Chapter 4
The next evening Celes had dinner with Willy in the galley.
'You seem somewhat preoccupied' he said.
'Hmm?' she answered while stirring her bowl of soup.
'Celes,' he said, 'what's the matter with you?'
'Oh', she replied slightly startled, 'sorry, I was in thoughts. What did you ask?'
'What's going on?' he asked.
She drew a breath and replied. 'I kissed him, but now he avoids me.'
'What?' Willy asked, 'Who?'
'Vorik' she replied.
'What?' he asked astonished. 'You kissed Vorik?'
'Shh' she whispered, 'don't shout it.' The next table had suddenly gone very silent.
He stared at her in disbelief. She sighed.
'So, um, how did he react?' he whispered flabbergasted.
'The comm badge chimed and he avoided me today' she replied sounding depressed.
'I don't believe it' he replied, 'you kissed a Vulcan?!'
'I know' she whispered annoyed, 'don't ask me what I was thinking.'
He chuckled while shaking his head, 'I still don't believe it...and what did he do before the comm badge sounded? I mean how did he respond? Did he jump back or something?'
'No,' she said, 'that's the weird part...he kissed back' she whispered.
He stared in disbelief. 'You're sure?'
'Yes' she said in a clear tone, 'I'm sure.'
'Wow' he answered still shaking his head, 'did you talk to him later?'
'He said it was not logical for him to start an intimate relationship at the moment' she blurted out angrily.
Willy just continued shaking his head and concluded with a shocked 'oh my...'.
