Title: What They See
Chapter: 1/?
Author: Josephine
Email: Lovellama@aol.com
Rating: PG
Category: Romance/General
Pairing: Not sure yet ---
Summary: Trip through others' eyes
Archives: Linguistics Database, my site, others please ask first.

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What They See

"Oh my God, there he is."

"Who?"

Elizabeth shot Hoshi an annoyed glance. She hadn't even looked up. "Commander Tucker."

" --- that's nice ---"

"Hoshi!"

Hoshi put down her PADD. "What?"

"Commander Tucker --- ?"

"What about him?"

"Besides being the best looking thing on this ship?"

Hoshi's eyes involuntarily looked over at the Commander. "He is handsome, I'll give you that."

"And such a dreamy accent ---"

"I'll give you that too."

"And quite the ladies man ---"

"Where did you hear that?"

Elizabeth shrugged. "Somebody somewhere said something. But he has to be! That dark blonde hair, those blue eyes, that southern drawl ---" She shivered delightfully. "He probably has a girl in every port."

"You already mentioned the drawl." Hoshi's head was bent over her PADD again.

"It's worth repeating. He's coming this way!" Beth smiled. "Good morning, Commander."

Trip paused, looking blankly at her a moment. "Mornin', Ensign." He turned to Hoshi. "Hosh, how's yer consol workin' for y' now? That tweak I gave it do any good?"

A preoccupied Hoshi looked up. "What? Yes, it helped. It finally stopped shorting out."

Trip looked at her PADD. "Don't work too hard, Hosh. Y' know what they say about all work and no play ---" He gave her an easy grin before moving off.

Hoshi smiled in return, going back to her PADD. Beth looked at her enviously.

"You are so lucky to work with him ---"

"Huh?" Hoshi looked up from her PADD in confusion. "What did you say?"

"Hoshi!" Beth leaned toward her. "Commander Tucker is one fine looking man and you are so lucky to be working with him!"

"The Commander is just a friend."

Beth continued as if she hadn't heard. " --- I wonder what kind of lover he'd make --- he'd be romantic, like you were the most beautiful woman on Earth --- slow and smooth ---"

"Beth!" Hoshi gave an exasperated sigh and put down her PADD. "You have *got* to get your mind out of the gutter. I told you Commander Tucker and I are just friends."

"Humph. I wouldn't mind friends. Friends with privileges ---"

"Beth!"

"What?"