Evening Plans
"Sorry it took awhile," Trip huffed as he came through the door to his quarters. Looking up, he saw T'Pol lying on his bed with the towel still wrapped comfortably around her. "Ran into the Captain, Travis and Hoshi." Trip handed her clothing over to T'Pol and she retreated to the bathroom to get changed.
Trip made his bed and quickly tidied the rest of his stuff up. When T'Pol came back out of the bathroom, she looked like his Sub-Commander again and decided he liked it better when she came out of her shell, so to speak.
"I should go." T'Pol said, almost reluctantly after they both had gazed at each other for a few seconds.
"T'Pol," Trip said, stopping her from leaving. "I presume you wanna keep this between you and me, and I just wanted to, you know… I really enjoyed last night."
"Likewise." T'Pol answered. She always had a way of taking the romance out of things, but he didn't mind. It was just a relief that T'Pol felt the same way as him.
"So, do you wanna hook up later or would you prefer something like dinner?" Trip asked.
"Dinner sounds nice." T'Pol answered. Until she saw Doctor Phlox about her emotional issues she had been experiencing, she should limit her intimate time with Trip. After the other night, things only seemed to have gotten worse in that department, but she didn't want to worry Trip. She kissed Trip lightly on the lips and left his quarters, leaving Trip with a smile on his face.
