done_in_3 | The Vow au bc I love this plot twist and Aqua/Jim are adorable

Three years, nearly four, of wedded bliss. Jim was calmer, more focused and honestly a better captain. He had his wife, his beloved Aqua to thank for that, she was his light, his heart, his whole world. She kept him grounded and morally upright and he honestly took fewer stupid risks with his life thanks to her. The crew ran better, the Enterprise had better records, life was good.

Jim had bought them a house for when he was on Shore Leave on Earth, it barely got used but when Enterprise was docked, well they needed to crash somewhere. It was a nice place in San Francisco, in the heart of downtown and worth every penny of the millions it was worth.The property values were sky high but Jim was a veteran captain and got paid accordingly. He used his money on very little else besides charity so he was happy to spoil his wife with a comfortable home. Besides, if and when they had kids... well if their house just happened to be in an ideal school district he wouldn't call it an accident.

Everything was perfect, which begged for it all to come crashing down soon enough. Jim wouldn't remember the crash or the drunk kids in a truck behind him and Aqua on the road, he wouldn't remember that he shouldn't be alive, his wayfinder had saved him....but he doesn't know what this anymore. All he knows is he's laying in bed, he feels numb.. and he's waking up in what sounds and smells like a hospital.

"Mmm... mm." he was so tired and yet his mind was racing with questions. 'Where am I? What happened? Where's my ship?'

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It was starting to feel like Jim was coming back to her. Not in bits and pieces, but rushing back to him, almost as thought the accident didn't happen. The man who wanted to build a family with her, who would move heaven and earth for them to be together, was coming back.

Aqua found herself laughing, not at him, but at the memory he was bringing up. How she continued to poke holes in his logic, unable to comprehend a holiday that she didn't have growing up. A holiday that was meant to celebrate love only on ONE day of the year, rather every day.

"Of course I returned your feelings, I was just....unsure of how to say it. Or know the best way to say it..." she told him, pulling one hand back to dab at the corners of her eyes. There was a light sniffle as she looked up at him.

"You've gotten every question right, Jim."

He noticed her tears and looked around for tissues. He pulled a napkin from the center of their table and dabbed her eyes for her. His voice was soft.

"Hey hey, it's okay... this is good. This is great... I want to keep going. Do you think you can handle that or do you want a break?" she only asked two questions but they were big questions and the implications were huge. She had so much riding on this... she'd been without him for months, and with their child. Oh Aqua, he couldn't appreciate the joy of pregnancy with her in his amnesiac state. He wanted to make up for that.

But this was taking a toll on him too. He was trembling as if in shock.

Aqua was trying to wave the tissue away, but gave up within a second. This was one of the times she should let him take care of her. It was just overwhelming and exciting...and she wanted to keep going.

"I can handle it.." she held his hands again, squeezing them tightly before taking in a deep breath. So much was riding on this, but she needed to know. She needed to have her husband back.

"What did I get get you for your birthday when we were first dating?"

He was relieved when she took the tissue, and proud when she wanted to continue. Aqua was so strong, no matter what anyone might say. She was the toughest human he knew.

"Thanks... okay. When we first started dating... a keychain. A star shaped one, you made it for me. It was a way for you to always find me and come back. It's gold... I have it in my cabin on the Enterprise."

There was a nod of her head. Yes, she made a way finder for him. To keep him safe when she wasn't around. Just in case his life was put in danger. She didn't want him to die...she didn't want to lose anyone else.

"Yes, that's right. I gave that to you...and did I enchant it?"

"You did, it was to protect me. I kept it on my person for a long time but then I hung it up in my window when you went away... You had to go back to exploring other worlds and I missed you so bad. I didn't want to lose it somehow. I was afraid you'd never come back. When you did you were... different." evil. She'd been corrupted by someone, made to believe she was his enemy.

"Yes...I was different." Her voice grew soft then, recalling the time she was his enemy. His true of enemy, someone who was suppose to kill him and break her. He already knew the rest of that tale. How he kissed her and brought her memories back.

"But, we got through it. We talked about getting a house after that. That, the next time we had a shore day that we'd find a place or build one from scratch. Do...do you remember that?" How she was anxious about finding a place, whether or not they would find something that day or not.

"Yeah, I knew it'd be hard finding a place in San Fransisco but I get priority over other buyers since I'm in Starfleet. We found this place and fell in love. I put an aggressive offer on it since I don't spend my credits in space. We bought this place that day, the seller was so impressed.

"You were so nervous we wouldn't find a place but I had faith. We saw a bunch of places that didn't work but when we came here I knew it was the one. I didn't leave it without putting in an offer. And we moved in and it's been great and then began my secret mission to make a baby."

"Impressed or stunned?" she asked with a teasing tone to her voice. The seller was surprised they were willing to pay for everything in one go, no monthly installments or down payment. They were ready to play for everything with credits.

There was another slow nod of her head. Yes, his baby making mission began right after they purchased their home.

"How long we were together before we started that mission?" Not within their first year of marriage of course, no, they waited a few years before then. But even with waiting they still talked about it. Kids, maybe a dog, but a big enough home to accommodate all of them.

"A little of both. I don't think they expected to sell on the first day." He leaned in to nuzzle her while he stroked his thumb across the back of her hand.
"Three years. I used to think I'd die alone and childless but here you are..." He put his hand over her belly
"Here you both are"

Aqua's heart was on the verge of bursting in her chest. He was saying all the right things. He was retelling their lives when days before he only had a handful of memories. Her lower lip was quivering, holding back tears.

"Yeah, we're both here..." She leaned into him, pressing her forehead into his for a brief moment until her arms came over him to hug him tight.

"We're all home...together."

He smiled as he pulled her in close. Her bump kept him from pulling her flush against him. He would pull her into his lap but this chair was... oh forget that. He lifted her out of her seat and placed her on his lap. Much better here.

"I feel so much better now, I... think it came back. All of it. Or at least the parts that matter... Aqua, I'm so sorry." he kissed her face. "I didn't mean to leave you alone. You know that. I was terrible to you. Can you forgive me?"

He's still shaking from all this, his brain was still going through a lot, he wasn't done with the revival of his memory.

Aqua didn't resist being pulled into her husband, sitting on his lap with her arms around his shoulders. She shut her eyes letting a few tears fall. Her heart was filled with so much joy to have her husband, just before they would welcome their daughter into the world.

Her lower lip was trembling when he kissed her, holding back the overwhelming urge to sob. Her husband was finally back. He remembered her, their life together, and after months of being apart from him, it was overwhelming to finally have him back in her life.

"I know you didn't mean to. I wouldn't hold it against you, I'm just....I'm so happy you're back, Jim," her voice was so small then, trying to make sure each word came out clearly.

The Vow au bc I love this plot twist and Aqua/Jim are adorable

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