I remember how it all started. It was one of my many disastrous away missions. I probably shouldn't go on any as they always go wrong. My reputation is almost as bad as Neelix's for his cooking or Chakotay's for crashing shuttles. It could have been a lot worse I suppose. A lot worse. I'm glad it happened, as it forced us to confront something important...
It all started when we picked up some dilitheum traces on a m-class planet. We were running low and hence the away mission. There was a lot of turbulence and there was frequent storms. Captain Janeway wanted the best pilot at the shuttle helm. B'Elanna was the natural choice to do the survey and I was the obvious pilot. We were sitting in the shuttle cockpit, silence reigned. After B'Elanna's recent 'Ponn Farr' things weren't exactly comfortable between us. I entered some details into the flight log and sighed. B'Elanna was fidgiting, nervous and uncertain. I was busy trying to build up the courage to have a 'mature, adult' conversation, without ending up skirting the real issues and getting nowhere except into an argument. I had been planning on how to say what I wanted to say for a while. I know it is useless trying to deny my feelings, but I didn't want to lose her friendship either. I opened my mouth to speak and I was cut off by a beeping from the consul. //Damn//.
"Starboard nacelle hit by lightning!!!"
"All engines off-line!!! Maneuvering thrusters only!!!" B'Elanna snapped into professional mode.
"Cut the thrusters!!!"
"Done, I hope you know what your doing!!!"
"On my mark fire them back up!!!"
"Understood!!"
"5-4-3-2-1 mark!!!"
"Thrusters fired!!!"
"Hang on." I was struggling to keep the shuttle in position. I knew I wouldn't be able to pull the shuttle up, so I was just trying to crash it and keep us both alive.
"BRACE FOR IMPACT!!!"
//Man, my head hurts// I was sitting in the co-pilots seat, well slumped over the panel. I forced my eyelids apart. I saw Tom slumped over the other consul. He was still unconscious. I hope he is alright, I've not exactly shown it but I do care. I suddenly noticed there was gasses seeping in through the shuttle door. There was no real information about this gas, as it was on the opposite side of the planet from the scheduled landing site. The Doctor had warned us to avoid it, so I got worried. I tried the Comm system and thanks to incredible luck it was still intact and with a bit of creativity I had it up and running.
*Torres to Voyager*
*Voyager here, what is your status?*
*We were hit by lightening and were forced to land at the following coordinates...*
*Received, we will pick you up as soon as possible.*
*Captain??? Be quick, I don't like the look of this gas, that's seeping in.*
*Understood, Voyager out.*
"Hey, sleeping beauty, wake up!!!"
"Go 'way!!!" Tom muttered. I felt like hitting him. Instead I did something equally cruel. I picked up my glass of ice cold water I had been drinking and miraculously was still full and tipped it down the back off his neck.
"ARGH!!!"
"You going to wake up or what???"
"I'm awake, I'm awake!!!" // That was low, especially after I saved her cute butt!!! //
"Sorry, I know that was low, I appreciate you saving us."
"That's O.K then, s'long as I get appreciated, have you contacted Voyager yet???"
"Yup, they are on their way and should pick us up soon." // bloody hell it's cold //
"There's blankets up there if your cold."
"Cheers." I looked at him curiously, how the hell did he know I was cold??? We sat and waited 10 more minutes until Voyager came to rescue us.
"I wonder why there was no strange side affects to the gas???" B'Elanna asked tom as they walked out of sickbay together.
"seems like to much good luck on our part."
"I agree with that!!! If there is a prize for most unlucky // couple, NO she'll kill me // people, we'd win hands down!!!"
"what do you mean by THAT!!!"
"by what???"
"you know what I mean."
"did I say it out loud???"
"obviously"
"oh, I... urm..crap!!!"
// tell him!!! //
"Tell me what???"
"huh???"
"you said 'tell him'???"
"I didn't say that!!!"
"I heard you loud and clear!!!"
// What the hell is going on??? //
// What is going on??? //
"How should I know???"
"Look B'Elanna, I didn't say a single word!!!"
"You just said 'What the hell'!!!"
"I thought it, not..."
// OH CRAP!!! //
// FUCK //
// Is this really happening, Tom??? //
// Reading you loud and clear!!! //
// We have to tell someone!!! //
// Quick!!! //
// Keep your thoughts in line Paris, think flowers, bunnies etc, not... //
// WHOA, halt it there, right now!!! //
// I'll try, my heads a scary place to be, I pity you!!! //
// Come on, to Sickbay, now!!! //
"Computer activate E.M.H."
*Already activated*
"DOC, YOU IN HERE!!!"
"Coming, what is the problem???"
"We think we have discovered the mystery side affect!!!"
"What???"
"We can urm..." B'Elanna started.
// yes //
// shut up //
"We can read each others minds."
"Hmm. Interesting, you seem to have developed a telepathic link. It is as you assumed a result of the gas. I have no easy way to say this but... Well it is more than likely you will remain linked for the rest off your lives. I need to inform the Captain of your ability. In the meantime you are free to leave Sickbay, so long as you stay within 50 metres of each other for now. Any further and you could cause permanent damage. This is only temporary and as soon as I am sure it is safe to increase the distance I will inform you. You are also off duty until you both see Tuvok for help with this."
"WHAT!!!"
"You sure??? Forever??? OH BUGGER!!!"
"I assume you can adapt without killing each other???"
// I hope so doc, I really do!!! //
"SHUT IT!!!" B'Elanna whacked Tom round the arm.
"Ouch." Tom started rubbing it. The Doc shook his head.
"Go on get out of here."
// Engineering, NOW!!! //
// O.K you be the boss. We all know who wears the trousers in this relationship!!! Hang on, you can here me... Oh crap, didn't mean that, I'm sorry //
// move it, NOW //
// O.K, I'm going, I'm going!!! //
"Hi B'Elanna, Hi Tom. One status report coming up. What you doing here Tom???" Joe Carrey asked.
"I am..."
// don't even think about saying it. //
"Waiting for Harry to get off his shift."
"Oh, well he has another half an hour, he's crawling through Jeffrey's tubes now."
"Oooh my head..."
"What's wrong Tom???"
"Nothing, really I'm fine."
// Slow it with the techno-jargon, please. I can't keep up. //
// Sorry but I have to get this done. //
// Have you finished yet??? //
// No. God you can act like a kid sometimes. //
// Not just me // Tom thought insolently.
// Oh shut up. //
// Come on, lets go get some food. //
// Sure, one more minute. //
// Stop thinking about dragging me out of here or I'll break your nose //
// how come I'm the only person to get turned on by violence, well by a certain person... //
// Very funny //
"Tom, there you are, are you going to lunch???" Harry asked cautiously.
"Yes and your coming too." B'Elanna replied for him.
"Erm, not interrupting am I???" Harry asked cautiously, he knew that Tom had been trying to get B'Elanna on a date for months. He didn't want to mess it up now. As Tom seemed more than grateful for the added person he thought to hell with it.
"Don't be stupid, come on, I'm famished."
"Lead the way Maquis."
"Hi Neelix."
"Hello, what can I get for you three???" Neelix asked as he bounced up.
// Anything edible??? //
// B'Elanna I'm shocked!!! // Tom laughed out loud.
"What's funny???" Harry asked.
// Yes, what is funny??? //
"Nothing, just thinking."
"Wonder what about???" Harry asked sarcastically, giving B'Elanna a quick glance.
"No actually I am not, well I wasn't until you brought it up."
"Ooops, sorry."
// I'm not commenting. //
"Come on lets eat." B'Elanna was offered no argument.
"Urm B'Elanna, in danger of sounding either sleazy or pathetic but, your quarters or mine???"
"Not really bothered."
"Mine are larger???"
"Fine. I'll need to pick some stuff up from mine though."
"O.K then mine it is."
They entered B'Elanna's quarters, she immediately headed into the bedroom and pulled a rucksack from under the bed. She picked it up and stuffed some PADDs and other items out a drawer in it. Then she headed into the bathroom. Tom sat down on the settee and examined her quarters. They were pretty standard, clean, tidy and not too personal. He noticed several surprising personal things though. A small stuffed toy on her pillow??? He glanced at the top PADD on a pile near him. He recognized the title. It was the same Klingon romance novel he had caught her reading a little while ago. He jumped as he heard her walk out of the bathroom.
// Ready to go??? //
// Just about. //
They walked out and headed towards the Turbolift, towards Toms quarters.
"Ladies first!!!" Tom gestured grandly, B'Elanna rolled her eyes.
// Bloody hell I'm tired. //
"You take the bed." Tom said as he vaguely pointed.
"No. You take it."
"Why???"
"'cause it's your bed."
"But your the guest." // and a woman //
// Sexist bastard //
// Sorry but it goes against my upbringing. Tell you what, you take the bed tonight, I'll take it tomorrow. //
// Tom... I'll argue some more in the morning. Right now I am going to sleep ANYWHERE, O.K??? //
// Fine by me. I get to use the bathroom first!!! //
Tom dashed out the room through an adjoining door and slammed it shut behind him. B'Elanna scowled and quickly got out of her uniform and into her nightwear, which was at the moment a baggy tee-shirt and shorts. She then rooted round through her stuff until she had found her overnight wash kit and then went and banged on the door.
"GET YER ARSE MOVING NOW!!!"
"YES MUM!!!" Tom teased.
A few seconds later Tom emerged dressed in a pair of shorts and went to pull out blankets from a cupboard and made a bed up on the settee. B'Elanna emerged a few minutes later and looked around cautiously.
// Nice arse // she thought sleepily.
// Thanks // Tom replied cheekily.
B'Elanna stood over the bed hesitantly. Tom looked at her waiting for her to get in. Suddenly a huge yawn escaped and she flopped down on his bed. Tom had to fight to stop from thinking how much he would like to jump on top off her.
// God I love her //
// What??? //
// Huh??? Oh shit. I... I... To hell with it. I love you. //
// But... I... Why??? //
"Why what???" Tom spoke, confused but relieved she hadn't yelled yet.
"Why???" B'Elanna asked again quietly.
"You want to know why I love you???"
"Well???"
"'Cause your a) intelligent, b) there's a lot more than meets the eyes with you, c) We have so much in common, d) your beautiful. Do you want me to continue???"
"No."
// Don't screw up she'll never speak to you again, Paris. //
"Look, I don't want to lose your friendship. If you don't want to reciprocate I wont argue. I will step back and let you get on with your life. If you do... feel something tell me... please. I don't want this to affect our friendship, whatever the outcome. It means so much to me."
// So much, you'll never know. //
"I...I..."
// Crap, just say it Torres. No. Yes. No. Coward. //
"I love you!!!" She folded her arms and gave a rebellious look.
Tom beamed with happiness. It took him the whole of two seconds to cross over to her and embraced her. He pulled back and leaned in and scraped his lips across hers. Meeting no resistance he kissed her gently. She responded quickly. His tongue soon probed her mouth, hers following suit soon afterwards. Tom had automatically moved his hand up under her tee-shirt and was caressing her bare back. B'Elanna slipped one of her hands from around his neck and started playing with his chest hair.
// Are you sure??? //
// About what??? //
// Rushing into this. Do you want to because if not then I suggest we stop now. //
// No. I want this. //
// Are you sure??? We can stop anytime you want to. //
// Are you sure??? I should warn you about Klingon mating practices, they aren't exactly 'gentle'. //
// I know. I have done some 'research'. //
With that he bit down hard on her cheek.
A little while later the strange pair were lying together on the double bed. They were both naked and B'Elanna was lying half on top of Tom. They both missed the alarm, COMM badges and the door chime, when they slept after their appointment with the Doc. Not receiving an answer the Doctor worried and overrode the privacy lock.
"LUITENANTS???"
Tom woke and muttered something inaudible. His suddenly stiffened as he heard the Doctor.
// SHIT!!! //
Too late.
"Ah, there you..." The Doc said as he caught sight of Tom now sitting up in bed. He then caught sight of B'Elanna lying naked on the bed, sound asleep. Tom pulled the covers up to her shoulders. "Are." He finished shutting his mouth. "You are both expected in Sickbay. I'll see you in half an hour."
"Thank you Doctor. I'm sorry we slept in."
"I'll bet you are." The Doctor muttered. Then he was gone.
"B'Elanna???"
"Mmm???"
"Time to get up."
"Go 'way."
"Come on, we have an appointment to keep." That got her, she sat up, raced towards the bathroom.
"Me first." B'Elanna shouted as she disappeared out the door. Tom gave a sly grin and followed her.
"Crap, Computer time???"
*The time is 0945.*
"Crap, we're an hour and a half late. Why hasn't the Doctor been hammering on the door demanding to know where we are???"
// 'cause he's been, seen you naked before I could cover you up and me sitting next to you. I think he can figure things out. //
"Oh. Crap."
// Are you ashamed to have been with me??? //
"No."
// I just don't like people speculating on my private life. //
"Just as long as you love me I couldn't care less about the rest of the ship."
"I agree. I just... I don't know."
"I should warn you we have approximately 10 minutes to get down to Sickbay."
"You didn't exactly save by time by sharing the shower."
"I suppose not."
// but DAMN it was worth it. //
"You ready???"
"Come on then."
The end.
Or not as in this case.
It all started when we picked up some dilitheum traces on a m-class planet. We were running low and hence the away mission. There was a lot of turbulence and there was frequent storms. Captain Janeway wanted the best pilot at the shuttle helm. B'Elanna was the natural choice to do the survey and I was the obvious pilot. We were sitting in the shuttle cockpit, silence reigned. After B'Elanna's recent 'Ponn Farr' things weren't exactly comfortable between us. I entered some details into the flight log and sighed. B'Elanna was fidgiting, nervous and uncertain. I was busy trying to build up the courage to have a 'mature, adult' conversation, without ending up skirting the real issues and getting nowhere except into an argument. I had been planning on how to say what I wanted to say for a while. I know it is useless trying to deny my feelings, but I didn't want to lose her friendship either. I opened my mouth to speak and I was cut off by a beeping from the consul. //Damn//.
"Starboard nacelle hit by lightning!!!"
"All engines off-line!!! Maneuvering thrusters only!!!" B'Elanna snapped into professional mode.
"Cut the thrusters!!!"
"Done, I hope you know what your doing!!!"
"On my mark fire them back up!!!"
"Understood!!"
"5-4-3-2-1 mark!!!"
"Thrusters fired!!!"
"Hang on." I was struggling to keep the shuttle in position. I knew I wouldn't be able to pull the shuttle up, so I was just trying to crash it and keep us both alive.
"BRACE FOR IMPACT!!!"
//Man, my head hurts// I was sitting in the co-pilots seat, well slumped over the panel. I forced my eyelids apart. I saw Tom slumped over the other consul. He was still unconscious. I hope he is alright, I've not exactly shown it but I do care. I suddenly noticed there was gasses seeping in through the shuttle door. There was no real information about this gas, as it was on the opposite side of the planet from the scheduled landing site. The Doctor had warned us to avoid it, so I got worried. I tried the Comm system and thanks to incredible luck it was still intact and with a bit of creativity I had it up and running.
*Torres to Voyager*
*Voyager here, what is your status?*
*We were hit by lightening and were forced to land at the following coordinates...*
*Received, we will pick you up as soon as possible.*
*Captain??? Be quick, I don't like the look of this gas, that's seeping in.*
*Understood, Voyager out.*
"Hey, sleeping beauty, wake up!!!"
"Go 'way!!!" Tom muttered. I felt like hitting him. Instead I did something equally cruel. I picked up my glass of ice cold water I had been drinking and miraculously was still full and tipped it down the back off his neck.
"ARGH!!!"
"You going to wake up or what???"
"I'm awake, I'm awake!!!" // That was low, especially after I saved her cute butt!!! //
"Sorry, I know that was low, I appreciate you saving us."
"That's O.K then, s'long as I get appreciated, have you contacted Voyager yet???"
"Yup, they are on their way and should pick us up soon." // bloody hell it's cold //
"There's blankets up there if your cold."
"Cheers." I looked at him curiously, how the hell did he know I was cold??? We sat and waited 10 more minutes until Voyager came to rescue us.
"I wonder why there was no strange side affects to the gas???" B'Elanna asked tom as they walked out of sickbay together.
"seems like to much good luck on our part."
"I agree with that!!! If there is a prize for most unlucky // couple, NO she'll kill me // people, we'd win hands down!!!"
"what do you mean by THAT!!!"
"by what???"
"you know what I mean."
"did I say it out loud???"
"obviously"
"oh, I... urm..crap!!!"
// tell him!!! //
"Tell me what???"
"huh???"
"you said 'tell him'???"
"I didn't say that!!!"
"I heard you loud and clear!!!"
// What the hell is going on??? //
// What is going on??? //
"How should I know???"
"Look B'Elanna, I didn't say a single word!!!"
"You just said 'What the hell'!!!"
"I thought it, not..."
// OH CRAP!!! //
// FUCK //
// Is this really happening, Tom??? //
// Reading you loud and clear!!! //
// We have to tell someone!!! //
// Quick!!! //
// Keep your thoughts in line Paris, think flowers, bunnies etc, not... //
// WHOA, halt it there, right now!!! //
// I'll try, my heads a scary place to be, I pity you!!! //
// Come on, to Sickbay, now!!! //
"Computer activate E.M.H."
*Already activated*
"DOC, YOU IN HERE!!!"
"Coming, what is the problem???"
"We think we have discovered the mystery side affect!!!"
"What???"
"We can urm..." B'Elanna started.
// yes //
// shut up //
"We can read each others minds."
"Hmm. Interesting, you seem to have developed a telepathic link. It is as you assumed a result of the gas. I have no easy way to say this but... Well it is more than likely you will remain linked for the rest off your lives. I need to inform the Captain of your ability. In the meantime you are free to leave Sickbay, so long as you stay within 50 metres of each other for now. Any further and you could cause permanent damage. This is only temporary and as soon as I am sure it is safe to increase the distance I will inform you. You are also off duty until you both see Tuvok for help with this."
"WHAT!!!"
"You sure??? Forever??? OH BUGGER!!!"
"I assume you can adapt without killing each other???"
// I hope so doc, I really do!!! //
"SHUT IT!!!" B'Elanna whacked Tom round the arm.
"Ouch." Tom started rubbing it. The Doc shook his head.
"Go on get out of here."
// Engineering, NOW!!! //
// O.K you be the boss. We all know who wears the trousers in this relationship!!! Hang on, you can here me... Oh crap, didn't mean that, I'm sorry //
// move it, NOW //
// O.K, I'm going, I'm going!!! //
"Hi B'Elanna, Hi Tom. One status report coming up. What you doing here Tom???" Joe Carrey asked.
"I am..."
// don't even think about saying it. //
"Waiting for Harry to get off his shift."
"Oh, well he has another half an hour, he's crawling through Jeffrey's tubes now."
"Oooh my head..."
"What's wrong Tom???"
"Nothing, really I'm fine."
// Slow it with the techno-jargon, please. I can't keep up. //
// Sorry but I have to get this done. //
// Have you finished yet??? //
// No. God you can act like a kid sometimes. //
// Not just me // Tom thought insolently.
// Oh shut up. //
// Come on, lets go get some food. //
// Sure, one more minute. //
// Stop thinking about dragging me out of here or I'll break your nose //
// how come I'm the only person to get turned on by violence, well by a certain person... //
// Very funny //
"Tom, there you are, are you going to lunch???" Harry asked cautiously.
"Yes and your coming too." B'Elanna replied for him.
"Erm, not interrupting am I???" Harry asked cautiously, he knew that Tom had been trying to get B'Elanna on a date for months. He didn't want to mess it up now. As Tom seemed more than grateful for the added person he thought to hell with it.
"Don't be stupid, come on, I'm famished."
"Lead the way Maquis."
"Hi Neelix."
"Hello, what can I get for you three???" Neelix asked as he bounced up.
// Anything edible??? //
// B'Elanna I'm shocked!!! // Tom laughed out loud.
"What's funny???" Harry asked.
// Yes, what is funny??? //
"Nothing, just thinking."
"Wonder what about???" Harry asked sarcastically, giving B'Elanna a quick glance.
"No actually I am not, well I wasn't until you brought it up."
"Ooops, sorry."
// I'm not commenting. //
"Come on lets eat." B'Elanna was offered no argument.
"Urm B'Elanna, in danger of sounding either sleazy or pathetic but, your quarters or mine???"
"Not really bothered."
"Mine are larger???"
"Fine. I'll need to pick some stuff up from mine though."
"O.K then mine it is."
They entered B'Elanna's quarters, she immediately headed into the bedroom and pulled a rucksack from under the bed. She picked it up and stuffed some PADDs and other items out a drawer in it. Then she headed into the bathroom. Tom sat down on the settee and examined her quarters. They were pretty standard, clean, tidy and not too personal. He noticed several surprising personal things though. A small stuffed toy on her pillow??? He glanced at the top PADD on a pile near him. He recognized the title. It was the same Klingon romance novel he had caught her reading a little while ago. He jumped as he heard her walk out of the bathroom.
// Ready to go??? //
// Just about. //
They walked out and headed towards the Turbolift, towards Toms quarters.
"Ladies first!!!" Tom gestured grandly, B'Elanna rolled her eyes.
// Bloody hell I'm tired. //
"You take the bed." Tom said as he vaguely pointed.
"No. You take it."
"Why???"
"'cause it's your bed."
"But your the guest." // and a woman //
// Sexist bastard //
// Sorry but it goes against my upbringing. Tell you what, you take the bed tonight, I'll take it tomorrow. //
// Tom... I'll argue some more in the morning. Right now I am going to sleep ANYWHERE, O.K??? //
// Fine by me. I get to use the bathroom first!!! //
Tom dashed out the room through an adjoining door and slammed it shut behind him. B'Elanna scowled and quickly got out of her uniform and into her nightwear, which was at the moment a baggy tee-shirt and shorts. She then rooted round through her stuff until she had found her overnight wash kit and then went and banged on the door.
"GET YER ARSE MOVING NOW!!!"
"YES MUM!!!" Tom teased.
A few seconds later Tom emerged dressed in a pair of shorts and went to pull out blankets from a cupboard and made a bed up on the settee. B'Elanna emerged a few minutes later and looked around cautiously.
// Nice arse // she thought sleepily.
// Thanks // Tom replied cheekily.
B'Elanna stood over the bed hesitantly. Tom looked at her waiting for her to get in. Suddenly a huge yawn escaped and she flopped down on his bed. Tom had to fight to stop from thinking how much he would like to jump on top off her.
// God I love her //
// What??? //
// Huh??? Oh shit. I... I... To hell with it. I love you. //
// But... I... Why??? //
"Why what???" Tom spoke, confused but relieved she hadn't yelled yet.
"Why???" B'Elanna asked again quietly.
"You want to know why I love you???"
"Well???"
"'Cause your a) intelligent, b) there's a lot more than meets the eyes with you, c) We have so much in common, d) your beautiful. Do you want me to continue???"
"No."
// Don't screw up she'll never speak to you again, Paris. //
"Look, I don't want to lose your friendship. If you don't want to reciprocate I wont argue. I will step back and let you get on with your life. If you do... feel something tell me... please. I don't want this to affect our friendship, whatever the outcome. It means so much to me."
// So much, you'll never know. //
"I...I..."
// Crap, just say it Torres. No. Yes. No. Coward. //
"I love you!!!" She folded her arms and gave a rebellious look.
Tom beamed with happiness. It took him the whole of two seconds to cross over to her and embraced her. He pulled back and leaned in and scraped his lips across hers. Meeting no resistance he kissed her gently. She responded quickly. His tongue soon probed her mouth, hers following suit soon afterwards. Tom had automatically moved his hand up under her tee-shirt and was caressing her bare back. B'Elanna slipped one of her hands from around his neck and started playing with his chest hair.
// Are you sure??? //
// About what??? //
// Rushing into this. Do you want to because if not then I suggest we stop now. //
// No. I want this. //
// Are you sure??? We can stop anytime you want to. //
// Are you sure??? I should warn you about Klingon mating practices, they aren't exactly 'gentle'. //
// I know. I have done some 'research'. //
With that he bit down hard on her cheek.
A little while later the strange pair were lying together on the double bed. They were both naked and B'Elanna was lying half on top of Tom. They both missed the alarm, COMM badges and the door chime, when they slept after their appointment with the Doc. Not receiving an answer the Doctor worried and overrode the privacy lock.
"LUITENANTS???"
Tom woke and muttered something inaudible. His suddenly stiffened as he heard the Doctor.
// SHIT!!! //
Too late.
"Ah, there you..." The Doc said as he caught sight of Tom now sitting up in bed. He then caught sight of B'Elanna lying naked on the bed, sound asleep. Tom pulled the covers up to her shoulders. "Are." He finished shutting his mouth. "You are both expected in Sickbay. I'll see you in half an hour."
"Thank you Doctor. I'm sorry we slept in."
"I'll bet you are." The Doctor muttered. Then he was gone.
"B'Elanna???"
"Mmm???"
"Time to get up."
"Go 'way."
"Come on, we have an appointment to keep." That got her, she sat up, raced towards the bathroom.
"Me first." B'Elanna shouted as she disappeared out the door. Tom gave a sly grin and followed her.
"Crap, Computer time???"
*The time is 0945.*
"Crap, we're an hour and a half late. Why hasn't the Doctor been hammering on the door demanding to know where we are???"
// 'cause he's been, seen you naked before I could cover you up and me sitting next to you. I think he can figure things out. //
"Oh. Crap."
// Are you ashamed to have been with me??? //
"No."
// I just don't like people speculating on my private life. //
"Just as long as you love me I couldn't care less about the rest of the ship."
"I agree. I just... I don't know."
"I should warn you we have approximately 10 minutes to get down to Sickbay."
"You didn't exactly save by time by sharing the shower."
"I suppose not."
// but DAMN it was worth it. //
"You ready???"
"Come on then."
The end.
Or not as in this case.