Spoilers: Divergence
After his return to the ship, they found a pause in the cold and began working together once again but the tension still resided in the room. In the end they settled into a routine that suited them both, she found herself surprised when Trip joined her for dinner one night.
"May I sit down?" She looked up and nodded, he sat down across from her. "I wanted to let you know that I appreciate the work you did in engineering, it was helpful to have a familiar hand when I was trying to readjust to the crew. Kelby seems to let things slip…not as tight as it was."
"You are welcome, how are you progressing on Columbia?"
Trip nodded, "good, driving people out of engineering but we got the work done." He placed his fork down and eyed her, "we need this break T'Pol…our time apart has made it easier to work together."
"I agree however your absence from Enterprise has caused more chaos then good." She eyed him, wondering what his reply would be however it was not to come due to engineering calling him.
"See ya around." He stood and she watched him go, wishing she could touch him…she knew he was aware to touch him would be considered intimate however he would only push her away again.
A/N: Things are getting better between them but how much better?