Together again

Posted on Tue Oct 22nd, 2019 @ 5:38am by Lieutenant Commander Ariana Monroe-Wayne & Camron Wayne

1,419 words; about a 7 minute read

Mission: Episode 100 - A Hatred of Atonement
Location: Sickbay
Timeline: MD03 1200 hrs

ON

Ariana had drifted back to sleep, the birth combined with the C Section had taken more out of her than she’d expected. As she awoke again she opened her eyes to see Cameron sitting at her bedside. “Hey you!” She smiled warmly.

“Hello hun glad you made it." Said Cameron calmly

Ariana would have flung herself into Cameron’s arms if she could have gotten up “Thank heavens you’re alright! I was so worried about you!!” She wiped away a few happy and sad tears. “Cameron I...heard that you told the doctors that if it came to a decision, not to save me. Although I guess that’s what I’d have wanted if it came to it.”

"Hun that was a decision that I made hoping that you would never find out I wanted the best possible outcome and that is what we have now. The other choice was just if worst came to worst." Said Cameron with a look of concern on his face he truely had not known what would happen and wanted to prepare for the worst case if it came.

Ariana nodded, she understood how difficult it could have been for him if he'd have had to be called to make such a decision. “I got your message while I was in the shelter. Where did you hide?

"Oh I just hunkered down in my shop." Said Cameron as if it was the most ordinary thing in the world to do.

Ariana looked at him surprised. "In your shop? What if this area had been hit and damaged you could have been killed!!"

"Hun before you go worrying yourself I was as safe or safer then you.” Said Cameron firmly

Ariana gave him a curious look. “So...what? You just hung out in your shop? How could that be safe?”

"If you have any questions I am sure you have some friends in engineering and operations that can explain it to you. In a nut shell I slaved the shields of my ship to the impulse engines and a transport and sensor jammer to the backup fussion reactor. Then used a holographic field to create the illussion that this shop had been abandoned. I was told that doing this correctly I could survive three quantium torpedo hits. never thought the system would be used but glad I had it." Said cameron as they walked.

"So...even if someone had come by your shop they'd have thought there was no one here, because of the holographic field." She nodded. "I'm glad I fell in love with such a clever and resourceful man!"

"Now I suppose you would like to meet the other lady in my life." He said with a chuckle.

"Very definitely!" Ariana grinned. "It’s going to have to wait until I’m released from here though, obviously!”

"Technically she is a runabout class ship but personally I think she is more a transport. The SS Dakota a sydney class transport and until recently the only girl in my life." Said Cameron.

"So it’s your personal ship huh?" Ariana smiled. "She kept you safe so I like her already!" She grinned. "Do you think she could be modified to make her suitable for family holidays?

"Well considering that there are 3 decks to this lady I think it is safe to say I can come up with something." Said Cameron lightly.

“3 decks! You are seriously going to have to show me around.” She smiled warmly.

"There is not much to tell or show really deck one is where the bridge is as well as my personal cabin. Deck 2 has a couple small cabins really nothing more then a bed and a bathroom as well as a minimal sickbay and workshop. Deck three is mainly ships systems and storage as well as the shuttlebay which houses 1 type 6 shuttle though it has never been even powered up. Deck 1 and 2 are not really habitable especially deck 2 as well O'malley and myself we just never really got around to fixing them up." Said Cameron He was after all a man and a mechanic not a interior designer as long as it worked and functioned for what he needed it for he saw no point in doing more.

“How’s about we work on that together? You fix anything mechanical and I help plan what we do with the space?” She grinned. “You said there’s only a minimal Sickbay, maybe we could fix up decks 1 and 2 then rearrange the living quarters so we have more space and increase the size of Sickbay as well?”

"I guess anything is possible just do not expect to have quarters like you would here on the base. This is a workhorse ship though considering she is 100 percent better then when I got her as a gift well we will see." Said Cameron lightly

"I'm not expecting miracles Imzadi" Ariana smiled. "It's just ideas I'm throwing your way. Besides I'm on maternity leave now, it’ll give me more time to spend with you and our daughter" She grinned. Speaking of which, I was wondering if....maybe we could arrange some family quarters so that we can live together?" She hoped she wasn't being too forward.

"I think I would like that. I think I would like that alot." Said Cameron thoughtfully

"You would!?" Ariana's smile practically beamed she was really going to have a proper family again and she was looking forward to living with Cameron. "In that case I have some planning to do. I did already submit a request to the Admiral for family quarters, I knew I’d need the extra room for a nursery.”

"It will be an adjustment for both of us but I think it is one worth making" Said Cameron

“I was thinking about a name for the baby” She reached for a PADD she had on the bedside table. “I listed a few...” She handed him the PADD to look at. “I kind of like Stacie, what do you think?”

"What about Stacie Grace Wayne." Said Cameron absently.

"That sounds..." She paused. "Wait...is that what I think it is? Are you suggesting we get married?" She looked at Cameron curiously.

"Well we kinda did it backwards should be married before the kid is born but well that did not happen. I find that I am falling more and more for you every day. Your the first thing I think about in the morning and the last thing at night. What I guess I am asking is if you would do me the honour of being my wife." Said Cameron as he pulled out a small box and opened it.

Ariana looked at the gorgeous ring he'd brought her, it was absolutely beautiful (https://images.app.goo.gl/ghtgJuLtzAzp1YdD9) her gaze turned to Cameron, then at the small gathering of nursing staff that had gathered to watch the proposal. "Cameron I..." She was completely astounded by the happiest woman alive. "Yes!!!"

There was a round of applause from those gathered before they all went back to their work, leaving Ariana beaming like a cat that got the cream.

There were no words for how cameron was feeling he was elated that she accepted his propsal and scared shitless that he would somehow screw this up. He slowly slid the ring onto her hand and then kissed the back of her hand

Ariana had watched as Cameron gently slipped the ring on her finger before holding her hand up to look at it. "It's perfect and it fits perfectly too." She moved to sit as close as she could to give him a loving kiss. "You've made me the happiest woman in this entire universe!!"

"Glad you are happy love cause right now I have got nothing. there are no words to describe what I am feeling right now." Said Cameron as he kissed her and held her as close as he could given the fact that she was laying in a bio bed. "You get out of here and we have alot to figure out and to discuss and plan." He added.

“I’ll see what Hades says next time he’s on his rounds. If he thinks I’m up to it I’ll see if he’ll let home with you.” She could only hope. “For now I’m going to enjoy the feeling of being engaged to the man who means everything to me!”

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