Spock had Jim lying on his bed—not sure they’d fit on the single, but certainly willing to try—squirming underneath him as he assailed Jim’s mouth with kisses. He had managed to get his finger under Jim’s shirt and was scooting it up to reveal smooth bare skin when—
There was a rather loud knock on his dormitory door.
And right then, Jim basically freaked out. He made a yelping sound, shoved Spock off him, and scrambled to his feet. He was so red that Spock became concerned.
“Jim—”
Jim was yanking down his shirt and pressed his palm to his crotch.
Resigned as yet another knock sounded, Spock went to the door and opened it, quite aggravated at the interruption, and ready to bite the head off of whoever it was.
“Spock, I…”
His mother.
She looked past Spock and immediately saw the very embarrassed Jim looking so uncomfortable, Spock had the urge to hold him to calm him down. He could not though.
“I’m so sorry,” Mother exclaimed. “I didn’t know…Hello, I’m-I’m Spock’s mother.”
Jim had already made a beeline for the exit. His blue eyes were a bit shiny and he had reddened more if that was possible.
“Jim.”
Mother moved out of his way, because otherwise Spock was certain he’d plow right through her.
“I’ve gotta go, Spock.”
And he was gone.
Mother covered her mouth with her hand. “I’ve interrupted something rather important, haven’t I? I’m sorry, Spock. My visit to San Francisco was unexpected and I just assumed you’d be here and…alone.”
Spock exhaled very slowly. “It is pleasant to see you in any circumstances, Mother.”
“I really am sorry. He looked like a very nice young man.”
Spock nodded. “He is.”
Mother embraced him then, as was her usual way, and Spock brought her to the dining room table while he made tea, her preferred drink.
“You didn’t tell me you had a boyfriend.”
He shrugged slightly. “It is a recent event and one that still included preliminary exploration.” He realized how that sounded, given on what she nearly came in on, and cleared his throat. “I will make sure all is well later. For now, I am anxious to learn the meaning of your unexpected visit.”
“It’s nothing nefarious, I assure you. A friend had business here and invited me along. I thought it would be fantastic to see you. It was last minute and I wanted to surprise you.” She smiled warmly. “I guess I have.”
“Indeed.” Spock took a sip of the tea he had made. “A friend.” Though he did not wish to think of her moving on from his father, they had been separated for some time, and the possibility was there. “A male friend?”
“Yes, Spock, my friend is male.”
He felt his jaw clench, though he wished it was not so.
“How is your father?” she asked then.
“Given circumstances, I believe he is well.”
Mother finished her tea, then made to stand. “I’m staying at the Imperial Hotel. Join me for breakfast?”
“Just you?” Spock could not help himself. It was illogical to resent his mother from trying to move on from a relationship that had not worked for her, yet, he supposed he would always be that small boy who watched his mother leave his father and somehow blamed himself.
“Just me.” She smiled as she made her way to the door. “You can bring Jim if you’d like. If he’s willing to see me after what happened tonight.”
“I will see.”
When she left his dorm, Spock did not hesitate. He would go to Jim’s dorm now that she had gone. But first, he made a quick stop at the corner market for, as Jim had said, lubricant.

April 30, 2021 at 4:06 am
I honestly can’t describe how in love with this story I am. Seriously. Every chapter makes me smile at them bc they’re so adorable and awkward and vulnerable but also can undoubtedly see their connection and won’t let anything get between them. It makes me so happy!
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April 30, 2021 at 7:13 am
Poor Jim, cockblocked by Spocks mom 😀
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April 30, 2021 at 6:45 am
AWKWARD!!! Lol! Oops Surprise Spock! This is just so cute. Poor Jim caught by Spock’s mother!
You know I’m feeling sorry for Sarek, with Amanda moving on after divorcing him. Hoping there would be a reconciliation between them… If for no other reason then to prove that Vulcans can indeed get along romantically with humans and stay in a committed relationship.
Looking forward to seeing more of this story. ❤️💚😘🖖
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April 30, 2021 at 7:14 am
Yeah but you know Sarek wasn’t blameless in their separation. So I hardly blame her. I do blame her for cockblocking Jim though lol
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April 30, 2021 at 7:25 am
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again.
YOU ARE CRUEL TO THESE GUYS!!!! That was mean!
Of course, not as mean as it would be a few minutes later.
That is some QUALITY humor there. I seriously laughed!
Now, if you do ever read my PM fic, you are gonna FREAK at one of your lines.
This update absolutely awesome!
Glad to find out Amanda isn’t entirely lonely. After Sarek, she deserves the best.
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April 30, 2021 at 8:07 am
Yes she does, though naturally it’s strange to think of her not with Sarek.
Thank you 🙂
I definitely will
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April 30, 2021 at 8:12 am
And I know that’s true for most.
But for me, from our first introduction to Sarek, I’ve always thought it UNNATURAL for Amanda to have stayed with Sarek.
And then seeing Spock’s “pain” in Final Frontier – even moreso. I’d have left the *^%%$ the second he said, the first moment he saw a newly delivered baby Spock, “he’s so human.” Jerk. Did he think he’d marry a human and have a half-human baby and think he would magically be all Vulcan? And how as a baby did Sarek even KNOW he was so human? He had Vulcan ears and blood.
I know, it takes just nothing to get me started going off on Sarek or T’Pring or Nyota.
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April 30, 2021 at 8:42 am
I do think they tried to imply AOS Sarek(Ben) was a little softer than TOS Sarek, though some of the deleted scenes show Amanda arguing with Sarek about Spock. Until Discovery came along, it always seemed to me that TOS Amanda just mutely accepted whatever Sarek had to say. I mean, I know that was the time (60s) but that’s the way it seemed to me based on Journey to Babel (and don’t get me started on her hitting Spock)
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April 30, 2021 at 8:48 am
Hitting him – especially when a few scenes before she practically forbade Spock from trying the procedure to enable him to give Sarek the blood transfusion – “I refuse to permit it. I won’t risk both of you.” Seriously, sometimes it was like the writers were schizo!
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April 30, 2021 at 1:42 pm
Oh noooo, poor Jim. This is seriously embarrassing around, being cockblocked by Spock’s mother. And poor Spock, first getting interrupted by mom and then she’s having a new boyfriend. Although I’d say it’s probably better for them to be separated, but get where Spock is coming from. Still, I figure they’d split up anyway even if he can’t see it.
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April 30, 2021 at 3:43 pm
Yeah I think every child hates to see the end of their parents marriage (most not all obviously) so it’s just a bit of a residual there
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April 30, 2021 at 3:10 pm
Lol the cockblock. Wasn’t expecting Amanda but I’m happy she arrived for a surprise visit 🙂
Spock has the right idea about stopping at the store before going to see Jim 🙂
Can’t wait for more!
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April 30, 2021 at 3:44 pm
You might be happy but not sure about Jim ha ha
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