Jim wakes up, his eyes adjusting to the light his head moving to the side.
"Don't be so melodramatic." Bones says. Jim looks at him eyes not fully open. Bones is checking on him, pointing some weird thing at his head. "You were barely dead, it was the transfusion that really took its toll. You were out cold for two weeks." Jim looks confused.
"Transfusion?"
"Your cells were heavily irradiated, we had no choice." Bones answers.
"Khan?" Jim asks, while already knowing that it is true.
"Once we caught him, I synthesized a serum from his super blood. Tell me, are you feeling homicidal? Power mad? Despotic?" Bones asks.
"No more than usual." Jim says with a small smirk. His face turns serious again. "How did you catch him?"
"I didn't." Bones takes a few steps back and walks to the other side of the bed. Spock steps forward, out of the darkness, and stands next to the bed. Jim smiles and looks into Spock's eyes. His smile fades a bit of his face.
"You saved my life." Jim says still looking at the beautiful half Vulcan, half human face. Particularly in this light, a little voice in Jim's head says. Owh who am I kidding its beautiful in every light. The voice goes on. He tells the voice to just shut up.
"Uhura and I had something to do with it, too, you know" Bones says. Jim rolls his eyes in his mind.
"You saved my life, captain. And the lives.." Spock starts.
"Spock, just…" Jim interrupts. "Thank you." A small smile forms on Spock's face.
"You are welcome, Jim."
Jim smiles, being happy that he didn't say captain again.
"I'm going to bring the tests to the lab, Jim try to get some rest." Bones says, while he was walking out of the door.
"Okay." Jim looks at Bones walking away and then looks back at Spock. But now that they were alone his face tinted red. He quickly looks away. Never does Jim get this feeling when he is around someone, never. But with Spock… he wished he could just flirt with him, make it clear that he was interested in him, but he can't… because Spock is different. Jim doesn't want him to be 'a flirt' or something like that. Owh damn it's worse than I thought. Jim groaned to himself. Spock's head snaps up.
"Are you well, captain?" Spock asks. Jim looks up and sees Spock's concerned face.
"What? Yeah why shouldn't I be?" Jim says with a little smile. He looks away again, he can't look into those beautiful eyes for too long.
"Well… because you are avoiding eye contact, your face is slightly red and you made a noise of discomfort." Spock states. A flush creeps up Jims neck and face, brighter this time. "Should I call dr. McCoy, or another doctor, back?"
"No!" Jim answers, a little bit too fast. Jim mentally curses himself. He lifts his head and looks at Spock. He clears his throat. "I don't need a doctor I'm fine." Jim lowers his head slightly. "Sorry." He adds.
"Are you sure?" Spock asks.
"Yeah, I am Spock."
"Alright then. I will leave you now to rest, Captain." Spock says, beginning to move away.
"No don't leave!" Jim says, maybe a little too loud. He clears his throat. "I-uh, I like your company, so… you know, I would appreciate it if you wouldn't leave."
"Alright, I won't leave, Captain." Spock says with quirked up lips. He grabs a chair, puts it next to the bed and sits down. Spock looks the other way. Jim took the chance and looks at him, really looks. So many feelings came rushing through his body. This feeling in his stomach became more and more. Almost unbearable.
Owh god I love Spock. Jim thinks. How could I've been so blind? Spock turns his head to Jim with wide eyes. "Uh, did I say that out loud?" Jim mutters. He dares to look at Spock and then looks away again. His face turns tomato red and he curse himself. Spock looks at his lap, a light green flush on his pointy cheeks.
At that moment Bones walks in. "Every test came out good, so you'll probably have a quick…." Bones notices the silence and his steps falter. "Recovery." Bones finished. He looks at Spock and then at Jim, then again at Spock and then at Jim. "Geez who died?" Bones says. Spock and Jim both didn't react. Spock stands up then.
"I will leave you then, need to finish some work." Spock leaves the room, glancing quickly at Jim before he leaves.
Bones looks at Jim. "That was a hell of an awkward silence. What happened?" He asks. Jim didn't say a word. The red was still on his face. Jim opens his mouth and then closes it again. He takes a deep breath and then spills. He tells Bones about all of it and very fast, rambling on and on. Bones isn't surprised that Spock makes Jim ramble like that. Bones knew that Jim was in love with Spock sooner than Jim knew it.
"You told him you loved him?" Bones asks surprised, but sort of glad.
"Yeah, I did. I mean I didn't want to say it out loud I just… did." Jim answers, a feeling in his stomach that makes him feel nauseous.
"Well at least he now knows how you feel about him." Bones says. Jim turns his head into the pillow.
"Not helping!" He says, the pillow muffling his words.
"Just go and talk to him the next time you see him. Maybe you guys can sort things out or something." Bones says,. "Now get some rest, Casanova." Bones says while walking out of the door.