I woke up with Q spooning me, feeling his skin on mine made me uncomfortable. I turned around to face him. "I thought you went to bed with a shirt on." I said, trying to push Q away but he wasn't moving as easily as previous times.
"I did, but it got a little hot... if you know what I mean." He said giving me a suggestive look. I know he was just trying to fuck with me but it made me feel sick. I tried to sit up but Q pulled me back down. "I'm not going to let you go." Q pulled my closer to him and I struggled to push him away. I hated this, why wouldn't he just let me go? "Q, I have a ship to run. Let me go." He hesitated for a moment before letting go of me.

I quickly got out of bed, grabbed my uniform and went to the bathroom. I locked the door and got dressed as fast as possible. I knew I would've have long until Q would come in here. I started brushing my teeth and for a moment everything felt normal. That normal quickly disappeared when I stepped out the bathroom. "Can I come with you?" Q asked but I knew it wasn't really asking.

"Q, can you just stay here? I can't deal with your shit today."
"Oh come on! I'll be quiet you won't even know that I'm there." I doubted that, but I didn't have the power to say no.
"Fine, but put some clothes on."

Q followed me to the bridge like a love sick puppy. I got a few odd looks from passing crew members. When I got to the bridge everyone but Data gave me a confused look. I sat down in my chair. Q lied down on my lap I held his back and legs trying to keep him from hitting any buttons. I glanced over at Troi who looked as uncomfortable as I was. I dropped Q on the floor.
"Captain, can you please move your boyfriend off the bridge?"

Data turned around and looked at Riker. "Correction sir, his husband." Of fucking course Data remembers the wedding. Did he think it was real? "Husband‽ When did you get married?" Riker asked shocked. "I didn't. It wasn't real, it was just another one of Q's games."

"Mon Capitaine, I finished and sent in the paperwork ages ago." I was legally trapped in this hell? I need to get out of here, I can't do this. I stood up and rushed into the elevator almost tripping in the process. Where do I go? There was nowhere I could go that Q couldn't find me. The doors opened to a hallway and I rushed to the nearest storage room. I went to the farthest corner and sat down. I leaned against a wooden crate.

I just need to breathe and find peace. Breathe in, breathe out. Breathe in, breathe out. There was no way to fix this mess, I couldn't go up against Q. A few tears fell down my cheek. No, I can't dwell on how hopeless this is, that wouldn't help me calm down. I need to be calm. The safety of everyone else depended on me being calm. The panic was creating a knot in my brain making is harder and harder to find peace. I'm never going to get out of this mess, what's the point anymore?

"Captain?" I heard Troi call out. I sniffles and wiped my tears away. I needed to look at least professional.

"Oh there you are, now name 5 things you can see." An odd request but I trusted she knew what she was doing. "Walls... crates.... mattress... vents... and umm... boxes." I said as I glanced around the room for things to list.
"Good, now name four things you can touch." I was starting to feel a bit more at ease as I looked around for ideas. "Floor... shoes... wood, shirt."

"Name 3 things you can hear." "Music... ventilation and voices."
"Name 2 things you can smell." "Perfume and soup."

"Now one thing you can taste." The knot in my brain had untangled itself. I could think clearly but I was pretty exhausted. "Tea. Thank you for that. I should go back to the bridge."

"Captain, you should lie down." I didn't want to lie down, I know for a fact Q would try to lie down with me. And besides I had work to do. "I have to get to the bridge."