And now: Roommates Part 11
He knew what he was holding in his hand, he had held it several times this very night. He could see that Tom was still asleep and his body was on automatic. //Ah Hell no! // He thought and let go as he quickly wrestled himself out of the bed and out of the tangle bed covers, not caring if Tom woke up or not.
"Whaaa�" Tom moaned as he opened tired eyes to see Chakotay bolt from the bed.
"No way in HELL, Tom Paris! No way in hell," he shouted as he grabbed up his uniform and moved into the living room, anywhere to get away from that low down, incorrigible�beautiful�no, no, cold, miserable tease. Once out in the living room he decided to forgo any more futile attempts to sleep and got dressed and replicated a very large cup of coffee, and headed out to the bridge.
Tom just laid there in a daze for a few minutes till it dawned on him, that he had started to get aroused in his sleep again. "Way to go, Paris," he chided himself. // Well, there's only one way to handle this situation�get a room switch. Perhaps I can get Harry to trade rooms with me? Oh, think on it later, Tom, // he told himself and rolled over to go back to sleep, to continue the hot dream he was having, even if she was strong, muscular, and with bronze skin with a tattoo�. Tom jumped out of bed. "Forget the dream�coffee sounds much better."
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Neelix walked into the mess hall on his way to start breakfast and was surprised to see that B'Elanna Torres and Harry Kim already inhabited it. "Why, good morning," he said as cheerfully as he could muster at this hour.
"Sorry, Neelix, but I need some coffee, and I was out of rations credits," Harry said, looking a bit guilty.
"Ah, no worry, Ensign Kim. If you need anymore just let me know, otherwise I'm off to make breakfast�you guys hungry?" he smiled eagerly to please.
"Umm, no, not really," Harry lied
"No," B'Elanna said sipping her coffee.
"Okay, well let me know if you change your minds," He said then started off toward the kitchen to see more early birds of the crew, as the Delaney sisters walked in chattering away.
Harry leaned in toward B'El, "I just can't believe it!" he said trying to keep his voice down. "Tom Paris and Chakotay? I mean, Tom Paris and Chakotay?"
"You said that already, Harry. Besides you saw it for yourself, you don't need to take my word on it," she grinned wickedly over her hot drink.
"But�Tom Paris and Chakotay?!" Harry repeated, still stunned at the thought.
"Harry!"
"Look, its not that I have a personal issue with men being with men, or Tom being with one or even Chakotay being with one�its�well�Tom Paris and Chakotay?"
"What about them?" Jenny Delaney asked as she came to join them with coffee in tow and Megan right behind her.
"Their lovers," B'Elanna replied straight out much to Harry's surprise.
"We don't know that for a fact," Harry added in the men's defense.
"Oh, get off it Harry! They were both naked, and you heard Chakotay, he through his back out carrying Tom to the bed. What more proof do you need�footage of them doing it?" She laughed as she saw the young Ensign turn several shades of red.
"Oh, wow!" Megan exclaimed over the newest and juiciest gossip to date.
"How long do you think they've been lovers?" Jenny asked with her own excitement.
"I don't know, two - three days maybe?" B'Elanna guessed.
"How romantic, thinking that Chakotay still carries Tom to bed," Megan fluttered.
"You know, I'm sure they would not want their relationship, providing they have one, to be the talk of the ship," Harry interjected, knowing how the Delaney sisters were ship wide gossip columnists.
"Don't worry, Harry," Jenny said in her best understanding tone.
"Yeah, no sweat," Megan replied.
"Thanks," Harry said. He had wanted to talk with B'Elanna about his feelings toward his roommate, but the discussion started out on Tom and Chakotay, and when the sisters entered, his courage to mention it left. "Well, better early than late," He mused as he started to leave.
"Hey, I'll walk you to the lift," B'Elanna said as she too got up to leave, "Besides, I'd bet rations credits that this ship is running off peak," she said pursing her lips together, then exiting with Harry as other crewmembers entered to get their morning breakfast.
"Hey, over here! You won't believe what we just heard," Meagan shouted.
"Yeah, Tom and Chakotay have been secret lovers for sometime now!" Jenny added.