DEEP SPACE NINE: "Crossfire" - 11/27/95. - ACT FOUR        46.

52   CONTINUED:

					KIRA
			Sure. Come on in.

53   INT. KIRA-S QUARTERS 

	as Odo and Kira ENTER and the door shuts behind them.
	The LIGHTS are DIMMED, there's a half-empty bottle of
	champagne on a nearby table, two glasses; a few candles
	are burning their last inches, as if they'd been lit
	all night. It's clear even to Odo that these are the
	vestiges of a night of romance.

					KIRA
			Lights.

	The LIGHT level RISES to NORMAL. Kira turns to Odo
	with a smile; she wants to share her happiness with her
	friend, and since she has no idea how Odo feels about
	her, there's no reason for her to hide anything.

	Odo looks at her, unsure what the spreading smile on
	her face could mean.

					ODO
			Did I do something amusing... ?

					KIRA
			No, it's just... Edon and I...
			we...

	Though he's dying inside, Odo tries not to show it.

					ODO
			I understand.

	She jumps onto the couch, sits cross-legged as she
	tells the story.

					KIRA
			If someone had told me a year ago
			that this was going to happen, you
			know what I would've said? You're
			crazy. Yes, I respect him. Yes,
			he makes me laugh. But we know
			each other too well. He's seen me
			go weeks without a bath, we've
			spent long cold nights huddled
			together for warmth... there's no
			mystery left between us. We're
			friends, that's all.

	She shakes her head in wonder...