Posted by Lieutenant Kate O’Neill (Chief of Security) in Grecken’s Quarters - Let’s keep this off the record please?

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Danny Grecken smiled. Shaun was his favorite nephew. While his nieces pointed out all the time shaun was Danny’s only nephew, Danny would roll his eyes and laugh harder. The truth was Shaun was Danny’s favorite out of the bunch it just sounded nicer to say it was because Shaun was his nephew. “So ‘av yer foun’ yerself a nice lassy ter settle down wi’ since dat red ‘eaded she divil decided ter dork yer over last year. Oi swear if it weren’t for yisser marryin’ dat O’Neill fella we wud ban de name ‘ere. Excpet for de song we sin’ whaen we git trollied. it goes loike dis ‘Kate Kate if yer tink yer gonna git,” Danny began to sing just as Shaun heard the sound of his door swish open.

“Shaun, I’m back,” Kate yelled happly entering the room.

“So waaat can oi do for yer Shaun… Red ‘eaded she divil ,” Danny said pourng himself a glass whiskey.

Danny Grecken

“I prefer the term prevaricator. It means to act or speak in an evasive way. Can’t get much more evasive than not showing up to your own wedding right Uncle Danny,” Kate shot back taking a seat on Shaun’s knee. It was a silly gesture but she was a bit nervous as to what Danny might say. Having Shaun’s arms around her always made her feel safe. She did not like the term red headed she devil but Kate also could not fault Danny and the rest of the Grecken clan for using it. The only thing she could do was try to make a joke of it and spend the rest of her life trying to find some way into their good graces.

“Uncle Danny, you remember Kate right?” Shaun said as he looked over at Kate then back at Danny.

“De red ‘eaded lass dat fifty yer up at yisser own weddin’. Aye oi tink oi might mind ‘er,” Danny rolled his drink in his hand and nodded. “Aye scon are jist kinda wonderin’ why she is perched on yisser knee dare son,” Danny stated knowing the obvious answer to his question.

“The… red ‘eaded she divil? We are, together again.” he said not sure how he would react.

Grecken, Doctor

“Yer ‘av more shag drive than brains,” Danny said setting the cup down with a clink. “So is dare wha yer are tellin’ me yer two are givin’ it another go an’ de weddin’ date is next week . Yer are gonna show up dis time Katie correct?”

While this was Kate’s idea for a romantic Irish getaway she did for the first time in a long time stay quiet and nudge Shaun to speak for them.

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“She’ll show, and you’ll be nice. I don’t need everyone in the clan yipping and hollering cause we got back together, had enough trouble keeping the brewery open and I won’t be having you spoiling it. We just need some time away, away from Starfleet to reconnect and we figured Ireland was far better.” Shaun said, his authoritative stance was clear to his Uncle Kate was his girl, and he wasn’t going to stand for anyone talking down to her.

Grecken, Doctor