Chapter Twelve:
Captain Archer leaned back in his chair and began his personal log:
Captain's log -- The ordeal with the aliens is over with; well, at least I think it is. We left the alien's space safely only a few hours ago. The dream I had last night was so surreal with the alien we encountered. Other than all that, I believe Trip, Hoshi and Malcolm need to have a discussion on what happened the other day. Leaving things unresolved would only put a hamper on how things are run on the ship. Hopefully they resolve things maturely and get on with their lives.
Archer stared at the screen for a minute before ending his latest log entry. He called for Porthos, who came wagging his tail. Jon threw the beagle some cheese and watched as he gobbled it up.
"C'mon Porthos. Let's go for a walk."
Porthos jumped up and down and happily and followed him out the door.
***
Trip grabbed his plate of food and looked around for the armory officer. He was sitting by himself, eating and reading something. The engineer looked to Hoshi, who was right behind him, and pointed to Malcolm. They had both agreed they would have to explain things with their friend.
Approaching Reed, Hoshi asked if they could sit with him. He gave a shrug and went back to his reading.
"We need t' talk, Malcolm," Trip said as he sat down across from him.
"About what, sir?" Malcolm asked flatly.
Hoshi rolled her eyes.
"The other day when you walked in on the commander and I," Hoshi answered for Trip.
Malcolm sighed and decided not to make things more difficult than the already were.
"I'm sorry I walked in on an intimate moment," he said dryly.
"Mal! We're sorry ya had t' see that. But we wanted to tell ya that what you walked in on was probably what ya thought ya saw."
Lowering his voice, the lieutenant asked, "You were having sex?"
Trip bit his lower lip. "After you walked out we did."
"It's all right, sir. I was just bothered that you two were acting so intimate when you should have been working," Malcolm said, mostly truthfully.
"We were on break-" Trip started but was cut off by Hoshi.
"You're right, we shouldn't have been making out, and it was rude of us to have been so cold to you," Hoshi sighed, exasperated.
"Apology accepted. Can we just put this behind us?" Malcolm said sincerely.
"I am happy for the both of you. I've been wondering when you'd tag her, sir," he continued, a bit mischievously
Hoshi glared at Trip, who only squeezed her hand.
"Friends?" Hoshi asked, pleadingly.
Malcolm smiled and nodded.
***
Later that evening, Trip listened to Hoshi's deep breathing as she slept. They skipped making love that night because she was so tired. All Hoshi wanted was to cuddle up next to him and be held.
Under such unusual circumstances that week they had both came clean with their feelings for one another.
Trip felt relieved to be free from the walls around him that kept him from her. He had had a crush on her when he first met her and told himself that one day he would take the chance and find out if she felt the same. But he had figured she would not be the one to make the move toward intimacy. He figured the difference in their ranks would be an obstacle that would take years to overcome.
Two years was not a long time to wait when the possible prize was a lifetime together.
So the commander just laid there beside his one true love and prayed that more would happen between them. He prayed that it would happen, that their love for each other would continue to bloom.
He kissed her warm skin and pulled her still body closer to his heart.
Life was wonderful.
But it was not complete.
The End?
Captain Archer leaned back in his chair and began his personal log:
Captain's log -- The ordeal with the aliens is over with; well, at least I think it is. We left the alien's space safely only a few hours ago. The dream I had last night was so surreal with the alien we encountered. Other than all that, I believe Trip, Hoshi and Malcolm need to have a discussion on what happened the other day. Leaving things unresolved would only put a hamper on how things are run on the ship. Hopefully they resolve things maturely and get on with their lives.
Archer stared at the screen for a minute before ending his latest log entry. He called for Porthos, who came wagging his tail. Jon threw the beagle some cheese and watched as he gobbled it up.
"C'mon Porthos. Let's go for a walk."
Porthos jumped up and down and happily and followed him out the door.
***
Trip grabbed his plate of food and looked around for the armory officer. He was sitting by himself, eating and reading something. The engineer looked to Hoshi, who was right behind him, and pointed to Malcolm. They had both agreed they would have to explain things with their friend.
Approaching Reed, Hoshi asked if they could sit with him. He gave a shrug and went back to his reading.
"We need t' talk, Malcolm," Trip said as he sat down across from him.
"About what, sir?" Malcolm asked flatly.
Hoshi rolled her eyes.
"The other day when you walked in on the commander and I," Hoshi answered for Trip.
Malcolm sighed and decided not to make things more difficult than the already were.
"I'm sorry I walked in on an intimate moment," he said dryly.
"Mal! We're sorry ya had t' see that. But we wanted to tell ya that what you walked in on was probably what ya thought ya saw."
Lowering his voice, the lieutenant asked, "You were having sex?"
Trip bit his lower lip. "After you walked out we did."
"It's all right, sir. I was just bothered that you two were acting so intimate when you should have been working," Malcolm said, mostly truthfully.
"We were on break-" Trip started but was cut off by Hoshi.
"You're right, we shouldn't have been making out, and it was rude of us to have been so cold to you," Hoshi sighed, exasperated.
"Apology accepted. Can we just put this behind us?" Malcolm said sincerely.
"I am happy for the both of you. I've been wondering when you'd tag her, sir," he continued, a bit mischievously
Hoshi glared at Trip, who only squeezed her hand.
"Friends?" Hoshi asked, pleadingly.
Malcolm smiled and nodded.
***
Later that evening, Trip listened to Hoshi's deep breathing as she slept. They skipped making love that night because she was so tired. All Hoshi wanted was to cuddle up next to him and be held.
Under such unusual circumstances that week they had both came clean with their feelings for one another.
Trip felt relieved to be free from the walls around him that kept him from her. He had had a crush on her when he first met her and told himself that one day he would take the chance and find out if she felt the same. But he had figured she would not be the one to make the move toward intimacy. He figured the difference in their ranks would be an obstacle that would take years to overcome.
Two years was not a long time to wait when the possible prize was a lifetime together.
So the commander just laid there beside his one true love and prayed that more would happen between them. He prayed that it would happen, that their love for each other would continue to bloom.
He kissed her warm skin and pulled her still body closer to his heart.
Life was wonderful.
But it was not complete.
The End?
