A Touchy Subject:

Malcolm and Hoshi were sitting in the mess hall enjoying their evening meal. "So what do you think Trip and T'Pol are doing right now?"

Hoshi looked at Malcolm, "I don't know, but it's probably fun, whatever they're doing."

When they had finished dinner, they headed to Malcolm's quarters. When they got there, Malcolm picked some music for them to dance to. As they gently swayed to the music, Hoshi looked at Malcolm, "Have you ever heard of the Zero club?"

Malcolm swallowed hard, "The what?"

Hoshi saw that he was starting to turn a little red under his collar. Apparently he had heard of the club before. "You heard me Malcolm, the Zero club."

"Well of course I've heard of it, but I, uh, well,"

Hoshi kissed him, to save him from any more embarrassment. As they continued to dance, he looked at her, "Why would you ask me something like that Hoshi?"

He then saw the impish twinkle in her eye. "Oh no, not on the ship."

"Why not?"

"Because others could find out."

"So what if they did."

"You're not really serious are you?"

"Of course I am."

"Hoshi, that's something I'm going to have to think about."

Hoshi looked at him with a little pout. Then he saw the impish look come back.

"Maybe I can help you make up your mind," and she slowly unzipped her jumpsuit. Malcolm knew he was definitely going to think about it.

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Hoshi woke up before Malcolm, and as she lies next to him, she likes the feelings she's having. She was truly happy for the first time in a long time. There was no new plot to destroy the earth, "Knock wood, " she thought. And she was lying next to the man she loved. She wondered if life could get any better than this. Now the idea that she had asked Malcolm about came to the front of her thoughts. Hoshi knew that convincing Malcolm wasn't going to be easy, but she would find a way to do it. As she was trying to think of a way to convince him, she remembered something she had seen in a report to the captain the day before. She carefully got up and walked over to Malcolm's desk, and called up the report from her comm. logs.

"This is perfect."

She looked back at Malcolm on the bed. She smiled as she looked at him, "I love how he wakes up in the morning." and she carefully got back in bed, it was going to be a good day.

That afternoon, Malcolm was prepping shuttle two for his trip to the lunar colony. Just as he was about to close the hatch, he saw Hoshi walking toward him. He smiled at her, "So have you come to see me off?"

Hoshi didn't say anything, and she just pushed past him and sat in the copilots seat. Malcolm looked at her, and saw the same look in her eyes. "Now Hoshi, I hope you're not going to ask to come with me."

Hoshi didn't say anything she just looked at Malcolm. Lt. Reed knew that look, and he also knew that no amount of talk would make her change her mind. He closed the hatch, and made his way to the pilot seat. He looked at Hoshi, but she wasn't saying anything. Shuttle two left the shuttle bay, and was soon headed for the lunar colony. The flight to the lunar colony looked like it was going to be a long one. He looked at Hoshi, "Are you mad at me, and are you ever going to speak to me again?"

Hoshi looked at him, and smiled, "I'm not mad at you." and she kissed him.

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At the colony, Malcolm was scheduled to pick up the protein resequencer for Trip and T'Pols new quarters, along with the other items for their kitchenette. As the shuttle was loading, Hoshi was taking some time to check out the local shops. She found a certain shop she had heard of from a friend of hers, and she went in. She came out 15 minutes later, and made her way back to the landing area. She found Malcolm waiting for her, and she just smiled at him and got on board the shuttle. Malcolm wasn't sure, but he thought he saw the same smile on her face as the day before Trip and T'Pol's wedding. A few minutes later, shuttle two was lifting off from the lunar colony, and Hoshi was still sitting quietly in the copilots seat.

Once they had cleared lunar orbit, Hoshi reached over Malcolm's shoulder and activated the autopilot, and then pulled the pilots seat back. Malcolm looked at her, "Hoshi what are you..."

She was quickly sitting in his lap, and kissing him before he could finish speaking. Her kisses were causing his blood to boil, and he was soon kissing her back just as passionately. Now she reached between them and pulled Malcolm's zipper all the way down. His uniform quickly ended up around his ankles, and his boxer's were not able to hide his reaction to her kisses. Soon Malcolm's boxers were around his ankles as well. She reached down between them and smiled at Malcolm's reaction. She pulled on her uniform, and her jumpsuit literally fell apart in two pieces, and she was nude underneath.

"Surprise" she said to Malcolm with a husky voice and guided Malcolm home. Hoshi pulled the small arm rests down on his seat, and then reached over and hit a switch on the flight control panel. Malcolm felt the grav plating shut down, and then he saw Hoshi start to float up. Before he could do anything, she grabbed the armrests and pulled herself down hard. The next half hour was one of the most enjoyable times Malcolm had ever had in Zero Gravity. As shuttle two was nearing Enterprise, Hoshi leaned against him and whispered into his sweaty ear, "Welcome to the club."