After Dinner
T'Pol and Trip had finished dinner a while ago, but were enjoying each other's company.
After talking for a long time, T'Pol sensed people watching her. She turned towards the door and spotted Hoshi, Travis, Malcolm and Doctor Phlox looking in their direction.
"What's wrong, T'Pol?" Trip asked, following her gaze. Trip realised, as well as T'Pol, that he and T'Pol were being watched by his friends on a table that he had tried hard to avoid.
Seeing that Trip and T'Pol had found them staring at them, Hoshi, Malcolm, Travis and the doctor quickly averted their stares and got up making transparently obvious excuses like "Oh my, is that the time?" and "Well, that was a lovely meal, must be off!" It was all Trip could do not to laugh as they all stumbled out of the Mess Hall.
"It would seem that we've been discovered." T'Pol mused.
"Maybe, but I don't think they'll gossip about it. Does it bother you that they know?" Trip asked, concerned.
"Slightly, but we can't do anything about it." T'Pol smiled reassuringly.
"Right you are." Trip grinned back. "You wanna get out of here?"
"Sure." T'Pol put her napkin on her plate and took Trip's arm once more as he led her back to her quarters.
