
Spock searched the whole house, looking for Jim, after he got out of bed and showered, but there was no sign of him. He squelched down the sense of panic that threatened to take hold. It was, of course, ridiculous. Jim was probably outside or even had gone off to the store in the city as he had done before.
There was nothing at all unusual in his absence. Jim insisted on his independence even after being so grievously injured, something Spock had been forced to get used to and accept.
Prior to Jim’s near fatal injury, Spock had only been friends with Jim, but as the mission had turned so dangerous, Jim had confessed his love for Spock. It wasn’t until Jim was revived that Spock could share his own deeper feelings. The fact he even could was…remarkable.
Sure enough, as Spock approached the back covered porch, he could hear Jim softly singing to himself. Next the scent of Jim’s pumpkin spice coffee hit his nose.
Spock pushed open the screen door. “Jim?” He didn’t immediately see him.
“Here, babe. On the ground.”
Spock looked down and noticed Jim sitting in the middle of the porch floor, knife in hand, tongue sticking out, with a giant pumpkin he had purchased at the pumpkin patch in between his spread legs.
“Ashaya? What are you doing?”
“Carving a Jack O Lantern. Didn’t your mom ever…never mind. She probably didn’t. But remember? I mentioned it at the pumpkin patch. Come sit down.”
Spock shrugged slightly and made his way over to the mess Jim was making. He had papers all spread out and gooey looking seeds all over the papers.
“You are killing it?”
“Already dead. I’m just pulling out its guts now.”
“A curious practice.” Spock watched as Jim finished gutting the pumpkin and then began to stab its flesh.
“I’m making a face for it,” Jim explained.
“I see. What is the purpose?”
“You put him out on your front porch all lit up for the harvest or whatever. Halloween. That kind of thing. I’ll just put him next to the uncarved ones. He’ll look cool.”
Spock thought, not for the first time, Earthlings were strange, and Jim, perhaps, stranger than many. And yet, Spock loved him. Almost obsessively so.
Jim looked at Spock and grinned. “What?”
“I am…” He cleared his throat. “I find myself very glad that I am sitting on your porch floor while you slaughter that member of the squash family.”
Jim laughed. It was an amazing sound. “Me too, babe.”
Spock doubted, really, that Jim actually got it. How much this almost didn’t happen. Couldn’t happen. Jim was there but he was out of it much of the time. And he didn’t think either him or McCoy, for that matter, could ever describe how horrible it had all been.
He reached his two fingers toward Jim. He paused in his cutting to extend his to Spock, and he felt the warm jolt that seemed to accompany their skin contact, their joining in any way. Spock suspected he knew the reason, yet he waited to know for sure.
“I am going in to get some tea, if you do not mind, then I will return.”
Jim grinned. “Sounds great. I’ll be here.”
And yes, Spock thought, he would, and Spock felt gratitude.
For Fun, Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes
October 18, 2019 at 4:06 am
Oh my feels! Gah. The cuteness here coupled with the deep emotion and then love.
Yay and woo and aww and all the things. Loving these boys so much!
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October 18, 2019 at 7:33 am
thanks! ❤
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October 18, 2019 at 4:09 am
Pumpkin carving ❤
Loving this story. The emotions of these two, their love for one another 🙂
Can't wait for the next part.
And thank you for another recipe!
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October 18, 2019 at 7:34 am
Yep! pumpkin carving, a fun pastime!
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October 18, 2019 at 7:35 am
Yeah, this is just about perfect!
(and yeah, I put just about because honestly, you must get sick and tired of how perfect I think they ALL are. So you know, I was being human. We both know it absolutely IS perfect.)
I can just see Jim in the floor with pumpkin guts all around him. And all over him. And … ick.
I love how this makes me feel, except for the envious/jealous part. I can see all of it in my mind, including Spock’s heart clogged up with feelings he’s never had before and doesn’t even know how to being how to deal with. Meditations must be shot to heck these days, spending this time with Jim.
He must want to just draw the man into his very being and become one with him forever.
Really beautiful! Looking forward to more.
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October 18, 2019 at 7:36 am
*begin
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October 18, 2019 at 8:10 am
Someone just commented on MD that their love is like a fairytale (I think it was MD) which of course I think means it’s unrealistic, and I suppose it is, they didn’t mean it badly or anything, they meant they wish they had that kind of love, that it was possible, but I guess that’s what I’m “selling” in these stories, a perfect love that overcomes all obstacles, even death, which of course even in the movies death cannot stop their love, as we saw in Search for Spock. Anyway, I think we’re all a little envious of that.
As for this, yes, I think it’s about as perfect as I can get it anyway. And I love these two. I love the line from Spock about slaughtering a member of the squash family, and so many other parts. It’s nice to give them a respite from their duties.
thank you ❤
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October 18, 2019 at 8:14 am
Wol, sure, if we’re gonna be realistic, there are no starships or starship captains or Vulcans or logic. Dang, there certainly is no logic on earth.
There IS no love like that. There can’t be when humans are involved, because we’re each so imperfect in our own zillions of ways.
If any of us had that perfect love, we wouldn’t be spending time reading fanfics, would we? We’d all be out living our perfect, love-filled lives.
But since it’s impossible, yeah, we’re here! Signed up and waiting breathlessly for the next installment of – well, ALL of them.
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October 18, 2019 at 4:38 pm
This story melted my heart. Spock absolutely realizes what Jim is to him. Spock is worried about Jim initially, when he can’t find him. He nearly lost Jim and he knows what it would have meant to lose Jim, both for himself and for McCoy .
Love their purely domestic interaction. Spock is enjoying just watching Jim carving the pumpkin, although he doesn’t really understand. I love Spock talking about how Jim is slaughtering the squash! Lol! What a couple of cuties they are!
Love the recipe. I need to have these cupcakes! However, I haven’t found pumpkin purée at any of my local grocery stores. I think I need to ask. Maybe there’s none at the grocery stores yet. Idk! Thanks for sharing this cute story. ❤
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October 18, 2019 at 6:08 pm
Well it’s part of an overall story don’t forget!
Strange, because it’s available here. Of course it’s available here all year round. Libby’s. Usually in the baking aisle as well as the canned fruit aisle.
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