JPL | RAdm Kassi Denterius & Amelia | "Getting away with a BFF" Pt 1

Posted on 241411.21 @ 4:14am by Rear Admiral Kassandra Harper

Mission: Non-Plot Log

=*= Earth, Ireland =*=

She hadn't been sure what to make of things lately, especially with the latest news and speculations that she'd learned about with her visit with Andrus. All she knew is she had to get away, she had to take some time to herself, now... more than ever.

The perks about having contacts was that she was able to catch a ride to places a little easier than civilians. Something that she was able to look like at the moment, out of uniform, she wore a pair of jeans and oversized t-shirt.... over sized in hopes that Mel wouldn't notice she'd still not gained much weight back from the last time she'd seen her. A bag slung over her shoulder, she slowly made her way up the pathway to her best friends house as she debated on just what to tell her best friend.

​How excited she was that Kassi was coming to visit. The children had grown since the last time she had seen them. However today they were off with Derrick visiting family. She had fixed lots of snack food and tea. Hearing one of the dogs barking she hurried to the door. Seeing Kassi walking up the path she flung the door open and ran out. "Kassi!" ​

She smiled and dropped her bag to hurry over to her best friend, letting herself get pulled into a hug. "I thought about not even bothering to tell you I was coming... to just show up and surprise you." She said softly as she broke the embrace and looked at Mel. Eyes that spoke volumes, still held that depth of a haunting darkness within them, flickered away from her to look around. "I figured this would be a good get away."

"Derrick would have came and got you." Hugging Kassi once more before helping her with her bags. "I am glad you came. I have been so worried about you. We all have. Momma and Papa want you to come over and have dinner. I convinced them that tomorrow would be soon enough. The children are going to spend the night there tonight. Derrick will be home later." Taking her into the kitchen where she had the snacks and drinks out. "I never thought I would love to be a wife and mother. Now I can not imagine anything but." Sitting down after pouring them each some tea. "Tell me what is going on."

"Way to much" She said as she sat down, letting her cane lean against the table some. "And I know he would have.... but I'm tired of having someone walk me everywhere, I'm a big girl and can get around on my own." A hint of frustration sounded in her voice before she tried to push her thoughts away. "You make a good mother."

​Sipping her tea she looked at Kassi. "Yes you are a big girl and can get around on your own. I thought that was established back in the Academy. However we are not Ensigns anymore." Pushing the snack food plate towards Kassi "tell me you are going to stay with us for a while." ​

"I dunno, at least a few days." She took a couple crackers as she looked out the window, letting her gaze linger there as she ate them slowly. "If I go back..." Her voice cracked a little as she said that and thought of Patrick. Amelia knew her well enough to know she lived for Starfleet, bleed for it and would die for it. Just as she would know that if was a sure sign she needed to vent... but would she?

"So much has changed..." Kassi said softly.

Moving her hand to rest on Kassi's. "Tell me what has changed besides the obvious." Watching Kassi closely. Where Mel had the Irish temper and let everything out, Kassi was on the opposite end of the spectrum and kept it all in.

She sat the rest of her cracker down and closed her eyes tightly as she tried to fight back the emotions. "Zetari's gone... blown up.... there is speculations that my first failure with fleet, and my capture was all a set up... I have a new assignment.... and I'm...." She shook her head, still scared she might wake up from that dream and muttered. "I don't know what I'm doing."

Kassi, you know I love the fleet as much as you do. However there is so much politics going around there. And with you a woman, many want to see you succeed, but just as many want to see you fail for their own agenda. I would have no doubt someone set you up, but why? Why the capture? I'd want them found and punished." She stopped and took a drink of her tea. "What is your new assignment?"

"It was all part of the UFP... part of this war... it's been going on for a while... They had infiltrated Starfleet and well... I was a pawn. Same as Zetari became when it was taken over.... UFP felt it expendable, and rather than give it back... they blew it up." She took a drink, somewhat surprised at how much she was opening up to her friend, Andrus had been the only one she'd really talked to. Granted, Mel was her best friend, but even then, she'd not been so talkative to her at times either. "Malone was removed from his position and reassigned, he wants me as his Chief of Staff."

"I See. " Taking another sip of tea as she let this information process. "Where is the General now and what do you think about being in an office and not on the lines anymore. A Chief of Staff is more paperwork then being out with the people like you used to do on Zetari"

"Admiral...." Kassi said softly. "Admiral Malone... and he's taking over the Gamma Quadrant." She shrugged a little, I've not been so much of a people person since.... all that happened. Anyways, Admiral's are supposed to have desk jobs and paperwork.. aren't we?" She said, forgetting that she never got around to telling Mel that she'd been made an Admiral.

"I did not know you had made Admiral. I think I am almost kind of jealous." Rising she went to refill her mug of tea. "I am not sure i could do what you have, done what you accomplished. I am proud of you." Raising her mug up to take a sip. "Tell me, are you proud of yourself?"

"I don't know, I know I should be... but..." She shrugged a little and lifted her glass for a drink. "Enough about me... how have you been?" She asked with the sudden need to change the subject. "And don't be jealous."

"You sure you want to hear about loose teeth, skinned knees and the swearing Derrick does when he tries to fix something around the house?" Lowering back down to the chair at the table to sit. "And I would not trade it for anything in the world." Playing with her mug. "We had a little rough spot when we came home, I believed in Derrick, my family believed in him but it took a bit for him to believe in him. And if that counselor would have tried for anymore sessions I was going to break her nose!"

The mention of counselor brought an odd look to her face and her mind drifted a moment. Andrus had known she'd left upset and full of feelings she wouldn't let herself deal with at the moment. He'd also picked up that she was hiding something from him. Of course she seemed to be denying it from herself too. Shaking her head to clear her thoughts and try to refocus she murmured. "I'm the one that's jealous of you.

"Me really?" She smiled. "Wow.. never thought I would hear that. Kinda makes me feel good. Alright so you are here for some rest and relaxation and not anymore of my questions right now." Rising to her feet "Let's go for a walk down to the corral and let's see if you forgot how to get on a horse.. Admiral" Laughing.

= TBC =

RAdm Kassi Denterius

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Best Friend Amelia