Hello!

This is my first attempt at a Star Trek story so please be gentle with me. I will admit that I have never seen the original star trek series and my inspiration only comes from watching the Reboot movies (2009). I am a huge fan of the movies and really enjoyed the stories.

I apologize for any mistakes that this may contain and if I have made errors within the trek universe I apologize - remember first attempt! Still learning about the whole universe.

I hope you all enjoy!

Oh and happy new year to all!


Summary: Uhura never thought that the crush on her professor would never amount to nothing. She didn't even know he was married.


We may never touch

Uhura had been preparing for this moment ever since she was a child. It had been her dream to become a Starfleet communications officer ever since her grandmother had started to teach her different languages. She had pushed herself through the academy, earning her top marks in all her classes. Now she was sitting on the Enterprise, on the bridge of all places.

But she didn't have time to enjoy her quick promotion or reflect on the fact that her childhood dream had become a reality. Captain Pike had been taken hostage and first commander Spock had just lost his home planet in a vicious attack and had also lost his mother.

The bridge was mostly silent as they travelled at warp speed to rendezvous with Starfleet on the other side of the quadrant to await new instructions. Many people were re-directed to sickbay while others worked on repairing some damage they had sustained during the initial attack.

Glancing to her left she looked over to where her mentor, friend and crush was speaking to the only other Vulcan on the bridge. Spock had been one of her professors and it hadn't taken her long to develop a crush on the man. He was intelligent, respectful and a far cry from the usual dumb hicks that usually pursued her. He engaged her in stimulating conversations and took a genuine interest in her work.

Right now she could see that Spock was hurting and so was his father, Sarek, even if they weren't showing it outwardly. They were Vulcan and she knew that neither would express the emotions like a human would. The two were conversing quietly and Uhura longed to go over and give Spock comfort but she knew better then to leave her post and that she would not be welcomed by Sarek.

A flurry of beeps snatched her attention back to her station and she frowned.

"Captain," she said as she flipped some switches. "We are receiving an incoming transmission." Her frown deepened and she couldn't stop the confusion leaking through her tone. "Sir, it's coming from Delta Vega."

"On screen," Spock said. He spun on his heel and strode purposefully to the captains chair. He sunk into the seat gracefully and sat still, his posture ramrod.

With a nod Spock didn't see she fiddled with the switches until the view screen was coming to life. She spun out of her chair and quickly stood off to the side so that she could see the screen but still access her console if need be.

The screen flickered twice before a grainy picture appeared. There was figure on the other end but it was too hard to make out with all the static.

"Is this the optimum picture we can receive?" Spock asked head tilted to speak over his shoulder.

"Give me a minuet, sir," Uhura said, swinging around to her console again. Her fingers few across her console as she attempted to fix the image. "Sir, the problem isn't on our end."

"Spock? Can you hear me?"

Uhura didn't recognize the voice but as she stood back up again and glanced at Spock it was very apparent that he did. His whole body had gone rigid and she had never seen so much emotion appear on Spock's face. On any human it would have looked like just the small parting of his lips but for Vulcan it was practically a flashing neon sign.

"Mother?"

"Hold on," A new voice filled the bridge. "Give me one – aha! How's that?"

The picture cleared significantly. It was woman. Her face was aged with lines and her lips were blue. A headscarf covered most of her features but it was clear by the obvious amount of relief shown in her body language that she was a human. "Spock, my darling."

"How are you on Delta Vega?" Spock demanded. Uhura wasn't the only one who had noticed the amount of emotion the Vulcan was currently projecting and with quick look around at the crew she knew that nobody would dare say a word.

"Aw come on Spock," the second voice said and a smiling face suddenly appeared beside the woman's. "Even you could figure that one out."

Spock's mother turned and smiled fondly at the man who winked at her in return.

"Jim," Spock said and Uhura felt her jaw drop slightly at the level emotion in his voice. It almost sounded choked. Staring openly at the captain she saw his jaw clench as then narrowed his eyes into a glare at the screen. "You should currently be on Earth."

Uhura had seen many species cower under that glare at the academy and was thankful that it had never been directed at her. However, as she looked back at the screen Jim didn't seem fazed at all. Her merely shrugged and said, "I got bored, went to visit your folks."

"Spock, Sarek, is he okay?"

Spock gave a single nod.

"I am here," Sarek said, moving closer to the Captains chair so that he was now visible.

Amanda's relief was felt throughout the bridge and her smile lit up the screen. "I am so relieved to find you safe."

"As I too am to see you, Amanda." Sarek said.

Uhura felt her eyes sparkling. Hearing such words from a Vulcan was near poetry and she snapped a look to Spock, hope sparking in her chest.

"Any chance you could swing by and pick us up?" Jim asked. "We aren't exactly dressed for this kind of climate." He picked at the black t-shirt he wore as a demonstration.

"We are currently at warp speed heading to rendezvous with Starfleet on the other side of the quadrant," Spock said. "Captain Pike was taken hostage by the Nero's ship that was responsible for the destruction of Vulcan."

"Travelling at warp speed," a new, accented voice chimed in from behind Jim and Amanda. "Aye, I can do that."

Jim beamed at the screen. "Never mind, we'll be joining you shortly."

Spock frowned. "It is impossible to beam aboard a ship that is travelling at warp speed."

"Nah, it'll be easy," Jim grinned good-naturedly. "See you soon." He disappeared from the screen.

"Jim – wait!" Spock said but Amanda only shook her head fondly. Spock addressed his mother. "What is he intending to achieve by attempting such an impossible feat?"

"Oh Spock," Amanda laughed gently. "You know Jim doesn't believe in no-win scenarios."

"Oi! Get down from there. It's not a climbing frame," the accented voice echoed behind Amanda. She turned briefly at the sound and in the background Uhura could see Jim lifting a creature from a structure.

"Indeed," Spock said dryly.

"Scotty, enter that code," Jim said, his voice muffled by the distance. "Amanda, we'll be ready to go soon."

"See you soon, darlings," Amanda smiled and then she was gone.

"Lieutenant Uhura, re-establish a connection with them immediately," Spock demanded.

"Yes sir," she nodded and hurried back to her station. She could feel multiple eyes on her as she attempted to bring back the transmission signal but none were stronger than Spock's. Disappointment flooded through her as she couldn't re-trace the signal and with reluctance she said, "Sir, nobody is answering the transmission."

Spock glared at the screen before nodding once. "Do not bother with further attempts. They will go unanswered."

Uhura wondered how Spock knew Jim. She had never seen the man before. He didn't look much older than herself and she had never seen him around the Academy before. Jim's arrogance reminded her off the guys who usually chased her and she didn't think that Spock would associate himself with someone like Jim. She had never met Spock's parents and he had never shown her any pictures of them. A spark of jealously caught her off guard to think that Jim knew Spock better then she did. She didn't think anyone had gotten as close to the Vulcan as she had.

""Keptin! We're detecting unauthorized access to a water turbine control board," Chekov interrupted, frowning at his display.

Uhura sat up a little straighter, her heart starting to race once again. How much could they all possibly go through in such a short amount of time?

"Bring up the video," Spock said, moving from the chair to stand behind the young officer, blocking any view Uhura had of the screen.

Chekov did as he was told and the two watched the screen intently.

"There," Chekov exclaimed loudly. "Intruders in turbine station three."

"Security, this is the captain. Seal engineering deck and bring me the arrivals in turbine station three," Spock said.

Uhura watched Spock silently as they waited. As a communication officer she was trained in looking into both verbal and physical languages and the fact that Spock had called them arrivals and not intruders said a lot to her. She watched Spock glance quickly at his father. She didn't need to be well versed in Vulcan culture to know that the two were communicating silently.

Through their family bond, she summarized.

Whispered conversations slowly broke out across the bridge and Uhura kept a close eye on Spock while everyone else was occupied. She bit her lip, debating whether to by pass the appropriateness of addressing her captain and offer her condolences to his planet and offer herself to him if he needed anything.

Before she could formulate what she would say to Spock the turbo lift doors opened with a whoosh and the security team escorted the three intruders onto the bridge.

Uhura was happy to find that she wasn't the only one who failed to hide their surprise as none other than Jim and Amanda, plus the third man who was she assumed was Scotty, filed onto the bridge. She looked between the three of them, unsure of what to make of them.

"That's not possible," she whispered to herself.

"Spock," Amanda said, moving swiftly to her son and grasping his hands in hers.

Nobody ever touched Spock and to see such an emotional display was something nobody thought they would ever witness. Despite the many fantasies she had of Spock touching her, nothing would have ever prepared her for the amount of affection Spock was giving out to his mother.

"I'm so relieved to see you okay," Amanda said, one hand coming up to cup her sons cheek.

"As I you," Spock responded. "I must enquire though as to how you escaped Vulcan and beamed aboard this ship."

"You can thank Jim and his quick thinking for that," Amanda said.

Everyone looked to Jim who was eyeing the bridge thoughtfully. At his name he snapped his attention to Spock and grinned.

"Thank you, Jim, for saving my mother," Spock said. "I –"

"No need Spock," Jim interrupted him. "Think of it a payment for all the times I screwed up."

Spock frowned. "I do not and have never have sought 'payment' for your 'screw ups."

Jim rolled his eyes. "It's a saying, Spock."

Uhura got the impression that Jim had explained to this Spock more times than he could remember and another spark of jealously rolled her stomach. Although her friendship with Spock was easy it was nothing like what she was witnessing now.

"Can I get a towel?" Scotty interrupted and Spock glanced at him.

"Are you a member of Starfleet?" Spock asked.

"It's Scotty, Spock," Jim said, clapping the Scottish man on the shoulder. "Made Admiral Archers prize beagle disappear..."

"I do feel guilty about that," Scotty said.

"Amanda," Sarek said, coming to his wife. "I suggest you seek medical attention immediately." The whole of the bridge stopped to witness the conversation between them. Even Spock seemed to freeze. "I see that you are favoring your left arm when you are right handed."

"Yes. I fear I banged it when our shuttle crash landed on Delta Vega," Amanda said. "Will you show me the way?"

With a nod Sarek guided his wife off the bridge with a small hand placed on her back. As they passed Jim, Amanda stopped and place a hand on the man's shoulder.

"Thank you, Jim. You saved our lives." She tipped his head and kissed him on the forehead they way any human mother would her son.

"Well, got keep in my mother-in-law's good books," Jim said easily before he fell serious. "I'm glad you're okay. Not one of my finer landing moments I admit."

This time Uhura felt her jaw drop significantly as she stared bluntly at Jim. She was sure that he had just said mother-in-law, which would mean that he was married to Spock. Looking to the younger Vulcan she didn't see any reaction in him and her stomach twisted unpleasantly.

"You did more than admirably," Amanda assured him and with another quick kiss she was escorted off the bridge.

"Jim."

Uhura sucked in a small breath as Spock spoke. She had never heard him use such a tone and her fear was starting to become a reality.

"I'm okay," Jim said, walking to Spock. He only stopped when he was about a foot away from the Vulcan. "Your mum and I were shopping at the time. We managed to find a small shuttle but it wasn't in good condition. Had to land it on Delta Vega. No way we would have made it any further than that."

She had never heard a Vulcan growl before and she couldn't contain her gasp when Spock wrapped an arm around Jim's waist and yanked him until he was pressed up against him fully with no space to maneuver out of his tight grasp. Not that Jim seemed in a hurry to do so.

"I'm okay," Jim murmured but the bridge was so quiet that everyone heard.

"You must never leave me," Spock all but growled.

"Never," Jim said softly and pressed his lips to Spock's.

It was only a quick kiss but it was more than anyone had ever seen a Vulcan give and Uhura felt her heart starting to break. She had allowed herself to fall for a man who could never be hers in the first place. She knew that Vulcan's had one mate and that it was a long-term thing, never a fling. She had hoped to be that long-term partner.

"You are injured," Spock said eyes glancing up to the cut the blonde was sporting.

"You've seen worse," Jim brushed Spock's concern aside. "Tell me what the hell just happened."

While Spock started to explain what had just happened she fell back into her chair, turning her back on the scene behind her. She took the moment to collect herself. It was illogical of her to assume that Spock wasn't in a relationship. Just because he had never shared with her that he was married doesn't mean he had too.

Vulcan's were very personal and perhaps they had not reached that level of friendship where he had to disclose that he was in fact taken. Although she had subtly flirted with Spock she had never come out with her romantic feelings for the Vulcan which she blamed on herself for finding herself in her current position.

"-to go back is a stupid idea! You have to go back and get Pike," Jim voice as rising.

Uhura took a deep breath and opened her eyes. She still had a friendship with Spock and if that was what she was going to get then that is what she was going to have.


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