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Earth date, Mid March 2265 – S'chn T'gai compound, Selek's residence, Morning.

"An interesting position for meditation, adun," T'Mardis stated as she rose from Selek's lok.

"Indeed, and very effective is it not." His eyes shone with delight as he replied.

They had spent most of the night sitting on a cushioned floor. Selek sat in the lotus position. His wife sat on him, her legs crossed behind his back. Both faced each other, palms pressed together. After shared physical intimacy, Selek had suggested they remain on the floor during the night to meditate. T'Mardis had her doubts that any meditation would take place in the position they were in. but her adun's challenge to see how still they could remain was worth pursuing.

And it worked and she felt most rested. She would need to do so as much as possible for the next twelve months, since she carried their daughter in her womb.

The 'Burning' proved most fruitful. T'Mardis stroked her stomach as her husband rose from the floor. He took her hand and caressed her stomach, his head bent to kiss her lips. Before their bonding she had not considered the touching of lips anything special, but now she could see why Terrans and others races thought so highly of it.

Selek beamed with joy as he sensed the presence of his daughter. He could honestly say he was happy, even though the foundation of his happiness was built on such severely tragic events. In his previous life, apart from his mother, he had loved two women, and now the fates had blessed him with a third woman to love. And love her he did, she had saved him from the deep depression that had settled over him, even as he buried himself with work. Being accepted by Spock's family was also a blessing, none of them blamed him for what took place.

He breathed deeply into his beloved's neck, nipping on her delightful column.

"We need to prepare for the day husband."

"I am prepared for the day. I am prepared to stay home and make love to my adun'a."

"You desire to stay and play hockey?" she asked, stroking the points of his ears to arouse him as much he aroused her.

"Hookey my wife, hookey."

"Whether you wish to be absent without leave from your place of work just to be physically intimate with your wife or to play a quom'i game. Neither decision is logical adun." T'Mardis held his head between her hands as she looked in his face.

Selek took one of her hands and held it between his thighs.

"I have a medical condition that needs to be taken care of."

T'Mardis quirked her lips, her adun was a most fascinating person. He reminded her of her first husband, he also was quite emotional for a Vulcan but only in the privacy of their abode did he express himself. She was most thankful to be blessed with a second spouse that enjoyed relations outside 'The Burning'. Losing Tural in San Francisco by a Terran mad man was devastating for her, it shook her ability to control. Burying herself in work, helping fellow colonists was her only interest until a stranger challenged her to a hoverbike race. Accepting was one of the best decisions she made.

"I will ease your 'medical condition' ashayam, but afterward you will prepare for your duties. Agreed?"

Selek gave a mock sigh.

"If I must," he replied as he dragged his wife back down to the cushioned floor.

Author's Notes

Spoken English in italics, the rest in Vulcan

Lok- male genital

Ashayam – term of endearment, beloved

Adun/Adun'a – husband/wife

Qom'i - human