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Jealousy

Author - plumtuckered | Genre - Angst | Genre - Vignette | J | Main Story | Rating - R
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Jealousy

By plumtuckered


RATING: R
GENRE: Angst
DISCLAIMER: It all belongs to Paramount. No infringement intended.
SUMMARY: Archer finds out about Trip and T’Pol. Vignette

AUTHOR’S NOTES: I’ve been thinking lately about whether or not Archer would be jealous of Trip and T’Pol and from those ponderings, this story developed. Told from Archer’s POV.

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I’ve always thought I had a sixth sense, like I could just tell when something was amiss. Now, as I sit up in my sleeping bag, I have that strange feeling that something’s just not right.

Across the glowing embers of our fire, I can see two empty sleeping bags. Trip and T’Pol are gone. I know the nightmares from the Expanse are still plaguing Trip off and on, so I have no doubt that’s why he’s gone. And as for T’Pol, she helped him through a tough time before, so it makes perfect sense she would try to help him now. She’s a wonderful woman. She’d do that for him.

I stand up, pull on a shirt then leave our camp to find my wayward friends. I know I more or less abandoned them both on our mission, but now I want to reconnect. This camping trip is the first step.

I smile. This is also the first step in taking a friendship to the next level. Rules be damned, I’ve wanted this relationship for a long time now and after everything we’ve been through, I think we deserve a little happiness. I’ve got it all planned out, too. We’ll take a walk together in the moonlight, just the two of us, and we’ll finally talk about all that’s happened. I’ll explain how the mission made me realize how much I want to share my life with someone special and how it made me realize who that special person is.

I stop. Someone’s moaning and the voice is decidedly female.

T’Pol.

My heart rate increases, as I fear she’s been injured somehow. I step out from behind a large boulder then immediately freeze. Quickly, I return to the cover of the rock.

This isn’t right!

I hear a very familiar male voice tell T’Pol that she must keep quiet.

No, this can’t be happening!

I realize I should return to camp, but my morbid curiosity gets the better of me. I risk a glance around the boulder.

She’s lying there completely naked with Trip’s long nude body between her legs. I immediately console myself that this is just physical, that it’s just sex. But as I watch, I can tell that it’s so much more.

Trip is moving slowly within her. He’s cradling her head in his hands and he’s looking at her with so much love, it surprises me. What surprises me more, though, is the way T’Pol’s looking back at him. No, what’s happening here isn’t just sex.

I watch mesmerized as they kiss, gently at first then more urgently. T’Pol wraps her legs around Trip’s body and locks her ankles. She holds him in a deep, long kiss then buries her face in the side of his neck. She’s clinging to him now, holding on as their pace increases. Even though they’re two different species, I can’t help but think how natural their movements are together, and how beautiful.

I suddenly feel sick to my stomach. This isn’t how it’s supposed to be. I’m the one who should be feeling that mouth, feeling that body writhing, feeling that skin under my hands.

My face warms with embarrassment and something else. I’m watching the one I adore making love with someone and that someone isn’t me. It’s painful, but I can’t seem to tear myself away.

When they climax, they climax in perfect unison. They collapse together and I can hear their ragged breathing. T’Pol strokes her fingers softly through Trip’s hair and wraps her other arm possessively around his back. Her legs are still tight around his body as if she fears letting him go. Trip lifts his head and they kiss tenderly.

I disappear back behind the rock. They’re obviously very much in love with each other. Why didn’t I see it? Was I too blind by my own wants and desires? Was I so arrogant to think my feelings would just be automatically returned?

I close my eyes, feeling a few tears leak from their corners. This isn’t the way it’s supposed to be. It’s supposed to be me lying there. I tell myself not to be jealous. How can I be jealous of their union, of their obvious love, of my friend? I’m a bigger person than that.

But I am jealous and damn, it hurts.

I leave them basking in each other and walk back to camp. I know they’ll probably go another round or two before they return, so I’ll have some time to myself. I try to ignore the ache that’s suddenly appeared in my chest, try to ignore the image of that beautiful face so full of love for another. My chin drops to my chest and for the first time in years, I allow myself to cry.

It was supposed to me.

Trip was supposed to love me, not T’Pol.

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THE END

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A whole mess of folks have made comments

Nice twist. Well done.

WOW! I guess you're ignoring the events in E2 in that Archer would have figured this relationship out by now. Good job.!

Nice. And, in E2, we aready knew Archer wanted to pretend it wouldn't happen. The way he suggested that history had "corrected itself" made it plain. The twist is that we all thought it was because HE wanted T'Pol.

Hehehe.

I actually don't mind an Archer/Trip pairing. I just want Trip to be happy. He won't be if Archer is with T'Pol.

Trip was supposed to love me, not T’Pol.

OMG.. Nice way to make me choke on my soda! *cough*snort*cough*

Just to clarify -

I honestly love A/Tu so this is the only way I could see Archer being jealous of a relationship between Trip and T'Pol. As depicted on the show, I don't think he'll be jealous at all. In fact, I get the distinct feeling he's fine and happy with the idea.

As for E2 - BIG OOOPS! I like Jenna's explanation, though, so just assume that scenario! :-)

Thanks to anyone who reads this!

Totally unexpected end.

Wonderful! Thanks for giving us a jealousy story that doesn't make us want to sprint for the anti-Archer couch.

Did I say wonderful already!?!?!

LOL! I knew it was Trip Archer was thinking about. Archer has been in love with Trip since the first time he saw him.

okay you got me! i've never read any slash by you so you really got me!

well done. the imagery was very very nice.

Now that was unexpected! Wow! What a twist! And what a great fic!

Heh, heh, heh! TAKE THAT, Archer! As long as he's miserbale, I am happy, happy happy! (arranges cushions on the Anti-A couch and plops down next to Stub...) Great story! Great mental pics form this one... I love camping.

Heh, heh, heh! TAKE THAT, Archer! As long as he's miserable, I am happy, happy happy! (arranges cushions on the Anti-A couch and plops down next to Stub...) Great story! Great mental pics form this one... I love camping.

LOL! That was a good twist. Great story!!

Oh My God! I just spat out my froot loops! Now, if only I can find a way to get my eyeballs back into their sockets. Wow, great story!

Everyone loves Trip! Men, women, sexually ambiguous cogenitors... LOL He's simply shaggable! This story made me smile all damn day! Thank you!

I saw the ending coming, but it was still a fantastic read! Anytime we have Trip and T'Pol sexing it up is a good read. It's just an added bonus for me that Archer is bummed.

*steals throw pillow from nikitee*

I saw the end coming too... but then again who could blame the guy! I'd be jealous of T'Pol too!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've been trying to get away from the anti-couch but this day I think I'll take a seat... perhaps tomorrow I'll get over my annoyance with the guy... but it's so damn hard when you end up watching all those reruns!!!!!

Finally, an Archer-jealousy fic that takes a different spin. Very nice!

Ha! Bet Archer couldn't see that with that 'six sense'. So sexy... don't really know what else I can say other than YES! *leans on Anti-A couch (i'm not quite at the throw-him-out-an-airlock stage yet)*

Nice twist. Only reason I noticed was because you didn't use any pronouns when you talked about who archer loved. I"m so used to seeing them that it made me sit up and try to figure it out.

I agree that on the show, Archer probably won't be jealous of T/T, and I think your ideas are very unorthodox way to refute that. Good job!

Brilliant, I loved the ending as it was so unexpected. Can't say I feel sorry for Archer at all though.

What a beautiful story. Although the end wasn't really unexpected for me because I read all your stories, even those on enstcommunity about a Trip/Archer pairing.

Well, well.... that definately had me sitting up going "what the ****!" Nice twist though. It show a kind originailty and daring I haven't seen in a while.

Beautifully written, but what a kicker at the end! I really thought Archer was lusting after T'Pol - that last line surprised me so much because you gave nothing away in the story. I can easily see how this could work out especially going back in my mind over the first season when Archer virtually wanted to monopolise all of Trip's time. Everything from water polo to joining him for meals. Almost as if he couldn't bear to be alone. Very well done. Now, a really neat thing would be to write that exact same scene first from Trip's point of view then from T'Pol's. I know, I know, I am VERY greedy but you wrote this so beautifully I can't help wondering how you would have crafted that scene through the eyes of the main participants. Hugs and thanks, Ali D :~)

Struth!,I had'ent expected and was surprised by the ending of youre short story.I liked the location;It just being the three of them and jonathans point of view and wanting to express that to the one he desires as well as the imagey of T'Pol and Trip having sex,I enjoyed the way the story was written.Enterprise is not aired in Australia and I have no idea of whats going on with these characters but having said that I was thinking that T'Pol was the one wanted by jonathan.A surprise twist right at the end,now that is story-telling.Nice one and thankyou for a top story.Hoo-roo.

So glad I wasn't drinking anything when I read this.

I figure E2 woke Archer up, and the comment he made to T'Pol at the end of Countdown about keeping Trip in line indicated that he's Ok with their relationship (whenever they get around to having one, that is).

I Hate this story. I should be Archer and T'pol who are having sex. And Trip who wouls incredible jealous!!!!!!!!!!!

Now that took me by surprise. Totally unexpected twist. Liked it, though I think this is NC-17, not R.

(Chokes)
Heh heh, didn't see that one coming. Nice twist and a good short read.

i think i just destroyed my keyboard. do you know how much inhaling soda is?! and then of course the 5 minutes of choking that followed. love the story. was *slightly* surprised by the ending :)

sorry bout that, i meant do you know how PAINFUL inhaling soda is?!

(whistles) Whoa, well that was... unexpected. Nicely done too. Sorta guess I should've seen it coming, but all the same.
Nice.
Before I got into Trip/T'Pol big time I liked Archer/Trip, so that's a nice little reminder.
Loved it.