That night, they slept in the same bed – or, rather, they tried to. They lay next to each other, without touching, stock still, arms at their sides, unfeeling as mannequins. There could just as well have been the Great Wall of China between them.
No one crossed the border.
The morning was quiet and somber. Their plans were to meet Melissa in Sick Bay. It seemed the only thing to do.
"And I want to thank you again for – you've really gone above and beyond as a sitter, Yimar," Lili said.
"Oh, it's okay. I love Joss," The frosty atmosphere had not escaped her observations, "We're gonna run a race against Brian in one of the empty halls. And maybe we'll be able to get Porthos out for a little running, too. I dunno. The Captain seems to want to keep him close right now."
"Well, just don't bother anyone – don't be too loud, okay?" Lili said, "And you, Mister," she said to her son, "If you win, be a nice winner. Tell Brian he ran a good race, okay?"
"We may or may not have gotten that," Yimar said.
"It's easy to forget he isn't older than he is," Lili explained.
"Easy to forget lots of things," Doug said softly.
Kick Kick.
"We'd, um, we've got an appointment," Lili said. They left.
=/\=
Melissa was waiting when they got to Sick Bay, sitting on one of Phlox's bio beds, her feet dangling off the side.
"How are you feeling?" Lili asked almost immediately.
"Like I've got the worst case of PMS. Ever."
"Yeah, I was like that in the very beginning, both times," Lili said, "Then you get to move onto barfing and binge eating."
"Doesn't the binge eating cause the barfing?" Melissa asked.
"Sometimes. Do yourself a favor and avoid fruit. Trust me."
"That's assuming she's going ahead with this at all," Doug said.
"Uh, well, um, look," Melissa said, "This is not the way I thought I'd start a family. And it's not the time or date, either. But, uh, Norri – that's my girl – she and I got to talking and we think, well, it seems like it's a good, um, opportunity."
"So you're going ahead?" Doug asked.
"Yes. I'm doin' it."
Kick.
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Together {Star Trek Enterprise Fan Fiction}
FanfictionTheir lives seemed perfect – or, at least, close enough. They were happy, and together. And then they were forced to do things that they didn’t want to do – and then discovered that they did want to do them. How could they go back, and save what the...
