Okay here is the next chapter! Okay guys now I want reviews! ^_^ I hope you enjoy it! Also, I still need to know if you want the people I could see playing my characters. Let me know.
In Emily's Quarters…
Kirk walked in quietly. It was getting pretty late and he wasn't sure if they were sleeping. Emily had just gotten Grayson to sleep on the couch. He refused the bed for reasons unknown to her. She was softly brushing some hair out of his face. She looked up and he saw even through the darkness that her eyes were red and glassy. He walked over to her and pulled her up into his arms quickly. She buried her head in the crook of his neck and shook. Olivia was one of her best friends besides Claire on the whole ship. She pulled away after some time.
"How is she? She's alive, right?" she asked in a whisper.
Kirk wiped some of her tears away and nodded. He pulled her to the bedroom so they could talk while Grayson slept.
"She's going to be okay. Spock's with her now. She hasn't woken up yet but McCoy says that's normal. He says she's exhausted and wouldn't worry if she was out for a couple of days," he said and Emily calmed some.
"So she's going to make a full recovery?" she asked just to make sure.
Kirk smiled and kissed her softly. She returned it jovially.
"She'll be back to her old self in no time," he said grinning.
Emily laid her head on his shoulder. She looked up at him.
"You are very brave Jim Kirk," she said quietly.
Kirk smiled kindly.
"It comes with the job," he grinned and Emily chuckled.
"Do you have to go back to the bridge?" she asked softly.
"Nope, I'm all yours," he smirked and Emily giggled as their lips touched again.
They heard a knock on the door and Kirk groaned. Emily giggled and went to answer. It was very dark in the living room and she almost toppled over her table. She opened the door and was surprised to see Spock standing there. Spock had decided to retrieve his son because he knew that's what Olivia would have said had she been awake.
"Spock, I thought you were going to stay with Olivia for the night," she said confused.
Spock nodded.
"I know Olivia very well. She is sleeping now but had she been awake she would have told me to retrieve Grayson and go back to our own quarters for some rest," he said and Emily smiled.
"Sure come on in," she said and moved so he could enter.
"Computer lights at 30%" she said and a dim light filled the room.
Spock looked at the couch. Emily stared as well. Kirk came in and he stopped to look at what everyone was staring at. The couch was empty. Grayson was gone.
In Sickbay…
Grayson snuck passed Bones and Claire who were leaving the sickbay together. He walked down the rows of beds. Not many were filled. He finally found the one he was looking for. She was all bandaged up and her eyes were closed. Grayson would have thought she was sleeping if not for all the bandages on her body. He sat in the chair next to her and touched her hand lightly.
"Mom…can you hear me?" he tried to link.
"Gray?" a weak link came back.
Grayson smiled slightly.
"Yes, it's me. Mom, please wake up. I want to talk to you," he linked carefully.
Olivia's eyes fluttered and slowly opened. First all she saw was blurriness. Then she could make out the outline of her son.
"G-Gray," she said hoarsely.
Grayson mustered a smile.
"You're really hurt," he said looking at her wounds.
Olivia smiled somewhat.
"Eh, not too bad. It just looks bad. Bones patched up all my injuries. When I take off the bandages, there won't be any wounds anymore," she said lightly.
Grayson's eyes widened slightly.
"R-Really? You'll be okay?" he asked and his bottom lip quivered.
Olivia caught it.
"Gray, I'm not going anywhere. I'm fine really. I'm not going to die," she said letting her hand reach up and gently wipe away a lone tear from his cheek.
Grayson closed his eyes.
"You almost did…" he said in a whisper and Olivia shook her head.
"Hey now, don't think about that. I'm right here. I'm alive and talking to you. Please don't cry," she said as she saw his lip quiver again and his eyes go glassy.
Grayson tried to hold them back. He wanted to be strong. But he almost lost his mother. And he just wasn't feeling strong at the moment. Olivia softly brushed some of his hair back.
"It's okay Gray. Come here," she said and managed to scoot over in the bed.
Grayson hesitated somewhat before climbing into the bed and lying down carefully in the space she provided. Olivia pulled the blanket over him and let her arm rest across his back. He laid his head on her pillow and stared at her.
"I don't want you to ever die mom," he said and the tears came.
Olivia held him close to her and began wiping every tear that fell from his eyes.
"I'm so sorry I scared you baby," she said, her own eyes turning glassy.
He looked at her again.
"I'm sorry I cry a lot," he said and Olivia chuckled.
"Never be sorry for that. It shows you are human. Everyone cries," she said softly kissing his forehead.
"Dad doesn't cry," he said quietly.
Olivia shook her head.
"I don't think that's true. He can cry he just chooses to handle situations differently. I'm sure one day he will cry…but let's hope that day does not come for a long, long time," she added.
Grayson nodded and his eyes lowered.
"You're tired Gray, get some sleep," she said wrapping an arm around him.
"When I wake up…you'll still be here right?" he asked unsurely.
Olivia nodded.
"Of course…I'm not going anywhere," she said burying her face in his hair.
"Good night mom," he said and Olivia smiled.
"Good night Grayson," she said softly.
Spock had been searching the decks frantically. He wouldn't show it but he couldn't take much more of this day. He almost lost his wife and now his son was missing. He walked through the sickbay doors. Jim and Emily were checking the upper decks. He stopped short of the sight before him. His head tilted. He walked over to the intercom.
"This is Spock to Jim. I found him in the sickbay. He is well. Have a goodnight," he said quietly and walked over to the chair by her bed.
Olivia's eyes opened as Spock sat down in the chair. He offered her a strained, small smile.
"Spock," she said smiling some.
He was relieved to see she was awake and talking.
"How are you feeling?" he asked her tenderly.
"I feel like I was hit by a Vulcan…repeatedly," she said tiredly.
Spock took her hand gently in both of his.
"I am relieved you are doing better," he said and Olivia rolled her eyes.
"Yes Mr. Spock, I am doing better," she smiled.
Spock kissed her hand gently and held it tighter.
"I thought I was going to lose you," he said carefully.
Olivia nodded.
"For a second there, I thought it was the end for me," she admitted.
"T'Pring and I fought and I won but the damage had been done. And then when I didn't get any medical help quickly afterwards I thought it was over for me. Never did I think I would get hurt even more. I just remember my back burning really bad and Ry'nork was there," she said trying to recollect what happened.
"He saved your life…Ry'nork. He stopped one of T'Pau's guards from killing you. I saw you get stabbed in the back. It was not something I wanted to see…nor did I have the right control to handle it. It left many guards dead on the ground. When McCoy finally got to you…you had stopped breathing," he stopped talking.
His heart rate had picked up again. He didn't want to relive that nightmare. Olivia squeezed his hand some.
"I thought you died. I was not prepared for it. McCoy could not get you to breathe and I could not handle it. I had to get away. I had to walk away for fear of my emotions getting the best of me. Jim followed me. His appearance did not help me regain any of that control. I was on the verge of shattering when McCoy said you were breathing again. I do not believe he will ever know how indebted I am to him," he said looking down.
Olivia touched his cheek softly. Spock closed his eyes and unconsciously pressed into her hand.
"I did not think I would ever feel your hands upon me again," he said, his eyes still closed.
Olivia smiled slightly.
"I would not leave you that easily," she said and he opened his eyes.
"I will hold you to that," he said and she chuckled.
Spock smiled slightly.
"Will you stay here the night? I promised Grayson I'd be here when he woke up. I want you to be here too," she said and Spock nodded.
"I will not leave you," he said and Olivia took comfort in that.
"By the way…where are we headed?" Olivia asked curiously.
"We are charted back to Earth. Admiral Pike has granted us shore leave for an undisclosed amount of time," he said answering her question.
Olivia's whole face lit up.
"I love shore leave!" she whispered happily.
Spock smiled somewhat.
"Since when?" he asked curiously raising an eyebrow.
Olivia grinned.
"It leaves me with great memories," she grinned and Spock blushed.
He remembered the last time they were on shore leave he was in Pon Farr.
"And Grayson has yet to step foot on Earth. I am excited for him," she added.
Spock nodded.
"Hopefully it will be better then his experience on New Vulcan," he said quietly.
Olivia smiled sadly.
"It will be. And when we go back to New Vulcan, things will be better," she said smiling.
Spock stared at her. She really did amaze him.
"You wish to go back to New Vulcan one day?" he asked in shock.
Olivia nodded.
"Sarek is there and Ry'nork and now T'Pring is cool. Grayson might have a friend in her daughter. T'Pau is one Vulcan. She does not define the planet," she said caressing his face.
Spock smiled. Oh how she amazed him.
"Get some rest Olivia. Tomorrow we shall begin our shore leave," he said and Olivia nodded.
"I want to do something fun on shore leave, maybe have a night out with the crew?" she asked.
Spock nodded.
"If that is what you'd like to do," he said and Olivia grinned.
"Well, I have other things in mind as well," she grinned and Spock blushed.
She was still the only one who could get these kinds of emotional responses out of him.
Okay so I'm sorry this chapter was a bit short and it took so long to post but school is Hell and it is my life right now so things may slow down just a bit. Other then that we are good!