Epilogue
As they materialized onto the planet's surface, Kathryn drew in a sharp breath and instantly began to run her hands down her body. "Oh phew," she muttered, looking haphazardly to the heavens as if to thank whatever deity that was up there she was still in one piece.
Seven noticed this, and her ocular implant slowly rose. "You are fine, are you not?" she questioned, amused by her wife's antics.
"Seven, Darling," Kathryn began, her tone somewhat degrading. "I know you have that perfect memory of yours, so come on you have to know that I was going to worry."
Seven dropped the gear she was holding and turned toward her spouse so she could slip her arms around her waist. "And I told you I have been studying nonstop on how to get our transporters through this planet's storm, but with this ship's new and advanced technology it really wasn't a problem."
Kathryn exhaled and relaxed in her wife's arms for a moment, then tilted up and kissed her gently before she pulled away to survey her surroundings. "Wow," she rasped. "I never thought we'd ever be back here," she said, gazing at the neon pinks that floated around the tranquil waters. "But I'm glad we are, and not outside this little garden area, because I never want to endure that heat again."
"I agree, it is something isn't it? Out there no life and we barely survived it, but in here it's perfect," she said and noticed a little trepidation on her wife's features and moved to stand next to her. "Are you having second thoughts?"
Kathryn hesitated as she drew in another breath. "I can't help it; I mean, I worry for you. I know you had complications with Selene, and I never want you to go through this if it means your life is at risk." Her voice cracked.
Seven dipped her head, her face sincere. "We have already been through this, and with all the new medical advances, we know it is slim that it will happen again. Plus, I am aware of it, and I will work less in my last trimester."
"That's right, and I actually requested that you don't work at all," Kathryn firmly voice, her jaw clenched as she sucked in another breath.
A tiny smile filled Seven's lips and she moved to stand behind the smaller woman and then pulled her closer, her front snuggled against Kathryn's back. "We agreed before we transported here that this is what we want. We agreed how better this will be…no poking and prodding in some damn lab. We truly are lucky, Kathryn."
"I know that," Kathryn huffed, turning in Seven's arms, as her own snuck around her spouse's neck. Her blue grey eyes now softened. "I love you Seven, and never doubt that, and that I do want this, I just ….well you know me," she groaned.
Seven quirked a smile. "I do know you, and I love you, even if you tend to overly worry." She reached up and cupped Kathryn's cheek and kissed her, as her other hand traveled down her back and lightly squeezed her other cheek.
Kathryn slightly gasped in their kiss; making her mouth fall open and Seven took advantage of it, her tongue meeting Kathryn's. She was ready to guide her toward the water and rip the clothes off of her body so she could kiss every inch of her.
"Darling," Kathryn slipped out panting. "You know we have 8 hours here by ourselves. No need to rush this, and you did say this is our honeymoon since we never had one. Don't you think I…we… deserve a little romance too?" She now glanced around the area. "We haven't set anything up yet." She kicked the hard ground. "I am getting too old to be rolling around naked on this surface."
Seven smirked and took a few steps away to swipe her com badge. "Captain Janeway to Ensign Wightman?"
"Go ahead, Captain."
"Please transport the packages I had arranged."
"Right away."
In no time there were two large crates that were transported to the surface. "So," Seven now looked back to her wife. "Why don't you …" she started, and then removed an item from the bag. "Take a dip, and let that water rush over you while I set up camp for us," Seven rasped, handing Kathryn a soft robe.
Kathryn took the garment in her hands and her eyes went wide as she noticed right away what it was. "Where did you get this?"
"I've been saving it for you…..I had a friend of mine deliver it to me after our night at the farmhouse. I noticed how much you liked mine," she winked.
Kathryn ran her hands over the fine silk and then held it against her chest. "This is a lovely gift, Seven, thank you." She drew close to her wife and kissed the blonde's lips.
"You're welcome, but I'd rather you really thank me…uh later….. when I see you in it."
Kathryn felt that flow thorough her. Normally they were somewhat like this, but being on this surface again, the sensual, sexual sensations were already starting to stir deeply in her, and she wasn't even in the water yet. She swallowed and turned to go and undress when she pivoted back. "Are you sure you don't want any help?"
Seven slowly shook her head. "I will be joining you shortly, Kathryn. Besides I am Borg, and I am pretty sufficient."
Kathryn haughtily grinned, "Yes you are," she said sultry, then puckered her lips for her wife and blew her a kiss. "See you soon Darling."
In Seven's absence Kathryn undressed and laid out her robe to slip on once she returned from the water. She then slowly began to glide into the shimmering lagoon. She thought about their future, and what they would need to do to prepare themselves if this worked a second time.
Once again Kathryn was starting to get second thoughts when a blaze of hot flesh and quiet grunts of erotic breaths mingled around her as with twisted flashes of Seven making love to her floated through her memory. Her fingertips felt hot as they touched her lips, desire instantly rushing heavily through her veins.
She was so hot, almost feverish with need, and the coolness of this water was no match for it. Her insides quivered, and the need in her rose so high she wasn't sure she could come down from it. She moaned as treacherous fingers began to slip down the slope of her chest, then eased further south where she needed them so desperately.
"Kathryn," she heard her name like a siren, pulling her with such a force that she was certain to drown if she didn't answer.
Before Kathryn could find her wife, soft lips touched the side of her neck and with it she couldn't contain the way her body shivered. "Don't tell me you were going to start without me?" she groaned, as she continued to kiss and suck at Kathryn's exposed skin.
Kathryn's ragged breath came out in short bursts; she couldn't believe how much more she wanted this woman. Everything seemed so elevated, and she didn't think it was possible to want someone this much, yet she never wanted it to stop.
"I'm," she barely got out before spinning around in the water so she could gaze upon her wife. "Seeevvvn," she exhaled, nostrils flaring. "I need…"
Seven knew exactly what she needed, and she was beyond ready before she got into the water. Now she was afraid she might implode right there if she didn't have this woman, this beautiful being that she was now free to call her wife.
She would have acknowledged how happy she was if every nerve in her body wasn't on fire. "I love you, Kathryn, I always have," she scarcely breathed. "And always will."
"Oh, Darling," Kathryn said wanting to tell her more, but it seemed she couldn't find her words. She just slipped her lips over her spouse's in a bruising kiss, making the fire that burned inside her flare up higher, and when Seven moaned into her mouth, she almost came right then. "We bett..ree," she managed, before getting swept up by Seven's mouth and arms.
Kathryn wanted Seven to consume her, to be intertwined together for eternity, yet as she felt her inside of her… and their bodies moving in unison….. it was still not enough.
Feeling the pulsating quivers of her climax, which was strong, but not strong enough. Somehow Seven sensed it, because seconds later she was being held in her arms as they emerged from the water to their makeshift camp.
She didn't even get to enjoy how romantic Seven had made it for her; all that mattered was this moment in time, the two of them making love until the fire within them slowed, because she knew it would never burn out.
…
Only drifting between wake, and sleep Seven smiled against the softness of Kathryn's upper chest and throat and quietly groaned with contentment. She inhaled her wife's scent as she lightly placed a kiss to the skin that still held a sheen of sweat to it.
"Seven," Kathryn murmured, fingers drifting idly down her wife's back. Lazily she sighed, "I never thought we could do better than we did after we got married, but I gotta say, there is something about being here on this planet."
Seven scooted up so she could place a small kiss to Kathryn's lips. "I agree," she mentioned her eyes absorbing how her wife looked in this moment, then continued to rain kisses along her wife's jaw.
"I never thought we'd top 10, but my god we did."
Seven now turned somewhat and moved up on her elbow to peer down at her spouse. "And we did it with a little over 5 hours to spare."
Kathryn rolled on her side so she could shimmy up and look Seven in her eyes, her own now looked puzzled. "I feel famished, yet I don't know if I really need to eat," she playfully winked.
Not catching on, Seven began to explain. "It is the atmosphere and the water," she told her logically, her eyes drifting to the lagoon.
Kathryn grinned and gently reached out to run her thumb down Seven's jaw, then softly pulled her gaze back to her own. "Actually, I believe it is you, My Love."
"Me?" Seven's brow dipped. "But I can't give you what this….."
Kathryn's grin grew as her wife began to argue that it was the planet doing this to her not herself, so instead of listening to her rant, she just leaned in and shut her up with a deep, lingering kiss.
"Kathryn," Seven muttered against her mouth.
"Shhhhh," Kathryn commanded, nipping at Seven's lips. "Trust me, all you."
Seven now berated herself for taking this long to figure out what Kathryn was telling her. She gripped her wife's hip, pulling it flush against her body as she kissed her hard.
Kathryn moaned, finding very quickly that nothing would quench this desire she had for Seven, but the great thing about that was she didn't feel she needed to quench it, ever. Also, being here on this planet did have its perks; she felt younger and invigorated, and she wasn't sore or even tired. She even wondered if she could die making love too much, but in that moment, it didn't really matter… especially now as she felt Seven slide on top of her body.
Her breath shuddered as she felt their wetness once again mingle together, hips moving, breaths quickening, and once again it didn't take long before they both moaned out in ecstasy.
Panting, Kathryn had her head cocked back, as she looked up at the crazy stars in the night's sky as pinks of neon danced overhead. Well, that makes 12 between us. I can't wait to see how many more we get.
For a moment she forgot all about why they were there in the first place, but when she heard her stomach growl and Seven peered down at her and laughed, she remembered. Could Seven already be with my child? The thought blew her mind, yet just like that it made her wetter than she had been before. She was ready for round 13 when….
"I believe I shall prepare you some dinner," Seven said, as she began to move off her wife's body and stand up.
Kathryn wouldn't have dared let her leave her arms, but her stomach rumbled again. "I suppose," she uttered, her face relaxed. Nothing but joy shined though her eyes as she turned on her side to watch her naked wife prepare her something to eat.
Soon Kathryn was slipping on her robe to enjoy the meal Seven had prepared for her. She had to kiss her before she could even attempt to put anything else in her mouth. As she began to eat, she couldn't believe how good it was. She had eaten this before, it was one of her favorite cuisines that her spouse had prepared for her, but this time it was so much more, and she couldn't stop the moan that slip through her lips.
Seven smirked. "That good, is it?"
"It is to die for, Seven," Kathryn relayed, as she forked more of it. "What did you do different?"
"Nothing," Seven told her seriously.
Blinking, Kathryn shook her head. "Really?"
"Yes, I believe it has to do with…" she paused and raised a hand and tossed it around the area. "Well, where we are."
Kathryn absorbed this and slowly raised an eyebrow. "Wow, I mean, if this got out, I mean, all of this." She shook her head and dropped her fork on her plate. "I mean, the ramification of it all. People go to war over less, Seven," Kathryn said. "It's kind of like we stumbled on the fountain of youth or something."
"That's why it shall never get out."
It took Kathryn a moment to agree. "So, what do we tell the crew about our findings?" she exhaled, her voice on the edge of worry. "And then when you show up pregnant, how are we supposed to keep this from them?"
"I have thought on it," Seven began. "And it's simple…all done in a lab, of course."
"But then they would wonder why we didn't wait until we returned home."
"We didn't want to wait," Seven simply said, then reached out and took Kathryn's hand in her own. "Besides, we have no idea if it will work again. So, let's not worry about this now," she breathed, eyes soft. "Okay?"
"Alright," Kathryn agreed. She knew that there would be a time that this may come up, but if she and Seven were on the same page, then she also knew nothing could stop them.
Seven now moved around where she was sitting and pulled Kathryn up and into her arms. "So my Captain, how about we cool ourselves off?"
Kathryn grinned. "Oh, what do you have in mind?"
"I think you know."
Kathryn glanced at the water than back to her spouse. "Eh, I may have an idea, but I'd rather you show me."
"I can help with that." Seven's eyes were serious, lecherous even, before she slid the garment off of Kathryn's arms and dipped her head a lot lower than the ex Admiral expected. She sucked in a trembling breath as she felt Seven's lips begin to explore down her chest and even further south, so south she could barely stand after she was finished. Thank god that her wife noticed and swooped her up into her arms and carried her to the lagoon, which Kathryn secretly loved.
…..
It had been weeks since they left their favorite planet, and the further away they got from it, the closer they were getting to home. They hadn't had the time or the need to see if Seven was with child, buy they both wanted to know, however they were also nervous. So instead of ripping the band aid off…. they avoided.
But now, Seven had been somewhat injured on an away mission, in fact it was so minuscule and she about didn't go in, but Kathryn insisted, just to make sure. So now she was sitting on the examining table and nervously sighed as she warily eyed the EMH. "Doctor," she began, and Kathryn's eyes went wide with the reality of what was about to happen.
Seven caught the look and tilted her head. "You don't want to know?"
Kathryn shrugged and blew out her breath. "I do, and I have no idea why I am so nervous about it," she groaned. "Yes I do, then I can get you to stop being foolish with those away missions."
Seven reached out and took Kathryn's hand. "I understand, but you do know this is part of my job."
"It is not," Kathryn clipped.
Seven snorted as a slow smile spilt her lips. "Okay, so how many away missions did the famous Captain Kathryn Janeway go on?" Seven retorted. "None? Was it?"
"Oh fine, you made your point. But I still don't like it, and I will dislike it even more once I know you are with…" she trailed off as the medical officer was giving her a strange look.
"EMH, I need you to give me a pregnancy test."
"What?" the doctor snapped from shock.
"You heard me."
The EMH nodded somewhat and began to prepare her patient. Kathryn's fingers were tightly laced within Seven's and she stood basically between Seven's thighs as both women were excited and anxious.
Seven peered down and really looked at her wife and couldn't help smile as she thought back on the day she learned about Selene. She was so scared then, unprepared about their future. Now there wasn't any of that, she felt a little melancholy that Kathryn wasn't there the first time, but she was there with her now and she reveled in it.
Soon the doctor came back into the room. "I have your results; would you like me to tell you…or would you rather…"
Seven cut her off. "Tell us," she commanded.
The EMH cleared her throat. "Your results are negative; you are not with child, Seven."
The doctor noticed the two women looking into one another's eyes, tears evident in both, and she knew she was somewhere she didn't belong and quietly excused herself.
Kathryn swallowed in a throat that had suddenly gone dry. She felt that knowing ache in her throat, and hated it. She saw how sad Seven looked, and it took everything in her not to let her tears fall. She knew she needed to be strong as she cupped her cheek. "I suppose it wasn't meant to be," she rasped.
Seven knew she needed to be strong in that moment; she needed to there for Kathryn, her wife who had held so much hope for them, for this. She inhaled a sharp breath as quietly as she could. "I am okay, and I am just distraught that this didn't happen. I don't understand what could have gone wrong."
Kathryn pulled her close and hugged her, she needed it as well. "We will just be a unit of three, Darling…and I am okay with that."
"Are you?" Seven asked, feeling her throat constrict, because in all these weeks, she never would have thought otherwise, she was so sure she was with child….. hell she even quietly would talk to her stomach as if she was carrying their embryo.
Kathryn rested her forehead against Seven's. "Like I've told you, Seven, all I need is you and Selene. I promise."
Seven nodded against her wife's brow, and that's when she noticed the tears falling, all though she just didn't know exactly where from. She folded her arms around the smaller form and squeezed her. She knew they would be fine, but today, right here and now, they would be sad for something they hoped to add.
…..
Months closer to the Delta Quadrant, the ship's crew had just encountered an uncharted planet, and they even gathered a few new things from it. One in which Kathryn could not stop indulging in. It was frozen and sweet and as they got ready to break orbit, the former Admiral pouted.
Seven laughed, but thought she looked adorable just the same. "How many did you stole away?"
Kathryn made a face as an eyebrow raised. "Um," she smiled and shrugged. "Honestly, not enough," she giggled lightly.
"You really like those, don't you?"
"Oh my god, I have no words to describe to you how yummy they are, and how it feels on my tongue, sliding down my throat…" she trailed off, closing her eyes as she moaned.
Seven stared at her and noticed how Kathryn's eyes shined with delight as she described eating her new found favorite. Her lips looked somewhat plumper and when she licked them slow and moaned, like she was doing right now, it made her breath catch with desire. She couldn't help it, she needed Kathryn in her arms, protocols or not.
She pulled her flush with a jolt, and Kathryn squealed, totally caught off guard. "Seven!"
Seven was turned on and wanted so much to take her to their quarters. "Do you know how beautiful you look right now?" she husked as she dipped her head so her mouth could taste those lips she was just staring at.
Kathryn ripped it away, and her face went from a glowing pink to greenish shade of white. "Sev…" she spewed as she slapped a hand over her mouth. "What did you have for lunch?"
"It was a Crensonuzum stew of some sort. Really tasty, actually. Why?"
Kathryn heaved once, then twice before she ran off toward the nearest wash facility. Puzzled, yet worried, Seven followed and sure enough she heard Kathryn spilling her frozen dessert.
She softly knocked. "You okay, Kathryn?"
A few more noises nothing that Seven could not comprehend, sp she ordered the computer to bypass the lock and soon she was holding Kathryn's hair back. "Maybe you had too many," she suggested.
Kathryn finally slumped back on the cool surface, and Seven flushed for her. "Maybe, but but but ..…" she slightly made a face as she lolled her head back against the wall. "I don't know."
Seven ran her hand over her brow and noticed her temperature was nothing out of the ordinary. "You feel okay, but maybe we should have you looked at, just in case it may be a bought of food poisoning."
Kathryn suddenly began to cry, and Seven's eyes went alarmingly wide. She wasn't sure what to do except put her arm around her. "Hey, it is okay, quick fix with a hypo spray."
"No," Kathryn choked. "That means I will have to throw out the rest of those desserts," she sobbed her face now in her hands.
Seven watched this, and was now certain she might have dropped into a vortex and was now in an alternative universe. In all her history with this woman, she had never witnessed her this distraught, especially over food.
"Sweetie," Seven tried. "Come on, let's get you to medical and make sure you're okay."
"Okay," Kathryn agreed, and Seven was grateful she didn't try to resist. "I just hope I don't do that again on our way." She pointed to the toilet.
"And if you do, I'll be right with you."
Kathryn happened to make it all the way to sick bay before she had another mishap in the bathroom, and Seven was right there with her just like she promised. The EMH didn't have time to give her anything for the nausea, but now she was lying on the examining table. She had been sitting, but she felt tired, and she just wanted to lie down.
The doctor ran a few tests, then looked puzzled and then scratched her head as she looked to the Captain, then to the Captain's wife, then back and forth one more time. She even ran a few more tests, before Seven noticed this bizarre behavior, and it was not something that was she was programmed to do.
"Doctor!" The Captain snapped. "What is it?"
The doctor peered down at Kathryn, a worried gaze clearly evident in her features, so much so, that the older woman decided she needed to be sitting up to hear this. "Um, maybe you should step out of the room," she relayed to the Captain.
"Excuse me, she is my wife, and I have a right to be here, I will want to know, especially if she is ill," Seven commanded.
The EMH looked over at the redhead to make sure it was okay, and Kathryn rolled her eyes. "It's fine, we have no secrets," she voiced loudly. "Get on with it. Am I dying or what?"
"Kathryn!" Seven glared. "Don't say that."
"No, actually you are rather healthy, which is good for someone your age, and in the condition you are in," the doctor told her.
Kathryn began to nod, then made a face at the EMH. "My condition? What condition? I don't have a condition."
The doctor remained poised as she drew closer. "Well, my dear, you do now."
"Oh no," Kathryn groaned. "What do I got doc….wait don't tell me let me guess. Heart disease, osteoporosis, no wait, I know… diabetes. Makes since, I mean I have been overloading on my sugar intake," she pointed out, making a joke since she was actually really nervous about what the docotor was going to tell her.
Seven knew this, knew her wife, and went to her, slowly shaking her head. "Hey stop that, she said you were really healthy." Seven eyed her and hoped her hearing was still top notch.
"She is, but like I said there is something."
"Well yeah, that's why I am here, been puking …remember?"
"How could I forget?" The doctor said. "Anyway, since you two are married, I am concerned about the conception of this, but my tests don't lie." She smiled. "So, Mrs. Janeway, the condition I was talking about is….well, you are pregnant."
Kathryn's eyes went wide, as did Seven's and they both narrowed in on each other. "What?" the older woman choked. "I am what?"
Seven blinked and then dropped her gaze to Kathryn's midsection. "Oh my god, it did work," she blurted.
"No, no no no…" Kathryn breathed. "I'm too old to be pregnant; there is no way."
"Actually, more and more women at your age are having children, and I can assure you that everything usually goes fine," the doctor informed her.
"But my eggs ….I mean…" she faded off, then placed a hand over her face as she let what this EMH was telling her sink in. "Oh my god….I'm pregnant."
Seven looked to the doctor. "Can you give us a minute?"
"Yes, Captain." She left the room, leaving the two expecting mothers alone.
Seven moved in close and wrapped her arms around her wife. "So…" she began, then paused trying to come up with the right words in this moment. "Um, well, I guess I should ask… are you okay? And I don't mean just physically, but are you okay about being with child, my child?" She was smiling, she couldn't help it, she was happy about this. She had given up believing that this would happen, but apparently now it was back on.
Kathryn inhaled then finally looked up at her wife, and the joy that shined through her blues eyes couldn't be missed. It eased her anxiety of this situation some….but she was still concerned about it. "I think I am okay." she said flatly. "I never thought it would be me. I mean, why me?" she now expressed. "I'm old."
Seven rolled her eyes. "You are not old, not at all," she growled. "Trust me."
Kathryn looked down at her stomach and sighed as she pressed a hand over it. "Wow," she breathed, then finally smiled. "Well hello there, little one. I guess I should blame you for making me eat all those sugary treats," she said airily, then suddenly faltered and looked distressed. "Oh my god…. no wonder I gained weight, and to think I was thinking it was because I thought I was going through early stages of menopause."
Seven chuckled lightly. "Nah, you're too young." She winked and went to cover Kathryn's hand with her own, which was still on her abdomen, but hesitated.
Kathryn wouldn't let her and snatched up Seven's hand and placed it over hers. Then she smiled again as she shrugged. "I guess it's back on…..Captain." She leaned in and kissed her wife. "So, you ready to be a daddy this time?" she played.
Seven grinned. "Only with you."