Lilly/Tay - Breakfast for Champions

||USS Fenris
||Lillian's and Taylor's Quarters
||0840


Lillian smiled a little after calling Taylor to the table as she put out the sausage and pancakes and then put coffee into their cups and sat down at their breakfast nook. She wanted to make sure she and Taylor were both fed and while they could have run off to the Mess Hall when they had the time, Lillian wanted to spend breakfast with her fiance. She sipped her coffee and ran her fingers along her baby bump through her duty uniform, smiling nice and big even though she was starting to just now start to plan wedding things.

That and figure out what to do right now.

She was trying to make sure that she was doing her job to the best of her abilities because she wondered about what would happen to them should they be attacked again. They were meant to be an exploration ship and while they could all make it if they had the right training, this wasn't the kind of ship that was supposed to focus on that. So she sighed and got the syrup, spooning herself some fruit salad and suddenly craving some peanut butter for some strange reason...and a sickly sweet Betazoid pastry.

"I'm going to eat all of it!" She called to him again, smiling a little and then nodding slowly because maybe she would if he took too much longer to be ready for duty.

||USS Fenris
||Lillian's and Taylor's Quarters
||0840


Lillian smiled a little after calling Taylor to the table as she put out the sausage and pancakes and then put coffee into their cups and sat down at their breakfast nook. She wanted to make sure she and Taylor were both fed and while they could have run off to the Mess Hall when they had the time, Lillian wanted to spend breakfast with her fiance. She sipped her coffee and ran her fingers along her baby bump through her duty uniform, smiling nice and big even though she was starting to just now start to plan wedding things.

That and figure out what to do right now.

She was trying to make sure that she was doing her job to the best of her abilities because she wondered about what would happen to them should they be attacked again. They were meant to be an exploration ship and while they could all make it if they had the right training, this wasn't the kind of ship that was supposed to focus on that. So she sighed and got the syrup, spooning herself some fruit salad and suddenly craving some peanut butter for some strange reason...and a sickly sweet Betazoid pastry.

"I'm going to eat all of it!" She called to him again, smiling a little and then nodding slowly because maybe she would if he took too much longer to be ready for duty.

Even though breakfast was served and Lillian was waiting Taylor was still in the process of getting ready for his shift. He hopped around trying to slip on his remaining boot before he fell onto his back. "Bugger!" he shouted before putting the boot on and tying it up. Taylor quickly got to his feet before stepping out into the main living area.

With a harrassed look on his face he just sat and silently sipped his coffee before giving Lillian a shrug. "I was having trouble with the...never mind." said Taylor before falling silent again. Without a word he took a couple of pancakes and began to eat them with the supplied knife and fork. Obviously Lillian was hungry because there was more food here that he could eat.

"So...what does today have in store for us? Cardassians? Rogue Starfleet doctors? Space monkeys?"

||USS Fenris
||Lillian's and Taylor's Quarters
||0840


Lillian smiled a little after calling Taylor to the table as she put out the sausage and pancakes and then put coffee into their cups and sat down at their breakfast nook. She wanted to make sure she and Taylor were both fed and while they could have run off to the Mess Hall when they had the time, Lillian wanted to spend breakfast with her fiance. She sipped her coffee and ran her fingers along her baby bump through her duty uniform, smiling nice and big even though she was starting to just now start to plan wedding things.

That and figure out what to do right now.

She was trying to make sure that she was doing her job to the best of her abilities because she wondered about what would happen to them should they be attacked again. They were meant to be an exploration ship and while they could all make it if they had the right training, this wasn't the kind of ship that was supposed to focus on that. So she sighed and got the syrup, spooning herself some fruit salad and suddenly craving some peanut butter for some strange reason...and a sickly sweet Betazoid pastry.

"I'm going to eat all of it!" She called to him again, smiling a little and then nodding slowly because maybe she would if he took too much longer to be ready for duty.

Even though breakfast was served and Lillian was waiting Taylor was still in the process of getting ready for his shift. He hopped around trying to slip on his remaining boot before he fell onto his back. "Bugger!" he shouted before putting the boot on and tying it up. Taylor quickly got to his feet before stepping out into the main living area.

With a harrassed look on his face he just sat and silently sipped his coffee before giving Lillian a shrug. "I was having trouble with the...never mind." said Taylor before falling silent again. Without a word he took a couple of pancakes and began to eat them with the supplied knife and fork. Obviously Lillian was hungry because there was more food here that he could eat.

"So...what does today have in store for us? Cardassians? Rogue Starfleet doctors? Space monkeys?"

"Roses and lilies," Lillian said suddenly even though it wasn't the answer to his question.

She was doing all sorts of things at once in her mind as she ate the fruit salad and the pancakes and started to eat some of the sausage. Her appetite had been growing and she wanted the peanut butter still. No, eggs! She wanted eggs. She should replicate some eggs. Smiling a little bit and laughing, she waved it off because she had been thinking about the wedding flowers but she had heard him. Honestly she didn't know what was in store for them and she had a feeling that even though it was supposed to be a nice, smooth ride, it was probably going to be yet another intense mission--it was never just a mission.

"As far as it says on the calendar, we've got a Federation Station where we get our son back," Lillian said happily, the whole thought of Sareth finally coming on board making her absolutely giddy. "Then we're back on route to the Drola System for some exploration--I'll have more details of that when I check my messages in my Ready Room."

Lillian ate some more sausage before she got up to make some eggs, feeling hungry and horny and a little bit tired--obviously she was pregnant. Thinking it all over, she continued to be a little all over the place with her thoughts because even though she had Sareth's room set up and Taylor had finished the crib (she had done a little work on it herself just to be satisfied) now she'd have to deal with her parents even though she'd told them that he was alive and well and explained it all to them.

"I'm going to need to set Sareth up in the school here...less kids than the starbase but still enough since we're an exploration ship and it makes it easier on parents." Lillian mused out loud, chewing on her lip. "Carlos needs my new shift schedule because I don't remember what I told him about it and you and Marlo are going sparring tomorrow. Oh! Mom and Dad are taking you to a mud bath thing in the Holodeck when we're here so be on your best behavior. Also, if you could extend a hand to Kalen that would be lovely--he's new and seemed interested in the marines so if you could be my lovable mate, that would be lovely. Did I make sure your dinner was free for us and Baby Bear?" She knew she was rambling just a little bit, but she sat down with her eggs and started to eat, drinking some more coffee. "We still need to pick a wedding date."

||USS Fenris
||Lillian's and Taylor's Quarters
||0840


Lillian smiled a little after calling Taylor to the table as she put out the sausage and pancakes and then put coffee into their cups and sat down at their breakfast nook. She wanted to make sure she and Taylor were both fed and while they could have run off to the Mess Hall when they had the time, Lillian wanted to spend breakfast with her fiance. She sipped her coffee and ran her fingers along her baby bump through her duty uniform, smiling nice and big even though she was starting to just now start to plan wedding things.

That and figure out what to do right now.

She was trying to make sure that she was doing her job to the best of her abilities because she wondered about what would happen to them should they be attacked again. They were meant to be an exploration ship and while they could all make it if they had the right training, this wasn't the kind of ship that was supposed to focus on that. So she sighed and got the syrup, spooning herself some fruit salad and suddenly craving some peanut butter for some strange reason...and a sickly sweet Betazoid pastry.

"I'm going to eat all of it!" She called to him again, smiling a little and then nodding slowly because maybe she would if he took too much longer to be ready for duty.

Even though breakfast was served and Lillian was waiting Taylor was still in the process of getting ready for his shift. He hopped around trying to slip on his remaining boot before he fell onto his back. "Bugger!" he shouted before putting the boot on and tying it up. Taylor quickly got to his feet before stepping out into the main living area.

With a harrassed look on his face he just sat and silently sipped his coffee before giving Lillian a shrug. "I was having trouble with the...never mind." said Taylor before falling silent again. Without a word he took a couple of pancakes and began to eat them with the supplied knife and fork. Obviously Lillian was hungry because there was more food here that he could eat.

"So...what does today have in store for us? Cardassians? Rogue Starfleet doctors? Space monkeys?"

"Roses and lilies," Lillian said suddenly even though it wasn't the answer to his question.

She was doing all sorts of things at once in her mind as she ate the fruit salad and the pancakes and started to eat some of the sausage. Her appetite had been growing and she wanted the peanut butter still. No, eggs! She wanted eggs. She should replicate some eggs. Smiling a little bit and laughing, she waved it off because she had been thinking about the wedding flowers but she had heard him. Honestly she didn't know what was in store for them and she had a feeling that even though it was supposed to be a nice, smooth ride, it was probably going to be yet another intense mission--it was never just a mission.

"As far as it says on the calendar, we've got a Federation Station where we get our son back," Lillian said happily, the whole thought of Sareth finally coming on board making her absolutely giddy. "Then we're back on route to the Drola System for some exploration--I'll have more details of that when I check my messages in my Ready Room."

Lillian ate some more sausage before she got up to make some eggs, feeling hungry and horny and a little bit tired--obviously she was pregnant. Thinking it all over, she continued to be a little all over the place with her thoughts because even though she had Sareth's room set up and Taylor had finished the crib (she had done a little work on it herself just to be satisfied) now she'd have to deal with her parents even though she'd told them that he was alive and well and explained it all to them.

"I'm going to need to set Sareth up in the school here...less kids than the starbase but still enough since we're an exploration ship and it makes it easier on parents." Lillian mused out loud, chewing on her lip. "Carlos needs my new shift schedule because I don't remember what I told him about it and you and Marlo are going sparring tomorrow. Oh! Mom and Dad are taking you to a mud bath thing in the Holodeck when we're here so be on your best behavior. Also, if you could extend a hand to Kalen that would be lovely--he's new and seemed interested in the marines so if you could be my lovable mate, that would be lovely. Did I make sure your dinner was free for us and Baby Bear?" She knew she was rambling just a little bit, but she sat down with her eggs and started to eat, drinking some more coffee. "We still need to pick a wedding date."

With the bombardment of information Taylor just sat at the table frozen stiff in his place before taking a silent sip from his coffee. Not even caffine could have prepared him for this breakfast so his brain was struggling to keep up with the constantly shifting topics and events. Soon Taylor's mind just picked one of them and focused solely on that as a ruse for the reboot.

"A mud bath." he said evenly. "A mud bath....Lillian I spent my entire career in mud what makes you think I actually want to bathe in it?" He gave a look that suggested that the idea of spending time with the in-laws to be in a pool of mud was less than impressive. Still he sagged his shoulders which was a sign that he had surrendered. The news about Sareth coming aboard was enough to put a smile on his face. It would be the first time he had seen his son-in-law after his declaration of being missing.

"Right...so kicking Marlo's ass and escorting the new guy around marine country. You give the best assignments you know that? I was also thinking about setting up a class for non-combat related crew members to touch up their phaser skills. If and when we get boarded every weapon counts so it would be best people know how to use them."

||USS Fenris
||Lillian's and Taylor's Quarters
||0840


Lillian smiled a little after calling Taylor to the table as she put out the sausage and pancakes and then put coffee into their cups and sat down at their breakfast nook. She wanted to make sure she and Taylor were both fed and while they could have run off to the Mess Hall when they had the time, Lillian wanted to spend breakfast with her fiance. She sipped her coffee and ran her fingers along her baby bump through her duty uniform, smiling nice and big even though she was starting to just now start to plan wedding things.

That and figure out what to do right now.

She was trying to make sure that she was doing her job to the best of her abilities because she wondered about what would happen to them should they be attacked again. They were meant to be an exploration ship and while they could all make it if they had the right training, this wasn't the kind of ship that was supposed to focus on that. So she sighed and got the syrup, spooning herself some fruit salad and suddenly craving some peanut butter for some strange reason...and a sickly sweet Betazoid pastry.

"I'm going to eat all of it!" She called to him again, smiling a little and then nodding slowly because maybe she would if he took too much longer to be ready for duty.

Even though breakfast was served and Lillian was waiting Taylor was still in the process of getting ready for his shift. He hopped around trying to slip on his remaining boot before he fell onto his back. "Bugger!" he shouted before putting the boot on and tying it up. Taylor quickly got to his feet before stepping out into the main living area.

With a harrassed look on his face he just sat and silently sipped his coffee before giving Lillian a shrug. "I was having trouble with the...never mind." said Taylor before falling silent again. Without a word he took a couple of pancakes and began to eat them with the supplied knife and fork. Obviously Lillian was hungry because there was more food here that he could eat.

"So...what does today have in store for us? Cardassians? Rogue Starfleet doctors? Space monkeys?"

"Roses and lilies," Lillian said suddenly even though it wasn't the answer to his question.

She was doing all sorts of things at once in her mind as she ate the fruit salad and the pancakes and started to eat some of the sausage. Her appetite had been growing and she wanted the peanut butter still. No, eggs! She wanted eggs. She should replicate some eggs. Smiling a little bit and laughing, she waved it off because she had been thinking about the wedding flowers but she had heard him. Honestly she didn't know what was in store for them and she had a feeling that even though it was supposed to be a nice, smooth ride, it was probably going to be yet another intense mission--it was never just a mission.

"As far as it says on the calendar, we've got a Federation Station where we get our son back," Lillian said happily, the whole thought of Sareth finally coming on board making her absolutely giddy. "Then we're back on route to the Drola System for some exploration--I'll have more details of that when I check my messages in my Ready Room."

Lillian ate some more sausage before she got up to make some eggs, feeling hungry and horny and a little bit tired--obviously she was pregnant. Thinking it all over, she continued to be a little all over the place with her thoughts because even though she had Sareth's room set up and Taylor had finished the crib (she had done a little work on it herself just to be satisfied) now she'd have to deal with her parents even though she'd told them that he was alive and well and explained it all to them.

"I'm going to need to set Sareth up in the school here...less kids than the starbase but still enough since we're an exploration ship and it makes it easier on parents." Lillian mused out loud, chewing on her lip. "Carlos needs my new shift schedule because I don't remember what I told him about it and you and Marlo are going sparring tomorrow. Oh! Mom and Dad are taking you to a mud bath thing in the Holodeck when we're here so be on your best behavior. Also, if you could extend a hand to Kalen that would be lovely--he's new and seemed interested in the marines so if you could be my lovable mate, that would be lovely. Did I make sure your dinner was free for us and Baby Bear?" She knew she was rambling just a little bit, but she sat down with her eggs and started to eat, drinking some more coffee. "We still need to pick a wedding date."

With the bombardment of information Taylor just sat at the table frozen stiff in his place before taking a silent sip from his coffee. Not even caffine could have prepared him for this breakfast so his brain was struggling to keep up with the constantly shifting topics and events. Soon Taylor's mind just picked one of them and focused solely on that as a ruse for the reboot.

"A mud bath." he said evenly. "A mud bath....Lillian I spent my entire career in mud what makes you think I actually want to bathe in it?" He gave a look that suggested that the idea of spending time with the in-laws to be in a pool of mud was less than impressive. Still he sagged his shoulders which was a sign that he had surrendered. The news about Sareth coming aboard was enough to put a smile on his face. It would be the first time he had seen his son-in-law after his declaration of being missing.

"Right...so kicking Marlo's ass and escorting the new guy around marine country. You give the best assignments you know that? I was also thinking about setting up a class for non-combat related crew members to touch up their phaser skills. If and when we get boarded every weapon counts so it would be best people know how to use them."

Lillian couldn't help but burst out laughing at the look on Taylor's face and then 'awww' in a very sorry tone because she had bombarded him. It was one thing to think all these thoughts at once but to say them out loud? She needed to focus on one thing at a time and let Taylor leisurely enjoy his breakfast before he had to go on shift, so she smiled apologetically and then drank the rest of her coffee before polishing off her eggs and then speaking again.

"I'm so sorry, baby--if I say it out loud I know one of us will remember. I just have so much to do right now. My jobs, the weddings, Doclin," she paused and took a deep breath. "Just bear with me, okay?"

She reached over and took his hand, squeezing it affectionately and reassuringly before pouring herself more coffee even though she was supposed to be cutting back for the baby's sake. Lillian thought over his words and focused on the topic of her parents before work and they'd circle back around to something happy before parting ways for the day--that she'd make sure of. Her parents...what a subject.

"I never said you wanted to, I said to be on your best behavior when you do," she told him. "Mud baths are kind of a Betazoid thing and it's important to them. Besides, it's relaxing and good for the pores. I made Daddy promise to be nice so you'll be fine and watch it--I am the best captain ever. It's about time you and Marlo patched things up again and Kalen is a sweetheart, I want him to feel welcome. Is that okay, sweetheart? I should have asked, I just thought my commanding side was a turn on and it got things off of my 'To-Do' list. As for drills, make it so. Never hurts to be prepared."

||USS Fenris
||Lillian's and Taylor's Quarters
||0840


Lillian smiled a little after calling Taylor to the table as she put out the sausage and pancakes and then put coffee into their cups and sat down at their breakfast nook. She wanted to make sure she and Taylor were both fed and while they could have run off to the Mess Hall when they had the time, Lillian wanted to spend breakfast with her fiance. She sipped her coffee and ran her fingers along her baby bump through her duty uniform, smiling nice and big even though she was starting to just now start to plan wedding things.

That and figure out what to do right now.

She was trying to make sure that she was doing her job to the best of her abilities because she wondered about what would happen to them should they be attacked again. They were meant to be an exploration ship and while they could all make it if they had the right training, this wasn't the kind of ship that was supposed to focus on that. So she sighed and got the syrup, spooning herself some fruit salad and suddenly craving some peanut butter for some strange reason...and a sickly sweet Betazoid pastry.

"I'm going to eat all of it!" She called to him again, smiling a little and then nodding slowly because maybe she would if he took too much longer to be ready for duty.

Even though breakfast was served and Lillian was waiting Taylor was still in the process of getting ready for his shift. He hopped around trying to slip on his remaining boot before he fell onto his back. "Bugger!" he shouted before putting the boot on and tying it up. Taylor quickly got to his feet before stepping out into the main living area.

With a harrassed look on his face he just sat and silently sipped his coffee before giving Lillian a shrug. "I was having trouble with the...never mind." said Taylor before falling silent again. Without a word he took a couple of pancakes and began to eat them with the supplied knife and fork. Obviously Lillian was hungry because there was more food here that he could eat.

"So...what does today have in store for us? Cardassians? Rogue Starfleet doctors? Space monkeys?"

"Roses and lilies," Lillian said suddenly even though it wasn't the answer to his question.

She was doing all sorts of things at once in her mind as she ate the fruit salad and the pancakes and started to eat some of the sausage. Her appetite had been growing and she wanted the peanut butter still. No, eggs! She wanted eggs. She should replicate some eggs. Smiling a little bit and laughing, she waved it off because she had been thinking about the wedding flowers but she had heard him. Honestly she didn't know what was in store for them and she had a feeling that even though it was supposed to be a nice, smooth ride, it was probably going to be yet another intense mission--it was never just a mission.

"As far as it says on the calendar, we've got a Federation Station where we get our son back," Lillian said happily, the whole thought of Sareth finally coming on board making her absolutely giddy. "Then we're back on route to the Drola System for some exploration--I'll have more details of that when I check my messages in my Ready Room."

Lillian ate some more sausage before she got up to make some eggs, feeling hungry and horny and a little bit tired--obviously she was pregnant. Thinking it all over, she continued to be a little all over the place with her thoughts because even though she had Sareth's room set up and Taylor had finished the crib (she had done a little work on it herself just to be satisfied) now she'd have to deal with her parents even though she'd told them that he was alive and well and explained it all to them.

"I'm going to need to set Sareth up in the school here...less kids than the starbase but still enough since we're an exploration ship and it makes it easier on parents." Lillian mused out loud, chewing on her lip. "Carlos needs my new shift schedule because I don't remember what I told him about it and you and Marlo are going sparring tomorrow. Oh! Mom and Dad are taking you to a mud bath thing in the Holodeck when we're here so be on your best behavior. Also, if you could extend a hand to Kalen that would be lovely--he's new and seemed interested in the marines so if you could be my lovable mate, that would be lovely. Did I make sure your dinner was free for us and Baby Bear?" She knew she was rambling just a little bit, but she sat down with her eggs and started to eat, drinking some more coffee. "We still need to pick a wedding date."

With the bombardment of information Taylor just sat at the table frozen stiff in his place before taking a silent sip from his coffee. Not even caffine could have prepared him for this breakfast so his brain was struggling to keep up with the constantly shifting topics and events. Soon Taylor's mind just picked one of them and focused solely on that as a ruse for the reboot.

"A mud bath." he said evenly. "A mud bath....Lillian I spent my entire career in mud what makes you think I actually want to bathe in it?" He gave a look that suggested that the idea of spending time with the in-laws to be in a pool of mud was less than impressive. Still he sagged his shoulders which was a sign that he had surrendered. The news about Sareth coming aboard was enough to put a smile on his face. It would be the first time he had seen his son-in-law after his declaration of being missing.

"Right...so kicking Marlo's ass and escorting the new guy around marine country. You give the best assignments you know that? I was also thinking about setting up a class for non-combat related crew members to touch up their phaser skills. If and when we get boarded every weapon counts so it would be best people know how to use them."

Lillian couldn't help but burst out laughing at the look on Taylor's face and then 'awww' in a very sorry tone because she had bombarded him. It was one thing to think all these thoughts at once but to say them out loud? She needed to focus on one thing at a time and let Taylor leisurely enjoy his breakfast before he had to go on shift, so she smiled apologetically and then drank the rest of her coffee before polishing off her eggs and then speaking again.

"I'm so sorry, baby--if I say it out loud I know one of us will remember. I just have so much to do right now. My jobs, the weddings, Doclin," she paused and took a deep breath. "Just bear with me, okay?"

She reached over and took his hand, squeezing it affectionately and reassuringly before pouring herself more coffee even though she was supposed to be cutting back for the baby's sake. Lillian thought over his words and focused on the topic of her parents before work and they'd circle back around to something happy before parting ways for the day--that she'd make sure of. Her parents...what a subject.

"I never said you wanted to, I said to be on your best behavior when you do," she told him. "Mud baths are kind of a Betazoid thing and it's important to them. Besides, it's relaxing and good for the pores. I made Daddy promise to be nice so you'll be fine and watch it--I am the best captain ever. It's about time you and Marlo patched things up again and Kalen is a sweetheart, I want him to feel welcome. Is that okay, sweetheart? I should have asked, I just thought my commanding side was a turn on and it got things off of my 'To-Do' list. As for drills, make it so. Never hurts to be prepared."

"Have your boy drop around the marine rec room ASAP and I'll give him the grand tour." said the Scotsman as he finished his pancakes. "And I will be on my best behaviour dear. You know me; well spoken, polite....I mean it's not like I can hide anything from them either which I suppose is a bit of a sore point. I like the privacy of my vacant head."

||USS Fenris
||Lillian's and Taylor's Quarters
||0840


Lillian smiled a little after calling Taylor to the table as she put out the sausage and pancakes and then put coffee into their cups and sat down at their breakfast nook. She wanted to make sure she and Taylor were both fed and while they could have run off to the Mess Hall when they had the time, Lillian wanted to spend breakfast with her fiance. She sipped her coffee and ran her fingers along her baby bump through her duty uniform, smiling nice and big even though she was starting to just now start to plan wedding things.

That and figure out what to do right now.

She was trying to make sure that she was doing her job to the best of her abilities because she wondered about what would happen to them should they be attacked again. They were meant to be an exploration ship and while they could all make it if they had the right training, this wasn't the kind of ship that was supposed to focus on that. So she sighed and got the syrup, spooning herself some fruit salad and suddenly craving some peanut butter for some strange reason...and a sickly sweet Betazoid pastry.

"I'm going to eat all of it!" She called to him again, smiling a little and then nodding slowly because maybe she would if he took too much longer to be ready for duty.

Even though breakfast was served and Lillian was waiting Taylor was still in the process of getting ready for his shift. He hopped around trying to slip on his remaining boot before he fell onto his back. "Bugger!" he shouted before putting the boot on and tying it up. Taylor quickly got to his feet before stepping out into the main living area.

With a harrassed look on his face he just sat and silently sipped his coffee before giving Lillian a shrug. "I was having trouble with the...never mind." said Taylor before falling silent again. Without a word he took a couple of pancakes and began to eat them with the supplied knife and fork. Obviously Lillian was hungry because there was more food here that he could eat.

"So...what does today have in store for us? Cardassians? Rogue Starfleet doctors? Space monkeys?"

"Roses and lilies," Lillian said suddenly even though it wasn't the answer to his question.

She was doing all sorts of things at once in her mind as she ate the fruit salad and the pancakes and started to eat some of the sausage. Her appetite had been growing and she wanted the peanut butter still. No, eggs! She wanted eggs. She should replicate some eggs. Smiling a little bit and laughing, she waved it off because she had been thinking about the wedding flowers but she had heard him. Honestly she didn't know what was in store for them and she had a feeling that even though it was supposed to be a nice, smooth ride, it was probably going to be yet another intense mission--it was never just a mission.

"As far as it says on the calendar, we've got a Federation Station where we get our son back," Lillian said happily, the whole thought of Sareth finally coming on board making her absolutely giddy. "Then we're back on route to the Drola System for some exploration--I'll have more details of that when I check my messages in my Ready Room."

Lillian ate some more sausage before she got up to make some eggs, feeling hungry and horny and a little bit tired--obviously she was pregnant. Thinking it all over, she continued to be a little all over the place with her thoughts because even though she had Sareth's room set up and Taylor had finished the crib (she had done a little work on it herself just to be satisfied) now she'd have to deal with her parents even though she'd told them that he was alive and well and explained it all to them.

"I'm going to need to set Sareth up in the school here...less kids than the starbase but still enough since we're an exploration ship and it makes it easier on parents." Lillian mused out loud, chewing on her lip. "Carlos needs my new shift schedule because I don't remember what I told him about it and you and Marlo are going sparring tomorrow. Oh! Mom and Dad are taking you to a mud bath thing in the Holodeck when we're here so be on your best behavior. Also, if you could extend a hand to Kalen that would be lovely--he's new and seemed interested in the marines so if you could be my lovable mate, that would be lovely. Did I make sure your dinner was free for us and Baby Bear?" She knew she was rambling just a little bit, but she sat down with her eggs and started to eat, drinking some more coffee. "We still need to pick a wedding date."

With the bombardment of information Taylor just sat at the table frozen stiff in his place before taking a silent sip from his coffee. Not even caffine could have prepared him for this breakfast so his brain was struggling to keep up with the constantly shifting topics and events. Soon Taylor's mind just picked one of them and focused solely on that as a ruse for the reboot.

"A mud bath." he said evenly. "A mud bath....Lillian I spent my entire career in mud what makes you think I actually want to bathe in it?" He gave a look that suggested that the idea of spending time with the in-laws to be in a pool of mud was less than impressive. Still he sagged his shoulders which was a sign that he had surrendered. The news about Sareth coming aboard was enough to put a smile on his face. It would be the first time he had seen his son-in-law after his declaration of being missing.

"Right...so kicking Marlo's ass and escorting the new guy around marine country. You give the best assignments you know that? I was also thinking about setting up a class for non-combat related crew members to touch up their phaser skills. If and when we get boarded every weapon counts so it would be best people know how to use them."

Lillian couldn't help but burst out laughing at the look on Taylor's face and then 'awww' in a very sorry tone because she had bombarded him. It was one thing to think all these thoughts at once but to say them out loud? She needed to focus on one thing at a time and let Taylor leisurely enjoy his breakfast before he had to go on shift, so she smiled apologetically and then drank the rest of her coffee before polishing off her eggs and then speaking again.

"I'm so sorry, baby--if I say it out loud I know one of us will remember. I just have so much to do right now. My jobs, the weddings, Doclin," she paused and took a deep breath. "Just bear with me, okay?"

She reached over and took his hand, squeezing it affectionately and reassuringly before pouring herself more coffee even though she was supposed to be cutting back for the baby's sake. Lillian thought over his words and focused on the topic of her parents before work and they'd circle back around to something happy before parting ways for the day--that she'd make sure of. Her parents...what a subject.

"I never said you wanted to, I said to be on your best behavior when you do," she told him. "Mud baths are kind of a Betazoid thing and it's important to them. Besides, it's relaxing and good for the pores. I made Daddy promise to be nice so you'll be fine and watch it--I am the best captain ever. It's about time you and Marlo patched things up again and Kalen is a sweetheart, I want him to feel welcome. Is that okay, sweetheart? I should have asked, I just thought my commanding side was a turn on and it got things off of my 'To-Do' list. As for drills, make it so. Never hurts to be prepared."

"Have your boy drop around the marine rec room ASAP and I'll give him the grand tour." said the Scotsman as he finished his pancakes. "And I will be on my best behaviour dear. You know me; well spoken, polite....I mean it's not like I can hide anything from them either which I suppose is a bit of a sore point. I like the privacy of my vacant head."

"Your head is not vacant," Lillian told him rolling her eyes and then getting up to sit on his lap. "But yes, they will no doubt invade your mind, but hey, that's a good thing. They'll know that you're being honest. So, how about you just perk up, okay? Everything will slow down, I promise."

She smiled and kissed him gently as she wrapped her arms around his neck, nipping at his lips and slipping her fingers into his hair. It made her smile a little bit more and she nuzzled his nose with her and then pulled back a moment to put her fingers on his zipper. Maybe just quickly. Maybe they could just be quick and then they could go to work and everything would be just fine. Right? Slowly, she began to slip the zipper down on his duty jacket, going in for another kiss.

||USS Fenris
||Lillian's and Taylor's Quarters
||0840


Lillian smiled a little after calling Taylor to the table as she put out the sausage and pancakes and then put coffee into their cups and sat down at their breakfast nook. She wanted to make sure she and Taylor were both fed and while they could have run off to the Mess Hall when they had the time, Lillian wanted to spend breakfast with her fiance. She sipped her coffee and ran her fingers along her baby bump through her duty uniform, smiling nice and big even though she was starting to just now start to plan wedding things.

That and figure out what to do right now.

She was trying to make sure that she was doing her job to the best of her abilities because she wondered about what would happen to them should they be attacked again. They were meant to be an exploration ship and while they could all make it if they had the right training, this wasn't the kind of ship that was supposed to focus on that. So she sighed and got the syrup, spooning herself some fruit salad and suddenly craving some peanut butter for some strange reason...and a sickly sweet Betazoid pastry.

"I'm going to eat all of it!" She called to him again, smiling a little and then nodding slowly because maybe she would if he took too much longer to be ready for duty.

Even though breakfast was served and Lillian was waiting Taylor was still in the process of getting ready for his shift. He hopped around trying to slip on his remaining boot before he fell onto his back. "Bugger!" he shouted before putting the boot on and tying it up. Taylor quickly got to his feet before stepping out into the main living area.

With a harrassed look on his face he just sat and silently sipped his coffee before giving Lillian a shrug. "I was having trouble with the...never mind." said Taylor before falling silent again. Without a word he took a couple of pancakes and began to eat them with the supplied knife and fork. Obviously Lillian was hungry because there was more food here that he could eat.

"So...what does today have in store for us? Cardassians? Rogue Starfleet doctors? Space monkeys?"

"Roses and lilies," Lillian said suddenly even though it wasn't the answer to his question.

She was doing all sorts of things at once in her mind as she ate the fruit salad and the pancakes and started to eat some of the sausage. Her appetite had been growing and she wanted the peanut butter still. No, eggs! She wanted eggs. She should replicate some eggs. Smiling a little bit and laughing, she waved it off because she had been thinking about the wedding flowers but she had heard him. Honestly she didn't know what was in store for them and she had a feeling that even though it was supposed to be a nice, smooth ride, it was probably going to be yet another intense mission--it was never just a mission.

"As far as it says on the calendar, we've got a Federation Station where we get our son back," Lillian said happily, the whole thought of Sareth finally coming on board making her absolutely giddy. "Then we're back on route to the Drola System for some exploration--I'll have more details of that when I check my messages in my Ready Room."

Lillian ate some more sausage before she got up to make some eggs, feeling hungry and horny and a little bit tired--obviously she was pregnant. Thinking it all over, she continued to be a little all over the place with her thoughts because even though she had Sareth's room set up and Taylor had finished the crib (she had done a little work on it herself just to be satisfied) now she'd have to deal with her parents even though she'd told them that he was alive and well and explained it all to them.

"I'm going to need to set Sareth up in the school here...less kids than the starbase but still enough since we're an exploration ship and it makes it easier on parents." Lillian mused out loud, chewing on her lip. "Carlos needs my new shift schedule because I don't remember what I told him about it and you and Marlo are going sparring tomorrow. Oh! Mom and Dad are taking you to a mud bath thing in the Holodeck when we're here so be on your best behavior. Also, if you could extend a hand to Kalen that would be lovely--he's new and seemed interested in the marines so if you could be my lovable mate, that would be lovely. Did I make sure your dinner was free for us and Baby Bear?" She knew she was rambling just a little bit, but she sat down with her eggs and started to eat, drinking some more coffee. "We still need to pick a wedding date."

With the bombardment of information Taylor just sat at the table frozen stiff in his place before taking a silent sip from his coffee. Not even caffine could have prepared him for this breakfast so his brain was struggling to keep up with the constantly shifting topics and events. Soon Taylor's mind just picked one of them and focused solely on that as a ruse for the reboot.

"A mud bath." he said evenly. "A mud bath....Lillian I spent my entire career in mud what makes you think I actually want to bathe in it?" He gave a look that suggested that the idea of spending time with the in-laws to be in a pool of mud was less than impressive. Still he sagged his shoulders which was a sign that he had surrendered. The news about Sareth coming aboard was enough to put a smile on his face. It would be the first time he had seen his son-in-law after his declaration of being missing.

"Right...so kicking Marlo's ass and escorting the new guy around marine country. You give the best assignments you know that? I was also thinking about setting up a class for non-combat related crew members to touch up their phaser skills. If and when we get boarded every weapon counts so it would be best people know how to use them."

Lillian couldn't help but burst out laughing at the look on Taylor's face and then 'awww' in a very sorry tone because she had bombarded him. It was one thing to think all these thoughts at once but to say them out loud? She needed to focus on one thing at a time and let Taylor leisurely enjoy his breakfast before he had to go on shift, so she smiled apologetically and then drank the rest of her coffee before polishing off her eggs and then speaking again.

"I'm so sorry, baby--if I say it out loud I know one of us will remember. I just have so much to do right now. My jobs, the weddings, Doclin," she paused and took a deep breath. "Just bear with me, okay?"

She reached over and took his hand, squeezing it affectionately and reassuringly before pouring herself more coffee even though she was supposed to be cutting back for the baby's sake. Lillian thought over his words and focused on the topic of her parents before work and they'd circle back around to something happy before parting ways for the day--that she'd make sure of. Her parents...what a subject.

"I never said you wanted to, I said to be on your best behavior when you do," she told him. "Mud baths are kind of a Betazoid thing and it's important to them. Besides, it's relaxing and good for the pores. I made Daddy promise to be nice so you'll be fine and watch it--I am the best captain ever. It's about time you and Marlo patched things up again and Kalen is a sweetheart, I want him to feel welcome. Is that okay, sweetheart? I should have asked, I just thought my commanding side was a turn on and it got things off of my 'To-Do' list. As for drills, make it so. Never hurts to be prepared."

"Have your boy drop around the marine rec room ASAP and I'll give him the grand tour." said the Scotsman as he finished his pancakes. "And I will be on my best behaviour dear. You know me; well spoken, polite....I mean it's not like I can hide anything from them either which I suppose is a bit of a sore point. I like the privacy of my vacant head."

"Your head is not vacant," Lillian told him rolling her eyes and then getting up to sit on his lap. "But yes, they will no doubt invade your mind, but hey, that's a good thing. They'll know that you're being honest. So, how about you just perk up, okay? Everything will slow down, I promise."

She smiled and kissed him gently as she wrapped her arms around his neck, nipping at his lips and slipping her fingers into his hair. It made her smile a little bit more and she nuzzled his nose with her and then pulled back a moment to put her fingers on his zipper. Maybe just quickly. Maybe they could just be quick and then they could go to work and everything would be just fine. Right? Slowly, she began to slip the zipper down on his duty jacket, going in for another kiss.

"I just got my clothes on..." crooned Taylor who smiled at the kiss and the fact that Lillian was going for his jacket zip. It seemed that she was always trying to rip his clothes off and had decided to do so after breakfast. Now he was wondering what she had put in the breakfast to get herself all fired up like this.

With a nod Taylor shrugged off his duty jacket before pulling Lillian over to the couch, kissing as he went. His fingers skillfully undone her duty trousers before giving a wiggle of his eyebrows. "Is this why you wanted me up for breakfast?"

||USS Fenris
||Lillian's and Taylor's Quarters
||0840


Lillian smiled a little after calling Taylor to the table as she put out the sausage and pancakes and then put coffee into their cups and sat down at their breakfast nook. She wanted to make sure she and Taylor were both fed and while they could have run off to the Mess Hall when they had the time, Lillian wanted to spend breakfast with her fiance. She sipped her coffee and ran her fingers along her baby bump through her duty uniform, smiling nice and big even though she was starting to just now start to plan wedding things.

That and figure out what to do right now.

She was trying to make sure that she was doing her job to the best of her abilities because she wondered about what would happen to them should they be attacked again. They were meant to be an exploration ship and while they could all make it if they had the right training, this wasn't the kind of ship that was supposed to focus on that. So she sighed and got the syrup, spooning herself some fruit salad and suddenly craving some peanut butter for some strange reason...and a sickly sweet Betazoid pastry.

"I'm going to eat all of it!" She called to him again, smiling a little and then nodding slowly because maybe she would if he took too much longer to be ready for duty.

Even though breakfast was served and Lillian was waiting Taylor was still in the process of getting ready for his shift. He hopped around trying to slip on his remaining boot before he fell onto his back. "Bugger!" he shouted before putting the boot on and tying it up. Taylor quickly got to his feet before stepping out into the main living area.

With a harrassed look on his face he just sat and silently sipped his coffee before giving Lillian a shrug. "I was having trouble with the...never mind." said Taylor before falling silent again. Without a word he took a couple of pancakes and began to eat them with the supplied knife and fork. Obviously Lillian was hungry because there was more food here that he could eat.

"So...what does today have in store for us? Cardassians? Rogue Starfleet doctors? Space monkeys?"

"Roses and lilies," Lillian said suddenly even though it wasn't the answer to his question.

She was doing all sorts of things at once in her mind as she ate the fruit salad and the pancakes and started to eat some of the sausage. Her appetite had been growing and she wanted the peanut butter still. No, eggs! She wanted eggs. She should replicate some eggs. Smiling a little bit and laughing, she waved it off because she had been thinking about the wedding flowers but she had heard him. Honestly she didn't know what was in store for them and she had a feeling that even though it was supposed to be a nice, smooth ride, it was probably going to be yet another intense mission--it was never just a mission.

"As far as it says on the calendar, we've got a Federation Station where we get our son back," Lillian said happily, the whole thought of Sareth finally coming on board making her absolutely giddy. "Then we're back on route to the Drola System for some exploration--I'll have more details of that when I check my messages in my Ready Room."

Lillian ate some more sausage before she got up to make some eggs, feeling hungry and horny and a little bit tired--obviously she was pregnant. Thinking it all over, she continued to be a little all over the place with her thoughts because even though she had Sareth's room set up and Taylor had finished the crib (she had done a little work on it herself just to be satisfied) now she'd have to deal with her parents even though she'd told them that he was alive and well and explained it all to them.

"I'm going to need to set Sareth up in the school here...less kids than the starbase but still enough since we're an exploration ship and it makes it easier on parents." Lillian mused out loud, chewing on her lip. "Carlos needs my new shift schedule because I don't remember what I told him about it and you and Marlo are going sparring tomorrow. Oh! Mom and Dad are taking you to a mud bath thing in the Holodeck when we're here so be on your best behavior. Also, if you could extend a hand to Kalen that would be lovely--he's new and seemed interested in the marines so if you could be my lovable mate, that would be lovely. Did I make sure your dinner was free for us and Baby Bear?" She knew she was rambling just a little bit, but she sat down with her eggs and started to eat, drinking some more coffee. "We still need to pick a wedding date."

With the bombardment of information Taylor just sat at the table frozen stiff in his place before taking a silent sip from his coffee. Not even caffine could have prepared him for this breakfast so his brain was struggling to keep up with the constantly shifting topics and events. Soon Taylor's mind just picked one of them and focused solely on that as a ruse for the reboot.

"A mud bath." he said evenly. "A mud bath....Lillian I spent my entire career in mud what makes you think I actually want to bathe in it?" He gave a look that suggested that the idea of spending time with the in-laws to be in a pool of mud was less than impressive. Still he sagged his shoulders which was a sign that he had surrendered. The news about Sareth coming aboard was enough to put a smile on his face. It would be the first time he had seen his son-in-law after his declaration of being missing.

"Right...so kicking Marlo's ass and escorting the new guy around marine country. You give the best assignments you know that? I was also thinking about setting up a class for non-combat related crew members to touch up their phaser skills. If and when we get boarded every weapon counts so it would be best people know how to use them."

Lillian couldn't help but burst out laughing at the look on Taylor's face and then 'awww' in a very sorry tone because she had bombarded him. It was one thing to think all these thoughts at once but to say them out loud? She needed to focus on one thing at a time and let Taylor leisurely enjoy his breakfast before he had to go on shift, so she smiled apologetically and then drank the rest of her coffee before polishing off her eggs and then speaking again.

"I'm so sorry, baby--if I say it out loud I know one of us will remember. I just have so much to do right now. My jobs, the weddings, Doclin," she paused and took a deep breath. "Just bear with me, okay?"

She reached over and took his hand, squeezing it affectionately and reassuringly before pouring herself more coffee even though she was supposed to be cutting back for the baby's sake. Lillian thought over his words and focused on the topic of her parents before work and they'd circle back around to something happy before parting ways for the day--that she'd make sure of. Her parents...what a subject.

"I never said you wanted to, I said to be on your best behavior when you do," she told him. "Mud baths are kind of a Betazoid thing and it's important to them. Besides, it's relaxing and good for the pores. I made Daddy promise to be nice so you'll be fine and watch it--I am the best captain ever. It's about time you and Marlo patched things up again and Kalen is a sweetheart, I want him to feel welcome. Is that okay, sweetheart? I should have asked, I just thought my commanding side was a turn on and it got things off of my 'To-Do' list. As for drills, make it so. Never hurts to be prepared."

"Have your boy drop around the marine rec room ASAP and I'll give him the grand tour." said the Scotsman as he finished his pancakes. "And I will be on my best behaviour dear. You know me; well spoken, polite....I mean it's not like I can hide anything from them either which I suppose is a bit of a sore point. I like the privacy of my vacant head."

"Your head is not vacant," Lillian told him rolling her eyes and then getting up to sit on his lap. "But yes, they will no doubt invade your mind, but hey, that's a good thing. They'll know that you're being honest. So, how about you just perk up, okay? Everything will slow down, I promise."

She smiled and kissed him gently as she wrapped her arms around his neck, nipping at his lips and slipping her fingers into his hair. It made her smile a little bit more and she nuzzled his nose with her and then pulled back a moment to put her fingers on his zipper. Maybe just quickly. Maybe they could just be quick and then they could go to work and everything would be just fine. Right? Slowly, she began to slip the zipper down on his duty jacket, going in for another kiss.

"I just got my clothes on..." crooned Taylor who smiled at the kiss and the fact that Lillian was going for his jacket zip. It seemed that she was always trying to rip his clothes off and had decided to do so after breakfast. Now he was wondering what she had put in the breakfast to get herself all fired up like this.

With a nod Taylor shrugged off his duty jacket before pulling Lillian over to the couch, kissing as he went. His fingers skillfully undoing her duty trousers before giving a wiggle of his eyebrows. "Is this why you wanted me up for breakfast?"

Lillian laughed and kissed him gently. "It's that easy to get you out of your clothes, you know that?"

She nipped at his lips and went to get his shirt off when she suddenly felt that familiar churning in her stomach. Lillian tried to get through this and ignore it, but she had to get up, so, fastening her pants abruptly she went to the bathroom and got on her knees in front of the toilet and holding her hair she found herself throwing up. It had nothing to do with Taylor, it was simply morning sickness and suddenly she was sad because there went her breakfast.

There went her breakfast and her after breakfast fun with her fiance.

||USS Fenris
||Lillian's and Taylor's Quarters
||0840


Lillian smiled a little after calling Taylor to the table as she put out the sausage and pancakes and then put coffee into their cups and sat down at their breakfast nook. She wanted to make sure she and Taylor were both fed and while they could have run off to the Mess Hall when they had the time, Lillian wanted to spend breakfast with her fiance. She sipped her coffee and ran her fingers along her baby bump through her duty uniform, smiling nice and big even though she was starting to just now start to plan wedding things.

That and figure out what to do right now.

She was trying to make sure that she was doing her job to the best of her abilities because she wondered about what would happen to them should they be attacked again. They were meant to be an exploration ship and while they could all make it if they had the right training, this wasn't the kind of ship that was supposed to focus on that. So she sighed and got the syrup, spooning herself some fruit salad and suddenly craving some peanut butter for some strange reason...and a sickly sweet Betazoid pastry.

"I'm going to eat all of it!" She called to him again, smiling a little and then nodding slowly because maybe she would if he took too much longer to be ready for duty.

Even though breakfast was served and Lillian was waiting Taylor was still in the process of getting ready for his shift. He hopped around trying to slip on his remaining boot before he fell onto his back. "Bugger!" he shouted before putting the boot on and tying it up. Taylor quickly got to his feet before stepping out into the main living area.

With a harrassed look on his face he just sat and silently sipped his coffee before giving Lillian a shrug. "I was having trouble with the...never mind." said Taylor before falling silent again. Without a word he took a couple of pancakes and began to eat them with the supplied knife and fork. Obviously Lillian was hungry because there was more food here that he could eat.

"So...what does today have in store for us? Cardassians? Rogue Starfleet doctors? Space monkeys?"

"Roses and lilies," Lillian said suddenly even though it wasn't the answer to his question.

She was doing all sorts of things at once in her mind as she ate the fruit salad and the pancakes and started to eat some of the sausage. Her appetite had been growing and she wanted the peanut butter still. No, eggs! She wanted eggs. She should replicate some eggs. Smiling a little bit and laughing, she waved it off because she had been thinking about the wedding flowers but she had heard him. Honestly she didn't know what was in store for them and she had a feeling that even though it was supposed to be a nice, smooth ride, it was probably going to be yet another intense mission--it was never just a mission.

"As far as it says on the calendar, we've got a Federation Station where we get our son back," Lillian said happily, the whole thought of Sareth finally coming on board making her absolutely giddy. "Then we're back on route to the Drola System for some exploration--I'll have more details of that when I check my messages in my Ready Room."

Lillian ate some more sausage before she got up to make some eggs, feeling hungry and horny and a little bit tired--obviously she was pregnant. Thinking it all over, she continued to be a little all over the place with her thoughts because even though she had Sareth's room set up and Taylor had finished the crib (she had done a little work on it herself just to be satisfied) now she'd have to deal with her parents even though she'd told them that he was alive and well and explained it all to them.

"I'm going to need to set Sareth up in the school here...less kids than the starbase but still enough since we're an exploration ship and it makes it easier on parents." Lillian mused out loud, chewing on her lip. "Carlos needs my new shift schedule because I don't remember what I told him about it and you and Marlo are going sparring tomorrow. Oh! Mom and Dad are taking you to a mud bath thing in the Holodeck when we're here so be on your best behavior. Also, if you could extend a hand to Kalen that would be lovely--he's new and seemed interested in the marines so if you could be my lovable mate, that would be lovely. Did I make sure your dinner was free for us and Baby Bear?" She knew she was rambling just a little bit, but she sat down with her eggs and started to eat, drinking some more coffee. "We still need to pick a wedding date."

With the bombardment of information Taylor just sat at the table frozen stiff in his place before taking a silent sip from his coffee. Not even caffine could have prepared him for this breakfast so his brain was struggling to keep up with the constantly shifting topics and events. Soon Taylor's mind just picked one of them and focused solely on that as a ruse for the reboot.

"A mud bath." he said evenly. "A mud bath....Lillian I spent my entire career in mud what makes you think I actually want to bathe in it?" He gave a look that suggested that the idea of spending time with the in-laws to be in a pool of mud was less than impressive. Still he sagged his shoulders which was a sign that he had surrendered. The news about Sareth coming aboard was enough to put a smile on his face. It would be the first time he had seen his son-in-law after his declaration of being missing.

"Right...so kicking Marlo's ass and escorting the new guy around marine country. You give the best assignments you know that? I was also thinking about setting up a class for non-combat related crew members to touch up their phaser skills. If and when we get boarded every weapon counts so it would be best people know how to use them."

Lillian couldn't help but burst out laughing at the look on Taylor's face and then 'awww' in a very sorry tone because she had bombarded him. It was one thing to think all these thoughts at once but to say them out loud? She needed to focus on one thing at a time and let Taylor leisurely enjoy his breakfast before he had to go on shift, so she smiled apologetically and then drank the rest of her coffee before polishing off her eggs and then speaking again.

"I'm so sorry, baby--if I say it out loud I know one of us will remember. I just have so much to do right now. My jobs, the weddings, Doclin," she paused and took a deep breath. "Just bear with me, okay?"

She reached over and took his hand, squeezing it affectionately and reassuringly before pouring herself more coffee even though she was supposed to be cutting back for the baby's sake. Lillian thought over his words and focused on the topic of her parents before work and they'd circle back around to something happy before parting ways for the day--that she'd make sure of. Her parents...what a subject.

"I never said you wanted to, I said to be on your best behavior when you do," she told him. "Mud baths are kind of a Betazoid thing and it's important to them. Besides, it's relaxing and good for the pores. I made Daddy promise to be nice so you'll be fine and watch it--I am the best captain ever. It's about time you and Marlo patched things up again and Kalen is a sweetheart, I want him to feel welcome. Is that okay, sweetheart? I should have asked, I just thought my commanding side was a turn on and it got things off of my 'To-Do' list. As for drills, make it so. Never hurts to be prepared."

"Have your boy drop around the marine rec room ASAP and I'll give him the grand tour." said the Scotsman as he finished his pancakes. "And I will be on my best behaviour dear. You know me; well spoken, polite....I mean it's not like I can hide anything from them either which I suppose is a bit of a sore point. I like the privacy of my vacant head."

"Your head is not vacant," Lillian told him rolling her eyes and then getting up to sit on his lap. "But yes, they will no doubt invade your mind, but hey, that's a good thing. They'll know that you're being honest. So, how about you just perk up, okay? Everything will slow down, I promise."

She smiled and kissed him gently as she wrapped her arms around his neck, nipping at his lips and slipping her fingers into his hair. It made her smile a little bit more and she nuzzled his nose with her and then pulled back a moment to put her fingers on his zipper. Maybe just quickly. Maybe they could just be quick and then they could go to work and everything would be just fine. Right? Slowly, she began to slip the zipper down on his duty jacket, going in for another kiss.

"I just got my clothes on..." crooned Taylor who smiled at the kiss and the fact that Lillian was going for his jacket zip. It seemed that she was always trying to rip his clothes off and had decided to do so after breakfast. Now he was wondering what she had put in the breakfast to get herself all fired up like this.

With a nod Taylor shrugged off his duty jacket before pulling Lillian over to the couch, kissing as he went. His fingers skillfully undoing her duty trousers before giving a wiggle of his eyebrows. "Is this why you wanted me up for breakfast?"

Lillian laughed and kissed him gently. "It's that easy to get you out of your clothes, you know that?"

She nipped at his lips and went to get his shirt off when she suddenly felt that familiar churning in her stomach. Lillian tried to get through this and ignore it, but she had to get up, so, fastening her pants abruptly she went to the bathroom and got on her knees in front of the toilet and holding her hair she found herself throwing up. It had nothing to do with Taylor, it was simply morning sickness and suddenly she was sad because there went her breakfast.

There went her breakfast and her after breakfast fun with her fiance.

With a sympathetic sigh Taylor stood up and followed Lillian where he could hear her retching away. It was a shame too because he had a typical witty remark all lined up until she ran off. Gently he walked to the bathroom and began to rub Lillian's back as he cooed softly.

"I didn't think I kissed that bad…" he teased with a smile. While sickness, mood swings and other difficulties that Lillian had to endure while pregnant were natural Taylor figured that it was up to him to make it all easier for her. "Maybe this is a sign to lay off the caffeine eh?"

||USS Fenris
||Lillian's and Taylor's Quarters
||0840


Lillian smiled a little after calling Taylor to the table as she put out the sausage and pancakes and then put coffee into their cups and sat down at their breakfast nook. She wanted to make sure she and Taylor were both fed and while they could have run off to the Mess Hall when they had the time, Lillian wanted to spend breakfast with her fiance. She sipped her coffee and ran her fingers along her baby bump through her duty uniform, smiling nice and big even though she was starting to just now start to plan wedding things.

That and figure out what to do right now.

She was trying to make sure that she was doing her job to the best of her abilities because she wondered about what would happen to them should they be attacked again. They were meant to be an exploration ship and while they could all make it if they had the right training, this wasn't the kind of ship that was supposed to focus on that. So she sighed and got the syrup, spooning herself some fruit salad and suddenly craving some peanut butter for some strange reason...and a sickly sweet Betazoid pastry.

"I'm going to eat all of it!" She called to him again, smiling a little and then nodding slowly because maybe she would if he took too much longer to be ready for duty.

Even though breakfast was served and Lillian was waiting Taylor was still in the process of getting ready for his shift. He hopped around trying to slip on his remaining boot before he fell onto his back. "Bugger!" he shouted before putting the boot on and tying it up. Taylor quickly got to his feet before stepping out into the main living area.

With a harrassed look on his face he just sat and silently sipped his coffee before giving Lillian a shrug. "I was having trouble with the...never mind." said Taylor before falling silent again. Without a word he took a couple of pancakes and began to eat them with the supplied knife and fork. Obviously Lillian was hungry because there was more food here that he could eat.

"So...what does today have in store for us? Cardassians? Rogue Starfleet doctors? Space monkeys?"

"Roses and lilies," Lillian said suddenly even though it wasn't the answer to his question.

She was doing all sorts of things at once in her mind as she ate the fruit salad and the pancakes and started to eat some of the sausage. Her appetite had been growing and she wanted the peanut butter still. No, eggs! She wanted eggs. She should replicate some eggs. Smiling a little bit and laughing, she waved it off because she had been thinking about the wedding flowers but she had heard him. Honestly she didn't know what was in store for them and she had a feeling that even though it was supposed to be a nice, smooth ride, it was probably going to be yet another intense mission--it was never just a mission.

"As far as it says on the calendar, we've got a Federation Station where we get our son back," Lillian said happily, the whole thought of Sareth finally coming on board making her absolutely giddy. "Then we're back on route to the Drola System for some exploration--I'll have more details of that when I check my messages in my Ready Room."

Lillian ate some more sausage before she got up to make some eggs, feeling hungry and horny and a little bit tired--obviously she was pregnant. Thinking it all over, she continued to be a little all over the place with her thoughts because even though she had Sareth's room set up and Taylor had finished the crib (she had done a little work on it herself just to be satisfied) now she'd have to deal with her parents even though she'd told them that he was alive and well and explained it all to them.

"I'm going to need to set Sareth up in the school here...less kids than the starbase but still enough since we're an exploration ship and it makes it easier on parents." Lillian mused out loud, chewing on her lip. "Carlos needs my new shift schedule because I don't remember what I told him about it and you and Marlo are going sparring tomorrow. Oh! Mom and Dad are taking you to a mud bath thing in the Holodeck when we're here so be on your best behavior. Also, if you could extend a hand to Kalen that would be lovely--he's new and seemed interested in the marines so if you could be my lovable mate, that would be lovely. Did I make sure your dinner was free for us and Baby Bear?" She knew she was rambling just a little bit, but she sat down with her eggs and started to eat, drinking some more coffee. "We still need to pick a wedding date."

With the bombardment of information Taylor just sat at the table frozen stiff in his place before taking a silent sip from his coffee. Not even caffine could have prepared him for this breakfast so his brain was struggling to keep up with the constantly shifting topics and events. Soon Taylor's mind just picked one of them and focused solely on that as a ruse for the reboot.

"A mud bath." he said evenly. "A mud bath....Lillian I spent my entire career in mud what makes you think I actually want to bathe in it?" He gave a look that suggested that the idea of spending time with the in-laws to be in a pool of mud was less than impressive. Still he sagged his shoulders which was a sign that he had surrendered. The news about Sareth coming aboard was enough to put a smile on his face. It would be the first time he had seen his son-in-law after his declaration of being missing.

"Right...so kicking Marlo's ass and escorting the new guy around marine country. You give the best assignments you know that? I was also thinking about setting up a class for non-combat related crew members to touch up their phaser skills. If and when we get boarded every weapon counts so it would be best people know how to use them."

Lillian couldn't help but burst out laughing at the look on Taylor's face and then 'awww' in a very sorry tone because she had bombarded him. It was one thing to think all these thoughts at once but to say them out loud? She needed to focus on one thing at a time and let Taylor leisurely enjoy his breakfast before he had to go on shift, so she smiled apologetically and then drank the rest of her coffee before polishing off her eggs and then speaking again.

"I'm so sorry, baby--if I say it out loud I know one of us will remember. I just have so much to do right now. My jobs, the weddings, Doclin," she paused and took a deep breath. "Just bear with me, okay?"

She reached over and took his hand, squeezing it affectionately and reassuringly before pouring herself more coffee even though she was supposed to be cutting back for the baby's sake. Lillian thought over his words and focused on the topic of her parents before work and they'd circle back around to something happy before parting ways for the day--that she'd make sure of. Her parents...what a subject.

"I never said you wanted to, I said to be on your best behavior when you do," she told him. "Mud baths are kind of a Betazoid thing and it's important to them. Besides, it's relaxing and good for the pores. I made Daddy promise to be nice so you'll be fine and watch it--I am the best captain ever. It's about time you and Marlo patched things up again and Kalen is a sweetheart, I want him to feel welcome. Is that okay, sweetheart? I should have asked, I just thought my commanding side was a turn on and it got things off of my 'To-Do' list. As for drills, make it so. Never hurts to be prepared."

"Have your boy drop around the marine rec room ASAP and I'll give him the grand tour." said the Scotsman as he finished his pancakes. "And I will be on my best behaviour dear. You know me; well spoken, polite....I mean it's not like I can hide anything from them either which I suppose is a bit of a sore point. I like the privacy of my vacant head."

"Your head is not vacant," Lillian told him rolling her eyes and then getting up to sit on his lap. "But yes, they will no doubt invade your mind, but hey, that's a good thing. They'll know that you're being honest. So, how about you just perk up, okay? Everything will slow down, I promise."

She smiled and kissed him gently as she wrapped her arms around his neck, nipping at his lips and slipping her fingers into his hair. It made her smile a little bit more and she nuzzled his nose with her and then pulled back a moment to put her fingers on his zipper. Maybe just quickly. Maybe they could just be quick and then they could go to work and everything would be just fine. Right? Slowly, she began to slip the zipper down on his duty jacket, going in for another kiss.

"I just got my clothes on..." crooned Taylor who smiled at the kiss and the fact that Lillian was going for his jacket zip. It seemed that she was always trying to rip his clothes off and had decided to do so after breakfast. Now he was wondering what she had put in the breakfast to get herself all fired up like this.

With a nod Taylor shrugged off his duty jacket before pulling Lillian over to the couch, kissing as he went. His fingers skillfully undoing her duty trousers before giving a wiggle of his eyebrows. "Is this why you wanted me up for breakfast?"

Lillian laughed and kissed him gently. "It's that easy to get you out of your clothes, you know that?"

She nipped at his lips and went to get his shirt off when she suddenly felt that familiar churning in her stomach. Lillian tried to get through this and ignore it, but she had to get up, so, fastening her pants abruptly she went to the bathroom and got on her knees in front of the toilet and holding her hair she found herself throwing up. It had nothing to do with Taylor, it was simply morning sickness and suddenly she was sad because there went her breakfast.

There went her breakfast and her after breakfast fun with her fiance.

With a sympathetic sigh Taylor stood up and followed Lillian where he could hear her retching away. It was a shame too because he had a typical witty remark all lined up until she ran off. Gently he walked to the bathroom and began to rub Lillian's back as he cooed softly.

"I didn't think I kissed that bad…" he teased with a smile. While sickness, mood swings and other difficulties that Lillian had to endure while pregnant were natural Taylor figured that it was up to him to make it all easier for her. "Maybe this is a sign to lay off the caffeine eh?"

Lillian smiled sadly at his little joke and went to brush her teeth and wash her face, using some mouthwash and then turning around to face Taylor, stepping up to him. Honestly, she wished that she had gone for her hypospray instead of letting the feeling fester up into vomit, but what had happened had happened and the mood was effectively ruined. She was going to need to grab a little more food and then run off to her shift and it was just as well because she and Taylor needed to work.

"You kiss like a pro and maybe I need to lay off as much caffeine," she told him with a small laugh, leaning up to Eskimo kiss his nose. "Decaf isn't the same and with my job, I need the coffee...I did pack in a little too much of it this morning though and morning sickness comes with the territory, though it should have laid off by now. I just gotta carry that hypospray around again just in case to keep the nausea under control. Sorry I kind of ruined that..." she apologized, red in the face and needing to change the subject. "Your day isn't busy enough to keep you from going with me to get Sareth and my parents, is it?" she asked him as she rested her hands on his hips and pulled his body close to hers, looking up at him, gazing into his eyes. "I really want you to come with me when we dock."

||USS Fenris
||Lillian's and Taylor's Quarters
||0840


Lillian smiled a little after calling Taylor to the table as she put out the sausage and pancakes and then put coffee into their cups and sat down at their breakfast nook. She wanted to make sure she and Taylor were both fed and while they could have run off to the Mess Hall when they had the time, Lillian wanted to spend breakfast with her fiance. She sipped her coffee and ran her fingers along her baby bump through her duty uniform, smiling nice and big even though she was starting to just now start to plan wedding things.

That and figure out what to do right now.

She was trying to make sure that she was doing her job to the best of her abilities because she wondered about what would happen to them should they be attacked again. They were meant to be an exploration ship and while they could all make it if they had the right training, this wasn't the kind of ship that was supposed to focus on that. So she sighed and got the syrup, spooning herself some fruit salad and suddenly craving some peanut butter for some strange reason...and a sickly sweet Betazoid pastry.

"I'm going to eat all of it!" She called to him again, smiling a little and then nodding slowly because maybe she would if he took too much longer to be ready for duty.

Even though breakfast was served and Lillian was waiting Taylor was still in the process of getting ready for his shift. He hopped around trying to slip on his remaining boot before he fell onto his back. "Bugger!" he shouted before putting the boot on and tying it up. Taylor quickly got to his feet before stepping out into the main living area.

With a harrassed look on his face he just sat and silently sipped his coffee before giving Lillian a shrug. "I was having trouble with the...never mind." said Taylor before falling silent again. Without a word he took a couple of pancakes and began to eat them with the supplied knife and fork. Obviously Lillian was hungry because there was more food here that he could eat.

"So...what does today have in store for us? Cardassians? Rogue Starfleet doctors? Space monkeys?"

"Roses and lilies," Lillian said suddenly even though it wasn't the answer to his question.

She was doing all sorts of things at once in her mind as she ate the fruit salad and the pancakes and started to eat some of the sausage. Her appetite had been growing and she wanted the peanut butter still. No, eggs! She wanted eggs. She should replicate some eggs. Smiling a little bit and laughing, she waved it off because she had been thinking about the wedding flowers but she had heard him. Honestly she didn't know what was in store for them and she had a feeling that even though it was supposed to be a nice, smooth ride, it was probably going to be yet another intense mission--it was never just a mission.

"As far as it says on the calendar, we've got a Federation Station where we get our son back," Lillian said happily, the whole thought of Sareth finally coming on board making her absolutely giddy. "Then we're back on route to the Drola System for some exploration--I'll have more details of that when I check my messages in my Ready Room."

Lillian ate some more sausage before she got up to make some eggs, feeling hungry and horny and a little bit tired--obviously she was pregnant. Thinking it all over, she continued to be a little all over the place with her thoughts because even though she had Sareth's room set up and Taylor had finished the crib (she had done a little work on it herself just to be satisfied) now she'd have to deal with her parents even though she'd told them that he was alive and well and explained it all to them.

"I'm going to need to set Sareth up in the school here...less kids than the starbase but still enough since we're an exploration ship and it makes it easier on parents." Lillian mused out loud, chewing on her lip. "Carlos needs my new shift schedule because I don't remember what I told him about it and you and Marlo are going sparring tomorrow. Oh! Mom and Dad are taking you to a mud bath thing in the Holodeck when we're here so be on your best behavior. Also, if you could extend a hand to Kalen that would be lovely--he's new and seemed interested in the marines so if you could be my lovable mate, that would be lovely. Did I make sure your dinner was free for us and Baby Bear?" She knew she was rambling just a little bit, but she sat down with her eggs and started to eat, drinking some more coffee. "We still need to pick a wedding date."

With the bombardment of information Taylor just sat at the table frozen stiff in his place before taking a silent sip from his coffee. Not even caffine could have prepared him for this breakfast so his brain was struggling to keep up with the constantly shifting topics and events. Soon Taylor's mind just picked one of them and focused solely on that as a ruse for the reboot.

"A mud bath." he said evenly. "A mud bath....Lillian I spent my entire career in mud what makes you think I actually want to bathe in it?" He gave a look that suggested that the idea of spending time with the in-laws to be in a pool of mud was less than impressive. Still he sagged his shoulders which was a sign that he had surrendered. The news about Sareth coming aboard was enough to put a smile on his face. It would be the first time he had seen his son-in-law after his declaration of being missing.

"Right...so kicking Marlo's ass and escorting the new guy around marine country. You give the best assignments you know that? I was also thinking about setting up a class for non-combat related crew members to touch up their phaser skills. If and when we get boarded every weapon counts so it would be best people know how to use them."

Lillian couldn't help but burst out laughing at the look on Taylor's face and then 'awww' in a very sorry tone because she had bombarded him. It was one thing to think all these thoughts at once but to say them out loud? She needed to focus on one thing at a time and let Taylor leisurely enjoy his breakfast before he had to go on shift, so she smiled apologetically and then drank the rest of her coffee before polishing off her eggs and then speaking again.

"I'm so sorry, baby--if I say it out loud I know one of us will remember. I just have so much to do right now. My jobs, the weddings, Doclin," she paused and took a deep breath. "Just bear with me, okay?"

She reached over and took his hand, squeezing it affectionately and reassuringly before pouring herself more coffee even though she was supposed to be cutting back for the baby's sake. Lillian thought over his words and focused on the topic of her parents before work and they'd circle back around to something happy before parting ways for the day--that she'd make sure of. Her parents...what a subject.

"I never said you wanted to, I said to be on your best behavior when you do," she told him. "Mud baths are kind of a Betazoid thing and it's important to them. Besides, it's relaxing and good for the pores. I made Daddy promise to be nice so you'll be fine and watch it--I am the best captain ever. It's about time you and Marlo patched things up again and Kalen is a sweetheart, I want him to feel welcome. Is that okay, sweetheart? I should have asked, I just thought my commanding side was a turn on and it got things off of my 'To-Do' list. As for drills, make it so. Never hurts to be prepared."

"Have your boy drop around the marine rec room ASAP and I'll give him the grand tour." said the Scotsman as he finished his pancakes. "And I will be on my best behaviour dear. You know me; well spoken, polite....I mean it's not like I can hide anything from them either which I suppose is a bit of a sore point. I like the privacy of my vacant head."

"Your head is not vacant," Lillian told him rolling her eyes and then getting up to sit on his lap. "But yes, they will no doubt invade your mind, but hey, that's a good thing. They'll know that you're being honest. So, how about you just perk up, okay? Everything will slow down, I promise."

She smiled and kissed him gently as she wrapped her arms around his neck, nipping at his lips and slipping her fingers into his hair. It made her smile a little bit more and she nuzzled his nose with her and then pulled back a moment to put her fingers on his zipper. Maybe just quickly. Maybe they could just be quick and then they could go to work and everything would be just fine. Right? Slowly, she began to slip the zipper down on his duty jacket, going in for another kiss.

"I just got my clothes on..." crooned Taylor who smiled at the kiss and the fact that Lillian was going for his jacket zip. It seemed that she was always trying to rip his clothes off and had decided to do so after breakfast. Now he was wondering what she had put in the breakfast to get herself all fired up like this.

With a nod Taylor shrugged off his duty jacket before pulling Lillian over to the couch, kissing as he went. His fingers skillfully undoing her duty trousers before giving a wiggle of his eyebrows. "Is this why you wanted me up for breakfast?"

Lillian laughed and kissed him gently. "It's that easy to get you out of your clothes, you know that?"

She nipped at his lips and went to get his shirt off when she suddenly felt that familiar churning in her stomach. Lillian tried to get through this and ignore it, but she had to get up, so, fastening her pants abruptly she went to the bathroom and got on her knees in front of the toilet and holding her hair she found herself throwing up. It had nothing to do with Taylor, it was simply morning sickness and suddenly she was sad because there went her breakfast.

There went her breakfast and her after breakfast fun with her fiance.

With a sympathetic sigh Taylor stood up and followed Lillian where he could hear her retching away. It was a shame too because he had a typical witty remark all lined up until she ran off. Gently he walked to the bathroom and began to rub Lillian's back as he cooed softly.

"I didn't think I kissed that bad…" he teased with a smile. While sickness, mood swings and other difficulties that Lillian had to endure while pregnant were natural Taylor figured that it was up to him to make it all easier for her. "Maybe this is a sign to lay off the caffeine eh?"

Lillian smiled sadly at his little joke and went to brush her teeth and wash her face, using some mouthwash and then turning around to face Taylor, stepping up to him. Honestly, she wished that she had gone for her hypospray instead of letting the feeling fester up into vomit, but what had happened had happened and the mood was effectively ruined. She was going to need to grab a little more food and then run off to her shift and it was just as well because she and Taylor needed to work.

"You kiss like a pro and maybe I need to lay off as much caffeine," she told him with a small laugh, leaning up to Eskimo kiss his nose. "Decaf isn't the same and with my job, I need the coffee...I did pack in a little too much of it this morning though and morning sickness comes with the territory, though it should have laid off by now. I just gotta carry that hypospray around again just in case to keep the nausea under control. Sorry I kind of ruined that..." she apologized, red in the face and needing to change the subject. "Your day isn't busy enough to keep you from going with me to get Sareth and my parents, is it?" she asked him as she rested her hands on his hips and pulled his body close to hers, looking up at him, gazing into his eyes. "I really want you to come with me when we dock."

"Not really much for my department to do." said Taylor with a shrug. "We've not really been able to cut out teeth yet and from the looks of things the engineers will be the busiest lot next to medical. I'll definitely be there for them since all I'm doing today is simple overview stuff. Not exactly rocket science."

||USS Fenris
||Lillian's and Taylor's Quarters
||0840


Lillian smiled a little after calling Taylor to the table as she put out the sausage and pancakes and then put coffee into their cups and sat down at their breakfast nook. She wanted to make sure she and Taylor were both fed and while they could have run off to the Mess Hall when they had the time, Lillian wanted to spend breakfast with her fiance. She sipped her coffee and ran her fingers along her baby bump through her duty uniform, smiling nice and big even though she was starting to just now start to plan wedding things.

That and figure out what to do right now.

She was trying to make sure that she was doing her job to the best of her abilities because she wondered about what would happen to them should they be attacked again. They were meant to be an exploration ship and while they could all make it if they had the right training, this wasn't the kind of ship that was supposed to focus on that. So she sighed and got the syrup, spooning herself some fruit salad and suddenly craving some peanut butter for some strange reason...and a sickly sweet Betazoid pastry.

"I'm going to eat all of it!" She called to him again, smiling a little and then nodding slowly because maybe she would if he took too much longer to be ready for duty.

Even though breakfast was served and Lillian was waiting Taylor was still in the process of getting ready for his shift. He hopped around trying to slip on his remaining boot before he fell onto his back. "Bugger!" he shouted before putting the boot on and tying it up. Taylor quickly got to his feet before stepping out into the main living area.

With a harrassed look on his face he just sat and silently sipped his coffee before giving Lillian a shrug. "I was having trouble with the...never mind." said Taylor before falling silent again. Without a word he took a couple of pancakes and began to eat them with the supplied knife and fork. Obviously Lillian was hungry because there was more food here that he could eat.

"So...what does today have in store for us? Cardassians? Rogue Starfleet doctors? Space monkeys?"

"Roses and lilies," Lillian said suddenly even though it wasn't the answer to his question.

She was doing all sorts of things at once in her mind as she ate the fruit salad and the pancakes and started to eat some of the sausage. Her appetite had been growing and she wanted the peanut butter still. No, eggs! She wanted eggs. She should replicate some eggs. Smiling a little bit and laughing, she waved it off because she had been thinking about the wedding flowers but she had heard him. Honestly she didn't know what was in store for them and she had a feeling that even though it was supposed to be a nice, smooth ride, it was probably going to be yet another intense mission--it was never just a mission.

"As far as it says on the calendar, we've got a Federation Station where we get our son back," Lillian said happily, the whole thought of Sareth finally coming on board making her absolutely giddy. "Then we're back on route to the Drola System for some exploration--I'll have more details of that when I check my messages in my Ready Room."

Lillian ate some more sausage before she got up to make some eggs, feeling hungry and horny and a little bit tired--obviously she was pregnant. Thinking it all over, she continued to be a little all over the place with her thoughts because even though she had Sareth's room set up and Taylor had finished the crib (she had done a little work on it herself just to be satisfied) now she'd have to deal with her parents even though she'd told them that he was alive and well and explained it all to them.

"I'm going to need to set Sareth up in the school here...less kids than the starbase but still enough since we're an exploration ship and it makes it easier on parents." Lillian mused out loud, chewing on her lip. "Carlos needs my new shift schedule because I don't remember what I told him about it and you and Marlo are going sparring tomorrow. Oh! Mom and Dad are taking you to a mud bath thing in the Holodeck when we're here so be on your best behavior. Also, if you could extend a hand to Kalen that would be lovely--he's new and seemed interested in the marines so if you could be my lovable mate, that would be lovely. Did I make sure your dinner was free for us and Baby Bear?" She knew she was rambling just a little bit, but she sat down with her eggs and started to eat, drinking some more coffee. "We still need to pick a wedding date."

With the bombardment of information Taylor just sat at the table frozen stiff in his place before taking a silent sip from his coffee. Not even caffine could have prepared him for this breakfast so his brain was struggling to keep up with the constantly shifting topics and events. Soon Taylor's mind just picked one of them and focused solely on that as a ruse for the reboot.

"A mud bath." he said evenly. "A mud bath....Lillian I spent my entire career in mud what makes you think I actually want to bathe in it?" He gave a look that suggested that the idea of spending time with the in-laws to be in a pool of mud was less than impressive. Still he sagged his shoulders which was a sign that he had surrendered. The news about Sareth coming aboard was enough to put a smile on his face. It would be the first time he had seen his son-in-law after his declaration of being missing.

"Right...so kicking Marlo's ass and escorting the new guy around marine country. You give the best assignments you know that? I was also thinking about setting up a class for non-combat related crew members to touch up their phaser skills. If and when we get boarded every weapon counts so it would be best people know how to use them."

Lillian couldn't help but burst out laughing at the look on Taylor's face and then 'awww' in a very sorry tone because she had bombarded him. It was one thing to think all these thoughts at once but to say them out loud? She needed to focus on one thing at a time and let Taylor leisurely enjoy his breakfast before he had to go on shift, so she smiled apologetically and then drank the rest of her coffee before polishing off her eggs and then speaking again.

"I'm so sorry, baby--if I say it out loud I know one of us will remember. I just have so much to do right now. My jobs, the weddings, Doclin," she paused and took a deep breath. "Just bear with me, okay?"

She reached over and took his hand, squeezing it affectionately and reassuringly before pouring herself more coffee even though she was supposed to be cutting back for the baby's sake. Lillian thought over his words and focused on the topic of her parents before work and they'd circle back around to something happy before parting ways for the day--that she'd make sure of. Her parents...what a subject.

"I never said you wanted to, I said to be on your best behavior when you do," she told him. "Mud baths are kind of a Betazoid thing and it's important to them. Besides, it's relaxing and good for the pores. I made Daddy promise to be nice so you'll be fine and watch it--I am the best captain ever. It's about time you and Marlo patched things up again and Kalen is a sweetheart, I want him to feel welcome. Is that okay, sweetheart? I should have asked, I just thought my commanding side was a turn on and it got things off of my 'To-Do' list. As for drills, make it so. Never hurts to be prepared."

"Have your boy drop around the marine rec room ASAP and I'll give him the grand tour." said the Scotsman as he finished his pancakes. "And I will be on my best behaviour dear. You know me; well spoken, polite....I mean it's not like I can hide anything from them either which I suppose is a bit of a sore point. I like the privacy of my vacant head."

"Your head is not vacant," Lillian told him rolling her eyes and then getting up to sit on his lap. "But yes, they will no doubt invade your mind, but hey, that's a good thing. They'll know that you're being honest. So, how about you just perk up, okay? Everything will slow down, I promise."

She smiled and kissed him gently as she wrapped her arms around his neck, nipping at his lips and slipping her fingers into his hair. It made her smile a little bit more and she nuzzled his nose with her and then pulled back a moment to put her fingers on his zipper. Maybe just quickly. Maybe they could just be quick and then they could go to work and everything would be just fine. Right? Slowly, she began to slip the zipper down on his duty jacket, going in for another kiss.

"I just got my clothes on..." crooned Taylor who smiled at the kiss and the fact that Lillian was going for his jacket zip. It seemed that she was always trying to rip his clothes off and had decided to do so after breakfast. Now he was wondering what she had put in the breakfast to get herself all fired up like this.

With a nod Taylor shrugged off his duty jacket before pulling Lillian over to the couch, kissing as he went. His fingers skillfully undoing her duty trousers before giving a wiggle of his eyebrows. "Is this why you wanted me up for breakfast?"

Lillian laughed and kissed him gently. "It's that easy to get you out of your clothes, you know that?"

She nipped at his lips and went to get his shirt off when she suddenly felt that familiar churning in her stomach. Lillian tried to get through this and ignore it, but she had to get up, so, fastening her pants abruptly she went to the bathroom and got on her knees in front of the toilet and holding her hair she found herself throwing up. It had nothing to do with Taylor, it was simply morning sickness and suddenly she was sad because there went her breakfast.

There went her breakfast and her after breakfast fun with her fiance.

With a sympathetic sigh Taylor stood up and followed Lillian where he could hear her retching away. It was a shame too because he had a typical witty remark all lined up until she ran off. Gently he walked to the bathroom and began to rub Lillian's back as he cooed softly.

"I didn't think I kissed that bad…" he teased with a smile. While sickness, mood swings and other difficulties that Lillian had to endure while pregnant were natural Taylor figured that it was up to him to make it all easier for her. "Maybe this is a sign to lay off the caffeine eh?"

Lillian smiled sadly at his little joke and went to brush her teeth and wash her face, using some mouthwash and then turning around to face Taylor, stepping up to him. Honestly, she wished that she had gone for her hypospray instead of letting the feeling fester up into vomit, but what had happened had happened and the mood was effectively ruined. She was going to need to grab a little more food and then run off to her shift and it was just as well because she and Taylor needed to work.

"You kiss like a pro and maybe I need to lay off as much caffeine," she told him with a small laugh, leaning up to Eskimo kiss his nose. "Decaf isn't the same and with my job, I need the coffee...I did pack in a little too much of it this morning though and morning sickness comes with the territory, though it should have laid off by now. I just gotta carry that hypospray around again just in case to keep the nausea under control. Sorry I kind of ruined that..." she apologized, red in the face and needing to change the subject. "Your day isn't busy enough to keep you from going with me to get Sareth and my parents, is it?" she asked him as she rested her hands on his hips and pulled his body close to hers, looking up at him, gazing into his eyes. "I really want you to come with me when we dock."

"Not really much for my department to do." said Taylor with a shrug. "We've not really been able to cut out teeth yet and from the looks of things the engineers will be the busiest lot next to medical. I'll definitely be there for them since all I'm doing today is simple overview stuff. Not exactly rocket science."

Lillian smiled at him and nodded. "You'll be able to do something exciting soon, I'm sure of it. Hell, it's never just an Away Mission."

She took a deep breath and then ran her fingers through her hair before wrapping her arms around Taylor and thinking some things over. Work. Weddings. Kids. Family. Marshall. There was so much to take care of and she leaned up on the balls of her feet and kissed Taylor gently before pulling back and chewing on her lip. It wasn't the time but she wanted to know something else before they parted ways for work and met up later to spend time with Sareth and her parents.

"Think we can finalize some wedding presents some dinner soon?" Lillian asked him slowly.

||USS Fenris
||Lillian's and Taylor's Quarters
||0840


Lillian smiled a little after calling Taylor to the table as she put out the sausage and pancakes and then put coffee into their cups and sat down at their breakfast nook. She wanted to make sure she and Taylor were both fed and while they could have run off to the Mess Hall when they had the time, Lillian wanted to spend breakfast with her fiance. She sipped her coffee and ran her fingers along her baby bump through her duty uniform, smiling nice and big even though she was starting to just now start to plan wedding things.

That and figure out what to do right now.

She was trying to make sure that she was doing her job to the best of her abilities because she wondered about what would happen to them should they be attacked again. They were meant to be an exploration ship and while they could all make it if they had the right training, this wasn't the kind of ship that was supposed to focus on that. So she sighed and got the syrup, spooning herself some fruit salad and suddenly craving some peanut butter for some strange reason...and a sickly sweet Betazoid pastry.

"I'm going to eat all of it!" She called to him again, smiling a little and then nodding slowly because maybe she would if he took too much longer to be ready for duty.

Even though breakfast was served and Lillian was waiting Taylor was still in the process of getting ready for his shift. He hopped around trying to slip on his remaining boot before he fell onto his back. "Bugger!" he shouted before putting the boot on and tying it up. Taylor quickly got to his feet before stepping out into the main living area.

With a harrassed look on his face he just sat and silently sipped his coffee before giving Lillian a shrug. "I was having trouble with the...never mind." said Taylor before falling silent again. Without a word he took a couple of pancakes and began to eat them with the supplied knife and fork. Obviously Lillian was hungry because there was more food here that he could eat.

"So...what does today have in store for us? Cardassians? Rogue Starfleet doctors? Space monkeys?"

"Roses and lilies," Lillian said suddenly even though it wasn't the answer to his question.

She was doing all sorts of things at once in her mind as she ate the fruit salad and the pancakes and started to eat some of the sausage. Her appetite had been growing and she wanted the peanut butter still. No, eggs! She wanted eggs. She should replicate some eggs. Smiling a little bit and laughing, she waved it off because she had been thinking about the wedding flowers but she had heard him. Honestly she didn't know what was in store for them and she had a feeling that even though it was supposed to be a nice, smooth ride, it was probably going to be yet another intense mission--it was never just a mission.

"As far as it says on the calendar, we've got a Federation Station where we get our son back," Lillian said happily, the whole thought of Sareth finally coming on board making her absolutely giddy. "Then we're back on route to the Drola System for some exploration--I'll have more details of that when I check my messages in my Ready Room."

Lillian ate some more sausage before she got up to make some eggs, feeling hungry and horny and a little bit tired--obviously she was pregnant. Thinking it all over, she continued to be a little all over the place with her thoughts because even though she had Sareth's room set up and Taylor had finished the crib (she had done a little work on it herself just to be satisfied) now she'd have to deal with her parents even though she'd told them that he was alive and well and explained it all to them.

"I'm going to need to set Sareth up in the school here...less kids than the starbase but still enough since we're an exploration ship and it makes it easier on parents." Lillian mused out loud, chewing on her lip. "Carlos needs my new shift schedule because I don't remember what I told him about it and you and Marlo are going sparring tomorrow. Oh! Mom and Dad are taking you to a mud bath thing in the Holodeck when we're here so be on your best behavior. Also, if you could extend a hand to Kalen that would be lovely--he's new and seemed interested in the marines so if you could be my lovable mate, that would be lovely. Did I make sure your dinner was free for us and Baby Bear?" She knew she was rambling just a little bit, but she sat down with her eggs and started to eat, drinking some more coffee. "We still need to pick a wedding date."

With the bombardment of information Taylor just sat at the table frozen stiff in his place before taking a silent sip from his coffee. Not even caffine could have prepared him for this breakfast so his brain was struggling to keep up with the constantly shifting topics and events. Soon Taylor's mind just picked one of them and focused solely on that as a ruse for the reboot.

"A mud bath." he said evenly. "A mud bath....Lillian I spent my entire career in mud what makes you think I actually want to bathe in it?" He gave a look that suggested that the idea of spending time with the in-laws to be in a pool of mud was less than impressive. Still he sagged his shoulders which was a sign that he had surrendered. The news about Sareth coming aboard was enough to put a smile on his face. It would be the first time he had seen his son-in-law after his declaration of being missing.

"Right...so kicking Marlo's ass and escorting the new guy around marine country. You give the best assignments you know that? I was also thinking about setting up a class for non-combat related crew members to touch up their phaser skills. If and when we get boarded every weapon counts so it would be best people know how to use them."

Lillian couldn't help but burst out laughing at the look on Taylor's face and then 'awww' in a very sorry tone because she had bombarded him. It was one thing to think all these thoughts at once but to say them out loud? She needed to focus on one thing at a time and let Taylor leisurely enjoy his breakfast before he had to go on shift, so she smiled apologetically and then drank the rest of her coffee before polishing off her eggs and then speaking again.

"I'm so sorry, baby--if I say it out loud I know one of us will remember. I just have so much to do right now. My jobs, the weddings, Doclin," she paused and took a deep breath. "Just bear with me, okay?"

She reached over and took his hand, squeezing it affectionately and reassuringly before pouring herself more coffee even though she was supposed to be cutting back for the baby's sake. Lillian thought over his words and focused on the topic of her parents before work and they'd circle back around to something happy before parting ways for the day--that she'd make sure of. Her parents...what a subject.

"I never said you wanted to, I said to be on your best behavior when you do," she told him. "Mud baths are kind of a Betazoid thing and it's important to them. Besides, it's relaxing and good for the pores. I made Daddy promise to be nice so you'll be fine and watch it--I am the best captain ever. It's about time you and Marlo patched things up again and Kalen is a sweetheart, I want him to feel welcome. Is that okay, sweetheart? I should have asked, I just thought my commanding side was a turn on and it got things off of my 'To-Do' list. As for drills, make it so. Never hurts to be prepared."

"Have your boy drop around the marine rec room ASAP and I'll give him the grand tour." said the Scotsman as he finished his pancakes. "And I will be on my best behaviour dear. You know me; well spoken, polite....I mean it's not like I can hide anything from them either which I suppose is a bit of a sore point. I like the privacy of my vacant head."

"Your head is not vacant," Lillian told him rolling her eyes and then getting up to sit on his lap. "But yes, they will no doubt invade your mind, but hey, that's a good thing. They'll know that you're being honest. So, how about you just perk up, okay? Everything will slow down, I promise."

She smiled and kissed him gently as she wrapped her arms around his neck, nipping at his lips and slipping her fingers into his hair. It made her smile a little bit more and she nuzzled his nose with her and then pulled back a moment to put her fingers on his zipper. Maybe just quickly. Maybe they could just be quick and then they could go to work and everything would be just fine. Right? Slowly, she began to slip the zipper down on his duty jacket, going in for another kiss.

"I just got my clothes on..." crooned Taylor who smiled at the kiss and the fact that Lillian was going for his jacket zip. It seemed that she was always trying to rip his clothes off and had decided to do so after breakfast. Now he was wondering what she had put in the breakfast to get herself all fired up like this.

With a nod Taylor shrugged off his duty jacket before pulling Lillian over to the couch, kissing as he went. His fingers skillfully undoing her duty trousers before giving a wiggle of his eyebrows. "Is this why you wanted me up for breakfast?"

Lillian laughed and kissed him gently. "It's that easy to get you out of your clothes, you know that?"

She nipped at his lips and went to get his shirt off when she suddenly felt that familiar churning in her stomach. Lillian tried to get through this and ignore it, but she had to get up, so, fastening her pants abruptly she went to the bathroom and got on her knees in front of the toilet and holding her hair she found herself throwing up. It had nothing to do with Taylor, it was simply morning sickness and suddenly she was sad because there went her breakfast.

There went her breakfast and her after breakfast fun with her fiance.

With a sympathetic sigh Taylor stood up and followed Lillian where he could hear her retching away. It was a shame too because he had a typical witty remark all lined up until she ran off. Gently he walked to the bathroom and began to rub Lillian's back as he cooed softly.

"I didn't think I kissed that bad…" he teased with a smile. While sickness, mood swings and other difficulties that Lillian had to endure while pregnant were natural Taylor figured that it was up to him to make it all easier for her. "Maybe this is a sign to lay off the caffeine eh?"

Lillian smiled sadly at his little joke and went to brush her teeth and wash her face, using some mouthwash and then turning around to face Taylor, stepping up to him. Honestly, she wished that she had gone for her hypospray instead of letting the feeling fester up into vomit, but what had happened had happened and the mood was effectively ruined. She was going to need to grab a little more food and then run off to her shift and it was just as well because she and Taylor needed to work.

"You kiss like a pro and maybe I need to lay off as much caffeine," she told him with a small laugh, leaning up to Eskimo kiss his nose. "Decaf isn't the same and with my job, I need the coffee...I did pack in a little too much of it this morning though and morning sickness comes with the territory, though it should have laid off by now. I just gotta carry that hypospray around again just in case to keep the nausea under control. Sorry I kind of ruined that..." she apologized, red in the face and needing to change the subject. "Your day isn't busy enough to keep you from going with me to get Sareth and my parents, is it?" she asked him as she rested her hands on his hips and pulled his body close to hers, looking up at him, gazing into his eyes. "I really want you to come with me when we dock."

"Not really much for my department to do." said Taylor with a shrug. "We've not really been able to cut out teeth yet and from the looks of things the engineers will be the busiest lot next to medical. I'll definitely be there for them since all I'm doing today is simple overview stuff. Not exactly rocket science."

Lillian smiled at him and nodded. "You'll be able to do something exciting soon, I'm sure of it. Hell, it's never just an Away Mission."

She took a deep breath and then ran her fingers through her hair before wrapping her arms around Taylor and thinking some things over. Work. Weddings. Kids. Family. Marshall. There was so much to take care of and she leaned up on the balls of her feet and kissed Taylor gently before pulling back and chewing on her lip. It wasn't the time but she wanted to know something else before they parted ways for work and met up later to spend time with Sareth and her parents.

"Think we can finalize some wedding presents some dinner soon?" Lillian asked him slowly.

"I guess we can do that." Taylor said with a heavy sigh and a nod. To complete his uniform for work he tied his pistol belt around his waist which held a marine phaser pistol. He needed to remember to start locking it away when Sareth came over. The last thing he wanted was that curious kid to find a weapon lying around, loaded or otherwise. However Lillian's kiss wasn't enough to dispel the thought that was brewing in his mind.


"And you're right…it's never just an Away Mission. There is always something or someone trying to kill us. Worst part of it is we aren't on some big space station lined with phasers protected by hundreds of marines and thousands of security officers. We don't have attached ships to look after us. I got used to that…used to noises on the Promenade, used to seeing how well we're protected. Now what do I have to protect you, Sareth ,the baby, this crew? Just this gun? No gun is big enough for that."

He felt silent as he let his forehead rest on Lillian's before gently nuzzling her. "That thing with Doclin just shook me up is all…I just figured that we'd be doing some normal things for a while. Rock samples, alien cultures…you know the stuff Starfleet advertises to your space-faring dirt scanners. I've done enough fighting and I just wanted to explore this galaxy. Now it seems that I'm going to find conflict where dad coming back is a point of debate."

||USS Fenris
||Lillian's and Taylor's Quarters
||0840


Lillian smiled a little after calling Taylor to the table as she put out the sausage and pancakes and then put coffee into their cups and sat down at their breakfast nook. She wanted to make sure she and Taylor were both fed and while they could have run off to the Mess Hall when they had the time, Lillian wanted to spend breakfast with her fiance. She sipped her coffee and ran her fingers along her baby bump through her duty uniform, smiling nice and big even though she was starting to just now start to plan wedding things.

That and figure out what to do right now.

She was trying to make sure that she was doing her job to the best of her abilities because she wondered about what would happen to them should they be attacked again. They were meant to be an exploration ship and while they could all make it if they had the right training, this wasn't the kind of ship that was supposed to focus on that. So she sighed and got the syrup, spooning herself some fruit salad and suddenly craving some peanut butter for some strange reason...and a sickly sweet Betazoid pastry.

"I'm going to eat all of it!" She called to him again, smiling a little and then nodding slowly because maybe she would if he took too much longer to be ready for duty.

Even though breakfast was served and Lillian was waiting Taylor was still in the process of getting ready for his shift. He hopped around trying to slip on his remaining boot before he fell onto his back. "Bugger!" he shouted before putting the boot on and tying it up. Taylor quickly got to his feet before stepping out into the main living area.

With a harrassed look on his face he just sat and silently sipped his coffee before giving Lillian a shrug. "I was having trouble with the...never mind." said Taylor before falling silent again. Without a word he took a couple of pancakes and began to eat them with the supplied knife and fork. Obviously Lillian was hungry because there was more food here that he could eat.

"So...what does today have in store for us? Cardassians? Rogue Starfleet doctors? Space monkeys?"

"Roses and lilies," Lillian said suddenly even though it wasn't the answer to his question.

She was doing all sorts of things at once in her mind as she ate the fruit salad and the pancakes and started to eat some of the sausage. Her appetite had been growing and she wanted the peanut butter still. No, eggs! She wanted eggs. She should replicate some eggs. Smiling a little bit and laughing, she waved it off because she had been thinking about the wedding flowers but she had heard him. Honestly she didn't know what was in store for them and she had a feeling that even though it was supposed to be a nice, smooth ride, it was probably going to be yet another intense mission--it was never just a mission.

"As far as it says on the calendar, we've got a Federation Station where we get our son back," Lillian said happily, the whole thought of Sareth finally coming on board making her absolutely giddy. "Then we're back on route to the Drola System for some exploration--I'll have more details of that when I check my messages in my Ready Room."

Lillian ate some more sausage before she got up to make some eggs, feeling hungry and horny and a little bit tired--obviously she was pregnant. Thinking it all over, she continued to be a little all over the place with her thoughts because even though she had Sareth's room set up and Taylor had finished the crib (she had done a little work on it herself just to be satisfied) now she'd have to deal with her parents even though she'd told them that he was alive and well and explained it all to them.

"I'm going to need to set Sareth up in the school here...less kids than the starbase but still enough since we're an exploration ship and it makes it easier on parents." Lillian mused out loud, chewing on her lip. "Carlos needs my new shift schedule because I don't remember what I told him about it and you and Marlo are going sparring tomorrow. Oh! Mom and Dad are taking you to a mud bath thing in the Holodeck when we're here so be on your best behavior. Also, if you could extend a hand to Kalen that would be lovely--he's new and seemed interested in the marines so if you could be my lovable mate, that would be lovely. Did I make sure your dinner was free for us and Baby Bear?" She knew she was rambling just a little bit, but she sat down with her eggs and started to eat, drinking some more coffee. "We still need to pick a wedding date."

With the bombardment of information Taylor just sat at the table frozen stiff in his place before taking a silent sip from his coffee. Not even caffine could have prepared him for this breakfast so his brain was struggling to keep up with the constantly shifting topics and events. Soon Taylor's mind just picked one of them and focused solely on that as a ruse for the reboot.

"A mud bath." he said evenly. "A mud bath....Lillian I spent my entire career in mud what makes you think I actually want to bathe in it?" He gave a look that suggested that the idea of spending time with the in-laws to be in a pool of mud was less than impressive. Still he sagged his shoulders which was a sign that he had surrendered. The news about Sareth coming aboard was enough to put a smile on his face. It would be the first time he had seen his son-in-law after his declaration of being missing.

"Right...so kicking Marlo's ass and escorting the new guy around marine country. You give the best assignments you know that? I was also thinking about setting up a class for non-combat related crew members to touch up their phaser skills. If and when we get boarded every weapon counts so it would be best people know how to use them."

Lillian couldn't help but burst out laughing at the look on Taylor's face and then 'awww' in a very sorry tone because she had bombarded him. It was one thing to think all these thoughts at once but to say them out loud? She needed to focus on one thing at a time and let Taylor leisurely enjoy his breakfast before he had to go on shift, so she smiled apologetically and then drank the rest of her coffee before polishing off her eggs and then speaking again.

"I'm so sorry, baby--if I say it out loud I know one of us will remember. I just have so much to do right now. My jobs, the weddings, Doclin," she paused and took a deep breath. "Just bear with me, okay?"

She reached over and took his hand, squeezing it affectionately and reassuringly before pouring herself more coffee even though she was supposed to be cutting back for the baby's sake. Lillian thought over his words and focused on the topic of her parents before work and they'd circle back around to something happy before parting ways for the day--that she'd make sure of. Her parents...what a subject.

"I never said you wanted to, I said to be on your best behavior when you do," she told him. "Mud baths are kind of a Betazoid thing and it's important to them. Besides, it's relaxing and good for the pores. I made Daddy promise to be nice so you'll be fine and watch it--I am the best captain ever. It's about time you and Marlo patched things up again and Kalen is a sweetheart, I want him to feel welcome. Is that okay, sweetheart? I should have asked, I just thought my commanding side was a turn on and it got things off of my 'To-Do' list. As for drills, make it so. Never hurts to be prepared."

"Have your boy drop around the marine rec room ASAP and I'll give him the grand tour." said the Scotsman as he finished his pancakes. "And I will be on my best behaviour dear. You know me; well spoken, polite....I mean it's not like I can hide anything from them either which I suppose is a bit of a sore point. I like the privacy of my vacant head."

"Your head is not vacant," Lillian told him rolling her eyes and then getting up to sit on his lap. "But yes, they will no doubt invade your mind, but hey, that's a good thing. They'll know that you're being honest. So, how about you just perk up, okay? Everything will slow down, I promise."

She smiled and kissed him gently as she wrapped her arms around his neck, nipping at his lips and slipping her fingers into his hair. It made her smile a little bit more and she nuzzled his nose with her and then pulled back a moment to put her fingers on his zipper. Maybe just quickly. Maybe they could just be quick and then they could go to work and everything would be just fine. Right? Slowly, she began to slip the zipper down on his duty jacket, going in for another kiss.

"I just got my clothes on..." crooned Taylor who smiled at the kiss and the fact that Lillian was going for his jacket zip. It seemed that she was always trying to rip his clothes off and had decided to do so after breakfast. Now he was wondering what she had put in the breakfast to get herself all fired up like this.

With a nod Taylor shrugged off his duty jacket before pulling Lillian over to the couch, kissing as he went. His fingers skillfully undoing her duty trousers before giving a wiggle of his eyebrows. "Is this why you wanted me up for breakfast?"

Lillian laughed and kissed him gently. "It's that easy to get you out of your clothes, you know that?"

She nipped at his lips and went to get his shirt off when she suddenly felt that familiar churning in her stomach. Lillian tried to get through this and ignore it, but she had to get up, so, fastening her pants abruptly she went to the bathroom and got on her knees in front of the toilet and holding her hair she found herself throwing up. It had nothing to do with Taylor, it was simply morning sickness and suddenly she was sad because there went her breakfast.

There went her breakfast and her after breakfast fun with her fiance.

With a sympathetic sigh Taylor stood up and followed Lillian where he could hear her retching away. It was a shame too because he had a typical witty remark all lined up until she ran off. Gently he walked to the bathroom and began to rub Lillian's back as he cooed softly.

"I didn't think I kissed that bad…" he teased with a smile. While sickness, mood swings and other difficulties that Lillian had to endure while pregnant were natural Taylor figured that it was up to him to make it all easier for her. "Maybe this is a sign to lay off the caffeine eh?"

Lillian smiled sadly at his little joke and went to brush her teeth and wash her face, using some mouthwash and then turning around to face Taylor, stepping up to him. Honestly, she wished that she had gone for her hypospray instead of letting the feeling fester up into vomit, but what had happened had happened and the mood was effectively ruined. She was going to need to grab a little more food and then run off to her shift and it was just as well because she and Taylor needed to work.

"You kiss like a pro and maybe I need to lay off as much caffeine," she told him with a small laugh, leaning up to Eskimo kiss his nose. "Decaf isn't the same and with my job, I need the coffee...I did pack in a little too much of it this morning though and morning sickness comes with the territory, though it should have laid off by now. I just gotta carry that hypospray around again just in case to keep the nausea under control. Sorry I kind of ruined that..." she apologized, red in the face and needing to change the subject. "Your day isn't busy enough to keep you from going with me to get Sareth and my parents, is it?" she asked him as she rested her hands on his hips and pulled his body close to hers, looking up at him, gazing into his eyes. "I really want you to come with me when we dock."

"Not really much for my department to do." said Taylor with a shrug. "We've not really been able to cut out teeth yet and from the looks of things the engineers will be the busiest lot next to medical. I'll definitely be there for them since all I'm doing today is simple overview stuff. Not exactly rocket science."

Lillian smiled at him and nodded. "You'll be able to do something exciting soon, I'm sure of it. Hell, it's never just an Away Mission."

She took a deep breath and then ran her fingers through her hair before wrapping her arms around Taylor and thinking some things over. Work. Weddings. Kids. Family. Marshall. There was so much to take care of and she leaned up on the balls of her feet and kissed Taylor gently before pulling back and chewing on her lip. It wasn't the time but she wanted to know something else before they parted ways for work and met up later to spend time with Sareth and her parents.

"Think we can finalize some wedding plans some dinner soon?" Lillian asked him slowly.

"I guess we can do that." Taylor said with a heavy sigh and a nod. To complete his uniform for work he tied his pistol belt around his waist which held a marine phaser pistol. He needed to remember to start locking it away when Sareth came over. The last thing he wanted was that curious kid to find a weapon lying around, loaded or otherwise. However Lillian's kiss wasn't enough to dispel the thought that was brewing in his mind.


"And you're right…it's never just an Away Mission. There is always something or someone trying to kill us. Worst part of it is we aren't on some big space station lined with phasers protected by hundreds of marines and thousands of security officers. We don't have attached ships to look after us. I got used to that…used to noises on the Promenade, used to seeing how well we're protected. Now what do I have to protect you, Sareth ,the baby, this crew? Just this gun? No gun is big enough for that."

He fell silent as he let his forehead rest on Lillian's before gently nuzzling her. "That thing with Doclin just shook me up is all…I just figured that we'd be doing some normal things for a while. Rock samples, alien cultures…you know the stuff Starfleet advertises to your space-faring dirt scanners. I've done enough fighting and I just wanted to explore this galaxy. Now it seems that I'm going to find conflict where dad coming back is a point of debate."

The heavy sigh was enough to tell Lillian to drop pushing him into wedding plans--if he wasn't excited about them then she wasn't about to force him into anything. It was enough that he just wanted Sareth back with them and that he cared so much about protecting everyone--she could do wedding plans on her own if she had to and that was fine with her. He brought up a pretty good point though...even if part of her disagreed with it.

"It's more than enough, Tay," Lillian assured him with an optimistic smile on her face. "You are a boomerang--you said so yourself. The kids and I might see you walk out that door, but you'll always come right back. You have the will to and you want to, and you'll do anything to protect this family. We will get some exploration in alright? Some plants and rock findings that don't involve Doclin or any of that. No matter what you do or decide, I am right here, I promise. Right by your side. Through everything. Always and forever."

||USS Fenris
||Lillian's and Taylor's Quarters
||0840


Lillian smiled a little after calling Taylor to the table as she put out the sausage and pancakes and then put coffee into their cups and sat down at their breakfast nook. She wanted to make sure she and Taylor were both fed and while they could have run off to the Mess Hall when they had the time, Lillian wanted to spend breakfast with her fiance. She sipped her coffee and ran her fingers along her baby bump through her duty uniform, smiling nice and big even though she was starting to just now start to plan wedding things.

That and figure out what to do right now.

She was trying to make sure that she was doing her job to the best of her abilities because she wondered about what would happen to them should they be attacked again. They were meant to be an exploration ship and while they could all make it if they had the right training, this wasn't the kind of ship that was supposed to focus on that. So she sighed and got the syrup, spooning herself some fruit salad and suddenly craving some peanut butter for some strange reason...and a sickly sweet Betazoid pastry.

"I'm going to eat all of it!" She called to him again, smiling a little and then nodding slowly because maybe she would if he took too much longer to be ready for duty.

Even though breakfast was served and Lillian was waiting Taylor was still in the process of getting ready for his shift. He hopped around trying to slip on his remaining boot before he fell onto his back. "Bugger!" he shouted before putting the boot on and tying it up. Taylor quickly got to his feet before stepping out into the main living area.

With a harrassed look on his face he just sat and silently sipped his coffee before giving Lillian a shrug. "I was having trouble with the...never mind." said Taylor before falling silent again. Without a word he took a couple of pancakes and began to eat them with the supplied knife and fork. Obviously Lillian was hungry because there was more food here that he could eat.

"So...what does today have in store for us? Cardassians? Rogue Starfleet doctors? Space monkeys?"

"Roses and lilies," Lillian said suddenly even though it wasn't the answer to his question.

She was doing all sorts of things at once in her mind as she ate the fruit salad and the pancakes and started to eat some of the sausage. Her appetite had been growing and she wanted the peanut butter still. No, eggs! She wanted eggs. She should replicate some eggs. Smiling a little bit and laughing, she waved it off because she had been thinking about the wedding flowers but she had heard him. Honestly she didn't know what was in store for them and she had a feeling that even though it was supposed to be a nice, smooth ride, it was probably going to be yet another intense mission--it was never just a mission.

"As far as it says on the calendar, we've got a Federation Station where we get our son back," Lillian said happily, the whole thought of Sareth finally coming on board making her absolutely giddy. "Then we're back on route to the Drola System for some exploration--I'll have more details of that when I check my messages in my Ready Room."

Lillian ate some more sausage before she got up to make some eggs, feeling hungry and horny and a little bit tired--obviously she was pregnant. Thinking it all over, she continued to be a little all over the place with her thoughts because even though she had Sareth's room set up and Taylor had finished the crib (she had done a little work on it herself just to be satisfied) now she'd have to deal with her parents even though she'd told them that he was alive and well and explained it all to them.

"I'm going to need to set Sareth up in the school here...less kids than the starbase but still enough since we're an exploration ship and it makes it easier on parents." Lillian mused out loud, chewing on her lip. "Carlos needs my new shift schedule because I don't remember what I told him about it and you and Marlo are going sparring tomorrow. Oh! Mom and Dad are taking you to a mud bath thing in the Holodeck when we're here so be on your best behavior. Also, if you could extend a hand to Kalen that would be lovely--he's new and seemed interested in the marines so if you could be my lovable mate, that would be lovely. Did I make sure your dinner was free for us and Baby Bear?" She knew she was rambling just a little bit, but she sat down with her eggs and started to eat, drinking some more coffee. "We still need to pick a wedding date."

With the bombardment of information Taylor just sat at the table frozen stiff in his place before taking a silent sip from his coffee. Not even caffine could have prepared him for this breakfast so his brain was struggling to keep up with the constantly shifting topics and events. Soon Taylor's mind just picked one of them and focused solely on that as a ruse for the reboot.

"A mud bath." he said evenly. "A mud bath....Lillian I spent my entire career in mud what makes you think I actually want to bathe in it?" He gave a look that suggested that the idea of spending time with the in-laws to be in a pool of mud was less than impressive. Still he sagged his shoulders which was a sign that he had surrendered. The news about Sareth coming aboard was enough to put a smile on his face. It would be the first time he had seen his son-in-law after his declaration of being missing.

"Right...so kicking Marlo's ass and escorting the new guy around marine country. You give the best assignments you know that? I was also thinking about setting up a class for non-combat related crew members to touch up their phaser skills. If and when we get boarded every weapon counts so it would be best people know how to use them."

Lillian couldn't help but burst out laughing at the look on Taylor's face and then 'awww' in a very sorry tone because she had bombarded him. It was one thing to think all these thoughts at once but to say them out loud? She needed to focus on one thing at a time and let Taylor leisurely enjoy his breakfast before he had to go on shift, so she smiled apologetically and then drank the rest of her coffee before polishing off her eggs and then speaking again.

"I'm so sorry, baby--if I say it out loud I know one of us will remember. I just have so much to do right now. My jobs, the weddings, Doclin," she paused and took a deep breath. "Just bear with me, okay?"

She reached over and took his hand, squeezing it affectionately and reassuringly before pouring herself more coffee even though she was supposed to be cutting back for the baby's sake. Lillian thought over his words and focused on the topic of her parents before work and they'd circle back around to something happy before parting ways for the day--that she'd make sure of. Her parents...what a subject.

"I never said you wanted to, I said to be on your best behavior when you do," she told him. "Mud baths are kind of a Betazoid thing and it's important to them. Besides, it's relaxing and good for the pores. I made Daddy promise to be nice so you'll be fine and watch it--I am the best captain ever. It's about time you and Marlo patched things up again and Kalen is a sweetheart, I want him to feel welcome. Is that okay, sweetheart? I should have asked, I just thought my commanding side was a turn on and it got things off of my 'To-Do' list. As for drills, make it so. Never hurts to be prepared."

"Have your boy drop around the marine rec room ASAP and I'll give him the grand tour." said the Scotsman as he finished his pancakes. "And I will be on my best behaviour dear. You know me; well spoken, polite....I mean it's not like I can hide anything from them either which I suppose is a bit of a sore point. I like the privacy of my vacant head."

"Your head is not vacant," Lillian told him rolling her eyes and then getting up to sit on his lap. "But yes, they will no doubt invade your mind, but hey, that's a good thing. They'll know that you're being honest. So, how about you just perk up, okay? Everything will slow down, I promise."

She smiled and kissed him gently as she wrapped her arms around his neck, nipping at his lips and slipping her fingers into his hair. It made her smile a little bit more and she nuzzled his nose with her and then pulled back a moment to put her fingers on his zipper. Maybe just quickly. Maybe they could just be quick and then they could go to work and everything would be just fine. Right? Slowly, she began to slip the zipper down on his duty jacket, going in for another kiss.

"I just got my clothes on..." crooned Taylor who smiled at the kiss and the fact that Lillian was going for his jacket zip. It seemed that she was always trying to rip his clothes off and had decided to do so after breakfast. Now he was wondering what she had put in the breakfast to get herself all fired up like this.

With a nod Taylor shrugged off his duty jacket before pulling Lillian over to the couch, kissing as he went. His fingers skillfully undoing her duty trousers before giving a wiggle of his eyebrows. "Is this why you wanted me up for breakfast?"

Lillian laughed and kissed him gently. "It's that easy to get you out of your clothes, you know that?"

She nipped at his lips and went to get his shirt off when she suddenly felt that familiar churning in her stomach. Lillian tried to get through this and ignore it, but she had to get up, so, fastening her pants abruptly she went to the bathroom and got on her knees in front of the toilet and holding her hair she found herself throwing up. It had nothing to do with Taylor, it was simply morning sickness and suddenly she was sad because there went her breakfast.

There went her breakfast and her after breakfast fun with her fiance.

With a sympathetic sigh Taylor stood up and followed Lillian where he could hear her retching away. It was a shame too because he had a typical witty remark all lined up until she ran off. Gently he walked to the bathroom and began to rub Lillian's back as he cooed softly.

"I didn't think I kissed that bad…" he teased with a smile. While sickness, mood swings and other difficulties that Lillian had to endure while pregnant were natural Taylor figured that it was up to him to make it all easier for her. "Maybe this is a sign to lay off the caffeine eh?"

Lillian smiled sadly at his little joke and went to brush her teeth and wash her face, using some mouthwash and then turning around to face Taylor, stepping up to him. Honestly, she wished that she had gone for her hypospray instead of letting the feeling fester up into vomit, but what had happened had happened and the mood was effectively ruined. She was going to need to grab a little more food and then run off to her shift and it was just as well because she and Taylor needed to work.

"You kiss like a pro and maybe I need to lay off as much caffeine," she told him with a small laugh, leaning up to Eskimo kiss his nose. "Decaf isn't the same and with my job, I need the coffee...I did pack in a little too much of it this morning though and morning sickness comes with the territory, though it should have laid off by now. I just gotta carry that hypospray around again just in case to keep the nausea under control. Sorry I kind of ruined that..." she apologized, red in the face and needing to change the subject. "Your day isn't busy enough to keep you from going with me to get Sareth and my parents, is it?" she asked him as she rested her hands on his hips and pulled his body close to hers, looking up at him, gazing into his eyes. "I really want you to come with me when we dock."

"Not really much for my department to do." said Taylor with a shrug. "We've not really been able to cut out teeth yet and from the looks of things the engineers will be the busiest lot next to medical. I'll definitely be there for them since all I'm doing today is simple overview stuff. Not exactly rocket science."

Lillian smiled at him and nodded. "You'll be able to do something exciting soon, I'm sure of it. Hell, it's never just an Away Mission."

She took a deep breath and then ran her fingers through her hair before wrapping her arms around Taylor and thinking some things over. Work. Weddings. Kids. Family. Marshall. There was so much to take care of and she leaned up on the balls of her feet and kissed Taylor gently before pulling back and chewing on her lip. It wasn't the time but she wanted to know something else before they parted ways for work and met up later to spend time with Sareth and her parents.

"Think we can finalize some wedding plans some dinner soon?" Lillian asked him slowly.

"I guess we can do that." Taylor said with a heavy sigh and a nod. To complete his uniform for work he tied his pistol belt around his waist which held a marine phaser pistol. He needed to remember to start locking it away when Sareth came over. The last thing he wanted was that curious kid to find a weapon lying around, loaded or otherwise. However Lillian's kiss wasn't enough to dispel the thought that was brewing in his mind.


"And you're right…it's never just an Away Mission. There is always something or someone trying to kill us. Worst part of it is we aren't on some big space station lined with phasers protected by hundreds of marines and thousands of security officers. We don't have attached ships to look after us. I got used to that…used to noises on the Promenade, used to seeing how well we're protected. Now what do I have to protect you, Sareth ,the baby, this crew? Just this gun? No gun is big enough for that."

He fell silent as he let his forehead rest on Lillian's before gently nuzzling her. "That thing with Doclin just shook me up is all…I just figured that we'd be doing some normal things for a while. Rock samples, alien cultures…you know the stuff Starfleet advertises to your space-faring dirt scanners. I've done enough fighting and I just wanted to explore this galaxy. Now it seems that I'm going to find conflict where dad coming back is a point of debate."

The heavy sigh was enough to tell Lillian to drop pushing him into wedding plans--if he wasn't excited about them then she wasn't about to force him into anything. It was enough that he just wanted Sareth back with them and that he cared so much about protecting everyone--she could do wedding plans on her own if she had to and that was fine with her. He brought up a pretty good point though...even if part of her disagreed with it.

"It's more than enough, Tay," Lillian assured him with an optimistic smile on her face. "You are a boomerang--you said so yourself. The kids and I might see you walk out that door, but you'll always come right back. You have the will to and you want to, and you'll do anything to protect this family. We will get some exploration in alright? Some plants and rock findings that don't involve Doclin or any of that. No matter what you do or decide, I am right here, I promise. Right by your side. Through everything. Always and forever."

"Well I'm notoriously lucky." Mused Taylor with a cocked head. "And I think my track record speaks for itself in terms of how close I've come to an early grave just to skid by just at the last second. I know I'm just worrying for nothing. Life has been good to me finally and I don't intend to have the things that I've fought for to be taken away from me. So yeah I'll come back kicking and screaming if I have to. Sareth's already lost a father. He doesn't need to lose another and you don't need to lose another husband. I just hope my luck doesn't run out."

||USS Fenris
||Lillian's and Taylor's Quarters
||0840


Lillian smiled a little after calling Taylor to the table as she put out the sausage and pancakes and then put coffee into their cups and sat down at their breakfast nook. She wanted to make sure she and Taylor were both fed and while they could have run off to the Mess Hall when they had the time, Lillian wanted to spend breakfast with her fiance. She sipped her coffee and ran her fingers along her baby bump through her duty uniform, smiling nice and big even though she was starting to just now start to plan wedding things.

That and figure out what to do right now.

She was trying to make sure that she was doing her job to the best of her abilities because she wondered about what would happen to them should they be attacked again. They were meant to be an exploration ship and while they could all make it if they had the right training, this wasn't the kind of ship that was supposed to focus on that. So she sighed and got the syrup, spooning herself some fruit salad and suddenly craving some peanut butter for some strange reason...and a sickly sweet Betazoid pastry.

"I'm going to eat all of it!" She called to him again, smiling a little and then nodding slowly because maybe she would if he took too much longer to be ready for duty.

Even though breakfast was served and Lillian was waiting Taylor was still in the process of getting ready for his shift. He hopped around trying to slip on his remaining boot before he fell onto his back. "Bugger!" he shouted before putting the boot on and tying it up. Taylor quickly got to his feet before stepping out into the main living area.

With a harrassed look on his face he just sat and silently sipped his coffee before giving Lillian a shrug. "I was having trouble with the...never mind." said Taylor before falling silent again. Without a word he took a couple of pancakes and began to eat them with the supplied knife and fork. Obviously Lillian was hungry because there was more food here that he could eat.

"So...what does today have in store for us? Cardassians? Rogue Starfleet doctors? Space monkeys?"

"Roses and lilies," Lillian said suddenly even though it wasn't the answer to his question.

She was doing all sorts of things at once in her mind as she ate the fruit salad and the pancakes and started to eat some of the sausage. Her appetite had been growing and she wanted the peanut butter still. No, eggs! She wanted eggs. She should replicate some eggs. Smiling a little bit and laughing, she waved it off because she had been thinking about the wedding flowers but she had heard him. Honestly she didn't know what was in store for them and she had a feeling that even though it was supposed to be a nice, smooth ride, it was probably going to be yet another intense mission--it was never just a mission.

"As far as it says on the calendar, we've got a Federation Station where we get our son back," Lillian said happily, the whole thought of Sareth finally coming on board making her absolutely giddy. "Then we're back on route to the Drola System for some exploration--I'll have more details of that when I check my messages in my Ready Room."

Lillian ate some more sausage before she got up to make some eggs, feeling hungry and horny and a little bit tired--obviously she was pregnant. Thinking it all over, she continued to be a little all over the place with her thoughts because even though she had Sareth's room set up and Taylor had finished the crib (she had done a little work on it herself just to be satisfied) now she'd have to deal with her parents even though she'd told them that he was alive and well and explained it all to them.

"I'm going to need to set Sareth up in the school here...less kids than the starbase but still enough since we're an exploration ship and it makes it easier on parents." Lillian mused out loud, chewing on her lip. "Carlos needs my new shift schedule because I don't remember what I told him about it and you and Marlo are going sparring tomorrow. Oh! Mom and Dad are taking you to a mud bath thing in the Holodeck when we're here so be on your best behavior. Also, if you could extend a hand to Kalen that would be lovely--he's new and seemed interested in the marines so if you could be my lovable mate, that would be lovely. Did I make sure your dinner was free for us and Baby Bear?" She knew she was rambling just a little bit, but she sat down with her eggs and started to eat, drinking some more coffee. "We still need to pick a wedding date."

With the bombardment of information Taylor just sat at the table frozen stiff in his place before taking a silent sip from his coffee. Not even caffine could have prepared him for this breakfast so his brain was struggling to keep up with the constantly shifting topics and events. Soon Taylor's mind just picked one of them and focused solely on that as a ruse for the reboot.

"A mud bath." he said evenly. "A mud bath....Lillian I spent my entire career in mud what makes you think I actually want to bathe in it?" He gave a look that suggested that the idea of spending time with the in-laws to be in a pool of mud was less than impressive. Still he sagged his shoulders which was a sign that he had surrendered. The news about Sareth coming aboard was enough to put a smile on his face. It would be the first time he had seen his son-in-law after his declaration of being missing.

"Right...so kicking Marlo's ass and escorting the new guy around marine country. You give the best assignments you know that? I was also thinking about setting up a class for non-combat related crew members to touch up their phaser skills. If and when we get boarded every weapon counts so it would be best people know how to use them."

Lillian couldn't help but burst out laughing at the look on Taylor's face and then 'awww' in a very sorry tone because she had bombarded him. It was one thing to think all these thoughts at once but to say them out loud? She needed to focus on one thing at a time and let Taylor leisurely enjoy his breakfast before he had to go on shift, so she smiled apologetically and then drank the rest of her coffee before polishing off her eggs and then speaking again.

"I'm so sorry, baby--if I say it out loud I know one of us will remember. I just have so much to do right now. My jobs, the weddings, Doclin," she paused and took a deep breath. "Just bear with me, okay?"

She reached over and took his hand, squeezing it affectionately and reassuringly before pouring herself more coffee even though she was supposed to be cutting back for the baby's sake. Lillian thought over his words and focused on the topic of her parents before work and they'd circle back around to something happy before parting ways for the day--that she'd make sure of. Her parents...what a subject.

"I never said you wanted to, I said to be on your best behavior when you do," she told him. "Mud baths are kind of a Betazoid thing and it's important to them. Besides, it's relaxing and good for the pores. I made Daddy promise to be nice so you'll be fine and watch it--I am the best captain ever. It's about time you and Marlo patched things up again and Kalen is a sweetheart, I want him to feel welcome. Is that okay, sweetheart? I should have asked, I just thought my commanding side was a turn on and it got things off of my 'To-Do' list. As for drills, make it so. Never hurts to be prepared."

"Have your boy drop around the marine rec room ASAP and I'll give him the grand tour." said the Scotsman as he finished his pancakes. "And I will be on my best behaviour dear. You know me; well spoken, polite....I mean it's not like I can hide anything from them either which I suppose is a bit of a sore point. I like the privacy of my vacant head."

"Your head is not vacant," Lillian told him rolling her eyes and then getting up to sit on his lap. "But yes, they will no doubt invade your mind, but hey, that's a good thing. They'll know that you're being honest. So, how about you just perk up, okay? Everything will slow down, I promise."

She smiled and kissed him gently as she wrapped her arms around his neck, nipping at his lips and slipping her fingers into his hair. It made her smile a little bit more and she nuzzled his nose with her and then pulled back a moment to put her fingers on his zipper. Maybe just quickly. Maybe they could just be quick and then they could go to work and everything would be just fine. Right? Slowly, she began to slip the zipper down on his duty jacket, going in for another kiss.

"I just got my clothes on..." crooned Taylor who smiled at the kiss and the fact that Lillian was going for his jacket zip. It seemed that she was always trying to rip his clothes off and had decided to do so after breakfast. Now he was wondering what she had put in the breakfast to get herself all fired up like this.

With a nod Taylor shrugged off his duty jacket before pulling Lillian over to the couch, kissing as he went. His fingers skillfully undoing her duty trousers before giving a wiggle of his eyebrows. "Is this why you wanted me up for breakfast?"

Lillian laughed and kissed him gently. "It's that easy to get you out of your clothes, you know that?"

She nipped at his lips and went to get his shirt off when she suddenly felt that familiar churning in her stomach. Lillian tried to get through this and ignore it, but she had to get up, so, fastening her pants abruptly she went to the bathroom and got on her knees in front of the toilet and holding her hair she found herself throwing up. It had nothing to do with Taylor, it was simply morning sickness and suddenly she was sad because there went her breakfast.

There went her breakfast and her after breakfast fun with her fiance.

With a sympathetic sigh Taylor stood up and followed Lillian where he could hear her retching away. It was a shame too because he had a typical witty remark all lined up until she ran off. Gently he walked to the bathroom and began to rub Lillian's back as he cooed softly.

"I didn't think I kissed that bad…" he teased with a smile. While sickness, mood swings and other difficulties that Lillian had to endure while pregnant were natural Taylor figured that it was up to him to make it all easier for her. "Maybe this is a sign to lay off the caffeine eh?"

Lillian smiled sadly at his little joke and went to brush her teeth and wash her face, using some mouthwash and then turning around to face Taylor, stepping up to him. Honestly, she wished that she had gone for her hypospray instead of letting the feeling fester up into vomit, but what had happened had happened and the mood was effectively ruined. She was going to need to grab a little more food and then run off to her shift and it was just as well because she and Taylor needed to work.

"You kiss like a pro and maybe I need to lay off as much caffeine," she told him with a small laugh, leaning up to Eskimo kiss his nose. "Decaf isn't the same and with my job, I need the coffee...I did pack in a little too much of it this morning though and morning sickness comes with the territory, though it should have laid off by now. I just gotta carry that hypospray around again just in case to keep the nausea under control. Sorry I kind of ruined that..." she apologized, red in the face and needing to change the subject. "Your day isn't busy enough to keep you from going with me to get Sareth and my parents, is it?" she asked him as she rested her hands on his hips and pulled his body close to hers, looking up at him, gazing into his eyes. "I really want you to come with me when we dock."

"Not really much for my department to do." said Taylor with a shrug. "We've not really been able to cut out teeth yet and from the looks of things the engineers will be the busiest lot next to medical. I'll definitely be there for them since all I'm doing today is simple overview stuff. Not exactly rocket science."

Lillian smiled at him and nodded. "You'll be able to do something exciting soon, I'm sure of it. Hell, it's never just an Away Mission."

She took a deep breath and then ran her fingers through her hair before wrapping her arms around Taylor and thinking some things over. Work. Weddings. Kids. Family. Marshall. There was so much to take care of and she leaned up on the balls of her feet and kissed Taylor gently before pulling back and chewing on her lip. It wasn't the time but she wanted to know something else before they parted ways for work and met up later to spend time with Sareth and her parents.

"Think we can finalize some wedding plans some dinner soon?" Lillian asked him slowly.

"I guess we can do that." Taylor said with a heavy sigh and a nod. To complete his uniform for work he tied his pistol belt around his waist which held a marine phaser pistol. He needed to remember to start locking it away when Sareth came over. The last thing he wanted was that curious kid to find a weapon lying around, loaded or otherwise. However Lillian's kiss wasn't enough to dispel the thought that was brewing in his mind.


"And you're right…it's never just an Away Mission. There is always something or someone trying to kill us. Worst part of it is we aren't on some big space station lined with phasers protected by hundreds of marines and thousands of security officers. We don't have attached ships to look after us. I got used to that…used to noises on the Promenade, used to seeing how well we're protected. Now what do I have to protect you, Sareth ,the baby, this crew? Just this gun? No gun is big enough for that."

He fell silent as he let his forehead rest on Lillian's before gently nuzzling her. "That thing with Doclin just shook me up is all…I just figured that we'd be doing some normal things for a while. Rock samples, alien cultures…you know the stuff Starfleet advertises to your space-faring dirt scanners. I've done enough fighting and I just wanted to explore this galaxy. Now it seems that I'm going to find conflict where dad coming back is a point of debate."

The heavy sigh was enough to tell Lillian to drop pushing him into wedding plans--if he wasn't excited about them then she wasn't about to force him into anything. It was enough that he just wanted Sareth back with them and that he cared so much about protecting everyone--she could do wedding plans on her own if she had to and that was fine with her. He brought up a pretty good point though...even if part of her disagreed with it.

"It's more than enough, Tay," Lillian assured him with an optimistic smile on her face. "You are a boomerang--you said so yourself. The kids and I might see you walk out that door, but you'll always come right back. You have the will to and you want to, and you'll do anything to protect this family. We will get some exploration in alright? Some plants and rock findings that don't involve Doclin or any of that. No matter what you do or decide, I am right here, I promise. Right by your side. Through everything. Always and forever."

"Well I'm notoriously lucky." Mused Taylor with a cocked head. "And I think my track record speaks for itself in terms of how close I've come to an early grave just to skid by just at the last second. I know I'm just worrying for nothing. Life has been good to me finally and I don't intend to have the things that I've fought for to be taken away from me. So yeah I'll come back kicking and screaming if I have to. Sareth's already lost a father. He doesn't need to lose another and you don't need to lose another husband. I just hope my luck doesn't run out."

"I know we won't lose you, I do." Lillian smiled and kissed him lovingly, fingers massaging his scalp. "It's always going to be us and I think we have just enough luck to last forever. When the baby comes things will change a bit, but I know they'll change for the better. Sareth absolutely adores you and I love you more than anyone and this family...this is your family and you'll always have us. At the end of the day we're what matters, the four of us."

She kissed him again, letting her fingers trail down to his trousers quickly, wiggling her eyebrows. "What do you say we try a quickie again real quick before the kid comes today?"