." He murmurs quietly against her skin. He is just so damned glad to see her.

[olyabird.livejournal.com]

My love.

The words echo through him, a thousand kisses spilling down his spine, the sensation not nearly as intense as it usually is when they're at Milliways.

She tugs her gloves off, and then her coat, letting it fall where it may, too focused on his mouth to care.