Posted by Lieutenant Commander Sage Brennan (2nd Officer - CMO) in Sickbay - Wedding Plans

Posted by Ensign Ben Wilkinson (Security Officer) in Sickbay - Wedding Plans

Posted by Ensign T’Lora (Doctor) in Sickbay - Wedding Plans
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Ben took T’Lora’s hand and started towards her quarters, when a thought occurred to him. “Have you told Dr. Brennan about the wedding yet ? She is married to the Captain and might be the one to approach about the ceremony.”

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OOC: Yep! She sure is!
IC:
T’Lora ducked her head. “I haven’t.” She hadn’t even tried actually. “What if she’s concerned? Or if she doesn’t approve?” She needed to, of course, Doctor Brennan would find out sooner or later, but she wanted some sort of confirmation first. “It was very fast for humans.” Not for Vulcans. But for humans… “My parents were engaged three hours from their first meeting. Humans usually take months.”
-T’Lora

Ben took both of T’Lora’s hands. “It’s ok to be nervous, but she needs to know. As for the fast part, I knew from the moment I first saw you that you were it for me. C’mon I’ll go with you and we’ll tell her together.” Ben reversed direction and headed back toward Sickbay.

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T’Lora nodded, laughing silently. “And I’m meant to be the one with total control,” she murmured. “Let’s go.” She took a deep breath as the two walked into the sickbay she had just left. Squeezing Ben’s hand for a moment, T’Lora stepped up to her DH. “Doctor Brennan? May we speak with you?”
-T’Lora

Sage was just finishing up a turn around the bay, checking on the three patients present. She gave a nod to the shift nurse, turning over responsibility and then smiled at T’Lora and her friend. “Sure, let’s just head into the office where we can have some privacy, okay?” She led the two inside, gestured to the chairs in front of her desk and then sat down. “What can I do for you?”

—Sage

“We’re getting married.” T’Lora spoke so quickly she wasn’t even sure Doctor Brennan could understand her. “Or, we want to get married anyway.” She knew what her family would say, what her father would say, even what other Vulcans would say, but Doctor Brennan was a complete mystery.
-T’Lora

Ben reached over and grasped T’Lora’s hand. “Dr. Brennan, I think what T’Lora would like to say is that we are engaged and would like for your husband, the Captain, to perform the ceremony. Neither of us know much about planning a wedding, but would like to have something small, open to all, with a reception after. We were hoping maybe you could advise us.” Ben sat back in his chair, waiting to see what Dr. Brennan’s reaction would be.”

Ben - A bit nervous

Surprise showed on the CMO’s face. “Well…congratulations, but wasn’t that a little fast?” She leaned back in her chair. “Neither of you have been on board very long, have you?”

—Sage

T’Lora let out a soft sigh and looked at Ben. “I told you so,” she muttered, then turned back to her DH. “No, we haven’t.” She debated what she was going to say for a moment. “It would not be unusual were we both Vulcan. Many Vulcans plan unions within hours of sensing a compatible mind. I was prepared to wait, having been raised on Earth, but I certainly wasn’t going to say no when Ben asked.”
-T’Lora

Ben took a deep breath. “Dr. Brennan, my parents were only engaged for a couple of months before they wed, and their marriage lasted over forty years until their deaths. I have never been more sure of anything in my life. T’Lora is the one I want to spend the rest of my life with. Would you please help us ?” Ben was passionate about what he had said, and as a SO wasn’t given to emotional outbursts, but he had neve been more passionate about anything. He interlaced his fingers with T’Lora’s, on the hand he was holding and felt the engagement ring on her finger.

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Sage looked from the two seated figures down to the top of her desk and tried to compose her words carefully. “I understand love and passion. I’m not just an officer or a doctor, but a woman and a wife.” Here she raised her gaze back to the couple. “I’m not going to try and talk you out of your decision to marry each other. What I said was a curious observation. That’s all.”

In truth, she felt an unwanted pang of jealousy for the intensity of their feelings for each other and all the discoveries to come in their relationship. She and Cal had been together a long time now and it wasn’t the same as it had been starting out.

“I’m not sure how much help I can be—I’ve only planned one other wedding, to the Captain, but I’ll do what I can.”

—Sage

Ben sighed in relief. “We really don’t want anything big or fancy, neither of us have any family. Just a simple ceremony, and a small reception after. Oh, and if you could check if and when the Captain would be available, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much.” Ben gave T’Lora’s hand a gentle squeeze, he knew she had dreading telling her DH.

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