AN: Ok well this is the first story that I've ever put up here. And I really hope you like it. Please even if you don't like the first chapter, please read and tell me what you think of the rest of the chapters. My first chapters always suck . Anways enjoy. And remember Spock doesn't like flamers.

Disclaimer: I do not own Star Trek or any of it's characters. If I did Scotty would have gotten his sandwich.

Second Chance

Chapter 1

I stepped out into the space station. Yes, this is going to be my new life, yippee. Well I couldn't stay on Vulcan. I just couldn't handle that. I mean Spock would be in hell, and I would again be called a whore. No staying on Vulcan was not an option. I walked out to the road leading to town; it wasn't far away so I walked there.

I looked around the small town; bar, diner, school, bar, bar, houses, bar, apartments, oh and did I mention a bar? Man people her must drink a lot it they need that many bars. Well maybe luck will be on my side and one of them will be hiring.

Feeling hopeful, or maybe it was just the mood-swings, I walked into the first bar, talked to the manager, and got laughed at. Same thing with the next one, and the next one, and the next one. Finally I went into the last one and I didn't get laughed at.

I walked into the last bar and asked the manager for a job. "Have you ever worked in a bar before?" he asked me. "No sir." I told him honestly. He looked at me with confusion and asked "Then why do you want to start now? I mean don't you want to work somewhere where you have more experience?" I chuckled slightly and said "That would be the smart thing to do but if I did that I would have to be a teacher over Vulcan history. And let's face it, teachers get paid very little, and I need the money." He just stood there saying nothing. Oh God this is going no were! I pinched the bridge of my nose and told him "Look, I'm pregnant. I have no money, no home, and no food. Please just give me a job!"

He sighed and told me "Ok, but the only job we have is for a bartender. Do you think you can be one?" I nodded. "Ok then, you start tomorrow at 3:00pm but come in at around 2:00pm so I can explain everything to you." I nodded again then left.

I started to walk down the street, looking for someplace to sleep for awhile. I didn't have much luck, so I walked into a dinner and sat in an empty booth and laid my head on my arms.

After a few minutes I felt the presence of someone across the table from me. I looked up to see a woman about my age with long black hair, tan skin, and from what I could see, a curvy body. "Hi." She said with a smile. I raised an eyebrow and said "Hi…did you need something?" She shook her head and said "No I just saw you sitting here by yourself and wanted to see if you were ok. I'm Estella." I smiled slightly and said "Uh, Sharada and yeah I'm ok, I just don't have a place to stay for the night."

She nodded and said "Well Sharada, you could always stay at my place. I've got an apartment by my work with an extra bedroom. You could stay there." I smiled at her and said "That would be great but are you sure it's not too much trouble?" "None at all. Actually I haven't been to my apartment in about a month. I've been staying with my boyfriend but we're going through a fight right now so it's not any trouble at all." I nodded and we stood up and left the dinner.

We started to walk towards an apartment building by the bar were I will start working at. Well she must work there too. Well it will be nice to know someone. We walked up to the second floor and went into the second room. For an apartment it was a fairly good size.

I walked in after Estella and she told me "Well make yourself at home. The room on the right will be yours." I nodded and sat down on a couch in the living room. Estella sat down next to me and asked "So, how far along are you?" My jaw dropped and I looked down at my belly. How did she know? My bump isn't that big is it? She started to laugh then said "You have that pregnant glow. And also you have a little bump in your stomach." I nodded then told her "I'm about 5 months along. Would have known sooner but I don't really pay attention to periods so I didn't know I was pregnant till the morning sickness started." Her face scrunched up in a wince and she said "Well that sucks. So did the father skip town or something?" I shook my head and told her while trying to keep my voice calm "No I left. I didn't think that he was ready for a child, so I didn't tell him. I just left leaving a note saying that I couldn't stay there any longer. He already had to much stuff to deal with he didn't need this to top it all off." She nodded but told me "You know that was stupid right?" I pouted but nodded none the less.

Great I've know this woman for what? 30 minutes and I already feel like she's my mother! But God knows I need one right now. "Well," she said "Do you have a job?" I nodded and told her with a slight smile "Yeah I'm going to be the new bartender at the bar next-door." She smiled and said "Well that's good. I'm a waitress, so we will be seeing a lot of each other." I smiled then she said "Well it's getting late you should get to bed for the kids sake." I nodded then headed to the bedroom.

Once I got in I changed into some pajamas I had and crawled under the covers of the bed. Yeah today was ok. I got a new friend (Whom I have a feeling will treat me like a daughter.) I have a job, and I've got that little baby in me. Life could be worse.

After all of those thoughts I fell asleep.