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The air was once again comfortably warm. Hoshi lay sprawled across the bed with the blankets in a heap on the floor. She lay with an enigmatic smile, which only one with access to her dreams could solve.
Malcolm had been watching her for some time trying to figure out what she had been dreaming. During the night, he had woken and been unable to fall asleep again due to Hoshi's arm randomly flinging itself across the bed. So he had begun work on various Armoury things. Hoshi's constant sighing and sometimes giggles kept on sidetracking him. So he decided to just watched her. His officers could take care of themselves.
He checked the clock: 10:00. He should wake Hoshi. She probably had something to translate. Or something. What did she actually do all day? Just sit and translate?
He placed his hand gently on her shoulder and shook her gently.
"Hoshi," he said softly.
Hoshi jumped up from the bed. In the process, her arms flung against Malcolm's face.
"Ow."
Hoshi looked in horror at what she had done.
"Oh Malcolm, I'm so sorry," she said while coming closer to Malcolm, who was sitting on the edge of the bed. She crawled closer across the bed and leaned over to look closer to the part of the face which she had hit. She leaned closer, bringing Malcolm's mouth close to her own.
She followed her intuition and kissed him. He leaned forward into the kiss.
Malcolm lips, and asked her, "Trying to kiss me better?"
She smirked at him and pushed against him with another kiss. She pushed a bit too hard, she felt the kiss destroyed and Malcolm fell backwards off the bed.
"uhff," Malcolm exhaled as he hit the ground.
"Are you alright?" Hoshi asked as she hurried to his side.
"The wind was knocked out off me, but I'm alright," Malcolm insisted.
"Are you sure? I can get Phlox."
"And here I was thinking that you would kiss me better," Malcolm said in a disappointed tone.
He rose to kiss her again, but she pulled away.
"What about the fraternization regulations?" she asked. She couldn't even look at his face.
"You're right," Malcolm said and rose. "I'm sorry, Ensign. Please excuse me for my behaviour." At least no one could blame him for being uptight.
Hoshi sat down in shame on the bed.
Malcolm started walking over to his PADDs. He turned abruptly.
"After you asked me if I wanted enchiladas," Hoshi couldn't help but smile, "And I rudely said no, I started thinking about those rules. And Hoshi, you have to understand, I'm a man of rules. They give me something to hold onto.
"But if there is anyone I'd give up those rules for, it's you."
He waited a moment, and then walked into the bathroom for a cold shower.
The sound of the water drowned out Hoshi's small whisper.
"I love you too, Malcolm Reed." .
The air was once again comfortably warm. Hoshi lay sprawled across the bed with the blankets in a heap on the floor. She lay with an enigmatic smile, which only one with access to her dreams could solve.
Malcolm had been watching her for some time trying to figure out what she had been dreaming. During the night, he had woken and been unable to fall asleep again due to Hoshi's arm randomly flinging itself across the bed. So he had begun work on various Armoury things. Hoshi's constant sighing and sometimes giggles kept on sidetracking him. So he decided to just watched her. His officers could take care of themselves.
He checked the clock: 10:00. He should wake Hoshi. She probably had something to translate. Or something. What did she actually do all day? Just sit and translate?
He placed his hand gently on her shoulder and shook her gently.
"Hoshi," he said softly.
Hoshi jumped up from the bed. In the process, her arms flung against Malcolm's face.
"Ow."
Hoshi looked in horror at what she had done.
"Oh Malcolm, I'm so sorry," she said while coming closer to Malcolm, who was sitting on the edge of the bed. She crawled closer across the bed and leaned over to look closer to the part of the face which she had hit. She leaned closer, bringing Malcolm's mouth close to her own.
She followed her intuition and kissed him. He leaned forward into the kiss.
Malcolm lips, and asked her, "Trying to kiss me better?"
She smirked at him and pushed against him with another kiss. She pushed a bit too hard, she felt the kiss destroyed and Malcolm fell backwards off the bed.
"uhff," Malcolm exhaled as he hit the ground.
"Are you alright?" Hoshi asked as she hurried to his side.
"The wind was knocked out off me, but I'm alright," Malcolm insisted.
"Are you sure? I can get Phlox."
"And here I was thinking that you would kiss me better," Malcolm said in a disappointed tone.
He rose to kiss her again, but she pulled away.
"What about the fraternization regulations?" she asked. She couldn't even look at his face.
"You're right," Malcolm said and rose. "I'm sorry, Ensign. Please excuse me for my behaviour." At least no one could blame him for being uptight.
Hoshi sat down in shame on the bed.
Malcolm started walking over to his PADDs. He turned abruptly.
"After you asked me if I wanted enchiladas," Hoshi couldn't help but smile, "And I rudely said no, I started thinking about those rules. And Hoshi, you have to understand, I'm a man of rules. They give me something to hold onto.
"But if there is anyone I'd give up those rules for, it's you."
He waited a moment, and then walked into the bathroom for a cold shower.
The sound of the water drowned out Hoshi's small whisper.
"I love you too, Malcolm Reed." .
