The delivery had not gone as planned. At all. But Tina was past caring about it now that it was over and Darcy was safe. And so was she, and it would make a great story some day (probably minus the things James had said, which she was saving to think over laterBut she was happy not to think about some day yet, and just enjoy these first few ( Read more... )

She'd had a nice outing, and was feeling less overwhelmingly giddy, so Tina came back to her rooms, took a quick shower, and sat down to compose some messages. To her parents, first, she sent a quick video message letting them know about her reassignment. Then she wrote a short note that she sent to most of her friends. Impersonal, but time- ( Read more... )

If she'd had the benefit of the knowledge that a few days would bring, it would have seemed obvious what was going on. But she didn't. What Tina had to work with was that she and Bill had eaten some pudding and shared part of a drink, that they had hugged, and that Bill had behaved in a way that could be described as odd ( Read more... )

She'd done enough sitting around, wallowing in boredom and mild depression by turns. Exchanging some letters with a good friend made Tina feel social again. And besides, she had a message to deliver. And... An idea that Spock wouldn't approve of, but that made her laugh just to think about.

Private to Jim Kirk (original_fineJim, I've heard from Spock. Not ( Read more... )

Life on a starship like the Enterprise was always jam-packed with activity. In some ways, it felt like it had been just a few days since the prenatal checkup where she and Jim had seen their daughter for the first time, but at the same time it seemed as though months must have gone by. Regardless, it was time for another appointment. Tina ( Read more... )

Damn. It was time. Tina had gone to pull on one of her minidress uniforms, and the middle had gotten all bunched up over her belly in a way that made it pretty goddamn obvious what was under there. She'd already started wearing the pants unbuttoned and held together with a safety pin when she had on the tunic and trousers variant. She needed to ( Read more... )