5/6/2261
Saratoga Sickbay
8:00 AM
The two lifemates hurried to sickbay. They knew that the CMO was scheduled for an early morning
meeting of the Senior staff today, but hopefully he hadn't left yet. Upon arriving they saw him talking
to Nurse Belzoni.
"Doctor," Alyen called. "Doctor, you need to examine Shylea."
L'Naym squeezed her lifemate's hand. "We're going to have a child," she whispered. "I became
pregnant last night.
"You've gotta be freakin' kidding me!" McCoy motioned to Nurse Belzoni. "Get me a tricorder
and a monitor." He pointed to L'Naym. You. Up on a biobed."
Within moments, he had the tricorder calibrated and a monitor set to the tricorder's frequency.
"Lie back and lift your shirt for me," he murmured.
L'Naym, did as McCoy instructed and laid back on the bed, grasping Alyen's hand tightly. McCoy
made several passes over her abdomen before pausing."Well you're right. See that?" He pointed
to the screen. "You, Mrs. L'naym, are expecting a little bundle of joy."
As the couples exchanged joyous looks he glanced at his tricorder again. "Let's get you a full work up.
We're going to need to start you on some supplements and from there we'll get you on a dietary and
exercise plan to keep you and the baby healthy."
He gave the Nlians one of his rare genuine smiles. "Let me be the first to congratulate you."