A Charming Match Chapter 4
My name is not Roddenberry. I do this for fun:)
Chapter 4
Bridge
Malcolm arrived for duty, early by about five minutes to talk to the Captain before Hoshi arrived. He had noticed that the Captain usually arrived on the bridge early, by about half an hour.
He walked up to the Captain and asked, "Captain, may I speak with you?"
Captain Archer turned from what he was looking at; it looked to be reports from engineering. "Yes, Malcolm, what is it?"
"I was wondering if I could be relieved of duty early this evening Captain." Malcolm paused, then decided to continue. "I'm taking dinner in my quarters…with a guest, and need time to prepare."
The Captain understood completely. "Of course Malcolm. When did you want to leave?"
"My relief of the next sift will be here half an hour early, and thank you Captain. Oh, and Captain, to keep it quiet I'll just leave quietly when my replacement arrives."
"Not a problem Malcolm." As Malcolm returned to his post, Hoshi, T'pol and Travis arrived and took theirs.
The Captain sat in the middle of the bridge and began to wonder who Malcolm's "guest" was.
He didn't have to wonder long. All day Hoshi had a obvious grin on her face, and every time she looked at Malcolm it got bigger and a few times he smiled back, with the same dopey look.
The day went smoothly. They ran into an earth freighter, much the same design as the ones Travis grew up on. The freighter's engines were acting up, so Enterprise decided to take a few days to help them out. They also asked if they could use the communications arrays to contact family members back home.
A few times that day people came over from the other ship, and Hoshi helped them get in contact with friends family. And in one case another freighter that person when he came on the bridge looked over at her directly, unlike the rest who came up and looked around to find her, this one looked right at her like she knew where everything was.
At first it scared Hoshi, then she thought about it and realized that this woman may have found out from someone else who had talked with her earlier. And she demised it.
20:30 hours rolled around. Reed's replacement finally arrived, and Malcolm left. It went so smooth that if you weren't paying attention, you probably wouldn't have noticed.
The Captain looked at Hoshi. She seemed really antsy, like she didn't want to be sitting still. Captain Archer let her sit for about five minutes. Then took the time to say, "Hey Hoshi, there's nothing for you to do up here. So why don't you take off? If anything happens the beta shift can handle it."
She grinned and jumped up. "Thank you, Captain." She practically ran for the lift.
The Captain suddenly began to laugh, which was apparently contagious because Travis did too.
In between bursts of laughter Travis turned around and said "Thanks Captain. She was making me antsy."
"How long has this been going on?" Archer asked.
"Far as I can tell since she ran out of movie night, and he followed her."
Hoshi's quarters
Hoshi ran, with her heels trailing smoke behind her, to her quarters and went to her closet to find something other than her uniform. She began to look though her old dresses: red: no. Light blue-no. dark blue- no.... perfect!
She pulled out a green dress that went to about her knees. It was a solid, soft material that was smooth as skin. She quickly changed, opted not to use jewelry, and brushed out her hair. She was about to clip it back when she decided to let it fall free. She chose a light, tropical perfume that you couldn't smell unless you were close to her. Perfection at last.
She stood in front of her mirror a second, then looked at the time and panicked. It was 21:18! She had to get going!
She left her quarters and headed for Malcolm's.
Malcolm's quarters...
The food was all set, and the candles were lit- the Stewart's idea, but they added something to the room so he left them. He had just changed into some slacks and a nice evening shirt, and he'd showered and shaved earlier.
He kept going through everything in his mind to make sure he had forgotten nothing. When he was fairly sure he looked at the clock: 21:25. She should be here any minute.
He hadn't been this nervous over a girl in years, but thinking back he hadn't had a date in awhile. He was so nervous he nearly missed it when the chime on his door beeped. He went to open it, and immediately all the air left his lungs like he had been gut punched.
It was Hoshi in front of him, but she looked different. More stunning, if that was possible. She seemed a little out of it, but thankfully recovered quicker than he did.
Wow. If she thought he was handsome in his uniform, he looked gorgeous now. She pulled herself together enough to ask, "May I come in?"
"Oh yes…yes of course." He stammered uncontrollably for a little while longer.
They sat down at the table in the middle of his quarters, and began to eat. Soon their minds began to wander…
'She looks so wonderful tonight. What's different? It's not the dress, and she isn't wearing any make-up, though she looks beautiful anyway. It must be her hair. I've never seen it down before. She should do that more often. And her perfume... it's very unusual. Like papayas and… pineapple?'
'He looks great the shirt," Hoshi thought. 'Makes him look less stiff and more human. I prefer this outfit to the uniform, however the uniform does fit tighter.' She took a deep breath. 'He smells like soap, and I like his aftershave.'
"Pineapple?"
He said it so suddenly it pulled her out of her thoughts. "What? What about it?" she said, suddenly self-conscious.
"Your perfume. It's papayas and pineapple, isn't it?"
"Yes." And then it hit her. "Ohhh... I didn't even think about that. I just picked it 'cause it's the lightest scent I have."
"Its okay. I like it, it's not plain like most."
She was blushing a deep red now, and couldn't help but giggle at the little 'oops' she had made.
They finished their meal and called the Stewart to come and get the dishes. After he had left, Hoshi got up to leave. Malcolm didn't want the date to end so soon, so as a last attempt to prolong the evening he asked her to dance.
He selected a wonderful piece and placed one hand behind her lower back, taking her hand in the other. Slowly they began to move to the melodious tune, swaying softly to the music.
They were so close she could feel the heat coming off his body. He was a great dancer. 'What would he do if I moved closer?' she thought, and then she decided to test her thoughts. She leaned her head on his chest and felt his heart beat a little quicker under her cheek.
He loved the way the starlight and candlelight played across her face. It was enchanting. When she put her head on his chest he felt his heart rate speed up tenfold. 'I wonder if she would let me kiss her now? That would make this night perfect.'
He stopped dancing and gently raised her chin until her eyes met his. She seemed dazed, almost as if she were floating on clouds. Her eyes moved to his lips, and that was all the invitation he needed. He bent his head and this time, the kiss was on purpose.
It started out simple enough, slow and deliberate, but soon it deepened and Hoshi opened her mouth to his. They stayed like that for a long while, and when at last they broke apart neither could speak. There was nothing to say. So they kissed again, but this time it wasn't slow and deliberate.
End Chapter Four
My name is not Roddenberry. I do this for fun:)
Chapter 4
Bridge
Malcolm arrived for duty, early by about five minutes to talk to the Captain before Hoshi arrived. He had noticed that the Captain usually arrived on the bridge early, by about half an hour.
He walked up to the Captain and asked, "Captain, may I speak with you?"
Captain Archer turned from what he was looking at; it looked to be reports from engineering. "Yes, Malcolm, what is it?"
"I was wondering if I could be relieved of duty early this evening Captain." Malcolm paused, then decided to continue. "I'm taking dinner in my quarters…with a guest, and need time to prepare."
The Captain understood completely. "Of course Malcolm. When did you want to leave?"
"My relief of the next sift will be here half an hour early, and thank you Captain. Oh, and Captain, to keep it quiet I'll just leave quietly when my replacement arrives."
"Not a problem Malcolm." As Malcolm returned to his post, Hoshi, T'pol and Travis arrived and took theirs.
The Captain sat in the middle of the bridge and began to wonder who Malcolm's "guest" was.
He didn't have to wonder long. All day Hoshi had a obvious grin on her face, and every time she looked at Malcolm it got bigger and a few times he smiled back, with the same dopey look.
The day went smoothly. They ran into an earth freighter, much the same design as the ones Travis grew up on. The freighter's engines were acting up, so Enterprise decided to take a few days to help them out. They also asked if they could use the communications arrays to contact family members back home.
A few times that day people came over from the other ship, and Hoshi helped them get in contact with friends family. And in one case another freighter that person when he came on the bridge looked over at her directly, unlike the rest who came up and looked around to find her, this one looked right at her like she knew where everything was.
At first it scared Hoshi, then she thought about it and realized that this woman may have found out from someone else who had talked with her earlier. And she demised it.
20:30 hours rolled around. Reed's replacement finally arrived, and Malcolm left. It went so smooth that if you weren't paying attention, you probably wouldn't have noticed.
The Captain looked at Hoshi. She seemed really antsy, like she didn't want to be sitting still. Captain Archer let her sit for about five minutes. Then took the time to say, "Hey Hoshi, there's nothing for you to do up here. So why don't you take off? If anything happens the beta shift can handle it."
She grinned and jumped up. "Thank you, Captain." She practically ran for the lift.
The Captain suddenly began to laugh, which was apparently contagious because Travis did too.
In between bursts of laughter Travis turned around and said "Thanks Captain. She was making me antsy."
"How long has this been going on?" Archer asked.
"Far as I can tell since she ran out of movie night, and he followed her."
Hoshi's quarters
Hoshi ran, with her heels trailing smoke behind her, to her quarters and went to her closet to find something other than her uniform. She began to look though her old dresses: red: no. Light blue-no. dark blue- no.... perfect!
She pulled out a green dress that went to about her knees. It was a solid, soft material that was smooth as skin. She quickly changed, opted not to use jewelry, and brushed out her hair. She was about to clip it back when she decided to let it fall free. She chose a light, tropical perfume that you couldn't smell unless you were close to her. Perfection at last.
She stood in front of her mirror a second, then looked at the time and panicked. It was 21:18! She had to get going!
She left her quarters and headed for Malcolm's.
Malcolm's quarters...
The food was all set, and the candles were lit- the Stewart's idea, but they added something to the room so he left them. He had just changed into some slacks and a nice evening shirt, and he'd showered and shaved earlier.
He kept going through everything in his mind to make sure he had forgotten nothing. When he was fairly sure he looked at the clock: 21:25. She should be here any minute.
He hadn't been this nervous over a girl in years, but thinking back he hadn't had a date in awhile. He was so nervous he nearly missed it when the chime on his door beeped. He went to open it, and immediately all the air left his lungs like he had been gut punched.
It was Hoshi in front of him, but she looked different. More stunning, if that was possible. She seemed a little out of it, but thankfully recovered quicker than he did.
Wow. If she thought he was handsome in his uniform, he looked gorgeous now. She pulled herself together enough to ask, "May I come in?"
"Oh yes…yes of course." He stammered uncontrollably for a little while longer.
They sat down at the table in the middle of his quarters, and began to eat. Soon their minds began to wander…
'She looks so wonderful tonight. What's different? It's not the dress, and she isn't wearing any make-up, though she looks beautiful anyway. It must be her hair. I've never seen it down before. She should do that more often. And her perfume... it's very unusual. Like papayas and… pineapple?'
'He looks great the shirt," Hoshi thought. 'Makes him look less stiff and more human. I prefer this outfit to the uniform, however the uniform does fit tighter.' She took a deep breath. 'He smells like soap, and I like his aftershave.'
"Pineapple?"
He said it so suddenly it pulled her out of her thoughts. "What? What about it?" she said, suddenly self-conscious.
"Your perfume. It's papayas and pineapple, isn't it?"
"Yes." And then it hit her. "Ohhh... I didn't even think about that. I just picked it 'cause it's the lightest scent I have."
"Its okay. I like it, it's not plain like most."
She was blushing a deep red now, and couldn't help but giggle at the little 'oops' she had made.
They finished their meal and called the Stewart to come and get the dishes. After he had left, Hoshi got up to leave. Malcolm didn't want the date to end so soon, so as a last attempt to prolong the evening he asked her to dance.
He selected a wonderful piece and placed one hand behind her lower back, taking her hand in the other. Slowly they began to move to the melodious tune, swaying softly to the music.
They were so close she could feel the heat coming off his body. He was a great dancer. 'What would he do if I moved closer?' she thought, and then she decided to test her thoughts. She leaned her head on his chest and felt his heart beat a little quicker under her cheek.
He loved the way the starlight and candlelight played across her face. It was enchanting. When she put her head on his chest he felt his heart rate speed up tenfold. 'I wonder if she would let me kiss her now? That would make this night perfect.'
He stopped dancing and gently raised her chin until her eyes met his. She seemed dazed, almost as if she were floating on clouds. Her eyes moved to his lips, and that was all the invitation he needed. He bent his head and this time, the kiss was on purpose.
It started out simple enough, slow and deliberate, but soon it deepened and Hoshi opened her mouth to his. They stayed like that for a long while, and when at last they broke apart neither could speak. There was nothing to say. So they kissed again, but this time it wasn't slow and deliberate.
End Chapter Four
