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I'll tell you one thing; this was going to be a little harder than I thought.

Bones was right though, I really should have seen it coming. How could I expect an Orion to just sleep with one person? That's like expecting; well it's like expecting me to only sleep with one person.

Bones and I were cruising the bars on Haight Street, having a boy's night, or at least a boy's night until we could find someone to take home.

He hasn't had a good screw since his divorce, no wonder he's so grumpy.

"You think you're so smart don't you?" Bones drawled as we stepped out of the bar (without women, they were all a little too hipster for our tastes) and onto the street.

"Not smart, Bones, resourceful, very very resourceful."

I had gotten a little tipsy and revealed to him my fail proof plan for passing the test. In retrospect I probably should have kept it a secret but c'mon, fucking your way to the win is too good a story to keep to yourself.

"And what happens Mr. Resourceful when she sleeps with someone else and they hear the magic numbers? If you pass the test someone will put two and two together and you'll be shit out of luck."

"Another one of your charming country colloquialisms, Bones?" I snigger making my way down the stairs of the Muni station, we'd try the bars in the Sunset next a nice little State College girl might be just what the doctor ordered.

"Damn it Jim, I'm serious!" He said following me "Cheating on the Academy's most prestigious test is enough to get you grounded for a long time. And trusting an Orion girl to stay monogamous is like trusting a hound dog not to lick its balls."

He could be so quaint sometimes.

"Wait, am I the dog or the balls in this scenario?"

He rolled his eyes exasperatedly at me "Jim just fail the test again like everybody else and be done with it."

I patted him on the shoulder and said sarcastically "You're a genius, Bones, and from now on I'll forever defer to your expert southern judgment."

He sulked and walked away from me to look down the tunnel for approaching hover trains.

On the other side of the platform I heard footsteps. Looking up I saw a flash of green and a swirl of red curls. Then I heard a burst of giggles and I stopped dead. I'd know those giggles anywhere, the self same giggles that were so disconcerting when one was in the nude.

Gaila.

She didn't see me, as she was too busy whispering in the ear of this tall black guy in an olive jacket. From the look on his face you could tell that she wasn't just telling him directions on how to use the muni.

This was not good.

"Well lookie here," said McCoy sauntering towards me, his eyes on Gaila.

Be cool, be cool.

"Its probably just her friend," I said trying to sound self assured.

As we watched, Gaila straightened up and kissed mystery guy on the lips, clearly showing no mercy.

"Best friends." McCoy chuckled, unable to contain his delight

Something had to be done.

LATER

It wasn't the first time I'd been slapped by a woman, hell half of the female population if Riverside had smacked me one at some point. This however was the first time I hadn't been expecting it.

I thought I'd had Gaila wrapped around my finger( metaphorically and literally). I forgot in my excitement that I was essentially dealing with a female version of me, a green buxom female version of me. Of course she'd be seeing other people.

"Face it Jim," Said Bones handing me an icepack from our dorm's mini fridge and smirking "This Gaila girl is never going to sleep with your stupid ass again."

I don't believe in no win situations.

This was just a minor setback to make things more interesting.

James Kirk does not give up that easily.

LATER

Gaila may not be human, but she is a woman. And if there's one thing I know about its women. And women can never resist a man who admits he's an ass and throws himself on her mercy.

And besides, make up sex is the best.

I knocked twice on the door to her dorm. The door opened and I was surprised to see that it was Cadet Uhura who opened it.

They're roommates? What a multicolored threesome we'd make.

Stay focused, Jim, stay focused.

"What do you want?" She said icily staring me up and down.

I hitched on my most charming smile.

"Just doing an informal campus wide survey regarding student's first names, care to contribute?"

She rolled her eyes and nearly slammed the door on me.

"Ok, ok, wait is Gaila in there? I need to talk to her."

From inside the room I heard Gaila make an angry sound, clearly within earshot.

Uhura's eyes widened and I could sense her putting two and two together.

"You're the sweet guy?"

I smiled" Guilty."

Just then Gaila came to the door, glaring at me from over Uhura's shoulder.

"He was sweet, now he's just an asshole who should know better than to come around here after what he did tonight."

Uhura glared at me too "What did you do?"

When faced with insurmountable opposition a captain reacts swiftly

"I deserved that." I say hanging my head slightly" What I don't deserve is to get a chance to explain myself to you, but Gaila," I say looking up to meet her eyes, dripping with innocence" I really want to."

Uhura was shaking her head but for one split second I saw Gaila soften. She narrowed her eyes at me," It should take you exactly 4 seconds to explain yourself, I'll give you two."

"Gaila!" Uhura said sharply, giving her roommate a hard look. Gaila looked back at her communicating with her eyes. Uhura sighed exasperatedly and closed the door behind her leaving Gaila and me alone in the hallway.

"Your two seconds start now."

I took a breath.

"First of all I am an asshole, a douche bag, and a grade a idiot."

"You forgot scum sucking space worm," she interjected.

"That too," I said continuing " I am so sorry I was all of those things and more tonight its just that when I saw you with that other guy I got, well I got jealous." I looked up at her and could see some of the malice had left her eyes.

"How and I doing on time?" I asked

I could see the ghost of a smile playing at the corners of her mouth "32 milliseconds"

"Perfect."

Time to go in for the kill.

"Listen Gaila, I know I sort of have a reputation as far as women go. But the truth is I haven't even thought about another woman since I've been with you."

This is true; it's hard to think of anyone else when you're having non-stop 5-day sex with someone.

" I've never felt this way for anyone before and I know I don't deserve a second chance with you but I really would like one, and if you're up for it I'd like to maybe be exclusive." I feigned vulnerability, women love that," If you want you could still see other guys but as far as I'm concerned, you're the only one I want to be with."

Hook. Line. Sinker.

I saw her submit, saw her eyes light up and her lips crinkle into a smile.

"Oh Jimmy," she breathed closing the distance between us and hugging me " No one's ever wanted to be with just me before."

I cupped her face in my hands and swept a stray auburn ringlet behind her ear.

God she's gorgeous, maybe in another lifetime, without the test she could have been the only girl to tie this Iowa farm boy down for good.

I kissed her, slow and sweet.

Who knew Orion girls like romance?

"But if you're not fully convinced," I breathed against her lips " We could go back to my room and you could punish me properly."

Her eyes lit up and she grinned wickedly up at me.

"Sounds like a plan, you've been a very very bad boy Jim Kirk."

She had no idea.