"But Mr. Spock — Spock — how can you believe that? Who held your hand after what happened on Neural? She wasn't there. She didn't even care that you'd nearly been killed! She stayed on the bridge at her communications console while you were in that horrible trance! How does that make her 'ideal'?"
"Lt. Uhura is a Starfleet officer. She is as committed to her duties as I am to mine. It is a trait I admire."
In a desperate attempt to force this man she had loved for long see the truth, Chapel shot out a hand and grasped his shoulder when he would have turned away.
"She teases you; makes fun of your beautiful ears. Tries to make you show emotion in front of others. She touches you, Spock. When anyone can see. I would never disrespect your boundaries that way. I would be a proper Vulcan's woman."
"You should be aware, Nurse, Nyota has free rein over my body. As she is well aware, no one else holds that distinction. She protects those that she holds dear and will not scruple to, if you will pardon the early 21st Century colloquialism, 'slap a bitch' if she learns another has trifled with what is hers. Good day, Miss Chapel."
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A/N: 54% of Americans spell it "free rein" while 46% write "free reign." I have no further comment on the matter.