Tombstone Estate

[Midori]

She had gotten tired of her husband being gone for so long, that and she had heard of what had happened to the Vor'cha. With little thought, she boarded the Kentaro Sato and made for Baffin under escort from a temple guard. At five months pregnant, she could no longer fly herself so her escort pilot took the helm while she rested in the back. While the ship flew through Dublin and Edinburgh, she went over a recent picture. She had a surprise for her husband and she smiled looking at it.

With her husband in a meeting as she arrived at Shasta, she went to Pueblo Bonito to visit the recovering Commander Matok. She entered his chambers, much to his surprise.

Matok himself had some bumps and bruises and his left eye was almost swollen shut. It was more than enough for her to take pity on him.
"Sit, Matok," she insisted, opening a nursing bag she brought with her.
"I am fine, Midori," he said to her almost defiantly, not wanting pity for his actions.
She then got stern with him, "Commander Matok, you sit down this instant." Realizing that she meant business, he sat and she then started tending to him.

She re-cut his swollen eye to drain it. "Hold this," she instructed, putting a rag in his huge hand and having him press it to his eye. As he did, his good eye was watching her.

"I must admit," he said, you are much better to look at than your husband....and a touch gentler. I see why he loves you as he does."
She smiled back and blushed a bit, "Thank you."
After a few minutes, she pulled the bloodied rag from his eye and treated it with a disinfectant and then sutured the cut shut and placed a small bandage on it.
Matok admired her handy work in a mirror.
"Nicely done," he said, "you have been taught well."
He then poured two glasses of sparkling water and toasted her, "I know you like wine but," he looked at the mound on her abdomen, "I know right now that is not possible. Too good medicine!"
They klinked glasses and drank. As they did, the door again opened. It was John Holliday himself.

Matok poured another glass and handed it to him.

"Dahlin'," he said to his wife as he kissed her, "I see you have taken my patient from me." He then inspected her work and nodded in approval, ''nicely done."
He then turned to Matok, "care to join us for dinner?"
Matok shook his head, "I need rest. Enjoy yourselves."
"Very well then, old friend, I shall check on you later. I'm just glad that you are OK," he said to his friend. He then took his wife's arm and escorted her to dinner.

"How are you feelin', Dahlin?" he asked her.
She nodded and smiled, "I OK."
"I'm surprised you came out," he said softly, "but I'm glad that you did. I am sorry I have been here so long."
"It OK, John Henry," she answered.
"No, it isn't," he interrupted, "I bury myself in work and forget what matters, you." He went quiet for a moment and looked into her eyes, "mark my word, when you have this child, I will be home a lot more."
She smiled and reached into her handbag. She then handed him a picture.
"While I here, we should come up with a name for her," she said smiling with a tear rolling down her cheek, "it is why I came out. I wanted to tell you."

They would enjoy a meal and the evening together. She would also spend the next few days in his company before they returned home to Tombstone Estate.

*more to come*

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Married to Ambassador John Henry "Doc" Holliday