Author's Note: For Team Spork as part of livejournal's Ship Olympics at st_respect. Set post-film. Unbeta'd.
Prompt: Scotty didn't wait to see who won—he ran.
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Foreplay
When Kirk invited his first and second officers to join him for dinner in the captain's mess, Scotty didn't think anything of it. He wasn't keen to have command fall on his shoulders, but he had nothing against a hearty meal and good company.
Thing was, the conversation kept moving from inclusive to nonstop bickering between Kirk and Spock. Seemed like circular arguments to him, which he would've thought to be illogical. When he caught sight of Spock's hand resting on Kirk's thigh, the purpose became clear: this arguing was foreplay.
Scotty didn't wait to see who won—he ran.