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Daddy's Little Girl (post-Voy; P/T; PG)
by JoAnna Walsvik
part 3/?

        It was not often that Kathryn Janeway saw a member of her
crew cry, least of all her half-Klingon chief engineer.  But the sight
that
greeted her when she arrived at the Paris's quarters the morning after
her rescue was of B'Elanna Paris, sitting on the couch and sobbing
wildly on the shoulder of Chakotay.
        A wave of nausea passed over the captain of Voyager.  Was
Tom--?  Had he--?  "B'Elanna?" she whispered, her stomach tying into
knots.
        B'Elanna Paris looked up, and her tearstained face was one of
radiant joy.  "He's going to be all right!  Oh, Kathryn, he's going to be
all right!"
        "Oh, thank God,"  Janeway breathed, feeling an intense surge of
relief flow through her body.  She dropped into the nearest chair, her
legs having turned to jelly.   "Thank God."
        "The doctor called this morning, the moment Tom was out of
surgery,"  Chakotay told her, a broad smile on his face.  "It seems that
many of his wounds only looked a lot worse then they really were, and
the doctor was able to patch him up without too much trouble.  Tom's
still unconscious, and he's going to be pretty weak for a while, but he's
going to be okay."
        "I don't know why I'm crying,"  B'Elanna confessed, wiping
tears from her cheeks.  "It's just that I'm so glad--I had hoped--"
        "Mommy?"  The anxious voice of a very worried little girl
sounded from the bedroom.  The three adults turned to see Katy Paris
peeking out the door, clutching her well-worn baby blanket, the one
knitted and given to her by Kathryn Janeway, to her chest.  "Why are
you crying?  Is--is Daddy--dead?"
        B'Elanna held out her arms to her small daughter, and Katy
rushed into them.  "Daddy's *alive*, sweetie.  The doctor called this
morning and told us that Daddy is going get better.  I'm crying because
I'm happy."
        "Daddy's okay?"  Katy squealed in delight, her blue eyes shining
like stars.  "Really and truly?"
        "Really and truly,"  her mother said happily.  "And, if you want,
we can go and see Daddy this afternoon."
        "We can?  Can we go now?  Can we, Mommy?  Please?"  Katy
was fairly bouncing up and down on her mother's lap at the prospect of
seeing her daddy once more.
        "I said this afternoon, not now,"  B'Elanna laughed.  "But I
promise you, we'll go."
        
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        I apologize for the shortness!!!! More is coming!

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                        Yours 'til the wedding rings,
                                =/\= JoAnna
                                Official Parisite
                                Star Trek: Voyager