Title: The Family Way
Authors: Sita/T'eyla
Genre: Angst/Romance
Rating: PG
Codes: T/T, R
Summary: Enterprise is en route to Vulcan, and Trip, T'Pol and their little son have to face T'Pol's family, who declared her an outcast because of her marriage. Then, however, something happens that changes everything...
Disclaimer: Paramount owns Enterprise, we're not making any money from this.
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Epilogue
"Commander!"
Trip turned his head and saw Malcolm waving at him from a table across the room. He picked up his tray and made his way through the mess hall. As he set down his tray on the table, Reed smiled at him.
"Hey Malcolm." He sat down on the chair, picking up his fork. "How are you today?"
"Fine. T'Pol's still sleeping?"
Trip nodded. "Phlox said she'll need a lot of rest in the next few weeks. She's still feeling kinda tired all the time, so it's best for her to stay in bed. Correction: *Would* be best for her." He rolled his eyes. "I already caught her working on the damn sensor data again."
Malcolm smiled. "Hope she doesn't mind me coming over to visit Sam from time to time. I find I feel kind of lonely in my quarters since he's gone."
"I told you, he's inherited the Tucker charm." Trip grinned at Malcolm's pained expression. "No, really, you should have seen T'Sai when we visited her in the hospital on Monday. She was crazy about him, just like my mom."
"I'm sure she was." Malcolm took a sip from his coffee. "How is she, by the way?"
"Better. Solkar called yesterday, telling us she'll be going home tomorrow. T'Pol was quite relieved to hear that. She was very worried when she first heard of T'Sai's heart problems."
Malcolm raised his eyebrows. "She didn't know?"
"No. They... weren't talking much in the last few years."
Trip concentrated on his breakfast and Malcolm didn't ask further. For several minutes they ate in silence.
"By the way," Trip said after a while, "I haven't seen much of Jon lately. Those conferences do take a lot of time."
Malcolm hid a grin. "Well, he seemed a little... annoyed sometimes. Good thing we're leaving orbit today."
"Poor Jon." Trip smiled. "I'll ask him to come over tonight so we can watch one of his water polo games." He sighed a little. "They're awfully boring, but maybe it'll cheer him up."
Trip shoved a piece of toast in his mouth. "What about you? Going to movie night tonight?"
"In fact I am," Malcolm said, deliberately not looking at him. Trip grinned.
"Will Hoshi be there, too?"
Malcolm's ears reddened. "Probably."
"Mhm." Trip's grin broadened. "You've been quite busy lately, haven't you?"
Reed looked up. "Er... why?"
"I'm still waiting for your report on the targeting scanners."
Malcolm's eyes widened. "Bloody hell! I totally forgot about that. I wanted to get it done last night, but..." His face went crimson. "You'll get it tomorrow."
"Oh, there's no hurry." Trip watched with amusement as Malcolm studiously avoided meeting his eyes. "Hoshi's on duty Tuesday evening, maybe you can do it then."
Malcolm shot him a glare. "Shut up." But there was a smile tugging at the corner of his mouth, and Trip shook his head, grinning.
"What are they showing tonight, anyway?"
Malcolm rolled his eyes. "'City of Angels'. Hoshi wants to see it."
Trip smiled sympathetically. "So now you have to watch these soppy tear-jerkers all the time?"
Malcolm smiled a little. "No, last week we saw 'Golden Eye'."
"Oh." Trip took a sip from his drink. "Never saw that one."
Malcolm grinned ruefully. "You could say I haven't either."
Trip stared at him for a moment, then laughed out loud. "You're crazy."
Reed shrugged. "People told me that before."
Trip turned back to his breakfast, shaking his head. During the time he'd been away Malcolm had changed, and not for the worse, either. Well, Trip thought, taking care of a baby, even for a short time, can change people. Especially when those people have to ask a certain Communications Officer for help. Who'd've thought it...but they do make a cute couple.
Trip finished his breakfast and got up. "Well then, gotta go. See you later and - have fun tonight!"
Reed smiled. "Sure will."
Trip left the mess hall, heading for Engineering. It felt good being back on duty, going to work on a perfectly normal day, not having to worry about anything but burnt out circuits. He thought of T'Pol and Sam, and a feeling of relief and gratitude swept through him. T'Pol was safe and back on the ship with him, and that was all he needed.
He opened the door to Engineering and took in the familiar scene of buzzing activity. Lieutenant Hess turned her head and waved at him from the upper level. Trip smiled.
Back to work, he thought. Finally.
THE END
Authors: Sita/T'eyla
Genre: Angst/Romance
Rating: PG
Codes: T/T, R
Summary: Enterprise is en route to Vulcan, and Trip, T'Pol and their little son have to face T'Pol's family, who declared her an outcast because of her marriage. Then, however, something happens that changes everything...
Disclaimer: Paramount owns Enterprise, we're not making any money from this.
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Epilogue
"Commander!"
Trip turned his head and saw Malcolm waving at him from a table across the room. He picked up his tray and made his way through the mess hall. As he set down his tray on the table, Reed smiled at him.
"Hey Malcolm." He sat down on the chair, picking up his fork. "How are you today?"
"Fine. T'Pol's still sleeping?"
Trip nodded. "Phlox said she'll need a lot of rest in the next few weeks. She's still feeling kinda tired all the time, so it's best for her to stay in bed. Correction: *Would* be best for her." He rolled his eyes. "I already caught her working on the damn sensor data again."
Malcolm smiled. "Hope she doesn't mind me coming over to visit Sam from time to time. I find I feel kind of lonely in my quarters since he's gone."
"I told you, he's inherited the Tucker charm." Trip grinned at Malcolm's pained expression. "No, really, you should have seen T'Sai when we visited her in the hospital on Monday. She was crazy about him, just like my mom."
"I'm sure she was." Malcolm took a sip from his coffee. "How is she, by the way?"
"Better. Solkar called yesterday, telling us she'll be going home tomorrow. T'Pol was quite relieved to hear that. She was very worried when she first heard of T'Sai's heart problems."
Malcolm raised his eyebrows. "She didn't know?"
"No. They... weren't talking much in the last few years."
Trip concentrated on his breakfast and Malcolm didn't ask further. For several minutes they ate in silence.
"By the way," Trip said after a while, "I haven't seen much of Jon lately. Those conferences do take a lot of time."
Malcolm hid a grin. "Well, he seemed a little... annoyed sometimes. Good thing we're leaving orbit today."
"Poor Jon." Trip smiled. "I'll ask him to come over tonight so we can watch one of his water polo games." He sighed a little. "They're awfully boring, but maybe it'll cheer him up."
Trip shoved a piece of toast in his mouth. "What about you? Going to movie night tonight?"
"In fact I am," Malcolm said, deliberately not looking at him. Trip grinned.
"Will Hoshi be there, too?"
Malcolm's ears reddened. "Probably."
"Mhm." Trip's grin broadened. "You've been quite busy lately, haven't you?"
Reed looked up. "Er... why?"
"I'm still waiting for your report on the targeting scanners."
Malcolm's eyes widened. "Bloody hell! I totally forgot about that. I wanted to get it done last night, but..." His face went crimson. "You'll get it tomorrow."
"Oh, there's no hurry." Trip watched with amusement as Malcolm studiously avoided meeting his eyes. "Hoshi's on duty Tuesday evening, maybe you can do it then."
Malcolm shot him a glare. "Shut up." But there was a smile tugging at the corner of his mouth, and Trip shook his head, grinning.
"What are they showing tonight, anyway?"
Malcolm rolled his eyes. "'City of Angels'. Hoshi wants to see it."
Trip smiled sympathetically. "So now you have to watch these soppy tear-jerkers all the time?"
Malcolm smiled a little. "No, last week we saw 'Golden Eye'."
"Oh." Trip took a sip from his drink. "Never saw that one."
Malcolm grinned ruefully. "You could say I haven't either."
Trip stared at him for a moment, then laughed out loud. "You're crazy."
Reed shrugged. "People told me that before."
Trip turned back to his breakfast, shaking his head. During the time he'd been away Malcolm had changed, and not for the worse, either. Well, Trip thought, taking care of a baby, even for a short time, can change people. Especially when those people have to ask a certain Communications Officer for help. Who'd've thought it...but they do make a cute couple.
Trip finished his breakfast and got up. "Well then, gotta go. See you later and - have fun tonight!"
Reed smiled. "Sure will."
Trip left the mess hall, heading for Engineering. It felt good being back on duty, going to work on a perfectly normal day, not having to worry about anything but burnt out circuits. He thought of T'Pol and Sam, and a feeling of relief and gratitude swept through him. T'Pol was safe and back on the ship with him, and that was all he needed.
He opened the door to Engineering and took in the familiar scene of buzzing activity. Lieutenant Hess turned her head and waved at him from the upper level. Trip smiled.
Back to work, he thought. Finally.
THE END