Oh god, she's so tired of hearing that ( Read more... )

Gemma stared down at the stick in her hands, unable to stop shaking.  Dropping it to the bathroom counter, she covered her mouth to muffle to sob that threatened to break it's way out.  Spock was on shift.  McCoy had taken Gemma off the past few days, since she hadn't been feeling well.  There'd been nothing to signal...this.  Just a pounding ( Read more... )

Gemma has to be at the meetings before Spock the next morning, so by the time he wakes, she's up, showered, dressed and gone.  She's talking to the Ambassadors, ensuring that they slept well and were treated nicely aboard her ship.  The meetings aren't quite underway yet, but some of the Ambassadors have taken their seats and Gemma is going to take ( Read more... )