PART 41:
Inside the guest quarters. Trip stood in the middle of the room with Reed trying to get his tie tied. Trip shifted nervously from one foot to another.
"Commander!" Reed said with exasperation he was amused by Trip's nervousness. "If you don't hold still I won't be able to get this tie on right."
"I wish we could get married on Enterprise."
"Maybe Captain Archer will let you have a ceremony on the ship as well," Reed replied.
"That would be nice," Trip said, still shifting from one foot to another.
"Commander!" Reed yelled.
Trip stood still while Reed finally finished with the tie.
"There," Reed said with a smile. "Much better."
"To bad there's no mirrors for me to look in."
"Don't worry Commander, you look very dapper."
"Dapper?"
"I still can't believe you're getting married," Reed said.
"You can't believe it," Trip laughed. "How do you think I feel?"
"Having second thoughts?"
"No way," Trip said with a smile. "I almost lost her once. I'm not backing down now that I got her back."
Suddenly the door slid open and Captain Archer walked into the room.
"Well Captain," Reed said. "If we could just get the groom to calm down we might get him to the alter on time."
Trip's smile faded when he saw the look on his friends face. "What is it?" he asked.
The Captain stared at the floor.
"Captain?" Trips instincts kicked in. "What's wrong? Did something happen to Liana?"
Archer looked his friend in the eye. "Liana's missing Trip, no one can find her."
"Missing," Reed said.
Trip felt his world drop out from under him. He shook his head in disbelief. He wasn't about to loose Liana again now that he got her back. He ran out the door towards Liana's quarters with his friends not far behind.
End of Part 41