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Part 26 of 36

In the next morning Marcus was already feeling much better and Stephen concluded to dismiss him to Susan's care in the evening of the day. Susan planned a particular surprise for him. She wanted to bring the matters from his quarter into her own, so that he could move in with her. She progressed immediately with that work. She went in Marcus' room and put his whole matters in cartons, which she brought then to her quarter. The chests were rather heavy. At the second chest she met with Stephen.

„What are you doing, Susan?"

„What's this looking like? I bring Marcus' belongings in my quarter."

„I don't think you will do that. Have you once heard of it, that pregnants should spare themselves? To carry heavy chests don't belong clearly to it. I help you."

„Stephen, that's very nice, but really not necessary. I know what I do." Susan defended.

„I don't think so. No objection, I help you now. I merely want that you think about you and the child. Is that so difficult to understand?"

Susan remained nothing else as to let her help from Stephen. After the last chest Susan began to put the stuff in her rooms. About afternoon she picked William up at Delenn's, where he had spent the night and the day. Then she cooked for Marcus. She covered the table and set up candles. When she was finished, she went with the small to MedLab.

„So, William. Now we are going to get your uncle and celebrate that he is among the living again. And perhaps it gives something else to celebrate."

Stephen and Marcus appeared very gladly over it, to be finally separated of each other. Susan brought Marcus in her quarter, what pleased him very.

„I have dreamt already since two years about this moment. I'm invited by Captain Ivanova into her quarter and I don't need to fear my life. And it has nothing to do with work."

„Don't be too happy too early. Perhaps you must fear your life later. Now sit down first so we can have dinner. I'm sure you want to have finally real food again, even if I can't serve such delicatessen like you."

„Susan, everything you cook and doesn't come through a tube into my body, is delightful. By the way everything looks very nicely. You have made real trouble."

„Look around somewhat more perhaps you will find something else." Marcus looked around in the room somewhat more closely and found in a shelf his books, his only passion. He found also some objects he had brought along from Minbar and Arisia.

„Susan, what has that to mean. Here are some of my belongings."

„I have allowed bringing your belongings to my quarter."

„Why?" he asked distractedly.

„First yours is too small for three persons and secondly my quarter has a real water shower. Now you don't have to smash yourself or get otherwise hurt to have a shower. I hope you have nothing against it. But I think it's better if you move in with me. I want to spend each minute with you."

„Susan, I don't have the least against it. I'm only surprised. I wouldn't have thought that you are in agreement with it so quickly. I would have thought that it lasts at least still a couple of months until you would be ready for it."

„Well it has changed much. Besides that we have perhaps not so much time." Susan sat at the table and they ate together. Marcus enjoyed the first real meal since several months and the company of his great love. Just as she wanted to clear the table again, it rang at her door. It were Michael and Lise.

„Hello Michael. I assume you don't want to visit Marcus?" Susan asked.

„Exactly. As you know, we had an arrangement. I will to redeem it now, if you have nothing against it."

„Naturally I have nothing against it, but I can't promise you, that he will really emerge. But I will try my best."

Susan asked the both of them into her quarter, although she would have spent rather the time alone with Marcus. Susan sat on a chair and called Jeffrey. After some attempts he hadn't yet appeared.

„Jeff, now get your sorry ass here! Here's somebody, who will talk to you. Therefore get here, if you want to protect me from a disaster." This last attempt helped. Finally the figure of Jeffrey Sinclair emerged. Marcus and Michael got up. Marcus bowed in the traditional minbari - greeting to his old mentor and Michael hugged his old friend.

„Jeff, it's good, to see you finally again. You would have been able to say goodbye at least, as you have disappeared in the past. And how do you look?"

„Michael, I had no other choice, but it was very difficult for me. These are the clothes of Valen, who I'm now. I'm the founder of everything the minbari believe in. Marcus, it's beautiful that you are on the feet again. Now my prophecy can go in fulfilment. And still much more." Jeffrey smiled at Susan. She threatened him raging with the finger.

„Entil'Zha, it's me an honour, to be your selected, but I haven't yet decided for the dream-chancer. It can be that I serve furthermore Delenn and the rangers."

„Marcus, you will decide. However now my friends, I must unfortunately go. There wait still many tasks for me. Just like for you all. Susan, you are doing your work already really good. Everything will change to the positive." Jeffrey said and began to disappear.

„Jeffrey, wait. I haven't thank you yet. You were it, who has sent me the thoughts with the healing devices, weren't you?"

„I have had nothing to do with these dreams. But I had my first visions of the future while I was sleeping. I have forecast you already at our first encounter, that you will have very soon this ability also."

„Then this I have seen in these dreams will all happen?" Susan asked curiously.

„With great probability these visions will come true. I hope it were good prophecies?" he asked smiling. Susan smiled back and Valen disappeared again back in his own time. Shortly later Michael and Lise also left. Final Susan and Marcus were alone.

„What kind of visions was that you had had?" he wanted to know.

„ Oh I wouldn't like to speak, about it now. Perhaps later, if you are at powers again. Let us go to bed now, so you can recover completely." Marcus grinned of joy.

„Oh no. We sleep. For something like that are you still too weak. We don't want that you are tomorrow with Stephen again. You have waited your whole life for me, what does than a couple of days count."

Marcus played insult. However he was really glad, that he could be with Susan. They went in Susan's bed and cuddled together. Little later they had fallen asleep.

Susan awakened with nausea. She got up and ran to the bath, where she vomited. Marcus was woken through noises from the bathroom. He saw on the other side of the bed and noticed that Susan was no more there. He got up and went to the bath. There he found Susan, as she vomited.

„Susan is everything okay with you?" he asked anxiously.

„Yes I'm only feeling a bit ill. I think it's the dinner!" she lied as she was feeling better.

„Lay down again, I will get Stephen."

„No, Marcus. I'm fine. No reason to wake Stephen."

Marcus gave it a hit, since he knew how senseless it was fighting with her. However he insisted on it, that she went to bed again and he brought her an easy breakfast. Susan gave it a hit, besides that she was awful hungry. Little later Marcus came back with a tray. There were toast, jam and fresh orange juice on it.

„Marcus, you shouldn't spoil me like this. You know I only need a cup of coffee in the morning."

„I know, but because you are sick, I have thought, you can once breakfast something other than that."

„I'm not sick. I was only feeling ill. And now come to me and eat with me."

After breakfast Marcus went to Stephen for one more examination. Stephen declared him for completely healthy. He could do easy works again, if he would pay attention to himself.

„Stephen can I ask you something?" he said leaving.

„What can I do for you?"

„What's wrong with Susan? She had had this breakdown and as far as I know it wasn't the only one. And earlier today she has vomited. I'm worried about her. I know that something isn't correct with her, but she doesn't want to tell it me."

„Unfortunately I can tell you also nothing. Susan is my patient and I have to be silent about her condition. Ask her once more. I'm sure, that she will tell you."

When Marcus entered Susan's quarter again, she sat on the sofa. In one arm she had William, who cheerfully played with a pen and in the other hand she held her documents about the dream-chancer. As he came more closely, he noticed, that she slept. Carefully he took the child off. Thereby she became awake.

„Oh, Marcus. Are you already back? What time is it?"

„It's already afternoon. You have slept, when I have come in. What's the matter with you, Susan? I know that something isn't correct. Therefore please, tell it me."

„Why do you think that something isn't correct?" she asked to be able to delay the conversation a bit.

„I'm not stupid, Susan. First these attacks then you are always tired and that this morning wasn't the meal of the evening, it was well to me."

„Okay I will tell you. But it's better, if you sit down. It will be quite a shock."

Susan took a break. She considered, how she could tell it Marcus in the best way.

„I don't know, how I should tell it you."

„Is it so bad? Please tell it me simply. I want to know, what wrong with you is."

„The matter is that I'm pregnant. Marcus, we get a baby!"

Marcus examined her. It lasted some minutes, until he could say something.

„Good fun. Now tell me please, what wrong with you is."

„It was no fun. Stephen has controlled it three times. I didn't want to believe it personally, but it's true. We have created a baby, without really sleeping together. I have asked Jeff for that reason. He says, this has been possible, because we have very strong abilities. Believe me, I didn't want to believe it in the beginning also. But now, where the sickness has inserted, no other choice remains me as to believe this. And I don't think that Stephen can deceive three times."

„We get a baby! I can believe it hardly. I become a father! My entire wishes have come true. All but one."

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