A/N: I would like to thank everyone who has followed this story and to remind you all that I love reviews and they always inspire my writing. Feel free to leave nice notes or constructive criticism, I don't care, I just love feedback! Also, sorry that updating is taking a while, I'm writing a Fem!Kirk story that I'm having so much fun writing, pushing this further down my list of things to work on. Thanks, sweet-revenge.75
Staring out of the small window next to her, Louise did not notice Spock studying her closely, but the captain took notice. "Spock," he said looking at his first officer. "Contact space dock and prepare for landing," he ordered. Quickly turning back to his work, a light green blush made its presence noticeable. Spock cursed lightly under his breath in Vulcan so that no one could understand him. "Commander, I heard that," a voice said into his headpiece. "Lieutenant," Spock was surprised to hear the voice of his girlfriend. "I was under the impression that you were on shore leave," he noted. "I was, but I wanted to see you, I won't lie," she admitted. "Enough sap. Uhura, are we cleared to land?" Jim asked the communications officer. "Yes sir," she relayed. The landing was smooth and Louise was disappointed that she had not seen the Enterprise; she had been too busy looking at the beautiful sparkling of distant stars. The three stepped out of the shuttlecraft to meet a beautiful woman with dark, long hair and similarly colored glowing skin. A smile graced her features as she saw the Commander. "Spock," she said, walking to him quickly. She hugged him tightly, whispering inaudibly to him. He returned the embrace, appearing to be somewhat uncomfortable. Louise looked away, a sinking feeling weighing her down, for reasons she was unaware of.
Jim must have felt her lack of comfort because he grabbed her arm and began to walk her in the direction of the Enterprise. "Don't mind them," he said. Louise wanted to, but was having trouble letting it go. The moment she had seen him, she felt a pull towards him, one that was unidentifiable. She couldn't explain how it even felt. "Lou," Jim said, stopping. He pulled her in front of him and looked her up and down. "What's the matter? And don't say nothing, because we both know that's a load of bullshit," he said. "Really, Jim," Louise insisted. "It's nothing," she said. "Whatever. Just remember that if you ever want to talk, my quarters are always open to you," Jim responded, placing a comforting hand on her shoulder. "Thanks, Jimmy," she said.
After walking for several minutes through the winding hallways of the space dock Louise broke the silence. "So how did you manage to become a Starfleet captain?" she asked curiously. "It's a hell of a story," he smiled, fondly remembering the day that changed his life. "I have time," Louise encouraged. "Well long story short: I snuck aboard the ship and saved everybody," he explained. "I'm not even sure that I want to ask," Louise commented. "You probably don't" Jim said, looking at his childhood friend. She shook her head, smiling. "You know how often I thought about you?" she asked. "Lou, I bet you thought of me every single day," he responded. "Oh, Jimmy, I couldn't get you off of my mind," she teased, batting her eyelashes at him. The pair broke into a fit of laughter, but stopped when they saw Spock and Uhura coming their way. "Captain, I seemed to have missed the joke that you and the doctor are laughing about," Spock stated. "Yes, Spock, you missed it," Jim said between attempts in catching his breath. Louise burst out into another round of giggling, earning a look from everyone. "I'm… s-sorry," she apologized, still laughing. "What're you laughin' 'bout?" Jim asked, trying to be intimidating. "Just that one time…" she began. They were cut off when a man in a red shirt came up to them. "Oi, wha's goin' on 'ere?" he questioned, a heavy Scottish accent weighing down his voice. "Scotty, this is Dr. Louise Hugh," Jim explained. "She's the one who designed the engine they're trying on the Enterprise. She's here to install it now," he added. "Oh, so you're the one who Starfleet is gonna let tear up me ship," Scotty responded, insulted. "Look, I understand how much this ship means to you, which is exactly why I'm going to discuss the changes with you before I actually make them," Louise pointed out. "I can work wit' 'at," the Scot replied. "Captain, I would advise that we continue with the plan now," Spock said casually. "You're right Spock, we should," Jim agreed, walking off down the corridor.
"Wow," Louise marveled at the beautiful ship in front of her. "This is amazing," she said. "Tha's me lassie, right there," Scotty said proudly. "She is… fascinating," Louise praised. "Oh, shit," she heard from behind her. "What do you mean to imply by that statement?" the First Officer questioned. "Nothing Spock, it's just she sounds like you," Jim explained. "Is that supposed to be an insult?" Louise asked, turning around to face him. "No," he replied quickly. "Good," she finished. "Shall I take you on a tour?" Jim offered. "Sure," Louise acquiesced, motioning for the captain to lead the way. "I'll take you to the bridge first," Jim told her. Moments later, on the bridge, a young woman approached the group of five. Uhura decided that she would go to her station and left without a word, but did manage to peck Spock on the cheek. Scotty announced that he would be down on the engineering deck and left as well. Now it was down to three as the woman in red talked to Jim in hushed tones. "Okay," Jim said, nodding his head. "Spock, can you take Dr. Hugh on the tour? I have some work that needs to get done," he asked, an apologetic look on his face. "Surely, captain," Spock replied inclining his head. "Sorry, Lou," he told his friend. "It's no big deal," she insisted, knowing how guilty Jim could get.
They were in the turbo-lift when Louise shifted uncomfortably. She knew Spock was staring at her, that she was under his scrutiny, and quite frankly, she was nervous. She felt a small sweat break out on her brow. One part of her wanted to get closer to the Vulcan that stood two feet from her, but another part of her was desperate to leave that turbo-lift and get as far from him as possible. Little did she know that he was trying not to get closer to her.
I am in control of my emotions. I am in control of my emotions. I am a Vulcan. I am in control of my emotions. Spock was trying to control himself. When he first saw the girl that stood in front of him, he felt a magnetic tug towards her. He couldn't explain it, he was always able to control his impulses, but he was struggling. He didn't know what was happening to him; confusion at every turn. He thought of Nyota, his wonderful "girlfriend". But then at the same time, Louise Hugh intrigued him. When he had looked up her file, he was fascinated by her. She held a doctorate in engineering, as well as in planetary and environmental sciences with an associate's degree in English. Not even bringing up the fact that she was, without a doubt, the most aesthetically pleasing woman he had ever seen. He knew that he was staring at her, but it was hard not to, everything about her appearance was perfect. Spock would bet that many men had been interested in her, but as he noted her bare ring finger, he couldn't help but wonder why it was this way. She was obviously a smart woman; you just had to take a look at her qualifications to know that, and everything about her appearance drew him in inexplicably. Her wavy brown hair complemented her light blue eyes and pale skin, her lab coat making her look shorter than she had to be. He continued to stare, cursing himself in his own mind for being so immoral.
At long last, the turbo-lift opened to reveal the hallway of the living quarters, and Spock stepped out first. "These will be your personal quarters for your time aboard the Enterprise, the duration of which is to be determined by you," he explained emotionlessly, his dark brown eyes glued to the hallway before him. He could feel the doctor's gaze upon him, the look she was giving him was likely one of confusion. He came to a stop two doors away from his own, the one keeping their two rooms separate were the captain's. "These quarters," Spock explained while gesturing to the door on his immediate left, "are the captain's." His tourist nodded, comprehending the information that the first officer was spewing at her. He entered the passcode to enter the door, and it slid open in front of them. "I shall send the passcode to your PADD so that you may have access to it if you forget it," Spock told her politely. "That will not be necessary, Commander," she smiled at him. His heart fluttered and he could feel his blood rushing to the tips of his pointed ears. "Are you certain?" he asked, a touch of doubt in his voice. "Yes, I am," she said. "May I ask a personal query?" the commander asked, looking at the beautiful woman in front of him. "Go ahead," she urged, curious to his question. "Why do you not need me to send you the code?" he inquired. "I have a really good memory," she replied.
After making a few more stops, they finally hit the one place that Louise was most likely to be comfortable in. The engineering deck was a fascinating spectacle that Louise admired with wide eyes. Spock was attempting to keep a smile off of his face while looking at her. "Welcome to me favorite deck," Mr. Scott said, noticing the doctor's and first officer's presence. "Mr. Scott," Spock acknowledged, nodding in the chief engineering officer's direction. "So, are we gon' go o'er the plans, or wha'?" he questioned, looking at Louise. "Sure," she said, pulling her PADD from under her arm. She tapped the screen quickly, flinging blueprints off the screen, pulling up plans and equations, charts and statistics and so on. The two engineers began talking technicalities and changes that were to be made, and Spock stood with his pale hands clasped behind his back just looking at the scene before him. He watched Louise and noted how excited she was getting going over her plans with Mr. Scott, a smile plastered upon her face that enhanced her beauty tenfold. He was well aware that he had duties that had to be taken care of, but could not bring himself to leave the engineering deck and the doctor that intrigued him so.
So, I'm having a bit of trouble figuring out how to continue. If you have ideas, please PM me!