The next night, at their party, Naomi was very nervous. The only people
that knew about this little secret were the Doctor, Bailey, herself, and of
course the little person growing within her. "Hey, sis', congratulations
on being married for one year. Mom and Dad told me to say that. Really,
I'm surprised you stayed married, now if you'll excuse me, Amanda, wait
up!" Naomi's half brother, William, ran after Amanda Janeway who was one
year older than him. Naomi smiled and thought oh, to be fifteen again.
"Sweetie, we have to make the announcement either soon or later. Soon would mean that we would get it over with now, rather than later," Bailey whispered in Naomi's ear. Naomi was sipping her water, and she wasn't ready to announce it yet, but it needed to be done. "This time you make the announcement. I told everyone that we were getting married. You get to drop this bomb." Naomi looked at Bailey, and handed him her water.
"Um, everyone! I have an announcement to make," Naomi said, getting everyone's attention. They all looked up from their conversations. Naomi noticed that the mess hall looked particularly crowded. "Uh, okay, here it goes. Around Christmas time, I am going to have a baby." She looked around the room at the different expressions. She heard different whisperings of amazement.
"I'm gonna be a grandpa!" came from Tom.
"I'm gonna be a grandma!" came from B'Elanna.
"I'm gonna be an aunt!" came from Hailey.
"I'm gonna be an aunt!" came from Kailey Paris, the youngest of the Paris clan at eight.
"I'm gonna cry!" came from Captain Janeway. Kathryn went to hug her former bridge assistant. "Naomi, I am so happy for you, dear. Are you sure that you don't want to be a captain? I can swing a few things." Ever since Naomi told everyone she was going to be a doctor, Kathryn had been trying to get her back to the bridge. Naomi looked around.
"Where's Mom?" she said.
"I'm here, darling. I think. You're going to have a, um, baby?"
"Yes. Mom, you're not going to faint, are you? Mom? Mom?" Sam fainted right there into the arms of her husband, Joe. Naomi told Bailey to get a medical kit. She injected a hypospray into her mother's arm. She regained consciousness seconds later.
"A baby? My baby's going to have her own little baby? It's just not right!"
"Sam, she's twenty-five now. She's been married for a full year, too. I think she's old enough to have a child," Joe told her after she was on her feet again.
"You're right, Joe. She isn't my little girl anymore. Congratulations, dear. I'm very happy for you and. and. sniff. Bailey," Sam hugged her little girl. "Just make sure that your child doesn't grow up too fast and have a child when she, herself, is still a little baby!" Sam started wailing again.
"Mom, please, it's a little late now. I can't take it back. Mom, you're going to love being a grandmother." That set Sam off again, wailing.
"Come on, Sam, let's go back to our quarters," Joe coaxed her.
"Okay. Fine, whatever you want, sniff, okay." Joe and Sam walked out of the mess hall.
"Nice party, and congratulations again, kids," Joe said as they left. Naomi looked at Bailey.
"My mother will come around, don't worry," she reassured her husband, who looked very worried.
"Sweetie, we have to make the announcement either soon or later. Soon would mean that we would get it over with now, rather than later," Bailey whispered in Naomi's ear. Naomi was sipping her water, and she wasn't ready to announce it yet, but it needed to be done. "This time you make the announcement. I told everyone that we were getting married. You get to drop this bomb." Naomi looked at Bailey, and handed him her water.
"Um, everyone! I have an announcement to make," Naomi said, getting everyone's attention. They all looked up from their conversations. Naomi noticed that the mess hall looked particularly crowded. "Uh, okay, here it goes. Around Christmas time, I am going to have a baby." She looked around the room at the different expressions. She heard different whisperings of amazement.
"I'm gonna be a grandpa!" came from Tom.
"I'm gonna be a grandma!" came from B'Elanna.
"I'm gonna be an aunt!" came from Hailey.
"I'm gonna be an aunt!" came from Kailey Paris, the youngest of the Paris clan at eight.
"I'm gonna cry!" came from Captain Janeway. Kathryn went to hug her former bridge assistant. "Naomi, I am so happy for you, dear. Are you sure that you don't want to be a captain? I can swing a few things." Ever since Naomi told everyone she was going to be a doctor, Kathryn had been trying to get her back to the bridge. Naomi looked around.
"Where's Mom?" she said.
"I'm here, darling. I think. You're going to have a, um, baby?"
"Yes. Mom, you're not going to faint, are you? Mom? Mom?" Sam fainted right there into the arms of her husband, Joe. Naomi told Bailey to get a medical kit. She injected a hypospray into her mother's arm. She regained consciousness seconds later.
"A baby? My baby's going to have her own little baby? It's just not right!"
"Sam, she's twenty-five now. She's been married for a full year, too. I think she's old enough to have a child," Joe told her after she was on her feet again.
"You're right, Joe. She isn't my little girl anymore. Congratulations, dear. I'm very happy for you and. and. sniff. Bailey," Sam hugged her little girl. "Just make sure that your child doesn't grow up too fast and have a child when she, herself, is still a little baby!" Sam started wailing again.
"Mom, please, it's a little late now. I can't take it back. Mom, you're going to love being a grandmother." That set Sam off again, wailing.
"Come on, Sam, let's go back to our quarters," Joe coaxed her.
"Okay. Fine, whatever you want, sniff, okay." Joe and Sam walked out of the mess hall.
"Nice party, and congratulations again, kids," Joe said as they left. Naomi looked at Bailey.
"My mother will come around, don't worry," she reassured her husband, who looked very worried.