Chapter 6
The next day they were all in the ready room getting ready to resume coarse. After the whole story had been told again to the ones who had missed it before. As soon as everyone had left, Jonathan leaned over and whispered into T'Pol's ear, "Meet me in my quarters tonight at 8:00." then he walked away, leaving her standing there to figure out what he had in mind. As it would happen, Trip had seen the whole thing and now was more curious than ever. He waited till supper to tell everyone else.
"Are you sure you saw what you saw?" asked Malcolm.
"Yes, I'm sure. I'm telling you he leaned over to her and whispered something in her ear. I swear to you she blushed." said Trip enthusiastically.
"What do you think could be going on between them?" asked Hoshi.
"I'm not sure, but something happened on that planet and I'm determined to find out what." Trip stated.
At that moment Jonathan walked into the mess hall. He looked over at them and waved, they waved back. He went over to Cook and told him something, then left. Travis came over and sat down beside Trip.
"So what's going on here?" he asked digging in to his 8oz. steak.
"Not much. Hey, what did the captain tell the cook?" Malcolm asked.
"He told him to send two veggie dinners to his quarters before 8:00. Why?" Travis wondered.
"Trip here thinks there's something going on between the captain and T'Pol." Malcolm informed Travis.
"That could explain why they were so awkward near each other on the bridge. Any time she looked at, he freaked." Travis said.
"Guys, I think it's sweet. It's about time there be some kind of romance on board," she briefly looked at Malcolm, "Besides, it's not really any of our business. It also might be good for them. We all know how Vulcans are, and the captain hates Vulcans. Maybe this will loosen them both up around here." Hoshi made an excellent point.
"Your absolutely right Hoshi, but I'm still going to get to the bottom of this." Trip said getting up to go find the captain. "Excuse me."
He really wasn't sure where he would find him, but he had a feeling that he was in his ready room. Sure enough he was there. It looked like he was looking at some different music selections. "Can I have a word with ya, Jon?" Trip asked making him jump.
"Trip, you scared me. What did you want?"
"I just wanted to make sure you were alright. You seemed a little preoccupied today, especially around T'Pol." Trip waited for a come back, but Jonathan knew he was right. Since they got back all he could think of was her. What would he say, what would say, and what would happen it someone figured it out. Yet, now he felt very protective of her, not that he wasn't before, but now it just seemed stronger, like she shouldn't leave his side. Also...
"Cap'n you okay?" Trip said breaking his thoughts.
"I'm fine Trip, and whatever you are implying you're wrong." He said very defensively.
"Don't get your britches in a knot, I just wanted to make sure."
"Well, thank you. I'll be in my quarters for the rest of the night, and I don't want to be disturbed unless there's an emergency." Jonathan said walking out of the room. Trip just stood there smiling and shaking his head. When Jonathan got to his quarters the food was already. " Great, all I have to do is light the candles, clean up, and program the music in.," he thought to himself. He had chosen the music from 'Phantom of the Opera'. He told T'Pol to dress casually, he himself was going to wear black slacks and blue polo shirt. He was very curious as to what T'Pol would be wearing. By now it was 7:30.
T'Pol had spent most of her time trying to decide on an outfit. She would like to be able to ask Ensign Sato or Cutler what they'd prefer, but no one was to know about this. She finally decided between either a blue turtleneck sweater and black dress pants or a low cut, red, long sleeved shirt and tawnish mini skirt. She decided to go with the latter. For make up she decided on gold eye shadow and crimson red lipstick. She sprayed on a bit of tropical body spray and left. She was glad when she noticed that there weren't many people in the corridors. But as luck would have it she ran into Hoshi. "Sub-commander you look very lovely this evening. Doing something special?"
"Nothing in particular. Why?" she asked.
"Just wondering. I've never seen you out of uniform before. You look nice."
"Thank you, ensign." T'Pol said running off in the other direction. Hoshi stood there and stared at her knowing exactly where she was going.
T'Pol's heart was racing; she could feel it in her throat and ears. She was considering going back and forgetting this whole thing ever happened, but something was keeping her going. She was meaning to meditate before she left, but forgot to. She hadn't meditated in days and she could feel the effects of it. The closer she got to his room the more dizzy and disoriented she felt. When she finally reached his door she stood there for a minute before she rang. "Come on in." he called from inside. She stepped inside to the view of a dimmed room and a table with lighted candles.
"Wow! You look.... beautiful. "Jonathan said greeting her at the door. "Please have a seat." he pulled her chair out for her. "I decided to try vegetarian tonight." he could tell she was worried. "I was afraid you wouldn't come."
"Thank you for inviting me, everything looks wonderful. So what was it you wanted to talk to me about?" she asked starting to eat.
"Wine?" he asked getting out some glasses.
"Yes, I guess I'll try it." she replied.
"I wanted to talk about what happens now. What happened down there, on that planet, we just can't ignore.... I think I'm falling for you T'Pol and I can try and fight these feelings for a while, but I'm not going to stop feeling more and more for you everyday. I'm willing to give it a go, but only if you are 100% sure you want to try also."
She didn't know what to say, she was thrilled and scared at the same time. She dared not look at him, afraid that the tears she was holding back would burst like a waterfall. After she composed herself she said, "What about the others, what would they say?"
"I think Trip already knows that something happened. He came into my ready room today asking a lot of questing." he told her.
"I also believe Ensign Sato knows."
"Hoshi? I bet Trip got wind of this somehow and started talking to people. I'll have to talk to him later, now let's enjoy our dinners." he started to eat also.
They ate in silence for a little while. Then Jonathan broke the silence. "So you never answered my question."
"Jon," she had never called him 'Jon' before so now he was really scared. She stood up and kneeled down by him. With his hands in hers she said, "If we do get together, as a couple, our two governments would be furious if they found out. There is also the possibility that the crew will make something of it, "he sighed thinking he knew what she was going to say. "but, I also have feelings that I can't ignore any longer. I don't understand all of them completely, I have never experienced them myself so I am confused. If you help me to understand them I know we can get through this, no matter what anyone says, together."
Jonathan was speechless; he had never heard anything so human come out of T'Pol's mouth like that. He was overwhelmed with joy and happiness and his heart felt as if it was going to bust. He smiled and could swear that there was a smile on T'Pol's face also.
"Would you care to dance? I selected music from 'Phantom of the Opera' do you have a favorite?"
"Yes, I believe it is called 'The Music of the Night'." she answered.
He nodded and programmed it in. "My lady." he took her hands and led her to the middle of the room. They were both staring deeply at each other, she put her hands around his neck and he put his hands around her waist. The music, there were no words to describe what the music made them feel. It was like a relief and then an almost triumphant feeling. He pulled her closer and she laid her head on his shoulder. he whispered, "I never want this evening to end." and she whispered back, "Me neither. I.... never mind."
"What?"
"Never mind." she repeated.
"I know, I love you too." he said softly in her ear. She stood back and looked at him wondering how he knew. He just smiled and leaned down and kissed her very deeply with every inch of feeling he had in him. Then they went on dancing close to each other. "This is great, now the only thing I have to worry about is how to get back at Trip. Ah, who cares." Jonathan thought to himself. They danced half the night away then she fell asleep in his arms.
The End (ch. 7? If ya want one)
The next day they were all in the ready room getting ready to resume coarse. After the whole story had been told again to the ones who had missed it before. As soon as everyone had left, Jonathan leaned over and whispered into T'Pol's ear, "Meet me in my quarters tonight at 8:00." then he walked away, leaving her standing there to figure out what he had in mind. As it would happen, Trip had seen the whole thing and now was more curious than ever. He waited till supper to tell everyone else.
"Are you sure you saw what you saw?" asked Malcolm.
"Yes, I'm sure. I'm telling you he leaned over to her and whispered something in her ear. I swear to you she blushed." said Trip enthusiastically.
"What do you think could be going on between them?" asked Hoshi.
"I'm not sure, but something happened on that planet and I'm determined to find out what." Trip stated.
At that moment Jonathan walked into the mess hall. He looked over at them and waved, they waved back. He went over to Cook and told him something, then left. Travis came over and sat down beside Trip.
"So what's going on here?" he asked digging in to his 8oz. steak.
"Not much. Hey, what did the captain tell the cook?" Malcolm asked.
"He told him to send two veggie dinners to his quarters before 8:00. Why?" Travis wondered.
"Trip here thinks there's something going on between the captain and T'Pol." Malcolm informed Travis.
"That could explain why they were so awkward near each other on the bridge. Any time she looked at, he freaked." Travis said.
"Guys, I think it's sweet. It's about time there be some kind of romance on board," she briefly looked at Malcolm, "Besides, it's not really any of our business. It also might be good for them. We all know how Vulcans are, and the captain hates Vulcans. Maybe this will loosen them both up around here." Hoshi made an excellent point.
"Your absolutely right Hoshi, but I'm still going to get to the bottom of this." Trip said getting up to go find the captain. "Excuse me."
He really wasn't sure where he would find him, but he had a feeling that he was in his ready room. Sure enough he was there. It looked like he was looking at some different music selections. "Can I have a word with ya, Jon?" Trip asked making him jump.
"Trip, you scared me. What did you want?"
"I just wanted to make sure you were alright. You seemed a little preoccupied today, especially around T'Pol." Trip waited for a come back, but Jonathan knew he was right. Since they got back all he could think of was her. What would he say, what would say, and what would happen it someone figured it out. Yet, now he felt very protective of her, not that he wasn't before, but now it just seemed stronger, like she shouldn't leave his side. Also...
"Cap'n you okay?" Trip said breaking his thoughts.
"I'm fine Trip, and whatever you are implying you're wrong." He said very defensively.
"Don't get your britches in a knot, I just wanted to make sure."
"Well, thank you. I'll be in my quarters for the rest of the night, and I don't want to be disturbed unless there's an emergency." Jonathan said walking out of the room. Trip just stood there smiling and shaking his head. When Jonathan got to his quarters the food was already. " Great, all I have to do is light the candles, clean up, and program the music in.," he thought to himself. He had chosen the music from 'Phantom of the Opera'. He told T'Pol to dress casually, he himself was going to wear black slacks and blue polo shirt. He was very curious as to what T'Pol would be wearing. By now it was 7:30.
T'Pol had spent most of her time trying to decide on an outfit. She would like to be able to ask Ensign Sato or Cutler what they'd prefer, but no one was to know about this. She finally decided between either a blue turtleneck sweater and black dress pants or a low cut, red, long sleeved shirt and tawnish mini skirt. She decided to go with the latter. For make up she decided on gold eye shadow and crimson red lipstick. She sprayed on a bit of tropical body spray and left. She was glad when she noticed that there weren't many people in the corridors. But as luck would have it she ran into Hoshi. "Sub-commander you look very lovely this evening. Doing something special?"
"Nothing in particular. Why?" she asked.
"Just wondering. I've never seen you out of uniform before. You look nice."
"Thank you, ensign." T'Pol said running off in the other direction. Hoshi stood there and stared at her knowing exactly where she was going.
T'Pol's heart was racing; she could feel it in her throat and ears. She was considering going back and forgetting this whole thing ever happened, but something was keeping her going. She was meaning to meditate before she left, but forgot to. She hadn't meditated in days and she could feel the effects of it. The closer she got to his room the more dizzy and disoriented she felt. When she finally reached his door she stood there for a minute before she rang. "Come on in." he called from inside. She stepped inside to the view of a dimmed room and a table with lighted candles.
"Wow! You look.... beautiful. "Jonathan said greeting her at the door. "Please have a seat." he pulled her chair out for her. "I decided to try vegetarian tonight." he could tell she was worried. "I was afraid you wouldn't come."
"Thank you for inviting me, everything looks wonderful. So what was it you wanted to talk to me about?" she asked starting to eat.
"Wine?" he asked getting out some glasses.
"Yes, I guess I'll try it." she replied.
"I wanted to talk about what happens now. What happened down there, on that planet, we just can't ignore.... I think I'm falling for you T'Pol and I can try and fight these feelings for a while, but I'm not going to stop feeling more and more for you everyday. I'm willing to give it a go, but only if you are 100% sure you want to try also."
She didn't know what to say, she was thrilled and scared at the same time. She dared not look at him, afraid that the tears she was holding back would burst like a waterfall. After she composed herself she said, "What about the others, what would they say?"
"I think Trip already knows that something happened. He came into my ready room today asking a lot of questing." he told her.
"I also believe Ensign Sato knows."
"Hoshi? I bet Trip got wind of this somehow and started talking to people. I'll have to talk to him later, now let's enjoy our dinners." he started to eat also.
They ate in silence for a little while. Then Jonathan broke the silence. "So you never answered my question."
"Jon," she had never called him 'Jon' before so now he was really scared. She stood up and kneeled down by him. With his hands in hers she said, "If we do get together, as a couple, our two governments would be furious if they found out. There is also the possibility that the crew will make something of it, "he sighed thinking he knew what she was going to say. "but, I also have feelings that I can't ignore any longer. I don't understand all of them completely, I have never experienced them myself so I am confused. If you help me to understand them I know we can get through this, no matter what anyone says, together."
Jonathan was speechless; he had never heard anything so human come out of T'Pol's mouth like that. He was overwhelmed with joy and happiness and his heart felt as if it was going to bust. He smiled and could swear that there was a smile on T'Pol's face also.
"Would you care to dance? I selected music from 'Phantom of the Opera' do you have a favorite?"
"Yes, I believe it is called 'The Music of the Night'." she answered.
He nodded and programmed it in. "My lady." he took her hands and led her to the middle of the room. They were both staring deeply at each other, she put her hands around his neck and he put his hands around her waist. The music, there were no words to describe what the music made them feel. It was like a relief and then an almost triumphant feeling. He pulled her closer and she laid her head on his shoulder. he whispered, "I never want this evening to end." and she whispered back, "Me neither. I.... never mind."
"What?"
"Never mind." she repeated.
"I know, I love you too." he said softly in her ear. She stood back and looked at him wondering how he knew. He just smiled and leaned down and kissed her very deeply with every inch of feeling he had in him. Then they went on dancing close to each other. "This is great, now the only thing I have to worry about is how to get back at Trip. Ah, who cares." Jonathan thought to himself. They danced half the night away then she fell asleep in his arms.
The End (ch. 7? If ya want one)