Star Trek Reader Inserts

Junior Cadet - Sulu

You pulled down on the corners of the short yellow dress that was given to you after you graduated. You were one of the oldest cadets in the class but that didn't stop you from wanting to reach your dream. With a small child at home, it makes things hard to find what was easy to balance between work and mothering.

Little Celeste was only three and she was having a hard time transitioning to going to daycare, but there are sacrifices that need to be made in order to have a better life in the future. Luckily, the Enterprise has a child daycare system that caters toward single parent families, considering how dangerous space travel is. 

As a newly assigned ensign, you make your way to a small office that will give you the paperwork that you will need to fill out in order to be part of the Enterprise crew officially. You smiled to the lady who handed you a large stack of papers then made your way to the tram station to take you home.

You let your hair down and let out a long breath of air. This is going to be a hard transition but if reputation proves right, then it will be worth it.

You open up your apartment door to the sound of a show playing and your daughter giggling. You smiled and felt almost one hundred percent better. Nancy, the babysitter, greeted you and congratulate you on your graduation.

"Thank you, dear. Here is your pay, and a little extra for coming on such short notice." Nancy nodded and left.

You turned to your small apartment and smiled at the little girl sitting in her princess costume, watching her favorite movie, holding a doll with the same dress on. You put your things down and kicked off your shoes. Sneaking up behind her, you let out a 'rawr!' as you tackled her from behind, picking her up and covering her in kisses.

Celeste giggled and tried to tickle back. "Silly mommy! You home!"

You smile wide and hold her close. "Yes, mommy is silly, isn't she. Now that I'm home, do you want me to make you some dinner?"

"Dinner time!" She clapped, dropping her doll as she wrapped her arms around your neck. "I missed you, mommy." She whispered near the end.

Tears started to prick at your eyes but you blinked hard to keep them at bay. You give her a kiss on the cheek. "Aw, sweetie, I missed you too. Now, how about some alphabet soup?" You pulled away from her to boop her on the nose lightly.

"Letter soup!" Celeste threw her hands in the air and giggled again, her blue eyes crinkling with excitement over something so simple.

You smiled as you set her at the table and got the food ready. Times like this, when all the worries in the world can be forgotten just with the twinkle of your daughter's laughter, are the moments that give you reason to be thankful that you decided to keep her when she was born, even after her father left. 

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"(Y/n) (L/n)?"

You made sure to take a deep breath before you raised your hand, the other holding your daughter's hand as she clung to your legs. The tall pointy eared man in front of you looked at you then your child then back to you.

"We have an assistant for you to help with your child until you come back from your shift." He nods to a plainly dressed girl who smiled and opened her arms to take in Celeste.

Your daughter looked up at you with a worried expression, holding on tighter to your hand. "Do I have to?"

You smile sweetly and kneel down, taking her hands in both of yours. "You are a big girl. Mommy won't be gone all day like before. And you will have friends to play with." You kiss her nose lightly and coax her to go to the young girl's open arms.