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 Shady, novelwriter and Catspaw- Don't worry it's not an evil Archer fic those scare me.

Amy Rose – Malcolm's mine! But perhaps we can share?

Thanks to AC who helped me fix the formatting. God bless boring computer lectures, which let you get on with the REAL work.

As before they don't belong to me (sadly). If they did who knows what they'd be doing

Chapter Two – Jonathan Archer- Agony Aunt

Captain Jonathan Archer was many things, to a great many people.

To Ambassador Savol he was an over emotional, irrational human who was incapable of making a logical decision let alone capable of commanding humanity's first foray into deep space exploration.

To the Cabal and the Shadow Man from the future he was a threat to whatever plans they were making.

And to a little boy from Iowa, who had yet to be born he'd be a childhood hero and an adult life's inspiration.

However to Commander Charles Tucker III he was at that present time just plain ol' Jon. A sympathetic ear attached to a handy shoulder to cry on, but only if he'd had a little more than he should of that scotch Jon kept tucked away.

'Well did you talk to Malcolm yet?' Jon demanded stretched out on his bed with Pathos lying across him. He knew full well Trip had not confessed to the Amory officer that he felt more that friendship for him.

If he had and Malcolm had said no Trip would of already taken liberal amounts of Nana Tucker's "medical remedy" that was only used in the most dire of cases before he came over to Jon's.

Last time that bottle had seen the light of day was when Natalie had broken up with Trip, Jon had a bottle too he'd never opened his- he didn't dare.

Jon remberd the last Tucker family party he'd been to and the hangover the day after.

Rumour had it that Nana had spiked every punch bowl she could find, five in all. Adding a "Little more Kick" to the punch that could already cause a warp core breech and "Flavour" to the fruit ones. At eighty-two Nana should of known better it had a bad affect on Trips cousin Mary-Sue. Mary-Sue had taken off all her clothes and streaked stark naked round the town centre. 'Took her down a peg or two' was all Nana had to say afterwards.

'Nope, I Chicken'd out' Trip mumbled into his glass blond hair falling into his eye.

'And..' Jon waved his glass in a circular motion, the amber liquid sloshed around satisfyingly.

'And nothin' Jon' Trip retorted. 'Till a year an' a half ago we didn' even know what Malcolm's favourite food was we only knew he's got a sister 'cues its in his dam personnel file. It took a Romulus mine trough the leg ta get him to tell you anything about himself an' it wasn't if he liked other men was it?"

The last word was spat out and a scowl settled on his face.

'God bless those life or death situations'

'That's not nice Jon' Trip said scowling at his friend.

Jon laughed 'It was a joke Trip, calm down'.

'Really?' Trip said sarcasm dripping from that one word. 'Ya know I always thought they were supposed to be funny'.

'For a simple attraction you're taking little things to heart' Job said his brown eyes fixed on his beast friends face.

Trip looked like a sulky school kid for all of five seconds before his face dropped to the floor and he refused to look at Jon.

There was a tense silence between the two men for a few moments. There was a sound from Trip 'ithinkimloveJohnny'

'Did you just say…'? Jon started pulling him self up dislodging his dog and swinging his legs over the edge of the bed. 'I think I'm in love Johnny?'

He sat staring at the top of Trips downcast head 'Hey Trip I'm up here you know'.

'Yea, that's what the girls at school used to say to when they caught me starin'' Trip said without looking up.

'Oh no Trip Tucker you're not getting out of it that easily'. Jon crowed 'Did you say that..'

Trip looked up at his friend, 'Scratch that Johnny I don' think it, I know it '.

'Really Trip do you really love him? Or is it just a crush Malcolm's a good looking guy if you listen to the female crewmembers'. Jon said slowly hoping to gauge Trip's reaction to the news.

'Like who?!' He demanded little green lights going off in his eyes that screamed jealousy.

'Crewman Rose and Liz Cutler Hoshi's friends' Jon said. 'You know them and I'm sure some of the others you know what women are like '.

'I' saw him first'

'Trip that is extremely childish of you' Jon said. While really thinking Oh boy Trip had it bad, hang on and buckle up.

'Well I did' Trip said trying to muster his defence's.

Jon stared firmly at him.

'Ok I'm bein' stupid' Trip said pushing the errant lock of hair out of his eye. 'But I do love Malcolm Jon'.

Trip looked at his friend a misty eyed look on his face 'Ya know what it's like I see him? My heart starts poundin,' like an overloading warp core, my insides turn to jelly I just have to see him with that little smile on his face an I'm gone!' 'When he gets hurt I keep thinkin' " this is it Trip your goanna lose him and when it turns out he's ok I just want to carry him off an' keep him safe, but I can't'.

Trip tallied off 'I sound like a teenaged girl with a crush, WORSE a whiney girl with a crush.'

Jon put a comforting hand on his arm. 'But Trip your in love that's different'.

'What can I do Johnny'? Trip asked. 'The only idea I can think of is get him drunk then kiss him senseless'

Jon smiled 'you wouldn't you're a gentleman' he told him moving his hand.

'You got a couple of options open to you Trip'.

Trip looked at him hopefully

'You can acknowledge to your self that you love Malcolm which I suppose you've done, then just think of Malcolm as a fellow officer'.

'Nope never going to happen' Trip said.

'Then all I can think of is tell him Trip' Jon said.

'An' what if I do?' Trip asked sadly. 'An' Malcolm don't want to know? And I lose his respect and the friendship that we have now? What then Jon?

Jon looked at Trip 'All I know is that you're a good man Trip and Malcolm is one heck of a lucky guy to have this opportunity, tell him Trip because you have to know one way or the other. Love's no fun if it make's you unhappy and I hate seeing you like this'.

Well hope you like this Chapter as much as the first one!

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