The relationship and dating exploits of Paul Bearrian and Seven of Nine, from beginning.
Doctor Paul Bearrian, former CMO of the USS Pearl, is set up on a blind date by his socialite of a sister. What turns out to be an evening he's dreading ends up being one of the best things to happen to him in a very long time.
Expanded from a piece in weekly free write #35.
Taking place during I Don't Want It To End, this is the story of how Seven of Nine got Paul Bearrian back to her apartment and what played out there.
Premiering on October 8th, 2013, in weekly free write #108, the prompt was “Petty Officers”.
The day after the party where Paul and Seven met, Tom Paris gets an unexpected housecall.
Paul and Seven's second date, immiedately following their first.
Premiering on December 14th, 2013, in weekly free write #114, the prompt was "family."
Family is about love and about truth. Here, Paul gets a heavy dose of both from his sister. And wine. Lots of wine.
Premiering on January 1st, 2014, in weekly free write #114, the prompt was"family" and is the second entry into that week's free write.
Seven has some questions and needs some answers. She calls upon her former captain for some advice and learns how adapting isn't just something the Borg do.
Premiering on January 14th, 2014, in weekly free write #114, the prompt was"family" and is the third entry into that week's free write.
Seven of Nine invites Paul Bearrian to the annual Voyager holiday party and both have a time neither will ever forget.
Premiering on October 23rd, 2014, in weekly free write #114, the prompt was"family" and is the fourth entry into that week's free write.
Paul and Seven visit the Bearrian family for Christmas, but the meeting does not go as smoothly as Paul would like.
It's Paul and Seven's first New Year's and, after the disaster that occured in meeting his family (in Loss and Warmth), Paul is desperate to make up for it. What he ends up doing could potentially make things worse ... or better.
(Spoilers for Star Trek Chronicles: Book III.)
Premiering on October 22nd, 2014, in weekly free write #131, the prompt was"Embarrassment" and is a continuation of the Paul/Seven story.
Paul Bearrian is making a special birthday cake for Seven of Nine that's a surprise in more ways than one.
Premiering on October 27th, 2014, in weekly free write #128, the prompt was"getting schooled" and is a continuation of the Paul/Seven story ... with Paul's sister making a guest-star appearance.
Vicky Bearrian, Paul's hyper-enthused sister, is going to make good on a promise she made at Christmas: it's time to take Seven shopping. But what starts out as a lesson for Seven soon turns into a lesson for Vicky ...