The BLTS Archive - "Captain, Darling" by ILuvKate --- The ship was beginning to shake alarmingly as B'Elanna worked at the Engineering station on the Bridge, trying to reroute some power to the inertial dampers. If she didn't get the warp core plasma temperature down, however, it wasn't going to matter whether inertial dampers were functioning or not. She was confident that she could get everything under control, but she could feel the gaze of the captain and first officer on her and she felt slightly pressured. Intent on what she was doing, she heard Janeway say, through clenched teeth, "Lieutenant, we need those inertial dampers on line *now.*" "All right, darling, just hold your horses for a moment, all right?" came the Chief Engineer's response. The silence that fell over the bridge roared deafeningly. No one even noticed the ship's bucking for the moment. Belatedly, B'Elanna realized what she'd said, and to whom, and where. She froze in stunned mortification, closing her eyes for an instant and swallowing convulsively. Oh, Kahless and all the gods, she groaned to herself. Slowly she straightened and turned to face Kathryn Janeway. Janeway's face was basically unreadable, but her eyes were wide with shock as she stood, half-turned toward B'Elanna, her arms folded. Chakotay's face was inscrutable, but there was laughter building in his eyes. Paris, at the helm, was staring at B'Elanna open-mouthed, looking as though something on his console had risen up and bitten him. Harry at Ops was looking at B'Elanna sympathetically. Tuvok... was being Tuvok. Janeway turned back around to Chakotay, and in a voice that was surprisingly even, said, "Commander, you have the Bridge. I'll be in my Ready Room." He nodded and she turned and walked toward her Ready Room. As she passed B'Elanna, her look said, 'In here. *Now.*' B'Elanna wondered for a brief second if she hadn't gotten everything fixed just then, if Kathryn would have summoned her. The Ready Room doors swished closed on Janeway's back and B'Elanna, carefully avoiding everyone's eyes, stepped around her console and down to the Ready Room door. She took a deep breath and stepped inside. Janeway was standing at the viewport, half-turned away, looking out at the stars speeding past. She had her elbow in one hand; the other hand cupped her chin. B'Elanna stood rigidly at attention, waiting for the axe to fall. "When it came time," Janeway began in a conversational tone of voice, "to make our relationship public, I had envisioned entering Sandrine's or Neelix's luau, holding hands, having an intimate drink together, and then a dance." B'Elanna stared unhappily at the toe of her boot, swallowing again. Janeway sighed. "So much for a casual announcement," she said drily. B'Elanna dared to look up at her and their eyes met and locked. Then suddenly, shockingly, Janeway began to laugh. For a minute, B'Elanna stared at her as though she'd taken leave of her senses, and then she found herself joining in. For a couple of minutes, they laughed, shoulders shaking. "D-did you... see... Tom?" Janeway gasped out between giggles. B'Elanna could only nod, tears streaming down her face, as she held her middle which hurt from laughing so hard. "T-Tuv-Tuvok didn't even turn a hair!" B'Elanna wheezed, collapsing into a chair, still laughing. At last the gales of laughter subsided and they wiped their eyes. Janeway tossed the tissues she'd replicated into the refuse slot and then turned. Snapping her fingers, she barked, "On your feet Lt., and as you were." Startled, B'Elanna rose and came to attention, her expression quizzical. Janeway took a measured step toward her, arms folded, her expression stern. "That you announced to the whole Bridge crew that we were lovers is really inconsequential," Janeway continued. "But the way in which you responded to my request that you get dampers on line was way *out* of line." She took another step closer to B'Elanna, whose eyes widened slightly. Kathryn was more than a little pissed, she realized. "Such behavior by a senior officer will not be tolerated, Lieutenant." Kathryn's words were cold and clipped. "No, ma'am," Torres managed to get out. "It won't happen again, Captain. "It certainly will not," Janeway snapped back. "Such insubordination won't be tolerated, and you'd do well to remember that." "Yes, ma'am," Torres responded in a small voice. "Come here," Janeway ordered. Torres hesitated only a fraction of a second, wondering fleetingly if Kathryn was going to haul her across her lap and administer a spanking or something, but to her surprise and immense relief, Kathryn seized her by the shoulders, pulled her to her, and kissed her soundly. B'Elanna, after her first seconds of surprise, kissed Kathryn back with matching intensity, her arms circling Kathryn's waist. They kissed hungrily for several minutes. "Computer, security lock on Ready Room door," Kathryn drew back and stepped back, sitting on the edge of her desk. She drew B'Elanna to her, cupping her bottom, squeezing gently. B'Elanna bent and nuzzled the side of Kathryn's neck, pushing the collar of her turtleneck down a little. Kathryn made a soft noise in her throat and slid her hands up to B'Elanna's waist. B'Elanna moved across to capture the captain's mouth with hers again and they savored each other leisurely, tongues sliding over and around each other, probing and exploring. Kathryn reached around to unzip B'Elanna's jacket and B'Elanna felt her insides go liquid as Kathryn slid a hand inside her jacket to fondle her breast. "Oh, God, Kathryn-n-n," she moaned, her own hands fumbling with the zipper to Kathryn's jacket. Abruptly she pushed Kathryn back to make her lie flat on the desk. Kathryn grimaced and shoved a PADD out of the way. B'Elanna pulled Kathryn's turtleneck out of the waistband of her trousers and rolled it up over her breasts. She pushed the bra up and bared Kathryn's breasts, bending to suck the rapidly hardening nipples. "God, B'Elanna!" Kathryn gasped. "God, I need you inside me!" "I need to *be* inside you," B'Elanna muttered moving down to open Kathryn's uniform trousers. She jerked them down around Kathryn's ankles and then pulled her panties down and slid two fingers into Kathryn's hot, slick sex and Kathryn moaned. B'Elanna stroked in and out rapidly, pummeling Kathryn's clit with her thumb, making Kathryn writhe. She removed her fingers and plunged into Kathryn with her voracious tongue. Kathryn exploded in a tremendous orgasm, clamping her thighs convulsively around her Chief Engineer's head. As she relaxed, letting her legs drop back down, B'Elanna raised her head. "Come here," Kathryn said hoarsely. As B'Elanna moved up to her again, Kathryn hauled herself back to a sitting position and scooted back on the desk. "Get out of those pants," she continued, "and get that delicious little pussy up here... on the double." B'Elanna grinned, reaching to unzip her trousers and peel them down over her hips, following suit with the panties. "Aye, aye," she said wickedly, "Captain... darling." --- The End