<em>"I'm sorry you had to go through all that fuss with the replicator.  And thank you......for planning this little getaway. If you hadn't come into the Sickbay earlier I would most likely be holed up in my quarters going over things from my books from medical school," she told him.  "I like this alternative much better..."</em>Kavash smiled as he finished unpacking the pack and placing each of the containers on the blanket.  He watched Cerise kneel down close to him.  She looked like a girl at the end of a date trying to decide who should go first, then suddenly she leaned in and kissed him.  Her kiss was slow and soft and Kavash felt his entire body start to tingle at her touch.  Their lips moved together for what seemed like ages as he enjoyed how she tasted.  She slowly broke the kiss and drew back.<br/><br/>"It's no trouble, I'm happy to do it." He replied, with a bit of a flush look on his face and a grin which traveled from ear to ear.  "I think after what we just went through we could all use a little rest and relaxation.  What a better place to do it than here."  He put out four different plates of food.  On one there were a couple of different forms of meats, on another olives of a varied assortment.  The third plate held slices of cheeses and the fourth was an assortment of breads covered in chopped tomato's and some sort of seasoning.<br/><br/>"As I said, I was having issues with the replicator cooking up some of my favorite dishes, so I figured a light snack of Mediterranean Tapas would suffice."  He smirked, popping open a bottle of wine that obviously did not come from a replicator and pouring the musky red liquid into two glasses.  "I took a short trip down to Earth while I was stationed at Utopia Planitia waiting for the Intrepid to be fixed.  I fell in love with Italian wine while I was at the Academy."  He lifted a glass to Cerise and held out his own, looking her deep in the eyes.  "To new frontiers and new friends."