Posted Oct. 11, 2019, 12:45 a.m. by Lieutenant Commander Jacen Drayke (Chief Engineer/2O) (Steven Sigle)
Posted by Lieutenant Alexandra Garfield (Xenobiologist) in Starbase 13 Food Court — 15 Months Ago —
Posted by Lieutenant Ian Bordeaux (Chief Diplomatic Officer) in Starbase 13 Food Court — 15 Months Ago —
Ian didn’t want to be here, this was the last trip he needed right now. Jacen was going to make new modifications to Kelly’s coffee dispenser and he had to make sure he didn’t give her too much. If you gave Kelly a cookie she always asked for a glass of milk. Without his hand to guide and protect the crew from her silly demands he expected every one to have glass tables on wheels and a three deck aquarium by the time he got back. Still his duty as a diplomat often brought him away from the ship he was assigned to.
Sitting in the food court right now with the few free hours he had before needing to rendezvous for the shuttle to take him to the Tirgon VII. He wasn’t really sure what he wanted, the food court was part of the promenade leaving all kinds of shops and eateries he could see but found himself gazing in one direction in particular. “Lexi?” he said with a low questioning tone. He could see her behind a half way as she seemed to be shopping. He didn’t know she was going to be on this Starbase, the Aquarius wasn’t listed to be docked here and three days ago they had just spoke. She knew he would be here on the base, had she purposely got a shuttle to meet him here as a surprise?
Lexi ran her fingertips over the soft cloth with the lettering IF YOU THINK I AM CUTE YOU SHOULD SEE MY DADDY bib. The rack was full of them. It was just trying to figure out what color she wanted. The baby was due any time now which was why Lexi had caught a ride to Starbase 13. It gave her an afternoon to do some shopping before bean showed up. The name bean was short for jellybean which was also a nod to Chris and his love of candy. She had tried half a dozen times to tell Chris she was pregnant but each time came up short. They had passed messages back and forth and even attempted a comm call or two but Starfleet always seemed to find a way to interrupt. There was the time she called and there was a power fluctuation on the USS Odin resulting in nothing more than crickets immediately after the hello. Another time they missed each other by two hours on Outpost 42 when the Aquarius was sent on an emergency rescue mission to the other end of space. The result every time was another failed attempt to break the news to Robbins. At this point, Lexi had to focus on the baby and not act like a love-struck teen. One day Chris would find out and only God knew what would be his reaction. Right now she was buying the bib because Bean’s daddy was the cutest Daddy in the world.
Getting up from the table he made his way to her, smiling he called out as he got closer. “Lexi!” he said, waving as he got closer. He had to admit she seemed to be better lately, their calls seemed to have a glow about her and from here she seemed different. He couldn’t see the bottom half of her but the top half seemed… fuller he thought to himself. She was never the classic busty girl Chris always seemed to chase, but right now he couldn’t deny she fit right into the class. Please God, don’t tell me you got a tit job to try and win Chris back. Ian thought to himself.
Lieutenant Ian Bordeaux
“Ian,” Lexi said with a half-second delay in her face lighting up waving the bib in response. It had been almost exactly nine months since she had seen him. If she couldn’t have Chris to chat with at least she had Ian. “Ian Bordeaux,” she grinned happily watching him approach her until she stopped smiling. The closer he got the more Lexi realized she was in trouble. “How…wow wow are you here,” she stumbled over the greeting and threw the bib off to the side. At least she was behind the counter which hid the literal elephant in the room. It was too late to run but there was no way she could stand here for any length of time and not have Ian start asking questions.
Lt. Lexi Garfield
“I told you I was going to be here… just a few days ago… we talked… told you I was married to Kelly… big changes in my life… are you okay?” he asked with a pondering tone as he looked at her, getting closer he began to turn the corner to see her only to find her seeming to back up and go the opposite direction. “What are you doing Lexi?” he demanded as he came around the corner fully as he saw her backing into the food kiosk behind her as he stopped, staring in shock at the sight before him.
“That’s… new… that occur in the few days since I was like hey… any new life changes going on?” Ian asked as he seemed to stare fixated on her large stomach. It was clear she had to be nearly full term as he looked down, then back up at her. This explains the rack he thought to himself as he seemed to shake his head in disbelief. “What… what… I …” stammered Ian as he seemed to loose and words as he tried to understand the sight before him.
Lieutenant Ian Bordeaux
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