The BLTS Archive - Worthless
#14: Convenience
by miera (mierac72@yahoo.com)

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Archive: Ask first

Date: August 24, 2004

Beta: none. All mistakes are mine.

Disclaimer: The boys belong to Paramount, not to me. More's the pity.

Author's Notes: This is what happened the morning after the kiss in
"Undiminished" and probably will not make much sense without reading
that story. This also impacts the subtext of "Overdue."

Feedback: Is like peanut butter and chocolate together!

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Appropriate. Fit. Meet. Suitable. Adjacent. Close. Close-At-Hand.
Near-At-Hand. Handy.

It was Christmas morning. Malcolm had been awake for an hour, reciting
the synonyms to himself, when his door chimed.

"I thought we could have breakfast."

"I can't, Trip."

"Oh. Well what about lunch?"

"No."

"Malcolm—"

"I'm not here at your goddamned convenience, Trip!"

Malcolm looked into the engineer's face, his own furious. He watched
as Trip's jaw and fists clenched. Nothing more was said. He stood
silent as the other man left.

Nearby. Near. Nigh. Next. At One's Fingertips. Situated Within Easy
Reach. At One's Beck And Call. Useful. Available.

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The End