Continue to work with Seven

"I agree," Kal said. "But shouldn't we gather as much information as possible, so as to ensure that she has all the necessary facts before making a decision?" He uttered the question before he even realized he was thinking about it! He secretly hoped she would say yes, of course, for if she did, he would be able to spend more time in close proximity to her. Of course, given the gravity of the situation, his rational mind told him to tell the Captain immediately of the threat.

"What type of information did you have in mind?" Seven asked suspiciously. Obviously, she suspected ulterior motives behind his question.

Kal winced, not comfortable with her glaring at him. Then he thought, 'Oh, to hell with the captain, it's Seven I came down here for'. Bolstered by his decision to go through with it, he quickly explained, "We need to know for sure if that ship deliberately disabled our sensors. If it did, it might mean it's hostile towards us, and the Captain should know that before she makes any decisions." He hoped his logic would be enough to deflect her curiosity to his motivations.

It was. "That sounds wise, I suppose," she responded. "We should move quickly to discern the ship's intentions." She moved to his side, bringing up more detailed readings on the ship in question.

They spent the next several hours working together, trying to piece together bits and pieces of sensor data in a logical pattern. As they worked, Kal kept sneaking glances at her rear while her back was turned. He even sneaked several glimpses at the sides of her breasts, perfectly presented by her snug body suit.

At one point, hitting a particularly difficult snag, Kal got exasperated and asked her for help. "This is actually fairly simple," she said, looking over his shoulder. "All you need to do is realign the main scanning frequency to match this ship's energy emissions, and you see that it only has eight lifeforms aboard, not the twelve they are falsely projecting."

"Thanks," he said, feeling apprehensive at her proximity. In his anxiety, he moved his hand back to the console before she had removed hers, and for a moment he held her hand in his. Though he was nervous, he sensed this was an opportunity that might not present itself again, so he worked up the courage to take a chance and closed his hand around hers, looking her in the eye.

Seven didn't know what to make of the gesture, and looked askance at Kal, "Ensign, what are you doing?"

Continuing to hold her hand, Kal looked imploringly at her, trying to put his jumbled thoughts into words. "Seven, you are the most beautiful woman I've ever met... and I don't just mean physically. Pardon my presumption, but it seems to me you have a unique innocence about you, an innocence that I find fascinating. I look at you and I see a woman who has been used, and **** against her will to do things that still haunt her; I see a woman in pain. But I also see a side of you that you try to hide behind a facade of coolness; I see a woman who never had the experiences of growing up: of playing with her parents, of making friends, breaking rules, or falling in love. I see these things and I can't help but feel drawn to you, to want to help you create those experiences. I would like to be your friend, and possibly in time, when you're ready, something more."

Finishing his thought, Kal let go of Seven's hand and looked down at his console, embarrassed to no end at having revealed himself like that to a woman he really did not know well, and hoping beyond reason that he hadn't badly misstepped and crossed a line, or misjudged her; or worse, that she would acknowledge his sentiment, but reject his attentions.

Removing her hand from the console, Seven looked at Kal as he prepared himself for the worst. "I..." she began, "I would like a friend, Ensign." Kal looked up at her, and her expression was thoughtful, a little confused; ****.

Confused himself now, he couldn't help blurting out, "What?"

Looking up at him, her expression had become even more ****.
Finally, after nearly three and a half hours of intensive work, they found their answer. ?Seven of Nine to Captain Janeway,? Seven hailed over the comm., ?I?ve just discerned the cause of yesterday?s sensor malfunction. We must alter course immediately to heading seven eight mark two nine one. And we must hurry.?

?Seven, what?s the matter?? the captain?s voice came back.

?Please, Captain, do it. I will have a presentation explaining the reason why ready within half an hour.? Seven looked at Kal, and he thought he saw an odd look cross her face.

?Very well, but it had better be good.? The Captain sounded like she had lost some of her normally tolerant attitude toward the former drone, possibly because she didn't like being kept in the dark for any length of time.

?Thank you, Captain.? Now, Seven turned fully toward Kal. With an expectant look on her face, she said, ?Hurry, Ensign, we have only thirty minutes before the Captain expects me.?

?Excuse me, ma?am? I don?t understand.? Kal was suddnly a little nervous. He backed off a step.

?Of course you do,? Seven returned. ?Don?t you think I?ve noticed your glances at several of my body parts, parts which, according to my studies, are often sexually oriented?? She took a step toward him. ?You?ve been a great help to me, and I consider it my responsibility to ensure you are properly rewarded. I know your whole reason in coming down here was to have relations with me.? She stepped a little closer to him.

Kal gulped, for he was suddenly very nervous, and she was only a few feet away now, with his back up against a console leaving hime no more room to retreat. ?You did?? Sure, that was why he?d come, but he hadn?t suspected she?d so willingly oblige. Still, even the stiff way she referred to sex was a great motivation for him. In spite of his nervousness, he felt himself growing from the normal semi-hardness he usually had around her to a definite, full-on hardness.

She seemed to notice, too. ?Certainly,? she said, closing the last gap between them. She reached down and grabbed his cock, slowly stroking it to rocky stiffness so that he gasped with surprise and excitement. She leaned in close, allowing her body to rub against his and placing her mouth near his ear. ?Besides,? she whispered, her voice now low and husky, her hot breath drawing a shiver from Kal, ?I want you, too.?

Those last words stripped Kal of all restraints; here was the sexiest woman he?d ever laid eyes on, offering herself completely to him. He lost all control, grabbing her ass in both hands and pulling her into him, kissing her and shoving his tongue into the wet warmth of her mouth.They held the pose for several minutes, enjoying the taste of each others' mouths. His hands massaged her ass cheeks through her body suit, shoving her against him so that he could feel her hot, wet vagina rubbing against his hardness and pressing her amazing breasts into his chest. Finally, he broke the kiss, looking deeply into her eyes and seeing the deep longing in her that he himself felt.

What now, should he strip her down completely and have the wildest fuck of his life, or disregard his time limit and take things more slowly, spending more time on her firm tits and then moving his way down?