DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rejoined" - REV. 08/31/95 - ACT THREE      37.

37   CONTINUED:

					DAX
				(continuing) 
			Maybe we shouldn't spend time  
			together... it'll just give  
			people the wrong idea.

	A long beat of silence.

					LENARA
				(quiet)  
			Or give them the right idea.

	Lenara turns and they look at each other. It's a scary 
	moment for both of them -- they both realize they're 
	about to admit something they've both been carefully 
	avoiding.

					DAX
			Maybe we shouldn't have this  
			conversation.

					LENARA  
			Would that do any good... would it  
			change how either of us feels?

					DAX
			No... but it would be easier.

					LENARA  
			You've never been one for the easy  
			way out.

					DAX
			That's true. But in this case,  
			I'm not the only one involved. I  
			don't want to do anything that  
			would hurt you.
				(beat)  
			I did that once before... I  
			climbed into a shuttlecraft and  
			made you a widow.

					LENARA  
			I knew you were a pilot when I  
			married you. I knew the risks.  
			I went in with my eyes wide open.

	A silent moment as Dax gets off the couch and moves 
	closer to her.

					DAX
			And what about now... are your  
			eyes open... do you know what the  
			risks are?