PART 38:

Reed made his way up to the drill site. He was surprised to see that T'Pol was still there.

"I thought you had already left," he said.

"Do you know where Captain Archer is?" she asked ignoring his comment.

"Last time I saw him." Reed recalled,. "he was headed towards the dinning hall with Commander Tucker."

"You might want to come with me," T'Pol said.

"What's going on?"

"I would prefer to explain to everyone at once," T'Pol replied and then turned and walked away with Reed behind her a puzzled look covering his face.

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"Everything seems to be pretty much done for tomorrow," Archer said as he and Ezral walked out of the dinning hall into the corridor that led to the outside doors of the complex.

"There are a few odds and ends to get done," Ezral told him. "But it will be done by the time the ceremony takes place."

They turned the corner and ran into T'Pol and Reed.

"Malcolm, I thought you were going to the drill site," Archer said and then looked at T'Pol. "I figured you would have left already."

"There's something I need to discuss with you and Ezral," T'Pol said. "Lieutenant Reed should hear this as well."

"Well what is it?" Archer asked.

"We should go somewhere more private."

"There's a room just down the hall we can use," Ezral said. "Follow me."

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"Do you mind telling us what's going on?" Archer asked as Ezral closed the door to the room.

"I had a visit at the drill site from a male Katarian," T'Pol explained. "He wanted to know if I had any intentions of stopping the ceremony between Liana and Commander Tucker."

"What did you say to him?" Archer asked.

"Nothing," T'Pol replied.

"Why would he approach you?" Archer asked.

T'Pol discreetly cleared her throat. "I have no idea."

"Maybe he picked up that she was less than thrilled with this married." Reed interjected

Both T'Pol and Ezral shot him a glare and Archer cover up his smile with the back of his hand.

Reed shrugged. "Just a thought."

" Then it had to be Drak who approached you," Ezral said.

"Did he tell you where he was going?" Reed asked.

"He didn't say where he was going."

"Where did Trip and Liana go?" Reed asked.

"They went to see how the set up was going in the ceremony hall," Ezral answered.

"Let's go," Archer said.

End of Part 38