'OoooOOooOoo Its alive' The author said in a manic voice.

Hello fellow TnT's. I am planning on finishing this story. Iv had a couple of reviews and its motivated me to stop writing my 5000 word essay on 'Action plans towards inclusive education in the classroom'. Gripping stuff i know.

Now i wont bore you with useless explanations.

This feels like a warm up chapter to me. getting me back in the swing. Plus we need a bit of heartbreak before the big finally.

Here is chapter 10. Spelling and grammatical errors are my own unlike the characters.

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Trip woke to a low humming in his head. His eyes were heavy and his body felt numb.

Taking a deep breath a slow ache started to roll though his entire body and boy was he tired.

Trip took another deep breath and tried to relax.

Hopefully he was in sickbay, he couldn't hear the usual noise that came from Phlox's creatures.

All he could hear was this buzzing noise in his head, but it wasn't a buzzing it was more like …. Like a colour or a wave.

Now he was thinking about it he could almost see it.

Like it was real and in front of him.

Just looking at it made Trip feel warm and relaxed, his pain was slowly fading.

It felt like it was humming, it was soothing, making him feel sleepy.

It felt like home.

Trip fell back asleep.

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Archer sat in his ready room trying to decide on the most believable lie to put in his report.

It couldn't be brushed under completely. So many people had seen them both and well the damage that needed to be repaired after they finally were able to get into engineering after 2 whole days …..

Phlox called it a virus that needed immediate quarantine but the shuttle bug gets around and well everyone knows what they were doing for two days in engineering and after sedation and moving what they were doing for the other 4 days in sickbay.

Archer scrubbed his tired face with his hands.

His ship was still immobile while his crew fixed the damage in engineering.

It would go much faster if his chief engineer wasn't still in a, well Phlox called it a healing trance but Archer though he was just trying to sugar coat that Trip was in a coma.

Archer chuckled darkly.

When Trip does anything he really gives it 100% including getting into trouble.

Including falling for a Vulcan woman.

Archer sighed deeply.

'Well' he said to himself.

'It's time to get creative'

Turning back to his report Archer stretched his arms and cracked his fingers.

Starting from meeting Trip in engineering.

I was first concerned when Commander Tucker first showed signs of over exhaustion. After his examination Dr Phlox determined that both Commander Tucker and sub Commander T'pol had both contracted the same Talaxian primal bacterium. Dr Phlox likens it to earth's rabies virus although much easier to treat…

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T'pol sat trying to meditate, reflecting on the past several days she felt humiliated.

With her emotions very much still on the surface T'pol immersed herself into the feeling.

It was her fault Trip had only just regained consciousness. It was her fault the ship had been stationary for eight days. It was her fault Trip was affected by her first Pon Farr. It was her fault their was so much damage to repair in engineering. It was her fault they now held a bond. A bond Trip likely did not know existed.

She did not know how she could face him.

She had ruined his life and likely impacted both of their star-fleet careers.

T'pol let a stray tear roll down her cheek.

She was going to lose him after realising what she was feeling for him.

Feeling. T'pol let the word roll around in her head.

She could feel him now in slight discomfort even as he slept.

Discomfort that T'pol had caused.

Doing the things they did. T'pol looked down in shame.

He did not even give consent, her primal urges took over his body and yet again she had used him.

T'pol let out a startled sob at the thought and looked back to the lit candle in front of her.

She needed to meditate in order to regain control of her emotions.

Letting the flame take over T'pol slipped into her white space.

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Trip was laying is a big white comfortable bed. He didn't know where he was but the bed was certainly soothing his aches and pains. Trip rolled over, startled he sits up straight when he spots T'pol. She's sitting on the floor with a bright white robe on. She looks beautiful.

But her face, trip had never seen her show so much emotion. He watched fascinated as two fat tears rolled down her cheeks.

Trip snapped out of his trance and leapt out of bed towards T'pol.

T'pol gasped in surprise when she felt his arms envelop her.

She must have fell asleep meditating as she could smell him. Feel his warmth.

'Shhh honey, don't cry' his raspy deep voice travelled through her body, head to toe, making her shiver in response.

Taking a deep breath T'pol took in his sent.

Trip curled her into his lap into his chest and started to humm.

T'pol could feel the vibrations coming through his chest.

His warm skin setting a fire within her own.

T'pol took another deep breath turning her face in towards his chest rubbing her face against him..

Trip looked down towards her, his heart felt like it could burst. This must be a dream.

Phlox had only just released him from sick bay.

He would get the occasional flash of what happened over those missing days.

Her face in the throes of passion, feeling her softness envelop him, the smell of the mixed together. He know what they had done, but he just couldn't remember all of it.

His injuries her injuries just a complete mystery to Trip.

T'pol suddenly looked up at Trip her big brown expressive eyes delving in the the depths of his soul.

Tentatively Trip leaned down and kissed her. Slowly. Passionately. He could feel the fire, the electricity in his blood spread to T'pol wherever his skin touched hers.

She moaned feeling his excitement grow.

Trip moved them both down laying her on the floor.

Opening her robe with one hand while the other supported his weight.

Trip let his hand explore her flushed skin.

Leaning down he popped the tip of her ear in to his mouth, something he knew drove her crazy.

Feeling up her body Trip stopped at her breasts.

Taking a nipple between his skilled fingers and started to roll it between his fingers.

Slightly biting her ears he could feel how ready she was for him.

T'pol let out another loud moan.

Trip nugged her legs open.

Leaving her breast to line himself up.

T'pol's back started to arch in anticipation.

Trip took a deep breath and started to push forward.

Beep - Beep- Beep- Beep-

Trip startled awake and groaned into his pillow.

Trip forgot to disengage his alarm the night before.

Trip groaned again when he could feel the nerves in his cock ready to explode.

Even though it was Zero six hundred Trip got out of bed and checked his messages.

Feeling a little sore but nothing a hot shower wouldn't cure.

He wanted to go talk to T'pol as soon as possible.

She didn't return his messages from sickbay or the one he wrote last night.

He felt a little hurt but he wasn't gonna dwell on it.

She wasn't human so he shouldn't hold her to emotional human rules.

He didn't know how she would be feeling.

After the Doc told him what had happened he couldn't help but feel pleased she had chosen him …. even if it was subconsciously.

He kinda wished it was her that had told him and not the Doc.

But she had chosen him and that's what counted.

Trip kept repeating that in his head as headed for the shower.