[Key Change Verse - For Elizabethdehner]

[nyota_uhura24]

Every thirty seconds Nyota's mood switched between overzealous joy and abject terror. She left sickbay in a daze, walking purposefully enough that no one would talk to her but with absolutely no thoughts as to a destination. Part of her wanted to seek out John, but she knew she wasn't ready to talk to him yet. She needed to sort out some of her own feelings before she showed up at his door with the news.

It was supposed to be a routine medical examination. By now she and Leo were friends, albeit not very close friends, and they'd been talking amiably when suddenly he stopped mid-sentence. Before she could even ask what was wrong he told her. "You're pregnant." There was no sugar-coating, just the words, just like that. She'd stared at him for a long, incredulous moment, and then let out a slightly hysterical laugh. The rest of the conversation was about as awkward as any she'd had in quite a while, though they both tried to keep the discussion professional. Apparently the electric fields on Meridius II had made her birth control implant malfunction. As soon as McCoy started talking about her "options" and prenatal care she'd stopped him and asked if they could postpone the remainder of the conversation. Then she'd fled out the door.

A baby. A child. A new life. It was utterly wonderful and completely terrifying. She'd always wanted to have children, had daydreamed about having them with John, but not yet. And certainly not without any discussion whatsoever. We would have such beautiful children - which is not at all the point. She didn't even know if he wanted kids, didn't even know if he -

Her thought process was interrupted by the realization that she was standing outside the open door of Liz's office. She almost turned around and left, but she desperately needed to not be alone with her tumultuous thoughts right now. Her thoughts... Liz will know any minute, if she doesn't already. She took a deep breath and walked inside, rapping her fist lightly against the the open door. "Hey..."

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[nyota-uhura24.livejournal.com]

At the question she laughed softly and shook her head. "No idea whatsoever. I have a birth control implant that's supposed to keep this from happening, but apparently the electric fields on Meridius II caused it to malfunction. I was in medical for a routine checkup and McCoy discovered the pregnancy. Which was... not as awkward as it could have been, I suppose." Her tone and thoughts made it clear that it was still quite awkward. "I got him to agree to postponing the rest of the prenatal care conversation so I could flee out the door."

[elizabethdehner.livejournal.com]

"Oh no!" Liz laughed a little, but only because it was kind of funny. Liz, too, had the implant, which concerned her now that she knew Nyota's wasn't functioning when they had gone by. Liz probably would have noticed by now if she had been pregnant, since she was fairly attentive to what he body did to her. "McCoy will survive," she added with a laugh, "You'll want to go in and get a proper check up, too. I'm sure you know that."

[nyota-uhura24.livejournal.com]

"It shouldn't be a problem for anyone who wasn't on the away mission," she clarified. Liz's laughter made her laugh, too. "I'm sure he'll be fine. It was just very unexpected for both of us. He's no doubt moved on by now, and I think we're friends, though we don't talk much about anything romantic..." She shrugged; a little awkwardness wouldn't keep her from doing what was necessary for her child, and a little time to process would no doubt make her next visit much less awkward. "Of course I'll get a proper check up. I wouldn't do anything to jeopardize the baby's health."

[elizabethdehner.livejournal.com]

"That's good, at least," she was mildly relieved about it. Nyota said she'd get checked out, which she knew she would. Maybe it was the doctor in her that wanted to be sure that she did just that. Liz was happy for her, though. It may have been unexpected and unplanned and completely out of nowhere, but it wasn't the end of the world. In fact, it sounded like it would be something amazing for her. "I guess all that's left is to talk to your man," she smiled.

[nyota-uhura24.livejournal.com]

Nyota knew she'd be seeing doctors a lot in the coming months. She'd also have to inform command, and while she was perfectly willing to do her duties she had someone else to think about now. Someone far more important than her. This was not at all what she was expecting, but the more she thought about it the more incredible it seemed. "I guess so," she agreed. "And then I'll send a message home to my family."