AN: So I decided to do another chapter.

Leonard wasn't sure why Pike was so invested in him, but the captain looked out for the doctor even when he didn't have to. Leo -as his family called him- was assigned to a training cruise like a lot of his classmates and Pike managed to pick the ship for him. He was going to an Oberth-class research vessel called the USS Hawking. There were only four decks and 80 crew members. According to the specs on his PADD, there was also two phaser arrays, deflector shields and two shuttles. Captain Pike figured that not being surrounded by a ton of people would help with Leonard's fear of flying. He also knew the ship's second officer and would let her know to keep an eye on him.

The ten cadets in his group were beamed up to the ship and introduced to the first officer. Lieutenant Commander Jax was a nice enough guy. He gave them all the rundown before ordering them to change and check in with their section leaders. Leonard didn't know how he was going to get through a month on this thing. He went to his quarters to put his stuff away. The joy of being one of the two doctors on the ship, he got his own room. He had just pulled his duty uniform on when the buzzer to his door went off, "Enter."

He didn't look up but the door swooshed opened and closed, "You clean up nice, Bones." Every nerve ending in his body went to high alert at the sound of her voice. She's here. Why was she here? Leonard looked at the woman standing in his quarters; she had on a little make-up, her long hair was in a neat bun at the nape of her neck and she was wearing the gold duty dress with long sleeves, Lieutenant Commanders bars on her arms. The legs he's been dreaming about for weeks were in a standard pair of boots that stopped mid-calf. Jim gave him a few minutes to check her out before she stepped closer.

"You know, we can't stand here all day." He shook the thoughts of her legs wrapped around him out of his head.

"Sorry, it's just... Bones?"

She smiled, "Only thing your ex-wife let you with. I guess you're surprised to see me."

"I really should've put that together." He figured that she knew someone in Starfleet but he should've known that she might have been fleet herself.

Jim shrugged, "It's actually nice to meet people who don't automatically know who I am. Refreshing even. If it makes you feel better, I don't make it a habit of hooking up with cadets." He was wondering about that for a second and was going to respond but she kept talking, "Now, Pike says you have aviophobia and he wants me to keep an eye on you. Actually, I think he put you on this ship on purpose."

"You're the ship's second officer?" Jim smiled and sat on his bed. Oh dear God in heaven, why was she on his bed? He wanted to keep her there.

She smirked, "Yes, I'm second officer, it wasn't my idea. I'm helping with the Enterprise build and I'm assigned as it's chief tactical officer but this ship was short-staffed. I owed Jax a favor, so when the CO asked, I agreed to stick around for a while. You're scared of dying in something that flies but you joined Starfleet anyway. You really are trying to get away from your ex."

He nodded and looked at her for a second, "Pike talked me into it. I don't know why he cares."

"He's a good person who believes that everyone should get a second chance. He used to tell me that the best of us weren't the ones who stayed out of trouble, it was those of us who got into a bunch of trouble and learned from it. Unlike most of the officers around here, you lived in the real world. You have a different view of the universe, it's something the fleet needs and he thinks that you need to see more of it before you give up." She seemed like she's known Pike a while.

"Was he one of your instructors or something?"

Jim shook her head and looked at him, "He was on the Yorktown when I was in the academy. The Enterprise will be the second time we've served together. We taught in the same department last semester. I might teach again next year, I was just a sub last time."

Leonard thought about it for a second, "Took you under his wing, too?"

Jim smiled and looked at him, "Nope, family."

Leonard put it together, "Oh shit. He's your dad?"

Jim laughed, "Yep, I don't broadcast it but most people already know. Took you long enough." If Pike was her dad, that meant that she was Jim Kirk... the daughter of Lieutenant Commander George Kirk, the hero of the USS Kelvin and his wife, Lieutenant Winona Kirk, who dropped off the map when Jim was no older then five. "I was four, she lost her shit and Pike was friends with dad. He took me and my brother to San Fran. I'm not a mind reader, it's just the first thing everyone asks when the realize who I am. I hope it doesn't mean you'll treat me any different, I prefer the honesty."

"Honesty... I'm a jerk with nothing left and a bad attitude."

She stood up and shrugged, "You aren't a jerk to me. Trust me, I know some jerks. And you're still breathing, so you have something... might not be much." She glanced at the chronometer on her PADD, "As much as I would love to stay and hang out with you, you need to check in with Doctor Vance. If you want, I'll show you the way." He nodded and found himself being led through the small ship by the woman who had taken over his thoughts and dreams.

"Hey, Vance. He belongs to you."

She gestured towards him and Vance nodded, "Welcome Doctor McCoy. Thanks, Commander."

She smiled, "No problem. Let me know if you need anything, Bones." She slipped out of the room before he could say anything.

Vance smiled, "She has that affect on people."