Nicole was overjoyed when glancing through the personal logs of the inhabitants of the colony in the early morning enjoying a cup of coffee. She saw that the Caitian Galileo Leo had posted a very racy picture of Dr. Meadow Coren on his bed with a small log entry entitled morning sunrise. She wanted to get Meadow away from Anderson so Mac could be back where he belongs; with her.
Meadow had gone to Leo's with Galley before heading over to the Qach to accept the offer to become a doctor on the surface. She kissed her benefactor on the snout. She had truly enjoyed her morning helping Galley prepare dough for the days cooking. Galley now had the best replicators but he still liked to make the buns and breadsticks. Even in 2394, there are still somethings that are just better homemade.
Nicole would later learn that Anderson had come to Leo's looking for Galley. Thankfully he was up at the cha'paj at that time. The staff had to call Robert to get the lunatic out of the restaurant. She worried that she had put an old friend at risk.
Meadow picked up Mac from school but instead of taking him to the marine barracks on the wej'veQ, she took the young man to Galley's beautiful home on the surface. Mac had a lot of fun in the big house running around. Before supper, Brenna walked down the street and came inside. The children hugged as only children can. They were soon running around together getting under the feet of Galley as he prepared supper.
Meadow sat at the table reading charts of her new patients. She was also checking the personal logs provided by Galileo. The little family kept Brenna for supper.
Brenna came back to the Governor's mansion. She would not stop talking about Galley's amazing supper and about running and playing with Mac. Brenna looked at Grace and Nicole sitting in their living room, "Will Mac at least live this close to us?"
Nicole haas never really thought about it that way. What if her plan to break up Meadow and Anderson had mistakenly put her in bed with the Caitian in a better situation so she could still keep Mac. What if she had to break up Galley and Meadow too to keep her Mac.
Grace lectured Nicole on meddling as Nicole explained her motives. Maybe it was okay for Mac to just be close. Nicole had a lot to think about. She could be a good friend or she could be a meddlesome Elizabeth Coren. She needed to decide who she was.
Nicole HUD activated as she had set up to monitor the calls of Meadow Coren. It was Anderson shouting for Meadow to turn on the visual on her HUD. Anderson shouted that he did not believe that the slutty Betazoid was in bed with the Caitian. To use his words, "You are a slut, bitch but even you have standards. He is a freakin' humanoid cat!"
Nicole called Robert. She did not want Meadow to be hurt. Nicole watched as Meadow activated the HUD.
Anderson screamed as she covered her bare breasts and Galileo went to let Robert in. He looked at the Betazoid he had recaptured, "One day, bitch! One day!"
Mac came running in and jumped up on the bed, "I am scared, mommy."
"You don't have to be scared anymore.", Meadow had had to hide his ears and even put him in the closet once to hide the young man from the abusive Anderson Smythe.
The beautiful new family cuddled together with Mac on top of the covers. Nicole turned off the viewer and crawled into bed with Grace. She whispered to her own lover, "Sometimes things don't go as planned but they still end up better."
Grace kissed Nicole on the forehead, "Mac is alive and well today because of all you did for him but now he is with his mother. You did a good thing, Nikki."
Nicole hugged Grace, "I see that but it is still so hard."
Posted By
Nicole Branson
Foster Parent
Camelot, Reykja Penthe
King's Fleet Protected Territories
