And so we come to the last flash for December. Oh what fun it has been. We rejoin the Spock and Jim from the Prime in the Library and Rudolph flashes.

“I’ve been thinking.”
“God help us.”
Jim frowned at his best friend, Bones. “I’m serious.”
“I know. And whenever you say I’ve been thinking and I’m serious, I say God help us. Because we’re going to need it, Jim. I don’t know what you’ve got in that pretty little head of yours, but I’m worried.”
“You exaggerate. I was just going to suggest we go to that new club down the street from the Academy for New Year’s Eve.”
Bones sputtered. “Sure. Just how I want to spend the night. In an overcrowded smelly club with people pawing each other.” He paused. “What time?”
“What time for what?” Spock asked, suddenly appearing at their table. He touched his fingers to Jim’s who smiled at him.
“Genius here wants to go to that new club for New Year’s Eve.”
“You should go, Doctor,” Spock said smoothly.
“I…should?”
“Indeed. However, unfortunately, Jim cannot join you.”
Jim looked at him. “I can’t?”
“That is our rescheduled dinner with my parents. From when you were previously ill.”
“Oh. Damn. Right. Sorry.” He grinned sheepishly at Bones. “Never mind, Bones. I’m having dinner with Spock’s folks.”
“It was probably a bad idea anyway,” Bones said. “I should go. I have a test I need to study for.”
After Bones left, Spock stroked his finger along the knuckles of Jim’s hand.
“Are you sorry you cannot go to the club that night?”
“No. I mean we can go any time. Bones is right, probably too crowded for New Year’s Eve, anyway.”
Spock continued to soothingly brush his knuckles. He had a way of calming Jim that he really appreciated. “Did you really forget the dinner or were you attempting to get out of it?”
Jim coughed. “What? Of-of course not.”
“Jim.”
“I did forget, but maybe because I’m kind of sort of blocking it out.”
“May I ask why?”
He sighed. Maybe dramatically. “You won’t understand.”
“Perhaps not,” Spock agreed. “But I would like to. It is my belief that you and I have become quite close and are in a mutually beneficial monogamous long term relationship. Am I incorrect?”
A strange warmth filled Jim, which was crazy. Because it seemed such a longwinded way of saying, aren’t we a couple? And yet he liked the words. A lot.
“No, you aren’t wrong. We absolutely are.”
“Then, will you explain your reluctance?”
Jim spun his coffee cup around, keeping his eyes on the cup rather than Spock. “You know. You…you’re my first.”
“You were not inexperienced before our first sexual encounter.”
The confusion in Spock’s voice had him looking up.
“No. Not that.” He hadn’t lied to Spock, he’d been quite upfront that he’d had quite a bit of sexual experience prior to them meeting. “Relationship. You’re my first serious relationship.”
“And I hope to be your only one.”
Jim swallowed, his face feeling warm. “Yeah. And see, that’s it. Exactly.” He looked away again, back to his coffee mug.
“I do not understand.”
“Spock…I love you. I’ve never felt this way about anyone. But I’ve never met anyone’s parents either. And, well, your dad has something of a reputation, and what if they hate me?”
Spock didn’t respond. He just remained completely quiet. For so long, that Jim’s gaze rose once more to look at him, and was greeted with wide brown eyes.
“You…you okay?”
“I love you as well,” Spock whispered.
“Yeah?”
“You have not yet said these words until now.”
Jim was surprised when Spock seized his hand in his. “I know. I…like I said, this is all new to me.”
“And to me. My depth of feeling has never reached this level with another. My parents will like you, Jim, simply because you are my chosen one.”
Jim smiled a little. His stomach was full of fluttering butterflies. “Chosen one, huh?”
“Indeed. So, will you spend the beginning of the New Year with me meeting my parents?”
Jim laughed. And stroked his fingers along Spock’s. “Yes. Of course I will. And for the record, I want the same. With you.”
Spock’s eyes now sparkled. “Then it should, indeed, by a Happy New Year.”
December 31, 2019 at 4:25 am
Yes it shall! Lovely fic and after so many awesome ones this month, a perfect ending to the year.
Well done dude! You managed to get amazing fics every day for a month and I enjoyed the hell out of them.
Happy new year!
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December 31, 2019 at 6:54 am
Aw! Perfect! Everything Kris said!
I’m glad you came back to these two!
Adored the knuckle stroking 🙂
Happy New Years!
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December 31, 2019 at 7:02 am
thanks and now I am exhausted! 😀
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December 31, 2019 at 7:04 am
take a loooong cat nap with Luna and M 🙂
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December 31, 2019 at 9:19 am
“mutually beneficial monogamous long term relationship”
Spock, you silver-tongued, sweet pillow-talking devil, you! You’d melt anybody’s heart. Eventually, when the universal translator kicked in. A couple, for sure. A couple of whats, well, time definitely tells.
They’re so real in this. I mean, Spock could easily have said, Daddy hates everyone. We’re used to it. ha
If ever a person deserved to feel fear and trepidation at meeting their beloved’s dad, it’s Jim. Visit a club, a morgue, anywhere would be more fun at first.
I’m sure you are exhausted. I mean, you didn’t just toss us slowballs. You’ve given us 1701% on each and every fic for 31 days (and more than one, more than once). Speaking of genius, I bow in awe of yours.
Thank you for this entire year of great reads. If we didn’t love the guys before, we certainly would through your love for them. And all the new characters you invented, especially the little kids. There were quite a few this year, each more adorable than the last, and I fell madly crazy about each and every one.
Happiest new year to you and yours, and your new office, and your new garage door.
And to all of us. Who knows what the heck you’re gonna come up with next.
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December 31, 2019 at 9:47 am
I had fun with the 25 days of Christmas and admit to a slight depression that it’s all over, but I’ll get through it. I’ve got a busy January ahead of me, writing-wise, so we shall see what I get done.
It was loads of fun to revisit this pair. I love them. As I love them all. And thank you for loving them with me ❤
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December 31, 2019 at 10:44 am
I CAN FIX THIS!!! I HAVE THE DEFINITIVE CURE FOR YOUR DEPRESSION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Drum roll please: 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
THE 31 DAYS OF JANUARY!!!!!!
🙇♀️🙇♀️🙇♀️🙇♀️🙇♀️🙇♀️
You are so welcome!
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December 31, 2019 at 11:49 am
ha ha ha
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December 31, 2019 at 1:09 pm
If you did, you’d end up as the Ivan version of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCMpXgcRFBE
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January 1, 2020 at 11:47 pm
Buh buh buh indeed! ^ Lol!
I seem to be going through my Notifications backwards. Lol!
I love Spock’s way of speaking. You nailed it for sure. However, he’s pretty much speechless at Jim’s slip that he loves Spock! He loves him too much to mess things up!
Insecure Jim at your service!
💚❤️ Love it!
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January 2, 2020 at 7:59 am
thanks! Yeah this Spock is, of course, a cutie pie 🙂
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