Chapter Three- Telling!
"I need something to eat, need anything?" she asked as Vorik sat down.
"I have something to tell and something to ask?" Vorik said watching her move around the large kitchen
"Oooo that sounds good!" Paige replied with her back to him
"In a few weeks, I'll be in the state of Pon Farr!" Vorik heard Paige drop whatever was in her hand and turn around to walk towards the table in the middle of the room which Vorik was still sat at.
"I see I know that it's a private matter only to be talked about with your partner!" She said in a low voice but then added "why tell me this?" she asked picking up a fruit that looked like a strawberry; she looked at him and knew what he wanted to ask!
"Are there no Vulcan Females on board the ship?" Paige asked
"You'd be the first!" he replied a bit relived that she hadn't straight out turned him down.
"Ah see I told you commander that he'd be fine!" Her father said as he entered the kitchen
"Ensign, we're heading back now!"
Later on the ship
"Vorik you seem troubled!" Tuvok said
"In a few weeks my Pon-Farr begins again!"
"Well I can see why you're troubled after your last one! Have you talked to the Doctor yet?"
"No, I believe that might not be needed!"
"How do you mean, have you found a mate?" Tuvok questioned
"Paige, the young Vulcan told you that in hopes that you would became his bond mate. You will need one and you're leaving with the ship when they leave but I would like to know if you're going to start a family and whatever else" her father said.
"I know that I'm leaving soon and that I have a choice to make here and somehow it doesn't seem that hard, he got in to my mind, I mean no has done that ever"
"Look you have time to think!" her father said walking away "but it doesn't seem like a hard choice does it!"
"Ensign, I'll ask Mr Paris for a program for your Pon-Farr!" The Doctor said scanning the young Vulcan
"I'm hoping that I'll have no need for a program Doctor!"
"So you have a plan then!"
Then next day brought the rain with it causing her family to be left in town until the storm had finished but around five in the evening Paige opened the door to find a soaked Vorik
"You came all this way! Come in" she said bring him into the living room and to where the fire was
"You know that you can't go back to your ship the storm will not let anything through, so it looks like we're stuck with each other since I'm the only one who could get back!"
"Just Us?" Vorik replied "Yes everyone is suck in town, the storm was meant to be next week but it's tricky to get the date right with it, Oh don't worry it will clear up by the morning, I'm going to some food made!" she said leaving the room
An hour later they were both sat in the living when all of the light went out Vorik looked at Paige to see that she wasn't that bothered by the power-cut and said it happens.
"About what you said!" she said as she put her book on the table
"Forget it"
"No really!"
"Paige don't"
"You don't need anyone or you don't need my help Vorik!" she said standing and leaving the room
Back On Voyager.
"So any idea why Voriks gone to the surface?" B'Elanna asked Tuvok
"He's where; the storm stops any one from coming back."
"Well let's hope he got to where he needs to be then!"
Back on the surface
"Ah your here, in bed?" Vorik said seeing that she was curled on her bed
"Can I help you?" she asked as he stood in the door way not looking at one another
"I shouldn't have said anything about the Pon-Farr, it just that my last one didn't go to plan!"
"I'll be on the ship as well I would least like someone to talk to, I mean some of them will not even like Vulcan's let alone me!"
"You should have no worries; there will always be Tuvok and myself"
"Thanks." she said as she got up so that she was stood in front of him "Your clothes will be dry by the morning, so you can give back the clothes that you have!" the only light were from the candles that were on the table.
When Vorik woke up the next day the storm had passed. He stay where he was lying, as he looked around the room he noticed that he was not the only person in the bed, Paige was curled next to him still asleep.
He noticed that all they had done was sleep, smiling to himself. Somehow his Pon-Farr was around the corner.