So flight, hotel, inssurance (yes, mock) have been finalized and payed for.  I'M GOING TO D*C PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!  I'M GONNA SEE MARY AND EDDIE!!! WHOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

DUDES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  EDDIE AT D*C!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  EDDIE AND MARY AT THE SAME TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMGs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Excuse me while I just die.  Seriously! I'm just gonna SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!

“Madame President?”

“Sorry.  Interesting game.  Is the colonel your opponent.”

The commander’s smirk was full of derisive, yet good natured, humor.  “No, he doesn’t have the patience for chess.”

Laura nodded in understanding.  “Who are you playing then?”

“Myself.”

The answer astounded her.  “Isn’t that cheating?  Don’t you favor a side?”

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I GOT MY PHOTO OP WITH MARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And Amanda Tapping, but MAAAAAAAAAARY!!!!  Part of me feels like it's fundamentally wrong that I paid more for my Photo with Amanda Tapping than Mary, but oh well! I'M GONNA SEE MARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  OH YEAH BABY ( Read more... )

Still catching up. (poor Kastari. she's an angel. Did I mention that? Also that she's the best beta in the world? Yes? Good.) So we have 'let's talk in the dark' prompt. *wiggles eyebrows* So not. Sorry people, I went with another tack. Hope you still like it.

and apparently i'm an idiot! so this is challenge no. 5! not any of the recent ones I ( Read more... )

Laura was surprised when the marine allowed her entry into the admiral’s quarters.  She would never have let anyone she didn’t know roam free in her personal space.

The polite thing to do would be to stare at the painting above the couch, but his bookshelves called to her.  It was a siren’s song she couldn’t ignore.

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Bill was sitting by her bed when she woke.  Her admiral was tired, the lines of his face deeper than she had ever seen them.  His eyes, fixed on her face, were sadder than her heart could bear. "Bill," she rasped weakly. "You need to rest."

"I am."

He was stubborn.  She turned her hand and linked their fingers. "You need to sleep.

"I can't."

"Why not?"

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Phantom hands pulled at her body.  Her heart racing with fear, she awoke with a gasp.  A cold sweat covered her body

"Laura?"

Bill's voice came from the couch, more awake than she would have hoped.  She wondered how long he'd been waiting for her to wake up.  At least he hadn't tried to help the process along.  He'd learned quickly, and quite ( Read more... )

Keep going.

Keep walking.

Keep the children safe.

Fire burned in her abused lungs and aching muscles.  Fear prevented her from slowing down.  Necessity made her push the children further and further away from the gunfire, the screams, and the smoke.

She led them past the safety point and into the shelter of the trees.   The children huddled behind the ( Read more... )