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Title: Shore Leave

Author: Ginny Powell

Chapter 4

The restaurant wasn�t crowded. It wasn�t the sort of place to attract a crowd. But Trip had had many a delicious, if messy, meal there and knew just which table to ask for � the one on the corner of the terrace, looking out over the ocean. It was just after sunset, the sky still tinged with color, the Christmas lights wrapped around the railing giving just enough light to see across thble.ble. It didn�t need to be light enough to read the menus � there weren�t any. Just a few scrawls on a chalk board nailed to the wall. Trip didn�t need to see it, anyway. As soon as Charlie confessed her ignorance of seafood, he ordered them up a Captain�s Variety Platter big enough for two and a couple of beers.
Maybe it was the setting, or just the company, but by the time the food arrived, they were engrossed in each other, chatting like old friends. They talked of their work, one on the Enterprise, one in the lab. Each job seemed ideally suited to the respective person. They spoke of their childhoods, of how they�d gotten where they were. By unspoken agreement, they did not discuss past romances. It was an evening of laughter and sharing, seemingly filmed through a soft lens.
The enormous plate before them was nearly empty, the shell and trash plate nearly full, when Charlie seemed to sober.
�So, you said you changed your mind about staying on Enterprise,� she ventured, keeping her eyes on the crab leg she was working on. �Will you be staying here in town, then?�
�I hadn�t really decided,� Trip answered between bites of popcorn shrimp, not yet noticing his companion�s change of mood. �I guess I could go see my folks, though it�s getting� kinda late tonight to barge in on �em unannounced. How �bout you? Now the conference is over, you headin� home?�
�I, um, was planning to leave in the morning, but I might stay a day or two instead.�
�Great! I could see ya tomorra then?�
Charlie looked up at Trip�s eager face, and it gave her the courage she needed. �Spend the night with me?� Then Trip nearly choked, and she was suddenly sorry she�d said anything. �I mean�if you�if we� Oh, I�m terrible at this. I�m sorry, I�ll just be going.�
�Now hold on there,� Trip objected as soon as he could breath, grabbing her hands jin tin time to stop her from rising. They were slippery with melted butter, and she could have pulled away, but she didn�t, to Trip�s relief. �That wadn�t a no, you just surprised me, is all. That doe�n�t sound like sumpin� you�d say. But I�m really, really glad you did.�
�Really?� Charlie asked, pitifully, as though she couldn�t believe him.
�O� course. Heck, I figured you thought I was just a big, dumb American engineer. I was even afraid you were only hangin� around �cause you wanted to see Enterprise.�
�No! That was just the only thing I could think of as an excuse to spend more time with you. I thought you were a big, handsome, famous American engineer who�d have no interest in mousy little me.�
�Mousy is not a word I would ever use to describe you, darlin�. Gorgeous, brilliant, sweet � those fit ya much better.�
Charlie couldn�t help but smile at that. She looked down at their hands, which were still intertwined, though the grip had changed to a caress as they spoke. Then she looked up at Trip, her eyes shining.
�Shall we go, then?�
As soon as they were out of the restaurant so that there was room, Trip moved beside Charlie and slipped his arm around her waist. She leaned into him, the solidity of his body reassuring, and warm against the coolness of the evening. They walked like that in silence until they reached the mag-lev station. Trip was glad to see the platform was deserted. He wasted no time, backing into an alcove and pulling Charlie with him.
She resisted slightly, looking around nervously. �Trip!� When his back was to the wall, he released her hands, and they immediately went to his chest. He thought she was going to push away, but instead she began to trace the muscular curves of his chest. Trip could feel how warm her fingers were, hear her breath coming faster. Reaching up, he took her face in his hands, tilting it up to look at him. Their eyes locked.
�Can I kiss you, Charlie?� he whispered. She didn�t speak, but nodded, her lips already parted in anticipation.
He brought his face down to hers slowly, giving her plenty of time to change her mind if she wanted. Instead, as he watched, her eyes closed and she abruptly closed the space between them. Their lips met softly at first, warm flesh molding itself to warm flesh. Then it was as though the flood gates opened, and their tongues entangled, their arms wrapping around each other�s bodies, their hands searching.
With a woosh of air, the train arrived at the station. Another woosh as they pulled apart, gasping for air. They said not a word, but shared a smile as they boarded, holding hands. Though there were a few seats available, Trip chose to stand at the back of the car. He held an overhead strap, and Charlie held him, her arms around his abdomen, her head on his ch Tr Trip decided she felt t tht there, comfortable. Enticing. Though the train traveled several hundred miles an hour, he found himself calculating how many seconds they would save if they could go to warp, as they sped into town.
The walk to the hotel from the station also took almost longer than he could stand. When they passed the caf� where they�d snacked that afternoon, he knew they were close, and he felt his heart speed up a tad more, his grip on Charlie�s hand tigh Fi Finally they were inside the hotel, pushing the button for the high-speed elevator, Trip fighting the urge to press it again and again as the seconds ticked by. Then it was there, they were stepping in. A smile grew unbidden on Trip�s face as the door began to close and he realized they were alone in it. He turned to Charlie.
Then a hand grabbed for the not-quite-closed door, it opened once more, and a family crowded in.
Trip felt Charlie squeeze his hand, thought he heard her chuckle. He sighed. Only a few more minutes, he told himself. You can control yourself for a few more minutes. As he watched the numbers tick off, he tried to turn his impatience into anticipation, but he was beginning to wonder how much anticipation a man could stand before he burst when there was finally a ding � they had arrived at the 52nd floor. Squeezing through the oblivious tourists, they finally found themselves nearing the door. Charlie pulled her hand free of his to produce a key from a pocket, the door slid open at her touch, then closed behind them, and they were alone.
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