Surprise! for hesdead_jim

[cadet_amara]

Amara enjoyed the night shift, but she had to admit it made it hard to get out of bed. She wondered why her sleep cycle was so effected. Space was always dark. It shouldn't matter what the clock said. However, when she tried to get up this particular day she felt as if she hadn't slept at all. Every muscle in her body ached, and she felt... well... odd. Something was off. Her stomach felt like it was squirming... and she felt ill.

She looked down and was surprised to see her stomach looked a little bloated. "What the-?" She got up quickly and went to check her appearance in the mirror. Yes, her stomach was definitely not as flat as it usually was. There was a certain roundness... as it she were... no, not possible. She wasn't even going to entertain the thought. First of all she never missed her birth control. Second, if she were pregnant a belly wouldn't have appeared overnight. It simply didn't work that way. It must be something else.

Whatever it was, it felt like something just moved in there. That scared her, and she carefully felt her abdomen, shocked to find there appeared to be something inside her. Moving. Responding to her touch.

Frightened and trying not to panic, she dressed quickly and rushed off to Sickbay, hoping Leonard was on duty. Whatever was going on was definitely going to require his attention.

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[cadet-amara.livejournal.com]

She nodded a little. "I just... never saw the point in it. When I was little it would make people angry so I sort of just.... stopped."

She took a deep breath. "So... what happens now?"

[hesdead-jim.livejournal.com]

"How do you mean? With... th' boy or with you?" he wanted to be sure which it was she wanted him to be answering, to be trying to comfort her over.

[cadet-amara.livejournal.com]

"Well... both I suppose? Do you need to run any more tests?" She asked, knowing this was all still a mystery.

[hesdead-jim.livejournal.com]

"I do, yes," he replied. But now wasn't the time to go through what tests exactly, unless she actively asked it of him. Too much information, too clinical, to go with the sheer emotion of it all for her.

(Just the one tag to threads from me tonight cuz I'm exhausted, lol. Thought I'd say so you know why it's tag and run!)

[cadet-amara.livejournal.com]

"I'd rather have something to think about right now... anything. Hell, I'll even get a physical without a fight if it'll distract me from all the things in my head." She needed something to take away the pain, and a distraction she believed would do that.

((OOC: That's cool. Hope you got lots of rest :-) ))

[hesdead-jim.livejournal.com]

"I think we might be best doin' some sort of... physical, on you. After everythin' yer body has been through, who knows what effect this has had on you biologically over th' last 24 hours." He paused then, gently kissing her forehead. "Let's get down ta medical together then, 'Mara."

[cadet-amara.livejournal.com]

She nodded, "Alright... then... I think I'll head to the mess hall." That was her usual answer to tragedy. Cooking or baking.

[hesdead-jim.livejournal.com]

"I-- think you should have someone 'round you right now, 'Mara," he paused. "Let me send Christine down if you go there, so yer not alone."

[cadet-amara.livejournal.com]

"I'll be alright on my own." She paused, turning a little to look at him. "Really. I think I'd rather be alone."

[hesdead-jim.livejournal.com]

He hesitated then before slowly nodding his head. "All right. But you don't hafta be alone. If you want company, you tell me, all right?"

[cadet-amara.livejournal.com]

"Thank you." She just didn't want to think about it at the moment. She wanted her mind on anything else. As soon as she was done with her physical she went straight to the mess hall, taking over the kitchen.

Hours later a plethora of baked goods lined the tables and available counter space, and she still wasn't stopping. Her focus was entirely her work. At the moment she was working on piping the decorative icing on a huge cake. It wasn't healthy to get so wrapped up in this, and she knew she should stop and face her feelings again, but she couldn't. So she kept on baking, unsure of when she was going to stop.

[hesdead-jim.livejournal.com]

Leonard ran test after test in medical with the help of his team and drafted in Spock and some of his science staff to try to find answers. They found out a few things, but there still weren't any firm answers. Speculation, theories; no real answers as of yet.

(I was thinking; perhaps a situation similar to this episode of TNG? here)

[cadet-amara.livejournal.com]

Finally she thought if she baked another cake she'd go insane. She forced herself to stop and went down to medical, wondering if Leonard could give her something to help her sleep. Seeing he was working she decided to take a seat, trying to stay out of the way.

((Sounds good to me. I was thinking the same thing actually :-) ))

[hesdead-jim.livejournal.com]

[awesome!]

He only spent another 5 minutes on his work when he saw Amara enter the medical bay. Excusing himself, he walked over to her and reached out to gently touch her arm, to try to guide her towards his office so they could talk.

[cadet-amara.livejournal.com]

She went with him without a word and waited for the door to close before she spoke. "What have you found out?" She would ask for something to help her sleep in a minute, right now she wanted to know what happened.

[hesdead-jim.livejournal.com]

"It's mostly theories right now. He was definitely an alien. We've worked out a genetic make up but there's a great of radiation - harmless - comin' from him. It's as if he wasn't meant ta be what he was. Which is why we think he aged so rapidly," he paused then. "Why an alien would go through gestation in a human an' go through th' process of life an' death so quickly, we don't know. Yet."

[cadet-amara.livejournal.com]

"Maybe he just.... wanted to learn about us." She sighed a little and rubbed her eyes. "I don't think I'll be able to fall asleep on my own. Do you have anything that can help?"

[hesdead-jim.livejournal.com]

"Maybe, it's one of the theories we got," he agreed with a slow nod of his head. He wasn't usually one to agree with medicine for aiding sleep, but he would make exceptions like this time. So he nodded his head. "I'll get you a lil' medication for it."

[cadet-amara.livejournal.com]

"Thanks. I thought this would be a better idea than drinking myself numb or something." She forced a little smile, but she knew it was probably very pained.

[hesdead-jim.livejournal.com]

"Mmm, much better," he agreed with a slow nod of his head. Taking a few steps away he retrieved a packet of oral medication for her, with 4 tablets inside. "Two tonight. Two tomorrow night, okay?"

[cadet-amara.livejournal.com]

"Alright." She took the packet then hesitated a second. She didn't really want to go back to her quarters alone, but she knew he probably had to work, so she decided she would have to tough it out. "Goodnight then."

[hesdead-jim.livejournal.com]

"I'll be with you soon... unless you'd rather I came with you now?" he didn't want to crowd her, but he wanted her to know that he would be there for her whenever she needed him.

[cadet-amara.livejournal.com]

"I'd.... rather you come." She admitted. "But if you have more work to do... I understand."

[hesdead-jim.livejournal.com]

"Then I'll come. Jus' let me tell Christine," he leant in to gently kiss her forehead before he moved to tell his nurse, and the rest of those working that he was going to call it a night so he could take care of Amara.

[cadet-amara.livejournal.com]

"Thank you." She waited for him to tell everyone where he was going then went back to her quarters with him. "I... appreciate you coming... I don't think I wanted to be alone tonight. Not anymore."