=Trent and Sarah Rodgers' House=
=Near San Jose, California, Earth=
Rick sat on the dock behind his brother's home, looking at the bay
spanned out in front of him. He had a fishing pole in his hand, but
was not actively fishing. The calmness of the water allowed him a
moment to think about how quickly everything had happened over
the past few weeks.
He had been cleared medically and by Starfleet to return to duty,
but Dr. Montalban still wanted him to remain on Earth for the next
few days to conduct further tests. It was more of a request than an
order, but with everything he had gone through, what was a few
more days.
Still, he wanted to get back to work. Besides his family, his career
was the most important aspect of his life. He also felt that he had
something to prove to himself that he could still perform at the
same level he had performed prior to that day on UNITY.
"Daddy!" Rachel yelled out as she ran down to the dock and hopped
into Rick's lap.
"Hey, Ray," Rick smiled.
"When are we going back to the starbase?" she asked.
"I not know. You want to go?"
Rick was careful when he spoke to her so that he didn't sound like the
idiot he felt at times.
"Maybe. I like playing with Annie, but I miss Martin," she said.
Rick nodded, "Soon, OK?"
"OK," she replied.
Rick noticed Mai walking toward them.
"Hey you two," She gave Rick a kiss on the cheek and the she held
Rachel by her side a moment.
A smile crept across his face.
"This is wonderful. This ... I ...," he held Mai in his arms.
Numerous emotions filled him at that moment.
"What you not tell me sooner?" he asked.
"I wanted to see how well your recovery was coming along," which was true.
Mai didn't want to give him this news if he wasn't doing so well like he is now.
"This is best news ...," he hugged her again.
Rick's sister-in-law Sarah walked down to the dock and caught part of the
conversation. She too was pregnant - seven months to be exact.
"So, you finally told him?" Sarah smiled.
MaiKai could only nod as she was stuck like glue to her husband.
"Well Ricky, as I told Mai, I'm happy for the both of you," she said, reaching
down to hug Rick. "Now, I'll let you two be alone. I just came down to tell
you that lunch was ready. But take your time."
As Sarah walked away, Rick looked at Mai.
"So, who else knew?" he asked, puzzled.
"My nurse, my psychologist, and Sarah are the only ones to know before you,"
Mai replied.
"That OK. I just happy. I am happy for you. I happy for us," he held her, feeling
that everything was starting to work out for them.
"You know I haven't told Rachel yet," Mai gave Rick a smile. She figured Rick
would like to tell someone and he could start with their daughter.
=Near San Jose, California, Earth=
Rick sat on the dock behind his brother's home, looking at the bay
spanned out in front of him. He had a fishing pole in his hand, but
was not actively fishing. The calmness of the water allowed him a
moment to think about how quickly everything had happened over
the past few weeks.
He had been cleared medically and by Starfleet to return to duty,
but Dr. Montalban still wanted him to remain on Earth for the next
few days to conduct further tests. It was more of a request than an
order, but with everything he had gone through, what was a few
more days.
Still, he wanted to get back to work. Besides his family, his career
was the most important aspect of his life. He also felt that he had
something to prove to himself that he could still perform at the
same level he had performed prior to that day on UNITY.
"Daddy!" Rachel yelled out as she ran down to the dock and hopped
into Rick's lap.
"Hey, Ray," Rick smiled.
"When are we going back to the starbase?" she asked.
"I not know. You want to go?"
Rick was careful when he spoke to her so that he didn't sound like the
idiot he felt at times.
"Maybe. I like playing with Annie, but I miss Martin," she said.
Rick nodded, "Soon, OK?"
"OK," she replied.
Rick noticed Mai walking toward them.
"Hey you two," She gave Rick a kiss on the cheek and the she held
Rachel by her side a moment.
"Daddy says we can go home soon," Rachel smiled, looking up at Mai.
"He did, did he?" Mai gave her husband a questioning look as if he had
something up his sleeve.
Rachel ran back to the house to play with her cousin.
"Are you OK?" Rick asked, motioning for Mai to sit next to him.
"Yes... Why? I feel ... fine," she managed to say without feeling like she
was lying.
"You not look so well this morning," Rick said. "I thought you were sick."
"I wasn't, but I'm feeling a little bit better now," Mai replied.
"He did, did he?" Mai gave her husband a questioning look as if he had
something up his sleeve.
Rachel ran back to the house to play with her cousin.
"Are you OK?" Rick asked, motioning for Mai to sit next to him.
"Yes... Why? I feel ... fine," she managed to say without feeling like she
was lying.
"You not look so well this morning," Rick said. "I thought you were sick."
"I wasn't, but I'm feeling a little bit better now," Mai replied.
"That good," Rick said. "I glad you better. Now, what you keeping from
me?"
"What ever do you mean?," Mai began to fiddle with her fingers and look
down at her feet.
"Sweetheart, I know you. I know when you keep some ... something from
me," Rick said. "Are you really OK. If something bad, you can tell me."
"Nothing bad It's just-," Mai looked into Rick's eyes and just knew he
would have to know sooner or later.. obviously. "I'm pregnant," now all
that awaited was a response of some kind from her husband. Hopefully a
good reaction.
me?"
"What ever do you mean?," Mai began to fiddle with her fingers and look
down at her feet.
"Sweetheart, I know you. I know when you keep some ... something from
me," Rick said. "Are you really OK. If something bad, you can tell me."
"Nothing bad It's just-," Mai looked into Rick's eyes and just knew he
would have to know sooner or later.. obviously. "I'm pregnant," now all
that awaited was a response of some kind from her husband. Hopefully a
good reaction.
Rick stared at her for a long moment. He had expected her to give him bad
news ... to tell him that something was wrong with her. He tried to prepare
himself for the worse.
But this ...
"You mean that you ..."
"Yes. We will be having a new baby," Mai looked away she braced herself for
the worse that Rick could say.
news ... to tell him that something was wrong with her. He tried to prepare
himself for the worse.
But this ...
"You mean that you ..."
"Yes. We will be having a new baby," Mai looked away she braced herself for
the worse that Rick could say.
A smile crept across his face.
"This is wonderful. This ... I ...," he held Mai in his arms.
Numerous emotions filled him at that moment.
"What you not tell me sooner?" he asked.
"I wanted to see how well your recovery was coming along," which was true.
Mai didn't want to give him this news if he wasn't doing so well like he is now.
"This is best news ...," he hugged her again.
Rick's sister-in-law Sarah walked down to the dock and caught part of the
conversation. She too was pregnant - seven months to be exact.
"So, you finally told him?" Sarah smiled.
MaiKai could only nod as she was stuck like glue to her husband.
"Well Ricky, as I told Mai, I'm happy for the both of you," she said, reaching
down to hug Rick. "Now, I'll let you two be alone. I just came down to tell
you that lunch was ready. But take your time."
As Sarah walked away, Rick looked at Mai.
"So, who else knew?" he asked, puzzled.
"My nurse, my psychologist, and Sarah are the only ones to know before you,"
Mai replied.
"That OK. I just happy. I am happy for you. I happy for us," he held her, feeling
that everything was starting to work out for them.
"You know I haven't told Rachel yet," Mai gave Rick a smile. She figured Rick
would like to tell someone and he could start with their daughter.
Rick stood and reached for Mai's hand.
"We tell her together," Rick said.
MaiKai took Rick's hand and held it tight in hers. All she could do was to smile in realization that even when Mai thought she was at her worse, good things can happen still.
= End Log =
"We tell her together," Rick said.
MaiKai took Rick's hand and held it tight in hers. All she could do was to smile in realization that even when Mai thought she was at her worse, good things can happen still.
= End Log =
Commander Rick Rodgers
Engineer
UNITY
&
Lieutenant Commander MaiKai Rodgers
Head of Pediatrics Doctor
UNITY
