Days passed with barely anytime to breathe before the prototype was made and ready to test. Darius had arranged a preview for the government so Liam, Malcolm and Merrin decided to freshen up.
Merrin hadn't had a moment alone with Malcolm since they'd been in his office so she left her room, with clean clothes and a shower under her belt, and made her way to Malcolm's room. She knocked on his door.
It opened to reveal him in just a robe as his wet hair laid flat on his head, "What are you doing over here? We don't have long to get ready for the test," he stated, the urgency strong in his tone.
Merrin smiled before she pushed her way into his room and closed the door behind her. "We haven't had a non-EM drive conversation since you discussed my moving in and telling me you love me so I believe we deserve a little alone time," she stated as she made deliberate strides his way until he was against the couch, "Take a seat."
"What's on your mind?" he asked as he did what she said, his face showing an excited anticipation.
Merrin dropped down onto her knees as she placed her hands on his thighs and looked into his eyes, "So many things but we only have so much time," she teased before she moved between his legs and untied his robe to let it lay on either side of his body.
She looked down at him, he was already hard, "Looks like someone wasn't as confused about my intentions as they put on," she whispered against it before running her tongue from the base to the tip. She smiled as Malcolm shuddered from her actions.
"Did you like that or do you still want to make sure we head downstairs?" she asked as she pulled away.
Malcolm shook his head, "I was very wrong. Sometimes you don't know how much you needed something until it's right there," he admitted.
Merrin pulled herself up to his face for a moment and leaned toward his ear, "I wanted to do this in the lab under your desk every moment for the past few days," she revealed before heading back down.
Once everyone was down in the main lab, Merrin stepped aside while Malcolm and Liam got the EM prototype ready for the test.
"Liam, how did I get lucky and find a girl like Merrin? She doesn't see age, she's not bored by me, when will I find her fatal flaw or worse, she finds one of mine?" Malcolm commented since they were alone.
Liam shook his head, thinking of Jillian as he did so, "There's no way to know but we just have to treasure those relationships when they come around."
Merrin stepped over to the control panel, "Are you guys ready for me to start the countdown?" she asked, smiling at Malcolm.
They nodded so she walked back out and began counting down from 10 to 1 before Liam initiated the thrust. Everyone watched with high anticipation before the EM drive exploded sending the group out of the lab except Merrin, Liam and Malcolm.
"What happened?" Merrin asked as she walked back to them, her clothes covered in smoke dust.
"Not sure yet," Liam commented as he looked over the analytics.
Malcolm looked up and shrugged his shoulders, "I would say it was overpowered but it would have failed regardless. We just have to figure out why which means we are going back to the drawing board," he finished with a sigh that send Liam right out of the lab.
"I'm gonna change before I get back into this," Merrin added before she turned to walk away.
"Mer, wait," Malcolm said before he walked over to her. She turned and looked at him, her usual smiley demeanor replaced with disappointment. He pulled her close to him, "We're going to figure this out because the world can't end when I finally found you."