Chapter 10

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Disclaimer: I don't own the show. But I wished that I owned Riker though.

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Lisa was about to ask her brother what was wrong when she heard the door open. They turned and looked at the person that was in the entrance.

They both smiled right away. "Hi dad," Tom said, getting up from the floor. He walked over and embraced his father in a hug. Riker gladly returned it. It had been awhile since he had seen his son and was looking forward to his being posted there.

Lisa looked up at him, asking; "How's Lena doing in her studies?"

Lena was her brother's girlfriend. She was a second year cadet who was in the medical sciences. They had met at a party that was held for all of the students. She was smart, had short blonde hair, and had grey eyes. Lisa had liked her from the moment that she first saw her.

Tom stiffened up abit, "We had a fight before I left," he said quietly. Lisa's eyes grew sympathetic. "I'm sorry," she said under her breath. He smiled at her.

"I hope that you two can work it out," she added a moment later.

Tom walked over and placed a hand over her shoulder, "Thanks, I hope so to."

He returned his gaze over to the two youngest Rikers. He smiled at them as they played together.

Riker dropped to his son's side. "How are your studies?" he asked. Tom looked at his father. Riker got the answer that he needed.

"I'm here for a study program," he said finally. Riker smiled, "I saw that," he clasped a hand on Tom's shoulder.
"I wanted to get off planet when I was at the Academy too," he said. The three of them turned and looked at Sammy, who was beginning to make out her very first word.

"Dada!" she said finally. She had said it loud enough for everyone to hear. Riker beamed. He reached over and kissed her on the cheek.

"That's two," Lisa commented. Both hers and Tom's first word had been "Mama," while Theresa's had been, "Dada."

Riker looked at her, his smile spreading. Sammy tried to wiggle out of his grasp, but was unsuccessful.

Finally, she pulled the ultimate weapon, she looked up at him with puppy dog eyes, and he relented. "Here you go," he said as he put her on the ground. She looked up at him and smiled.

Lisa got up, "I need to talk to Tom," she said. Riker arched an eyebrow, "About what?" he asked.

"It's something that I need to talk to him about," she said. She looked at her brother pleadingly. Tom took the notice and got up. Riker looked at them both. "Why not me?" he asked. Lisa sighed. She had been dreading this moment. She braced herself.

"I kissed Collin," she said finally.
Riker's jaw dropped. Lisa looked at him, not knowing what he was going to do next.

"Are you mad?" she asked.

Riker looked at her, "I'm not mad," he said. "I'm just in shock," he said honestly.

Lisa looked at him, confused; "Why?" she asked.

"I didn't think that you would be kissing boys so soon," he replied. She looked at him, "When did you think that I was?" she asked.

Riker shrugged, "When you were thirty?" he joked. Lisa glared at him.

He walked up closer to her. "I'm just shocked, that's all," he said as he put his hands on her shoulders. He smiled at her.
She realized then that she had been wrong to think that he would be angry.
Riker looked at her meaningfully, "My first little girl is growing up," he said as his eyes began to tear up.

Lisa smiled at him and gave him a hug. Theresa and Sammy joined in, each taking a different leg. Riker looked at his two girls and smiled at them.

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After dinner that night, when Lisa could have a moment with Tom, she told him about the whole Collin situation. He looked at her in shock.

"Who would do such a thing to their own flesh and blood?" he asked. Lisa shook her head. "I don't know," she said sadly. She looked up at him. "I went to see O'Lara just before you cam on board, and he wasn't going to repent anytime soon," she said, flopping on her bed.

Tom looked at her; "You went to see him, alone?" he asked. She nodded.

"Have you lost your mind?" he asked a moment later.

"I know how to handle myself," she said. She looked up at him, getting back to her feet, "I'm not a child anymore!"

Tom's expression softened, "I know," he said, "But you're my little sister," he said.

"And you're my big brother," Lisa added.

Tom walked over to her and gave her a hug, "Look," he said earnestly, "even when you're one hundred years old, you'll always be my little sister."

"And I will always think of you as that little girl who used to fallow me around asking me annoying questions," he said a moment later.

Lisa smiled up at him.

"This is why you're such a good brother," she told him. He smiled back at her, "I've had some good younger sisters," he replied.

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Lisa woke up early the next morning, having spent most of the night studying for her entrance exams. It wasn't the ones that she could study for that she was worried about, it was the one that she couldn't. The "Psych" test. It was the only one that scared her. Mostly because she was afraid of what they would know about her that she didn't. She pushed those thoughts out of her mind. It was better to focus on the task at hand then to worry about something that wasn't going to happen for another year or so.

She walked out of her room, into the main living area. Tom, her dad, and Sammy were already there. Tom and Riker were already in uniform. They looked like they were waiting for someone.

"She'll be awake soon," Lisa said as she crossed over to the replicator. Both Riker men looked at the circles that she had underneath her eyes.

"You've been up studying again," her father said, taking a sip of coffee. She turned and looked at them, "Yeah," she said finally.

"Don't worry about it," Tom said, taking a sip of his own cup. "You'll do just fine," he added a moment later.

Lisa turned her head back to the replicator, "Honey Tea," she ordered quietly.

"How can you drink that stuff?" her brother asked as the brew materialized on the pad.

"How can you and dad drink coffee?" she shot back. Riker looked at the two of them and smiled. He had missed this.

They all turned their attention to Theresa as she entered the room with Frank in tow.

"There's the birthday girl!" Riker said as he crossed over to pick her up. He kissed her on the cheek, which made her giggle.

"Happy Birthday!" Tom said as she sat down. She looked up at him, smiling. "Thank you!" she beamed. Lisa gave her a kiss on the cheek as she passed by, "Happy Birthday!" she said.

"So," Riker said as he cleared his throat, "Are you excited about your party this afternoon?" he asked.

Theresa smiled at him, "YES!" she almost shrieked. She cuddled Frank closely to her chest. "And Frank is too!" she said, thrusting the teddy bear into the open air that was in front of her.

"Well, I hope that Frank doesn't sharing you for a couple of hours," Riker said. Theresa held the bear close to her ear for a moment, then she looked up at the other members of her family.

"No," she stated, "He doesn't mind," she said as she placed him back onto her lap.

End of Chapter.

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