Thank you to everybody who read or reviewed the last conversation. You are all fabulous.
Day 26: Dear baby girl
From: SuluHG2260
To: Mommy_Susan
Time arrived : 3/16/2260 00 :00 :01
Subject: Re: I really wish you had told me about your sister?
Fine, we are going to a very Sulu family reunion. Ben is bringing cake because I burn water. Again, I implore you to marry that man. He has like 80 cake recipes on file. He's planning to do something with chocolate ganache and salted caramel buttercream. Seriously, why couldn't he be bi or at least be hetero curious like you?
Now I'm having fun hearing from you because I need as much grown-up time as possible. But most of your emails, I can't read to Desi so maybe you can send something to her. You need practice for when you're going to be sending these letters to Liz instead of me. That reminds me, I must start getting the custody papers together soon. I had lunch with my lawyer Sean, AKA your ex yesterday to deal with all the legal stuff.
I'm thinking about having Liz and Kevin be Desi's guardian when I'm in space. I know they're young, but they're so good with her. Plus, they're here all the time, so her routine won't be that out of whack. Also, this way she won't have to live in a strange place for months at a time. I don't know. It's just something for us to discuss at some point. Shawn thinks it's legally sound at least.
BTW, Desi has become the master of scooting and I think she's going to start crawling soon. Fingers crossed. I attached a video. You're going to love it. She's adorable.
Xxxx
From: SuluHG2260
To: Mommy_Susan
Time arrived : 3/16/2260 00 :00 :01
Subject: I really wish you had told me about your sister?
Dear baby D:
Hey baby girl, how are you? Have you picked up any new skills since the last time I wrote you? I heard that you are mastering scooting. Have you got to crawling yet? I may have sent you a doll to help you pick up that skill. My mom used something similar with me because I sort of walked first.
Have you tried any new things? I know mom is starting to work you through solid foods before I left. Have you developed a favorite yet? You're going to love strawberries. You know, unless you end up allergic to them like Uncle Jim. Oh, I hope you don't have any food allergies. That man scares me when he has reactions.
Have you made any new friends? Mommy tells me you're trying to find a new playgroup. How's that going? Also, I heard you're going to a very Sulu family reunion. You don't have any first cousins yet, but you have lots of second and third cousins. I think a few might be around your age. Apparently, my siblings and I are the late bloomer side of the family. I want more pictures. I got a few, but I want more.
So, quick question in a couple of months when mommy starts working on a starship, again, do you want to live with grandma, aunt Liz, or your auntie K? I like Liz. She's a mature 20 because life has not been kind to her, but she's still in the Academy. And that would mean daycare. Of course, grandma's working full time as an admiral, so you would end up spending quality time in daycare regardless.
Now Auntie K would not have that problem. Wedding planners have more flexible hours. There are also my parents who are now in Florida not some far-off colony. I don't know where your mom got that from.
From: MomOU
To: NyotaUM
Time arrived: 3/16/2260 00:00:01
Subject: Re: Thank you for writing
OK you're obviously still angry about boarding school, but at least you returned my message in under a week, so I'll take that as a win. I am still sorry about boarding school. I should've came back, but… There are no excuses I really should have come back. I'm sorry.
I'm glad you're making friends.
I'm trying to make amends here and I'm not sure how. I think the most helpful thing I've done is make sure that your boyfriend's medical staff won't try to drug you again. I know you're still upset about the consequences of the fertility drugs and rightfully so. However, I'm thankful she didn't give you something that could have killed you.
If you need me, I'm here. Just let me know how I can help. The only thing I can probably do is get a second tutor sent to Enterprise just for Jo Jo. She's younger and could probably use more attention, but that's all I can really do now. Anything more could get the whole program jeopardized and I want you to be able to keep your stepdaughter with you.
xxx
From: Spock's_cuddlebunny
To: Kevin KR
Time sent: 3/16/2260 06:45:54
Subject: So how are you doing? How are you really doing?
Okay so looking at the calendar, I realized that yesterday was your Tarsus sucks anniversary day. I ordered you a giant cookie basket. Although considering emails and anything similar are functioning in crazy ways at best, I'm not sure if you got the delivery same day. On your Tarsus sucks anniversary day, you need junk food. I'm making Spock brownies on the first anniversary of Amanda's death. I'm probably going to do it again this year. That's kind of soon. It's like one bad anniversary, after another. June is going to be an awful month this year.
So, I guess you should be happy to know that we prevented something similar from happening on my last mission. No, I can't give you details. Ask your future sister-in-law. She knows all the good juicy gossip. Because we have things stabilize, I think we'll be leaving in about two or three days. Really, I'm just glad history is not repeating itself.
Have you heard from Jo Jo? She's still not really talking about what's going on. I'm getting more Intel from Jay secretly of course because he doesn't want the Ashleys or Jeremy knowing that he's a double agent in the war on authority. Or maybe the kid just wants friends. His face lit up so much when I suggested he do fencing training with Sulu.
Poor baby can compete with us for most screwed-up family which is remarkable. I mean my dad died the moment I was born due to time traveling Romulans and well, there's a reason why yesterday sucks for you. But we got through it and are kind of functioning members of society. So, there's hope for the next generation that they too shall overcome their own personal tragedy. Oh God, I think I'm going to have to get Margarita like six boxes of chocolate this shore leave. Do you think I can talk Spock into another therapist? I think the ship needs at least two, possibly three. We're all a little screwed up.
Mom told me you guys did dinner. Kudos on bringing baby D as a buffer. Nothing awful happens when you have small children there. Especially when she's adorable.
Seriously, what did you do to take care of the gossip problem? I got a cryptic message via Pike that Chen was extra irritated and would like for you to tell her when there are problems instead of fixing them by yourself or going to Barnett. She even mentioned going to Spock first. Seriously, what did you do and how illegal? She suggested Spock as an alternative. Do I need to call the lawyers?
To be continued