Life is but a Dream
Characters: James Kirk, Leonard McCoy, Spock
Laps
McCoy's last jibe and his own furious outburst were still ringing in his ears when he dove neatly into the pool and struck out for the opposite wall. As his body sliced through the water he could feel the frustration melting away. But why couldn't they stop bickering? Couldn't they see how frayed his nerves were already?
An hour later he was exhausted but ready to face his friends. He boosted himself from the pool to a waiting towel, two pathetic puppy-dog blue eyes and two contrite brown ones.
He accepted the towel and the unspoken apologies in one gesture.
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