PART 2:
Down on the planet of Kantare. Ezral and Liana stood on the platform in the docking bay of their compound. Liana looked past her father several times at the entrances.
"Don't worry, Liana," Ezral said. "They'll be here any minute."
"I know," she said. "I just can't wait..."
"To see Commander Tucker," he interrupted her.
"Yes," he smile broaden when she saw the Shuttlepod enter the docking bay.
She wanted as the pod docked and the door opened. Archer was the first to come out followed by T'Pol. HE smile faded when she saw the next person was Lieutenant Malcolm Reed.
"Ezral," Archer said as he walked up to him and shook his hand.
"Captain Archer, how are you?"
"No complaints here," Archer said and looked at Liana. "Liana."
"Hello, Captain."
She looked past Archer and saw Trip emerge from the pod, and her smile returned.
The engineer smiled and nodded when he noticed Liana as he walked towards the group.
"Well if everyone is ready," Ezral said. "I'll show you to your quarters." He turned and everyone but Trip and Liana followed. The pair hung back a few paces.
"I didn't think you were coming."
"I told ya I would," Trip smiled down at her.
"Well when I didn't see you come out of the pod with the others."
Trip leaned closer. "Can't leave the pod runnin', might run out of gas."
Liana looked up at him and they kissed. Finally breaking the kiss, she smiled. "I missed you."
"I missed you too."
Liana looked to where the others walked off to. "We better catch up."
Trip took her hand into his and they went to join the others.
Someone stood in the shadows watching.
Anger and jealousy ripped through him as he watched the Enterprise Engineer take Liana's hand. He had waited so long for her and now, now this HUMAN was in his place.
Human's aren't suppose to mix with our kind, he thought. Not in that way at least.
He planned on watching them both very closely.
End of Part 2