DISCLAIMER: See previous chapter

WHY

"Commander, would you mind explaining why you think we've been fooled," Ben asked once everyone had been assembled in the wardroom.
Bekah cleared her throat. "That message you got from my brother regarding Wesley, wasn't sent by Will," she said.
Everyone looked at her. "How do you know that," Julian asked.
"Because I just talked to my brother and he didn't send any message and didn't know anything about Wesley coming to the ship. Wes' mom didn't know anything about him coming here," she said.

"Why would someone send a message informing you of Wesley's arrival? He is here so who sent the message shouldn't be important," the Chief said.
Bekah got up from the table and was pacing. She didn't understand what purpose the message coming from Will or not served. Miles was right. Wesley was on board the station to do his study of the wormhole. "That's it," she shouted.
"What? Bekah, what are you talking about," Ben asked.
"Wesley. Something's been bothering me about this whole thing. Wesley appearing after not having talked to him in months. His blurting out that he was getting remarried. Oh, and he called me 'Bek.' Wesley doesn't call me that. Becky, maybe if he's trying to get a rise out of me, but NEVER 'Bek.' That's not Wesley," Bekah said, facing her friends.
She was met with uncertain gazes. She knew she had to sound crazy and she was almost certain that Julian was going to commit her to a Federation mental hospital at the end of this meeting.
"How can you be sure it's not Wesley? Maybe he's decided that since your relationship has changed and he's getting married, he needs to change how he views you," Kira said.

"You think he could be a changeling," Odo asked, talking over Kira.

"That's exactly what I think. The only way to know for sure is to get in touch with my Wesley and see what he's doing," she said.
"Do you know where he's supposed to be," Chief O'Brien asked.
"I have an idea. He should be at the flight school on Saturn. I know they sent their flight teams there following the attack on Federation headquarters. If communication is still down there, then that would make it very difficult for us to verify that," Bekah said.

"That would make him a perfect solid for the Changelings to duplicate. Plus it gives them an 'in' with a solid of high regard. It's a clever plan," Odo said.

"But why Rebekah," Julian asked.
"Because I know how to defeat them. I know what their weaknesses are. I can't believe I didn't see it before now. They knew I would be the one to come up with the plan that would bring about their destruction," Bekah said.

"What exactly did they plan on doing," Ezri asked.
"Kill me, most likely. They would probably use my relationship with Wesley to get me away from the station or at least from everyone and then kill me. If I'm out of the picture than I can't develop a plan for their demise. They could easily substitute one of their own for me and bring down the Federation," Bekah said.
Everyone sat in the wardroom, unsure of what to say.
Bekah's admission that she was probably a target of the Dominion and the Founders was tough to take.
Julian was especially alarmed by Bekah's admission. He couldn't allow anything to happen to her. He didn't know how he could help, but he was going to protect her.

"How do we find out if the Wesley Crusher aboard the station is really a changeling? Do the blood tests that we tried on the Defiant," Worf asked.
"That's the only way to prove he's a changeling. Unless Odo tries to join with him," Julian said, switching to doctor mode and letting his concern for Rebekah shift to the back of his mind for a while.

"Leave the investigating of this possible changeling to me. If he is a changeling, we can't let him know we know. It would make it nearly impossible to determine where he is if he's always changing forms," Odo said.
"Fine. Odo you handle the changeling situation. If you need assistance, let us know. Bekah, I don't want you to be alone," Ben said.
"Don't be so dramatic. I can take care of myself. I will not chain myself to one of you and not allow myself any private time. I figured out something wasn't right with this Wesley," Bekah said.

"I know it isn't an ideal situation for you, but you will do it if it will protect you. I will not go back to the Enterprise and tell Commander Riker that something happened to his baby sister while she was on the station with me," Worf said.

Realizing that she'd be out numbered, she shrugged.
"Fine. If you insist, but I'M going to decide who I'm with when. Understood," she said.
Ben nodded and offered a smile of triumph. Worf also smiled. O'Brien shook his head. He knew that they were only getting a small victory in this. Bekah would have the final say, he was certain of that.

The group broke apart and everyone looked at Bekah, as if to ask who she was going to follow.
"Worf, would you mind hanging out with me tonight? I have to speak with Julian so he'll walk me back to my quarters," she asked.
"Certainly. I'll grab some things and meet you in your quarters," Worf said, heading out.
Bekah turned to Julian. She knew he was wondering why she was asking Worf to stay with her.
"Because I know Worf. I'm comfortable having him around and underfoot. Besides, he's known me the longest of anyone on this station and understands my quirks, even if he is questioning them. I'll hang out with you tomorrow," she said.

"If you need anything, let me know. I'll bring breakfast for you both in the morning," Julian said, trying to add a light spin to the conversation.
"I would love that," she said.
She placed her hand on Julian's cheek and let it linger. She remembered their chaste kiss from the other night and, as she took his elbow and let him lead her to her quarters, she was thinking about getting another one from him.

They arrived at her door and she let go of his elbow. "Thanks. I'll see you in the morning," she said.
She smiled up at him and caught the concern in his eyes.
"Julian, this isn't the first time I've been up against something like this. I'll be fine," she said.

"I am worried about you and, quite honestly, it's more than I should allow myself," he said.
She smiled, placed a kiss on his cheek and headed inside her quarters.

Julian stood in the hallway, shocked at what had just happened. He slowly turned back to his quarters, smiling along the way.