ONE CHILD

It was a run of the mill day on the U.S.S. Voyager. Captain Kathryn Janeway, a beautiful sorrel haired aquamarine-eyed petite woman, was just concluding her morning customs. She had woken up at 0500 hours to the exceptionally exasperating computer wake up call "IT IS 0500 HOURS". From there she advanced to the Sonic shower. Afterward she proceeded to put her uniform on were she discovered that she misplaced a single pip, hopeful that no one would perceive that it was no longer there she made her way to the mess hall. There she picked up a prepared breakfast tray and moved to the table occupied by Chakotay, here Dashingly handsome, raven haired, mahogany-eyed first officer, with a religious tattoo above his left eye.

"May I join you commander," she request in an untailored way.

"You certainly may 'commander' Janeway," he pronounced with a grin

"What ever do you mean Commander," Kathryn declared in jest taking her chair.

"You seem to be missing a pip today."

"I had hoped that no one would have noticed."

"It is hard not to when your holding it in your hand." He announced while reaching out his hand to expose one solitary sparkling gold pip in the center of his palm.

"Why thank you I was wondering where I had put that." She said while seizing the pip from his hand, and positioned it on her collar were it belonged, "So what do you think this is," she inquired while investigating an abnormal looking carroty orange stringy globule on her plate with her fork.

"You actually want to know what it is?"

"Yes, I do" She snapped

"Then ask Neelix what it is."

Janeway looked down at the globule one more time when a sudden rush of nausea over came here. "On second thought I will just have the coffee."

"You know you have a point but I will have tea instead." Chakotay stood up and took Janeway's and his trays to the recycle been, then went to the replicator and ordered one cup of coffee and one cup of tea, and returned to the table were his companion sat waiting for him.

"Thank you Chakotay," Kathryn meekly whispered,

"Hey, are you all right."

"Yea I am just a little tired." She lied, the reality was that she had a titanic sized headache and she felt if truth were to be told exceedingly nauseated.

"Are you sure," he insisted

"Yes, You know we better get to the bridge," she said changing the subject fast.

"Ok, you are right we should go SEXY" He proclaimed then whispered the last part

"You are out of line Commander." She joked as they walked out of the mess hall.

On the heart of the ship also known as the bridge all of the crew minus the captain and first officer were at there post. Tom a dusty blond haired sapphire-eyed lieutenant sat at the helm. Tuvok a coffee brown Vulcan was at tactical. Harry Kim a Japanese human was at ops, and B'Elanna Torres a half Klingon half human hybrid with defined cranial ridges and a volatile temper was at the engineering station. All eyes turned toward the turbo lift as it opened to reveal the Captain and first officer. Janeway walked out with the captain mask firmly in place, and the commander in tow.

"Report," Janeway barked

"We are on root to the M. class planet barring mark 0071.3 at 1 quarter impulse. We should be there within 48 hours." Tom reported from the helm.

"Good news Mr. Paris." She smiled, "Keep me informed. I will be in my ready room, Commander you have the bridge." She ordered and abruptly took here leave.

The commander then proceeded to his chair wondering why Kathryn withdrew so hastily in to here ready room. Then it hit him, today was the first day of physicals and she was most likely trying to find some way to avoid hers.

Almost if on cue the com. system sounded.

"Commander will you please send Harry Kim for his physical." The E.M.H. requested from sickbay.

"Of course doctor. Harry,"

"Yes sir," Harry said then left the bridge on his way to sickbay.

Now safely enclosed in her ready room, Janeway sat on her couch wondering how she was going to see the doctor for the headache and nausea without raising suspicion, mainly from Chakotay.

Then she thought that she could feign checking on the ensigns and get roped into an early physical doctor like he had done the previous year.

Around 1700 hours when Janeway's shift completed she strolled to sickbay. When she crossed the threshold to sickbay she made sure that the room was empty and activated the E.M.H.

"Please state the nature of the medical emergency," Came his programmed response,

"Captain what can I do for you. You are not due for your physical for two more days and I know that you could not possibly want to get it done early." He said with sarcasm, "Captain?"

At that vary moment Kathryn became dreadfully pale and fainted the doctor catching her. He picked her up entirely and laid her on to the bio bed grabbing a tricorder. He immediately started to scan her. If it was not just the fact that she had hardly any nutrients in her system, but she was with child as well. The doctor gave her a nutritional supplement with a hypo spray and woke her up.

"What happened," she groggily inquired,

"You fainted,"

"Why?" she asked while sitting up one the bio bed.

"Well if not only because of your extremely poor eating habits you are also going to be a mother."

Janeway who had been sitting up fainted once again this time from shock.

"Captain!" the doctor exclaimed worried

"Doctor?"

"Yes,"

"Are you Serous?" she inquired in disbelief.

"Yes, I am,"

Now Janeway's face went from complete shock to pure joy. She had managed to sit up again.

"How far along am I?"

"You are about seven weeks along would you like to know what the sex is?"

"No, thank you doctor, may I go to my quarters now?"

"Yes, but I want you to eat a substantial dinner and come see me tomorrow morning at 0630 hours I would like to go over some care advice for you and the baby and I am reliving you of duty tomorrow so I can run some more conclusive scans.

"All right doctor I inform Tuvok I will not be on the bridge and I will see you tomorrow."

Kathryn walked to her living quarters with the thought of how she was going to tell Chakotay that she was going to have his Child.