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AFTER THIRTY DAYS - by YANNIK.
Chapter Ten – B'ELANNA.
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It was almost end of beta shift when B'Elanna finished all the basic repairs in Engineering, and decided to catch a couple of hours of sleep. There was still a lot to do, but she'd learned over the years, that a little bit of rest here and there, somehow made working faster overall. And she had been up for more than twenty four hours now, having adjusted her shifts to Tom's schedule, and usually sleeping during beta shift lately.
She didn't even bother to call the lights on, as she entered Tom's quarters, so she was startled by his soft voice calling "lights, thirty percent", and illumination beaming softly. He was sitting on the couch. Waiting for her?
"What'cha…" she wanted to ask, but he spoke along with her.
"Tired?"
"If not exhausted. How's Sue?"
"You heard? She's fine. She's back in her quarters, but Doc forbade her to work for the next day or two."
"Gee" she sighed sitting beside him. "I didn't even have the time to check up on anybody in all that mess. The others?"
"They're all fine. You'll have most of your crew back in the morning."
"You know that's not what matters! I want to know if they feel okay."
"They do. You? Have you eaten anything?"
"No. but I'd rather get some sleep first." She got up and stretched her back. "You comin'?" she asked, already walking towards the bedroom, and expecting him to be right behind her.
"In a second" he answered still from the couch.
That disappointed her. She needed him in their bed! She turned.
"Tom?"
"All right." He crawled up and followed her.
What did she need him for anyway? Not for sex, she was too worn out for that.
"Mmm… A massage would be it" she whispered, not realizing, she was thinking aloud.
"Anytime milady. Water shower maybe?"
She smiled at the thought. And at his gentleness. But she didn't have time and she really needed rest. After quick sonic shower she lay flat on her stomach, while he sat on her butt and started gently caressing her skin, with relaxing strokes.
"Computer, wake me up in three hours" she mumbled into the pillow, hoping that computer would make something out of it and wake her up. Just before she drifted off into sleep, she realized gamma shift was starting in a little over an hour, so Tom wouldn't have much sleep either. But that was his choice, wasn't it? He shouldn't have waited for her…
When she woke up three hours later, their quarters were empty and sole. The replicator shimmered however, apparently preprogrammed, producing orange juice, a bowl of cereal and pach'ra eggs. Best things to get you started.
How sweet…
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