Uhura had only gone to sickbay for a physical. Simple. Or it should have been. She was already late after working extra time on her bridge shift. When she got to sickbay, she was greeted with a scene she was completely unprepared for; Spock, the Enterprise's first officer and Uhura's boyfriend of nearly a year, and doctor McCoy, the ship's CMO, were standing in the middle of the empty room, embracing each other - Spock's hand was ghosting McCoy's waist, and McCoy's was holding the top of the Vulcan's arm. The men's noses were almost touching, and they spoke to each other in murmurs. Uhura's first urge was to interrupt them, to yell at Spock for cheating on her. But she didn't, because of what happened next. Spock and McCoy's lips hesitantly connected, before becoming more certain and locking together lovingly. Uhura's heart sank; there was an emotion and a passion in the way Spock kissed the doctor that wasn't there when he kissed her. Quickly and quietly (and with a pretty much broken heart), she left, planning to reschedule her physical.

Well composed after the previous evening, Uhura stood in the open doorway to McCoy's office, where the doctor seemed to be filed reports.

"Am I interrupting?" she asked.

"No, 'course not. You're rescuin' me!" McCoy told her, putting the PADD down and roughly pushing the pile to the other side of the desk. "Come in."

As she walked to the space on the opposite side of McCoy, Uhura wondered how he could stay so professional around her when he knew Spock was cheating on her with him.

"Sorry I didn't turn up yesterday," she apologized, before semi-lying and explaining, "I had a long shift and I was really tired."

"Right, I hear ya!" McCoy said, grinning, barely missing a beat. "I guess you're wantin' to reschedule," At Uhura's nod, he picked up a PADD. "Are you available at 1600?"

"Sure." Uhura agreed.

"See ya then."

Uhura left, with the thought that the doctor was less irritable than he was when she first met him.

"Nyota." Spock greeted when he answered the door to his quarters.

Uhura confidently met Spock's gaze.

"Spock, we need to talk." she announced, striding into the Vulcan's quarters.

"May I ask why?" Spock asked.

Uhura glared at him until he stood in front of her. She took a deep breath.

"Are you cheating on me?" she asked, before noticing Spock's eyebrows furrowed in confusion and rephrasing. "Are you having a relationship with someone who isn't me?"

Spock's eyebrows raised.

"Why do you ask?" he requested.

Uhura considered just demanding the answer from him, she'd wanted to avoid telling him what she saw, but she couldn't.

"Yesterday I went to sickbay and found you and Doctor McCoy." Uhura told him.

"Ah." Spock replied, looking away to the floor.

Uhura's eyes were blazing with fury.

"I just told you that I saw you kissing someone else, and all you have to say is 'ah'?!" she yelled, frustrated and absolutely fuming.

"Nyota, what would you have me say?" he asked, looking up at her, before explaining, "You know what you saw, and I do not deny it. I have had... certain feelings for Doctor McCoy for some time. Approximately one week ago, I found that the feelings were mutual, and we started a relationship."

Uhura felt tears stinging her eyes.

"Why didn't you just tell me you wanted to end things?" she breathed, several tears streaming down her cheeks.

"I would have done so," Spock replied, before sighing. "But I did not know how."

Uhura swallowed, before looking up into the Vulcan's chocolate brown eyes.

"Does he make you happy?" she asked him.

"Undoubtedly so." Spock immediately answered.

"Are you happier with him than you are with me?"

Spock hesitated.

"I do not think you would like my honest answer."

Uhura nodded, biting her lip.

"I want you to be happy, Spock." she told him, gently kissing his cheek.

She started for the door.

"Nyota," Spock said, stopping Uhura before she left. "I would appreciate remaining your friend."

"I'll think about it." she promised, before leaving.

The next day, Uhura was sharing lunch with friends in the cafeteria, when Spock walked in. Uhura was in the best position to watch the first officer and still be engaged with her friends. After getting something from the replicator, Spock stood and looked. He strode over to a gloomy looking McCoy. McCoy looked up when Spock sat down, and listened to the serious looking words he said. He grinned and leant back casually, saying something in response. Whatever McCoy said, it prompted Spock to take his hand into his own. At that point Uhura focused on her friends' conversation, giving the doctor and the scientist the privacy they no doubt needed.

A/N:

This is the first time I've written for the Star Trek Reboots, and I'm not sure how I've done. I think I've done pretty well, especially seeing as I'm not usually very confident at writing canon women, which I think is really bad of me, but it's the truth! I am, however, very proud of the confrontation scene!

Anyway, there are two parts to this; part one (this chapter) is Uhura's POV, the next chapter is Spock and McCoy's POV.

Thanks for reading so far!

~Ellis~