[Key Change Verse - For Elizabethdehner]
Every thirty seconds Nyota's mood switched between overzealous joy and abject terror. She left sickbay in a daze, walking purposefully enough that no one would talk to her but with absolutely no thoughts as to a destination. Part of her wanted to seek out John, but she knew she wasn't ready to talk to him yet. She needed to sort out some of her own feelings before she showed up at his door with the news.
It was supposed to be a routine medical examination. By now she and Leo were friends, albeit not very close friends, and they'd been talking amiably when suddenly he stopped mid-sentence. Before she could even ask what was wrong he told her. "You're pregnant." There was no sugar-coating, just the words, just like that. She'd stared at him for a long, incredulous moment, and then let out a slightly hysterical laugh. The rest of the conversation was about as awkward as any she'd had in quite a while, though they both tried to keep the discussion professional. Apparently the electric fields on Meridius II had made her birth control implant malfunction. As soon as McCoy started talking about her "options" and prenatal care she'd stopped him and asked if they could postpone the remainder of the conversation. Then she'd fled out the door.
A baby. A child. A new life. It was utterly wonderful and completely terrifying. She'd always wanted to have children, had daydreamed about having them with John, but not yet. And certainly not without any discussion whatsoever. We would have such beautiful children - which is not at all the point. She didn't even know if he wanted kids, didn't even know if he -
Her thought process was interrupted by the realization that she was standing outside the open door of Liz's office. She almost turned around and left, but she desperately needed to not be alone with her tumultuous thoughts right now. Her thoughts... Liz will know any minute, if she doesn't already. She took a deep breath and walked inside, rapping her fist lightly against the the open door. "Hey..."
It was supposed to be a routine medical examination. By now she and Leo were friends, albeit not very close friends, and they'd been talking amiably when suddenly he stopped mid-sentence. Before she could even ask what was wrong he told her. "You're pregnant." There was no sugar-coating, just the words, just like that. She'd stared at him for a long, incredulous moment, and then let out a slightly hysterical laugh. The rest of the conversation was about as awkward as any she'd had in quite a while, though they both tried to keep the discussion professional. Apparently the electric fields on Meridius II had made her birth control implant malfunction. As soon as McCoy started talking about her "options" and prenatal care she'd stopped him and asked if they could postpone the remainder of the conversation. Then she'd fled out the door.
A baby. A child. A new life. It was utterly wonderful and completely terrifying. She'd always wanted to have children, had daydreamed about having them with John, but not yet. And certainly not without any discussion whatsoever. We would have such beautiful children - which is not at all the point. She didn't even know if he wanted kids, didn't even know if he -
Her thought process was interrupted by the realization that she was standing outside the open door of Liz's office. She almost turned around and left, but she desperately needed to not be alone with her tumultuous thoughts right now. Her thoughts... Liz will know any minute, if she doesn't already. She took a deep breath and walked inside, rapping her fist lightly against the the open door. "Hey..."