Ticklish
by Starsinger
I got a Star Trek magazine from years ago with Captain Archer on the cover. Scott Bakula is so…yummy. Loved him since Quantum Leap. Somebody, who isn't a certain five year old, is ticklish on the bottom of his feet. A certain elderly admiral, with the help of said five year old, is having fun with it since this certain someone is stuck in bed. Don't own them.
Jim awoke when he felt the cold rush of air as the blanket was lifted from his right foot. He heard the deep rumble of Admiral Archer's voice trying to speak softly. A high-pitched voice from a certain five-year old giggled at the elderly admiral's comment. Jim made the concerted effort to remain completely still, pretending he was asleep. It apparently worked.
"But only little kids are!" Jo exclaimed.
"But I heard from Porthos, so is your Uncle Jim!" Jim was suddenly apprehensive. What in the world could a dog tell his human, other than the large stain that was left on his pajamas when they found him, anyway. His brain raced through his interactions with the Admiral's dog, trying to figure out what had happened, when it happened. Archer ran a finger up the underside of Jim's bare foot causing it to jerk uncontrollably.
With tremendous effort Jim remained limp as he heard Jo ask, "Can I try?"
"Sure go ahead," Jo's feather light touch was even worse than Archer's as Jim's foot jerked even more. Jim still managed to remain relaxed as Jo ran out of the room yelling for her father, telling him that Uncle Jim was just as ticklish as she was.
Jim felt the blanket and sheet return to their previous position over his foot, "I'd have thought, after Tarsus IV, you wouldn't be ticklish. Nice acting, by the way."
"You know I nearly kicked Porthos off the bed when he licked my foot that day," Jim said with a chuckle.
Archer chuckled, "I was there, I should know. She's cute."
"She is, but don't let anybody else know about my feet. I do have a reputation to maintain."
"Sure, as we all know, James Tiberius Kirk, Captain of the Starship USS Enterprise NCC-1701, can't be ticklish," Archer said with a snort causing Jim to smile.