Name: Look What We Made [When We Made Love]
[Part 2]
Author: Kachina
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Rated: PG-13
Couples: P/C and R/T
Timeline: Post Nemesis and Baby Fiction...

Brief Summery: Takes place one day after Beverly's exam confirmed Troi's suspicions. Riker and Troi are both back on the TITAN and Beverly and Picard are on the ENTERPRISE. Beverly got a warm welcome to former crew members especially Guinian. Troi went to her Sickbay to confirm her due date and get the medical treatment that she needs.

Character's and all other items belong to Paramount. Since I am going through some major R/T/P/C withdrawal I decided to write this piece. I do not get paid I am just a poor college student in need of some R&R from the hustle and bustle of everyday life as a married woman and a college student. However if you wish to drop me a line with feedback I would really appreciate it.

Dr. Simms walks into sickbay and welcomes Deanna with open arms.

"Hello, Deanna how are we today? How was your vacation?"

Troi hops onto the bio-bed as Simms takes out his tricorder.

"Hello, Dr. Simms, I came here to get an exam I want to confirm something. I already had Beverly look at me but I also wanted to get your thoughts and opinions. Do you have a few minutes?"

"I always have time for the Captain's wife. What can I do for you today? Still recovering from your month long vacations? I bet you ate something there and now you aren't feeling very well."

"Well you are half right. I don't feel very well; actually I am very tired these last few weeks. I also am concerned with my pregnancy..."

Silence travels sickbay's room. That was something no one ever would have guess would happen so quickly. Soon after silence is broken when the doctor opens his tricorder and begins to scan Troi's vital signs, a few buttons later he scans the baby as well.

"So you think that you're pregnant right. Beverly did an exam and said that you were am I correct?"

"Yes, I just wanted to come to you to make sure it was true and to set up some appointments and prenatal injections."

"Well, she is right you are pregnant about 2 ½ months. How have you been feeling lately? Have you had any morning sickness, fatigue, cravings?"

"No to everything but fatigue. That is what brought me to the conclusion that I was pregnant; that and the fact that I heard my baby call me mommy last week. At first I thought it was a child on the planet, and that I didn't block out every voice. Then when the fatigue began and I remember only feeling like this one other time, with my son Ian. Beverly knew something was up, I think it is because she is my best friend. That is when I confirmed my suspicions. "

"Well you both are very healthy. But I have to warn you that betazoid and human DNA don't mix quite well. Now one day you may be really sensitive and other days you may be very curse. It normally takes 10 months for a betazoid female to have a baby. You are half human so it can be from 8 months to 10 months. I have heard about your pregnancy with Ian, but because it was so quick we can't be sure when you will go into labor. I want you to be really careful try to avoid stress and cut down on your patients. I am not telling you to stop being our counselor just cut down you hours. This pregnancy is very delicate, I think you know that. I want you to take these prenatal injections once every morning with food, if you can. Come back to me in a month and we can see how you are doing, if you start to feel strange in any way contact me immediately. Do you understand?"

"Yes, now I just have to figure out a way to tell Wil that he is going to be a father."

Troi takes the injections from Simms and jumps down from the bio-bed with a smile and a nervous sigh she exits sickbay.

Meanwhile on the ENTERPRISE Crusher and Picard are in sickbay. Dr. Selar is with them and nurse Ogawa nearby.

"I understand that you want to try for a child? I have discussed all of your options and feel that the best way to succeed is to do in veto-Fertilization. Dr. Crusher I know you know the procedure but Captain do you understand it?"

"Yes, Beverly has told me everything that I didn't understand. How long could this take, weeks, months or years?"

"Well normally it takes three months to track Dr. Crusher's cycle. In those three months we can find out at what time she ovulates, once we find out we can start to give her injections of estrogen, it will tell her body to release more than one ovum at a time. That evening we will need a sample from you. We will mix your sperm and Dr. Crusher's ovum in a Petri dish. When fertilization occurs we will start the procedure. The night before her surgery we will inject her with an HCG booster. This will prepare her body for fertilization, in the past it have a very high failure rate but with the latest technology it has a much high success rate. Are you ready to do this Sir?"

"As ready as I will ever be."

"When can we start right away, Dr. Crusher here is the instrument we will need to track you cycles. Each day mark down everything you experience, but you must abstain from intercourse during this whole procedure."

"We understand Dr. Selar, thank you so much for doing this for us. We want to keep it a secret until we are successful is that okay."

"Captain, I am a doctor we have to abide by doctor/patient confidentiality. What goes on here is between you and me only."

"Thanks."

You always said you never needed anyone else but me
And now someone's come along to change your mind
About all the love you need

The lights are dimmed in the Riker's quarters. Candle light whispers on the walls as Troi hums softly to herself. She is dress to the nine. Ready for when her husband comes home after seeing the new items that have been added to the TITAN. Troi is still very nervous but is also excited about the news of the baby. The sound of the door swishing open catches the attention of Troi. Riker looks around their quarters and smiles. Troi comes into the living area and gives her husband a hug and a gentle kiss.

"Wil, thank goodness you are home, we have something we need to discuss, a project that we have been working on for a very short time. First come into the living room I have made you some dinner. I hope you like it."

Riker smiles and takes his wife into his arms together they both walk inside. The table is set up romantically, dripping candles, the works. Wil loved it when she did that. To him it was an aphrodisiac, but he was ready to eat. Riker takes his seat at on head of the table and Troi on the other. Riker removed the cover revealing his favorite foods.

"Okay let me see...these are my favorite foods, hmmm there is a theme here isn't there?"

"Well, yes in a way, why don't you tell me what you see?"

"'Well, lets see, we have baby corn and baby back ribs. I don't see it there maybe you can give me a hint? Just a little hint; not a big one because I am really good at theses games once I get a hint. So where is my hint?"

"All I can say is this is a project only you and I have been able to do. No one else this is between you and me."

"You call that a hint! We have several projects we have been working on since we got married. Come on I need anther hint."

"Alright just one more, let's just say that we have to get a bigger place with this project."

Wil is confused at first but soon he realizes what Deanna has been trying to tell him. He never really thought that it would happen as quickly as it has."

"IMZADI! Are you telling me we are having a baby! Oh my goodness that was far quicker than I thought. I thought the doctors all said it would take time."

"It has even before we even wanted to start to have a family. I am 2 ½ months pregnant. Are you happy? I am this is something I have always wanted."

"I am ecstatic! We have to start to make plans, I have to notify Starfleet, we have to find the doctor, and we need to get clothes and cribs and all that baby stuff. I am so happy Deanna; I hope the baby looks just like you. Of course a strapping young fellow as myself I wouldn't mind if he looked a little like me."

"Wil there is plenty of time to do all that the baby won't be here for another 7 months or so. We can make plans when my due date gets closer."

Three months later...

Picard is in a small room attached their main living area, Beverly standing outside talking to him.

"Jean-Luc what is taking so long? Shall I talk sexy to you or something to speed in the process?"

"They don't expect me to fill this whole thing do they?"

"Come on we don't want to be late."

The next scene is in Sickbay Beverly is lying on a 24th century birthing table. She is gowned up in a pink paper like gown. Her feet are up in stirrups, with a paper sheet draped across her waist, a most uncomfortable position according to Beverly but it was worth it, if this procedure worked she was going to be a mother and Jean-Luc was going to be a father.

"This procedure will be very uncomfortable, I am going to place this instrument inside of you, it is a vacuum, and it will retrieve the ripe eggs out of your ovaries. Mind you it will be painful. Placing the vacuum in won't hurt at all, when the vacuum starts to suction out your eggs will be the most painful. Do you want any drugs; it will in no way diminish the experience?"

"No, I think I can handle this, after all this isn't the first time I was ever in pain. I had Wesley without drugs and I was in labor with him for 36 hours. Most of those hours were just constant back pain. 12 hours before Wesley was born my water broke, so no I am ready for this. "

Picard shows much concern in his eyes and Beverly can sense it. She tries to reassure him with a few strokes on his hand. Picard takes a deep breath and Selar begins the procedure. Both Beverly and Picard take a deep breath and Beverly closes her eyes. Picard strokes her hair with his free hand as the other rests in Beverly's hand. On a 24th century style sonogram you can see Beverly's ovaries. With a gentle pressure the vacuum is inside. With the vacuum inside Selar gives Beverly a warning and with a nod she begins to suck out the fluid and the ripe eggs. They are too little to see but you can see the golden liquid run into a small device. Ogawa takes the device over and runs it under an ultra violet light and smiles, success! Beverly gasping for air asks if there is anything.

"We have two eggs."

"We are going to go in again, I would like to get at least three eggs it will increase your chances of conception, are you ready Dr. Crusher?"

Closing her eyes she nods her head and Picard moves back to his position to comforting his wife. He seems to be more uptight than his wife, who is getting the procedure. With a nod again she begins to suction again, this one more painful than the last, tears well up in the corners of Beverly's closed eyes. Picard notices this and wipes them away. When the device is full of the golden liquid Ogawa again takes it over to the ultra violet lights. Beverly opens her eyes and sees Ogawa frown.

"There isn't anything in that one. I'm sorry."

Beverly sighs loudly in frustration. Ogawa comes to comfort her friend.

"Just one more time Dr. Crusher all we need is one healthy egg and you will have your baby."

Beverly nods as Selar one last time with a confirmation nod Selar one last time goes into her ovaries and the vacuum retrieves golden liquid, in the hopes of just one more egg. Beverly is in tremendous pain and Jean-Luc is there rubbing her hand and stoking her hair. When the golden liquid fills the device Beverly lets out another loud sigh in relief. Ogawa takes the device over and puts it under the ultra violet light one last time. With a smile she replies...

"We have three eggs."

Beverly and Picard sigh in relief.

"Do you still believe that giving birth to Wesley was more painful?"

Beverly smiles up at her husband.

"This was by far much worse."

With the help from her husband Beverly is eased up to a sitting position and pulls the covers down to her feet. Picard is beaming with delight; finally after all these years he was going to be a father his dreams are finally coming true.

"Dr. Crusher, I want you to go back to your quarter and rest for a few days. You will experience some pain take this hypospray it will help. You may experience some tenderness and bleeding but if you begin to hemorrhage come to sickbay right way. Please avoid any intercourse for the next few days. In ten days, come in and we will finish the procedure."

"I understand I'll see you in ten days. Thanks again Dr. Selar for doing this for me."

Look what we made, when we made love
All by ourselves with some help from above
In the middle of the night
We really did something right
Oh, look what we made....when we made love

Deanna is in the TITAN's sickbay, now a healthy 5 months; you couldn't tell if you wanted too. She is in to get her first ultrasound and see the baby for the first time. Wil comes strolling into sickbay just as Troi had given up hope that he would ever get there.

"What took you so long? I thought I was going to see the baby for the first time alone. Wil don't ever do that again after all we made this baby together. I want you to experience every milestone of this pregnancy with me."

"I'm so sorry I had an urgent message from Starfleet. I would have been here on time if they didn't take so long."

Deanna a little worried looks into her husband's eyes; he was keeping something from her. After all these years he has been able to block out some of his thoughts. But she could sense that he was worried. Dr. Simms comes into Troi's room she is dressed in a loose fitting shirt and stretch jeans.

"Hello Deanna, how are we feeling today? I hope all is well with this pregnancy, have there been any complications I mentioned to you?"

"Not really, sometimes I have a little pain but it's not unbearable, probably from when the baby is growing. It hasn't moved yet, so maybe in the next day or so it will and it will finally feel real."

Dr. Simms smiles and brings out his tricorder, runs it along Troi's body.

"Aside from you silocynine levels being a little high I don't see any problems. Do you want to see the baby, I can tell you the sex as well, if you want to know?"

"We would like to see that baby but we wish not to know the sex. We want it to be a surprise besides we have some bets on if it's a girl of a boy, Deanna said it's a boy, I say it's a girl."

Simms smiles and places the images he took onto the large overhead station on the wall. Wil and Deanna smile as the tiny figure is displayed on the view station.

"That's the most beautiful site I have seen in years. I can't believe that we made this together; who would have guessed that after all these years we are still together."

"Wil, I never thought I would be with anyone but you. Mother will be please she is finally getting a grandchild and my little brother, Barin, is going to be getting a niece or nephew. I have to tell mother, can you get a few holo-images of the baby before we leave. I want to start a baby book for it."

Simms nods and Troi sits up on the bio-bed. With the images in her hand Deanna and Wil thank Simms set up another appointment and exit sickbay.

Back on the ENTERPRISE and in sickbay Beverly is gowned up again and prepared for surgery. Selar comes in.

"We are going to implant three of the five eggs we retrieved from you ovaries two weeks ago. If everything goes as planned you will come back in two weeks to find out if the procedure worked."

Beverly nods, Selar exits the prep room and Jean-Luc comes up to Beverly and leans in to give her a kiss. Beverly replies with a kiss back.

"How do you feel?"

"Tired I am also very nervous, tired because they gave me a sedative; nervous because I want this to work so badly I can taste it. I want to give you a baby and this is the only way we can. Pray Jean-Luc that it works, and always remember that no matter what I will love you...forever and for always."

"Don't say that Beverly it will work, and you must remember that I have loved you for over 20 years and I intend to love you until my dying day."

Beverly mouths "I Love You" as does Picard, then before his eyes he is alone and his wife is in major surgery. What he wouldn't do to have Date by him to ease all of his worries. That was one thing that Data understood, he knew that he could comfort his Captain. B-4 was there with the crew but it just wasn't the same, what he missed was Data's guidance in times of need.

From the first time we met
I knew I'd always give my love to you
Oh baby...
And the love that you gave me in return
Made all my dreams come true

On the TITAN Troi and Riker are sitting at the table eating their dinner. Troi can still sense that Wil is holding back something; she also could tell that he was worried. Whatever was on his mind must have been serious or he wouldn't have blocked out those thoughts. Wil at the same time can tell that his wife knows something is wrong with him. That is something that he never could hide from her. But what he had to tell her was going to bring their world and the world of their best friends crashing down. But if he wouldn't do it Starfleet would be at risk of a war and they still haven't recovered from the happening of the Borg and the Sona.

"Wil, I can sense something is wrong, would you just tell me. Together we can deal with it together. There is nothing that we can't handle, we have been through hell more than once in the last two years and not once have we ever let each other down."

"Deanna, I don't know if I should tell you with you delicate condition and all. It may cause you to loose the baby and I just couldn't stand that, this baby is our dreams all that we worked to get to this moment. I wouldn't want to ruin it in a moment."

"Wil I am not a child and I am not an invalid. I am a big girl and about to become a mother there is nothing that is that bad that will cause me to have a miscarriage. I am halfway through my pregnancy. The baby is safe. Dr. Simms said I could return to my duties. Please honey, just let me know what is wrong, together we can deal with it."

"Do you remember two weeks ago when I was late for you appointment. I was speaking with Admiral Janeway, she was worried that the Sheliaq, were going to try and concur the federation. They had no signs of it two week ago but today one our ships, the HOOD was attacked. Everyone was destroyed then shortly there after the ship was destroyed. They have started a war with the Federation. I have to go and see if we can make peace talks, so does Captain Picard."

"So, I will be with you and Beverly will be with Captain Picard. We can make peace with these people."

"No one is aloud to go but our best people. You have to stay behind on Earth, I begged and pleaded with Admiral Janeway to allow you to come with me, your gift would help us to better understand what the Sheliaq want. She knows of your condition she doesn't want to cause the baby or you any harm. She ordered that any woman who are expecting and the children of the TITAN must stay behind. We have to follow orders; as much as I want you by my side Admiral Janeway's orders must be followed. I am so sorry that is why I didn't want to tell you."

Deanna eyes flow with tears, Wil comes over to comfort her.

"Then I must stay behind on Earth, I don't want to but if Admiral Janeway says I must than I can't disobey orders. I just wish this happened 6 months ago. Then I would be able to go with you, not that I am not happy about the baby, I am, I just am afraid that I will loose you and our baby won't know its father. Oh Wil!"

Deanna sobs into her husband's arms and places her hand on her slightly rounded stomach. Wil follows and places his hand on hers.

"I will come back alive and well, our baby will know its father. I won't accept defeat I will fight for the baby until my last breath."

Two weeks later...

Picard and Crusher are in sickbay getting a pregnancy test. As much as they wanted this baby, with the event of the Sheliaq Beverly silently wished that she was not pregnant. She knew that it was wrong but if they were going into the war the ENTERPRISE need the best Doctor and to her she was the best.

"Well, the procedure worked, you are pregnant, and your due date should be around July 20th."

"Well, that's good news. We are pleased that it worked on the first try."

"Yes, usually the first try doesn't turn out. I know you both wanted to go the Sheliaq nation to try and come to peace. Admiral Janeway made it quite clear that you must stay behind; it is far too dangerous out there for a woman in your condition Dr. Crusher. I will promise you one thing; I will be the best doctor out there. We will come back with a new species to add to the federation."

"I know you will Dr. Selar. As Captain of the ENTERPRISE I know that with Beverly leaving you are the best candidates to do the job. Again thank you and I will see you at Starfleet before we leave for this suicide mission."

Beverly holding back her tears, exits sickbay with her husband in her arms. Picard can sense that she was frightened about his next assignment, more so than he was. He would not let his child grow up without a father. He was not going to leave Beverly and his child widowed, no he was going to come back alive and well and with any luck a new species will join the federation.

Later that evening Beverly is seated at the table she is still sobbing. The food on her plate has been left untouched. Picard notices this and breaks the silence.

"Beverly please don't worry, I will be fine, and Wil will be fine also. Admiral Janeway wouldn't have sent us on this mission if she new we couldn't come back alive. We have been in far worse situations over the last several years even before we were married. We survived the Borg together and we will survive the Sheliaq. Deanna will take you to Betazed to be with her mother, you shouldn't be alone now you are far to upset. It is unhealthy for the baby and unhealthy for you, we have gone through to much too just let you loose the baby now. Please Beverly go with Deanna, together you can deal with the situation."

"My worse fear is that you won't come back alive. The last time there was a mission like this one is the year Jack died. If you died I don't think I could bare it, I don't want to raise our dream child alone. I need you to be there for me."

"I promise Beverly, I will come back alive and together we will raise the baby."

On Betazed, Lwaxana greets her son-in-law, daughter, and her friends. Deanna runs to her mother's arms and sobs, this was too much for her to bear alone, she needed her mother.

"Now, Now little one, you're alright mama's here. Mama will take care of you while Wil is away on the mission. Please little one don't cry it is already too hard on Wil, don't make it any harder."

"But mother, it is so dangerous out there I don't want him to come back dead. Our baby needs him, I can't raise him alone, I need Wil."

"Little one, I raised you alone for years and you turned out alright, and if fate deals us an unwanted hand you will always have me."

Mr. Holm escorts the women into Lwaxana's home. With a quick glance and "I Love You's" the ladies follow him scared but not alone. After all they had each other and together they can survive even the hardest of times.

"Thank you Lwaxana for taking our wives in under such horrible circumstances."

"As a Betazoid Ambassador, and as a dear friend, it is my duty. Please Wil, Jean-Luc come back to us, come back safe and sound."

"We will do our best, and you please take care of our wives. Beverly is in a fragile state of her pregnancy; a miscarriage now would kill her, please try and keep her calm."

Wil goes over to his mother-in-law and hugs her.

"Lwaxana, take care of Deanna, she has had a difficult pregnancy, Dr. Simms said it was because she was half-human. Her due date can be anywhere from 3 months to 4 months away. If I don't make it back be there for her. She needs you, you are her anchor, and it is you whom she needs the most now."

"I promise Wil, Jean-Luc your wives are in the best hands possible. We have the best doctor's in this part of the galaxy. Please don't worry, besides Deanna can spend some time with her brother maybe he will take her mind off of you once and a while."

With one last hug and a smile they disappear with a brief hum. Lwaxana had a big job a head of her but she was not afraid, they were going to be alright and Wil and Jean-Luc will come back alive.

TBC...