Chapter 22
"Life's Kaliedoscopes""
When Lily arrives home from school Deanna is sleeping on her bed. Her covers were held tightly against her chest. Lily peered through the open door she knew something wasn't right with her mother she just couldn't tell what. As Lily began to exit Deanna's room she is startled with the sound of the door. Bolting up in bed Deanna cried out Lily's name.
"Lily is that you honey?"
"Yes mommy I'm sorry I woke you up maybe you should go back to sleep?"
"No I need to get up anyway I'll get your dinner."
Lily looks into her mother eyes seeing the pain. They were red from Deanna crying.
"Mommy are you okay?"
"Um…yes I was just missing your daddy."
"I miss him to mommy."
"He should be home by now maybe something's happened to him."
"Daddy promised me that he would come back. I promised him I would take care of you too. So I'm going to. I'll get dinner for us you just relax I don't think daddy would mind if we eat in here."
"I'm sure he wouldn't."
Lily smiles and places her book bag on the chair in her mother's room. Looking over to her mother she saw her mother closing her eyes. She was right something was wrong with her mom very wrong. Lily moves over to the replicator and orders dinner while Deanna sits up against the back of her bed. A few seconds later Lily brings her mother's food to her. Then she gets her own dinner taking a seat on the stand in her mother's room. Deanna took her fork and pushed the food around on the plate.
"Mommy you have to eat. If I was the one pushing my food around on my plate you would be saying the same."
"I know I have to eat I'm just not hungry today. Maybe when I feel better I'll get something to eat."
"Mommy why don't you get something from Dr. Jay'Cel to make you feel better? When I was sick he gave me medicine and I felt better."
"Lily I don't think any medicine will help me this time but thanks for suggesting it."
"Its okay mommy you would do the same for me."
Later that evening Lily was ready for bed coloring another picture when Deanna came it to kiss her goodnight. Deanna was still in a lot of pain but she kept it hidden from her daughter. When Lily heard the door close she looked up at her mother. She was very pale and she looked like she had a fever but Lily didn't say anything. If her mother wanted to let her know if she was sick she would tell her herself.
"Hi mommy, are you feeling better?"
"A little I had some dinner a little while ago."
"I'm glad. When will daddy be home?"
"He's on his way he should be here in a few days. They found the missing crew member but they were taken hostage. Captain Picard tricked the guard into unlocking the doors to the cells and got the keys everyone came back no one was seriously injured. Your father had a broken arm and leg but it healed over the weeks he was away."
"I'm so happy maybe daddy can make you feel better. Are you going to tell him about my new sister?"
"Lets get him settled in first then we both can tell him is that alright?"
"Yes."
"Now get to bed I'll tuck you in and kiss you good-night I'll see you in the morning."
Lily climbed up on her bed and Deanna tucked her in giving her a kiss on the forehead before dimming the lights and closing the door.
"If only I didn't loose the baby. I would be so much happier when you came home."
The words brought tears to her eyes as she headed to her room.
TBC…Chapter 23
