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At the sound of someone trying to get in touch of her, T'Pol awoke and hit her comm. panel.
"T'Pol." She said into the panel.
"I'm sorry for waking you Sub-commander. I believe you are needed in sickbay." Came Doctor Phlox's reply.
"On my way." The Vulcan responded getting out of bed and began to get dressed into her red uniform. On entering sickbay, the doctor turned from his patient.
"What's the problem?" She asked approaching Phlox.
"I believe Corporal Cole an answer that." Phlox said stepping away to reveal a beautiful brunette sitting on the biobed. T'Pol eyed the MACO as she approached her.
"I had a neuropressure session with Commander Tucker last night. I woke up with a headache. He said you have been helping him sleep and I thought he would be able to help me." Amanda told T'Pol.
T'Pol looked at Phlox. She was taken aback, she never expected Trip to would have a session with another women. She chose to ignore the anger that was threatening to spill out.
"It would appear he has not mastered the technique." The Vulcan responded looking away from Phlox to the Corporal.
"I made a suggestion to her that perhaps you would be able to help her tonight." Phlox's upbeat voice piped up. T'Pol looked at the Doctor then to Amanda. She did not like the idea but decided to go along with it.
"Very well, come to my quarters at 20:00 hours tonight." She said. Amanda nodded and left sickbay.
T'Pol turned to leave when the doctor spoke.
"I see you're not thrilled with this idea," Phlox said stopping T'Pol in her tracks. "And you're not thrilled about Commander Tucker having a session with someone else." He continued.
"How did you-"T'Pol began.
"I saw it in your eyes." Phlox responded.
T'Pol took a deep breath; she knew she could not hide her feelings from the doctor.
"He should not have a session with someone else, especially if he does not know what he is doing." She stated, hoping the doctor would by that. Nevertheless, he did not.
"That's not the only reason is it?" Phlox asked.
T'Pol tilted her head slightly. "What do you mean?"
The doctor approached her. "I have seen you and Commander Tucker together. I have seen the way you look at him when he's not looking and vice versa."
T'Pol blinked and looked away. "Is it that obvious?"
"If you have heard the rumor going around about the two of you, yes it is obvious. But I'm the only one who knows you're doing neuropressure." Phlox replied smiling that impossible smile that annoyed the Vulcan whenever he did it in front of her. T'Pol turned and left sickbay making her way to the bridge. Glad there was no one in the turbolift; she entered and hit the button to the bridge. She could feel confusion among the other emotions she was feeling. It was illogical to feel this way, but she could not help it. Frustration, love, betrayal, fear, and anger were the strongest she was feeling. She felt betrayed by Trip; she knew he had feelings for her. A few months ago when he was injured, his clone confessed his feelings for her, causing her to realize her own feelings for him when she kissed Sim. She feared he no longer felt that way anymore and that frustrated her. She was angry with her self for feeling this way for the commander. She dreaded the staff meeting because he would be there. It was illogical and tried another way to repress the emotions.
Clasping her hands behind her back, and closed her eyes. She reached inside herself, seeing all the emotions she was feeling. A door appeared next to them. She pushed all the emotions into the door and slammed it shut. Opening her eyes, she felt calm and collected as the turbolift doors opened onto the bridge and she stepped off. Entering the situation room, she saw Ensigns mayweather and Sato, Lt. Reed and Captain Archer standing around. Commander Tucker had not arrived yet. Captain Archer approached her.
"Major Hayes will be joining us. He wants to hold some kind of training session."
T'Pol nodded and looked up when Commander Tucker and Major Hayes entered. Hayes stood next to Travis and Commander Tucker stood next to Hoshi who stood across from T'Pol. Trip looked at T'Pol and held their gaze until T'Pol looked away at Archer as he began. Her heart began to beat a mile a minute and thought it best to look away.
"Before we begin, I'd like to thank Major Hayes for joining us. What kind of training exercise would you like to hold today?" Archer asked looking at Major Hayes.
"It's a martial arts training exercise. These Xindi are ruthless, especially the reptilians and the insectoids." Hayes began scanning the group as he spoke.
"You think by training us in martial arts it will help us incapacitate them?" T'Pol asked glancing at Trip.
"That's part of it. If there is hand-to-hand, combat that will certainly incapacitate them. I've studied their anatomy; I know exactly where to hit them." Hayes continued.
Trip smiled turning to the Major. "Well great, when do you plan of having the session?" He asked glancing around the table, looking at T'Pol the longest before looking back at Hayes.
"1800 hours in the gym."
"Sign me up." Trip responded smiling. Everyone agreed to the exercise except T'Pol who did not say anything.
"What about you T'Pol?" Archer asked turning to her. The Vulcan looked at her Captain. "That is acceptable. I will be there." She responded looking at Hayes.
"Good thank you Major." Archer said. Hayes nodded and left the room. "So. What's on the agenda for today?"
"Purging the impulse manifolds and I need to do a few upgrades updates Starfleet has sent me." Trip responded.
"There's a few updated security protocols, I need to work on." Lt. Reed said.
"I need to recalibrate the long range sensors to detect the Xindi signature and distance the sensors another light year." T'Pol said glancing at the Captain. During the rest of the briefing, she had avoided looking at Trip. She was more confused about her feelings for him as she stepped onto the bridge towards her station.
At the sound of someone trying to get in touch of her, T'Pol awoke and hit her comm. panel.
"T'Pol." She said into the panel.
"I'm sorry for waking you Sub-commander. I believe you are needed in sickbay." Came Doctor Phlox's reply.
"On my way." The Vulcan responded getting out of bed and began to get dressed into her red uniform. On entering sickbay, the doctor turned from his patient.
"What's the problem?" She asked approaching Phlox.
"I believe Corporal Cole an answer that." Phlox said stepping away to reveal a beautiful brunette sitting on the biobed. T'Pol eyed the MACO as she approached her.
"I had a neuropressure session with Commander Tucker last night. I woke up with a headache. He said you have been helping him sleep and I thought he would be able to help me." Amanda told T'Pol.
T'Pol looked at Phlox. She was taken aback, she never expected Trip to would have a session with another women. She chose to ignore the anger that was threatening to spill out.
"It would appear he has not mastered the technique." The Vulcan responded looking away from Phlox to the Corporal.
"I made a suggestion to her that perhaps you would be able to help her tonight." Phlox's upbeat voice piped up. T'Pol looked at the Doctor then to Amanda. She did not like the idea but decided to go along with it.
"Very well, come to my quarters at 20:00 hours tonight." She said. Amanda nodded and left sickbay.
T'Pol turned to leave when the doctor spoke.
"I see you're not thrilled with this idea," Phlox said stopping T'Pol in her tracks. "And you're not thrilled about Commander Tucker having a session with someone else." He continued.
"How did you-"T'Pol began.
"I saw it in your eyes." Phlox responded.
T'Pol took a deep breath; she knew she could not hide her feelings from the doctor.
"He should not have a session with someone else, especially if he does not know what he is doing." She stated, hoping the doctor would by that. Nevertheless, he did not.
"That's not the only reason is it?" Phlox asked.
T'Pol tilted her head slightly. "What do you mean?"
The doctor approached her. "I have seen you and Commander Tucker together. I have seen the way you look at him when he's not looking and vice versa."
T'Pol blinked and looked away. "Is it that obvious?"
"If you have heard the rumor going around about the two of you, yes it is obvious. But I'm the only one who knows you're doing neuropressure." Phlox replied smiling that impossible smile that annoyed the Vulcan whenever he did it in front of her. T'Pol turned and left sickbay making her way to the bridge. Glad there was no one in the turbolift; she entered and hit the button to the bridge. She could feel confusion among the other emotions she was feeling. It was illogical to feel this way, but she could not help it. Frustration, love, betrayal, fear, and anger were the strongest she was feeling. She felt betrayed by Trip; she knew he had feelings for her. A few months ago when he was injured, his clone confessed his feelings for her, causing her to realize her own feelings for him when she kissed Sim. She feared he no longer felt that way anymore and that frustrated her. She was angry with her self for feeling this way for the commander. She dreaded the staff meeting because he would be there. It was illogical and tried another way to repress the emotions.
Clasping her hands behind her back, and closed her eyes. She reached inside herself, seeing all the emotions she was feeling. A door appeared next to them. She pushed all the emotions into the door and slammed it shut. Opening her eyes, she felt calm and collected as the turbolift doors opened onto the bridge and she stepped off. Entering the situation room, she saw Ensigns mayweather and Sato, Lt. Reed and Captain Archer standing around. Commander Tucker had not arrived yet. Captain Archer approached her.
"Major Hayes will be joining us. He wants to hold some kind of training session."
T'Pol nodded and looked up when Commander Tucker and Major Hayes entered. Hayes stood next to Travis and Commander Tucker stood next to Hoshi who stood across from T'Pol. Trip looked at T'Pol and held their gaze until T'Pol looked away at Archer as he began. Her heart began to beat a mile a minute and thought it best to look away.
"Before we begin, I'd like to thank Major Hayes for joining us. What kind of training exercise would you like to hold today?" Archer asked looking at Major Hayes.
"It's a martial arts training exercise. These Xindi are ruthless, especially the reptilians and the insectoids." Hayes began scanning the group as he spoke.
"You think by training us in martial arts it will help us incapacitate them?" T'Pol asked glancing at Trip.
"That's part of it. If there is hand-to-hand, combat that will certainly incapacitate them. I've studied their anatomy; I know exactly where to hit them." Hayes continued.
Trip smiled turning to the Major. "Well great, when do you plan of having the session?" He asked glancing around the table, looking at T'Pol the longest before looking back at Hayes.
"1800 hours in the gym."
"Sign me up." Trip responded smiling. Everyone agreed to the exercise except T'Pol who did not say anything.
"What about you T'Pol?" Archer asked turning to her. The Vulcan looked at her Captain. "That is acceptable. I will be there." She responded looking at Hayes.
"Good thank you Major." Archer said. Hayes nodded and left the room. "So. What's on the agenda for today?"
"Purging the impulse manifolds and I need to do a few upgrades updates Starfleet has sent me." Trip responded.
"There's a few updated security protocols, I need to work on." Lt. Reed said.
"I need to recalibrate the long range sensors to detect the Xindi signature and distance the sensors another light year." T'Pol said glancing at the Captain. During the rest of the briefing, she had avoided looking at Trip. She was more confused about her feelings for him as she stepped onto the bridge towards her station.