AN: This hasn't been Beta'd, so all mistakes are mine.

Disclaimer: I own absolutely, positively, nothing. CBS does. So I'm not making any money out of this, I'm just taking my favorite crew for a spin around this Universe!


Reaching his arm across the bed, he was surprised to find it empty and cold. Jon sat up in confusion. "Trip," he called out into the darkened room.

Getting no answer, he rose from their bed and carefully made his way to the bathroom, hoping to find his lover there.

It was then, staring into the night shadows, that reality came crashing down and he fell to his knees in despair. "How could I forget?" he whispered.

Alone in his quarters, with no one else to see or hear, Captain Jonathan Archer held his head in his hands and wept.