By:AW

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Date With Destiny II

3. Another Journey

Kathryn had left the Paris’ house. She had to before she backed out. She knew that she loved the baby she carried but she couldn’t provide her with the environment every child should grow up in. Not while she was plagued with these selfish thoughts and feelings that she had delt with before and continued to deal with. She had departed after making it clear as to why she needed them to take care of her child, and that she would be back shortly after the child’s birth.

She was on her way to Vulcan where Tuvok had told her she could remain until the child’s birth. The doctor who had been assisting her at Starfleet medical was studying at the Vulcan Institute of Medicine at the moment, so the location and timing were perfect. Kathryn only hoped she could keep the press and the media from knowing all that had occurred in her life since Voyager. The last thing she needed was the rumor-hungry media tearing down what little bits she had left of her life. She had but hours until her home for the next four months would come into view. It had indeed been a long time since she had been to Vulcan, and since she had seen Tuvok. She had heard that he and T’Pel had moved on together. That, luckily, despite their differences and their distance, they had stayed true to each other. Kathryn was glad she still had friends. The loss of her soul mate had been hard enough, but then, her rejection by her brother-in-law, and the fact that she had decided to give up her only link to Chakotay…it was all too much. Kathryn sat on the transport with the only other passenger, a Bolian named Grullk. He seemed innocent enough; a nice person offering a helping hand, and he had no idea who she was. So, she sat back and recounted her story, of the child’s father and everything after. She had needed to speak of it; she had needed to get it out of her system.

When they arrived at Vulcan two hours later, she thanked the wonderful man and left the convoy. She headed for Tuvok’s house and her new life and, quite possibly, the read to self-discovery and healing. She walked through the streets of the small Vulcan city that was beautiful and hot. She was a little
uncomfortable considering the heat, but she was more comfortable in other ways. No one knew who she was; no one knew of her past life. Here she could be an unknown, a woman expecting a child and living in bliss. She had decided that she would give birth to the child and then she would give her away. She had decided on this course of action but could she do it? Could she give up a child she had nurtured for nine months in her womb? Could she give up a person who had been so much a part of her for so long? Could she…

She stopped and sat on a bench. She let a sole tear run down her cheek. She had to. She had decided, and once Kathryn Janeway decided upon something, she did it. No questions, no indecision…but was this Kathryn Janeway, or Captain Janeway? If she kept this child could she give her the life she deserved? Was it right? Kathryn knew the answers to all her questions; she just had to accept them. She would enjoy her pregnancy and her few days as a mother while they existed. Kathryn felt the child kick, her child. It was then that she realized she would always be a mother to this child no matter what. This was her child, part of her life, no matter where she was and what she was doing. By giving this child to Tom and B’Elanna, she was giving her a precious gift. A life without doubt, without worry and without hardships she
would endure as the daughter of Kathryn Janeway. She knew what she had to do.

She got up and proceeded to Tuvok’s dwelling. She rang the doorbell, heard a chime that was an ancient Vulcan prayer, watched the door open and the face of one of her oldest and dearest friends appear.

He opened the door. He had sensed her presence before he saw her. He had no idea why she had asked to be a part of his life for the months ahead. She had told him that everything would become apparent once she arrived. He saw her protruding abdomen. Felt the turmoil of her emotions and knew. “Hello Kathryn. It’s been too long.”

She walked inside the house and her new life began.

TBC in Date With Destiny II - Chapter 4: Emergence & Abolishment

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