something to do (Pavel Chekov)

45

He finds himself nodded before the alarm bells in his brain can go off. She smiles at him a little. She slowly slips her hand into his board shorts and he lets out a breath he didn't realise he was holding. She goes very slowly. She wraps her hand around him tenderly and he starts biting the inside of his lip. She starts gently and he lets himself calm down just a little. It feels good and he moans, focusing on the warm feeling rather than the guilt he's starting to get creeping into his mind.

"Eadie," he moans.

She's smiling to herself, glad to see him loosening up. She kisses his cheek and he starts getting more and more vocal.

"No," he says quickly and she slows. "No, we have to stop. I can't. I can't do this. I..."

Eadie removes her hand and he pushes his hair out of his eyes. He takes a few deep breathes, letting himself calm down.

"I'm sorry," he says. "I'm sorry that I panic. I don't know what's happening. I was really enjoying it..."

Eadie wishes her voice would cooperate and she could reassure him a little easier but she just gives him a soft smile and kisses his cheek.

"It's okay," she says in one quick breath. "I kn-kn-know it's s-s-... Scary for y-you. W-w-we can try ano-ano-another time."

"I also don't know what happens when... You know... Like everyone makes jokes about not using toilets on the holodeck, I wonder if that includes all bodily fluids..."

Eadie giggles and Pavel asks her what's funny. She pokes Pavel's chest and he rolls his eyes at her. "Doesn't mean I can't kiss you, though." He wraps his arm around her waist and lays her back, kissing her lips and then along her neck. She giggles and digs her fingers back into his curls, pushing her hips up a little to meet his. He presses back against her, making her moan incoherently right into his ear. Everything feels good, it's not forced or frightening or painful or anything he remembered it as. She looks so happy and her soft moans make him more aroused than he's ever felt.

"Eadie," he moans, kissing along her neck. He finds a spot and keeps going, sucking at her neck and listening to all the sounds she makes.

"Pav," she breathes. She sits up a little and Pavel stops, wondering what she's trying to do. Her fingers are curled around the band of her swim top and she looks at him for some sort of permission. He freezes a little, trying to find some sort of words before giving up and looking away. Eadie takes her hand away and sighs, worrying that she may have pushed too far or something. She moves her hand up to Pavel's hair and plays with his curls, giving him a soft smile. He returns it and she breathes out a sigh of relief, going back to kissing him softly and playing with his hair.

They kiss for a long long while and Eadie can't seem to stop smiling. She takes Pavel's hand and they dive back into the water. They stay close and swim to the shallows to make out again. She splashes his with water when he doesn't expect it and he grins at her, splashing her back and smiling.

They spend a few hours in the holodeck enjoying the sunshine and enjoying each other's company. They swim and eat and lose track of time. They close together and he pulls his arm around her and rests his head on her shoulder. They both know that they need to head back soon. They don't want to go back to medbay. They don't want to go back to biobeds and nurses.

"I want to stay here with you," Pavel mutters. "I want to stay here until we land somewhere, and we can go on shore leave together."

Eadie squeezes his hand. She wonders if he'd propose to her on shore leave. She wonders if he'd wait a few years first.

Medbay is quiet. Eadie gets scanned again and Doctor Vessa and Doctor McCoy look at one another. Eadie squeezes Pavel's hand and he bites his lip.

"This is... This is really good," the doctor says softly. "Look."

He shows her the PADD and she looks at the scan, not entirely sure what to make of it. He shows her the previous scans in comparison and her eyes widen. The reds and purples have faded to pale blues and she asks them to explain what it means.

"It means your recovery is coming along really quickly. It means it should be back to, well, normal in the next few days. We... We don't know what they gave you, or what they were trying to achieve."

She nods and asks if it means the can go back to their room for a while. McCoy looks at Doctor Vessa and nods, telling them to come back and check-in in 24 hours from now. Eadie smiles and thanks them, getting up and heading back towards their room.

(Author's Note)

Yeah I uh, sometimes forget this exists

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