Note: I usually don't like to write stories chapter-by-chapter (what if I want to change something later?), but I thought I'd give it a try ...
Sex/violence to come in future chapters (hence the rating), don't start reading if you don't like that sort of stuff :)
Sitting in a corner booth, Captain Kirk scanned the restaurant slowly. He seemed to remember that the Waffle Shack had had cute waitresses the last time he had visited, but they must all be at home today. In the back, he could see an elderly woman sorting out packets of syrup and the hostess at the front was clearly pregnant. He sighed, and started thinking about where he could go for lunch when a third woman came out of the back. Kirk grinned. She wasn't stunning, maybe a little dumpy, but she was good enough for a night.
"Would you like a cup of coffee?" the woman asked as she reached the table. Kirk looked up at her and paused slightly, to act as if he was suddenly taken with her.
"Of course," he said with a sudden smile.
"You know, those earrings look stunning on you," he added as she poured the coffee.
"My aunt gave them to me!" she replied happily, and she walked off with a bit of a bounce in her step that told Kirk that he would have no problem convincing her to go out with him that evening.
"Good morning," said Spock, waking Kirk from his reverie.
"Good morning," Kirk replied, "I'm glad to see you managed to get away from your girlfriend for a few hours."
"She says that she and her sister need to have something called 'girl time', and I am to return in a couple of hours," Spock said disdainfully.
"You know what that means," Kirk said with a wink and a smirk, "They need to discuss whether or not you're up to snuff."
"I cannot imagine Nyota talking behind my back," Spock snapped reflexively, but felt a pang of worry in his chest.
"Well, Vulcans never did have much of an imagination," Kirk joked.
"How is her family treating you?" he added seriously.
"They are nice enough people," Spock responded, which wasn't exactly a lie. Every word they had said to him had been kind, but there was none of the expected warmth behind the words.
"Well, that's not bad for a girl friend's parents ... I still can't forget the guy that went after me with a phasor rifle."
"Why did he do that?" Spock asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Well ... you see, there were two sisters, the big sister and the little sister. And while I started off liking the big sister, I changed my mind and went after the little sister. This made the big sister mad, so she started telling her dad that I was climbing through the little sister's window in the middle of the night."
"Which was untrue," Spock guessed.
"Well ... not exactly," Kirk replied evasively, "It was complicated ..."
"How was it complicated?" Spock spat.
"Well ... well ... that's not the point. The point is that your girlfriend's parents will always be determined not to like you, so you might as well not try."
"So, I should take the lack of weaponry as a positive sign," Spock stated dryly.
"Exactly!" Kirk replied.
Spock pondered this, wondering if Kirk was exaggerating to make him feel better. Nyota had assured him that her parents would love him so many times that he found meeting them nearly upsetting. The worst part was that she didn't even see it. She seemed happy with the way the visit was going. Didn't she see the way her parents glanced at each other every time they mentioned careers or travel or anything they would do together in the future? Didn't she notice her sister motioning towards her ears every time he said something that might not jibe exactly with her viewpoint? Spock wondered what that sister was saying to Nyota at this very minute.
"Anyhow, only two more days on Earth, and then the tables will be turned," Spock heard Kirk say.
"What do you mean by that, Jim?"
"Oh, I just got orders this morning. After shore leave, we're heading to the Vulcan colony."
"What business do we have there?" Spock asked in monotone, hiding his worry.
"Just dropping off some relief supplies before we go off into deep space," Kirk responded, "but we'll make sure to stay for a day or two so you can subject Uhura to your father."
"I do not consider my father to be someone one is subjected to," Spock protested.
"And Uhura thought her parents would love you," Kirk countered.
"I admit, there is the possibility of an asymmetry," Spock replied, but he didn't think there was going to be an asymmetry in this case. He was certain his father would dislike Nyota, and couldn't imagine her liking him.
Kirk laughed.
"Anyhow, you've got two weeks to get prepared."
Two weeks in which Spock would try to avoid thinking about it as much as possible.
"Do you want to go running later today?" Spock asked, trying to change the subject.
"Sorry, I've got a date," Kirk replied.
"With who?" Spock asked.
"Her," said Kirk, indicating the waitress.
Spock resisted his urge to scowl.