Chapter 11
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Lisa, Sammy, and Theresa were at Ten Forward an hour before the party was supposed to start. Theresa brought along a game and began to play it with Sammy.
Lisa marveled at how well decorated the room was. It was filled with balloons from top to bottom with colors that ranged from blue to pink, Theresa's favorite colors.
Lisa looked over at Guinan, who was standing behind the bar.
"It's beautiful!" she gushed as she walked over, smiling broadly.
"Thank you for doing this," she added when she got closer to the bar tender.
Guinan smiled at her, "It was my pleasure," she said, "A birthday only happens once a year. So why not make each one a happy one?"
Lisa smiled abit, "Yes," she agreed, "why not?"
"This is absolutely beautiful!" a voice gushed from behind them. Both ladies smiled even broader, turning to look at Commander Riker as he walked forward.
"All the works for young Theresa's birthday," Guinan replied, heading over to the replicator.
Lisa looked over at her younger sister, sighing as she watched her. "She certainly seems happy," she said quietly.
Riker smiled, "Of course she is, it's her birthday," he said, "And you have helped to make it a happy one for her." He patted her on the shoulder and she smiled back at him. She had wanted her younger sister to have the best party, and she hopped that it would turn out alright. She guessed that she would know in a couple of hours.
Riker kissed her on the forehead and walked over to the other two, kneeling as he got closer to the birthday girl.
"Did you have a good day today?" he asked in a light tone. Theresa looked up at him and smiled broadly, nodding exicidly.
Sammy perched herself onto Riker's shoulder, "TOO!" she said.
Riker turned and looked at her, his smile continuing. "You had a good day too?" he asked. The youngest Riker nodded, "TOO!" she repeated, stinking her thumb into her mouth.
Riker made a face and gently pulled it out of her mouth, "Yucky," he said.
Sammy just smiled at the face that he was making, "Funny," she said.
"Daddy likes to make funny faces, doesn't he?" Tom asked, having just entered not a moment before.
Sammy began to giggle and Riker wrapped his arms around the young girl.
He brought her in for a big hug, and then he repeated the same motion to Theresa, adding a kiss on the forehead for each girl.
Lisa watched from the bar, smiling to herself. She looked at the door as more people began to filter in. She went over and welcomed them, telling them which table had been reserved for the presents. Theresa also came over and greeted the guests, and even offered to let the children come and play with her and Sammy.
When each child came over, Sammy greeted them with a very bright and bouncy, "HI!"
Looked over at his youngest and smiled, she was becoming more and more popular.
He arched an eye brow however, when he saw her starting to play with a boy named Andrew. Andrew was maybe a month or two younger then she was, had red hair and green eyes.
At Riker's side, Lisa was smiling, "I think that she's made a friend," she said.
Riker looked at Sammy, asking, "Is Andrew your friend?" he asked. She nodded.
She pointed at him and said, "Baby."
Andrew's mother looked at Sammy and smiled, "How old is she?"
Riker cleared his throat, "Nearly a year," he answered. He couldn't believe that it was almost a year ago.
"Her birthday is in two months, November 29th," he added. He made a face when she looked back up at him.
"And she's already talking?"
Riker smiled, "she just started too," he said, "Her first word was 'DA-DA'."
Sammy looked up at him, as if on cue and said, "Da- Da."
When Lisa came up to say "hi," Sammy grabbed her by the arm and said, "Num-num?"
Lisa started for the bar, to grab her a baggie full of snacks, but before she could, Riker got up from the floor saying, "I'll get it". He turned and headed for the bar.
He came back a moment later with the baggie.
Sammy practically was jumping up and down when he came back. She smiled at him as he opened the baggie and handed her a tiny portion of the contents.
"Good!" she said, smiling when she was done.
Riker then straightened up a bit, clearing his throat again, "Ok!" he said, getting everyone's attention, "time for presents!"
He watched with a broad smile as Theresa and her friends ran over to the table.
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After the party was over, Lisa offered to help clean up, but she was quickly told that she didn't have to. She had argued that it was the least that they could do.
Again, she was told not to lift a finger.
So they went home for the day.
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When they returned to their quarters, Lisa and her family discovered the computer screen was flashing.
Lisa leaned in closer to the screen, which read: Messages.
She arched an eye brow.
"Computer," Riker ordered, "play back messages".
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