For The Love of a Child
Part Two
Seven woke up with a tired yawn. She had no idea having a child would tire her out this quickly. It was probably only going to get worse though. The baby was growing nine times faster than normal.
Seven slowly stood up, and made her way to the washroom. Thanks to her nanoprobes she at least didn't have to deal with morning sickness. She took a quick shower and replicated a new set of clothes, before going to the kitchen to make some breakfast.
"What should I make?" Seven thought to herself. "Perhaps something Lieutenant Torres would enjoy. I believe that she has expressed an interest in banana pancakes," Seven thought as she told the computer to replicate them, a bottle of maple syrup, and a pitcher of orange juice.
As Seven began setting the plates, B'Elanna walked in freshly showered and changed. "What's all this?" she asked yawning.
"I wished to thank you letting me rest hear last night. I hope breakfast is to your liking," Seven said as she sat down and poured herself a glass of orange juice.
"Yeah, it's great Seven," B'Elanna said as she sat down and began eating. "How did you know that banana pancakes were my favorites?" she asked.
"I did not," Seven said taking a bite of her pancakes. "I saw you replicated them a few weeks ago for breakfast."
"Well, anytime you want to make me breakfast feel free," B'Elanna said as she took a sip of orange juice. "We better get going, the morning meeting starts in fifteen minutes," B'Elanna said as she stood up and started putting the dishes away.
"Yes Lieutenant," Seven said as she put away the rest of the pancakes and ample syrup.
As the two women made their way to the morning meeting a comfortable silence descended on them. Seven was relived that she hadn't upset the Lieutenant, and was keeping quite to avoid any arguments. B'Elanna on the other hand was lost in thought. She was still shocked by the fact that Seven was pregnant, and she indirectly the cause of it. She had no idea what she was going to do when the baby was actually born. Should she just ignore the child, pretend that she had nothing to do with her, or should she try to be a part of the baby's life?
Both of the women's musings were cut short when they entered the ready room. It seemed like they spent a little too long at breakfast that morning because everyone else was already there. B'Elanna moved to her customary seat next to Tom, and Seven moved to the seat across from Tuvok.
"Now that everyone is here we can begin," Janeway said starting the meeting. "Does anyone have any new business?" she asked.
"Yes Captain," Tom said smiling. "Harry and I just finished all the modifications to the Fairhaven program. I was thinking we could have a grand re-opening today at the end of alpha shift."
"That sounds like an excellent idea Tom, it'll be good for morale," Janeway said approving the idea.
"Seven how long until you can get the sensor scan completed?" Janeway asked.
"It should be completed in approximately 72 hours Captain," Seven said.
"Why is it going to take so long?" Janeway asked. "You were able to finish the last sensor scan in a third of the time."
"Due to my condition I require more sleep, and I tire more quickly," Seven said trying to down play what was happening.
"What's going on Seven?" Neelix asked. "Are you going to be okay?"
"I am well Mr. Neelix," Seven said hoping her would get the hint.
"Then what's all this talk about your condition?" Neelix asked completely missing the hint.
Seven sighed. She was going to have to explain the whole thing again. "When I beamed off of the planet yesterday something happened to the transporter. One of Lieutenant Torres's eggs was transported into my womb and bonded with one of my eggs. I am now pregnant."
"Pregnant?" Neelix said smiling. "So in another nine months there is going to be a new baby on the ship?" Neelix asked smiling.
"It will actually be in one month, the borg found that waiting nine months would be inefficient."
"Wait does that mean the child will be born Borg?" Chakotay asked getting worried. He new that separating a mother from their child was a horrible thing to do, but having another active borg on Voyager was just too much of a risk.
"NO," Seven almost shouted. "I would never bring a child into this world under those conditions," Seven said disgusted. "The baby will be born one quarter Klingon, and three quarters human."
Chakotay sighed relived. "I'm sorry I had to ask Seven, it was just something we had to know."
"Alright, let's try to keep the personal stuff out of the morning meetings from now on. You are all dismissed," Janeway said.
"Captain may I speak to you privately?" Seven asked. She did not know why her mentor was giving her such a hard time about this. All she knew was that the way the older woman was acting was hurting her feelings.
"Alright, but we'll have to make it quick," Janeway said taking a sip of her coffee as everyone else left.
"Captain why do you hate me?" Seven asked in her usually blunt manor.
"Why do you think I hate you," Janeway asked in an even tone.
"You have told me to get rid of my child, and have refused to give me my own quarters. What have I done to you?" Seven asked again.
"Seven you are just not ready to have a baby. You were only recently separated from the collective, and have just started to learn about your emotions. How can I expect you to care for another life?"
"I may not be ready to be a mother Captain, I did not expect to become pregnant on that away mission, but I am. There is a life growing inside of me, that will be happy, that will be smart, a little person that can do anything they want in this world. I will not fail at this, I can not fail. I have only had this child for one day but, I will do absolutely anything I can to make sure it doesn't feel a single ounce of sadness. Creating a new life is the first good thing that I have done," Seven said, now with tears in her eyes.
Janeway was shocked, she had no idea that Seven could feel so strongly about this, but she still believed that she could get through to her. "Seven as much as you want to take care of this child I still believe you are not ready," Janeway said firmly.
"If I loose this child Captain, I will not have the strength to keep living. I have already lost my first child One. I will not be able to pick up the pieces for a second time," Seven said sadly.
What Janeway said next surprised her. "The child should have been mine, not B'Elanna's."
"What?" Seven asked not believing what the Captain had said.
"The child that is growing inside of you should have been mine. I should be the father to your children. B'Elanna doesn't even care that she's a part of this. Hell she only let you keep it because she didn't want people to think of her as a baby killer. Every time I look at you know it's all I can think about. I want you to get rid of this child," Janeway shouted jealously. She had no idea how much her angry words were hurting the younger woman.
"You are wrong," Seven said now openly weeping. "This child is not a mistake, it is a miracle, and I will never give it up," Seven said as she ran out of the ready room.
When Seven ran out of the room Janeway came to her senses. "Oh god, what have I done?" she asked herself, sitting down heavily. "I pushed her too far, and now I probably lost any chance I had with her."
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Seven ran out of the ready room, but she didn't know where to go. She didn't think it would be appropriate to be in B'Elanna's quarters without her. She didn't have a single place on Voyager that was just hers.
Seven was just about to stop running when she felt a sharp pain in her stomach. It caused her to double over and gasp in shock. Something was wrong with her baby, and for the first time in her life she was panicking. She didn't know what was going on, and most of all she had no idea how to fix it.
Just as Seven was about to pass out from the pain Neelix walked around the corner. As soon as he saw Seven sprawled out on the floor he rushed over. "Seven are you okay? What happened?"
"It's the baby," Seven gasped. "Something is wrong with my child. I do not know what is happening."
"Emergency transport, two to sickbay," Neelix shouted as he grabbed onto Seven.
When the two materialized in sickbay the doctor rushed over. "What happened?" he demanded as he lifted Seven onto a bio-bed.
"I'm not sure," Neelix answered. "I found her on the floor breathing hard. She said something was wrong with her baby."
The doctor immediately pulled out a medical tri-corder and started scanning Seven's stomach. After a few minutes he figured out what was wrong. "I think I have figured out what the problem is. Seven have you been in any stressful situations today?"
"The Captain and I had a disagreement," was the only response Seven gave.
"Seven you can't put yourself in situations like this," the doctor admonished. "I estimate that your baby will be born in approximately three weeks, and on top of that your baby is growing at a tremendous rate. It is using your energy almost as fast as you can produce it. If you do not stay calm and relaxed it could seriously jeopardize the health of your baby."
"I promise doctor, I will do everything I can to protect my child," Seven said as she put her hands on her stomach. "I can feel my child already," she said as she felt the slight bump on her usually flat stomach.
"Seven as of right now you are on maternity leave. I don't even want to here about you working until your baby is born," the doctor said in a stern voice.
"Yes doctor." Seven agreed with the doctor, for the first time in her life without an argument.
"Good, now is there anywhere you can stay? I don't like the idea of you staying in the cargo bay."
"Lieutenant Torres has allowed me to spend last night in her quarters," Seven said.
"Allowed?" the doctor asked with a snort.
"What do you mean?" Seven asked confused.
"Come on Seven, you're pregnant because of her. She should be on her knees begging for you to stay with her."
"This was not B'Elanna's fault. It was a transporter malfunction. If anyone is to blame it is me. It was my nanoprobes that allowed me to become pregnant in the first place."
"Seven," the doctor said with a sigh. "You can't allow B'Elanna to keep treating you this way."
"Lieutenant Torres has done the nicest thing anyone has ever done to me. She has allowed me to keep my child, and for that I will always grateful."
"Aren't you the least bit angry with her for wanting nothing to with this child?" the doctor asked incredulously.
"No I am not. I can not afford to be angry with her. I do not wish to give her a reason to take my child from me."
The doctor immediately calmed down after Seven was finished. He realized that this was something that Seven believed in strongly. It was not something he could force her into doing.
"Alright Seven, I won't bring it up again," the doctor said. "Since B'Elanna has offered to take you in I want you to go directly there. You will go to sleep as soon as you get there, and you will not leave those quarters except to eat."
"I will do as you say," Seven promised the doctor.
"Good, computer beam Seven of nine directly to B'Elanna Torres's quarters. Authorization alpha 5672." The doctor said before Seven had time to protest.
"I will go and inform B'Elanna of what is going on," the doctor said as he strolled out of sickbay.
"How will I talk B'Elanna into letting Seven stay with her?" the doctor said as he walked to engineering. He had to show B'Elanna that Seven needed to stay with her. Not only because Seven needed someone to take care of her for the pregnancy, but because Seven needed other people in her life. She would never be able to expand her humanity if she didn't experience it.
The doctor walked into engineering and started looking for B'Elanna. As the doors to engineering opened a second time the doctor turned around to see B'Elanna.
"B'Elanna just the person I wanted to speak to," the doctor said smiling.
"I'm kind of busy doc, make it fast," B'Elanna said impatiently
"It's about Seven, since you are the other parent I thought you should know. She collapsed shortly after the morning meeting. It was due to stress, and the speed of the pregnancy. For the duration of it she will need to relax, and stay in familiar surroundings."
"Don't worry about it doc, I got it covered," B'Elanna said trying to move past him.
"What do you have planned?" the doctor asked curiously.
"I've talked to Samantha Wildman. She said that Seven could stay with her."
"That may not be in her best interests B'Elanna. Seven's nanoprobes have sped up the pregnancy by roughly nine times. She needs someone around that knows enough about her borg systems to help her in case something happens."
"Let me guess, you want Seven to stay with me?" B'Elanna said catching on.
"Next to Seven you know the most about her borg systems," the doctor said hoping that B'Elanna would agree.
"She's only going to be staying until the baby is born right?" B'Elanna said finally giving in.
"Yes, she'll leave as soon as the baby is born. Until then please try to be nice to her. She's going to be sleeping for most of the time, and any stress she feels won't be good for her or the baby."
"Where is Seven now?" B'Elanna asked the doctor.
"She just had a stress related incident, so I sent her to your quarters to rest."
"What kind of stress related incident?"
"She had an argument with the Captain. She had to emergency transport to sickbay," the doctor said solemnly.
Even though B'Elanna and Seven didn't always get along she didn't want to see the younger woman get hurt. "Is she going to be okay?"
"She should be fine, provided she get some rest," the doctor assured her.
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"Doctor I do not-" Seven stopped speaking when she realized that the doctor had transported her.
"I hop that this will not anger the Lieutenant," Seven thought to herself as she sat down on the sofa. "I promised I would not burden her with helping me raise my child. It was the only reason she agreed not to terminate her."
Seven sighed as she looked around B'Elanna's quarters. This would probably be the closest that she would ever come to have a place of her own.
Seven lay down on the sofa and pulled the blanket around her. She hoped that she would be able to think of something to do after she was properly rested. Hopefully she would figure it out before she outstayed her welcome.
Just as Seven was about to fall asleep she heard loud voices coming from outside B'Elanna's quarters.
"Come on B'Elanna. Let's get a drink at Sardenes. We almost never spend any time together anymore," Tom whined.
"Look I told you Tom, I'm tired. Engineering was so backed up I didn't even get a chance to take a lunch break."
"You can get something to eat at Sardenes," Tom said grabbing her arm.
"Keep it down Tom, Seven is probably asleep. I can't just leave her here by herself. What if something happened while we were gone?" B'Elanna said as she opened the door.
Tom walked in behind B'Elanna, and moved to the sofa to sit down. When he got there he found Seven curled up on one end with a blanket wrapped around her. Even though Tom knew she was pregnant he still had to admit she looked amazing.
"Hi there Seven, how are you feeling?" he asked.
"I am feeling well, thank you Lieutenant," Seven said.
"Would you like to come down to Sardenes with us?" he asked before B'Elanna had a chance to interrupt.
To Be Continued.
Part Two
Seven woke up with a tired yawn. She had no idea having a child would tire her out this quickly. It was probably only going to get worse though. The baby was growing nine times faster than normal.
Seven slowly stood up, and made her way to the washroom. Thanks to her nanoprobes she at least didn't have to deal with morning sickness. She took a quick shower and replicated a new set of clothes, before going to the kitchen to make some breakfast.
"What should I make?" Seven thought to herself. "Perhaps something Lieutenant Torres would enjoy. I believe that she has expressed an interest in banana pancakes," Seven thought as she told the computer to replicate them, a bottle of maple syrup, and a pitcher of orange juice.
As Seven began setting the plates, B'Elanna walked in freshly showered and changed. "What's all this?" she asked yawning.
"I wished to thank you letting me rest hear last night. I hope breakfast is to your liking," Seven said as she sat down and poured herself a glass of orange juice.
"Yeah, it's great Seven," B'Elanna said as she sat down and began eating. "How did you know that banana pancakes were my favorites?" she asked.
"I did not," Seven said taking a bite of her pancakes. "I saw you replicated them a few weeks ago for breakfast."
"Well, anytime you want to make me breakfast feel free," B'Elanna said as she took a sip of orange juice. "We better get going, the morning meeting starts in fifteen minutes," B'Elanna said as she stood up and started putting the dishes away.
"Yes Lieutenant," Seven said as she put away the rest of the pancakes and ample syrup.
As the two women made their way to the morning meeting a comfortable silence descended on them. Seven was relived that she hadn't upset the Lieutenant, and was keeping quite to avoid any arguments. B'Elanna on the other hand was lost in thought. She was still shocked by the fact that Seven was pregnant, and she indirectly the cause of it. She had no idea what she was going to do when the baby was actually born. Should she just ignore the child, pretend that she had nothing to do with her, or should she try to be a part of the baby's life?
Both of the women's musings were cut short when they entered the ready room. It seemed like they spent a little too long at breakfast that morning because everyone else was already there. B'Elanna moved to her customary seat next to Tom, and Seven moved to the seat across from Tuvok.
"Now that everyone is here we can begin," Janeway said starting the meeting. "Does anyone have any new business?" she asked.
"Yes Captain," Tom said smiling. "Harry and I just finished all the modifications to the Fairhaven program. I was thinking we could have a grand re-opening today at the end of alpha shift."
"That sounds like an excellent idea Tom, it'll be good for morale," Janeway said approving the idea.
"Seven how long until you can get the sensor scan completed?" Janeway asked.
"It should be completed in approximately 72 hours Captain," Seven said.
"Why is it going to take so long?" Janeway asked. "You were able to finish the last sensor scan in a third of the time."
"Due to my condition I require more sleep, and I tire more quickly," Seven said trying to down play what was happening.
"What's going on Seven?" Neelix asked. "Are you going to be okay?"
"I am well Mr. Neelix," Seven said hoping her would get the hint.
"Then what's all this talk about your condition?" Neelix asked completely missing the hint.
Seven sighed. She was going to have to explain the whole thing again. "When I beamed off of the planet yesterday something happened to the transporter. One of Lieutenant Torres's eggs was transported into my womb and bonded with one of my eggs. I am now pregnant."
"Pregnant?" Neelix said smiling. "So in another nine months there is going to be a new baby on the ship?" Neelix asked smiling.
"It will actually be in one month, the borg found that waiting nine months would be inefficient."
"Wait does that mean the child will be born Borg?" Chakotay asked getting worried. He new that separating a mother from their child was a horrible thing to do, but having another active borg on Voyager was just too much of a risk.
"NO," Seven almost shouted. "I would never bring a child into this world under those conditions," Seven said disgusted. "The baby will be born one quarter Klingon, and three quarters human."
Chakotay sighed relived. "I'm sorry I had to ask Seven, it was just something we had to know."
"Alright, let's try to keep the personal stuff out of the morning meetings from now on. You are all dismissed," Janeway said.
"Captain may I speak to you privately?" Seven asked. She did not know why her mentor was giving her such a hard time about this. All she knew was that the way the older woman was acting was hurting her feelings.
"Alright, but we'll have to make it quick," Janeway said taking a sip of her coffee as everyone else left.
"Captain why do you hate me?" Seven asked in her usually blunt manor.
"Why do you think I hate you," Janeway asked in an even tone.
"You have told me to get rid of my child, and have refused to give me my own quarters. What have I done to you?" Seven asked again.
"Seven you are just not ready to have a baby. You were only recently separated from the collective, and have just started to learn about your emotions. How can I expect you to care for another life?"
"I may not be ready to be a mother Captain, I did not expect to become pregnant on that away mission, but I am. There is a life growing inside of me, that will be happy, that will be smart, a little person that can do anything they want in this world. I will not fail at this, I can not fail. I have only had this child for one day but, I will do absolutely anything I can to make sure it doesn't feel a single ounce of sadness. Creating a new life is the first good thing that I have done," Seven said, now with tears in her eyes.
Janeway was shocked, she had no idea that Seven could feel so strongly about this, but she still believed that she could get through to her. "Seven as much as you want to take care of this child I still believe you are not ready," Janeway said firmly.
"If I loose this child Captain, I will not have the strength to keep living. I have already lost my first child One. I will not be able to pick up the pieces for a second time," Seven said sadly.
What Janeway said next surprised her. "The child should have been mine, not B'Elanna's."
"What?" Seven asked not believing what the Captain had said.
"The child that is growing inside of you should have been mine. I should be the father to your children. B'Elanna doesn't even care that she's a part of this. Hell she only let you keep it because she didn't want people to think of her as a baby killer. Every time I look at you know it's all I can think about. I want you to get rid of this child," Janeway shouted jealously. She had no idea how much her angry words were hurting the younger woman.
"You are wrong," Seven said now openly weeping. "This child is not a mistake, it is a miracle, and I will never give it up," Seven said as she ran out of the ready room.
When Seven ran out of the room Janeway came to her senses. "Oh god, what have I done?" she asked herself, sitting down heavily. "I pushed her too far, and now I probably lost any chance I had with her."
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Seven ran out of the ready room, but she didn't know where to go. She didn't think it would be appropriate to be in B'Elanna's quarters without her. She didn't have a single place on Voyager that was just hers.
Seven was just about to stop running when she felt a sharp pain in her stomach. It caused her to double over and gasp in shock. Something was wrong with her baby, and for the first time in her life she was panicking. She didn't know what was going on, and most of all she had no idea how to fix it.
Just as Seven was about to pass out from the pain Neelix walked around the corner. As soon as he saw Seven sprawled out on the floor he rushed over. "Seven are you okay? What happened?"
"It's the baby," Seven gasped. "Something is wrong with my child. I do not know what is happening."
"Emergency transport, two to sickbay," Neelix shouted as he grabbed onto Seven.
When the two materialized in sickbay the doctor rushed over. "What happened?" he demanded as he lifted Seven onto a bio-bed.
"I'm not sure," Neelix answered. "I found her on the floor breathing hard. She said something was wrong with her baby."
The doctor immediately pulled out a medical tri-corder and started scanning Seven's stomach. After a few minutes he figured out what was wrong. "I think I have figured out what the problem is. Seven have you been in any stressful situations today?"
"The Captain and I had a disagreement," was the only response Seven gave.
"Seven you can't put yourself in situations like this," the doctor admonished. "I estimate that your baby will be born in approximately three weeks, and on top of that your baby is growing at a tremendous rate. It is using your energy almost as fast as you can produce it. If you do not stay calm and relaxed it could seriously jeopardize the health of your baby."
"I promise doctor, I will do everything I can to protect my child," Seven said as she put her hands on her stomach. "I can feel my child already," she said as she felt the slight bump on her usually flat stomach.
"Seven as of right now you are on maternity leave. I don't even want to here about you working until your baby is born," the doctor said in a stern voice.
"Yes doctor." Seven agreed with the doctor, for the first time in her life without an argument.
"Good, now is there anywhere you can stay? I don't like the idea of you staying in the cargo bay."
"Lieutenant Torres has allowed me to spend last night in her quarters," Seven said.
"Allowed?" the doctor asked with a snort.
"What do you mean?" Seven asked confused.
"Come on Seven, you're pregnant because of her. She should be on her knees begging for you to stay with her."
"This was not B'Elanna's fault. It was a transporter malfunction. If anyone is to blame it is me. It was my nanoprobes that allowed me to become pregnant in the first place."
"Seven," the doctor said with a sigh. "You can't allow B'Elanna to keep treating you this way."
"Lieutenant Torres has done the nicest thing anyone has ever done to me. She has allowed me to keep my child, and for that I will always grateful."
"Aren't you the least bit angry with her for wanting nothing to with this child?" the doctor asked incredulously.
"No I am not. I can not afford to be angry with her. I do not wish to give her a reason to take my child from me."
The doctor immediately calmed down after Seven was finished. He realized that this was something that Seven believed in strongly. It was not something he could force her into doing.
"Alright Seven, I won't bring it up again," the doctor said. "Since B'Elanna has offered to take you in I want you to go directly there. You will go to sleep as soon as you get there, and you will not leave those quarters except to eat."
"I will do as you say," Seven promised the doctor.
"Good, computer beam Seven of nine directly to B'Elanna Torres's quarters. Authorization alpha 5672." The doctor said before Seven had time to protest.
"I will go and inform B'Elanna of what is going on," the doctor said as he strolled out of sickbay.
"How will I talk B'Elanna into letting Seven stay with her?" the doctor said as he walked to engineering. He had to show B'Elanna that Seven needed to stay with her. Not only because Seven needed someone to take care of her for the pregnancy, but because Seven needed other people in her life. She would never be able to expand her humanity if she didn't experience it.
The doctor walked into engineering and started looking for B'Elanna. As the doors to engineering opened a second time the doctor turned around to see B'Elanna.
"B'Elanna just the person I wanted to speak to," the doctor said smiling.
"I'm kind of busy doc, make it fast," B'Elanna said impatiently
"It's about Seven, since you are the other parent I thought you should know. She collapsed shortly after the morning meeting. It was due to stress, and the speed of the pregnancy. For the duration of it she will need to relax, and stay in familiar surroundings."
"Don't worry about it doc, I got it covered," B'Elanna said trying to move past him.
"What do you have planned?" the doctor asked curiously.
"I've talked to Samantha Wildman. She said that Seven could stay with her."
"That may not be in her best interests B'Elanna. Seven's nanoprobes have sped up the pregnancy by roughly nine times. She needs someone around that knows enough about her borg systems to help her in case something happens."
"Let me guess, you want Seven to stay with me?" B'Elanna said catching on.
"Next to Seven you know the most about her borg systems," the doctor said hoping that B'Elanna would agree.
"She's only going to be staying until the baby is born right?" B'Elanna said finally giving in.
"Yes, she'll leave as soon as the baby is born. Until then please try to be nice to her. She's going to be sleeping for most of the time, and any stress she feels won't be good for her or the baby."
"Where is Seven now?" B'Elanna asked the doctor.
"She just had a stress related incident, so I sent her to your quarters to rest."
"What kind of stress related incident?"
"She had an argument with the Captain. She had to emergency transport to sickbay," the doctor said solemnly.
Even though B'Elanna and Seven didn't always get along she didn't want to see the younger woman get hurt. "Is she going to be okay?"
"She should be fine, provided she get some rest," the doctor assured her.
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"Doctor I do not-" Seven stopped speaking when she realized that the doctor had transported her.
"I hop that this will not anger the Lieutenant," Seven thought to herself as she sat down on the sofa. "I promised I would not burden her with helping me raise my child. It was the only reason she agreed not to terminate her."
Seven sighed as she looked around B'Elanna's quarters. This would probably be the closest that she would ever come to have a place of her own.
Seven lay down on the sofa and pulled the blanket around her. She hoped that she would be able to think of something to do after she was properly rested. Hopefully she would figure it out before she outstayed her welcome.
Just as Seven was about to fall asleep she heard loud voices coming from outside B'Elanna's quarters.
"Come on B'Elanna. Let's get a drink at Sardenes. We almost never spend any time together anymore," Tom whined.
"Look I told you Tom, I'm tired. Engineering was so backed up I didn't even get a chance to take a lunch break."
"You can get something to eat at Sardenes," Tom said grabbing her arm.
"Keep it down Tom, Seven is probably asleep. I can't just leave her here by herself. What if something happened while we were gone?" B'Elanna said as she opened the door.
Tom walked in behind B'Elanna, and moved to the sofa to sit down. When he got there he found Seven curled up on one end with a blanket wrapped around her. Even though Tom knew she was pregnant he still had to admit she looked amazing.
"Hi there Seven, how are you feeling?" he asked.
"I am feeling well, thank you Lieutenant," Seven said.
"Would you like to come down to Sardenes with us?" he asked before B'Elanna had a chance to interrupt.
To Be Continued.