CASE - A Fluffy Lesbian Science Fiction

It was the evening before the ground operation and Lauren and I were spending the last evening together for a while as Lauren was going down to the planet surface with the heavy armor in the first wave.

Of course I had tried to talk her out of going with the ground operation herself, even though I knew that that was not going to happen. Especially as the scale of this operation was so big, she just had to be a part of it otherwise she wouldn't be able to live with herself. I understood as much so I decided not to push my will on her.

She had just finished answering all the questions her marines had for her and we had gotten back to our cabin with a bag of food. We had picked hamburgers as Lauren really wanted to enjoy the last meal before she would have to eat a bunch of nutrient pastes on the ground.

We ate together at the table in relative silence, there was a tangible tension in the air.

"Are you angry I'm going?" Lauren asked, wiping some ketchup off her mouth with a tissue.

"It's pointless being angry." I replied. "I understand why you want to go. Both from a leadership point of view and a personal point of view. I'm just really concerned about you."

"Well, I would lie if I said I'm not scared for tomorrow either." She took a bite from her burger. "But at least I'll be near one of the most well-armored things on that planet."

"I'd rather you be inside of it. But yes, at least there's that."

"And Eva is coming too, so if something happens… well… I got my doctor there."

"I'm surprised she's coming to be completely honest."

Lauren nodded. "She has been embedded in combat units before but she's not exactly used to it. But considering the operation it's not a bad idea to have her with us."

"Do you know what she's doing this evening?"

"I heard that Gunny was taking her to grab a drink with the marines that are going to be her security detail. A bit of bonding before the battle. I know them and they are pretty darn experienced. They won't be far from me and my personal security detail either so we will be working together constantly too."

"I'll ask her to not let you get out of her sight. Same for Gunny."

Lauren smiled at my reply and bit from her burger before replying once more. "I'm sure you don't even need to ask them. They will do so out of their own volition."

-I suppose that's true. They are all comrades at arms first and foremost after all.-

After we finished our food we cleaned up and relaxed on the sofa for a bit, although it was obvious by Lauren biting down the thumb of her good hand that she was pretty nervous. "Would you like to go over the planning one more time with me?" I asked.

Lauren shook her head slowly and put her hand on my lap, giving my thigh a little squeeze. "I would actually like to ask a favor of you."

I nodded. "Go ahead."

"Could we completely stop talking about tomorrow? I just want to spend this evening with you without having to think about the operation. Just one more normal night before shit hits the fan."

"Alright." I agreed instantly. "I'll try not to mention it then." I then took the remote for the television and prodded Lauren with it. "Could you go and grab us some drinks."

Lauren squinted at me in return.

"What? It's a normal evening isn't it? Last time I got the drinks, now it's your turn."

Lauren rolled her eyes and then smiled. "Sure then, give me a sec." She tapped my thigh twice and then got up to the kitchenette to grab us some soda.

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When she came back I had already put up a romcom movie to watch together.

She held the cold bottle against my neck, giving me the shivers and a little shock to booth after which she jumped in next to me. "What's this movie we are watching?"

"La Proposition." I replied. "It said it was about two women getting in a fake marriage together so the main character could get citizenship, but apparently the woman she is marrying is from a super rich family."

"Oh. I think I've seen that one."

"Want to watch something else then?" I asked as Lauren handed my bottle of soda to me.

"Nah, it's fine. You can go ahead and start it."

I did end up starting the movie but in the end that did end up being a mistake as I should have seen it coming that Lauren wouldn't be as interested in watching the movie as she was interested in messing with me personally… although I guess that, what mistakes are concerned, this definitely had a more positive outcome.

We were only thirty minutes into the movie as Lauren began by wrapping her arms around my waste and somewhat forcing me to be her little spoon on the sofa. Soon after which she softly started to kiss my neck and behind my ear while also whispering sweet nothings to me.

"Lauren… I'm trying to watch." I protested silently.

"But I'm watching as well."

"Like hells you are."

She chuckled and then let me watch a bit more of the movie before squeezed me tighter once more. I sighed as I paused the movie to which Lauren replied: "Had plenty to watch already?"

I put my hands on hers that were still wrapped around me. "Could you loosen up a bit so I could turn around?" Swiftly her grip on me was loosened, enough for me to get out of the sofa and to stare sternly at my girlfriend.

"That's not turning around, is it?" She pouted.

"Back flat on the sofa, now." I commanded.

Lauren gulped and did as I ordered. "Yes ma'am." though the little grin that I noticed on her face betrayed that I was giving her exactly what she wanted.

"You are an unbelievable piece of work, aren't you?" I rolled my eyes and smiled.

"I'm your piece of work though." Her grin grew wide.

I rolled my eyes once more and got on top of Lauren, my hands set on her firm abs while I pinned her legs in between mine. "Any special requests?" I asked as I bent down to kiss her on her neck.

"Not really." She replied softly. "Just make sure I can walk tomorrow."

"Now that would be a funny way to get you to stay on the ship, wouldn't it." I smirked. "Sorry guys, I can't join the ground operation because my girlfriend railed me too hard."

Lauren blushed. "It would be rather funny… But please don't…"

"Don't want to lose face?"

"I guess that's one way to say that…"

I smirked again and kissed my girlfriend on the lips. "Then I'll just rail you a little."

Lauren's blush grew brighter. "P-please do."

In the end, I did make sure that Lauren was still able to walk and we even had time left to watch the rest of the movie, this time without Lauren trying to get into my pants. We then closed the night off with a nice cup of hot chocolate, the pinnacle of a comfort drink, and a good night's rest so Lauren could fly into it the day afterwards.

When I woke up in the morning, Lauren was already up ahead of me, showered and ready in her combat slicks to head out to the armory although she was a couple of hours ahead of schedule.

"Do you want me to go and get you some breakfast?" I asked as I ran my hand through my bed hair.

"No, I might not be able to keep that in. I might just drink a nutrient shake just before we head off." Lauren shook her head and sat down at the table, putting her hands in front of her mouth.

"And you'll be able to keep that inside?"

She shrugged. "It's lighter and by that time most of my nerves should have calmed down already."

"Good Lieutenant-Commander." Ellie greeted us over the room's intercoms.

"Good morning to you too, Ellie." I replied.

"How are the status reports I asked for, Ellie?" Lauren asked, she was completely in business mode already.

"Everything is prepared and ready for the commencement of the operation, Commander. The only thing that is left is the troop assembly at H-2."

"Good, thank you for the report."

"No problem, Commander. I will leave you two alone now."

"Thanks, Ellie." I spoke up as I got out of bed and walked towards my girlfriend, standing behind her back.

Lauren looked back and tilted her head upwards. "What are you doing?"

I placed my hands on her shoulders, squeezing them gently. "Just helping you a bit with the nerves, that's all."

Lauren nodded and closed her eyes. Turning her face away from me again. "Thanks…" She then put one of her hands on top of mine and squeezed it in turn. "Can you promise me something? Could you keep the lights on for when I return?"

I bent down slightly and kissed her on the top of her head. "Of course I will. Don't need to doubt that for a moment."