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Chapter 33 - Planning

Mimi was sitting up on her biobed, working through some messages on her PADD. The door of the room swished open. Sordd entered ... He had a quick scan around the room.

"Good morning T'Sai Mimi." He spoke, "There is a button here that will open the shutters. Would you like them open?"

"Yes please." She replied. Sordd pressed the button and the shutters opened to reveal a view of the gardens in the Embassy grounds. Mimi sat up a little to peak out. It was a beautiful summer day outside, the glass filtered the light so that it was not glaring. "That's a beautiful view."

"I thought you would appreciate it. We can take a walk in the Embassy grounds when you are stronger. How are you today?" He said approaching the side of her bed.

"I feel fantastic. How was your morning?" she asked.

"It was uneventful. I completed some paperwork after my morning clinic. I decided that it would be logical to complete more paperwork while sitting in your company, if you do not object."

"Of course I don't object, you are welcome any time." She smiled. "How are Avarak and T'Shahel?"

Sordd sat down on the seat beside her bed. "They are currently with their respective tutors. T'Amanda is going to supervise them this afternoon. They would like to visit you later, perhaps after endmeal?"

"That will be something to look forward to." Mimi smiled.

They both started to work on their PADD's.

"Sordd, can I clarify something with you?" Mimi was fidgeting a little with the bed sheet.

He looked up at her. "Of course T'Sai Mimi."

"It's about what happened last night… does it mean we … I mean I feel like we are engaged… is that what you feel … I mean think? I'm just not sure because I'm not a Vulcan… and I don't know how these things work..."

Sordd gave a smile that wasn't a smile. "I believe that you have agreed to be she who is my wife, that we are betrothed. Do you agree?"

Mimi breathed a sigh of relief, "Yes, I agree to that."

Sordd spoke again. "I have been researching human wedding customs, and I am open to having a ceremony on Earth if that is what you desire … I understand that it may be important to you … I hope that it would also be agreeable to you to have a ceremony on Vulcan as it would be important to me."

"Well I would like to have a wedding back in New Britain, where I grew up. That would also make mum and dad more than happy. And of course I'm happy to have a wedding on Vulcan as well. The question is when?"

"Regarding the ceremony on Earth I will leave it to you to decide where and when. I have rarely taken time off work so have accumulated a number of days. There will be no objections from the Embassy, particularly when it regards securing a bond mate. The only constraints are that I must attend a medical conference in six months time, it will last for two weeks. I am also due to return to Vulcan in one standard year, arrangements can be made for the Vulcan ceremony closer to my time. We will have to discuss that with my mother. Ashayam, there is nothing I can do to change the timing of the Vulcan ceremony." Mimi reached out for his hand and squeezed it. "We will also have to consider where we will live. If you want to stay on Earth, I can continue to work at the Embassy. If you prefer to move to Vulcan on a more permanent basis I can seek a transfer to the Vulcan Medical Centre. If we move to Vulcan you will have to consider what you want to do regarding employment, although you do not have to work if you do not want to."

Mimi had not particularly thought about where they would live. "We can maybe decide where we are going to live permanently after we get married?"

"That would be logical." He replied.

Mimi bit her lip, she honestly wanted to get married to him as soon as possible, she felt so content when she was with him. Also in light of her conversation with T'Rama, the sooner they got married the better. "Would mid September be ok with you or is that too soon?"

Sordd raised an eyebrow, this was better than he had anticipated. His research had shown that some couples took two years to make arrangements for their wedding. "I find that more than agreeable. It is only two months away, is there time to make arrangements?"

"Plenty of time." Mimi replied with a smile.

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Mimi looked down at her PADD and began to work her way through all of the messages. She occasionally spoke out, letting Sordd know some of the content. "There are lots of get well soon messages...There is one from Kalani and Mateo." She smiled… After a while she looked up. "Sordd, how does Michael know I've been here for four days?" Her voice was surprisingly calm and steady when she said this, normally messages from Michael would push her over the edge.

Sordd, who was working on his own PADD, turned to her. "Let me see T'Sai." She handed him the PADD.

"I don't mind if you read them all ..." She placed her hand on his shoulder.

He spent some time reading the messages, inwardly controlling his anger. "It seems that he has remotely installed a tracking device." He tapped quickly on the PADD. Mimi sat mesmerised at how quickly he was typing. "I have disabled it and added some extra layers of security." He looked up at her. "Saros's father has greater expertise in this area, he could add further levels of security more advanced than what I have added. It would be advisable to have him check your communicator also. Would you object to me asking for his assistance Ashayam?"

Mimi looked back, "That would be more than helpful... What does Ashayam mean?"

Sordd flushed green on the tips of his ears. "It means … beloved."

Mimi gave him a broad smile, and her eyes sparkled. "Ashayam. I like that."

"It is an appropriate description." He replied in a neutral tone. "Would you object to me asking T'Vol to check the security at your apartment?"

Mimi was slightly embarrassed. The area she lived in did not have the best reputation in town, however, her neighbours were amazing and looked out for her. She hesitated before answering.

"What is wrong T'Sai?" Sordd asked.

Mimi shook her head, he would find out soon enough anyway. "Nothing."

"Please T'Sai Mimi, allow T'Vol to check the security. For your peace of mind and for mine. Alternatively, you could stay with me at the Embassy, my accommodation has a spare room. Or I could stay with you, if you have a spare room?"

"I don't know what's best, I need time to think things through. Let T'Vol check things over. Tell her it looks worse than it actually is, my neighbors are amazing people."

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"Live long and prosper T'Vol" Sordd raised a tal.

"Peace and long life. How can I be of assistance?"

"I would like you to run a security check on T'Sai Mimi's apartment and I would also like you to find out everything you can about this man." Sordd handed her a PADD. She looked at it and raised an eyebrow.

"Affirmative. I come to serve Hakausu Sordd. I will contact you with any updates." she replied.

"Thank you T'Vol, your service honours us." He replied.

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