When the Doctor's Away

[Kathleen Kavanaugh]

She laughed at Dameon. "I was wondering why you called me Mrs. Kavanaugh." she said. "Alex was asking about you the other day." she responded to his question about her daughter. "

She proceeded with the physical as she had done for the Colonel. The bio bed and tricorder doing most of the work.

"I didn't know you were a nurse," she just smiled at him. "Yes, I was with Starfleet medical" she said "That's how I met Brice."

She chuckled "He scared all the other nurses away."

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[xDameon Ropalski]

"Scared 'em off?" He laughed. "He's not an unhandsome man. I find that hard to believe. Most nurses tend to fight over the attractive ones." He raised an eyebrow, and chuckled.

"Seen the rock yet? It's a pretty place. Pity about the situation... Be nice to visit. I hear they've got some tasty foods and drinks down there."

He shrugged, slightly, "Hopefully, I'll only be visiting for drinks, once the diplomatic crap is done. I'm guessing the Marine complement has been popping in and out over the past couple days?" He tilted his head slightly, his tone curious.

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[Kathleen Kavanaugh]

"Scared 'em off?" He laughed. "He's not an unhandsome man. I find that hard to believe. Most nurses tend to fight over the attractive ones."

"Yes, well he wasn't altogether himself at the time" she smiled as she continued her work. She entered the information into the beside table. Her face became a bit pensive as she recalled the first time she'd entered his room.

"Seen the rock yet? It's a pretty place. Pity about the situation... Be nice to visit. I hear they've got some tasty foods and drinks down there." she didn't think anyone would be going down for R&R based on the little that Brice had told her about the indigenous population but it wasn't her place to say anything.

"Yeah" she said in response to his question about the marines. "They're coming in more now than before we arrived. We've almost seen all of them at this point."

"Hmm" she said "You're low on potassium too. Drink some orange juice or eat a banana." she said and then went to the replicator for another lollipop,

"There" she smiled "All done"

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[xDameon Ropalski]

He tapped his lips thoughtfully, "Eh. Alright, then... I can do that." He stood up, and accepted the lollipop with a bow, as if she'd given him a gift. "Why thank you, Nurse. Glad you're keeping everyone in good health." He leaned against the biobed, and eyed her thoughtfully, "So, how'd you end up being brought aboard, too? I can understand why he's here, but I find it a bit curious that they'd bring you and Alex along, too. I'm not against either of you, but I am curious."

His arms crossed lightly at his waist, his smile a mixture of amusement and thought.

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[Kathleen Kavanaugh]

"So, how'd you end up being brought aboard, too? I can understand why he's here, but I find it a bit curious that they'd bring you and Alex along, too. I'm not against either of you, but I am curious."

Kathleen smiled up at the man. "Well, lets see..." she said with an amused expression on her face. "They broke into our honeymoon with a request for his services, I guess you can say he negotiated his terms."

She turned and walked across the room to replace the tricorder in its receptacle. "I was a bit tentative about coming aboard actually." she said "but I had to find out whether I can take it or not."

"I mean, when I met him I knew he was a Starship Captain but didn't' really have a concept of exactly what that meant." she was thoughtful as she came back "I wanted to know that I could support him in his job. Besides, I don't think he'd go anywhere without Alex."

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[xDameon Ropalski]

Dameon smiled, and nodded, thoughtfully. "Yeah, that makes sense. At least Command is flexible about things like that. Well, I'll leave you to things here. I've got a couple things I should tend to while it's nice and quiet."

He smiled, and stepped toward the door, "A wonderful girl you've got, Kathleen, and a good man for a husband. Take care." He bowed, and stepped out. He moved to unwrap the lollipop, then smiled to himself, reaching down to key his commbadge.

//Yadira, I'd like for you to meet me in Cargo One. I'll be there shortly.//

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[Lizzie Rousseau]

Lizzie walked into sickbay carrying little baby Allison in her arms. She was here for a quick check-up, both mommy and daughter.

Travis was supposed to have left for the away mission a short while ago, and Lizzie missed him already. She knew though what he had been thinking of late and hoped that things would work out the way they had discussed. All she could do was wait and see.

"Hello," she said, moving over to Kathleen. "I'm here for my check-up appointment."

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[xPrivate Tara Mack]

Just after Lizzie, Tara entered. "Good," she thought, "they're busy. I am sure Colonel Richards would understand if I left." She made a face. "Highly doubtful," she corrected herself. Folding her arms across her chest, she stood silently, looking around the medical bay. It was not her favorite place, though she was sure others felt the same way. All it would take was one overly perky nurse and Tara would be out of there.

She wrinkled her nose at the smell. Why did these places always have to smell like the bottom of a plastic container.

In Tara's opinion, Marines always kept themselves in top notch shape, so she saw little need for a physical. It was the paunchy engineers that needed one, not a contingent of highly trained fighters. The woman in front of her looked awfully soft, too.

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[Kathleen Kavanaugh]

"Hello, I'm here for my check-up appointment."

She smiled as Travis’ wife Lizzie came over to her with their baby. She was just taking a peek at the sleeping little girl when another woman walked in. Her body language certainly looked like she didn’t want to be here.

Kathleen smiled at Lizzie and turned to the bio bed. “Both of you today right?” she watched the other woman for a moment, and then said “I’ll be right back.” She went to meet the other woman.

“Hello Marine” she said with a small smile. The Colonel was certainly quick in getting his people to report for their checkups. “Are you here for your physical? Right over here please” she walked to another biobed. “I’m Kathleen,” she said, “and you are?”

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[xPrivate Tara Mack]

“Hello Marine. Are you here for your physical? Right over here please. I’m Kathleen...and you are?"

Tara followed the chatty woman over to the biobed. "Private Tara Mack, reporting for my physical as ordered, ma'am," she said. Sitting down on the biobed, she gestured at the woman with the baby, "I did not mean to interrupt... I can come back later if it would be more convenient for you."

Much later.

"I am sure a baby takes priority over a routine physical any day."

Kathleen... Kathleen... Tara's eyebrow went up almost imperceptibly. The visiting Captain's wife. They also had a child. She looked from Lizzie to Kathleen, as if she could find the weakness in character that would bring an innocent, fragile life on board a ship of war. Why was Kavanaugh's wife working in Sickbay? Where was Vhatter? Where were all of the others? This did not bode well, in Tara's mind. She hoped this woman was qualified.

"Really," she said, this time even more adamant, "I can come back later."

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[Kathleen Kavanaugh]

"Private Tara Mack, reporting for my physical as ordered, ma'am, I did not mean to interrupt... I can come back later if it would be more convenient for you."

“No need to call me ma’am, I’m a civilian” she said, as Tara sat on the bio bed. Kathleen turned the scan on and began the preliminary readings. She was half way done when the woman continued her excuses or exit strategy. Kathleen had met her share of sickbay shy marines. She suppressed a smile.

"I am sure a baby takes priority over a routine physical any day."

“Certainly if she were sick but a baby’s exam takes longer than a marine.” She half smiled as the biobed finished its process and she added the findings of the tricorder.

"Really," she said, this time even more adamant, "I can come back later."

She noted the Naegeli syndrome and checked her medical record quickly to see when she had her last shot. Two weeks ago before they boarded.

“No need.” She said and turned to the replicator for a lollipop. She held it out to Tara with a smile “see you in two weeks for your injection.”

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[xPrivate Tara Mack]

“No need to call me ma’am, I’m a civilian”

There was no way Tara was going to call anyone examining her by their first name, so she just nodded at the woman.

The exam went quicker than any exam Tara had ever had before. No idle chitchat, no "so, are you feeling stressed lately" or "do you have any female issues you need to discuss" type questions. Tara found that she liked physicals done by the Captain's woman...

...and then Kathleen held out a lollipop.

Tara eyed it and took it from the nurse's hand.

“See you in two weeks for your injection.”

"Yes, ma'am," Tara said as she hopped off the biobed. As she exited, she sniffed the lollipop, then lobbed it into the disposal unit.

"What am I, three years old," she thought as the doors closed behind her.

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[Kathleen Kavanaugh]

Kathleen returned to Lizzie and the little Allison and unwrapping the little package from her blanket, began her exam. The baby was awake and moving in the uncoordinated manner of a two week old baby. She seemed to be very well taken care of, clean and dry.

The chubby folds of her legs were filling out and she’d gained a pound. “She’s doing very well, Lizzie” she said, she didn’t really expect anything less with her Doctor father right there every day. In fact, she didn’t really need to do this checkup except as a formality. She was certain Travis was keeping good records on his beautiful little girl.

“How are you feeling Lizzie” she asked as she picked up little Allison and instantly fell in love with the sweet little girl. Her eyes were still a bit unfocused but she got the cutest little half smile while her fist waived in the air.

Kathleen chuckled “and how are YOU little miss?” she asked with a smile as she rubbed the girls belly.

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[Lizzie Rousseau]

Lizzie had waited patiently for the nurse to return, Kathleen. She had met her the other day for the first time. When she finally returned, Lizzie watched with a smile on her face as the woman handled her child with care.

"Allison sure has a good set of lungs on her," Lizzie commented with a smile, recalling how little sleep she'd gotten of late as the baby had cried often throughout the night.

"Is it normal for babies to want to stay up all night long?" Lizzie asked with a bit of an exasperated sigh. "She can be so nice all day with everyone else, but when night comes, she just loves to cry her head off. She's definitely not helping Travis at the moment, when he's trying so hard to get the promotion he deserves," Lizzie paused for a moment, her eyes a bit wider than usual. She hadn't meant to say anything about Travis' plans, especially not in sickbay. He'd been tapped for a potential position on another ship and they were just waiting for the day when they would hear if he had been chosen over the one other candidate.

Lizzie smiled again though as Kathleen rubbed Allison's belly and made the baby giggle. "You are so good with her. Do you have children of your own?"

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[Kathleen Kavanaugh]

”Is it normal for babies to want to stay up all night long?

She laughed “Well sometimes they do get their day and night mixed up. It takes awhile for it all to settle down. So, the best thing you can do is sleep when she does. Then you’ll get your rest.”

”… when he's trying so hard to get the promotion he deserves,"

She didn’t know anything about how Starfleet worked all that stuff so she just smiled and nodded. Her eyes and attention we on the tiny patient and she smiled as she talked to her.

"You are so good with her. Do you have children of your own?"

She looked up at Lizzie, “Kind of, I have a step-daughter but she’s 10. We’ve only been married about two weeks so it’s all still pretty new. Besides we haven’t really discussed kids so… I don’t know if he wants any more. Alex is pretty special.”

As she wrapped the little girl back up she held her in her arms again the warm weight of the little bundle in her arms flipped a switch inside her. Suddenly she wanted one of these of her very one. She wanted his baby, a part of Brice growing inside her.

She handed the little one back to her mother. “She’s very beautiful and very healthy, Lizzie.” She said with a smile. “and I hope Travis gets that promotion!”

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