A/N: Ok, this is the last short chapter… the next one is REALLY long….

Chapter Seventeen

The Captain rounded the corner to T'Pol's quarters. He took a deep breath, his finger suspended millimeters from the door chime. 'What if T'Pol's not in here?' he thought to himself. 'I'll just improvise,' he decided as she pushed the chime.

"Enter," came a voice that was definitely not T'Pol's.

'Time to improvise,' he thought as he opened the door and stepped inside. The quarters were clean and tidy, as usual, and one of the Vulcans was sitting at the small desk. He didn't see T'Pol anywhere, but decided not to make it obvious that he didn't know where she was. "Is T'Pol here?" he asked.

"No. Is she not with your chief engineer?" One of the Vulcans told him, making it clear that it was not a question.

Suddenly, he felt incredibly stupid, and knew that he had to get out, and fast. "Right. Sorry. I'd better go. Bye!" He said, exiting the small room and closing the door. 'What was I thinking?' he asked himself. He shook his head, ashamed of how stupid he'd just sounded, and walked off to his quarters to wait, hoping that the others had been more successful…