Human Again ch 8
"Beverly wake up" Someone whispered shaking Beverly.
"No" Beverly mumbled.
"Don't you know what today is?" Picard whispered leaning down.
"Please just let me sleep in!" Beverly mumbled turning over.
"But Amanda's awake" Picard informed leaning over the bed.
"Mandi's always awake she'll go back to bed. What ate you even doing here?" Beverly mumbled from under the covers.
"She's pulling herself up on the crib, I didn't know she could do that." Picard mumbled sitting down on the bed.
"Well of course she can, she just can't walk." Beverly explained rolling over to look at Picard.
"I just thought she was too young to stand." Picard inquired.
"Jean-Luc she's... she's.." Beverly mumbled rubbing her head trying to remember "she's one years old!"
"You remember now?" Picard chuckled picking Amanda up and sitting her on the bed.
"Yes! I can't believe I forgot! I'm sorry Mandi." Beverly explained watching Amanda trying to walk on the bed only to fall down.
"So she can walk" Picard said pulling his legs up on the bed to sit criss-cross applesauce.
"She just falls. When Wesley starting walking I would follow him thinking he would walk. After a week or so I quit following him around the house, then one day I looked up and he was walking around." Beverly started babbling "I guess you learn to let them do their own thing after a while."
"I suppose so, you don't really seem to let Amanda go though in my opinion." Picard admitted watching Amanda crawl over to Beverly and sit next to her.
"Oh you should've seen me with Wesley. It was bad." Beverly mumbled putting her arm around Amanda.
"Well maybe we could teach her how to walk!" Picard suggested moving across from Beverly.
"Like right now?!" Beverly asked sitting up.
"Why not?" Picard answered.
"Okay then" Beverly sighed standing Amanda up and facing her to Picard "go to Captain Picard, Mandi."
"See look she's walking!" Picard shouted pulling his hands out to grab Amanda. Then watching as she fell only to catch her.
"Not yet..." Beverly sighed as Picard turned Amanda around to face Beverly.
"Go to mama." Picard whispered to Amanda then let her go as she stumbled across the bed then fell half way.
"Good Mandi!" Beverly cheered to Amanda picking her up then laying her next to her.
"It's not bed time Beverly! There's people coming over!" Picard exclaimed.
"People? What type of people?" Beverly asked raising an eyebrow.
"The type of people that bring gifts for the Princess!" Picard joked tickling Amanda and making her laugh.
"You like that Mandi?" Beverly chuckled tickling Amanda "we really should get ready though IF there really are people coming over."
"Let me dress Amanda" Picard blurted picking up the baby.
"I don't think that's a good idea, she needs a bath, diaper change, and a cute outfit. Three things you can't do" Beverly told Picard.
"Oh really? How about if you're not pleased I'll go over the speaker in the ship and go Leedle Leedle Leedle!" Picard yelled.
"Oh it's a deal!" Beverly laughed getting off the bed "have fun!"
"Okay Amanda be good for the Captain" Picard demanded lowering Amanda in the water where she started splashing. "Now Amanda... No Amanda... NO AMANDA." Picard shouted to the baby who either was getting water everywhere or squirming "Ok were done with the bath."
"Now Amanda be still!" Picard exclaimed to the baby who was squirming as he tried to stick the diaper on.
"Mama?" Amanda asked seeing Beverly run by.
"Sorry I need something!" Beverly shouted from the other room.
"Mama!" Amanda yelled squirming more.
"BEVERLY IM GOING TO KILL YOU!" Picard shouted as Amanda squirmed more trying to flip over while Beverly laughed from the other room.
"Okay now I got to get you a... Oh I know" Picard mumbled putting an outfit on Amanda "okay come look Beverly!"
"Very funny Picard" Beverly laughed looking at the dress that mimicked her uniform.
"I did great!" Picard blurted.
"She smells like dish soap" Beverly informed.
"So?"
"Her diapers on backwards" Beverly added.
"And?"
"And she looks amazing, thank you" Beverly said sitting on the couch.
"Your welcome" Picard sighed.
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"You guys are going to spoil her so bad!" Beverly exclaimed looking at the big pile of clothes and toys.
"Oh well... Let her enjoy it." Riker argued.
"Did she try to eat some cake?" Deanna asked smiling.
"No I forgot!" Beverly answered getting a cupcake and sticking it and Amanda in a highchair "knock yourself out Mandi"
"Oh this is gonna be good" Deanna said watching Mandi stick her finger in the cupcake and grabbing the icing off the top. Beverly smiled squatting down to Amanda.
"You like that Mandi?" Beverly asked watching Amanda eat the cupcake.
"Can I have your attention!" Riker shouted.
"So you need to say something number one?" Picard asked grinning like a fool.
"Yes sir I do, for the last 3 months Deanna and I have been dating. And even though it's been two months it's felt like years to me. So, Deanna Troi... Will you marry me?" Riker asked getting down on one knee. Picard and Beverly looked between Riker and Deanna, shocked.
"OH MY! OH MY! YES ILL MARY YOU!" Deanna yelled as Riker stood up and placed the ring on her finger.
"Congratulations!" Picard and Beverly shouted together as the couple kissed.
"When's the wedding?" Beverly asked ending the kiss between the two lovers.
"As soon as possible" Riker exclaimed grinning.
A/N: oh could there be a wedding coming up? Maybe... Please review and give me some ideas. Happy new year and thank you so much for reading!