Posted by Lieutenant Miriam Cross (Chief Medical Officer) in Cross and Joe

Posted by Civilian Joe Milligan (Bartender) in Cross’s Quarters

Posted by Lieutenant Miriam Cross (Chief Medical Officer) in Cross’s Quarters
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Now in sickbay - Cross laid down on the bed as the N.O switched on the 4D ultrasound ‘’ How many weeks? ‘’ Kate asked ‘’Em about 12 weeks’’ she replied . Her heart started racing ,though she so much had waited for this moment the female doctor knew only too well what could go wrong to the unborn child.

‘’Oh Joe I need you’’ she murmured to herself.

Cross CMO.

Joe had slid from bed with the intention of giving Miri a quick kiss at least, only to see nothing but her backside before his feet even hit the floor. He scratched his head, yawned and said out loud to himself. ” I guess I could consider that a very definite heck yes. ” Joe searched around for his clothing and quickly got dressed. He hadn’t been doing much at the bar the previous day, so he wasn’t smelling particularly ripe yet. All this being said he shrugged and pulled everything together and nearly ran in the direction of sickbay.

He felt the entire thing was a female trap to ensnare him like some poor bunny and place him at the mercy of the trappers. He was just as anxious about the baby as anyone was. but it seemed that when it came to such matters women seemed to sell men short. Miri could have awakened him up after all. But by the time he did get to sickbay he was feeling better again and more like a prospective dad instead of a rodent stuck in a trap. Upon entering he found Miri and either with or against her wishes leaned over to give her a quick kiss on her forehead and a squeeze of her hand. He then turned his attention toward Kate and what she was doing.

Joe Milligan Barman / Counselor

Cross just grabbed his hand tightly, there on the screen was her baby kicking and pulling at the umbilical cord ,the CMO felt a lump in her throat and her eyes welled with tears .

Kate started to check the fetus and how it was developing , she turned to the mother and father ‘’ Its normal there are no anomalies , from now on the baby will just grow and put on weight ‘’.
Cross being a doctor was also analyzing ,the heart beat and blood supply from her to the baby ,she then smiled and looked at Joe ‘’ All is well, just remind me what name you had chosen for our boy ?’‘.

Cross CMO.

Joe just kept his counsel for the moment as he squinted at the image. It seemed to be a blurry, white, blob. He looked down at Miri with a curious look on his face before he looked back up at the screen. As soon as he heard that all was well, he breathed out and relaxed a bit although normal looked to be a bit strange to him. He had to hold back all the questions bouncing about in his mind. He remembered his cousin’s advice and heeded it in this moment. Suddenly though the little blob started moving. This only served to make Joe a bit queasy and he looked down at Miri to see if she was alright. To see if this were normal. The idea of someone having something crawling around inside of them had always given him a creepy feeling. He didn’t know how women did it. Something crawling inside of them!

It was then though. A head appeared. Joe squinted and tried to focus a bit better on the screen when little legs and arms started to act up. After staring a moment Joe laughed out loud and said,” Look at him! He’s getting ready play football for the Chicago Bears!” He turned to Miri and said simply,” He’s a Liam he is no matter what I said before!”

Joe Milligan  Barman / Counselor