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Riker has a problem with saying no.
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Riker searched Picard’s face and heard those questions echoing in his mind. Why wouldn’t he be able to say no? That was the question. Because he needed it. Because he wanted to be touched so bad he didn’t care who it came from. If Deanna were here she’d make a few pointed comments about abandonment and touch starvation and searching for love. His mother, dead before he hit preschool. His father, gone before Riker’s voice even changed. But you couldn’t find a substitute for that kind of love through one-night stands and illicit engagements at local bars. Could you? Or could you love someone whole-heartedly, just for one night, and leave feeling like your effort was worthwhile?