Late Nights

A/N: So Uhura finds her roommate half-naked and laying in a sexy pose. Her first reaction is to strip down to her underwear.

Uhura snuck into her room. She was supposed to be in the long range sensor lab all night, but she had intercepted an emergency transmission from a Klingon prison planet. Due to the importance of this message, Uhura was given the night off while more experienced hands dealt with the matter. Uhura decided to use the opportunity to surprise Gaila. Uhura had been working late all week and she figured that Gaila would be missing her.

"Hey," said Uhura as she walked into their room. She saw Gaila laying on her bed, dressed only in her underwear. Gaila was apparently thinking the same thing she was.

"Hey," said Gaila, "How are you?"

"Good. Strangest thing. I was in the long range sensor lab."

"Yeah, I... I thought all night..." said Gaila.

Uhura then explained what had happened, all the while stripping down to her underwear. "A Klingon armada was destroyed…47 ships."

Gaila brushed this information aside. "So, you're not going back to the lab tonight?"

Uhura was about to answer when she realized something. If Gaila didn't know she was leaving the sensor lab early, why was she laying half-naked on her bed? "Gaila, who is he?"

Gaila played dumb. "Who's who?"

Uhura clarified her question. "The mouth-breather hiding under your bed."

"You could hear me breathing?" Out from under Gaila's bed popped Kirk.

"You," said Uhura.

Kirk began making small talk. Uhura figured this must happen to him often. "Big day tomorrow."

Uhura proceeded to chase him out of her room. "Get out!"

"If I pass will you tell me your first name?"

"No. Good night." Uhura closed the door on Kirk.

Uhura turned to Gaila. Gaila sat up and walked over to Uhura's bed. "So…uh…you didn't answer me. Are you going back to the lab?"

Uhura sat down on her bed. "I'm not in the mood tonight."

Gaila stroked Uhura's hair. "Look, I'm sorry-"

"Sorry you got caught?"

Gaila took a step back. "So, you don't fool around?"

"No!" said Uhura.

"Come on. Everyone knows about you and Spock."

Uhura sat up. "Excuse me? There is nothing going on between me and Spock."

Gaila laughed. "Not for a lack of trying."

Uhura rolled over on her bed. "I'm tired. Good night."

"Look…I'm sorry." Gaila put her hand on Uhura's shoulder.

"Good night." Uhura pulled the sheets over her body. After a while Gaila got into her bed and turned off the lights.