This is a short piece I wrote in honor of Mother's Day.  It takes
place a few months after my previous story, 'Life'.

Some notes:

The name Benjamin comes from JoAnna's story, Love Is Blind.  It was the
name of B'Elanna's baby brother who died when he was a baby.  K'Ehyla
is a name I made up.  It's actually Kayla, but I gave it a Klingon
spelling.

Dedication:  This fanfic is dedicated to the Parisites.  Also dedicated
to Robbie McNeill and Roxann Dawson for bringing the characters of Tom
Paris and B'Elanna Torres to life, and to the writers for creating such
terrific characters.

Disclaimer:  Tom Paris, B'Elanna Torres, and everything else in the
Star Trek universe are owned by Paramount, but the words, ideas,
Benjamin Paris and K'Ehyla Paris are owned by me.  Comments, good and
bad, are welcome and appreciated at: Mara_J_Antilles@hotmail.com.  Archive,
distribute, whatever, just keep my name and this disclaimer attached.

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The Locket
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(c) 1997, By: Claire Daniels

    Tom and B'Elanna were sitting in bed.  The twins had been put to
sleep, and they finally had a few moments to themselves.
      "I'll be right back." Tom told B'Elanna as he got up from the
bed.
      "Where are you going?" she asked.
      "I've got to get something.  You just sit here."
    Tom went into the living area of their quarters.  B'Elanna wondered
what he was up to.
      "Close your eyes." he called from the other room.
      "Why?" she asked, her tone suspicious.
      "It's a surprise.  Just do it."
      "All right."
      "Are they closed?"
      "Yes, they're closed."
    B'Elanna felt the bed move as Tom sat down on it.  Being married to
Tom had never been boring.  He was forever doing little things to
surprise her.  For their first anniversary, he had programmed her
homeworld of Kessik IV into the holodeck.  She had told him that she
was a little homesick and wished that she could see it again, and he
had given her her wish.  She wondered what he'd done this time.
      "Okay, open them."
    B'Elanna opened her eyes.  Tom was holding out a box to her.  She
took it from him and unwrapped it.  Inside the box was the most
exquisite gold heart she had ever seen.
      "Tom, it's beautiful."
      "There's more." he said, "It's a locket.  It opens, and you put
pictures in it."
      "Like what you gave Kes for her second birthday."
      "Yes, but this one is special.  Open it."
    B'Elanna opened the locket.  On one side was a picture of Benjamin
and K'Ehyla, and on the other was their wedding picture.  She looked at
Tom, unable to speak, her eyes glistening with tears.
      "Here, let me put it on for you." Tom said as he fastened the
locket around her neck,
"Happy Mother's Day, B'Elanna."
      "Thank you," she said finally regaining the ability to speak,
"but I already got the best Mother's Day present I could have.  I've
got the twins, and I've got you."
    Tom leaned over and kissed her.
      "I love you, B'Elanna."
      "I love you, too." she replied, kissing him back.
    She was lucky to have such a terrific husband and beautiful
children.  B'Elanna thought for a moment.  She was a mother.  Five
years ago, she hadn't been sure that being a mother was for her, but
now...Just then, two wails were heard from the nursery.  Tom and
B'Elanna got up out of bed to tend to their children.  *Yes,* she
thought as she picked up her daughter, *motherhood is definitely my
thing.*

The End

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