Push, Leeta...push! You're almost there! You've got this...

*she continued to wipe her forehead as she caressed her pale face*

Hush...hush...Leeta...everything is going to be okay...You're doing good...You're both almost there...

*she purred softly, reassuringly as she dabbed her forehead with a soaked handkerchief to cool her off and remove the sweat from her brow*

Why...thank you! I...I'm honoured....

*she followed her inside, eying her rump, understanding why Leeta was so attracted to her*

Leeta! Its so nice to see you....

Thank you! After you...you're her wife, after all...

*she politely gestured*

Yes...we both should...

That was so long ago...didn't think it would lead me to places I went to...or that my adventures would lead me back here...to where they all began...and the woman who encouraged me to find a life for myself and get out of Quark's while I still could....Thank you for everything, Leeta....💙

I think it is...for you to heal finally from...what happened...all those years ago...

Then don't...with the tragic life you've...very sadly been subject to...you can make sure she has a better life...and...maybe...you can have the childhood you deserved through her...

I believe that you can...so does Leeta...Just spoil her silly...let Leeta worry about the serious stuff, you just...be you, just...less inappropriate...

Then don't...Follow your heart....You know what to avoid...give Talia the childhood you never had...Protect her innocence...fill her childhood full of love! See it as a way to redeem yourself....give her all the chances you were denied...You won't fail her that way...

Thank you...I don't know if I want to reveal all of my..."swashbuckler years" but...I'll try my best...and you already are, any friend of Leeta's is a friend of mine...

Trust in her...she wouldn't keep giving you second chances if she thought there was nothing there...and she wouldn't have let things go this far if she truly believed you were past all hope...

You can do it...Leeta believes in you...and I trust her judgement...she's better at judging people then she knows....

Well, I learned most of my tricks from Leeta...including a desire to push myself beyond my abilities...Some of the stories I could tell you....the places I've been to...in the name of science...Somedays I don't even believe that was me...

I'd say you've done a better job since she was Attained...you've been there for her when people she's known a long time have abandoned her...Keep on the course you're on...reassure her that you're always going to be there...that she's still the most important thing to you....

Oh, you look great! Also, you're older than both of us, so...that's something to be proud of...Me...? I'd probably be a lot less glamourous and a lot more...frumpy...if I didn't get out and explore those years on the...Well...you know what I mean...

She wants to feel that...by putting her heart in someone else's hands...she's doing the right thing...by opening up...when as you can see...she's been spit on and degraded for what she is by those who see themselves as the ultimate authority on Bajoran morality...I know how she feels...

She seeks your approval because she...wants to feel loved...she, like me...grew up without any love...no parents...no siblings...so...she seeks love everywhere she goes...friends...companions...and those few lovers who she comes to trust with her heart...and she wants feel loved in return...

*she touched her shoulder and smiled*

Just keep being there for her...keep making her feel like she's the most important thing to you...she seeks so much approval and love from you...don't disappoint her...With this...Porta drip attacking her...she needs us more than ever to reassure herself...

*she nodded*

I understand...I just hope things go right for her this time...She's been through so much...she deserves something...lovely...

*she looked behind her*

Yes...I'd say so!

I trust her and Girani more than I do every other doctor who's treated her...

Thank you! I've got a little fat here and there, but...its added to my suppleness I think...

Don't worry, she's fine...Selar would let us know if anything was going wrong...

Wow! I'd say you do! I've just barely kept mine over the years...

As you should be!

Thank you! You're very pretty as well...

Yes...that's me...Me and Leeta go...pretty far back...

Well, that's wonderful to hear!

Its okay! Everything's fine...You're not late at all...

*she held up her hands and tried to sooth the harried ambassador*