"She's all wrong for you, Mr. Spock. Really, you need a strong woman -- one who will stand up for herself and for you," she murmured. "You need a passionate woman who sees beyond the cold mask you show the world to see the fires that burn inside you."
"You are in error, Miss Chapel, if you believe that Lt. Uhura does not fit that description." He snatched his hand from hers, employing none of the gentleness he'd used when the crew had been under the influence of the poly-water. "She required no chemical dis-inhibitor in order declare herself to me, and she had the strength of will to accept no less from me.
"Yes, she has maintained a calm demeanor in the face of death, but that is simply another indication of her strength. She is not a cold woman in any sense. And it is her passion that ignites the 'fires which burn' within me. She is not merely 'right' for me, Miss Chapel; she is ideal."
A/N: This is just a scene that flitted through my head while I was walking around. It was inspired by The Naked Time (because Uhura sounded cool as a cucumber as she informed the captain that they were eight minutes away from a fiery death), but does not occur during that episode.
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