Posted May 9, 2020, 2:13 a.m. by Lieutenant Junior Grade Shaun Grecken (Doctor) (Steven Sigle)
Life has become something of a dream for Shaun since Kate has returned. They were engaged again but life had made it hard to find just how to get back to Earth. He never wanted to bring up the point they had a wedding once before why reinvent the wheel. Commodore Calin had already offered the two of them a chance to tie the knot if they had wanted.
This though had been shot down, and Shaun understood why. They had always wanted to commit their lives and souls in front of their parents and siblings and they both knew how much they would regret if they did it on the ship without them all to be around them.
Still as Shaun sat in the bed, the dim light around him as he looked over his PaDD as he worked some files before he let slumber close his eyes he couldn’t help but look over from time to time with a small smile as Katie snores loudly. She slept best with him right next to her, leaving little chance to do work from a more comfortable and practical location such as his desk or his office.
This though did give Shaun a chance to do other work, work that Katie never knew of. The truth was Katie was afraid of doctors, unless he was her doctor. She would never see the CMO or other medical staff, and even Shaun had a terrible time getting her to truly sit still for him to make certain she was okay.
This has lead to some, questionable practices that had started Shaun once a month scanning bio signs and logging them as he had begun. Ultimately this was all because he loved her, and he knew she would never want to be so regular in her check ups.
Slowly, and deliberately, Shaun put down his PaDD as he opened up the nightstand drawer ever so slowly as he took out his Medical tricorder as he opened it up as he took out the medical probe as he slowly began to scan his beautiful fiancé as he looked over the vital signs.
As the numbers slowly began to come back Shaun felt a eyebrow raise, these numbers hadn’t matched last month as he looked over at Kate with a peculiar look as he wondered about the increased hormones and higher than normal ekg levels.
“What is going on her puppy…” he said soft and low as he began scanning once more as he changed the levels on the tricorder. It was then that his stomach dropped as the display showed back the diagnosis he had never once expected.
“No.... no no no…” he said with a feeling of dread and panic in his voice. It was clear he was worried, his eyes wide in fear as he looked over at Kate as she began to stir slightly. Quickly, Shaun closed the tricorder as shoved it back into the drawer as he hastily closed it before grabbing back the PaDD as he could tell Kate was waking.
“I… I didn’t disturb you did I?” Shaun asked in a soft neutral tone, he didn’t want to sound worried as his heart raced. He had to make certain this information was correct, he couldn’t just take the word of a tricorder, but how could he get Kate to let him do a full examination.
“No no no baby I was, I was just going to bed. You should too… we have early shifts and I…” Shaun said with a loud yawn as he put down the PaDD as he stretched out and curled up with Kate. “I want nothing more then to hold you I my arms puppy” Shaun said as he patted his chest for her to rest her head on as he slouched low to get comfortable with her, knowing he wouldn’t sleep a wink till he knew for certain if what he read was truly real.
Grecken, Doctor
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