Chapter 28

"Secret of my Heart"

Wil and Deanna move over to the couch as Lily remains playing in her bedroom nearby. Deanna takes a deep breath and places her hand on Wil's knee he then places his hand on her hand.

"It has been so difficult since you went away. I was terrified that I would never see you again or that Lily would lose yet another father."

"Dee I told you that I would be home. I promised that I would find Captain Picard and come home safely to your open arms. Have I ever broken a promise to you since I've known you."

"Of course you haven't but you went on a deadly mission to an unknown world. How could I not worry that something could have happened to you. We finally were together and one of your first missions puts you in so much danger."

"Dee that is part of being in Starfleet. You knew that when you joined it isn't any different then it is now."

"I just love you so much Wil. I couldn't imagine my life without you."

"You don't have to worry about me. I'm okay I came back safe and unharmed. But most importantly I came home to you and our daughter. I never went on an away mission that you weren't in my thoughts the whole time."

"I didn't think it would be so hard not to have you in my arms every morning."

"I will always be here for you Deanna. Now and forever you have made me the happiest man in the world. I love you Dee."

"I love you too I have always loved you, I never stopped loving you."

Lily comes out of her room and sees her mother's tears.

"Mommy are you alright?"

Deanna recovers and wipes the stray tears from her eyes and smiles at Lily.

"Yes Lily I'm fine now that your father is home with us."

"Mommy you should know one thing about daddy. He always comes home to us."

Deanna is touched my her daughters words, she is growing up so fast soon she'll be leaving them.

"Oh Lily you are growing up so fast."

"I will always be your baby mamma even when I get old you can count on me."

"It's true Dee, look what our daughter has become. There is so much she still can do it's never to late."

"Mamma we are a family and family's always are there for each other always. There isn't anything we can't handle together."

"You're right we are a family. I just don't think I could take another loss."

Wil is taken aback by her words and soon becomes worried. Deanna soon realized what she has just said and try quickly to recover before Wil figures out what she meant.