Disclaimer: I don't own 'em. I don't mean any infrignment by this. I don't get paid to to this. I just like using the transporter I nicked from The Enterprise to beam onto The Nomad and mess with the minds of the crew. Please, don't sue me...you do...and I'll use that transporter to mess with YOUR mind.....bwahahahahahahahahaha!!!!
Torra

"Och, Sinbad...I have lied to you.....and it hurts me each and every time...there's so much I haven't told you....so much..." Maeve found herself babbling and cut herself off.

Smiling gently Sinbad reached out to brush her hair out of her face, "Lied to me? Oh..." He flashed her a quick dimpled grin : "You mean how you never told me that Dermott was your brother..."

"....How....Sinbad...how did you....?" Maeve starred at him in shock.

"How did I know?" He shook his head, chucking his tongue at her. "Maeve, I thought you held me in higher esteem then that...I may be foolish sometimes, and I may act with out thinking...but I'm not stupid..."

Maeve smiled slightly, "Oh Sinbad...I wanted to tell you...for so long...I wanted to tell you about Dermott...but I just never had the courage to..."

"Shhh now...it doesn't matter....I love you, and it doesn't matter if I your brother *is* a hawk or not...it's not him I love...." he grinned.

"Love?" she asked, the smile reaching her eyes and lighting up her face.

"Yes, *LOVE*...I love you Maeve...now and forever...I always have....I love you."

"I love you too, Sinbad..." Maeve's words were cut off as Sinbad leaned forward and wrapped her in his arms for an Earth shattering kiss.

When they finely broke for air, he pulled her close to his chest. Softly rocking back and fourth he whispered into her hair, "I love you, Maeve, I love you so much. Oh Maeve....why did we wait so long, Maeve? Maeve? Oh Maeve? Maeve?.....MAEVE!!"

Startled, Maeve sat up suddenly, the sheet falling down around her waste, "WHAT!?!?"

Sinbad sighed and stepped back. "It's about time. I've only been trying to wake you up for the past five minutes...."

"Wha...wake me up?" Looking around herself, Maeve found she was indeed still in her cabin on The Nomad, wrapped in her blankets

"You sure are a heavy sleeper, you know...must have been a good dream..."

Absently nodding, Maeve took another look around her, trying to convince herself that it HAD just been a dream.

"Well...when your ready, we'll be starting the morning meal in a few minutes..." Sinbad smiled and turned to leave her cabin.

"Oh...yah...thanks, Sinbad...I'll be there in a few moments."

"Sure thing, Maeve...I'll see ya there." With that, Sinbad slipped softly back though her door, closing it behind him.

"Just a dream." she told herself. "Just a dream...just my luck." Sighing, Maeve flopped back into her hammock, the waves caressing the ship's hull gently rocking her back to sleep.