Title: Intoxicating
Episode: The Naked Now
Author's notes:  This takes place after Beverly's visit to the ready room and before Jean-Luc goes to sickbay.

When it came right down to it, Jean-Luc Picard was a normal human male.

Despite the peril his ship was facing, all he could do is replay his tempting encounter with Beverly. The smell of her subtle perfume, the seductive way she looked at him, the heat of her breath as she leaned towards his lips assailed his thoughts.

Worf, on the other hand, was nothing less than the perfect example of a Klingon man.

Seeing his captain affected so quickly by the virus made Worf feel embarrassed for his commanding officer. He watched the captain pace the bridge as surreptitiously as he could.

“Worf,” Picard said, standing next to the comm panel, “where is Commander Riker?”

The Klingon couldn’t suppress the frown at Picard’s question. “He took Data down to Engineering.” He paused. “Sir.”

“Yes, now I remember,” the captain said unconvincingly.

He looked around the near-empty room and made a decision. “Worf, you have the bridge.”

“But, sir, the ship,” Worf said, nodding towards the view screen.

“The welfare of this ship and her crew are now in the hands of--” Suddenly, his mind shifted focus from his conversation to the alluring image of Beverly leaning against the doorframe to his Ready Room, unzipping her uniform.

“Data?” Worf offered, interrupting his thoughts.

“Huh, what? Yes. Yes. Data.”

After a prolonged silence, Worf asked, “Will you be joining Commander Riker?”

It took a few seconds for the captain to process the question. “No, I’m going to go to Sickbay to see what progress Bever--Dr. Crusher has made on the vaccine.”

“Now *that’s* a surprise,” muttered Worf.

The captain was too absorbed thinking about his chief medical officer for his muddled mind to process his officer’s glib comment. He wiped the sweat off his brow. “Very well, I leave the ship in your hands,” he said, walking to the Turbolift.

To Worf’s surprise and horror, Picard actually hopped before the doors slid open.