Not much of a celebration

[Capt Ayers 0]

Nick enters the holodeck and waits until the doors close behind him before he looks around. He had spent days working on this program, getting the locale, the sounds, the smells and the view just right. And now....he sighs to himself quietly. He glances at the table set for two near the railing before glancing around the rest of the boat. He steps over to the railing and looks out across the water at the night lit Eiffel tower.

 

He had created the program for two reasons. The first was that it was how he wanted to celebrate his birthday. He's never been to Paris yet in his life and with living so far away it may be a long time until he can see the real thing.

 

The second reason was who he wanted to spend his birthday with. They had precious little time lately just to be alone and be a couple and that was the birthday present he wanted most. Time to eat a lesiourly dinner, perhaps do some dancing or perhaps some other things. Just simply time where Starfleet, the station and the rest of the universe didn't find ways to intrude.

 

And yet the universe had found a way to intrude none the less. Ethan was off leading a rescue mission and there would be no celebration, not at least until she got back. And if the distress signal turned out to be as bad as it sounded, she wouldn't feel much like celebrating anyways. He clenches his hand into a fist in frustration, thinking that sometimes the job cost them far too much, even if it was the job itself that brought them together. Perhaps it was time to....

 

He shakes his head before saying "Computer, deactivate program and save. Show exit...."