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Temptation Chapter 12

Tom hurried to B'Elanna’s side and picked her off the floor. Gently patting her cheek he tried to rouse her. He’d never known a Klingon to faint before and was concerned about his friend. He looked over at his partner and frowned as he spoke. “Harry? What do we do? She’s never fainted before.”

“Kim to the Doctor & Seven of Nine.” Harry made the decision for Tom, his command training kicking in when he needed it.

“Doctor here Mr Kim.”

“Seven here. How can I help you Ensign?”

Both responded at the same time talking over one another. Kim looked at the prostrate woman and frowned. “Doc, Seven, B'Elanna just fainted. We need you both here.”

“Where is here?” Seven asked as she made her way from Ro Laren’s quarters, scooping up her daughter as she left the room. Her long legs carried her to the door of the turbolift in a matter of moments.

“The Mess Hall.” Replied Harry solemnly, trying not to panic as B'Elanna didn’t respond to the gentle slaps.

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Seven strode onto the lift with her daughter held firmly in her grasp trying to imagine what would make her wife faint. Bethany squirmed in her arms, unsettled. “Mommy; mama’s sore.”

“I know baby, we will find out why in a few moments.” Seven responded, gently caressing her ridges to comfort her. The lift seemed to take an eternity to reach the Mess Hall. Entering, Seven found a huddle of people around the prostrate form of her wife. The tide of people parted as she approached. Handing her daughter to Neelix, she knelt at her wife’s side and gently caressed her ridges.
“B'Elanna?” She questioned gently while caressing her cheek.

The Doctor pushed his way through the whispering crowd and knelt at B'Elanna’s side. His raised eyebrows were met with a raised ocular implant and a cool glance in his direction. Seven was obviously none the wiser about her wife’s ailment than he was.

Running the medical tricorder over her he frowned and glanced again at Seven. She caught his look and raised her eyebrows at him again. “Doctor?”

“I think we should get her to the privacy of Sickbay before we discuss this Seven.” The Doctor was flustered. He didn’t keep secrets well. He didn’t know how to break this news to Seven and fearing her reaction, he certainly didn’t want to tell her in the middle of the Mess Hall.

Seven gently lifted her wife from the floor and started towards the doors as Ro and Janeway entered. Seven brushed past them, ignoring them as they both quizzed the Doctor. Informing the Captain and her spouse that B'Elanna was in no immediate danger he left to follow Seven to Sickbay promising to keep the Captain informed of B'Elanna’s progress.

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Tom, Harry, Ro and Janeway seated themselves and nodded as Neelix offered drinks. Janeway was first to ask Tom and Harry for their version of events. Explaining what had happened to their Captain was highly embarrassing for the pair. Blushing crimson Harry concluded. “I didn’t even know it was possible for Klingon’s to faint. I thought with all of those redundant systems they would be immune to things like that.”

Ro smirked and was rewarded by a kick in the shins by her wife. The Klingon and Bajoran may have a truce but it was tenuous at best. Ro seemed to take great delight in any misfortune which befell B'Elanna and vice versa. Janeway and Seven both despaired of them ever reaching a lasting peace. Even little Bethany could pick up on the antagonism they felt towards one another. Glowering at her wife Ro was about to comment when she was doubled over by pain shuddering through her abdomen. Catching the sound of the sharply inhaled breath Janeway turned fully to her wife and knew that their child was demanding entrance to the world.
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Seven was met in Sickbay by Samantha Wildman who helped her lay B'Elanna on a bio-bed and start the diagnostics the Doctor would demand as soon as he appeared.
As they both stepped back Bethany reminded everyone of her presence. She had followed her mommy to Sickbay catching up a few moments after Seven had arrived. Samantha lifted her and cuddled her gently. “Don’t worry Beebop. Your mama’s going to be fine. Mommy and me and the Doctor will look after her.” She cooed.

“Mommy?” Bethany leaned over Samantha’s shoulder, staring intently at her mommy and spoke quietly. “Mama’s baby come now?”

The two of them gasped at the child’s quiet words; Seven just looked stunned. Whipping her head round she stared at her child. “Clarify?”

Bethany had heard her mother use that word before so she knew her mommy wanted her to explain what she meant. “Mama, got baby. You got baby too.”

“Indeed.” Seven replied coolly turning again to focus on B'Elanna. Her mind was in turmoil; was it possible that both of them were pregnant? How was it possible that her child could know this? Could she have implanted both of them at the same time? Could she have lost control to that extent? How did her daughter know about the baby? She had so many questions running through her mind, some of them were repeating themselves as she found no answers to them. Forcing them aside she concentrated on getting her wife to waken.

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