As before I don't own them, but I'll take them if they give them to me.

Beta read by AC as before many thanks!

This chapter is for Spokeyslayer- Sorry it took so long

*Thoughts*

Object of my obsession Chapter three- A date?

Malcolm Reed gave a wanton smile as he lifted his arms to pull off his under shirt, removing it he tossed it at Trip who caught it and smiled back. Trip swallowed hard as he sat and admired Malcolm's chest, the muscles, and the soft looking pale skin he wanted to reach out and touch.

'So Mr Tucker you like what you see?' The Englishman said softly his stormy eyes dancing with mischief.

Trip groaned 'Let me show you just how much' he reached out to pull the other man to him.

Another wanton smile from the Armoury officer, then a small slap to Trip's hand.

'Patience, I'm not done yet'

Malcolm moved in a slow tantalizing circle his hands moving down his chest toward his underpants with another little smile at Trip he started to pushes down on the elasticised wait. 'Would you like to see my.. BEEP BEEP"

Trip sat bolt upright in bed and groaned as he hit the annoying alarm sharply silencing it. 'Just a couple o' minutes more and.' Trip groaned and swung his legs over the side of his bed, "Jon's right I got to speck to Malcolm".

With a sigh Trip grabbed a towel and padded toward his bathroom resigned to YET another cold shower that morning.

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Trip entered the mess hall and grabbed a tray to find some breakfast. As he ponder wither to have juice or coffee he spotted Malcolm sitting alone poring over padd while poking at a hash brown that sat on a plate next to him.

'Mornin' Malcolm' Trip said placing his tray on the table and sitting down opposite the other man. 'More weapons specs?' He asked nodding at the padd.

'Not this time Commander, it's a new "Book"' he replied. From the tone in Malcolm's voice Trip took it to mean that a book was only a book to Malcolm if it was printed on pages. Trip stored this information away in the part of his brain labelled "Malcolm Reed = His likes, his dislikes". That was right next to "Malcolm = What I'd like to do with him and to him".

"Anything' good' he asked with a smile hoping it was something he could get along with as much as he tried (three times at last count) Ulysses made him fall asleep).

Malcolm mouth quirked 'It's a book about the Royal Navy in the Eighteenth century, it documents major battles and..'

Malcolm glanced at Trip's fixed smile 'Well you did ask' he said with a smile. 'And it's really quite interesting if you enjoy this sort of thing'.

'Yep, I suppose so' Trip said with a smile of his own feeling his heart rate speed a little at seeing the other man's rare smile. Recovering him self, Trip took a fork full of scrambled eggs and ate them as Malcolm took a swig of his drink.

*Go on* an inner voice said suddenly. *Ask him now, ask him out*.

*Nope, too public* Trip told himself.

*But look at him, he looks so handsome today*

*Malcolm looks good all the time* Trip retorted to himself.

*It's movie night. You, Malcolm, a darkened room.*

*Yea half the crew there too, but I could ask him back to my place after for a night cap. Well then here goes*

Trip looked up and opened his mouth only for Malcolm Reed to open his and say 'Would you like to come and see the movie tonight?'

Trip closed it and again his heart leapt for the second time in as many minutes, could Malcolm possible be asking him out? *Oh gods please!*

'Travis and Hoshi are coming too' Malcolm said. Perhaps not then Trip thought with disappointment.

Malcolm was still talking 'Travis told me it was a real classic of it genre a pearl among its kind'. He frowned slightly 'He told me I'd really enjoy it and last time he said that I was forced to sit through "It Came from Space".

'Hey I liked that' Trip objected. 'It is a classic, people really used to think like that back then that space aliens were out to get them, mind you the one before that -Village of the Dammed?- those kids remind of miniature Vulcan's'.

'Really'? Malcolm said 'You enjoyed it so much you fell asleep and dribbled on Crewman Cutler's shoulder'.

'Malcolm! Did ya have to remind me of that'?

'Naturally' the Englishman said with a shrug of his shoulders as he picked up his try and got up to go. 'Would you still like to go to night then'?

'Sure why not' Trip said with a grin, there was always a chance to tell Malcolm Reed the truth- how he really felt after the movie was over. 'It's a date Malcolm!'

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A date?

It can't be true Lieutenant Reed is mine, mine alone.

Mine to touch, to hold and love.

I have known he would be mine since six weeks into our mission.

'It's alright there; the doctors on his way he'll have you right in no time at all'

Those strong arm around me, the voice like silk, and those beautiful eyes on mine.

And Commander Tucker thinks he can have him?

No, nobody but me could possibly appreciate him the way I do.

The Gloves are off Tucker - One more chance I'll give you one more chance to leve him alone.

And then? Well I promise it won't hurt - much.

Here we are I hope you enjoy it, if you do have any thing you'd like to see or a suggestion tell me if I like it then perhaps you'll see it.