The room was alive with music and the smell of good food, everything Neelix had replicated to make this a perfect Christmas Party. There was even a tall tree with presents sitting underneath it and decorated just like the ones back on Earth. Every year they took this day off to look back and appreciate what they still had and besides, it was Q and Amelia's first Christmas. Naomi was already looking under the tree wondering what gifts belonged to her while Q walked around holding his little girl dressed up in her pretty red dress. Her attention constantly bouncing around the room until she had caught sight of her mother and squirmed around impatiently. "Look who decided to come join the party." He smiled at Kathryn handing their daughter over to her. As per usual it didn't take long for Amelia to become the center of attention, especially with her small shiny black shoes and a pretty little red boy clipped to her darkening locks. She did look a lot like Kathryn but she had inherited her fathers green eyes and dark, almost black hair.

"Oh, you look so cute." Kathryn smiled at her daughter, in only two months Amelia had grown quite a lot. From almost fitting in one of Q's hands to now being about the average size of a newborn. "I see your father even tried getting a bow to stay in your hair." Kathryn laughed as Amelia knocked it out of her hair with her fist. The pretty red bow dropping to the floor at her mothers feet. "I don't think your hair is long enough for that just yet." She looked around the ground trying to find the fallen bow but Q had picked it up before someone stepped on it.

"No, but she has a nice head of hair. I thought it would stay in a little better than it did." It was a little disappointing, he had worked so hard to make her look perfect for today's party. After all it was not only Amelia's first Christmas but the first holiday in general that she was celebrating. It was also suppose to around her original due date but Q was happy she was here now to enjoy the festivities with them. "I studied traditional symbols for your winter solstice celebration on earth and discovered a creature called reindeer are very prevalent. I replicated a little hat for her that had antlers but she's so quick and strong now she managed to get it off her head three times before I finally gave up on it." She didn't appear to have the best motor control yet but she still managed. After all it wasn't rare for Amelia to poke herself in the eye and surprise or even frighten herself from it. Or try to put her fingers in her mouth only to hit her own face and give them that same startled wide eyes look as if they were to blame.

"She's looks just fine as she is Q." The Captain smiled, Amelia letting out a little coo as if to agree with her mother. The corner of her mouth shifting just slightly while she attempted to smile herself but only caused herself to sneeze.

"The fun part was putting antlers on Rowley. He'll be here a little later with something special for Naomi." Q looked rather proud of himself, pulling on her red shirt a little when he brought it up. Grabbing one of Amelia's hands he shook it lightly and tickled her under the chin trying to get her to smile. She made good attempts at it but hadn't figured it out complexly. "I have a surprise for you too Amelia."

Once Neelix had finished glazing the Christmas ham he took a direct path to the captain and little Amelia. "I see our youngest crew member has finally come to join the party." Neelix smiled at her but was clearly careful about getting too close, Amelia was known for crying when others approached her, even if she did know them. "You look so pretty in your little red dress." He complimented her hoping she would tolerate him just long enough. While Neelix worked hard at winning the fussy baby over Seven walked up to them with her usual emotionless expression and cool tone of voice.

"Ensign Q, I wish to inform you I have decide to accept the designation of Godmother for Amelia. I have thought it over and agree it is only logical I act as her guardian in the event her parents are absent." Her expression remained fixed, not changing even a little as she glanced over at the baby who seemed to stare back at her with a look of awe.

"Well, that's good to hear." Q replied having almost forgot about asking her to act as Amelia's godmother.

"Godmother?" Kathryn and Neelix spoke up in perfect tandem. Both equally as shocked that Q had asked for Seven to act as Amelia's godmother.

Turning to the captain he felt his explanation for the situation would prove appropriate. "You wanted to help guide Seven through getting in touch with her human side. I found myself having family eased in my own transition to life as a human. I feel it would be beneficial to both Seven and Amelia." Hopefully he didn't end up sleeping in another room again. The past two months living in Kathryn's quarters had been very comforting. It was nice waking up next to her rather than spooned up against Rowley as he slobbered on his face with sloppy kisses. Not really the person he wanted to be kissed by nor the first thing he wanted to open his eyes to every day. "Besides, Amelia seemed to like her." He added looking back at Seven. "Go ahead Seven, show her. It's a little strange I know but you have to see for yourself."

Seven stood frozen for a while, her hands behind her back as she looked back down at Amelia. She was cautious, not wanting to have to touch the fragile little offspring of Captain Janeway. Hurting the baby would prove to be detrimental to her well being on this ship. Still she moved her hand closer to Amelia, even Neelix seeming to hold his breath for a moment as he awaited the screams that ordinarily followed. Even the Doctor who saw Amelia every day couldn't poke or prod Amelia without the baby bursting into tears and yet here was Seven patting the child lightly on the head and Amelia didn't cry, didn't even fuss around, she just looked back at Seven with a questioning look as if asking why the hell the big scary Borg was patting her on the head. Quickly Seven snapped her hand away and raised a brow, her eyes still fixed on Amelia while the baby pulled at the corner of her mouth showing off a half smile. Seven then looked back to Q and over to Janeway proving her point. "That's, odd." Janeway admitted.

"See, she likes Seven, I don't know why but she does." Maybe it was how calm Seven appeared. She was apprehensive and never sticking her hands or face near Amelia. Their daughter was jumpy, when someone just 'appeared' in her range of sight it set her off. Seven was a little too timid around the baby to 'surprise' her.

Neelix in hopes that Amelia was just getting more comfortable around others reached over to her only to have the baby burst out into tears. "Oh no, Amelia, I didn't mean to frighten you. It's okay." Neelix spoke softly trying to make the baby stop crying but she continued to fuss, her voice getting louder and louder. Janeway and Q were both at work patting her back and rocking her so she would stop crying.

"Silence." Seven barked, her own ears starting to hurt from the baby's shrieking. She hadn't expected ti to work but almost instantly little Amelia was quiet again and looking up at Seven with wide eyes. Even Seven was startled by the child's reaction but deep down inside she felt a little pride knowing she could silence the infant when even her parents couldn't.

"That worked." Q stood back and looked at Seven.

"She appears to be highly intelligent. You coddle her too much, she appears to as Ensign Kim says, have you wrapped around her fingers." Seven nodded mater of factly and started walking away. Damn, well when she was right she was right.

Q looked back at Kathryn and then down at Amelia, so the captain wasn't the only person who had him well trained. "Amelia is that true? Are you playing us for fools?" The baby coed at him making Q laugh a little. "You, well you are worse than I am if that's the case." The party continued to go on, a few more people attempting fate and wanting to hold Amelia only to get a few quiet seconds with her before she was crying and back in Kathryn's arms where she was determined to stay. Naomi as usual showed great interest in the baby and her future playmate, even asking to hold her but because of her young age and Amelia's habit of crying had to settle for sitting beside the captain and just talking to her new friend. Something even Amelia seemed to enjoy as she attempted a smile a few more times. Q was rather busy himself talking to the Doctor, Paris, and Kim. His so called boys club by the captain. The doctor was still bitter about not being named Amelia's godfather but Q insisted if anything the doctor was more of Amelia's uncle than anything. It wasn't enough to make the doctor completely happy but at least he stopped nagging for a while.

Q found himself enjoying this holiday celebration with the crew of Voyager, he had known of this holiday called Christmas before but never put any attempt forward to celebrate it while he had been a Q. There hadn't been a point to it, now there was. Spending time with his friends, his family, and even drinking some wine. When they sat down to enjoy the food Neelix had prepared Q made his way back over to Kathryn freeing her from Amelia so she could get a small break from the baby. The little girl was already tuckered out after all the mingling and didn't even notice when she switched parents. Her little head lulled to one side as drool ran out of the corner of her mouth, that was one hell of a deep sleep. "So after everyone is done eating we get to open presents?" Q asked anxiously like a kid waking up Christmas morning and trying to rush their parents downstairs to reveal their new treasures.

"That is normally how we do things every year." Kathryn responded wondering who was worse, Naomi or him.

"Good, I can't wait to give Naomi and Amelia their gifts." He seemed excited to show off what he had gotten for the girls. "And of course I have something for you as well." He was beaming now, almost shaking.

"For me?"

"Yes, but I can't say what it is." He pointed at her with a big grin on his face. "So don't even bother asking."

"Then I won't ask."

"Good." Q replied and looked down at Amelia giving her a little wink even though she was still completely out of it. "It's been a busy day for her so far. We haven't even gotten to the best part you kido. The party isn't over yet." Q bounced her a little both trying to wake her and yet not in a way that would startle her.

"Just let her sleep for now, you can wake her up when we open gifts up." Not that it would matter if she was awake or not by then. She was still too little to open anything on her own.

"Good, because I intend to find a bow under that tree that will stick to that big head of hers." Q joked and watched as her face twitched at his comment. She may have been sleeping but in that moment his words entered her dreams and turned them into a nightmare. Amelia seemed to appreciate all this ruckus and gathering of people but bows, they could all burn in her special sacred hell.