Title: A Moment Before Amok Time

Author's Note: For those who did not realize it or could guess from the title, this story is set during Amok Time.

Copyright: See Chapter One. Thanks!

"I'm sorry Spock." Lady Mina said after the woman called Christine Chapel left.

"What did you sense?" Spock asked his voice was strained and tired.

"I'm amazed how much...affection she has for you." She said walking over to him taking his arm to steady him. "Does she know?"

Spock shook his head and Lady Mina nodded as she guided him back to his bed to sit. She sat next to him clasping her hands together in thought.

"How long have you known the Nurse's feelings towards you?" She asked looking over at Spock.

"She told me." Spock closed his eyes thinking back to that mission wishing he could forget his break down of control over his emotions.

"Really?" Lady Mina raised her eyebrows in surprise. "Strange, Terren woman aren't usually that straight forward about there feelings."

"I cannot return her feelings the way she wants it." Spock said almost snapping at Lady Mina. He did not mean to, it just came out that way. "Every time Nurse Chapel is near I see what she wants from me."

"I have a question for you Spock." Lady Mina said suddenly as though she cut him off from his rambling. She stood and went to his smashed computer looking at it intently. "If you weren't bonded to T'Pring, would you pursue the Nurse?"

"No." Spock said pointedly through his horse voice.

"So she must suffer unrequited love – if its even love she's feeling." Lady Mina held out her hand over Spock's computer and slowly raised, as she raised her hand the computer fell back into it's original form appearing undamaged. She then sat down at the desk and took off the computer screen and began working on the inside.

Spock walked over to the other side of the desk and sat across from Lady Mina. His head was racing and spinning keeping him a little disoriented. Lady Mina worked in silence on the computer that would have been considered scrap by many others. But being a telekinetic was helpful when fixing things, especially frayed wires

Spock watched her work not really focusing in on the exact motions of her hands but enough to keep his mind steady. Lady Mina laid out several damaged wires and slowly passed her hand over them. Beneath her hand the wires returned to their original undamaged state. Spock had seen her do this many times with many different things; it was an act that inspired awe in him. But he would not admit that to anyone.

Suddenly Spock felt a spasm of pain across his chest causing him to gasp. Immediately Lady Mina was at his side holding him and he willing laid his head on her shoulder.

"The sooner this is over the better." Lady Mina wanted nothing more than to comfort him as she had done years ago whispering over and over that all would be alright. But she fought against the instinct because she knew all Spock really needed was for her to hold him as she was now. "I think it best if the Nurse simply delivered the soup and went on her way. There's no need for her to see you like this."

Spock nodded sitting up slightly letting Lady Mina know she could let go of him. She did so unwillingly and returned back to the computer.

"Why did you come?" Spock asked.

"I see you've learned not to ask how," Lady Mina said replacing to the computer screen. "You be amazed what I can sense in the galaxy. Since I am more attuned to your telepathy as I am to my brother's, I could sense through my own telepathy your distress – and, might I mention, your destructive burst." The computer screen popped back into place. "There now good as new, or even better. I re-wired it so you can get private messages without the bridge being privy to them."

"You don't want the Federation to know where you are when I call you, correct?" Spock asked even though he knew the answer already.

"Basically," Lady Mina shugged. "The Federation is not ready to know about the Keepers yet."

"Thank you." Spock said. He was tired and the disorientation was getting worse.

"The Nurse is here," Lady Mina said walking quickly to the door and stood to the side when the buzzer rang.

"Come," Spock said standing to meet his guest. Of course, Lady Mina was correct – it was Nurse Chapel with the soup.

Spock thanked her as she placed the tray at his desk. Nurse Chapel smiled radiately to the Vulcan and hoped he would say something else to her. But he did not respond because Spock did not trust what he would say to her.

"Well if you need anything else Mr. Spock, please let me know." The Nurse said. Spock nodded and she headed to the door. Lady Mina gave Spock a look that he recognized from his childhood as her prompting him to say more.

"Thank you. Christine." Spock said. Nurse Chapel looked back at the Vulcan and smiled.

"You're welcome," with that Nurse Chapel left, but not before she looked over the where Lady Mina was standing. To Spock she was completely visible leaning nonchalantly against the wall, but Nurse Chapel did not see anything.

"Spock sit down." Lady Mina commanded of him. Spock did what he was told feeling his knees get weak beneath him. "You're not going to last long at this rate."

Spock did not response, he just stared vacantly in front of him. He did not see Lady Mina move to his side.

"Spock I'm going to suggest something that you may not approve." She said cautiously.

"What?"

"If you let me, I could telepathically touch your mind to calm it down and to ease your body; just basically give you enough control over yourself to last until you reach Vulcan." Lady Mina explained. "Will you let me?"

Spock nodded, he could not find his voice any more. They had touched minds before when he was much younger so he had no concerns over negative affects. He lifted his hand to touch Lady Mina's face but she stopped him.

"Spock you don't have the control to initiate a mind meld," She said taking his hands kneeling in front of him. "We're going have to use my method. Just relax as best you can and I'll do the rest."

Lady Mina closed her eyes and Spock did the same and immediately felt her presence in his mind.