I’d almost forgotten this story when J mentioned it the other day, so with that in mind, I decided to do one of the flashes for this month on Kirk’s Children.

“I love you, Daddy,” M’Rasha declared as Jim scooped his seven-year-old daughter up into his arms.
“I love you more.”
“Nuh-uh.”
Jim laughed. “Yep.”
She shook her blonde head. Recently, she’d asked Granny to cut her hair, so her long ringlets were gone and replaced by a cute little bob.
“I love you much more!”
Jim scoffed. “I love you much much more.”
She gave him a look that reminded her of Spock. Definitely his influence. “I love you mostest.”
He laughed outright. “Okay, you win. That’s not a word though.”
“Are the two of you finished with your illogical game?”
And speaking of the love of his life. One of them anyway. Two others were M’Rasha and M’Nisarr, his son. His cup runneth over.
Spock held the remaining love of his life. For now, anyway. A small part Human, part Vulcan boy of two months who had been created with both their DNAs. He had dark hair, pointed ears, and the bluest of eyes.
M’Rasha gazed down at her brother from her height in Jim’s arm. “Saran looks like he’s going potty again, Daddy.”
Spock sighed. “No doubt. I will go and change him.”
“Meet us by the tree in the living room when you’re finished.”
Jim bent down slightly in the kitchen to pick up the mug of hot chocolate. The mug was made out of unbreakable material after one too many messes when his daughter had dropped her mug.
He carried her to the living room where M’Nisarr, Granny, and Grandpa all sat by the Christmas tree.
His mother and Spock’s father now split their time between Earth and New Vulcan. For the Terran holidays, they were here with Spock and Jim in San Francisco. In the summer, they’d been married in a ceremony on New Vulcan. It was weird, yes, but not really in a bad way. His mother was quite happy and Sarek was content.
Starfleet had decided that they weren’t quite ready to allow children on a Starship, so Admiral Kirk sat behind a desk most days and Spock resumed teaching at the Academy. It was a good life. Especially now with the addition of Saran.
Jim set M’Rasha down so she could plop herself in Granny’s lap, one of her favorite places to sit. Spock came up beside Jim, holding a newly changed Saran.
Jim leaned over to place a reasonably chaste kiss on Spock’s lips. “Love you.
“Love you more,” Spock said with a twinkle in his eyes.
Jim grinned. “Love you much—”
“James Tiberius,” his mother admonished.
He laughed. “Well. Anyway. Whose gonna start the first Christmas Carol?”
“You, Daddy!” M’Nisarr yelled.
Since they both called he and Spock Daddy, Jim wasn’t really sure which one they meant, but he met Spock’s gaze.
“Want to start it together?”
Spock arched a brow. “You know that I am not fond of singing Terran Christmas songs.”
“Fine then.” Jim walked over to his son, picked up M’Nisarr as he had previously done his sister, and said, “Come on. We’ll start it together.”
M’Nisarr smiled shyly but he nodded.
“Hark the Herald Angels Sing, Glory to Our Newborn King!”
July 19, 2021 at 4:24 am
Oh this filled my heart with so much happy! There’s so much love here it just made me grin. Excellent flash!
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July 19, 2021 at 7:24 am
thanks 🙂
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July 19, 2021 at 7:15 am
Such a wonderful family. They all love each other the mostest 🙂
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July 19, 2021 at 7:24 am
they do!
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July 19, 2021 at 9:39 am
I wanna be there. I want to spend the day right there with them.
And seriously – I think Winona and Sarek together makes total, logical sense. I…I demand it of the franchise now!
This entire story is so warm and delightful. And the addition of Saran is perfection! I am such a total pushover for black hair, Vulcan ears, and brilliant blue eyes. Spock playing M’Rasha’s love you more game with Jim. (❤️ melted into a puddle of sweetness)
I was thinking last night. If a new 5 year mission started at the end of the movie Beyond, that mission would now be completed in 3 days and they’d head for home. 😦 It seems like so much longer than 5 years. When I even try to chronicle all that has happened in the last 5 years, especially my own finding ao3 and you and pinto and so.much.reading, not to mention the world changes, it takes my breath away.
Thank you so so so SO much for this CIJ flash. I love it more mostest and if possible, as much or more-est than the original fic. OK, that might not be possible but still… My ❤️❤️❤️❤️
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July 19, 2021 at 10:01 am
I’m so glad you liked it 🙂
It does seem like the purrrfect family unit.
I like the idea of Sarek and Winona too.
5 years. Yeah it’s crazy that it’s already been 5 years since the last one. Rumors are they are gonna do another but I’ve frankly lost faith
So…I will write them together in my imagination.
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July 19, 2021 at 10:41 am
Actually, we didn’t “lose” faith. We had our faith actively, viciously, cruelly kicked out of our hearts repeatedly for at least 4 years. Just think how many times we were told they’d hired this person, then that person, we have this script, then that script, and then Tarantino’s script, and then another and another, and then this latest one they won’t even solidly admit uses AOS actors, though imdb says they are. And given a release date! Who could have faith after being treated the way we ST and AOS fans have been these past few years? Not OUR fault. We’ve been right here waiting and supporting.
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July 19, 2021 at 10:54 am
So very true
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July 19, 2021 at 12:13 pm
Great story. So very cute and just the thing I needed today! I love the idea of Winona and Sarek together. Interesting relationship with the boys. Winona is Spock’s MIL. and his stepmother and the same for Sarek and Jim.
I’m hoping the rumors are true and they are all together again, but I’m not holding my breath!
❤️💚😘🖖
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July 19, 2021 at 12:21 pm
Nice to see you again 🙂
You hadn’t commented on the previous two CIJ entries so I didn’t know what happened to you LOL
I did see you on AO3 though
Thank you and yeah I think we’d turn blue and pass out if we held our breath for that
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