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Medic: [voiceover] Insolent.. Inferior.. Inadequate.. Who was he to zhink he vas good enough for my sveet little girl? To even lay eyes on her visage? I had it all planned out for her, from her birth to her death, und zhat piss-collecting.. [struggles for the right word] b-barbarian Scheißekopf ruined everyzhing! I had half a mind to castrate him, to show my own dominance above his. He was making her turn, und she needed to see who really- [gets cut off by Emilie's first line]

[She is in bed beside him as he mumbles to himself. She had previously been trying to sleep, but his mumbling worried her.. She turns on her lamp]

Nurse: Heimlich? [She puts a hand on his back and pets it] Sweetheart, It's alright..

Medic: [turns over to face her] No… No, it's not, meine liebechen... How Lilli can see anyzhing vorzhy in zhat man is beyond even MY comprehension!

Nurse: Oh, now stop that.. [her hand moves to pet his jawline a bit] You're thinking on this too much. I'm actually happy for her. She got to keep her innocence until she turned of age. [She blushes a bit nervously] Or do you forget how we met... D-Doctor?

Medic: [voiceover, a bit nervous] I had wished to forget. My mind vas more zhan villing to push it out, but zhis recent turn of events had pushed it back into my thoughts.. Zhe day I met zhat scared, cold, 15 year old girl who vould become meine liebechen Nurse vas a day I knew, no matter how hard I tried, zhat I vould never forget..

[Flashback to a young girl running down the road through the rain. Her clothes are soaked and tattered. She ducks into the beginnings of the base's medbay, where large crates line the floor. She hears footsteps and ducks behind one of the crates.]

Medic: [voiceover] My employer had just finished vone of my first combat veapons, a needlegun. He vanted me to test it out as I pleased so of course, I had it vizh me. Vhen I saw zhe trail of vater leading to my crates, I drew it und called out to whoever it vas..

Medic: [Threateningly] Alright. I am no duumkopf! I did not leave zhese floors vet! Come on out, whoever you are! I'm armed and dangerous! I cant no funny business!

Emilie: [shivers and steps out, hands up..] P-Please don't h-hurt me! I m-mean no harm, really I don't!

Medic: [voiceover] I vas more zhan a little surprised vhen I saw zhis little, scared girl in front of me. She vas soaked from head to toe in rain water - quite zhe pathetic look for anyvone vanting to harm me. I had to be certain, zhough.

Medic: Vhat do ve have here? [circles her] Just eine kleine Madchen? Or somezhing more sinister..? [Keeps his gun drawn, stops in front of her.] How did you get here? Vhat vere your intentions?

Emilie: [shivering still] I-I'm sorry.. I was just looking for a place t-to hide... it's a long story.. I-In short, I ran away from my lunatic father and ended up here... I-I didn't know this was private property though...

Medic: Vell, you know now. I should shoot you, as is vhat I vas ordered to do.. [he lowers the gun and speaks a bit more calmly] ..but I am a doctor, und you look like you are in need of a checkup... [he rolls over one of the loose medical tables and pats it] I vill attend to you, but first... you vill need to remove your vet garments.

Emilie: [clings to her clothes] W-What?! B-But-

Medic: Or you could stay in zhem und catch pneumonia. Zhat is your choice. Believe me, zhough, it vill be easier for bozh of us if you remove zhem.

Emilie: ... You hold truth there, I suppose... F-fine.. [she removes her clothes, down to her skin, and Medic takes a moment to admire the young woman in front of him]

Medic: [voiceover] It vas at zhat moment my inner doctor und outer manhood began to argue. In a doctor's eyes, in front of me stood a healthy, naked, 15-year-old girl with brown hair und glasses. But in my own, taboo eyes I saw a rather lovely, busty young voman bearing fruit ripe for zhe picking. It vas Zhen zhat I let my mindsets clash, und all sorts of verboten desires began to fill my head... At zhe same time I noticed zhat my trousers vere a bit tight.

Medic: [smiles softly] Zhere. Zhat vasnt so hard, ja? You look lovely as vell. Now come take a seat right here.

Emilie: [covering her breasts, she comes over and gets on the medical table] I-is there something I can cover up with?

Medic: I vould offer a gown, but zhey are all in my office. Und I cannot risk you running avay.. [he sets the needlegun down a short distance away] Also, zhis is easier to see if you have sustained any injuries on zhe vay here.. Now, let's see...

[She sighs and lets him examine her body, blushing Everytime he touches her]

Medic: [Voiceover] I had tried my hardest to keep myself under control in her presence, but each time I touched her soft skin, my zhoughts got dirtier. She vas lovely, a very attractive young voman, und for me to stand zhere und not be aroused vould prove me... for lack of a better term, inadequate as a man.

Medic: [after finishing his exam] Vell, ozher zhan your shivering you seem to be completely healzhy.

Emilie: Good. I thought so. Now if you-

Medic: [interrupting her] However, a slight complication has arisen. You see, as a doctor, I have to earn my income somehow. Zhis is why I do not give free checkups. Even vizh zhis job, supposedly taking care of seven or eight ozher morons, I am still paid by my employer. So... [smirks devilishly] You are in a sort of debt to me.

Emilie: [a bit confused] D-debt? I'm fifteen! How am I supposed to pay you back anything?! I have no money.

Medic: [giving Emilie a half lidded, devious smile, he leans forward and gently grasps her jaw and tilts her head to look at him. He speaks lowly, in a sensual growl] Who said it had to be repaid vizh money, meine kleine schatzen~?

Emilie: [blushes and shoves away] W-Whoa, hang on. Are you implying-?

Medic: [he has a hand firmly planted on either side of her as his face is close to hers. He still speaks sensually] Vell isn't it obvious? [Runs a hand gently down her arm] Lovely fraulein... [gestures to himself] Handsome Herren… und a doctor, no less. [Even deeper growl, muuuuch more suggestive as he pets her cheek, and his face is so close She can smell menthol on his breath] It vill be qvite zhe experience, considering I know all of zhe spots zhat make young fruits like you purr~.

Emilie: [panics and gently shoves him away] N-No.. that's wrong. I'm only fifteen and, no offense, but you are too old for me. S-So, I need to go.

Medic: [voiceover, saddened] Zhat vas vhen it happened. I snapped.

Medic: [smiles after rising back up] Oh, forgive me. Perhaps I didn't qvite make myself clear. Let me try again... [he suddenly and firmly grabs her arm and snatches her back toward him. He says now, in a more threatening tone.] You. OWE. Me. I vill get my dues vone vay or anozher, und I don't give eine Schieße how I get zhem or vhat your age is! You VILL pay me back.

Emilie: [a gasp in pain escapes past her lips as he grabs and pulls her arm roughly. She struggles for a moment.] N-No way! Let me go you loony kraut! [She kicks him in the shin, but he keeps hold of her]

Medic: [grunts in pain, then growls as he begins to force her down to the ground] You little BITCH!

Emilie: [screams out as he pins her down and roughly presses against her] H-HELP! Someone HELP ME!

Medic: [growls impatiently And places a hand over her mouth to muffled her] Be qviet, schlumpe! You had your chance to be a good girl, but since you vant to be a disobedient bitch, I vill treat you like vone!

Medic: [voiceover, nervously trying to explain] I-I lost control from zhere. I only saw red. It had been a long time since I had any sexual contact vizh anozher voman, Und I vas desperate... but.. [saddened now] I.. couldn't help myself... Und I raped her... [less saddened now, but still more or less telling a story] Vonce I had finished vizh her, I had realized zhat I left my needlegun unattended. Und she vas now pointing it at me. It vas an… inconvenient moment… So to end zhe standoff, ve struck a bargain: she vould give herself to me in exchange for shelter und food. Of course, being in my thirties at the time und knowing my job vould be around mostly men, I vas more zhan villing to take zhat offer... A year or so passed, und she had been my nurse since day vone. I didn't notice it at zhe time, But she vas developing a fairly common case of Stockholm Syndrome, und she started trying to drop hints my vay. She even asked me vonce if ve could make love instead of just have sex. But I vas too wrapped up in vork und, honestly, not too fond or familiar with romance... But I did still care for her, more zhan I cared to admit. [Chuckles] Und.. to be frank, it scared me. I had never really felt for any one. Not like I did for her. I didn't understand it... so I just kept our relationship to strictly sex. But zhings don't always go right if you have intercourse as often as ve did… which vas a lot. Somevhere along zhe line, I must have slipped up cvhile slipping in

Medic: [he is in his lab and she is sitting on the medical table. He seems surprised with the news Emilie has given him.] You're vhat?! Oh, Gott in Himmel!

Emilie: [jumps a bit at his voice] Y-Yeah.. trust me, I didn't believe it either when I first saw the results, Doctor. I thought there was no way I could get pregnant...

Medic: [Surprised still, a bit angry] Not if all of zhis is correct… Did you skip a day on any of zhe contraceptives I gave you?

Emilie: N-no, Doctor. Not one!

Medic: Hmm.. [he thinks heavily for a moment] Zhen it must have been somezhing I've done... Not to vorry zhough, ve should be able to successfully abort zhe fetus at zhis stage.

Emilie: [A bit anticipating..] That's... just the thing, Doctor. [She rubs her belly and smiles slightly] I.. want to keep it.

Medic: [underlying anger] Vas..?! Keep it?! Vhy?!

Emilie: [Jumps a bit] B-because it's my body, D-Doctor. That and I've always wanted a child of my own...

Medic: [hand on forehead, pinches his brow, sighs softly] Zhat's zhe dumbest zhing you have ever said. I can poke so many holes in your logic you have zhat I could sift flour. My morals Might be screwed up but I do know zhat a sixteen-year-old girl und a zhirty- two-year-old man having a baby is not good. You're too young.

Emilie: [smugly] Apparently I was old enough for you to fuck. Besides, there are other reasons I want to keep it...

Medic: [sarcastically] Oh, please, do share! Its not like my iq is suffering from trying to understand your infantile logic, you know.

Emilie: [pauses, then says sternly] That's one thing I've noticed about you. You claim to be suuuch a genius, suuuch a scholar, yet you can't even realize that maybe, just maybe, someone cares enough about you to stick around, listen to you, do your laundry, make you lunch and dinner, sometimes even breakfast-

Medic: [trying to get her attention] But Nurse..

Emilie: [but she continues] -whisper kindness to you when you're sleeping, kiss you good morning AND good night, hang around you when you need them, talk to you, make sure your bed is always made, make sure the lab is just the way you like it-

Medic: [tries again, a bit more sternly] Nurse...

Emilie: [buuuut she still carries on, crying a bit now] snuggle against you when we sleep, hug you close when I feel like I need you, hold your hand when we sit together, kiss your cheek when I pet your other cheek, do your-

Medic: [tries again, succeeds now] Emilie! [She sits, silent except for a bit of crying.. he says her name again, much softer and a bit saddened] Emilie... [he stands in front of her and places his hands on her shoulders. He speaks softly, a bit nervously too] ...I HAVE noticed... Responding to zhat much care und love is... difficult for me. Just know zhat.. [nervous smile] I-I.. do love you... [he hesitates for a moment before leaning in and kissing her softly... she kisses back... when he pulls away, he looks at her, seeming to understand.] I see now vhy you vant us to have zhis child... You vant somezhing togezher, don't you? [She nods slightly, sniffling a bit, and he puts a hand on her belly.. he says, still nervous] Zhen I suppose I shall have to take responsibility und help you zhrough zhis. I vill take care of everyzhing! Zhe prenatal care, zhe delivery, und even your comfort. Zhis vill be hard to keep a baby here vizh zhis many duumkopfs around... but ve vill take care of it... [he holds her hand and smiles softly...] Togezher... I promise you zhat, meine liebechen Emilie.

Medic: [voiceover] Und I kept zhat promise. Looking back on it, I'm glad I did. As smart as I vas, I learned a lot about infants und parenthood.. It vas difficult, but in zhe end, it vas all vorzh it. Und I don't know vhat had changed... but during every little moment.. I felt myself falling deeper in love vizh zhis young fraulein... Vhen zhe day finally came, I vas nervous und scared. Zhis vas zhe first baby I had ever delivered, und on top of zhat, it vas my own. Zhough it is razher embarrassing to admit, I fainted during zhe delivery. Vhen I voke up, I vas in my bazhroom, und zhe Engineer told me zhat he had finished zhe delivery for me. Vhen I asked him for details, he graced me vizh zhe description of my child.. [softly, proudly, happily] I had a daughter, Vhich I had secretly been hoping for. She vas small, around six pounds, vizh raven-black hair und big, beautiful eyes. Her skin vas pale, much like my own. She sounded like such a little Angel... I had to see her..

[Medic enters the room where Emilie is resting, a little white bundle against her chest] Medic: [softly] Emilie? [He smiles]

Emilie: [tiredly, happily] Hello, Doctor... Are you alright?...

Medic: [sits in a chair beside her bed, nervous but happy to see them both] I'm fine. I vas just under a lot of stress... I'm sorry Herr Hardhat had to step in like zhat.. [he looks at the bundle And he smiles nervously... quietly] Is zhat her? She's so small... so kleine…

Emilie: [smiles as the bundle moves a little. She peels back the blanket a bit to let him get a look at her.] She has healthy lungs too. Dell and I couldn't get her to calm down until she was finally fed.

Medic: [Smiles brightly, aside himself with glee. He reaches out his arms. Nervously still, but happy] M-May I hold her..?

Emilie: Well of course you may.. She's your daughter too.. [She passes the little bundle to him and smiles] She's really fragile. And it looks like she's waking up.

Medic: [voiceover] I don't zhink I had ever fallen in love vizh anyzhing so fast. Vhen I first held her in my arms I vanted to squeal vizh joy. She vas beautiful, so shone… tiny as vell. She vas just as zhe Engineer had described her. Und vhen she opened her eyes to look at me... [he smiles, says dreamily] I knew I had made zhe right choice...

Medic: [he blinks for a moment, then smiles softly...] Zhis is bringing me more joy zhan my first open heart surgery! [He looks down at the baby, who is staring blankly up at him. A large smile graces his face and he talks in a soft voice...] Hallo, meine kleine Kinder… Willkommen in der Welt. Kennst du mich? Ich bin dein... Vater. (Translation: Hello, my little girl... Welcome to the world. Do you know me? I'm your father) [He says the last word with a bit of a break in his voice, as if the word were bringing him to tears... some well in his eyes a bit.]

[The little girl lets out a curious coo and blinks as she lols her tongue in a toothless smile.]

Medic: [laughs a bit as more tears well in his eyes..] She's smiling at me... [he kisses her forehead softly and hands her back to Emilie. He wipes his eyes and sniffles a bit..] I never zhought zhere vould be anyzhing zhat could make me cry more zhan vhen I graduated from medical school... F-forgive my horrendous display..

Emilie: It's not abnormal to cry when you see your newborn child, Doctor... [She looks at the little baby girl in her arms and smiles... then she looks at Medic] So? How do you feel? Now that you're a dad?

Medic: [wipes his tears more and chuckles a bit] I-It's a great feeling.. I'm glad I didn't give up on her.. [he holds one of Emilie's hands. He brings it to his mouth and kisses it gently, then speaks softly, lovingly] Und I am glad you are zhe vone to be her mother... [He hesitates for a moment before he lets his eyes catch hers, and he speaks calmly] Zhere is somezhing I must tell you.

Emilie: [gently rocking the baby with one arm. She blushes] W-What is it, Doc-

Medic: [softly and gently interrupting her] Shh… Heimlich. No need for zhe formalities now, meine liebchen. You're zhe mother of mein Kinder. Eizher vay... Emilie. [He stares nervously at her, but then takes a breath and begins] You are such a vunderbaar young lady. Vhen you first came here almost two years ago, I never vould have guessed ve vould be here. I never zhought I vould fall in love vizh you. Vhen I did, it made me nervous, because not only did I not understand how to respond to you, but I also did not understand VHY I fell in love vizh you. It made me frustrated. But zhese last eight monzhs have let me see just how much of an amazing voman you are. Und vhile zhis relationship ve have is based on your case of Stockholm Syndrome, it is definitely a strong bond. I vant you, me, und our little kinder to be happy togezher. [He says, softly] I vant you to be my vife... Let me make up for zhe moment ve met by giving you all I can, und all you deserve...

Emilie: [silent for a moment, she blinks in astonishment] B-Be your wife? I'm almost seventeen... but I'm still underage, Do-.. H-Heimlich.

Medic: [still softly, lovingly] I am villing to say you are eighteen. [He holds her hand tighter] Please, Emilie. I don't have a ring, but I vill get you vone. It vill be beautiful! Zhe best, only for you meine liebechen... You can have zhe vedding of your dreams... Vhatever you vish. I vant to properly be zhe father to our child... I'll do anyzhing to keep you bozh by my side.

Emilie: [smiles a bit, a few tears welling in her eyes] H-Heimlich.. I never thought I'd hear anything that sweet come from you. If you had asked me last year, I would have said no... but seeing you like this now... I will say yes.

Medic: [smiles and he rubs his thumb across the back of her hand] I promise, you vill not regret it. Neizher of you. [He kisses her softly on the lips. He takes the baby from Emilie] Here. Let me take her for a bit. You can rest, meine liebechen.

Emilie: [lays her head back and smiles as she sighs in comfort] Thank you... Come up with a name as well... I'm sure you know what you want to name her...

Medic: [cradling the tiny baby] Ja.. I do.. [he kisses Emilie's forehead and watches her for a moment...] I.. Ich liebe dich, Emilie… Mein liebechen..

Emilie: [tiredly] I love you too, Heimlich.. [she begins to drift off to sleep]

[Medic walks off into another room, cradling the baby still. She fusses a bit, then cries and Medic makes a dart to the freezer where they have stored bottles of breastmilk.]

Medic: [He picks out a fresher bottle and starts to run it under warm water] Shh, don't vorry meine liebeling, I'm getting you a bottle. [He rocks her a bit as the milk quickly defrosts. He gives the bottle a shake before putting it near her baby girl stops fussing and opens her mouth for the bottle. She suckles feverishly at first before slowing and cuddling up to Medic. He smiles] Heh.. zhere ve are. Much better...

[The baby girl suckles on the bottle as Medic makes his way to the living room. He sits down carefully in his armchair as the baby feeds more...]

Medic: [smiling warmly and speaking softly] ...Lilli... meine kleine Blume... I'm never letting go...