Human Again ch 7

"So are you going to the admirals ball tonight?"

"I can't, I have Amanda with me" Beverly explained while smirking at Picard from across the desk.

"Why don't you just bring her?" Picard asked pulling something up on the computer.

"Because I don't want to go." Beverly stated.

"Well then you won't like what I have to tell you.." Picard began shifting in his chair "the admirals have required that the senior officers show up... And they said no excuses."

"But what will I do with Amanda? The ball is tonight! I can't find some one to watch her in that time!" Beverly asked.

"You'll bring her with you I guess." Picard answered.

"But it's so-"

"It seems you have no other options." Picard interrupted.

"I guess..." She mumbled walking out.

"And Doctor" Picard yelled as Beverly whipped around "I plan to see you in a dress."

"Of course Captain" she sarcastically yelled walking out.

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"This isn't too bad..." Picard said walking to his first officers.

"It's better than last years...Where's Beverly?" Deanna asked sitting down in her red gown.

"I don't know but if she doesn't get here soon she's going to be in a lot of trouble"

"Beverly will do what she wants to do, y'all should know that" Riker bike in drinking some wine.

"so what are you guys planning to do on shore leave?" Georgie asked coming in to the conversation.

"I'm going to the Republic of Texas, so I can go relax on my uncles ranch." Riker boasted.

"Well Cowboy I'm going to Sinnam" Georgie blurted "what about you captain?"

"I don't know yet... I told Beverly I'd help her with Amanda so I don't know what my break will be like." Picard answered.

"Speaking of Beverly look who just showed up." Deanna interrupted the topic gesturing to the door where Beverly was walking towards them. Her gown a deep shade of blue and her hair up in a bun with a necklace to accompany it.

"Beverly you look amazing!" Deanna blurted looking Beverly over.

"Thanks, sorry I'm late. I had to get a babysitter and-"

"It doesn't matter why your late. What matters is your here now." Picard interrupted.

"Shall we dance?" Riker asked Deanna who nodded as the made their way to the dance floor with Georgie walking off behind them.

"Well...shall we dance?" Picard asked Beverly putting his arm out for her to grab.

"We certainly will!" Beverly answered accepting his arm.

"I didn't know you could dance Jean-Luc" Beverly murmured from his chest where they had come to in a slow song.

"Neither did I" He murmured.

"We should do this every Saturday night" Beverly mumbled back to him.

"Oh but then it wouldn't be fun mi amour." Picard whispered into her ear.

"Very funny Jean-Luc... Remember I got to go home tonight" She whispered back imitating him.

"Well this is the last song, Beverly"

"No Jean-Luc... I can't."

"Why?" Picard asked as they guided across the ballroom floor.

"You know why..." Beverly answered a little louder than before as the last song ended "Goodnight Jean-Luc." Beverly whispered before kissing him on the check.

"Beverly wait. Meet me in Ten-Forward Sunday evening at 5" Picard begged tagging behind her.

"I'll see what I can do, goodnight Jean-Luc." Beverly simply said walking out.

A/N: Okay so this was a fun ch to write. Thanks for the reviews! It's really helped, even though you guys probably can't tell, lol. Also if no one knows what the republic of Texas is its what Texas was before it joined the USA. So we were are own country... I thought it went back to being its own country in the future. If you guys want to know more about the republic of Texas ask in the reviews and I'll talk about it in the next chapter. Thanks for reading!