Distracted

"-hura."

"Uhura."

"Lieutenant Uhura?"

Nyota Uhura blinked, turning her attention to the person, that just adressed her. "Commander Spock, I'm sorry, I didn't notice you."

Spock raised his eyebrows. "It is highly impossible to not notice another person in a restricted area, such as a turbo-lift."

She really didn't notice him, stepping in behind her. He stood, as always, straight as a ramrod with his hands clasped behind his back.

"As of late, you seem very distracted. In fact, your efficiency is dropping exactly ten percent, whenever I am close. Can you please explain this, Miss Uhura?"

Nyota blushed at this, pressing the PADD she was holding even tighter to herself.

Damn Spock and his sharp perception.

She suddenly realized it took far too long for the turbo-lift, to reach it's destination.

"Did you halt the turbo-lift?" she asked, even though she already knew the answer.

"I am your superior officer, so it is only logical to ask about any troubles you are experiencing and find a solution, to regain your prior capability."

Was he trying to interrogate her about her behavior... in here?

"Well, just 10%? Then probably it's not as bad, as I thought..." she murmured to herself and Spock gave her a stern look.

"I am not pleased with this answer."

Nyota winced.

He heard that.

How could she forget, that vulcans had a better sense of hearing than humans?

Spock stepped closer to her and she gulped. There was no way, she was letting him find out, that HE was the reason for her distraction.

It was enough, he had to deal with Christine Chapel in the past. Now, she loved Christine, she was one of her closest friends, but her pining for Mister Spock, before she finally was over him, was a tad bit too much.

She wasn't going to end up like her, now way!

"Err... I... I meant, the problem isn't that big, if my performance didn't drop any more and... I...I..."

He was standing even closer to her now and his mouth was turned into a slight smirk.

She suddenly felt very, very warm.

"I am positive, that I just managed a seventy percent drop in your efficiency."

Nyota's face turned beet red and her mouth opened in shock. "You know exactly what's going on!"

"Affirmative."

Incredulous.

"You... are you trying to tease me?"

"Vulcan's do not tease. However, I can not help, but to enjoy you reaction towards my behavior."

A human male would've simply called her cute.

Spock was suddenly acting completely out of character and somehow this unnerved her.

She needed to get out of here.

She tried to reach for the control panel, to get the turbo-lift into motion again, but he gently grasped her hand to prevent her from doing so.

"My assumption has been correct," he said.

"Mister Spock, what's the meaning of this?"

He still held her hand and she thought she was gonna faint, when he entwined their fingers.

Spock found himself enjoying Uhura's flustered state a bit too much and he decided he needed to calm her a bit.

"Will this distraction end, when I assure you, your affection is being returned?"

"You... what... I-I..."

Well, that backfired.

"Mister Spock, I-I don't know what to say..."

"Then do not say anything, Nyota."