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Chapter 32 - Content

Mimi sat in the seat. She was stunned, hardly believing what had just happened. A weight had just rolled off her shoulder, she felt free for the first time in years. And most remarkably her head was clear. She opened her eyes. Sordd was kneeling in front of her, where he had been before he had initiated the mind meld. His eyes were closed, he looked so calm and serene. Leaning in she kissed him gently, first on the cheek and then on the lips. He opened his eyes and he met hers, they were sparkling, speaking words that he could not say...

"I love you, Sordd." She whispered. Mimi leaned in to kiss him again and he responded... Instinctively he raised his index and forefinger, she raised hers also, they gently pushed their fingers together in a Vulcan kiss.

Eventually he pulled away. "Ashayam, I must ensure that you have no adverse effects from your excursion along the corridor."

Mimi frowned, "Can it not wait?"

"As much as I would like to proceed with our current activities, I must insist that you allow me to check that you are ok." Before she could object he pecked her quickly on the cheek then stood up to retrieve his tricorder. He knelt down beside her again and ran a quick scan. "Your blood sugar is low..." He refrained from telling her that that was due to her pulling out the IV. He loaded a hypospray and pressed it to her neck. "The bones in your leg have not fully knit together... I would recommend that you return to the bioboed Ashayam as you do still require rest."

Mimi sighed.

"It will speed your recovery…" he said encouragingly.

She gently placed her hand on his arm. Sordd looked down. It was becoming increasingly obvious to him that Mimi required a lot of physical contact, he would have to research this further to see the significance of it.

"I need to wash first and change clothes, if that's ok? It will make me more comfortable." she said.

He raised an eyebrow. "It is logical for you to be as comfortable as possible." He stood up and walked towards the wall. "Rachel brought you some fresh items of clothing, they are here." He pressed on part of it and a drawer opened. He pressed on the wall to the left of the drawer containing the clothes and another drawer opened. "Your PADD and communication are in this drawer." He pushed them shut again. "There are toiletry items in the sonic room and fresh towels. It would be preferable if you continue to wear hospital atire for the duration of your stay, if you do not object?" He opened another drawer that had fresh robes.

"I don't have any objections… How long do you think it will be until I am fully recovered?"

"T'Sai Mimi, that very much depends on whether you follow your doctor's advice." he replied quite dryly. "In order that you do not injure yourself further by overexertion I must limit you to five minutes in the sonic. I will wait here, facing the door. It is a precautionary measure in case you faint…"

"Ok Doctor, five minutes. Let me know when I have one minute to go!"

"Affirmative."

Mimi quickly showered, making sure to wash away the blood that was on her arm. After four minutes Sordd informed her she had one minute to go so she quickly rinsed the shampoo from her hair. She got out and put on the clean robes. She popped her head out the door, she could see him standing ramrod straight with his hands behind his back facing the door as promised. She thought it quite sweet. "I'm decent, and just going to clean my teeth."

Mimi returned to the biobed. Sordd carefully replaced the IV, making sure the monitors were intact. As he was working away Mimi spoke, "Sordd there are lots of things I want to talk to you about…but to be honest I'm really tired now."

"It is 0200 hours… T'Sai Mimi it is advisable for you to try and sleep again… We can discuss things in the morning after you have had some rest. Would you object to me sleeping in this chair?" He pointed to a chair at her bedside.

A broad smile crossed her face, "I would love for you to sleep in the chair." She breathed a contented sigh. The truth was she didn't want him to be out of her sight...

*'*

Sordd awoke a few hours later, Mimi was still sound asleep. He checked the scans from the biobed, everything had stabilised again. He noted that her sleep pattern was a lot more restful than it had been over the last few days. Satisfied that everything was ok, he went to make sure Avarak and T'Shahel were up and getting ready for the day.