The Escort

Posted on Sun May 24th, 2020 @ 2:18pm by Lieutenant JG Matthew Plumeri

888 words; about a 4 minute read

Mission: Episode 106 – Stalemate
Location: Starbase 23
Timeline: MD04: 2330 hours

[ON:]

Starbase 23 – Level 69 – The Red-Light District

The girl from Axanar used her index finger to trace along the outer edge of Matthew Plumeri’s ear. It was late, or early, depending on what your definition of ‘late’ was. She watched him sleep a moment. After a night of sensual lovemaking she was tired too. But, as they say, she was a working girl and Matt was her ‘John’. She watched the rise and fall of his breathing. Her finger lightly touching his nose. She whispered into his ear, “MAAaaat!? Are you still asleep?”

He stirred, opened his eyes and smiled, “Hey? No, I’m awake. Did I drift off? I’m sorry!” he said as he looked over at her to kiss her.

“It’s OK. I’m pretty good at massage huh? You haven’t been asleep long” she said. Her blue hair was soft and voluptuous. Her body tattoos were interesting and fun to look at. Matt laid back and put an arm around her. “Oh wow. Thank you, babe.”

She kissed him back and after a moment said, “Time’s up though I’m afraid.” She put on a pouty face as she pulled the sheets away and straddled him, resting her palms on his chest, the scented oils she used earlier wafting over him. He admired he nude body and said, “Yeah. I know. Just…didn’t want the night to end you know?”

She softly spoke as she lightly stroked his abs which sent a grin and a laugh on his face as she tickled him. She slid off, wrapping the sheet around her leaving Matthew nude on the bed. He sat up and on the edge as he watched her walk to the bedroom mirror and turn on a low light. She started to brush her hair and said, “I’ve got to get to my day job in a few hours anyway. Are those your pants on the chair?” she said not softening the hint.

Matt got up and got dressed. He was finished tying his shoes when she came over and ran her six fingers through his short, spiky, blond hair. “When can I see you again?”

He stood up and pulled the t-shirt of his lean torso. “Shari? I don’t know. Maybe a long time? Maybe never? I don’t know.” He hung his head after looking at her a moment, “I just didn’t want to be alone, you know, on my last night here.”

She asked him as he pulled him towards her by his belt loops, “Are you part of the Starbase 400 crew then for real?”

He nodded, “Yeah. It’s not my home yet. But, if we can get it back, it will be my home. It’s going to be a fight that’s for sure.”

Shari, the girl from Axanar, tried not to get emotionally involved with her clients. She looked away and then said, “You’ll do fine. Come and see me next time you’re here OK?” She kissed him on the cheek. To Matt it felt hollow, dead. Like she was kissing a dead man.

He reached for his wallet and he only had 300 Fed Creds left. He started to count out 100 credits. Shari said, “Oh, you spent the night – I mean, most of the night. It’s almost midnight. It’ll cost another 150. 300 if you want to stay till morning. Sorry stud.” She said as sweety as she could.

Matthew felt empty inside. He knew what this was from the start, but he didn’t think she’d charge him extra for just a few hours longer. “Right…” he said and he counted out the rest. He handed her 250 Federation credits.

“Thanks!” Shari said. She took the credits and put them in a drawer. The transaction was over. She walked Matt to the door. He stepped outside and she caught him by the upper arm, “Hey? Starfleet?”

Matt turned to look at her. She was pretty. And she helped his heart not hurt for three hours. For three hours he could pretend that somebody cared. But it was just that. It was kind of worse than renting holodeck porn. On the holodeck, one knew that everything was fake. Here though, she was real, the world was real…but the connection – that was fake. Worse than fake; it never existed in the first place.

“Yeah?” he answered. Shari squeezed his hand a moment and then touched his face, “You take care. You know? Watch yourself out there?” she said quietly.

Matt nodded, “I will.” There was a long pause. Shari broke it when she said, “I gotta go.”

“Me too. Thanks again. See you?” he said and then walked away.

“See you.” The girl from Axanar said. She didn’t know if she’d ever see him again. Taking back a Starbase from outlaws, bandits and sworn enemies of the Federation? Look it what it cost them when they abandoned it?

The doors closed and she tried to push Plumeri and all of them. The whole lot of them out of her mind. The COMM rang, she answered it. It was a new customer, “Hey baaaby!!” Shari answered.

[OFF:]

Shari Etil (PNPC)
Escort License # W06581115
Starbase 23

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LTJG Matthew Plumeri
Science Officer/Historian
USS Endeavor
NCC-72802

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