Deanna POV

After Worf left the Captain's Ready Room I turned to the Captain with a thoughtful expression.

"I felt a surge of protectiveness originating from Worf when you spoke of the girl. And annoyance when he talked about Beverly and Data."

"Interesting. It seems that the girl and Worf have some kind of connection. Do you think she might be an ancestor of the woman Worf knows on Earth?" Will asked from his corner of the couch.

"Not likely, Commander. I don't think many women of her time period would have willing left their children behind while they drifted off into space. Though she may be a cousin or aunt of some kind to the woman." The Captain said.

'Doctor Crusher. Please report to my ready room.' Captain Picard called out.

'On my way.' Beverly's voice answered back. All three of us sat in silence as we waited for Beverly to join us. When she did finally arrive, Captain Picard immediately started asking about the girl.

"What's the girl's overall condition, Doctor?" The Captain asked.

"She's stable and it looks like she'll make a full recovery in a few days with some physical therapy, Captain. But what puzzles me is her inability to speak. Her scans show everything is in working order. There is no medical reason for her to be mute." As Beverly was giving her report to the Captain I felt extreme happiness surging out of sickbay. So much of it that I couldn't contain my own smile.

"What has you smiling, Deanna?" Will asked me.

"Joy. Immense joy, coming from sickbay. It's almost overwhelming."

'Captain to sickbay.'

'Sickbay here, sir.' Data answered.

'Is there anything unusual happening down there, Data?'

'Nothing unusual, sir. Lieutenant Worf just came back from his briefing and he immediately went to go see Miss Charlee.' Data reported. 'Why do you ask, Captain?'

'Counselor Troi was picking up on a high surge of emotion coming from sickbay and I was concerned.'

'Understood, sir. But all the two have done is try to communicate with one another. I was going to show her to the guest quarters next if Doctor Crusher approved it.'

'You have permission, Data. Just don't put her quarters to far away from sickbay. I still need to monitor her throughout the next couple of days and she still needs physical therapy to get over her cryostasis fatigue.'

'Of course, Doctor. Sickbay out.'

"Does anyone else feel like this girl is going to be giving us a run for our money?" Will asked no one in particular.