“Your mother will not mind that I am joining you, Captain?”
“Oh no. She knows you’re coming,” Jim assure Spock.
They were making their way toward a hotel meeting room where they were meeting Winona Kirk for a Thanksgiving meal. It had been fortuitous that the Enterprise was going to be on same space station as his mother at this time and it had been her suggestion that they gather in this way.
Jim had decided to include Spock when he’d had his mother’s
assurances that she would be sure there would be vegetarian dishes.
Besides his mother and Spock, Winona advised Jim that she wanted
to introduce him to her new man, Chief Engineer Martin Ruiz, from the USS Franklin, where his mother was currently a crew member.
Jim had invited Bones but Bones hadn’t been feeling well, s he had
passed.
His mother stood outside the room, and she smiled warmly as she
came to Jim to embrace him.
“Jim, I’m s happy you could make it. It’s been way too long.”
‘I know.” He let her go and turned to Spock. “And this is…”
“Oh, I know who this is. Hello, Spock. It’s wonderful to finally meet
Jim’s boyfriend.”
“Mom—”
“I’ve been so looking forward to this.”
“Mom—”
“It is a pleasure to meet you, Commander Kirk.”
“Winona, please. And the pleasure is mine.” She smiled. She
gestured to the door. “Martin’s waiting. And so is our feast.”
“Mom,” Jim said more firmly. “Spock’s not my boyfriend.”
Her eyes widened. She glanced between them. “Really?”
Jim rolled his eyes. “Yes, really.” He moved past her and into the
meeting room.
Winona looked at Spock. “I thought…well…surely. The way he talks
about you. The way you look at him.”
Spock nodded. “I am…working on it.”
“Then you do…”
“Indeed. But he is—”
“Slow.” She nodded. “Yes, he’s always had trouble seeing stuff right
in front of him. Don’t worry, Spock, he’s quite taken with you.”
“I am not,” Spock assured her. He followed her into the room.
“And this is Martin. Martin, my son and his…special friend, Spock.”
“Mom!”
Spock arched a brow at Jim. “Cease your protests. I am your special
friend. Chief Engineer Ruiz. I have heard of your work, most impressive.
Ruiz grinned. “Thank you. And may I say the same for you and
Winona’s boy here. You two are quite famous.”
Jim sighed. “Good to meet you.” Thinking and wondering if he would
be another Frank. He seemed to be very pleasant though.
“Come see the spread, Jim. I had sparkling pear cider too.”
“One second, Mom. We’ll be right there.” Jim assured her.
As she moved off toward the food with Ruiz, Jim turned to Spock.
“Listen, I didn’t tell Mom that you were my boyfriend. I don’t know
where she got that.”
“She got it from me,” Spock replied.
“What?”
“Apparently I was unable to hide my obvious romantic affection for
you from her.”
“Obvious?”
Spock’s lips twitched. “To everyone but you, of course. You do know
the bridge officers have a wager as to when we will finally become ‘official’.”
Jim choked. “I most certainly did not!”
“They do.”
“How…insubordinate.”
Spock reached for Jim’s hand and touched his fingers to Jim’s. “Shall
we join your mother and her special friend?”
He laughed then, warmth filling his chest, and happiness bubbling
over.
“Sure thing, Spock. I have a lot to be grateful for.”
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