= XIII =

"Doctor Sullivan" the man who had been sitting down in a café chair stood as he saw the woman before him. Mira smiled and shook his out stretched hand. "Mr. Harewood." she greeted and he gave a quick nod of his head.

"Thank you for meeting me. I'm sorry for calling you away from your daughter." Mira apologized, she was indeed very sorry about it but the man simply shook his head. "No it's okay. You've helped so much already. I brought what you asked for…" He said handing over the bag beside his bed. "May I ask why you wanted something like this?" he asked and Mira sighed taking it from him and thought before she answered. "I'm trying to help some people but I can't do it openly. It's no one bad but yeah…" she told him simply and that seemed to do the trick. Harewood nodded his understanding at her and smiled before slouching back down into his chair.

"Thank you for this really but that wasn't the only reason I asked you here. I think I have something. It's not a breakthrough or outright cure but it might help." Mira told him as she pulled out her personal PADD and sent him some documents. "I've already sent the sample to her doctor" Mira told the man and he smiled at her. "Thank you." he told her. Mira looked up from her PADD and smiled before she handed it over to him so he could read it.


"You didn't bring me back anything?" the CO said, lips pouting and making Mira cringed as she looked at him. "I need these to be filled." She told the man as she sent over the requisition orders, quickly looking down to his PADD and then back to her the man raised a brow. "These aren't for Harrison?" he asked and Mira shook her head. "No, I'm advancing a medical compound and I need all that to do it." she told him and the man just smirked, leaning back in his chair as he crossed his arms over his chest. 'Just sign it so I can leave you creepy old bastard.' Mira thought bitterly.

She just wanted to get this over with so she can go back to her quarters and get to work. "Why do you need all that tech?" he questioned her and Mira simply sighed at him. "Because the compound also needs tech to run. Thanks to the Commander, I have some ideas on how to make it better. I would go into detail but I don't want to bore you." Mira said sweetly, trying to hide her disdain just a little.

She honestly hadn't minded the man but when Khan had pointed out what he wanted from her Mira had begun to notice the leering and the things he sometimes let slip. She recalled the time he had nearly outright said she blew herself up. Mira was pulled out of her thoughts when the CO spoke. "Please do bore away." he told her and Mira just sighed. "The Commander also said he needed some help. Hate to keep him waiting." she said and the CO stood up straight at that, he got what she meant. Khan wasn't a big deal.

Marcus, however, was and if the CO kept Khan waiting it meant he was making Marcus wait for something. The man nodded quickly signing off on all the papers and sending Mira on her way finally. Mira quickly strode down the corridors to her quarters so she could get started right away but stopped when she saw an officer coming towards her and stopped him. "Excuse me, can you do me a favor?" Mira asked politely, the young man nodded his head. "Of course Ma'am." "Are you new?" she asked him honestly curious. She couldn't recall seeing his face before but then she doesn't have much contact with anyone really, Mira mostly deals with the CO and Khan. The only people she saw on a regular basis was the CO and some engineers who were working here. "Yes Ma'am, I was transferred in a week ago." he told her and Mira nodded her head "Okay, well you can call me doctor." Mira smiled at him.

"Yes... Doctor" he said unsure for a moment which caused Mira to laugh. "Anyway I was hoping you could deliver a message to… Commander Harrison." she asked, having to stop herself from saying Khan out loud but thankfully the man didn't notice the pause and nodded his head.

"He needs a check up, so tell him to meet me in sickbay in about three hours please." Mira requested politely and once again received a nod and then he was off and Mira was back on her way to her quarters. Once there, she went straight to her room. She locked her door behind her and began pulling out all of the tools and devices from the bag Harewood had given her that morning. Mira had called him yesterday, putting in her request. She had been surprised that he had accepted at all or that he would have it the next day. Mira took a moment to organize everything that now lay on her floor before pulling out the schematics she needed and setting herself to work.


Khan continued to stare over the schematics, making mental improvements as he went but was pulled from his thought by the hiss of the door. He expected it to be Mira but instead there stood a regular officer. "Sir, you have been requested by Doctor Sullivan to go to sickbay for a check up in three hours." the young man said. Khan nodded his head and then glared at the young man. "Why did she not tell me this herself?" he questioned harshly and the officer just shrugged his shoulders. "She looked busy?" he offered and then left quickly before Khan could say anything else. He let out an annoyed sigh before turning back to his work. 'Of course she interrupts my work.' Khan muttered to himself bitterly. He was getting annoyed playing this game or at least today he was.

Normally he couldn't care, he would play to his hearts content but today… no, not today. Today he had woken in a bad mood. His dreams hadn't allowed him to sleep, haunting him with dreams of her. It had taken nearly all his power not to snap at her or snap her neck when he had left his room that morning. Thankfully the woman seemed to have plans and left rather quickly without a word. Khan sighed inwardly, it hadn't been the first time she haunted his dreams, it had just been the first time the feelings that came with them kept haunting him afterwards. He had felt guilty, guilty for using her, for not believing her; and no matter how hard he tried to remind himself that she was sent there to use and control him, he could not, despite knowing this make the feeling go away. Each dream was different, nothing ever repeating but they had centered around her.

The first time Khan had dreamed of her, it had been nothing amazing or special; he was just helping her with a solution, much like they had done before. Back when he had believed she was who she appeared to be. The second, they were in their quarters. She on the couch, eyes closed as she was listening to him read a book out loud. That was before he had decided to advance their relationship, after that the dreams seemed to take on a more sexual aura. Though some were still rather innocent, at least to his standards. Others had him battling the need to actually go to her and bend her over a table and take her then and there, to feel her around him. Last night's dream however had been all too innocent, they were laying on a couch, -the surrounding different, nothing looked familiar to him- a light blanket tossed over them as they rested, neither wanting to move.

It had been nothing special to start with but the end, what had awakened him wouldn't leave his mind, what made him feel guilty and he could not figure out why. Mira had looked a little older then she did now, she had turned and looked at him, smiling her usual smile. She took his hand, placing it over her slightly swollen stomach. She had asked. 'Looking forward to being a Dad?' and that had jolted him awake. Khan knew it wasn't just a silly dream, that it was his subconscious trying to tell him something, but he just wasn't sure what and it was driving him insane.

Taking a deep breath in and releasing it slowly, Khan looked around his lab, moving his hand to his hair to slick back the few strands that fell around his forehead. His gaze locking on the digital clock that was by the door; it was two in the afternoon and she wanted him in sickbay at five. Khan had contemplated just not going, pretending he had never been told this information and would be happy to just piss her off but then he smirked, realizing this could be a grand opportunity for him.


Mira had arrived a little late to sickbay, she had kept her eye on the clock but time still seemed to slip by as she completed what she needed to even do this. Mira let out a sigh as she walked in the door. Once it was closed, she quickly locked the door behind her. Mira had cleared out the sickbay just for this, not wanting to be interrupted her, well not wanting to be interrupted by the doctor who knew what she was holding in her hands.

"Sorry I'm late, I was just wrapping something up." she said rounding the medical curtain and stopped in her tracks once she gave Khan a once over. Instantly, Mira snapping her head up to look at the ceiling. "Khan where are your clothes?" she asked quickly and heard a chuckle escape his lips. "I was told you were going to conduct a physical exam." he told her and Mira shook her head quickly not trusting herself to look at him. "No, just a regular check up, you can put your clothes back on." she told him and heard another chuckle "Are you like this with all your male patients, Doctor?" Khan asked which caused Mira to look at him, trying very hard to keep her gaze solely on his face. "No, just I didn't expect this… Umm clothes?" she questioned again and Khan shook his head. "I am in need of a physical check up. I have not had one since my awakening." he informed her and Mira let out a loud sigh.

'This is gonna be a long checkup.' she thought before nodding her head to him. "Okay… well just stand still for a minute and then we'll get to the rest of it." she told him as she held out the modified PADD in her hands as it began to scan his body. Mira kept her gaze on the screen but occasionally found herself staring at Khan for a few seconds. After a few moments, the scan was done and Mira put it down, taking a step towards Khan as she began -to her ever growing discomfort- his physical exam. "Miracle." Khan said trying to catch her attention but Mira would not for the life of her look at him. "Yes Khan?" she said after a minute but didn't receive a response, not really. He let out a sigh. "Do I truly make you so comfortable?" he asked her, sounding a little hurt. This caused Mira to look at him, a frown on her lips. "No, of course not." she said quickly but it didn't seem to satisfy him, that same hurt look still on his features.

"Do you not like me then? Am I not appealing to you?" he questioned her some more and Mira quickly shook her head "No, God no. Of course I like you and you are very appealing. I mean anyone would find you appealing" Mira told him, she hadn't realized that her actions may offend him but she thought starring wouldn't exactly be polite either. "Why would you think I don't?" Mira asked him, stopping her actions so she could simply look at him and wait for his answer. "Because you always flinch away from me, you seemed to not even want to look at my body." he told her and Mira shook her head at him, stumbling over her words. "No... I don't… I mean I do… I… ugh!" Mira let out a loud groan of frustration, rubbing her eyes before she took a breath and looked at him again. "I know that this is pretend, that it means Marcus wont bug you but it's just… I don't… I can't fake my emotions… this is coming out wrong." Mira muttered to herself before she took a big breath and looked away from Khan, it seemed looking at him wasn't helping her at all. "I'm getting attached and I know it's silly but yeah… I was just trying to distance myself… that's all. As for your body… it's just rude to stare and yeah…" Mira told him, trying to avoid his gaze now that she let the truth out.

"Miracle." Khan said her name quietly, seeming stunned by the information she had just told him but she didn't want to look at him to actually check. That was mainly because she was sure her face was as red as a tomato. "Miracle." Khan said her name again in the same tone, this time however he brought his hand to her cheek, turning her to face him and instantly Mira saw the smoldering look in his eyes. "You should not be ashamed of what you feel." he told her as he leaned his forehead against hers. Mira instantly closed her eyes at the contact but shook her head. "I don't… I just… I know you don't, you wont feel the same way I do and it's silly." she told him honestly, instantly feeling Khan shake his head no. "You are assuming I feel nothing towards you?" he asked, told her and Mira nodded her head.

"I'm basically your jailer. I work under the man who is tormenting you. I'd think it's safe to say you'd hate me." she told him, opening her eyes slightly to look at him but instantly closed them again when she saw that heated look to his eyes was still there. Khan shook his head again "You would be wrong." he told her slowly, leaning in and kissing her lips lightly for a moment before pulling back again.

"I have come to care for you Miracle, deeper then I thought I would." he said, picking his words with special care as he let them roll off his tongue and pass through his lips.

"Your emotions are not silly because I feel them as well." his tone uncomfortable and Mira could feel the tension rolling off of him. "I can't promise you anything, I can't promise you normalcy but I can try if you want." Khan spoke, his words echoing with that promise. Mira just stood still, she wasn't sure what to do, what to say to that. "I don't…" she began but was cut off by a chaste kiss from Khan "You do not need to tell me your answer, just think about it." he asked of her and Mira nodded quickly. This time it was her turn to lean in and place a kiss on his lips. It was only supposed to be a quick innocent kiss but Khan had chased after her lips, like she had done to him so long ago it seemed now. Mira contemplated pulling away completely but the thought was pushed out of her head when she felt Khan's tongue trace over bottom lip. Mira separated her lips and felt his tongue press against hers.

The kiss only seemed to grow more heated as time went on. Khan moving Mira so she was now nestled between his legs and he had better control over her. Mira moved her arms to wrap around his neck, one hand going to his hair, entangling her fingers in his black locks. Khan's hands kept moving around her body until he rested his right hand between her shoulder blades, pressing her to him and his right hand, skating up and down the side of her body. However every time it would dip down, he pushed his limits, fingers edging closer and closer to the hem of her uniform skirt. Mira wasn't entirely sure what snapped in her but she pulled her left hand from around his neck and placed it over his, pushing his hand down over the hem of her skirt and then under and released it, allowing him to do whatever he wished.

Once Mira released his hand, she had decided to do some exploring of her own. Her fingertips skating across his thigh and only moving forward and around but stopped when she got to his back, having to pull herself away from his lips to catch her breath. Khan, however, kept kissing her. Lips locking onto her neck as his other hand began to lower on her body until he reached her thigh. Much like before, Khan grabbed hold of both her thighs and holstered her up, instead of a table, this time he seated her on top of his lap. A self satisfied smirk plastered on the inside as she let out a small moan at the contact.

Mira turned her head back to capture Khan's lips with hers once again, missing the feeling of them all too strongly but she didn't care. The tension that had been building up inside her was slowly being released. Mira let out a sigh of relief when she ground her hips into his and caused a small groan to escape Khan's lips but all to suddenly Mira was pulled out of it by a voice over the speakers. "Doctor Sullivan, it's past the thirty minutes you said you would need." the voice spoke out, causing Mira push Khan slightly away from her, looking up to the ceiling and cringing.

Mira quickly got off of Khan and went to the panel, pressing a button. "Sorry about that, the Commander requested a physical exam since he hadn't had one in months. I'll need another minute or two. I am so sorry for the inconvenience." Mira told to the Nurse on the other side, praying that her voice didn't leave any hints as to what she had just been doing. Lifting her finger from the button, Mira stepped back and took a deep breath before turning and walking back over to Khan who did not look at all happy but shrugged it off as he reached for her. Mira shook her head and stepped out of his reach again.

"I need to do this exam and I just said two minutes." she told him and then that unhappy look appeared on his face again before he nodded. "Later." he told her and Mira simply nodded, trying to still the blush that was threatening to spill over her cheeks while she finished up his exam in record time.