Tombstone Estate

[Doc Holliday]

The storms around Sirius subsided and Midori was ready to head home. As fortune would have it, Malcalypse happened to be nearby to give her escort to Gran Canaria. It wasn't her piloting that concerned her as much as it was how the Corsair patrols and the Bretonian Crown would treat a Kusari woman, even if she was the lady of an Ambassador. The trip went uneventful and she soon found herself in the arms of the man she loved, Dr. John Henry Holliday. Having spent a good deal of time apart and both working, they took a weekend with themselves. With the recent aquisition of more land for the estate that included an old style cabin by a lake accessible only by caballa, they headed off.

The first day of the long weekend was cloudy and rainy. Still, the fog left by the weather over the calm lake was mesmorizing. With the warm waters and isolation, they dropped their garments before each other and took a long swim. They never were more than an arms reach apart.

Together, they would make a second home of the old western style cabin. Midori complemented the old west appeal with some Kusari charm, making curtains and burning Buddhist incense inside. A wood stove kept the chills out with Doc going out to cut and split enough wood to last for several days. Meals were prepared on the stove top in old west style and again, Midori would supplement that with Kusari herbs and cooking methods. And, when the day was done and the night had fallen, two oil lamps would light the small house as they sat together, cuddled on a small sofa.

"Was this how it was for you long ago?" inquired Midori, digging into his old Earth past.
"Unfortunately not," he answered. "Back then, the humidity would have killed me. It is why I left Georgia for the American Southwest and even then, I was always on the move. Remember, I followed my work with the law for a time or wherever the cards took me."
He then looked into Midori's face, "I'm guessing Honshu has such opportunities?"
"Yah, they do," she answered, "although this is a first for me. Kusari tradition would require us to share this with all family if it were on Honshu and that would spoil the charm."
Doc paused a moment in thought. Midori, ever conscience of shaming him, asked "What the matter? Did I say something wrong?"
Sensing her nervousness, he drew her closer, smiled a bit and said, "Oh no, no. You speak of family. It's not something I had much of nor cared much about. Then again, my lifestyle forbade it. Still, it's not something I think much about."
"You not like family much?" carefully asked Midori.
"No, Midori, it's not like that at all. It's just not been something I've thought much about. In time, perhaps but not right away," he explained.
"In time?" she asked quietly.
"Yes, in time" he reassured just as quietly, following with a kiss.

Midori then stood up and held her hand out with a smile.
"Come!" she insisted, motioning for Doc to get up from the sofa. He did so and followed her out into the moonlit night. Outside the door, with only the moon to reveal sillouettes, she again dropped her robes, leaving the outline of her curves before the doctor to examine, which he did. Before he could kiss her, she scooted away and jumped into the calm water of the lake. After a laugh, Doc followed suit and jumped in after her. They would spend many a weekend just enjoying each other's company.

*more to come*

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