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-=-/-\-=- MaiKai & Rachel's Quarters -=-/-\-=-
Mai was laying in her bed snuggled up to her pillow when she felt a tug by her foot. She slowly turned around and sat up in bed. When she had rubbed her eyes until she could visibly see out of them she was peering at her daughter at the end of the bed.
"Come tell Mommy all about it," she made a huge gestures with her arms for Rachel to climb on to the bed and cuddle up to her.
Rachel put her head on her mothers stomach and melded next to her side. MaiKai began top run her fingers through her daughters hair as she held her close to her with her other arm. "Now, what happened?"
"Nothing I came in to check on you.."
MaiKai chuckled, "Ray baby, What are you talking about. I was sleeping".
Rachel shook her head, 'No, you were kicking and screaming for daddy to come and save you.." Rachel said and then her nose sniffled.
"What did I want daddy to save me from?" Mai questioned. She knew she was due for another psych evaluation and maybe she could bring the part where her nightmares seem to be coming back in her session.
"I don't know... Mommy can I try something?" the little child asked with her big shining eyes.
"Sure, what?" Mai stopped running her fingers through her hair so the child could sit up better and say what she needed to.
"Well, when I have a nightmare, you sit up with me all night and hold me until I fall asleep with teddy. Well, I brought teddy for you to hold while I hold you,"Rachel explained.
MaiKai smiled at her daughter's logic. How could she say tell her no. "Mommy would like that very much," she kissed Ray on her forehead. The child giggled in delight and then hopped off the bed to grab her teddy and then curled back in bed with her mother.
Rachel just had a last couple of words before she would fall asleep holding her mom, "You and daddy have been there to hold me when I'm done so much. It's my turn, mommy. my turn," the child yawned and laid her head back while Mai let a tear fall on to teddy's head before trying to muffle her sobs.
-=-/\-=- next morning -=-/-\-=-
MaiKai and Rachel got dressed for the day. MaiKai didn't have Rachel settled into school all the way as of yet so she decided to take her to work. She had a very important job for her. She was going to have her daughter help talk to her patients and hold their hand to make it easier for Mai to do her examinations since she was the Pediatrics doctor now after all.
Mai was ready to be on her way to Sickbay when her stomach started to feel really upset so much that she had been standing, but once her stomach turned, she was planted on the floor from the pain. She was feeling like she wanted to throw up.
Rachel came in to get Mai after she had finished her breakfast, "Mommy!" she rushed over, "What are you doing on the floor?"
MaiKai made efforts to try and stand without help, "Honey, I'm just not feeling well. We're gonna have to hurry up and get there so I can have my new nurse do a bio scan on me to figure out what's wrong before my first patient arrives." MaiKai held on to her stomach as she was standing up straight.
"Well, then come on mommy let's go!" Rachel took Mai's had and started t o make way for the door.
-=-/-\-=- Main Sickbay - Pediatrics Station -=-/-\-=-
Rachel was playing with her teddy bear in the next room while Mai was laying on a biobed.
"What?! That can't be right. Check it again," Mai had heard the results from her tricorder scan and test results.
"Ma'am there is no mistake and you already had me check it twice," Nurse Leela Niece replied to her.
"How did this happen? Why Me? Why now?" Mai was becoming frantic.
"Well, it happens when a man and a woman -" the petite nurse couldn't finish her explanation because Mai had already reached out and smacked the words out of her mouth.
The nurse grabbed her jaw, "I apologize, ma'am. I guess that was un-called for..."
"You're damn straight it was," Mai folded her arms across her chest.
"The test results don't lie. You are pregnant. Pregnant. You should be happy... Shouldn't you?" Leela questioned.
The word 'pregnant' just rung in Mai's ears.
Leela touched her should to bring her back to reality, "Let's start over. How about later tonight we have a girls night out and we can get to know one another. Just go grab some dinner or something. It'd be a nice escape. You could get a bay sitter for a bit. Us women have to stick together. I'm sure there is another one of us who wouldn't mind watching her," she suggested.
Mai nodded, "Just maybe... Let me think on it".
Leela smiled and exited room still rubbing her jaw a bit and left Mai to her thoughts.
-=-/-\-=- End Log -=-/\-=-
Lieutenant Commander MaiKai Rodgers
Head of Pediatrics Doctor
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Rachel Rodgers
Child Civilian
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Ensign Leela Niece
Pediatric Nurse
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