Uhura's POV
It was magical. The way he smiled. The way he looked at me. I liked being with him.
Soon I hated being away.
I found myself looking forward to every moment I would spend with him. Dreading the moment when he would leave.
I fell in love.
I had friends. They would gossip. Talk about who they liked, who they dated.
But I couldn't tell them.
Because it was wrong.
Wrong to love the captain of the Enterprise.
And then I found out he loved me too. Then it became even more wrong.
It started with a cup of coffee. And then another. A smile. A touch. A kiss.
Suddenly it was real.
We kept our relationship a secret. The captain was not supposed to be with his communications officer.
But that was okay.
We were together and that was all that mattered.
And then everything went wrong.
A Saturday evening – if you could call it evening in space. Everything was going as usual. We were going to explore a new solar system – one where no man had gone before. The automatic doors slid open and Jim stepped onto the bridge. He passed me and gave me a brief smile that no one saw but me. He took his seat. "How long before we reach the solar system, Mr. Sulu?"
"Four hours, sir."
He began to record his log. Smiling, I continued with my work. All of the sudden, a wave of nausea overcame me. I slumped in my seat a little. What was wrong with me? It had happened yesterday too. And the day before. No one seemed to notice. Spock glanced at me, but no expression showed on his face.
Four hours later we reached the solar system. "Mr. Spock," said Jim, "what can you pick up about the solar system?"
"The fourth planet is very much like Earth. Nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in the atmosphere, with traces of argon and neon. Temperature seems to be much lower than Earth's, but tolerable by humans. Sensors even show life forms."
"Alright, Mr. Sulu. Pull into orbit around that planet. A landing party will beam down in the morning."
I soon left the bridge. He followed behind me. It was just the two of us in the small elevator. He took me into his arms and we kissed – a kiss just as magical as every kiss we shared.
I stepped into my quarters three minutes later, my lips still tingling from that kiss. I entered my bathroom, intending to wash up before I turned in. Thirty seconds later I emerged, panic rising in my chest.
I hadn't expected this. I hadn't even thought about the fact that it could happen.
I was pregnant.
Several thoughts ran through my head.
What would I tell the father, when we weren't even supposed to be together? What would I tell everyone else? What would I do? What would I say?
Decisions that were to become even harder.