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The ride back to the station was passed in dazed silence. Part of her mind screamed out denial that he had been real, because that would mean she had helped him murder all those people. Kirk stayed close as if he sensed her guilt, and was trying to assuage it. When they reached the station, he guided her back inside the station.

The leaving Vegas line was mercifully short, and at the moment Sam didn't care where they were going, just so long as it wasn't here. The car pulled up and Kirk ushered her inside stowing both of their bags before helping Sam with her harness. He clicked his in place and the door slid shut. This time Sam was ready for the pressure and even welcomed it. Kirk threaded his fingers through hers and gave her a worried look.

"Hey, you okay?" said Kirk

Sam nodded yes but she really wasn't he seemed to sense this and remained mercifully silent. When the car slowed to a stop, he helped her with her harness, and then grabbed their bags. He guided her out of the shuttle and into a station. They descended a set of stairs and stopped right in front of a plaque. Sam walked closer so she could read the words on it. She read the words world trade center and immediately knew where they were. Kirk was reading a public transit display.

"New York?" said Sam

"Yeah thought we'd catch a show, stay a day, or so then take the shuttle to Paris, maybe stop in London and Rome while we're there" said Kirk

Sam was shocked, he had actually planned a romantic week in Europe.

"Okay farm boy lead on" said Sam

She smirked at him and he chuckled. He shook his head and led them towards a gated set of stairs leading downwards. Was the subway still operational after all these years? Turns out it was in a way. The tunnels were still in use only the trains had changed. In place of the older wheeled subway cars was a train similar to the one in Vegas. They simply walked onto the train and Sam was still weirded out that they didn't have to pay for it again.

Then again if they had to pay for all of this including the trip to Europe, Kirk would have been dropping some serious dime for her. She wondered if that meant something. Was Kirk interested seriously or was this just a few weeks of fun? The train was incredibly fast, and Sam had just settled when it was already stopping, and Kirk was grabbing her hand.

They exited the station and kirk led them towards a building that looked like a hotel. He checked them in at the front counter and got the pass key. They took the lift to the fourth floor and stowed their bags. Sam noted the room had only one bed. Kirk didn't seem to notice or else he had planned this all along. She was still not sure she wanted to sleep with the man just yet. He seemed to be in a better mood as he led them towards Broadway.

The street really hadn't changed that much. There were still huge billboards selling products and advertising shows except now they were electronic and constantly changing, some even looked like they were floating. Sam stared at the signs, she didn't recognize a single show. Kirk was doing the same. He suddenly grabbed her hand and dragged her down the street. He stopped in front of an older building and walked up to the ticket booth and looked at the time display.

"Come on the next showing starts in ten minutes" said Kirk

He walked up to the doors and they slid open. There wasn't anyone in the lobby to take their tickets because they didn't use tickets. There was a concession stand but she doubted they charged anything for the food. Sam remembered going to the movie theater back home and spending nearly twenty bucks on one ticket, some popcorn, some candy and a soda.

"Want anything?" said Kirk

He must have seen her eyeing the concession stand.

"No we can always grab dinner afterwards" said Sam

She wanted to put off being in a hotel room alone with him for a few hours at least. He smiled and led her into the theater. They took a seat somewhere in the middle and waited. Sam eyed her companion. "What exactly are we seeing?" said Sam

Kirk shrugged

"I have no idea, all I know is that it's called twilight" said Kirk

Sam gave him a look, he can't be serious. The house lights went down after the theater was about half full. Sam took a moment to glance around her. The audience held quite a few different species. The opening scenes told her she had been right except this version had a small twist. The vampires were aliens and so were the wolves.

Sam rolled her eyes and tried desperately not to laugh her ass off. During one so called romantic moment where Edward the alien was watching Bella the human sleep. Sam found herself covering her mouth to hold in the giggles. She heard Kirk chuckle and then quickly cover it.

They managed to restrain the urge to laugh their ass off during the performance which wasn't even close to the movie or book series. When an announcement asked them to stay tuned for part two they decided to bail instead.

As soon as they reached the sidewalk Kirk burst into laughter and Sam joined him.

"Oh... my lord... I... can't believe people actually liked that series" said Kirk

Sam was still giggling

"It's better if you stick to the original storyline, for instance I don't remember Bella working for the men in black" said Sam

Kirk was still laughing

"Sorry it said it was based on a classic, and I thought you'd like it" said Kirk

Sam shook her head.

"A classic really? Did you just call me old farm boy?" said Sam

He looked sheepish and genuinely apologetic, so she decided to let his bad taste in plays slide. She was only teasing him after all.

"Come on lets go find something to eat" said Kirk

They hopped on a tram and took it to the water. This time Sam picked the place. She found a cozy little place done up like an Irish pub. Kirk ordered a beer and Sam got a mudslide. They ordered food and Sam sat back. Kirk was staring at her for some reason again. She raised an eyebrow.

"So you want to explain to me why you freaked or let me guess?" said Kirk

Her drink arrived and Sam took a sip. She wanted to wait till she got some food in her system before she started to really drink it down.

"I freaked because up until then I didn't think he was real" said Sam

She privately vowed to look him up as soon as she got a chance.

"You had no reason to, besides like you said he's most likely dead by now" said Kirk

She stared at him for a few minutes and he took a sip of his beer.

"So why did you really take me there?" said Sam

He paused bottle halfway to his lips.

"I was trying to make a point" said Kirk

Sam narrowed her eyes at him.

"And that point was?" said Sam

Kirk set the bottle down and leaned forward.

"That people believe in you, I believe in you, and also that your better than that, I just wish you'd see it" said Kirk

Sam sat there stunned by his admission.

"I'm sorry if I made you angry or hurt you but it was something you needed to know, I'll understand if you want to walk away" said Kirk

Sam watched him for a few minutes. He had feelings for her that much was clear and now she was certain they were romantic in nature.

"Thanks farm boy that's sweet" said Sam

She smirked at him and he grinned back

"Okay enough serious, we came to have fun" said Kirk

"After we eat of course" said Sam

The waiter brought their food a few minutes later and Kirk launched into an animated account of how Bones had snuck him aboard the enterprise. It took all of her self-control not to snort mashed potatoes out of her nose.

They visited a few more tourist spots then made their way back to the hotel. They were both a bit tipsy and ended up falling asleep on top of the bed fully dressed.

Sam blinked her eyes and tried to turn over but something was laying on her hair. She turned her head as far as she could and a shoulder came into view. It took her a second to place its owner based on what she could see of his clothes. Her head was pounding and her mouth tasted like sand and slime.

She made a face and attempted to shift just enough to extricate her hair. He rolled towards her instead of away like she had planned and draped his arm across her middle. Sam frowned, and debated just shoving him off of her, and onto the floor. She put one of her hands on his side with the intent to do just that, and he curled into her.

She gave an exasperated huff, and flopped back down, because now he was at an angle she couldn't get a grip on him. She was just lying there trying to figure out how best to wake him when his fingers started doing lazy little circles on her thigh. She shifted and giggled because it tickled.

"Um ticklish, I would have never guessed" said Kirk

She turned her head to find him staring at her. He was literally inches from her face. She opened her mouth to reply and he leaned in and kissed her. He shifted with his lips still locked on hers and pressed her down into the bed. Just when she thought she was about to run out of air he pulled back.

He was partially straddling her but not fully sitting on her. He stared down at her for a few moments as if making a decision, then he leaned in again before she could say anything about his strange behavior. This time his kiss led to him trailing kisses down her neck and chewing on one earlobe.

While he was kissing her he was slowly divesting her of her clothes. She had to hand it to the man he had some seriously slick moves.

"If you don't want this, now is the time to say something" said Kirk

Of course he said that when he had her mostly undressed and his hand resting on her breast. She responded by kissing him back. She was tired of waiting she wanted this. He took that as her answer and things got intensely hot and heavy from then on out. By the time they were done they were both breathing heavily and lying flat on their backs on top of the coverlet.

Kirk's com rang so with a groan he rolled over to get it. Sam rolled off the bed and headed for the shower. She could hear him tell whoever was on the other line that they were in New York and that they intended to head towards Paris. She turned on the water just as the argument began.

"No I do not think I should. No it's too soon just yet. I'm not sure. Mom come on I just want to spend a little time with her before I get my permanent placement. Of course you'll get to meet her, eventually" said Kirk

The rest of the conversation was lost as she climbed into the shower. She cleaned herself quickly then walked back into the room wearing a towel. Kirk was finally ending the conversation so she smirked at him as he passed by. He hung up and she wrapped her arms around his neck.

"I saved you some hot water" said Sam

He chuckled because the hotel used sonic showers but he got the joke. Kirk ran his hand through his hair. He looked torn and irritated so she kissed his cheek.

"Go take a shower, I'm going to get dressed. We can talk about it later, okay" said Sam

He smiled at her and kissed her back before heading into the bathroom. She heard the shower start and walked towards her bag. She could guess what Kirk's conversation had been about, and she wasn't in any hurry to rush off, and meet the parents just yet either.

She unzipped her bag, and rummaged through it letting the towel drop as she snagged a new pair of panties from her bag. They had just slept together, so they were past the point of just being friends now but where did that leave them? Kirk was definitely not the one woman type, and she wasn't really sure she wanted to hear about all his intergalactic conquests.

Maybe it would be best if they just drifted apart after this. He was sure to be assigned elsewhere and so was she. Odds are they would drift away naturally and she wouldn't have to worry about scaring him away with the commitment word. On the other hand the girls had been right he was very skilled with his hands and well everything else so maybe letting it go on a bit longer wouldn't be too horrible. She just had to make sure she didn't get too attached to him or it would hurt like hell when he left.

She pulled up the panties and slid one leg into her jeans. She was just putting her other leg in when Kirk wrapped his arms around her middle. He buried his face in her hair and hooked his thumbs in her underwear at her hips.

"Why so hasty? It's still early... and we can always catch the next transport" he said

Kissing the side of her neck as he eased her clothes back off. They never even made it to the bed this time but every other surface in the room got christened. They ended up showering together to save on time, and christening that while they were there. By the time they were both dressed, and out the door it was nearly two o' clock in the afternoon, and they had both woken around seven in the morning.

She was a little sore. So when they stopped for food, she was moving slowly. They had missed the next shuttle while they were giving it one last go for the road.

She had to hand it to Kirk, the man had stamina, and some really yummy abs. They ate at a diner near the shuttle port as they waited for the shuttle. Sam had just entered their order when someone called their name. She looked up to see McCoy and a dark haired young woman heading their way. She gave Kirk a look because the girl was barely in her teens.

"Hey Jim, Sam what are you two doing here?" said McCoy

"Waiting for the next shuttle to the European continent and you?" said Kirk

He looked pointedly at the girl who was nervously eyeing them.

"Oh sorry I almost forgot, Jim Kirk and Samantha Morningstar this is my daughter Joanna, Joanna these are my friends Kirk and Sam. I told you about them remember" said Bones

Sam stuck out her hand to the nervous looking girl who took it and quickly shook it.

" Got back just in time for one of my weekends, and she has this project due for her agriculture class. So were hitting Italy, and France, showing her the vineyards and all the old school stuff" said Bones

"So I take it your waiting for the same shuttle?" said Kirk

"Actually yes, mind if we join you?" said Bones

"Sure go ahead" said Sam

Before Kirk could protest. They took the two empty chairs.

"Most of the crew has scattered to the winds, gone home that sort of thing. At least until they tell us what's happening next, speaking of which Winona called" said Bones

Kirk threw his head back and groaned.

"Oh my god woman, really give it a rest, please!" said Kirk

Sam gave them both a confused look

"Who's Winona?" said Sam

"His mom" said Joanna

"Why would his mom call you?" said Sam

Bones sighed

"Because she knows I was on the same ship as him, and that were friends, which by the way she wanted me to..." said Bones

"No... Don't even say it" said Kirk

"Say what?" said Joanna

"Don't you worry about it, Jim she just wants you to be careful" said Bones

Kirk gave him a glare and snorted.

"I know what she wants, she just needs to lay off and let me live my life" said Kirk

"She just misses you Jim and she wanted to know if things are serious, you know" said Bones

He looked at Sam when he said that.

Kirk groaned and rubbed the bridge of his nose.

"What did you tell her?" said kirk

"That I didn't know and to call you, I've got enough problems with nosy ex-wives without adding my commanding officer's mom on top of it" said Bones

Joanna glared at him and he frowned back. Sam giggled and Kirk glared at her, it only made her laugh harder.

"Well that explains why she called me this morning" said Kirk

"But not how she knew about Sam" said Kirk

Bones threw up his hands in surrender.

"Now that part wasn't my fault. That green blooded goblin told her where you were, and who you were with, apparently he got our sign out logs for some reason" said Bones

"He's a senior student, they most likely put him in charge of the dorms, because they didn't have anyone else" said Sam

The two guys shifted nervously.

"Yeah probably" said Bones

He sounded nervous and was visibly upset. Sam reasoned that it really wasn't his weekend, that he just wanted to spend some time with family after nearly dying. Again she was seriously reconsidering her career choice and she didn't even have a family to miss her.

"So what's good here?" said Joanna