<USS Avalon> Family Matters

Family Matters
by Senior LT Caine Reilly McKinsely

Caine sat staring at the wall across from her desk.  There was a picture of the 
sunset over beautiful mountains on Betazed but nothing of it registered in 
Caine?s mind, as she seemed to focus on a point that was behind the painting.

Sighing she sat up in her chair and looked at the message that was on her 
screen once again.  She had contacted Hannah?s only living relative, her 
grandmother on her father?s side and Caine had just now received a response 
from the old woman.  It seemed Sharon, Hannah?s grandmother, was interested in 
meeting her grandchild and is beginning to wonder whether or not she could take 
the child in and raise her.

It both saddened Caine but at the same time gave her hope.  She knew that 
Hannah wouldn?t really have a normal life, living on the Avalon and with Caine 
and she knew that it would be so much better for Hannah to be raise by someone 
that could give her all the love and attention she needed.  But at the same 
time it saddened Caine to think of giving up the girl, Hannah and Caine had 
grown so close and there was a real love between them but Caine knew she wasn?t 
the best person to raise a child, at least not yet, not with working full time 
and not having all the free time to spend with Hannah, as well, it was hard to 
raise a child on her own.

Caine decided that she would respond to Sharon and see if it was possible for 
them to meet and talk.  Caine also decided she should go tell Hannah that she 
found her grandmother and begin to prepare her to meet her grandmother.

This decided, Caine put aside her personal thoughts and called for Garrett to 
send in the next client.


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