Part 34
The ship of the president couple was going to land on the next day about lunchtime. Marcus had persuaded Stephen to it that he would prepare lunch for all in their house, while he would pick up the both with Susan and William. They could celebrate the meeting at meal.
Susan, Marcus and William waited for that the White - Star ship to land. When it was finally there and the both had alit, they greeted them.
„I hope you have nothing against it, if we invite you for lunch. We have already prepared everything." Susan asked with a smile on her lips.
„No, on the contrary. I am starved." Delenn answered.
Marcus flew them to their house. Inside it smelled for delightful meal.
„How did you manage this so quickly?" John wanted to know.
„We had some help." Marcus said without further explaining.
When all had sat down, the guests noticed, that a cover too much was laid down.
„Do you expect somebody else?" John asked.
„ Not Really. He is already here. I will see where he has hidden." Marcus got up and looked for Stephen. He found him in the garden, where he looked at the beauty of the area.
„You can do this later. We want to eat."
Together they went inside. Stephen followed Marcus.
„I have found him!" he called into the dining room. John and Delenn turned around curiously. Then they discovered Stephen and were surprised.
„What are you doing here, Stephen? I think you wanted to look for a new task." John asked.
„I have found a new task here. I'm the new doctor in the training - compound and teach the minbari."
At lunch Stephen told them the whole story, how he has stranded on Minbar. They could hardly believe it, that there was so much fate and looked at Marcus.
„Oh, no. Of course I have desired that he comes with us to Minbar, but I have nothing to do with it, that his ship has flown directly here. Although the idea could thoroughly come from me! In any case I am more than glad, that he is here now. Now I know that Susan and the twins are in good hands. And I also, if I should need medical help again." Marcus defended himself.
„What surely won't last long.", Delenn teased him.
All others laughed.
In the next weeks they met at each possible chance. Stephen had begun his work in the compound and felt there quite well. About lacking work he couldn't complain. There were enough to do and the minbari were very hungry to learn more from Stephen. He spent his free time mostly with it, to instruct them.
John had covered the headquarters and regulated his tasks as president from there.
Delenn still worried a bit about the rangers, even if she didn't took over so many tasks like before. Thereby she looked for a successor for her.
Really she had always thought that Marcus would take over this job, but he had now his own determination.
Susan and Marcus spent their entire time with the dream-chancer. In the last couple of weeks the amount of them had almost doubled. They had now dream-chancer of almost each known race.
Susan worried about the administration and some easy representative tasks. Marcus took over everything, which in his opinion was to straining for Susan. He worried also about the fight classes for the dream-chancer. This task was especially much fun for him.
Their limited free time they spent to buy matters for the twins and William who could now run and was going on their nerves. He also began to speak first words, even if you need much fantasy to understand them.
One evening after work Stephen visited Susan and Marcus. He was completely excited.
„Stephen, what has happened?" Susan asked.
„I have fallen in love! She is student of mine. Her name is Tamara. She is simply wonderful."
„Tamara? Do you now also teach humans?" Marcus wanted to know.
„No, she is a hybrid of minbari and human Her mother is from Earth. From Chicago just like me. We have a date tomorrow."
„I'm happy for you. Perhaps she is the right woman for you. Much luck for tomorrow and keep us up to date." Susan said.
In the next few days they didn't see Stephen very often. Most time he spent with Tamara. Susan and Marcus wanted to meet her and invited the both to them for dinner. Stephen couldn't call it off.
As they saw Tamara, they knew, what Stephen had meant. She was really very beautiful. Her skin was light-brown. She had brown eyes, a beautifully formed bone crest hidden by the black hair.
„Tamara these are two of my best friends, Marcus Cole and his wife Susan. We were all together on Babylon 5. Marcus is the reason, why I'm really here."
„Tamara, nice to meet you finally. Come in. The table is already covered. Marcus has cooked."
Stephen led Tamara in the dining room which was in a wonderfully romantic mood.
During the meal they conversed. Tamara wanted to know everything about Stephen and the station. Susan was only too gladly to tell her everything.
She might hope that the both had a common future.
When they were leaving in the early morning Susan gave her the hand.
Suddenly she had the feeling of getting no air more. It became black in front of her eyes, however then a picture appeared; Stephen and Tamara on Babylon 5 in front of Brother Theo. It was their wedding.
Marcus noticed the change in Susan and asked her anxiously, if she was okay. Also Stephen was worried.
„No need to worry. I'm fine. A baby had just stepped me stronger than usual and I was rather frightened. You see, nothing happens." she lied to them.
When Stephen and Tamara had left, Marcus asked Susan.
„I don't believe that a baby has stepped you. Up until now you had never such problems. So, what was the matter? Are you alright? Should I get Stephen?"
„You are right. It was no step. I think I had just a vision. When I had given Tamara my hand, I have seen her and Stephen on the station. They were getting married. Since it's impossible, that it has already happened, it will have been a pre-motion for the future."
„Then we want to hope, that you are right and they will be happy with each other. And now you go to bed and rest. I don't want that something happens."
Susan did like to be commanded; however she pulled Marcus with her...
Susan and Delenn approached their probable giving birth date. Marcus and John had taken a free time for this, so that they could be there for their wives in the emergency.
Stephen had organized, that he could arrange a room in the training - compound as delivery room. Both houses were closely enough to the compound that they could be there in time.
