Chapter 26
"I Never Lost as Much"
Deanna turns around at the sound of Riker's voice. Trying to figure out how she was going to get herself out at this jam. Wil walks up to her and places his hand on her shoulder.
"Tell me what Deanna?"
"Its nothing Wil you don't need to worry about it."
"Imzadi we have never kept secrets from each other before why now?"
Deanna places her hand on Wil's and removes it from her shoulder.
"It's just something personal you know just between women."
"Okay "woman" was all I needed to hear. I hope while I was away you didn't have too much trouble with Lily."
"Are you kidding she is the light of my life she's amazing."
"So what did you talk to her about?"
"Nothing really she was really curious about my family and my sister Kestra. She even asked about Barin."
"What did you tell her?"
"Just the usual about how I had a big sister and she passed away when I was just a baby; and how I wanted to have another sibling for as long as I could remember, and finally one day he was here."
"That must have gotten her excited to learn about an uncle and an aunt. I didn't have much of family in my life. My father was gone a lot from the time I was 12 and I took care of myself. I don't want her to have the kind of life I had."
Deanna hugs Wil are rest her head on his chest. She couldn't believe she got out of that. Now all she had to do was stall him a few more days; beginning with talking with Lily about the baby, and how she wanted to tell him about it, if there were one.
"Don't worry Wil; Lily won't have a family like that. The only time that you'll be away is when you have assignments from Starfleet but most of those we will take her with us if we can."
"My father was away a lot on Starfleet business then one day he never came home and then 30 years later he shows up on the Enterprise. He missed so much of my life and I don't want Lily to miss any of it. I know we aren't her biological parents but something about her just reminds me of my mother. She was sweet and kind had a great sense of humor I think that's where I got it; then one day she went away and like you I never understood why until it was too late."
"I don't think that Lily really cares who her biological parents were as long as she has us. Even to Lily so much has changed over the last few months she's been with us. Maybe Lily chose us to be her new parents without even knowing."
"Maybe"
Wil and Deanna kiss as the head into Lily's room to check on her. One day down a few more to go Deanna thought.
TBC...Chapter 27
