Something Under The Collar?

Posted on Wed Jan 9, 2019 @ 1:48am by
Edited on on Fri May 3, 2019 @ 9:22pm

Mission: On Slippery Ground
Location: Sickbay
Timeline: MD01||0900

Isabel could not wait, to check out the destroyer attached to the USS Triumphant. She had boarded with the other junior officers, aboard the ship. She had yet to meet her chief, the first officer or the Captain. She was not sure if she would get a chance to meet the captain, since she was only a junior officer.

Isabel had been roaming the corridors, trying to get familiarized with this large vessel, but there was one area, she was restricted from, she would not get that clearance, till she met with her chief and security.
She only saw a diagram of it, and how snuggly it fit in the frame of the Triumphant. But the destroyer, was its own ship, with its own power supply and warp drive. She was hoping that during combat, she could be assigned to the vessel.

At the moment, she walked into sickbay, she needed to have her physical exam. She looked over to the doctor, and thought to herself. 'Well hello gorgeous.' She said with a big grin on her face. But kept the thought to herself, she hoped he was not a mind reader, if he was this would be awkward. 'DAMN', she said, as she looked at his perfectly chiseled arms and framed body. Her body temperature rose a little. Her eyes gazed at his physique, and her eyes were exploring every inch of that beautiful man, that stood before her. She started to walk over towards him, with a big grin on her face.

Antonio was humming something, his attentions towards a series of ongoing tests he had running that required regular checking at set intervals. One such interval was now. Mumbling in Italian he noted all the readings and results that the tests presented. He was thankful that his team was able to handle to routine things during the night, leaving him with a report to read, a few things to check and a coffee to enjoy.

He stood upright jotting down the last result when he saw someone walking towards him. "Buongiorno." Then shook his head. "Sorry. Good morning." Repeating the word in English. "Doctor Giovanni, Antonio Giovanni, how can I help?" He asked, his accent thick with each word as he put the PADD down next to his test bench.

"Doc that is a good question, but one of us should try to behave ourselves." See suggested in a playful manner, and a small wink in her eye. She walked closer to his position. She as teasing, but trying to show him, that she liked what she saw from him. "Ensign Isabel Robinson, reporting for my physical doctor." She said, again in a playful tone. She was actually looking forward to this.

Antonio smirked. "Not what I expected to hear before finishing my first cup." He mused as the grin remained. "Right this way Ensign." His arm out to one of the bio beds. He walked to a work station and wheeled it to the bed. "Recent arrival or current crew?" He asked, he was not long on board the ship himself and he doesn't obviously meet or remember everyone. However.....that said, it would be pretty hard to forget an opening like that.

"Recent arrival, transferred from DS10. You should have my file." She said, as she slowly hopped up on the bed, and laid back but in a provocative nature. She was laying on the flirting. She hoped he took the bait. She was not sure why she was flirting with him. But damn he was hot.

Antonio was no stranger to on the job flirting, came with the territory. The flip side could also be said, some hated Doctors and went to lengths to avoid them. It was hard to hide the smile as he called up her file on the screen. "Ok, so inoculations are up to date." He saw that there was single, standard inoculations included anti pregnancy medications. "I don't mean to pry or be rude, but can I ask about your relationship status?"

She smiled, as she continued to lay at a provocative pose. "Currently have my eyes on someone. At the moment single, you?" She teased back. Thinking to herself, wow, Isabel, just throw yourself at him.

Xavier realised the trap he'd just set himself and walked into. "Uh..." His mind taking that in a different direction considering the flirtatious introduction opening causing him to stifle a chuckle. "Same, actually." He usually didn't talk personal with his patients but he was caught so off guard by Isabel forward nature. "Well you have 3 weeks left on your pregnancy prevention shot, I can give you that now or you can come back in 3 weeks, it's up to you." He spoke still reading her medical file.

"Maybe booster would not hurt doctor, don't want to get pregnant right away." She said as she leaned in closer to him, lightly licking her lips in a teasing manner. She was happy to hear that he was single, if she had her way, not for long. She was strong willed Irish woman, she knew what she wanted, and she was going to pursue it. She was not going to come out and say it, he needed to make a stronger move, or show a little more interest. At the moment, she liked the idea of teasing him. She had a feeling he knew, but was playing along.

Antonio reached for a hypo, a vial to put in and turned towards her, only to find himself within inches of her since she was leaning towards him. This close there was no avoiding the faint hint of a faintly sweet aroma. "On this ship, I have learned to watch what you wish for, sometimes you get it, others.....can't keep up." He winked and pressed the hypo to her neck.

"Have my wishes come true, Doctor?" She softly whispered in his ear, with a hint of desperation and a lot of teasing. She was starting to lay it on thick. She thought to herself. 'You are going to have to do better than that, if you want me.' Her eyes were clocked on his neck and near his ears, she desperately wanted to nibble on his ears. But she resisted the urge. But he was so close, and the temptation was there. His nature body musk and the hint his intoxicating cologne, it was warm and inviting. The cologne and his body musk, was driving her hormones insane.

Antonio smirked, leaned forward close to her ear. A smile on his face as he looked over her shoulder. "You would have to rub the lamp to find to find out, wouldn't you?" He stood up right again. Feeling rather proud of his return as he put the hypo down on the work trolley. "Lay down please, need to scan you."

Isabel smiled as she laid down completely for him. "Do you talk to all of your patients like this?" She asked still using her soft voice. Isabel was wondering she had any competition? She tried to wiggle herself, into a comfortable position. But she prefer to stare at him, not the sickbay ceiling. She was happy that the Doctor was not rejecting her advances.

"You started it, don't complain now that I retort. I am an Italian mio caro, afterall." He turned to the station and grabbed the medical scanner, opening it he ran the scanner from foot to head slowly, recording all the information and at the same time updating her medical records. "Anything I should know, trips, falls, dizziness, nausea, cramps, blurred vision within the last 30 days?"

"To bad, we could have had a lot of fun, together." She said in her strong irish accent. "Maybe my vision is a little blurred, last five minutes or so, I thought I saw something?" She teased back at him. Why was he pulling back now and retorting? Was he trying to see if she would chase him? She liked it better, when he was coming onto her. But atlas, this was part of the game. Chasing one another.And they had just met. Maybe it was better he was retorting now. But he was going to do that, she was going to show him, what he was going to missing out on.

"Do you always give up at the first hurdle, Isabele?" Antonio replied, her name laced with accent. "If it were easy, would it really be worth having at the end?" He could see she was flirting and chasing, it was flattering true and he wouldn't openly admit it but it did make him feel good to be chased, but he wouldn't give in so easily. "Blood pressure is elevated, heart rate a little too." Considering the come on that she'd been making, it was no surprise. "Weight is within range. I'll need a blood sample for post assignment referencing."

He turned to the station and grabbed another hypo and an empty vial. "I promise, I'll be gentle." Hold it up in preparation for use.

"Where is the fun in that doctor?" Isabel said with a big smile on her face, she was still laying down on the bio bed. "I may have a small frame, but you do't have to be gentle with me. Just give it to me. Doc, I can take it." She said, deciding to take his advice, and really lay it on thick. She was going to tease him, it was part of the fun and the attraction.

"Isabele, I'm a Doctor, I'm also qualified in deep tissue massage and Neuromuscular Therapy, I don't need to be rough. I can get what I want with the gentlest of touches. Rough is extra." Pressing the hypo to her neck for the blood sample he then turned to place the vial in the machine which would scan it for him.

"I could really go for a deep tissue massage. Tell me Doctor, what else are you good at?" She asked with a big smile on her face. Isabel tried to sit up. She was a little antsy from laying down, and staring at a ceiling. She rather be talking to him, face to face.

"You don't expect me to reveal all my secrets do you?" Antonio smiled in reply. "Discovery is all part of the fun isnt it caro." As the machine ran it scans it displayed the results. "Sodium levels are a little low, not much but lower than I would expect, Iron too. Have you been eating properly?"

"I am a very petite gal, with a high metabolism that loves to drink clouded guinness beer. Does that sound like a gal who is watching what type of foods she is eating?" She asked, in a more serious tone. Not aggressive, but in a respectable tone. Trying to down play the fact she does not eat well.

"Petite or not, you need to watch what you are eating. Last thing you need is to starve your body of its requirements and end up here as a patient...not, a pretty face." Antonio spoke, it was his duty after all to ensure that the crew looked after themselves, so when it came to educating people, he took that seriously.

Well that was a moment killer, she said to herself as she started to repositioned her body to sit near the edge of the bed. She was getting ready to hop off the bed, when she looked to Antonio. DAMN, why did he have to be so attractive. She was trying to figure out a flirtatious way of saying, what she wanted to say. Instead she resorted to her typical behavior. "I will keep that in mind Doctor." She said, and instantly regretted her tone. "You think I am pretty?" She said with a big grin on her face.

There was a little confusion at first. He turned to look at her wondering why she, so confidant and forward would ask a question like that. "Of course, is there any reason why I shouldn't?" Puzzled that this would be an issue given her actions so far.

"Anyone can flirt with anyone Doctor. It's harder to express anything that might make us vulnerable. Don't you agree? I typically do not hear a lot of men saying how pretty I am, when I first meet them." Isabel said with a warm hearted smile. She was curious to see, how he reacted to her saying that it was vulnerable of him to say that.

"Why does it make you vulnerable?" He asked, his accent a little thicker this time, probably due to the compassionate question. "There is nothing wrong with being vulnerable, if anything it makes us more aware, problems or perks, gifts or short falls, the purpose serves the same result but its what you do with it at the end of the day that counts." He explained. "As a Doctor losing a patient makes me vulnerable, I question myself, doubt myself, second guess every action, thought and choice. I'm aware of it, but I use it to make me a better and stronger person."

"You never did answer my question, you think I am pretty. I would like to hear more about this." She said, deflecting the question away from her, and placing it back on him. Her eyes were bright and she was beaming from head to toe. He wanted confidence? He was going to get that and a slightly aggressive personality. She leaned in a little closer to him, while still sitting at the edge of the bed.

"I did actually." Antonio replied. "I said of course." Repeating his answer. "Beauty is dependant on the person doing the looking, beauty also comes in many forms and not just the physical." He smiled as the computer chirped, it had copied all the results of the physical into her file. How someone looks was not all that Antonio cared about, some of his friends however he knew of didn't share that outlook.

"What kind of beauty do you see in me Doctor?" Isabel asked with a soft voice, as she continued on with a big grin on her face. She thinks he is interested, but it was hard to tell. He was a good smooth talker. She assumed by his responses, and body language, that he was interested in her physically. Before they could worry about the rest, there had to be a physical attraction to lay down the foundation.

"Confidence." He replied. "Most people, not just women but men too accept the now and what is. They don't strive for better, or grow, they see what they would like and only hope." He cleared his throat a moment. "You see what you want, you know, you strive for more and drive forward to get it. Refusing to accept what is and reaching for what might be, that is beauty."

"Well thank you." She said, taking a moment to think. "At first I was attracted to your exterior physique but listening to you, right now makes you irresistible. I believe you are kind, flirtatious, a man who knows what he wants, but can not react on his impulses because he does not want to mix personal life, with his work place. Now with that said, I can not believe there is not another lady trying to get with such a romantic and charming man." Isabel said, as her body temperature increased, and her heart started to beat a little faster. Not because she was nervous. She desired to grab him, and embrace him. But this was his sanctum and work place. She was resisting the urge. She had a sneaky suspicion, that someone was pawning over him too. She could not be the only one.

"There might be." He answered thinking about Chloe. While there was no relationship between Chloe and himself, enjoying a single meal and a moment together under the star he'd not really heard from her. He suspected jobs, both his and hers were responsible, she did have a shop afterall.

"Is it serious?" She asked, trying not show she was concerned. She was trying to figure out if she had a chance to take him for herself, or be forced to move on, and find another on the ship. She was hoping for more reaction from him, about the other part of the comment he made. Before she focused on that, she needed more information on the mystery woman.

"Not really." A single dinner and a walk hardly serious in anyone's books. It was pleasant, Chloe was nice and friendly but was unsure if that was something she's considered or even wanted.. "We are both busy though. She is a civilian on board, I'm the Chief Medical Officer, she runs a shop, l run this."

"If you were serious enough about each other, you would make time. Sounds like what you have is a casual fling. What you need is a partner that understands your time comments and can work with your schedule, and that girl is me." Isabel, said with confidence in her voice. She wanted to cut through the bs, and tell him, she wanted to see him on a personal level.

Wow, well it was harder to get any more clear than that. Direct, no fuss, to the point. But Antonio had only just met this woman knew nothing of her socially, knew more about her medically and that wasn't exactly any basis of anything. "I'm flattered, believe me l am, but can l...get back to you on that. It was rather sudden and l need to think about it."

"I'm just asking for a date? What do you need to be sure of? You find me attractive, I find you attractive? There seems to be more to explore than the just the physical beauty. I must admit, I have been rejected. But if that's how you feel. I believe were done here." She said in a calm tone. She did not want to give him the pleasure of seeing her upset.

"As you wish." Antonio replied. Seeing how things had turned sour suddenly. "Otherwise fit for duty, I will notify the First Officer you have been cleared. You may leave when you wish." With that, Antonio pushed the work station back to where it was just a few meters behind him, picked up the PADD and headed back to his office.

Isabel could not wait to the leave sickbay, she had never felt so humiliated in her life. Her feelings were hurt, and she needed time to process this rejection, this was a first for her. She started to walk towards the door, thinking to herself, where in the hell did things go wrong? But did it matter? He made his position very clear to her. The best thing she could do was walk out that door, and try to put this behind her.

As she got ready to leave sickbay, she took a deep breath and walked out of the room. She felt a big relief, as she left the room. The humiliation was now behind her, and she needed to move forward. She had too. She told herself, this is just a set back, but those words were finding no comfort on this day. She knew, she would have to deal with this rejection. But she had to check in with the command staff first.