Pleasantly surprised by his willingness to smooth things over and his good humour, Katherine noted once again how quickly he transformed from serious and controlled to irresistibly charming.<em>Well, perhaps he’s not as formidable as I thought after all!</em>Her smile brightened considerably, and when he agreed to help her, she was pleased; everything would be so much easier if they worked together.  Not to mention that he had all too easily managed to make her lose her temper when they clashed earlier, something that didn't sit well considering she usually had no trouble keeping her emotions under control.<br/><br/>When he finished talking about his remaining duties, she noticed he was staring at her and smiled curiously, tipping her chin to meet his lingering gaze with one of her own. “No, I understand, tomorrow is fine.” She replied.  “I didn’t realize how much time it would take for you and your troops to secure the ship, and I have to say that I think you’ve done an admirable job so far.” She added with sincerity.  A moment later, she forced herself to look away towards the others. “Well, I better get back to work if I want to get any sleep tonight.”  Then, upon hearing his offer to meet her in the morning, she looked up at him and grinned.  “Coffee sounds great…I’ll meet you in the mess hall around 0800.” Turning to leave, she resisted the urge to glance over her shoulder, and headed down the corridor wondering how quickly she could finish up for the day, and…if she were being honest with herself, feeling more than a little thrilled by the way he looked at her when he promised to buy the coffee.<br/><br/>She awoke late the next morning feeling slightly disoriented until she remembered where she was, and then saw it was almost 7:30! Jumping up, she hurriedly changed in her new uniform.  It was snug, though still allowing full freedom of movement, and she decided it would take a while to get used to wearing it.  A few minutes later, she was ready, and after grabbing some files, set off to meet with Captain Hunter, a bit surprised to realize how much she looked forward to it.<br/><br/>It wasn't quite 8:00 when she arrived, but he was already seated at one of the tables, and she thought he looked exceptionally striking in his new uniform.  Walking over to join him, she smiled cheerfully, and sat down.  “Good morning.  I hope you slept well your first night on board?”  Placing the files on the table she added, “By the way, I do have some reports from the scientists with me, but I have to admit I haven’t read them yet.  Really though, my first concern is which tasks and responsibilities to assign everyone, including your troops.”<br/><br/>Glancing around the large room, she noticed they were alone, and surmised the others were already back to work, but...she didn’t see any evidence of coffee.  Returning her attention to Captain Hunter, and feeling suddenly uncharacteristically flirtatious, she crossed her arms and chided him with a playful smile. “Hmmm...If I’m not mistaken Captain, you promised me a cup of coffee.”  Then, her lips twitched with amusement, and she slowly leaned across the table, looking into his eyes with an expression of feigned seriousness.  “You know…it’s never wise to tease a woman with something as important as her morning caffeine fix.”<br/>