1 Chapter 11
Beka comes out of the bathroom and slumps herself on the couch in her ship quarters. She opens her eyes moments later to see Harper standing above her.
"Rough day?" he asks.
"God, you have no idea," she replies and looks at Harper, "What are you doing here anyway? Aren't you supposed to be fixing that thing in command?"
"Yeah, but Tyr gave me a weird look and told me to come chase after you."
"Why would he say that?"
"I don't know. Anyway, I brought some water. Thought it could help a little with the, uh…baby."
"It's okay, I don't really like the term either."
Silence emits the room, until Beka breaks it:
"So, do you think anybody knows yet?"
"No, they would have said something if they did."
"Yeah, you're right. They're going to find out anyway, you know. It's kind-of hard to hide a pregnancy."
Harper laughs and they continue to talk for the rest of the evening. They talk about everything from their past lives, that are comedic in a sense, to the current situation. Nothing is left untouched, nothing over- looked. Talking is what was best, and talking is what they did.
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Harper eventually talks Beka to sleep, and is beginning to get a bit tired himself. He gets up, yawns and stretches, and finds a blanket to put over Beka. Once he is done he leaves quietly and sets out for his quarters. On his way he runs into Tyr. Tyr looks down on the little man…
"What are you doing out? I thought you'd be with Beka."
"Why? She's asleep."
"I thought humans always stayed near each other in situations like these."
"What situation?" Harper asks.
"Never mind."
"No, tell me, what situations?" Harper asks again. When Tyr doesn't respond he gets frustrated and says, "Fine, I don't care." And walks away.
"Humans are too complicated," Tyr says under his breath.
Beka comes out of the bathroom and slumps herself on the couch in her ship quarters. She opens her eyes moments later to see Harper standing above her.
"Rough day?" he asks.
"God, you have no idea," she replies and looks at Harper, "What are you doing here anyway? Aren't you supposed to be fixing that thing in command?"
"Yeah, but Tyr gave me a weird look and told me to come chase after you."
"Why would he say that?"
"I don't know. Anyway, I brought some water. Thought it could help a little with the, uh…baby."
"It's okay, I don't really like the term either."
Silence emits the room, until Beka breaks it:
"So, do you think anybody knows yet?"
"No, they would have said something if they did."
"Yeah, you're right. They're going to find out anyway, you know. It's kind-of hard to hide a pregnancy."
Harper laughs and they continue to talk for the rest of the evening. They talk about everything from their past lives, that are comedic in a sense, to the current situation. Nothing is left untouched, nothing over- looked. Talking is what was best, and talking is what they did.
~~~~~~~
Harper eventually talks Beka to sleep, and is beginning to get a bit tired himself. He gets up, yawns and stretches, and finds a blanket to put over Beka. Once he is done he leaves quietly and sets out for his quarters. On his way he runs into Tyr. Tyr looks down on the little man…
"What are you doing out? I thought you'd be with Beka."
"Why? She's asleep."
"I thought humans always stayed near each other in situations like these."
"What situation?" Harper asks.
"Never mind."
"No, tell me, what situations?" Harper asks again. When Tyr doesn't respond he gets frustrated and says, "Fine, I don't care." And walks away.
"Humans are too complicated," Tyr says under his breath.