The BLTS Archive- Hand
by Suz Voy (suzvoy@tesco.net)

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Disclaimer - "I am not *hostile*!" B'Elanna yelled as she was
assimilated by the Para-Borg.

Monkee and Boadicea asked for it.

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I knew who even before I found the capacity to speak.

I looked down at your hand, now hovering next to mine. Shaking, almost
imperceptibly. Nervous? You? I laughed.

You blinked.

I continued laughing. I wasn't surprised. I hadn't expected it, but
the situation seemed entirely believable to me.

"Are you keeping it?"

The hand moved again. "I don't know."

"Yes, you do."

The hand clenched. "I don't have the time."

"You know as well as I do that you're just looking for an excuse."

Silence.

Then...

"Thank you."

Surprise. For...?

"Reaffirming my faith in you."

The hand touched mine.

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The End