DEEP SPACE NINE: "The Muse" - REV. 02/20/96 - ACT TWO      23A.

20   CONTINUED:	(2)

					ODO
			Not at all. I'm happy for her.

	Though not sure if she believes him, she smiles kindly.

					LWAXANA
			Just don't go do what I did.
				(off his look)
			Look for someone to fix your 
			broken heart... then end up 
			pregnant and on the run.

	Odo can't help but smile...

					ODO
			I don't think there's too much 
			danger of that happening.

	Suddenly Lwaxana grabs her tummy -- the baby kicked.

					LWAXANA
			Oh...

	Odo is instantly at her side.

					ODO
			What is it?

					LWAXANA
				(handing him her cup)
			The baby kicked... can I sit down 
			for a minute?

	Odo has no experience with pregnant women and the whole 
	thing has him a bit panicked.

					ODO
			I don't have any furniture.

					LWAXANA
			The floor will do...

	He sets the cup down on his work console, and helps her 
	get down to a sitting position, her back against the 
	bulkhead. Odo sits nearby, watches to see if she's all 
	right...

					ODO
			How are you feeling now?

	She touches her belly, considers how to put it.