Chapter 5
Data was in his apartment with his wife and his children. After that terrible experience, they decided to not be divided by anything. The children were happy to see again their father, but they didn't understand what happened to their mother. Cindy feared to go out of their room without Data. The Captain understood the situation and decided to protect their apartment with two guards at the door.
Alex knew the gravity of his position on board. His only hope to escape the justice of the Federation should be to return to his home world before the contracts were officially signed by both of the parts. And he intended firmly to remain an important diplomatic.
-"Hello, Cindy! How are you?"- Geordi asked. –"Fine, thank you, Geordi."- she answered sitting on a chair in Ten Forward. Data was ordering a drink for her. –"I have heard that you have had a terrible experience last week…"- he began. But Data returned in time to stop his friend: –"Yes, Geordi, you are right. But we cannot explain it in a public place. Sorry."- -"Oh, Data, I'm sorry, I wouldn't offend you or your wife. I didn't think that it was a personal question."- he replied. –"It is, Geordi. Please, change the argument of the discussion."- Data said coolly. Geordi felt himself very bad and he wanted to go away. His best friend didn't want to reveal an important question to him. It was the first time. He thought that the presence of the Ambassador could be the real reason for that all. –"Excuse me, Data. I remember that I should do another tests of diagnostics in the Engineering. I should go away with your permission."- Data felt himself much better. –"I am sorry, Geordi. You have obviously the permission to go. Now."- he said coolly. Geordi went away thinking to have lost his best friend forever.
Cindy finished her drink softly. She was happy that her husband wanted to protect her by indiscreet questions about her accident. She wanted only to have a normal life with her family. Suddenly Alex entered in the room. She noticed him, but she pretended to have not seen him. She continued to speak with her husband: –"And so, Data, we should arrive on the destination in a few hours…"- -"Yes, darling."- he answered. Alex was sitting in the table next to the couple. He ordered promptly a drink for himself and for the couple. The waiter came immediately with the drinks. Data remained calm. He deactivated his emotion chip, because he feared to provoke Alex. –"Oh, good evening, Commander Data. How are you?"- Alex asked. –"Fine. Thanks."- he answered shortly. –"Do you know that your wife has a very beautiful smile, Commander? It is rare…"- he continued. –"It is, Ambassador."- he replied. –"And do you know that she has such an intensive look in her eyes? They are particular, indeed."- Alex continued. –"Yes, they are."- he replied coolly. –" And … her legs?"- he continued maliciously. –"Her legs belong only to her and to her husband, it means, to me, Ambassador."- he replied. Cindy wanted to go away. –"Data, I'm not so fine. Please, go away with me into our apartment."- she implored. –"Sure, darling. It is late now. You should go to rest. Tomorrow is an important day."- Data said. –"Cindy, have you something important to say to your husband before I will go away from this starship forever?"- Alex asked. –"Not at all, Ambassador. Excuse me, I am very tired. I need to go to bed now."- she answered. –"Sure, with your beautiful white pants and nothing else."- Alex said. At this point Data saw his opponent fixed into his eyes. –"She is my wife, Ambassador, not yours. She has the right to be respected in a public place. She is also a Commander. This dialogue is not adequate to the standards of Starfleet. You are disturbing both of us, Ambassador. Good bye. We leave now."- he said and escorted Cindy to the door.
Cindy cried for two hours on her bed. Data tried to calm her, but at the end he understood that she needed desperately only one thing: to be loved sincerely by a man. So, he decided to make sex with her again. It was the only medicine. –"Darling, I think that you need a proof of the love of a man. Please, take away your cloths. It is better that we return to be a normal couple now. You must trust again of the mankind."- he said firmly. She remembered that he has deactivated his emotion chip. She said: -"Oh, Data, you have a fantastic idea, but you need to reactivate your emotion chip now. You should be fully functional …"- Data was astonished by the reaction of his woman. She was persuaded that he depended totally upon his emotion chip! However, he followed his council and he felt himself very strange…suddenly he helped her to leave the paints and then…it is easy to imagine. At the end they were exhausted, but also enthusiastic. They were again a couple. Alex was a secondary problem now.