Needing Eachother
I am on mobile right now but have had this queued up forever and just reread it and tgought it’d be nice to post for near Christmas time. Pure fluff. Can’t add a tag list sorry ppl. Also can’t add a cut thingy either. Sorry Enjoyenjoyenjoy Pairing: Scotty x reader
Word Count: some
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As soon as Scotty’s face filled the screen in front of you, you knew this wasn’t going to be a happy call.
“Hey.” You said, trying your hardest to smile even though you felt like you were dying inside.
“Hey there.” A flicker of a smile touched his lips, but there was not the usual jovial tone to his voice.
“What’s wrong?” You asked, pressing your palms into the bedspread.
“I was abou’ t'ask you the same thin’.” He exhaled.
“What do you mean?”
“Love, why’re you crying?” His voice was soft and tender.
“I’m not…” You touched your fingertips to your cheeks and were surprised to find tears there.
Scotty clicked his tongue softly and you could hear him shuffle in his seat, “Wha’s the matter? I hate seein’ you so sad.“
“I don’t know…” You drew your forearm under your dripping nose and pulled your knees to your chest, “I don’t know.”
Resting your chin on your folded knees you looked up at him through watery eyes. His eyes were sad too, you realized and it only made you let out a little sob.
“I just really miss you, I guess.” You sniffled, tearing your eyes away from his and resting the side of your head on your knees.
“I miss you too, love."
"I jus-I just could-could really use one-one of your hugs right now.” You gasped, and the mere thought of his arms wrapped around you sent you into a fit of sobs again.
“Shh… Y/N, I know, and if I could I would be there in a second.”
“I know.” You looked at him again, “Where’s the teleporter machine you’ve been-been talking about? I thought you were an engineer.” You joked, but it didn’t make him smile.
“I think I’ve done well enough developing the transporter, thank you very much. Unfortunately I think it’s more of a time machine tha’ we need.”
You huffed a watery laugh and rubbed your face into your knees before leaning back and wiping at them with the back of your hand. You sighed and reached out to touch your PADD screen.
“How much longer until we are together again?” Your voice was barely a whisper.
You desperately wished that it was your fingertips touching his cheek rather than the hard screen of the PADD.
“3 months.” He sighed, and you saw tears well up in his eyes, “I wish I could come home now. I jus’ want t'a hold ya again. I hate-I hate sleeping alone.”
Now it was your turn to comfort him, “I do too, Monty. But I’m sure you don’t miss my cold feet against your back all night.” You smiled.
He huffed a laugh and wiped at his eyes, “I would take your ice-cubes that you call feet over sleepin’ alone on this bloody lonely planet any day.”
“Well I promise as soon as you get back that you can have as much of my cold feet as you want because it’s going to be days before we are going to leave this bed.” You bounced up and down slightly on the bed and were relieved to see a real smile pull at his mouth.
“Sounds like a deal.”
You fell into a comfortable silence and you eventually felt the tight coil of missing him lessen a little, and your tears dried on your cheeks.
“I love you, Monty.”
That made him smile and tilted his head as his whiskey-brown eyes met yours sweetly, “I love you too, Y/N.”
“And soon we will be together.” You said. This was always your little routine before you hung up.
“Before ya know it.” Scotty responded as per your little imaginary script.
You drew your finger one more time down his face on the screen before you brought the PADD closer to your face, pressing your forehead against it.
Pulling back, you found tears perched on your eyelids again, “I need you, Montgomery Scott. I need you I need you I need you."
You repeated the words until you were nearly sobbing them, and you watched his face as it broke down with each repetition of the words.
When you paused to take a shaky breath he interrupted, "Love, you wouldn’t even believe how much I need you too.”
You wiped at your eyes again and smiled, “I should go to bed.”
“Wish I was there."
"I wish you were too.” You blew him a kiss before ending the call.
You don’t know how long you sat there, hugging the PADD to your chest and sobbing, but eventually you fell asleep, cradling the device as if it were Scotty’s arm drawn around your chest.
Finally, it was time.
As you stood at the landing dock, you bounced up and down on your toes, wearing a stupid smile on your face that had been there since yesterday.
He’s coming home today. He’s coming home today. He’s coming home today.
“Are you excited or something? I can’t tell.” You turned to Jim who stood beside you and punched him in the arm.
“It’s been 18 months since I’ve seen him, you asshat, I get to be excited.”
Jim chuckled, “But didn’t you see him a few months ago?”
“That was 6 months ago and only for 4 hours on one of his re-supply missions.” You snapped.
“Okay, okay, you get to be excited.” Jim smiled down at you and you turned your attention quickly back to the bustling shuttle bay.
Jim said they’d landed already, but you didn’t know which ship it was or if they had even gotten off yet. The suspense was killing you.
You waited in silence next to Jim, your eyes constantly scanning each ship, each person that had redish-brown hair, each red shirt, hoping it was him.
“You’re gonna give yourself an aneurysm.” Jim teased.
“Shut up.”
There. Your eyes caught on someone. Nope.
Ooo, over there.
Nope.
You were beginning to get frustrated when you saw another head of reddish-brown hair. Coupled by a red shirt. And that scarf. You had given him that scarf.
Your heart soared.
Monty.
Your legs nearly gave out before you commanded them to surge forward, and they somehow carried you into the busy shuttle bay. Squeezing past person after person, you felt the cool air hit your cheeks and realized you were crying. Your legs were flying under you, faster than you had ever run before, and your heart was hammering in your chest.
As you neared him, you realized that he hadn’t seen you yet, and he seemed to be scanning the crowds as well. Looking for you.
“MONTY!” You yelled, and his head snapped in your direction.
You had no idea how you remained standing when his eyes met yours. There he was. Flesh and blood and oh-so-familiar. Something between a screech and a shout of laughter left your lips and you started running again.
Scotty’s smile was unbelievably wide as he dropped his bag and spread his arms. You nearly leaped into them as you finally closed the last few feet.
“Monty!” You called again as he wrapped his arms around you tight, tighter than ever, and still you couldn’t get enough.
“Y/N, Y/N, Y/N.” Scotty chanted, and that’s when you realized that he was crying too.
You felt him press hard kisses to the side of your neck, working his way up to your jaw and eventually across your cheek, and when you couldn’t take it anymore, you turned your head and captured his lips in yours.
It was a desperate kiss, dry and harsh, a kiss that means ‘I haven’t seen you in forever’, ‘I miss you so much’, ‘I just want to feel your lips on mine’. But eventually it melted into softer kisses, gentle ‘I love you’ kisses and you found yourself giggling despite the tears still running down your cheeks.
Eventually, you pulled your head away, resting your foreheads together, the rest of your body pressed tightly to his.
“Monty.” You breathed, more tears (happy ones, you realized now) tracked down your cheeks.
“Y/N.” He laughed, and the smile on his face and the admiration in his eyes melted your heart.
“Do you even know how much I missed you?” You teased, brushing his hair over his ears.
“If it’s even half as much as I’ve missed you, then it’s a hell u’va lot.” He kissed the smile off your face.
Breaking off the kiss, you buried your face in his neck and inhaled the familiar scent o him, and you felt his hands squeeze your waist softly.
“Nice to have you back, Mr. Scott.” Jim’s voice broke through your little bubble of Scotty and you drew back to Scotty’s side, slinging your arms around his waist and pressing your cheek into his shoulder.
“Nice to be back, Cap’n.” Scotty pressed a kiss to the top of your head, and the arm that he had around you drew soft lines up and down your back.
“I was about to send this one to the medbay ‘cause I thought she was gonna faint while we waited for you.” Jim teased and you stuck your tongue out at him.
“And I can send you to the medbay for a black eye if you want one, Jimbo.” You joked, and Scotty laughed heartily next to you and pulled you closer.
“Alright, alright, my duty here is done, you two lovebirds go do whatever you lovebirds want to do, I’ll see you back on the ship.” Jim saluted before he retreated back into the busy crowds.
Scotty swung you around so you were in front of him again, encircling his arms around your waist.
“Now, lass, I would love a long hot shower – with or without you honestly I just need one at this point – a good hot meal, and to spend the rest of the day in bed with you in my arms.”
Your heart surged with happiness and you dove up to kiss him quickly, “Sounds like a plan to me.”
Scotty smiled and kissed your forehead quickly before scooping up his bag and slung it over his shoulder. You arms still slung around the other’s waists, you and Scotty started towards the exit ready to spend the next little while in each other’s arms.
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