4.

Slipping into his preferred 'costume' of a pair of loose fitting deep green silk trousers and an equally loose tunic of the same colour, Daniel reactivated the program and entered the suite. The naked holographic Darren was lying there waiting for him, his head propped up with one hand.

Seeing Daniel he rose off of the bed and came over to greet him.

'Danny my love, I've missed you.'

'I've missed you too my angel' And Daniel drew him into a deep kiss, his hands tangling in Darren's dark hair sighing audibly as a eager tongue thrust into his mouth, hot and passionate, dueling with his own, each seeking out the sweetness of their lover.

Pulling back Darren smiled and held out his hand. 'You look tense, let me ease your pain for you.'

Willing Daniel let himself be lead to the bed and gently undressed, Darren then rearranging the pillows on the bed and encouraging Daniel to lay so that he was on his stomach, his head resting on his folded arms.

Not for the first time Daniel was glad for the way the holodeck had been designed, the features that allowed the program to response to his mood, to inject an element of randomness into the proceedings. Many an evening he had come down here and done nothing more than merely talk with Darren, telling him about his day, the places he had seen, the far flung destinations that the ship had visited. As much as he missed the physical side of his relationship with the real life Darren he also missed the closeness they had had, the being able to talk about anything, to share what was going on in their lives.

Sighing Daniel sunk his head down further onto the pillow and gave himself over to Darren as he felt something warm trickle onto his back and then skilful hands begin to massage the knotted muscles of his shoulders.

'So why are you so tense tonight?' Darren asked, his hands moving slowly down to work on Daniel's back.

Daniel smiled. How to explain to the holographic Darren that his real life counterpart had shown up after all these years and that said counterpart wasn't quite so compliant as he was? And how to say all this so that the recreated Darren wouldn't get in a strop and throw a temper tantrum.

Although Daniel had concentrated on Darren's finer qualities when complying his program he had also left some of the not quite so attractive features in, namely his penchant for pitching hissy fits and acting like a complete Diva. Well it kept the program interesting and made for great make up sex.

Finally Daniel settled on, 'An old friend has turned up and let's just say we didn't exactly welcome each other with open arms.'

'Anyone I know?' Darren's hands glided up and down the length of Daniel's left arm.

'No.' Daniel replied truthfully, 'It is someone I knew before I met you.'

It wasn't a lie. It wasn't until later, until after they split that Daniel had started incorporating his ex-lover into his holodeck programs. After all when they had been together there had been no need for holographic representations. He had had the real thing. Had it and lost it.

The hands stilled. 'An old friend or an old lover?'

Okay, leaving the jealous streak in may have, in hindsight, not been the wisest of moves but along with the jealously Daniel had also retained the possessiveness, the caring, the feeling of belonging. Now it could all backfire terribly on him.

Hang on, what was he on about? If, by the conclusion of this session, the hologram was pissed at him, he could just simply wipe his memory log and start again with a 'fresh' Darren.

Yet that kind of defeated the object for Daniel. He had been 'running ' this Darren for the past year and had become used to just picking up where they had left off each time.

'It doesn't matter,' Daniel told him rolling over, 'it was all in the past. What matters now is that I am here with you.'

'No, I want to know. Was he better than me in bed?'

'Darren!' Daniel grabbed him with both arms and pulled him tight flush against his body.

'Well?' Darren demanded presenting Daniel with a very divaequese pout which just made Daniel burst into laughter.

'I'd say you were about the same.' Daniel said trying very hard to keep a straight face.

'Humph!' Obviously Darren wasn't very impressed with his reply, 'I'll just have to try and do something about that. I'll prove to you that I'm better than any lover you've ever had.'

'Oh yeah and just how precisely do you intend to do that?' Daniel lips ghosted over Darren's neck.

Darren smiled mischievously and reaching down took Daniel's cock in his hand, squeezing gently, Daniel instantly moaning gently.

'I'm going to make you feel so good my love.'

Daniel nodded and smiled. At last he was going to get the kind of tension release that he enjoyed the most.

Repositioning himself Darren poured some more of the oil over his fingers, letting the excess drip onto the sheets below.

Moments later those fingers were carefully massaging Daniel's most sensitive area before one tentatively slipped in.

'Ahhhhh.' Daniel let his head fall back and closed his eyes, the heavenly sensation washing over him.

Opening his eyes, his hands found Darren's shoulders, slid up to stroke the raven strands that now fell over Darren's face, tenderly tucking them back behind his ears only to have them fall forward again.

'Now Darren, now…'

Obediently Darren complied. Supporting himself on his forearms either side of Daniel's head, slowly and carefully he pushed in, waiting, observing.

Running his hands over Darren's shoulders Daniel let him know that he should continue and moments later Darren was fully sheathed within his body.

Daniel gazed into his dark eyes. 'I love you so much.'

'Is. That. Right?' Darren questioned, his lips brushing over Daniel's forehead, eyelids, cheeks, jawline before once more finding Daniel's own and thereby cutting off any answer he may have been about to give.

So instead Daniel raised his hips, grinding himself against Darren, effectively trapping his cock between their bodies, moaning from growing need as it throbbed hard against him. Briefly he thought back to what real life Darren had said the day before regarding the need for Daniel to 'amend' his program. He didn't see what the problem was himself, Darren's cock had always served him more than adequately in it's current dimensions, in fact more than adequately. Like the rest of Darren Daniel thought it was just perfect, beautiful and strong and just perfect.

Thoughts of the real Darren quickly dissipated as his doppelganger withdrew and then thrust back in, this time with a little more force.

Very soon they were moving together as one entity, Daniel groaning with each thrust forward Darren made, his own arousal aching, begging for release. Without being prompted Darren lowered his body, altered his angle, increasing the friction between their sweaty, glistening torsos.

Daniel wanted to make this last, he didn't know when he would next get the opportunity to use this program and there was something special about tonight, he could sense it but not quite identify what it was. Maybe it was the knowledge that the real Darren was still loose on the ship somewhere and could come bursting in on them at any moment. Maybe it was this added frisson that heightened Daniel's senses, made him more aware of his surroundings, made him explode with such force when Darren came within him.

When Darren cried out his name softly with such tenderness. As if the syllables were something to be savoured like a rich, ripe exotic fruit.

Afterwards they both just lay there, fingers lazily tracing over sated bodies, tracing contours, Darren scooping up Daniel's spent seed and licking it delicately from his fingertips.

Daniel knew that sooner or later he would have to tear himself away, go have his delayed talk with real life Darren, sort out what lay between them. Find out why Darren was still running the Ganymede program. Maybe he should have studied it for a little longer, maybe Darren wasn't running it with him in mind, maybe he had programmed a completely new lover into the scene. Maybe, maybe. Maybes were not going to clear the air nor heal the rift, if indeed Darren did want to heal things.

Turning to the hologram Daniel drew him down for one last heated kiss, drawing back he let his fingertips linger on Darren's perfect, full lips. 'I love you Darren.' Even if he could never say it to the original he could at least express the love that had never left his heart to his imitator.

'I love you too Daniel.' Darren replied, sucking Daniel's finger into his mouth, his blue eyes sparkling, still slightly hazy with afterglow.

Daniel sighed. Oh well at least one of the two loved him.

'Captain.'

His crew's timing was gradually improving.

'Yes?' Both men responded automatically.