"Wedding Plans"

[Trichon 0]

Trichon couldnt get out of his office quick enough. He had made a beeline for the nearest Turbolift and made his way to sickbay. He ran into sickbay with a smile on his face and he quickly scooped Merri into his arms. She laughed with delight, hugging him fiercely. "You're not upset?" she whispered in his ear.

 

"Upset..." he couldnt stop grinning, "Are you kidding. I'm going to be a daddy. Of course I'm not upset. I'm getting married to the woman I love and the mother of my child. I couldnt be happier." He hugged her even tighter and gave her a quick kiss.

 

"Oh, good," Merri said with some satisfaction. She was acutely aware of the medical staff watching them, and blushed. "Let's go into my office..." She saw the time, then, and amended, "No, let's go home and plot how we're going to finagle family quarters out of the quartermaster."

 

He kissed her again not caring who saw, "We have more than that to plot as well."

 

"We do?" she asked as the kiss ended. Looping her arm through his, Merri led Trichon out of Sickbay, thankful that the doctors and nurses had more sense than engineers... if this little scene had played out in Engineering, there would have been catcalls and wolf whistles. He walked down the hall arm in arm with his beloved, "Of course. We have to start planning a wedding as well."

 

Merri blushed again. "Well, yes, there is that. Can't we just wear dress uniforms and have the Captain say a few words in the main lounge?"

 

"Really," he breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm glad you want a small wedding. I was hoping you wouldnt want something huge."

 

She stopped walking and turned to face him. "Trichon Light, you have known me HOW long, and you thought I wanted something big and foofy? I may have taken counselor's training but I'm still the same practical engineer at heart." She laughed.

 

He just grinned, "And thats why I love you Merri Light."

 

Her eyes widened. "I like the sound of that," she said very quietly. "But you know, if we were getting married on my homeworld, it wouldn't change... and our children would be Callum-Light. But I kinda like the idea of being Merri Light," she grinned.

 

He grabbed her hand and started to make his way back to their quarters, "So its agreed then. Something small and not so fancy. Any ideas on that my dear?"

 

"I'd be happy with just a small ceremony in the lounge, and a simple buffet reception immediately following," Merri said honestly. "I don't need a fancy dress or a live band or a big party. Unless you wanted them."

 

Trichon nodded, "A small wedding is all I ever wanted. Possibly the captain saying a few words and a small reception. Although I would like to see you in a dress." at the last comment a sly grin crossed his face.

 

Merri burst out laughing. She didn't recall if he had ever seen her in a dress, other than the medieval-style one she'd worn on her very first away mission after she was assigned to the Arcadia. "Okay, maybe a dress," she conceded.

 

"Good," he opened the door to his quarters and invited her in, "Now all we have to do is put in a request for larger quarters."

 

"Yup," she agreed happily. "And as I said to Andrea, no more holodeck training exercises for me for a while."

 

Trichon sat down at his desk and started filling out the request form for family quarters, "So did you find out any kind of due date from Andrea?"

 

"I think it's too soon to tell," she said, pulling up a chair from the dining table. "My people are genetically altered Humans, so normal gestation is between nine and ten months, but I don't have any idea how that will interact with your genes."

 

"As far as my genes go your guess is as good as mine," he looked up at her, "I am not very familiar with El-Aurian physiology at all."

 

"If we can't look it up, we'll have to find some El-Aurians to ask," said Merri.

 

"Could be a little hard to find one. Theres not many of us left, but I might have someone I can talk to."

 

Merri chuckled. She had seen the medical files, even months ago when she wasn't supposed to, when she was rebuilding databases. "Sounds like a plan," she agreed. "Now... what's for dinner? I'm famished!"

 

"Sounds like a plan." He finished filling out the request form for the larger quarters and set down the padd. He walked into the living area and joined the mother of his child for dinner...

[NDak 0]

Her name is so much easier to pronounce now ^_^