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A Quick Glance
By mistress amethyst une
All the times I have sat and stared
As she thoughtfully thumbs through her hair
And she purses her lips, bats her eyes
And she plays with me, sitting there slacked jawed
And nothing to say...
-"Out of my League," Stephen Speaks
Stealing glances. It was all he could do. A prolonged stare would probably make her wonder about his intentions. No, he wasn't undressing her with his eyes. He knew plenty of men who would though. The thought of their hungry gazes on her was enough to awaken a mild twinge of annoyance…
She turned to smile at him. He'd been caught gawking. Well, it would be the first time but definitely not the last. How did one expect a man to maintain focus on a spatial anomaly when he was faced with the distraction provided by sitting next to such a beautiful redheaded spitfire? First day on duty and he'd already screwed up…
"Is something the matter, Commander?" she asked plaintively, "Do I have something on my face?"
Well, her lipstick was a bit smudged… Did he dare?
He reached out and touched his thumb to the corner of her mouth, "A bit of red strayed from your lips…"
Their eyes locked as he wiped away the red hoping not to smudge it further.
"I had no idea you were so concerned about my make-up," she smirked playfully.
He slowly pulled his hand away, "All done. Well, you've got to be beautiful for the crew."
She chuckled slightly before arching an eyebrow, "For the crew or for the sake of your having something pretty to look at on the bridge?"
He chuckled slightly before deciding, "Both."
"Well, this is going to be an interesting 70,000 light years," she said jovially, "Just keep your eyes on the view screen when it counts."
She winked, "And I guess I won't be going on any away missions with you."
"Why not?" he asked with mock surprise.
"I don't know. You saved Voyager by crashing your own ship. That tells me a lot," she said as mild laughter bubbled up in her throat, "Seeing as you have difficulty keeping your focus when I'm around, I don't think being in close proximity to you while you pilot a shuttle would be a good idea."
He smiled, "I can keep my focus. As long as the Captain keeps her make-up in order…"
"Don't you think there are other things that deserve more priority in terms of order?"
"Not when I'm not looking at them on a regular basis…"
Author's Note: So yeah… First ST: VOY drabble. Hopefully you guys like it. Please read and review. I need to know whether or not I suck so I know whether or not to churn out anymore. :)