<div class="floatleft">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/6/6b/Lt_Laura_Alicia_Hicks.jpg)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Character name:</strong></td><td>Major Laura Hicks (MSF)</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Location:</strong> </td><td>Observasion Lounge</td></tr><tr><td><strong>With:</strong> </td><td> Col Hot Pants</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Doing:</strong> </td><td> Getting turned into a bowl of jell-o and remembering.</td></tr></tbody></table><br/><hr/><br/><br/>Laura was slowly catching her breath, the sound of her pet name opening a memory to the past and just how far time had come.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Laura had been a top-notched covert operator for the US Navy SEALS for going on 4 years; specializing in gathering intell and blending with the culture of more than 9 different countries. Her seemingly small stature coupled with her pixie like features had gotten her passed over as harmless more times than she could count... but she was also absolutely ruthless and drove herself harder than any other member in her unit because of that perception. She could... had... killed men two and three times her size with nothing more than her hands, although she could use a knife or a magazine nearly as well... It was what the whole unconventional warfare unit had been designed for... it was a wartime tool and SEALS did not shirk from the job.<br/><br/>The fact that she had gotten onto the Mars Mission program spoke highly of her contacts as much as her abilities, but she didn't look a gift horse in the mouth. She had made it all of the way to Antartica and was just feet away from the office of this particular facility's commander and she was fighting down the first case of nerves she had experienced since Hell Week. The sargeant announced her and in her best boot camp drill, she marched in and saluted the... woman behind the desk. "Loutenent Laura Alecia Hicks Reporting in Ma'am." she had said in even tones, but her mind was on other things and she forgot to drop her salute. The woman was older, but looked to be in good shape and was strikingly beautiful. The blue-gray eyes were both like and different than her own darker gray iris and she could feel the heat radiating from her own body build by just being in the older woman's presence.<br/><br/>The sparring match had been a test of her abilities; there was no other word for it after the first 30 seconds. The woman was good! But she was also a pilot and hadn't spent the time in the mud and the blood like Laura had. Her experience helped a lot, and Laura was impressed enough to understand that if she gave an inch, she would be the one on the ground and that would not get her the job... so she played every trick she knew... except for one. That damned kiss! The next thing Laura knew she was on her back and pinned. She laughed softly and met the woman's eyes again, "I think I can do that Ma'am." The nickname Allie had already moved into something more personal than Allie had wanted, but she would take what life offered wherever she could find it... afterall, it was entirely likely that one of them would be left on Earth and the immediate was all that either of them could offer to the other. Besides, the woman had Laura's heart racing already and she hadn't had a real lover in way, way too long.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Laura returned the memories to the storage area of her brain and  sighed softly, "I'll get you back Lou..." She grinned mischievously, "You'll have to sleep sometime."<br/><br/>She got herself shakily to her knees and reached for her uniform trousers; the panties were too wet to wear and it wouldn't be the first time she had gone commando... Hell, she liked the naughty feeling it gave her sometimes.<br/><br/>She froze at the question and swallowed hard. She didn't hesitate, but simply said, "Yes." to the question. There wasn't any need to say anything else as a child would, Laura was sure that Lou knew, tie them together in ways that only parents could be linked. It was more than an offer to produce a kid, even if there would be more than just the one she would carry with other women of the base for Louise,it would be her lover's  first.. and Laura's. While on active duty, a kid... a family.. was impossible. Even in the 22nd century, a pregnant woman was immediately discharged and Laura had valued her career too much. Now... here... things could be different for her.<br/>