thank you, this was very good and I didn't even know I needed it until I read this story

Oh my gosh, this was amazing. I've been reading a lot of angst and whatnot lately, and while that stuff can really hit the spot, some good ol' fashioned Low-Key Smutty But Not Explicit Plus All the Fluffy Crack in the Quadrant did me a world of good. Awesome job! Thanks for writing sharing. :)

You know, as a life long TV show nerd, I'm used to UST.
And as an avid fanfic reader, I'm no stranger to slow burn. I mean, I'vehad stories 10 times as long as yours with a slow burn that could have been outrun by the next ice age.
Still, your story? Was brutal.
But also good. Really, REALLY good. So thank you for writing and sharing.
I thank you because I know Mal and Hoshi won't, for some reason.

I go with Hoshi on that one, love T'Pol.
Though probably even she had enough of all that UST.
But we're here. We're finally, wonderfully, blessedly here!

That three word sentence he thought at the beginning he rather should have said to Hoshi...and not thought at the lift. In Trip's presence. Not at all weird.

And what does Mal mean by, he doesn't bite? She sure does and will if he doesn't get herand himselfaway from those alien women...

Noooooo... we were so close...well, they were, to each other AND a room. Did I mention, not fair?! Because it really isn't.
Also: Captain Asshat. Lol.

You can run, Mal, but you can't hide. Hehe.

The feet?The coffee!
ROFL.
I really like the Take it off part. Really. Need pictures. For...uh...research purposes.
But WHY are they interrupted again? That's not fair!
(The not an arm part reminds me of that set story of Jery Ryan and Garrett Wang...)

If only they were screwed. Or, you know... Yeah, I think you know.

Seriously though. I would have jumped Mal 15 chapters ago already.
I swear, if they stop again now because of Trip, or if Trip doesn't leave again immediately...

Sure. It was all he was thinking about. Get Hoshi into a bigger place. So he can get into a smaller...
Ehem.
Well, what a huge (again, no pun. Really.) sacrifice. What a good officer he is.
(In other news, it's good to see Mal's finally given in)

Did I mention oops? That seems to be basically the sequel of it.
Also, it is kinda hard (no pun...never mind) to believe that Trip hasn't said anything...

Something tells me his uniform was visibly tight...
Also, kudos to Mal's self-control. Loaded and ready must probably have been an understatement at that point.

Poor Travis (rofl). Turbolifts can be so damn tiny...

Poor little grease spot is soon to be a wicked one, I suppose...
(Okay, so I'm writing this after already having read the next chapter, but still, I knew it the moment I read this that someone would suffer...)