Sarek rose early the next morning, just as Vulcan's sun began its ascent.
He donned his meditation robe and went to his study. He needed to meditate
on the circumstances at hand. He began to compartmentalize everything and
examine them. The previous tests showed that nothing was wrong, yet there
had to be something. 'Why did the test not show at least some activity?'
he thought. There had been no children with his previous wife, T'Rea.
'Was there to be no children with Amanda, either?' he gloomily asked
himself. He also wanted children desperately, almost as much as Amanda.
He had wanted them with T'Rea because it was his duty to produce them for
Vulcan society. He wanted them with Amanda because of his affection for
her. He wanted to sit and watch Amanda with their children, playing with
them, teaching them. He could almost see their little faces—a conglomerate
of both Sarek and Amanda. He secretly wished that the children would have
her eyes. What a striking appearance, beautiful Vulcan skin tone and black
hair with her amazing turquoise eyes.
He sighed. 'Would it ever be?' They both would know soon. 'We will both take more tests today and within a week, Amanda will have the answers. I wish I could be here with her when she got the results, but I have my duty to perform.'
He rose from the floor and walked back to the bedroom. He disrobed and decided to take a nice, long sonic shower. He had installed a water shower for Amanda, but he particularly didn't care for it. As he turned the shower on, Amanda came up behind him and slipped her arms around his waist.
"Did I wake you my aduna?" Sarek asked. "No, my beloved, you didn't. You know I can't sleep well without you beside me, my dear adun. I woke myself." Amanda purred as she nuzzled his back and caressed his chest.
"I do believe, my dearest, that I forgot something last night." Amanda said as she circled her husband until she faced him.
"And what was it that you forgot?" Sarek asked, amusement showing in his eyes.
"This" she said as she lowered to her knees. She forgot about the last of the images she sent her husband as she nipped at his fingers yesterday, but she made up for that ten-fold.
Finished with their shower, they got dressed and found something to do while waiting the appointed time for their tests.
At one o'clock, they were shown into the examination room and found Sepek waiting for them.
"Greetings S'Haile Sarek, greetings t'sai Amanda. Please be seated" Sepek said as he sit behind the desk in the corner of the examination room. "Thank you for seeing us so quickly, Sepek" Amanda replied.
"Only for you t'sai, S'Haile". He continued "as you both know, previous tests have indicated that nothing is out of the ordinary. Yet upon examining you, t'sai, after Sarek's...time...we did not find what we had expected. Thus, the need for further testing."
"Yes of course, Sepek, whatever needs to be done, we both are willing to undergo it." Amanda was getting nervous, and Sarek sent calming thoughts across their bond.
"What is it that you would like to test now, Sepek?" Sarek asked, he himself becoming the faintest bit nervous. He didn't take to testing well. Especially this type of testing.
"We found that Amanda was indeed fertile at the necessary time, and the egg was viable. What we didn't find is any surmountable amount of sperm. We need to do an in-depth check of your testicular area and sperm count. We will examine your testicles to rule out any abnormalities and we will need a sperm sample." Sepek said as he looked at the young couple. Amanda seemed relieved that she didn't have to undergo any more testing, but Sarek was definitely looking a bit...unnerved.
"Sepek, just how do you expect to get this...sperm sample?" Sarek asked warily. He didn't like the sound of this.
"Well, there are several way to extract the necessary material" Sepek replied. "We can take it mechanically by inserting a needle into the testicles..." Sarek's mind drifted as Sepek began his discussion of...extracting...needed material. Sarek definitely did NOT like the sound of this.
"And then there is a more...common...approach." Sepek said as he eyed the great Ambassador. But Sepek didn't think that Sarek would go for it. "And what is this...common approach?" Sarek replied hopefully.
"I think I know what he's talking about," replied Amanda. "We will go for the...common approach, Sepek. It would be more...satisfactory."
He sighed. 'Would it ever be?' They both would know soon. 'We will both take more tests today and within a week, Amanda will have the answers. I wish I could be here with her when she got the results, but I have my duty to perform.'
He rose from the floor and walked back to the bedroom. He disrobed and decided to take a nice, long sonic shower. He had installed a water shower for Amanda, but he particularly didn't care for it. As he turned the shower on, Amanda came up behind him and slipped her arms around his waist.
"Did I wake you my aduna?" Sarek asked. "No, my beloved, you didn't. You know I can't sleep well without you beside me, my dear adun. I woke myself." Amanda purred as she nuzzled his back and caressed his chest.
"I do believe, my dearest, that I forgot something last night." Amanda said as she circled her husband until she faced him.
"And what was it that you forgot?" Sarek asked, amusement showing in his eyes.
"This" she said as she lowered to her knees. She forgot about the last of the images she sent her husband as she nipped at his fingers yesterday, but she made up for that ten-fold.
Finished with their shower, they got dressed and found something to do while waiting the appointed time for their tests.
At one o'clock, they were shown into the examination room and found Sepek waiting for them.
"Greetings S'Haile Sarek, greetings t'sai Amanda. Please be seated" Sepek said as he sit behind the desk in the corner of the examination room. "Thank you for seeing us so quickly, Sepek" Amanda replied.
"Only for you t'sai, S'Haile". He continued "as you both know, previous tests have indicated that nothing is out of the ordinary. Yet upon examining you, t'sai, after Sarek's...time...we did not find what we had expected. Thus, the need for further testing."
"Yes of course, Sepek, whatever needs to be done, we both are willing to undergo it." Amanda was getting nervous, and Sarek sent calming thoughts across their bond.
"What is it that you would like to test now, Sepek?" Sarek asked, he himself becoming the faintest bit nervous. He didn't take to testing well. Especially this type of testing.
"We found that Amanda was indeed fertile at the necessary time, and the egg was viable. What we didn't find is any surmountable amount of sperm. We need to do an in-depth check of your testicular area and sperm count. We will examine your testicles to rule out any abnormalities and we will need a sperm sample." Sepek said as he looked at the young couple. Amanda seemed relieved that she didn't have to undergo any more testing, but Sarek was definitely looking a bit...unnerved.
"Sepek, just how do you expect to get this...sperm sample?" Sarek asked warily. He didn't like the sound of this.
"Well, there are several way to extract the necessary material" Sepek replied. "We can take it mechanically by inserting a needle into the testicles..." Sarek's mind drifted as Sepek began his discussion of...extracting...needed material. Sarek definitely did NOT like the sound of this.
"And then there is a more...common...approach." Sepek said as he eyed the great Ambassador. But Sepek didn't think that Sarek would go for it. "And what is this...common approach?" Sarek replied hopefully.
"I think I know what he's talking about," replied Amanda. "We will go for the...common approach, Sepek. It would be more...satisfactory."