"So you are really not going to tell him?" Mrs Deluca asked looking up from where she was wiping down a kitchen bench and watching a seven months pregnant Jane who was resting (on Mrs Deluca's orders) her aching feet at the kitchen bench; sitting on a tall stool as she slowly ate the meatball sandwich the older lady had practically forced into her hand.

"No" Jane shook her head between mouthfuls "Why should I? I tried countless times in the past and he never believed me. So why bother now?"

"Because" Mrs Deluca said gently; knowing what she was about to say would either hurt or make the younger woman angry "Now you have proof; the genetic profile can't lie and as, like you have told me, there were no other Vulcan's onboard it proves this baby is his even without DNA testing."

"No" Jane disagreed her eyes flashing "This baby is mine. He gave up all rights to my daughter the day he threw us out with the trash without even trying to listen to the truth – he could of mind melded with me on the day we found out about my pregnancy; he would of seen my innocence he would of had his proof then. But he chose not to. He chose to return all the letters and scan's I sent him, letters that begged him for a chance to explain. He chose to send a lawyer after me to stop me from contacting him. He chose not to be a part of this child's life."

"But he has responsibilities to this child and now that you have proof that it is his he owes you at the very least an apology and child maintenance."

"I don't want anything from him" Jane spat furiously "Not his money and certainly not him"

"But" countered Mrs Deluca who knew how badly Jane had been hurt by her estranged husband but who also knew how hard it could be to raise a child let alone without any help; financially or emotionally "What about your daughter? Will she want to know her father? She won't be a baby forever you know and one day she will look in the mirror and she will want to know about the other person who helped make her."

"She doesn't need to know anything about Spock; he is nothing to her but a sperm donor." Jane maintained stubbornly.

"So what do you plan on telling her when she asks about him because she WILL ask about him, Jane. Do you plan on telling her that her father did not want her" The older lady shook her head "Because if she is truly your child she will not be brushed aside with short answers she will want to know all the details about her father – and with your past history being so public and what with Commander, no, Captain Spock being the only Vulcan onboard the Enterprise at the time of her conception she will know he is her father and will want to confront the man who rejected her and then what? She will show up at Commander Spock's door; he will know she is her daughter when he sees she is half Vulcan and will tell her that you did not seek him out after her birth."

"Or" continued Mrs Deluca "Do you plan on lying to the child? Perhaps telling her that her father is dead? But like I said before if she looks into your past she will know Spock is her father and then she will know you lied to her."

Jane could feel a lump in her throat as she thought about what consequences could befall her relationship with her unborn child if either of the scenarios that Mrs Deluca had described came into fruition.

Her child would hate her – either for lying to her or for keeping her from the father who would (even as Jane bucked at the idea of him being back in her life) love and want her the moment he knew she was his.

And if Spock knew the child growing inside her was his, not the product of betrayal as he currently though, he would want her with all his heart and soul; Jane knew this; through the bond she had often felt Spock's deep regret that he could not give her a child.

Jane also knew her child would want to know about her father (even if Jane had tried to reject this fact from the moment she had definite proof of her child's paternity) because hadn't she?

Hadn't she wanted to know all she could about George Kirk?

Hadn't one of the worst things about her childhood been the fact that she was fatherless (she did not count ANY of her many stepfathers as a father) and hadn't she wished every birthday as she blew out the candles on the cake, her grandmother had to make for her as her mother was too busy drinking, that her father was still alive; that she had a daddy like all the other children she knew.

Could she really deny her child her father?

A father, who if given the chance, would love her

Because yes while she could (and would if she thought she would get away with it) deny Spock his child; she had spoken truthfully before - as far as she was concerned he really had lost any rights to his child the moment, no the MONTHS he had denied her.

But by denying him she would deny her unborn baby and could she really do that?

If she answered truthfully the answer would be no; she would deny this child nothing even if it meant that she had to swallow her rage and fight every instinct that was telling her to screw Spock over, to let him miss out on his child's life as it was what he deserved.

But her child did not deserve to be lied too; her child did not deserve to not have her father in her life.

Especially if the only reason he was not in her life was because of her; because Jane did not want Spock back in her life.

Because Jane? Jane really did not want Spock back in her life.

He had well and truly smashed their relationship, their bond into a thousand pieces and all the kings horses and all the kings men would never be able to put it back together again.

It was time to move on; maybe one day she would find a man who would love her and her child, someone she could share her life with but for now she would just concentrate on bringing a happy, healthy baby into the world.

"But" Mrs Deluca continued; apparently she had still be talking while Jane had been mentally battling with her conscience "It does not mean you have to deal with him"

"Right" said Jane with a snort "Because if he finds out the truth he will not come rushing back, he will not want to see his child, be part of her life."

"He may" Mary countered "Want to see his child; may have the right to see his child but that does not mean he has to see you or will get to see you."

"But" Jane frowned "How would that even work. Surely if he had custody rights I would have to see him to hand her over to him" and didn't the thought of having to willingly hand her child over to Spock for visitation rights kill Jane inside.

"I have been talking to my grandson, Jackson" Mrs Deluca smiled "Jack is a lawyer you know? And it seems that if two parents do not get along you can have a custody agreement that states you drop the child off to a liaison officer who takes them to the other parent."

"So" Jane mused slowly "I could organize it that I would not even have to see Spock" and wouldn't that be fair turnabout play?

To have Spock know exactly what it felt like to be ignored and rejected; to have lawyers tell him that his bondmate does not want him.

It was petty to be sure but even as she tried to repress it she still felt a certain amount of glee over the idea.

"Yes" nodded the older woman "I have set up a meeting with Jack for you; he will be able to tell you your full rights as well as how you can go about suing Spock for child support. After all it will not just be you soon; you will have a child, his child to support."

"I guess" Jane hedged "I could at least talk to Jack about possible options."

"So you want the bastard to hurt" Jack Deluca's blue eyes laughed.

It was Janes second meeting with Jack Deluca; the first had been a short meeting where she had laid down all of the facts of her case for Jack to peruse.

Now he had called her back for a second, longer, more in-depth second meeting where he would lay out there strategy and attack plan.

Jack was not what she had expected, both Mr and Mrs Deluca were short and stout in stature with dark Italian features; the total opposite to the handsome blue eyed, brown haired man who leant back in his leather chair radiating confidence and charisma.

In other words he was a stud muffin; a stud muffin she found totally gorgeous and bedable, even as she shrugged off a part of her who still felt guilty over finding another man other than her bondmate desirable.

If she had not been seven months pregnant with another man's child she might have even acted on her attraction to him.

It had been months since she had been laid after all and years since she slept with anyone other than Spock.

Years since she had even found anyone else attractive. Stupid bond.

Not that he would be attracted to her; at the moment as she looked more beached whale than her usual svelte self.

"Definitely" Jane felt herself grin back at him, pushing back any attraction she felt for him as she concentrated on the matter at hand "I want to take him by the balls and squeeze; and not in a good way."

"We can definitely work on that." Jack smiled wickedly at her "I can't believe any man would choose to throw you out of his life; he must be an idiot."

"Actually he is a certified genius" Jane deadpanned "Vulcan you know?"

"So my grandma mentioned" Jack shook his head "Then he's must just be an emotionless bastard. I mean not even to hear you out; just to throw you out of his life"

Jane opened her mouth to defend Spock; she had always hated when people believed that Spock felt nothing, when they believed the old 'Vulcan's are emotionless robots' tale but stopped herself short; he did not deserve her to defend him anymore. He did not deserve anything from her.

"Something like that" she mumbled.

"So our first step is to hit him with some unpleasant truths." Jack started to lie out their case "I will start by serving him with papers; this will include the genetic testing results that PROVES his paternity as well as a notice that will advise him of the upcoming court case where we will sue him for custody and child support. I will also advise him that you do not wish to deal with him and that all contact should be made via his lawyers to me."

"Then" Jane queried "What happens next"

"That depends on him" Jack replies "He may choose to waive all rights to the child; he will still have to pay child support though and as soon as Star Fleet is advised of the paternity of your child – we may still have to run a DNA test – they will be compelled to garnish his wages. Do you think that is likely?"

Closing her eyes Jane shook her head "No" she replied softly "He will want this child... he always wanted a child he just thought we couldn't, you know "

"Do you think he will want you back" Jack leant back in his chair; a look of concern marring his handsome face.

"Maybe" Jane shrugged – she still didn't want to think about that part of all of this; would Spock even want her back "But it would not matter as I do not want him back"

"Great" Jake straightened up and grinned "So that means we will push forward with a custody and child support court date. Where we will settle custody right, visitation schedules and of course child support payments."

"And then" Jane leaned forward.

"And then you can move on with your life hopefully." Jack leant forward and smiled at her "You deserve better than the Vulcan bastard; my grandmamma has been keeping me abreast of your situation – she feels like you are part of the family and wants to see you settled and happy."

"Once Star Fleet realises their mistake they will take back their blacklisting of you and will probably want to reenlist you."

"Not that I have any intention of reenlisting" Jane stated coldly. "Star Fleet have done their dash with me I am afraid"

"But it will mean you will be able to seek more appropriate employment" Jack raised his hands "I love my Grandparents cafe to pieces; but you are not meant to be a waitress, you are not meant for a life less ordinary." He smiled shyly at her "You deserve something special... something better"

Jane swallowed; where had she heard that before?

"And I won't have to see Spock?" she forced herself to say.

"No" Jack confirmed "We will make that part of the custody agreement; your child will be picked up by a liaison officer; all at your estranged husband's expense of course and will be transferred to Spock's custody and then at the end of the visit she will be returned to you the same way.

"So that's it" Jack concluded rising from his chair to help her up; never an easy thing when you were seven months pregnant "I will contact you with any details that come up or when he or his lawyer replies to the serve."

"Thank you" Jane smiled planning on leaving to go home for a well deserved nap; all this planning was tiring "For all your help I mean"

"My pleasure" Jack pushed a piece of hair out of her face "Maybe we can celebrate your victory over the bastard with a piece of my nonna's famous tiramisu after the court case."

"Maybe" Jane smiled back; if she was not seven months pregnant and as sexually appealing as a bowl of cold porridge then she would think he was flirting with her but seeing how she was seven months pregnant and the shape of a beach ball he was probably just being polite for his Nonna's sake.

Anyway she had more important things to deal with than wondering whether or not her sexy lawyer was flirting with her; like planning how to avoid Spock when he realised his mistake, when he realised what he had done.

She was not stupid enough to think a lawyer request not to contact her would stop him from trying to and she planned on never seeing Spock again unless it was absolutely necessary.

After all what was the point? Even if he begged her to forgive him, even if he got down on his knees and grovelled (not likely her cynical mind snorted) she would never take him back; they were done and she planned on breaking their bond as soon as she could, planned on getting rid of the constant feeling of him in the back of her mind that mocked her with what could have been.

The life she could have lived if only things had been different.

The different pregnancy she could have experienced if he had believed her and if she had him by her side and the support and love of her friends.

The happy family they could have been if only he had trusted her enough.

Loved her enough.

But he hadn't and he didn't so it was time to move on.

Author's Note: This Story is not going the way I planned; I planned on not letting Spock know about the child until some disaster or another (like in the prompt) happened but then whilst writing it I hit a brick wall of morality that stopped me dead in my writing tracks.

Does Spock deserve to know about the child's genetic profile results that prove him to be the father? Hell no!

But should he be told? Probably and I think realistically it is something someone like Kirk would actually do; she might hate the bastard but she wouldn't deny her child their basic right – the right to know her father.

Having dealt in real life with situations just like this I have always argued FOR fathers to know; not for their sakes but for the child's as nothing and I mean NOTHING screws with a child's emotions and well being more than feeling unwanted; believe me I have dealt with many a child who have lived knowing that one parent (or more) does not want them and it leads to nothing good.

So the story has changed; Spock will be told but will Jane forgive him... well that would be giving away to much :P