A/N: I couldn't wait to make another chapter so I made this one up superfast!
Jim walked into the sickbay and sat on an examination table and gave a heavy sigh. 'If I can just figure out what's going on with me maybe I can have hope to complete the duties I have at hand. Then maybe we'll all just live another day.' He thought to himself as he waited for his CMO and best friend to walk out of his office. 'I need to get back to the bridge. My shift can't consist of me constantly being out.'
As Leonard walked out of his office with his head buried in his PADD he barely noticed his statue-esque friend. "Jim what are you doing back? I thought you were gonna go bother Spock for something fun."
"Oh, he was busy with something. I just wanted to see if you weren't too busy and we could have a chat." He said trying his hardest not to sound too distant from the current situation.
"We'll I'm not that busy." He put down the PADD and pulled up a chair. "What do you wanna talk about?"
"Well," He started. "I can't seem to keep my mind off of a certain… someone, and whenever I think about said person my mind races at light years per second and my heart beats heavy in my chest. Is this something normal? Or am I just not getting enough of something? Is it a side effect of being in space so long or am I just starting to ramble? I'll shut up now." He got off the table and started pacing.
Bones sat very still for a couple moments. He wasn't completely in shock and he had a small bit of happiness in him to see his friend starting to become somebody. "Well, what kinds of thoughts are you having for this person, are they small details that you notice or are they something more… purely sexual? I know it's an odd question but I'm trying to make my assessment and it would be best if you be honest here Jim."
Jim sat in contemplation, he wanted to just blurt out exactly what he had seen and explain all the internal turmoil he was feeling as of late, but thought to just leave it in a shadow. "Mainly it's just the small things, a certain way they stand, details about their face, and small details that could be overlooked but seem overtly obvious and intriguing. I don't really think these thoughts are obsessive but they can become hindering in this professional lifestyle we have on the ship."
Again Bones paused a moment and reeled his mind back into his skull. "Jim, are you saying that you're noticing small details about this person, and not things like boobs or butt like you normally would? And the thoughts you have are non-sexual and actually something of an attraction without the lust?"
"Well I guess. But I never said I didn't notice butt." 'Because his butt is more than perfect.' But just as he thought that he wiped it from his mind. "Ugh, Bones there is something wrong with me I swear. Is there some type of hypo you can get me that can get rid of my own thoughts?" He whined.
"Jim, what I may say might shock you. It might be a bit new, but I think you've got an incurable case of infatuation." Bones stated.
'Infatuated? No. No, no, no, no. That can't be right. I mean, he's Spock. He's a green blooded hob-goblin with pointy ears. Cute pointy ears, with gorgeous eyes of dark brown, and the most perfect body. No. Stop Jim, that doesn't make sense. You don't like Spock. Right?' Jim thought to himself. His eyes had gone wide and his mouth hung open. He then silently got up from the table and walked out into the hallway. He made his way back to the turbo-lift and set off for the recreational level. He needed to calm down and he knew the water could do that, but on a smaller level he hoped that Spock was still there. But when he walked back in to find an empty pool and nothing but the refracted light on the ceiling. He took of his shoes and socks, rolled up his pants, and placed his feet in the water.
Spock impatiently waited in his room for Uhura to show up. His mind was racing and his face was flushed green. He needed advice and he needed his friend.
There was a knock at the door and he opened it right up. "Nyota, thank you for coming here on such short notice, I have an inquiry and request some advice on a certain situation that I am currently facing."
She walked inside and they sat at the small table and chairs that were in the room. 'Hmm, first officers get nice digs.'"What is the question that it's so urgent? Is there something wrong?"
"There is nothing particularly 'wrong' but there is something that needs to be addressed. I understand that our relationship was terminated due to my lack of concentration on said relationship, but I actually have more of a reason for the 'break-up.' While my mind was solely focused on work it was only an attempt to get it off of a certain… person who I seem to find infuriating while incredibly fascinating. It has already affected our previous relationship and I see it is starting to interfere with my working relationship. I need to know how to approach this situation as to not go about ruining a friendship." He asked making sure to explain it as best as he possibly could.
"Well that depends, do you want to create an interest in a relationship, or are you looking to make it known that you don't want a relationship?" She asked.
"That is something I've had a hard time making a decision on. While there is much pointing towards making sure a relationship with this person is avoided I can also see that creation a relationship has its advantages. It would create a higher level of trust and form a bond between us. I want your opinion on what I should do."
"Well, if you plan on creating a relationship then you should go about as quickly as possible, you don't know how long they will be available for. But if you think that you don't want a relationship that you should just tell them straight up that it's not something you're looking for." She said to him in complete seriousness.
"… I will take your opinion into great consideration. I don't want to take up too much of your time. Thank you, Nyota." He then showed stood up and walked to the door.
"It's not a problem, Spock." She pulled him into a hug and then whispered into his ear. "If you're looking for him, he's in the pool area. Go and tell him what you feel." She pulled away to see his small shocked expression. "A woman's intuition I suppose." She gave him a smile and then went back to the bridge.
Back in the pool Jim had gone over through his thoughts over and over. And all in all he could say he was completely and utterly stumped. His mind told him that he was crazy to even think the thoughts that had occupied his head recently, while his heart was telling him the exact opposite and wanted something to come from these thoughts. He was so lost in thought that he didn't even notice that Spock had walked into the pool area and walked over towards him.
Jim finally realized that another person was there when he heard Spock's feet slip into the water. He looked over and saw a small smile on Spock's lips. 'His perfect lips. NO, JIM, NO, STOP!' He decided it best to smile back. "What are you doing here Spock? Shouldn't you be up on the bridge or maybe in the science labs?" He said. It actually sounded better in his head than it did coming out of his mouth.
"My duties for the day are finished. This place is the most calming for me, I like to come here often. I should be the one asking why you are not up on the bridge." He asked as he looked into Jim's eyes. 'They're so blue, as if I am staring into a deep ocean. Only wishing to dive further down and never leave.'
"Ugh, the bridge is so boring when nothing is going on. I want there to be something happening. That's why I left before to go see what Bones was doing. I hoped he was doing something fun. But he wasn't so I left."
"And you came here…" Spock said shocking Jim.
"Umm… yeah. I saw you swimming and I just thought that it would be rude to interrupt you. So I left you to your own device." He said blushing from the realization that he had been caught.
"It wouldn't have mattered at all. I would have stopped if you had an important task that needed to be done." He said.
"No, I just wanted to be entertained. It wasn't anything that big of a deal." Jim looked down and blushed even more.
Spock then decided to take a risk for once and go with his emotions. He tried denying it, he tried controlling it, but it was time to accept it, and go after it. So Spock put his fingers underneath Jim's chin and tilted his head upwards. "I would have entertained you. It would have been quite agreeable." He then pulled Jim towards him and stopped only inches from his face.
Jim closed his eyes and leaned into the warm embrace that flowed through him.
"Spock."
"Jim."
As their lips were almost touching the doors to the pool burst open. "KEPTIN, COMMANDER, VE HAVE A SITUATION!"
A/N: Just couldn't help myself, so I wrote this all in one shot. Please review and tell me what you think.
