Trust Me (This is Love)
Sung by Amanda Marshall

I've looked at this mountain, so many heartaches wide, and I can't help but wonder, where's the other side?

I'll admit that the last few months have been pretty incredible. This time around, things have been so much better. Maybe it's because we decided to look at things for a less lust-filled perspective. Whatever it is, I think I like it.

"I'm surprised you didn't go off with Malcolm and Jon," I say to Trip when he announces that he's coming down to the surface with me. We ended up back at Risa for a while and Archer arranged for every one to get four days of leave.

"And miss a chance to get you alone with me?" he asks with a smile. I shake my head.

"Always the opportunist, aren't you?"

"Always darlin'," he says as he wraps an arm around my waist and pulls me down onto the bed with him.

"Remind me again why we're not just going to lock ourselves in here for four days?" I ask him after he kisses me breathless.

"I've had my heart set on seein' ya in that thing you call a bathing suit and I'm gonna see it," he says. I laugh as I get up and start to pack again. "Hot damn," he says as we walk into one of the nightclubs. I've got to be honest; I doubt he'll be able to even notice anyone else in the bar to flit with tonight.

"Come on," I say as I pull him over to a table. We get drinks quickly and talk for a while.

"Come on," he says this time as he pulls me out onto the dance floor. "I'm gonna show you off tonight." I laugh as he swings me into his arms and we start to dance.

"Let's take off for a bit," I say as the crowd starts to thin out.

"Where to?" he asks as he places his hand on the small of my back and follows me out of the club.

"I know a little place," I say. "It's quiet, out of the way." I lead him up to this little lake I found. The moon casts just enough light to keep things from becoming too dark as I slip off my shoes.

"Where are you goin'?" he asks.

"In," I say as I feel his eyes eating me alive as the dress comes off.

"Better than that suit?" I ask as I slide my naked body into the water.

"Hell yeah," he says as he quickly strips down. I laugh as he trips while trying to get his pants off before his. He finally gets things under control and jumps in.

"What are you laughin' at?" he asks as he surfaces and pulls me out so that he can still touch, but I can't.

"You're so cute when you get all flustered."

"I'm not cute," he says. "I'm manly and rugged." I laugh out loud and he dunks me before pulling me up and against him.

"Not funny," I say as I cough and spit out water.

"Sorry darlin'," he says as he heads to the shallower water. I quickly hook my leg behind his and trip him so he falls and I free myself and swim off.

He pops up, sputtering, and immediately starts coming after me. We goof around a while longer until he finally drags me out when I can't stop shivering. We get back to the hotel and before I even know what's going on, he strips me and dumps me in a warm bath before crawling in behind me.

'So this is the other side,' I think.

"Other side of what?" he asks. Oh, I guess I said that out loud. "The mountain of heartache," I say. He nods and wraps his arms around me.

"That why you didn't wanna 'take the next step'?" he asks. We both know what he means by 'the next step'.

"When a heart is uncertain, it's bound to second guess," I tell him.

"Well it doesn't need to second-guess any more," he says. "Trust me, baby, this is love," he says as he proves it to me.