Pomp and Regrets - Part Eight

Posted on Wed Aug 31st, 2022 @ 6:31am by Lieutenant Commander Fleur Antilles & Lieutenant Zyal Antilles

Mission: Mission 108: Grains of Sand
Location: Various Locations - USS Spirit of Winter
Timeline: 1300Hrs - November 27th, 2393

"I appreciate that sir. But it getting dangerous out here. The Tholians have been causing all kinds of issues for the last while and the tensions are rising as a result. War could come at any time." Antilles then shrugged.
"It's safer here on the Starbase. Besides. I don't want my children going into battle and I also appreciate your efforts in keeping my wife and myself together." she added.

"It was the least I could do. I don't like breaking up families." Sheridan answered. "Your replacement's will be arriving soon. I won't keep you further. These are your orders." With that, he handed her two PADD's. "One for you and one for your wife. Take care of yourself Fleur. Your dismissed."

Antilles turned and departed. She tapped her combadge. "Antilles to Antilles. Zyal. Where are you, honey?"

"I'm at home and I've already started packing." came the response. "Jake and the kids will be coming home in the next couple of hours and I wanna be ready to go when they come home." the Cardassian woman explained her intentions.

"Copy that. I'm on my way home now." Antilles answered. "When I get there. I'll help you pack out then one of us will go over to the Starbase and get our new home ready. So we can move the kids without fuss." she commented. "Out." as she tapped her combadge again. Terminating the com line to her spouse.

The turbolift doors opened and out walked Antilles. She entered her home a few minutes later. She found Zyal with several bags scattered around. The Cardassian woman emerged from the bedroom with a huge armload of clothing. She went over to the replicator before dumping the pile before it. She nodded to her wife before she retreated into the bedroom.

Antilles went over to where one of the large empty bags, she then went into the study. She began packing up the precious items that the two women used to make their home as theirs. Fleur took the pictures down before he wrapped them in towels and then she packed them in the bag. Before long the study was empty and the bag was full. She carried the bag into the main area. "The study is empty now. How are you doing?" she asked.

Zyal smiled. "The bedroom and the bathroom are all but finished," she commented. "What about Jake's room.?"

"I'll handle that. I need to pack everything quickly." Antilles answered. "Then we need to vacate these quarters quick because our successors are already here."

"Lovely." The Cardassian woman answered softly. "Alright. I'd best get back to it," she added.

Antilles went into Jakes room with a large bag in hand. She knows what she would need to placate her child as she went to work in packing his stuff. Soon she was her spouse was finished. "Alright. Let's take these items with us to the Starbase." Antilles paused. "I'll go find out where our new home is. Could you finish packing what we need and arrange for the delivery of our stuff?" she asked her spouse. Zyal nodded. "Yeah. I'll take care of it." and with that, the two women parted as Antilles picked up the bag she had packed for the study and the second one was for the master bathroom.

Antilles found her way to the airlock. After the various checks, she went to the quartermaster's office. After she found her new home. Then Antilles made her way to her new space. She found that her new home was more than twice the space of her old home. She smiled as she went into the den before she dropped off the first bag. She then went into the bedroom, before crossing the room. Antilles went into the bathroom and what she saw encouraged her. "I can see why the Starbase guys want to live on Starbases," she commented aloud. She went over to the sink area while she opened the bag.

Antilles quickly began unpacking the stuff for the master bathroom. She lightly tapped her combadge. "Antilles to Zyal Antilles." she commented. "Go ahead and send our stuff to my location. I'm in our new home."

"Copy. Stand by." came the response. Suddenly several bags appeared before Antilles. "Everything is packed and I'm gonna turn these quarters over to the Logistics guys for their work. I'm on my way over after I pick up Jake. We'll be there in about twenty minutes. Out." came the response

Antilles slowly grinned. She turned to the collection of bags. She smiled while she picked up the large bag that she knew was Jake's. There were four bedrooms in this set of quarters. So Jake would have his choice of the largest next to the master bedroom. This, Antilles would keep for her and her wife. Partly as she wished to bed her wife in peace. The master bedroom was directly connected to the main bedroom. There were two other bathrooms. One would handle Jake's various needs and the second would look after the guests that Antilles knew she would soon be receiving.

The pregnant female knew she had a lot to do. So she decided to get on with it.