Reunion
The transmission from Starfleet had been perfectly clear. Kirk looked around the bridge as he punched the button ending the transmission.
"Alright, we will rendezvous with Starbase 11 and pick up the party as we have been so ordered. He looked to Chekov. "Mr. Chekov plot a course to Starbase 11 immediately."
"Aye aye, Captain" Chekov responded.
Kirk could hear Spock's footsteps approaching from behind him. "Yes Mr. Spock," he said without turning around.
Spock stepped down and stood beside him. "Captain, I have observed your demeanor and it appears that you are not too pleased with our latest assignment from Starfleet."
Kirk turned sideways and looked at him. "You have concluded correctly, Mr. Spock. I really don't like dealing with pompous blowhards, which is what most of these delegations turn out to be. I don't relish the duty of having to tip toe around them and massage their egos. This is one mission that I will be glad when it's over."
Spock raised an eyebrow. "Ambassador Grant and his party, I believe will be a pleasant surprise for you. I have dealt with the Ambassador while I was teaching at the Academy and I can assure you that he is neither. I believe that this mission will benefit the Federation greatly as you are aware, it is imperative that we establish diplomatic relations with the planet Terrin."
"Yes Spock, I agree with you that the mission with Terrin is of utmost importance to the Federation. Our efforts to enhance their ability to increase their food supply hopefully will be taken in good faith. I hope that when we do pick up this delegation, that the trip will be as pleasant as you predict." He looked at Sulu and Chekov. "Warp factor 1, gentlemen."
Kirk watched Spock return to his station. He hoped that Spock was correct about the Ambassador and his party. Terrin was very important to the Federation and he hoped that things would go well. The planet was rich in minerals as well as dilithium crystals and the Federation wanted them on their side. They were scheduled to pick up the Ambassador and two others along with him. It would take only a few days to reach Terrin after the scheduled pickup and their orders were to stay there until the delegation had completed their weeklong negotiations. Maybe it would not be so bad as the crew were scheduled for a badly needed shore leave.
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Spock entered Nyota's quarters and found her lying on the bed on her stomach. Her head was moving back and forth as she was listening to music that he did not have privy to. Her eyes were closed and he was not sure that she was aware of his presence. He looked hungrily at the revealing shorts she had on that were too big and too short, revealing a good amount of her thighs. He then noticed the red underwear that he could see through the oversized leg opening. She did not have a shirt on and he could see that her red bra matched the underwear she was wearing.
He walked over into her line of view and she opened her eyes. "Nyota."
She smiled at him, removing the earpiece. "Spock, how long have you been here?"
"Two point five minutes to be precise. I have been observing you and it appears that you are enjoying music" he said sitting on the bed next to her.
"Yes, I am listening to 20th Century earth music. Some of the songs are so romantic, Spock. I can just imagine making love to this music." She then had the computer it play out loud for him to hear.
Spock listened for a moment. "It seems that this particular number is about writing a song. I fail to see how you feel that this one is romantic."
Nyota turned on her side. "It's a metaphor for lovemaking. Even the music simulates lovemaking. It's called 'I'll write a song for you.' Listen to the words and listen to how the music builds...to climax."
Spock raised an eyebrow. "I assume you mean when the woman sings the high notes-"
"It's a man" she said interrupting him. "He sings falsetto. Isn't it romantic?
Spock listened a while longer. "Indeed! With whom do you wish to perform this...lovemaking exercise to music with?"
She laughed and playfully smacked his arm. "Well who else? You know the answer to your own question!"
Spock turned her back on her stomach. "Computer play the song again." he said as he began undressing. He then climbed on the bed kneeling beside her.
He bent down and kissed the small of her back. He slipped his hand in the back of her shorts and began massaging her buttocks. "Let us begin our lovemaking to music session."
"Are you trying to start something, Mr. Spock?" she said attempting to turn over.
"No, remain as you were, Lieutenant." he commanded. softly He pulled down the shorts revealing the red underwear. "You have already started something by wearing these." he said unhooking her bra.
"Can I help it if I like red." she replied trying to sound innocent.
His response was to kiss her buttocks through the red silky under garment. His finger began to trace the crevice between her cheeks moving it slowly back and forth. He then pulled down the underwear replacing his tongue where his finger had been.
"Let me turn over." she said her voice growing husky.
He held her in place slipping his finger between her cheeks traveling down and lingering at the wetness he found. "What is your hurry? Patience, Nyota" He noted that her breathing was becoming labored.
"The song only lasts five minutes and twenty three seconds." she replied clearly affected by the attention he was giving her backside.
"Then we will have to have it played again...and again if necessary." he said hovering over her."We have approximately two point five hours before we have to meet the Captain in the transporter room."
She quickly turned over pulling his face down to hers. "Will you 'write a song of love' for me Spock? Will you do this for me? Will you make love to me in time with this music?"
"As you wish." he said removing her bra and taking her nipple into his mouth.
Nyota closed her eyes listening to the music, enjoying the warmth of his hands and mouth on her body. His slow, deliberate exploration of her was making her hot and impatient. "Now please Spock. I don't want to wait any longer."
Spock watched her face as she arched her hips upward, her eyes closed.
Her hands quickly found him, guiding him to her entrance. He did not resist but entered her with one quick stroke. He knew that this was all about her and the fulfillment of her fantasy and he was happy to comply. She began to move under him faster as the music's tempo increased. "Harder, please Spock!" He liked this side of her when she took control. She commanded and he obeyed as he found himself being swept along with her.
He deducted that she must have contemplated doing this for a while as he never known her to climax so quickly. He wanted to do whatever it took to please her. She was his and he wanted her to remain so. He often saw how other men admired her, yet she had chosen him. He did not understand it, but she loved him and he accepted her love.
He placed his fingers on her temple and her mind opened up to him. He tried to express his feelings to her with their connection because he did not have words to explain them.
Nyota looked at this man that she loved. She spoke to him with her mind telling him of her love even as the music played on in the background of their lovemaking. She beckoned him to let go of the control he was still trying to hold on to, and was suprised at how quickly that control slipped from him. His fingers dug into her hips as he drove into her faster and harder before she felt him explode inside of her.
As he collapsed on the bed she felt that she was at her happiest and that at no time in their relationship had things been better between them than at that moment. Little did she realize that in a very short time, things were going to change.
Kirk stood in the transporter room with McCoy. He looked around and wondered what was keeping Spock and Uhura. The delegation would be arriving in ten minutes.
He could only imagine what was causing their delay and a slight smile came to his lips.
Bones looked over at Jim grinning to himself. "What are you smiling about? You acted like this was a distasteful task meeting this delegation."
"It is, Bones" Jim replied. "I was just wondering what was keeping Spock and Uhura. We both know what the delay probably is."
Just then the doors opened and Spock and Nyota walked into the transporter room.
"There you two are." Kirk said grinning. "I was beginning to wonder."
Spock glanced at him. "We are five minutes ahead of schedule, Captain. We are not late."
Kirk looked from Spock to Uhura "Yes, I am aware of the time, Mr. Spock. I know that you are normally quite punctual, however.." he glanced over at Nyota "I was a little worried that you might be...delayed."
Nyota spoke up. "We had no intention of being late, Captain." she said staring him in the eye trying not to return his smile.
Kirk nodded. "Of course you wouldn't, Lieutenant."
"Captain, they are arriving" Scotty said and Kirk watched the figures materialize.
Ambassador Grant and a woman stood on the transporter. After a moment of complete silence, Nyota looked over at the Captain wondering why he failed to greet them immediately. The silence from the normally chatty Captain caught her off guard. She glanced at Spock wondering why Kirk was staring at the woman with his mouth open apparently in shock unable to speak. Spock's eyes were glued on the Captain and did not see her inquiring look. She looked over at McCoy who was also looking puzzled. He glanced at her and she shrugged her shoulders at his questioning gaze.
The Ambassador was a short stout man with thick bushy eyebrows and flashing green eyes. He stood erect and walked off the transporter with an air of importance. He had a full head of snow white hair that Nyota thought could use a haircut.
The woman stepped off behind him. Her hair was a mass of small black braids that were neatly pulled back and pinned in a bun on the back of her head. Her face was flawless except for a faint scar on her forehead which surprisingly did not take away from her striking features. Nyota warmed immediately as the woman scanned her surroundings and then focused on her and gave her a friendly smile.
The Ambassador approached Kirk with his hand extended. "Captain, I am Ambassador Louis Grant. You've been expecting us." He looked inquiringly at Kirk who immediately tried to recover.
"Welcome to the Starship Enterprise, Ambassador." Kirk said still watching the woman standing beside the Ambassador.
The Ambassador turned to her. "This is Dr.-"
"Aura Vanderleigh" Kirk finished for him. Aura Vanderleigh grinned as if there was a private joke between Kirk and herself.
The Ambassador looked puzzled for a moment at Kirk and then to Dr. Vanderleigh. "You two know each other?"
Nyota was immediately surprised. This did not appear to be the type of woman James T. Kirk usually chased. She was tall, but not overly so. She was full figured and buxom and appeared toned from exercise. She was what Nyota had often heard her mother refer to as a 'thick' or 'big boned' woman and she had a commanding presence. Her eyes were friendly and warm and her full lips were curved in a smile as if she was enjoying a private joke. Her starfleet uniform clung to her and accentuated her curves. Nyota had never seen a woman in Starfleet larger than a size ten and guessed that Dr. Vanderleigh had to be at least a size fourteen. She noticed that her uniform was slightly longer than the ones she and other women wore.
Aura Vanderleigh spoke up. "Yes, we do, Ambassador. We go back a long ways." She smiled broadly at Kirk. "Hello, Jimmy. It's been a long time."
"Hello, Aura. This is an unexpected surprise. I thought Dr. Nichols was coming, I had no idea-"
The Ambassador interrupted. "Yes, Captain. Dr. Nichols will be along shortly. He is our geologist that is going to talk to the people of Terrin about mining their natural resources. Dr. Vanderleigh's specialty is botany with emphasis in agronomy and plant morphology. She is going to share with the people of Terrin techniques we use on other planets to increase food production."
Kirk turned his attention to the Ambassador trying not to look at Dr. Vanderleigh. "Well then, why don't we show you two to your quarters? We will then meet at 1900 hours for dinner and we can formally greet you. Hopefully Dr. Nichols will be along by that time." Kirk said hoping no one noticed his earlier lapse.
"Excellent. Captain, if you would like to escort Dr. Vanderleigh to her quarters so you two can catch up, you and I can wait and talk at dinner."
"Nonsense." Kirk said glancing at Aura. "We have plenty of time to catch up. Lieutenant Uhura will show Dr. Vanderleigh to her quarters. Dr. McCoy and I will escort you to yours, and Mr. Spock will wait here for Dr. Nichols arrival since you think that he will be along momentarily."
"Of course" Aura said still grinning at Kirk's obvious uneasiness. She turned to Uhura. "I am ready, if you are."
McCoy was silent as he watched Jim and the Ambassador make small talk. He could almost see the relief on Jim's face when they reached their destination. After a few more pleasantries were exchanged, they excused themselves and headed back to the turbolift.
"Bones, I need a drink." Kirk said running his hands through his hair.
"Jim, what the devil is going on?" Bones asked looking perplexed. "First you look at that woman as if you saw a ghost or something and now you say you need a drink? Who is she, one of your old girlfriends or something?"
Kirk would not look at him. "No, of course not, Bones. Shes...family."
Bones stopped dead in his tracks "Family? What family? How is she family? You're not making sense." Kirk continued walking not answering him immediately.
They reached Kirk's quarters and went in. Jim headed straight to the liquor cabinet. "Well, she's family sort of...she's my godsister."
Bones looked surprised. "You'll have to educate me Jim. What's a godsister?" He poured himself a drink after taking the bottle from Jim.
"Her parents...were my god parents. My parents were...her god parents. Our fathers were close friends."
Bones took a sip "I see. I guess you two haven't seen each other in a while, huh?"
"Almost ten years...and I don't want to talk about this right now Bones. We have to get ready to go to this dinner. I guess I was shocked. I didn't even know Aura enlisted in Starfleet. I mean, she's not standard issue as you can see."
Bones put down his glass. "If you're referring to her size, no I guess she's not. However, she looks to me like she could easily pass all the requirements. Obviously she did, because she's here." He had never seen Jim so rattled. "Are you going to talk to her?"
Jim shut the liquor cabinet. "Of course I am Bones. I just have to get myself together first, try to figure out what to say to her."
"Alright Jim, I'll drop the subject for now, but just answer this. Why are you so upset? You ought to be happy to see her."
"Well Bones, I did not leave her family on the best of terms. I mean I've done some things, burned some bridges...I am not even sure if she really wants to talk to me. I am sure her mother doesn't want to. Her father passed several years ago."
Bones walked towards the door. "Well there's only one way to find out. We have a couple of hours before dinner. Pretty soon you'll know for yourself where you stand with her."
Nyota exited the turbolift glancing at Aura. "I understand Dr. that your specialty is botany."
"Yes, it is." Aura said smiling. "However, I don't feel like talking shop right now. Are you friends with Jimmy?"
Nyota looked at her surprised. This woman was not one to beat around the bush. She got right to the point.
"He's my Captain...we have a working relationship." she hedged trying to figure out if the woman thought that she was Kirk's girlfriend. She wanted to let her know that if she and Kirk wanted to pick back up wherever they left off before, Dr. Vanderleigh was welcome to him.
Aura stopped walking and studied her a moment. "I'm not asking you if he has a girlfriend, or if you are even his girlfriend. I just wondered if you were someone he considered a friend. That is, if Jimmy has any."
Nyota started leading the way to the quarters Aura would be staying. "No, not really. Dr. McCoy and Mr. Spock are his friends. I am sure though, that the Captain will be willing to answer any of your questions."
Aura laughed. "Oh, he's going to answer my questions alright."
Nyota stopped in front of the door and put in the code "Here we are, Dr. Vanderleigh. I hope that you will find everything satisfactory."
"I am sure I will" she said entering. "And call me Aura. I only make the men call me Dr. Vanderleigh, otherwise they become too familiar and somehow feel that they don't have to show me the respect that they would show other males in my position. I know you understand that."
"Of course" Nyota said. "I didn't even give my first name to men at all when I first meet them. It was a while before the Captain even knew my first name. However I see that he knows you quite well."
Aura laughed. "Of course he does. I've known him since the day he was born."
Nyota looked startled for a moment. "Then you are an old family friend?"
"Yeah...old family friend." She then extended her hand, but did not elaborate further. "Thank you for escorting me. Will you come back to get me for the dinner meeting. I see we have a few hours."
"Of course." Nyota said. "May I ask you a question?"
"Sure" Aura said eyeing her curiously.
"How did you get Starfleet to allow you to alter your uniform?"
Aura laughed. "Well, I didn't enlist. They recruited me. They needed someone with my credentials for this assignment. Most of the women I saw at Starfleet were nowhere near my size, and as you can see, those ready made uniforms would not work for me. I told them that I wouldn't accept the position if I had to be 'ass out' so to speak and I didn't need these 38 double D's to look like they were going to explode out of that skimpy uniform. So I was allowed to have it altered and lengthened for me a little. I feel it's still too short, but at least my chest and thighs are covered. I had to pick my battles with Starfleet. It wasn't too hard to get them to see things my way, especially since they were the ones who recruited me and wanted me for this task."
Nyota nodded and laughed. "I can see that you are a woman who knows how to get things done."
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Spock watched as Dr. Nichols walked off the transporter. He was quite young to have accomplished so much. Spock had read his file, which had revealed that Nathaniel Nichols was a child prodigy who completed his education and obtained his doctorate at seventeen. "Welcome Dr. Nichols" he said. "The captain requested that I meet you and escort you to your quarters. We will all rendzevous at 1900 for dinner. Ambassador Grant and Dr. Vanderleigh have already arrived and have been shown to their quarters. I am Spock."
Dr. Nichols nodded his head, smiling broadly. "Yes, well thank you, Mr. Spock. I was delayed due to a conference call with Starfleet. I am hungry and look forward to the dinner."
"Very well, follow me" Spock said walking towards the turbolift. "You will be able to inspect your quarters and can let me know if you need anything."
They entered the turbolift and continued on silently. When they reached their deck, the doors opened and Spock almost walked into Nyota who was about to get on.
"Lieutenant," he said acknowledging her "This is Dr. Nichols. I am escorting him to his quarters-"
"Nathaniel!" Uhura gasped in surprise looking at the doctor. "You're the Dr. Nichols who came with the Ambassador?"
He grabbed Nyota pulling her into his arms "Nyota, is it really you? I can't believe it!"
Spock raised an eyebrow. He did not like the familiar way in which Dr. Nichols embraced Nyota nor the fact that she seemed to like it. "Dr. Nichols, if you would please follow me" he said walking off of the turbolift.
"Of course, Mr. Spock" Nichols said releasing Nyota. "We've got to talk!" He glanced back at Nyota, his eyes roaming over her appreciatively. "We have a lot of catching up to do."
"Sure, I'll see you at the dinner, Nathaniel." she said as she got on the lift. "Follow Spock to your quarters and we'll catch up later."
Nichols walked fast to catch up to Spock. "Wow, this is a surprise. I had no idea...I'd see her again." he said more to himself than to Spock. "God, she looks good too!"
Spock was a master of hiding his emotions, but he was boiling inside. An unfamiliar feeling griped him and he concentrated on controlling it. He would have to meditate. "These are your quarters, Dr. Nichols" he said curtly trying to keep his voice even. "If you require anything, please feel free to ask."
Nichols looked at him and smiled. "Sure, thank you Spock. I would ask you to tell me how to find Nyota, but I'll see her at dinner."
Spock tried to sound impassive. He knew it was not logical, but he wanted to wipe that smile off Nichols' face. "You are an old friend of the Lieutenant's, I presume?"
Nichols laughed entering his quarters. "Oh yes. That woman was the love of my life!" He turned back around facing Spock. "Well, thanks Spock. You'll come back for me when it's time for the dinner, is that correct?"
"I am to meet the Captain; however, someone will be here to assist you, Dr. Nichols." Spock replied tensely. He would make sure however, that the 'someone' would not be his Nyota.
Nichols looked at Spock in surprise. This vulcan seemed to be on edge and he couldn't help but wonder why.
"Alright then" he said to Spock. "I'll see you at dinner."
Spock left the quarters and wondered where Nyota was headed. He had a few questions to ask her pertaining to her old friend Nathaniel Nichols.
