Swimming, the One Shot
"How can you not know how to swim lass?" Scotty asked, looking at Emily, who flushed in embarrassment.
Their friendship was odd, especially since Scotty had admitted, to himself, that he found the Assistant Chief Science Officer attractive, thus leaving him to usually call her, privately, his wee bonnie lass.
"I'm scared of the water. It's dark…and scary…and usually too warm," she mumbled.
Scotty gave her a look before shaking his head. "Lass, have Uhura give ya a regulation suit, and I'll teach ya how ta swim," he promised and she slowly, very hesitantly, agreed.
She finally came to the lakeside, where shore leave was taking place, the towel wrapped tightly around her before she slowly let it down onto the ground. He nearly felt his draw almost drop when he saw her, but managed not to, and lead her into the water.
The fact that she clung to him without thinking in complete fear was almost lost on Scotty. It took most of the day, but he managed to get her to float on her back, one of his hands in the middle of her back, just in case.
Scotty decided that he loved teaching her how to swim, since it gave him every excuse to keep her close.
When they returned to the ship, she agreed to continue their swimming lessons, which caused Scotty to beam at her. She didn't fully understand why till after they began dating.