"Hand in Hand" Lt. Cmdr Sydney Morgan (guest appearance by Lt. Tawny Kink) Syd and Tawny had relaxed enough to finish their dinner. They had actually laughed a few times. It seemed that some of the tension was gone, it would take some time but anything worth waiting for took time. Now that dinner was over Tawny had agreed to let Syd walk her back to her quarter's. They left the lounge and entered the hallway, heading toward Tawny's quarter's. They walked in silence, but not a silence of tension but rather peace at reaching an agreement. Syd gently slid her hand into Tawny's hoping she wouldn't pull away, instead she felt T squeeze her hand. They walked hand in hand to Tawny's quarter's. When they reached her door, they stood outside looking at each other for a moment. "Tawny, I had a really nice time tonight. Hopefully, in time we will get to know each other better and learn to trust each other. Just know that I am not going anywhere and if you ever want to talk all you have to do is call." Tawny just nodded her head. Syd leaned in and gave her a gentle kiss on the lips. "Sleep well T." Syd watched as Tawny entered her quarter's and the doors closed behind her. Syd leaned against the wall with a silent tear falling down her face. She stood there for a few minutes before she made her way back to her own quarter's.