COMPLICATIONS
By: Lauren Taylor and Amy Bitter

"Get your hands off of me!" B'Elanna screamed, and bit Harry on the
cheek. He raised his hand to the wound, and wiped away the blood, staring
at her in shock.

"B'Elanna, what is wrong with you?" he questioned.

"Nothing is wrong! You and Neelix just stay here, I'll get the galacite
myself!" she snapped, and stomped off. Harry started to run after her,
but stopped, realizing Neelix was still there.

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"B'Elanna, stop this. Now, just give me the gun." he told her calmly,
although there was nothing that could calm her right now. Well, there was
one thing, but he wasn't about to do that. Not to his best friend's
girlfriend.

B'Elanna dropped the gun, and sat down on a rock, trying to collect her
thoughts. She looked up at Harry, who had sat on a rock on the other side
of the cave. She jumped up, and grabbed him, holding him close. She began
kissing him, and he backed away.

"B'Elanna, I'm not going to let you do this. You're dating my best
friend. I can't let you do this." he told her.

"Oh, but you wish you could! Face it, Harry! Ever since Tom and I started
dating, you've been jealous of him! I know how you feel about me, just
admit it, and go with this!" she told him, walking around him, looking
like a cat on the prowl.

"You're right, B'Elanna. I have been a bit jealous. But I still can't let
you do this. You'll hate yourself, and hate me if you do."

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What had he done? When he and B'Elanna got out of those caves,
communication with the ship had been blocked. They were trapped down
there. And B'Elanna would die if he didn't "help" her. So, he had to. It
turned out that Vorik had blocked communication, so that he could get to
B'Elanna, but was stopped before he transported down.

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B'Elanna sat in her quarters, trying to collect her thoughts. She didn't
even hardly remember what had happened down there, but she sure did know
what had happened. How was Tom going to take all of this?

<ding, dong>

"Come in." she called out.

"B'Elanna, how are you doing?" Tom asked.

"Better. Did someone tell you what happened?" she asked, afraid that
Harry might have talked to Tom.

"Not really. All I know is that you were sick. What exactly *did*
happen?" he asked.

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        Tom walked briskly through the corridors of Voyager.  The
adrenaline
pumped through his veins as he stormed into the Mess Hall.  Tom spotted
Harry sitting alone at a table and quickly rushed over to him.
        “Some best friend you are, you backstabbing jerk!” Tom yelled at
Harry
with a wrath that possessed his whole body.
        “Tom?” Harry asked.  He knew  that B’Elanna had told Tom about
the away
mission.  About the caves, about his feelings towards her, about what he
had to do to help her.
        “Don’t play dumb!” Tom shouted, “B’Elanna told me everything.”
        “Tom, we should go somewhere else and talk about this.” Harry 
suggested
as he nervously  stood up.
        All eyes in the crowded Mess Hall were focused on the two of
them.  No one
in the crew had ever seen the two of them fight, they were best friends.
They were almost inseparable  until Tom and B’Elanna started dating.
        “I say we talk about it right here.” Tom yelled.
        “Tom, I’m sorry.” Harry tried hopelessly to apologize to man who
had been
his friend since the very beginning of this mission.
        “You’re sorry?!” Tom shouted. “Harry, ‘sorry’ doesn’t change the
fact that
you slept with my girlfriend!”
        People in the room began to whisper and nod knowingly to one
another.  All
the rumors that had been floating around about the away mission had just
been confirmed.
        “You’re right, it doesn’t change anything.” Harry said. “And, I
don’t
expect you to forgive me.”
        “You’re damn right I’m not going to forgive you!” Tom shouted as
he pulled
back one arm and swung at Harry.  Tom’s fist hit Harry’s mouth and cause
him to stumble a little.
        “Tom!” B’Elanna shouted as she entered the Mess Hall just in time
to
witness the punch.      
        “What are you doing?!” She questioned the both of them
        “B’Elanna, I...” Harry started.
        “Shut up!” She screamed. “Just shut up, both of you. And leave me
the hell
alone!” She angrily stomped out of the Mess Hall the tears welling in her
eyes.  They weren’t tears of pain, but of anger and confusion.
        Tom looked over at Harry who was rubbing his sore jaw.  For a
moment he
felt guilty for hitting him.  But, that was the way he was, the way he
had
always been.  When someone hurts you, hurt them right back. Tom turned
and
silently left the Mess Hall.

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Two weeks later, none of the former friends were speaking to each other.
B'Elanna and Harry weren't really fighting, they just felt uncomfortable
around each other. But Harry and Tom hadn't spoken to each other since
that day in the mess hall, and neither had Tom and B'Elanna. The three of
them hadn't been themselves since that fight. Tom always seemed angry,
and a bit distracted. Harry was quiet, and kept to himself most of the
time, and B'Elanna would yell at anyone that even came near her. They all
stayed in their quarters unless they were on duty. But, this time,
B'Elanna had to leave her quarters.

"You're pregnant, B'Elanna." Kes told her.

"Oh, god." B'Elanna said under her breath. Kes gave her a sympathetic
look, she knew about the fight. Hell, everyone on the ship knew about the
fight. There were rumors flying around about Tom wanting to kill himself,
and rumors about Harry and B'Elanna planning to get together. Kes knew
that none of that was true, she knew them too well, and knew that none of
them would do that. Tom knew that killing himself wasn't the answer, and
Harry and B'Elanna didn't have the kind of relationship that they would
start dating.

"Do you want me to tell anyone?" Kes asked.

"No. No, I should do that." she said. 

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B'Elanna waited in front of the turbolift, fighting back the tears. How
would she tell Harry this? She had to, somehow. After all, it was his
baby. And Tom? The turbolift doors opened, and revealed the one passenger
occupying it. Tom. She stepped in, without looking at him, and ordered
the turbolift to deck three. 

Tom stood in silence, not looking at B'Elanna. He couldn't help but
notice that she looked like she was about to cry, though. It was all he
could do to resist the urge to put his arm around her, and ask her what
was wrong, and if he could do anything to help.

"Tom?" B'Elanna spoke up. He looked at her surprised, almost as if to see
if she really had said something, and he hadn't just imagined it.

"What is it?" he asked, a bit concerned.

"I'm not exactly sure how to tell you this. I know you, Harry and I
haven't been on the best of terms lately, and this is really hard to say,
especially now, with the way things are. I just got back from sickbay.
I'm pregnant." she said, the tears streaming down her face.

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        *Why didn’t you say anything?* Tom questioned himself.  He paced
his
quarters going over the whole conversation with B’Elanna in his head
again.  
        He should have said more than just “Oh...”.  He wanted to reached
out and
put his arm around her to comfort her, he hated to see her cry.  But, the
turbolift door opened and he stepped out before the conversation could
continue.  
        *That backstabber* Tom thought about his ex-best friend.  He
should be the
one having children with B’Elanna, not Harry. Tom had planned on asking
B’Elanna to marry him the day of the away mission when he went to her
quarters to check on her.  
        As far as he was concerned, Harry had ruined it all. No matter
how much
Captain Janeway tried to tell him that it was no one’s fault, Tom
couldn’t
help but blame Harry.

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        B’Elanna stood in front of Harry’s quarters.  She took a deep
breath and
pressed the door chime. *It’s now or never* She told herself.  
        “Come in.” She heard Harry’s voice call.
        She entered the room and saw Harry sitting on the couch.  He
stood in
surprise when he saw her since they hadn’t spoken since the incident.
        “I...um, ..we need to talk.” B’Elanna finally got out.
        Harry sat back down on the couch and motioned to B’Elanna to come
join
him.  She sat down on the couch, making sure not to get to close.
        “What’s wrong?” Harry asked as he saw tears begin to flow down
B’Elanna’s
cheeks.
        “Harry, I’m pregnant.” B’Elanna said bluntly.
        “Oh, god.” Harry said as he buried his head in his hands.
        “I just found out earlier today.”
        “Who else knows?” Harry asked, “I mean, did you tell Tom?”
        “Yeah, I told him.  He didn’t say anything.  Harry, I ruined
everything
with Tom.” B’Elanna said as she wiped the tears from her eyes.
        “No, you didn’t, B’Elanna. I did.” Harry said. “Beside, fighting
over
who’s fault it is, isn’t going to help the situation.”
        B’Elanna stood and began to walk towards the door. “I’m going to
back to
my quarters.”
        “B’Elanna, I’m worried about you.” Harry said, “You shouldn’t be
alone
right now. Why don’t we go get some dinner.”
        “Fine.” B’Elanna gave in.  She really didn’t want to be alone,
and she was
hungry.

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        Harry and B’Elanna received some odd looks and people began to
whisper
when they entered the Mess Hall.  
        “Maybe this isn’t such a good idea.”  B’Elanna quietly said to
Harry as
they had a seat at an empty table.
        Tom walked into the Mess Hall.  He saw Harry and B’Elanna sitting
together
and tried hard not to run over at hit Harry again.  B’Elanna noticed Tom
and there eyes met.  After a few seconds, Tom turned and left the room.
Seeing Harry and B’Elanna was just too painful, especially now.
        “Harry, I’ll be right back. I need to talk to someone.”  B’Elanna
stood
and began to follow Tom out of the room.
        “Tom.”  He heard a voice from behind him call his name.  He
turned around
to see B’Elanna standing in the corridor.

"B'Elanna, I'm not in the mood to talk right now." he told her as he
walked away.

"Well, I am. Tom, this is crazy." she told him.

"What's crazy? You and I not talking to each other? Or you and Harry
seeming pretty cozy in that little corner table? Don't try to deny it,
B'Elanna, I saw everything. How do you think all of this makes me feel?
I'm the one who's lost my girlfriend and my best friend all in the same
day. Then, I have to hear that you're having his baby? And now, only a
few minutes after hearing that, I come into the mess hall to see the two
of you having dinner together?" he told her, standing only a few inches
in front of her face.

"Tom, how do you think all of this is affecting me? I'm the one who comes
into the mess hall to see you getting in a fight with Harry because he
saved my life. And, now, I've completely lost you. You're not the same
Tom Paris I was in love with two weeks ago. You're nothing but an
over-obsessive pig!" she exclaimed as she stormed away. Once she'd turned
the corner, she stopped and leaned against a wall, crying. She'd wanted
to make up with Tom, not make things worse. Why was all of this
happening?

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I guess I must be wishing 
On someone else's star
Seems like someone else keeps getting 
What I'm wishing for
Why can't I be as lucky as those other people are
I guess I must be wishing
On someone else's star

"Someone Else's Star" Bryan White
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        “You’re baby is getting big, Lieutenant.” The Doctor said as he
scanned
B’Elanna’s
swollen stomach.
        “Your baby is almost four pounds now.” He said, “Voyager should
have a new
crew member in about three months.”
        “Thanks, Doctor.”  She said as she slowly got off of the biobed
and headed
for the door.  She reached the door just as Harry entered Sickbay.
        “You’re late, Star Fleet.” She said.
        “I’m sorry.” Harry said.  He was supposed to meet her in Sickbay
so he
could hear the baby’s heartbeat.
        “Hey, don’t apologize.” She said.  “It was your idea.”   B’Elanna
was fine
with going to her doctor appointments alone, but Harry insisted on going
with her most of the time.
        “I’ll be there next time.” Harry promised as the two of them
walked
through the corridors towards B’Elanna’s quarters.
        B’Elanna noticed a smile starting to form on Harry’s face.
        “What’s so funny?” She asked.
        “I was just thinking about how strange it’s going to be for this
kid.
Being raised by parents who are best friends.”
        “It doesn’t matter.” B’Elanna said. “As long as this baby has two
parents
who love it. It’s very important to me that my baby has two parents.
That’s
something I never had.”
        “I’ll help you anyway that I can.” Harry said.
        “I know you will.” B’Elanna smiled.  A part of her couldn’t help
but wish
that this was Tom’s baby. She still loved him so much.  She hated the
fact
that they barely spoke and when they did, they fought.  It was the same
way
with Harry and Tom.  They hardly said three words to each other since she
announced she was pregnant.  At least there hadn’t been anymore fist
fights
since the one six months ago in the Mess Hall.
        “I’ve been thinking, B’Elanna.” Harry said.
        “About what?”
        “Maybe you should move in with me.” Harry said.  “You’re very
close to
your due date, and after the baby comes, you’re going to need lots of
help.”
        “No, Harry.  I’ve been too much of a burden to you already.”
B’Elanna said.
        “This isn’t a burden, B’Elanna.  This is my responsibility, too.”
        “Fine, I’ll start packing.” B’Elanna agreed.
        “Janeway to Kim.” Harry’s commbadge sounded.
        “Kim here.” He said pressing his commbadge.
        “Harry, I need to see you in my ready room.” The Captain said.
        “I’m on my way.” Harry said.
        “I’ll help you move your stuff later.”  Harry told B’Elanna as he
walked
away.

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        Harry entered the Captain’s ready room and found Tom sitting in
one of the
chair’s across from her desk.
        “Harry, have a seat.” Janeway said. “I need to talk to the two of
you.”
        Harry sat down in the other chair in front of the Captain’s desk
without
looking at Tom.
        “I need the two of you to go on an away mission for me.  We’re in
orbit
above a planet that seems to be uninhabited.  I need you to beam down and
check it out.” Captain Janeway said.
        Tom moved like he was going to say something.
        “Is there something wrong, Lieutenant?” Janeway asked him.
        “No ma’am.” Tom answered.
        “Good, you’ll leave in an hour. Dismissed.” 
        The two men stood and left her ready room.
        *That should give them time to talk* Janeway thought. She hated
seeing the
two of them fighting. They had been friends for so long.  And what was
worse than that, was the situation between Tom and B’Elanna.  It took so
long for them to finally admit they were in love, and now they barely
spoke.

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        Tom and Harry materialized down on the jungle like planet.  Tom
began
scanning with his tricorder and started to walk away.
        “Where are you going?” Harry asked walking to catch up with Tom.
        “We’re supposed to check out this planet.” Tom said.
        “I know that.  I just think we should stay together.”
        “I guess so.” Tom said and started to walk again.
        The two men walked for a few minutes scanning as the went.
        “Did you hear that?” Harry asked suddenly turning around.
        “Hear what?” Tom asked.
        “Nothing. Never mind.” Harry said. “I thought I heard something,
but the
tricorder isn’t picking up anything unusual.”
        The trees began to rustle. “I heard it again.” Harry said as he
turned
around and came face to face with a humanoid alien.
        “Uh..Tom.” Harry said nervously.
        “What?” He asked as he turned around to see the aliens.  There
were now
surrounded by them.
        “What are you doing here?” One of the aliens asked. 
        “We were just scanning your planet. We didn’t know anyone lived
here or we
would have asked to beam down first.”
        “You are trespassing.” The alien said.
        “I’m sorry. We’ll leave.” Harry said.
        “No!” The alien said and signaled to the others. The other aliens
took the
tricorders and phasers from Tom and Harry.
        “You will pay for trespassing.” The alien said as Harry and Tom
were
grabbed and lead off into the jungle.
        
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        Tom awoke to find himself in some sort of holding cell, much like
the
brig on Voyager. He sat up, and rubbed his eyes. Harry was laying down on
a bench in the cell, still not awake. God, why did he have to get trapped
here with *him*. It was bad enough that, right before the away mission,
he heard from the ship's rumor mill that Harry and B'Elanna were planning
on moving in together, now he had to be trapped in this little room with
him. 

Two men walked into the room, and began whispering to each other. Tom
watched them, seeing if he could tell anything they were saying, but it
was impossible. One of the men walked over to the cell, and pressed a
button on a panel just outside of it. A forcefield blinked off, and the
man walked in. Tom stood up, waiting to see what the man would do. The
man walked over to Harry, slapped him to get him awake, and then grabbed
his arm and dragged him away.

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After what seemed like hours, one of the aliens brought Harry back. He'd
been injured, it looked like someone had beaten him up. When one of the
guards came to toss Harry back in the holding cell, Tom stood up.

"What did you do to him?!" Tom yelled.

"He wouldn't cooperate with us, so we had to punish him." the guard said,
with a grimace on his face. He dropped Harry on the ground, and Harry
moaned when he hit the floor. The guard put the forcefield back up, and
walked away laughing.

Tom walked over to Harry, and sat down beside him. Now that he was
closer, he saw what bad shape Harry was in. He was bleeding from a large
gash on his leg, there was a huge bruise on his forehead, his arm looked
to be broken, and he had cuts and scrapes everywhere. Harry was fighting
to take a breath, but wasn't too successful

"Tom." Harry gasped.

"What is it?" Tom answered, full of concern. He couldn't let Harry die
here. Not with the way things were between them. 

"Take care of B'Elanna and the baby for me." he whispered.

"Harry, you're not going to die." Tom told him sternly.

"Yes, I am, Tom. Just promise me that you and B'Elanna will make up." he
ordered him, still gasping for air.

"Harry, I'm sorry for the way things have been these past few months. I
was just jealous that all of this was happening with you and B'Elanna. I
didn't even think that what you did on that away mission saved her life.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry." Tom whispered over and over, the tears
beginning to stream down his face.

"I'm sorry, too." Harry managed to say with his last breath.

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        “Report.” Captain Janeway ordered as she walked on to the bridge.
        “Still no word from the away team.” Lieutenant Tuvok replied.
        “Maybe we should send another team down after them.” Chakotay
suggested.
        “No.” Janeway said. “I’m not going to do that until I find out
what
happened to them.”
        “Captain, we’re being hailed.” Tuvok said.
        “On screen.” She said as she turned to face the view screen.  A
humanoid
alien appeared on the screen.
        “I am Kol of the planet Titan.” The alien introduced himself.
        “I am Captain Kathryn Janeway of the Federation star ship,
Voyager.”
Janeway replied.
        “Why have you trespassed onto our planet?” Kol demanded.
        “We didn’t know it was inhabited.” The Captain said.  “Where are
my crew
members?”
        “They are being detained for questioning in our prison.” Kol
said.
        “I order you to return my crew.”
        “No!” Kol said and the view screen went blank.
        “Captain, I’ve got a lock on them.” B’Elanna announced from her
station on
the Bridge.
        “How?” Janeway asked.
        “I followed the coordinates of where we were being hailed from
and then
scanned for their signals.  Kol isn’t very smart.  He was talking to us
from about fifteen meters from Tom and Harry’s location.”
        “Good work, B’Elanna.” Janeway said.  She was going to miss
having the
chief engineer around when she went on maternity leave in a few weeks.
        “Get them out of there.” She ordered.

                "Beam them directly to sickbay." Janeway ordered
B'Elanna, "And
you can leave to go see them." Janeway added.

******************************************************

When B'Elanna walked into sickbay, she saw the doctor and Kes trying
their hardest to revive Harry. B'Elanna stood for a moment, stunned. She
then walked over to them, and looked down at Harry. Tom was standing on
the other side of the bed, and his face was tear-stained.

"I'm sorry. There's nothing we can do to save him." the doctor said as he
looked up at Tom and B'Elanna. B'Elanna grabbed Harry's hand, and
squeezed it. She tried to fight back the tears, but it was no use. They
came streaming out.

"Why did this have to happen?" B'Elanna asked as she looked up at Tom. He
walked across to the other side of the bed, and put his hand on
B'Elanna's shoulder. She turned around, and hugged him, her head resting
on his shoulder, tears falling down her cheek. 

"It's alright. It's alright." Tom told her soothingly. She backed away,
and looked at him.

"It's not alright! I told Harry that the most important thing was that my
child grew up with two parents, so that the child wouldn't have to live
with one parent like I did. And now, they've lost their dad before even
getting to meet him." she sobbed. She looked down at Harry again, and
began whispering to him.

"Harry, I will never forget you. You meant so much to me. I don't know
how to thank you for everything you've given me." 

"B'Elanna?" Tom called out.

"What?" she asked as she turned back to Tom.

"I know that you and I haven't been on the best of terms lately, and I
know that I'm not the biological father, but I promise you that I will
try to be the closest I can be to a real father." he told her. She looked
at him, and then hugged him.

"Thank you." she whispered.

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<ding dong>

        “Come in.” B’Elanna called.  Chakotay entered the room with a
sympathetic
look on his face.
        “Are you ready?” He asked.  The two of them were going to Harry’s
memorial
service together.
        “Yeah.” B’Elanna said as she stood up from the couch where she
was
unpacking a duffel bag. “I guess I’ll have to finish unpacking later.”
        “How are you holding up?” Chakotay asked as the walked through
the
corridors towards the Mess Hall.
        “I feel like history is repeating itself.  I didn’t have a father
and now
my baby won’t.” B’Elanna said.
        “B’Elanna, history isn’t repeating itself.  There is one
difference
between what is happening now, and what happened back then. And that
difference is that your father chose to leave you and your mother.  Harry
would have never abandoned you and your baby by choice.  He cared about
you
too much, and he loved this baby.”
        B’Elanna smiled up at Chakotay.  *How does he always know how to
make me
feel better?* She wondered.
        “Besides,” Chakotay continued, “You aren’t alone.  I’ll be here
for you
and so will Kathryn and Tom.”  Chakotay paused at the last name.  The
idea
of Tom and B’Elanna together used to bug the hell out of him.  But, Tom
had
changed his life for the better.  He knew  that Tom was probably the best
thing for B’Elanna right now.
        “Are you ready?” He asked her when they reached the Mess Hall
doors.  She
nodded and the two of them entered the room.
        B’Elanna noticed Tom sitting alone in the corner of the room. 
She wanted
so much to reach out to him.  She had a seat next to Chakotay and turned
her attention to the Captain who had stood to speak.
        “Harry was one of the best officers I ever had the honor of
serving with.”
Janeway began.  “He was truly one of the bright spots of this whole
mission.  He was always looking for the good in every situation.  I will
miss him.”  Tears started to well in the Captain’s eyes and she motioned
to
B’Elanna as she sat down.
        “When I first met Harry in the Ocampan hospital he was a naive,
young
ensign.  That young ensigns grew to be one of the best friends I ever
had.”
B’Elanna said.  “He taught me so much.  He was sincere, patient, and
caring.  I hope that our baby will inherit that from him. I’ll never
forget
him.”  She wiped the tears from her face and sat back down.
        “Would anyone else like to say anything?” Captain Janeway asked.
        “I would.” A voice said.
        Everyone turned around to see Tom standing.
        “Go ahead, Tom.” Janeway said as she sat back down.
        “I know Harry and I haven’t been on the best of terms lately.”
Tom started
out. “But, I will always consider him the best friend that I ever had.  I
don’t even feel like I deserved his friendship.  Harry was one of the
only
people who saw me for who I was and didn’t judge me on my past.”  Tears
began to form in Tom’s eyes, but he forced them back.  “He saved my life
once.  We had been arrested for a crime we didn’t commit while we were on
shore leave. While we in prison, another prisoner stabbed me.  I don’t
remember much after that.  But, I do remember him saying, ‘This man is my
friend, no one touches him.’ He fought off the other prisoners and kept
me
alive until we were finally rescued.  My only regret was that I couldn’t
do
the same for him on our last away mission.”

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        It had been only a few hours since Harry’s memorial service and
Tom found
himself standing in front of B’Elanna’s quarters.
        He rang the door chime and she called for him to enter.  He
walked into
the room and found her taking clothes out of a duffel bag.  She wouldn’t
be
moving in with Harry now.
        “Don’t unpack.” He told her.
        “What?” She asked and gave him a confused look.
        “I want you to move in with me.” Tom said.      
        "What?" she asked again.
        "Look, B'Elanna, you were going to move in with Harry so that
someone would be there if anything happened. You still need someone
there, and I'd like that someone to be me. I love you, B'Elanna." he told
her. She looked up at Tom in shock. He still loved her?

"You still love me?" she questioned.

"Yes, B'Elanna, I always have loved you, throughout all of this. I was
just jealous that someone else was taking you away from me."

"Tom, he wasn't taking me away from you." she said sternly.

"I don't want to start fighting again. And what's your answer?" he asked.
She walked over to him, and kissed him on the cheek.

"Yes."

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"Come on, B'Elanna, you're going to get through this." Tom told her
reassuringly.

"Oh, shut up!" she screamed at him. She was lying on a biobed, in labor,
where she'd been for the past four hours, with Tom at her side through
all of it. Tom, her fiancee. She couldn't believe it when, only a week
ago, Tom proposed to her on the holodeck. They had changed so much since
Harry's death. Tom was so concerned about her. He would come to his
quarters every night to find B'Elanna holding a picture of Harry and
sobbing. He
would walk over to her, and put his arm around her, just letting her cry
the tears that she needed to cry. 

"One more push, B'Elanna." Kes told her.

"You shut up, too!" she screamed.

"I see the head!" the doctor exclaimed.

"Shut up! Everyone, just shut up!" she yelled.

"It's a boy!" Kes announced. B'Elanna laid back on the bed, and looked
up at Tom, who had tears streaming down his face, just the same as she
did. Kes wrapped the baby in a blanket, and handed him to B'Elanna.

"He looks just like Harry." B'Elanna whispered.

"I think we've found a name for him." Tom whispered back.

"I already had one planned out if it was a boy. Harry Thomas Kim, Jr."
she told him.
        
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        Tom smiled at B’Elanna who was sleeping on the biobed.  He sat
down in a
chair next to the bed holding little Harry in his arms.  The baby opened
his dark eyes and looked up at Tom.
        “Hi, Harry.” Tom said softly. “How do you like life on Voyager so
far?
Don’t worry everyone’s not always this crazy.  They’re just excited to
meet
you.” 
         In the five hours since Harry Jr.’s birth he had several
visitors.  All
of them commenting on how much he looked like Harry.
        “I know I’m not your real dad, and I’ll never be able to replace
him.” Tom
continued. “But, in a few weeks when I marry your mom, I’ll be your step
dad.  I’ll do my best to try and raise you so I can keep my promise to
your
dad.  Your dad was a great guy.  He was my best friend.”
        Tom looked over to see that B’Elanna was now awake and listening
to him.
        “How long have you been awake?” He asked.
        “Long enough to know that you’ll be a great dad.” B’Elanna
smiled.
        
                         =/\= The End =/\=

Star Trek and it’s characters are owned by Paramount, Inc. Everything
else
is owned by Lauren Taylor and Amy Bitter.

All comments sent to <lauren35@juno.com> and <amyb@i1.net>

Amy’s Dedication:  I’d like to dedicate this story to Lauren, because I
couldn’t have written it without her. And, to my best friend, Lynda
because
she is a P/Ter and she’s Batgirl!! (Don’t ask)

Lauren's Dedication: I'd like to dedicate this story to Amy, because I
couldn't have written it without her! Boy, this is getting redundant,
isn't it? I'd also like to dedicate it to the Parisites that happened to
be in the WWCD chat room, unbeknownst to the fact that Amy and I were
whispering about this story behind their backs! Guess that's it for now!
Toodles!