I must find out what is going on Melanie thought to herself. I just wish I knew whom I could go to with this kind of a problem. No, the most important thing is that Jonathan is all right after being attacked. Wait a minute, Malcolm was with me when I found the Captain. The only question in my mind is why would Commander Tucker attack his Captain and best friend? Maybe, I should talk to Hoshi about this since we have become close since my arrival.

A Short time later

"Hi, Hoshi, can I sit down?"

"Sure, Melanie. So how is the Captain?"

"Dr. Phlox assures me that he will be fine."

"Does Lt. Reed have any idea who attacked the Captain?"

"You won't believe this but it was Commander Tucker."

"You're right, I don't believe you!"

"Do you have any idea why?"

"All I know is that a certain Commander and a certain Lieutenant have feelings for a certain passenger as well. I can't tell you how long this has been going on but if you ask me I would guess since you got on Enterprise."

"Thanks for the help."

It took a while for Melanie to get what her ears had heard. Trip beat up his best friend because he too liked her. Making matters worse was the fact that she found out that Lt. Reed liked her. Maybe it is not such a bad thing after all she mused to herself. She wasn't even sure that it mattered, much less should she tell the Captain about what was going on and who was responsible for his injuries. I want answers Melanie thought to herself. I guess the only place I can go to get them is to see Commander Tucker. After all, he is responsible for what happened to his best friend.

A few minutes later she found herself in front of Tucker's quarters. She had to keep her mind focused at the task ahead of her. She rang the chime, just then she heard a male voice on the other side call back "I am coming. Hold on a sec, Darlin'!"

"Can I come in?"

"Sure, How is the Cap'n?"

"He is going to be fine. No thanks to you. What the hell were you thinking? No, wait a minute I take it back you weren't thinking!"

"Hey! Don't get knotted up like a pretzel."

"So, why did you do it?"

"I did it for us. Can you blame me for wanting the two of us together since the first time I saw you?"

"Are you also aware that a certain Armory officer likes me?"

"What! Malcolm likes you? And here I thought he only liked Vulcans."

"Goodnight, Commander."

"Night, Melanie."