Chapter 10: Plans

The thirty minutes M'Benga had predicted became forty - until they only even left the CMO's office.

Jamie walked out first, stroking over her hair, finishing to get it back in order. Her skin was flushed and her eyes sparkling.

M'Benga saw them from afar and grinned. He casually walked over. "The bridge crew is dying to get news of your engagement. I told them to look at the video footage", he said also completely coolly.

Although Jamie knew that he only meant the ring and the kissing and that the CMO's office had no surveillance, her eyes went wide for a moment.

Leonard just rolled his eyes and slid an arm around her waist. "Sometimes I wonder how anything on this ship is done... bunch of gossips..." he mumbled.

Jamie grinned and kissed him quickly.

M'Benga sighed pretended dramatically. "Enough already you two. You'll send someone into a diabetic coma if you'll be displaying so much affection and sweetness around the ship."

Leonard rolled his eyes again. "Careful, Geoff, she'll take that as a dare."

Jamie shrugged and stepped out of her fiancée's arm. She winked. "I'll think about it... See you tonight, Bones." And with a meaningful smile towards Leonard she strolled out of Medbay, running her hands over her uniform dress to straighten the last wrinkled from... lunch hour.

Leonard looked after her and his colleague grinned.

"It's even worse than I thought", M'Benga commented.

"What do you mean?"

"You two. Madly in love. Well, not that this is new. But now it's official and you practically skipped being a couple and went straight for getting engaged... I knew you wouldn't be able to keep your hands off each other, but I don't want to know what the two of you did in there for over one and a half hour."

"We were not-" Leonard glanced at the time. "Oh..."

M'Benga grinned. "Ahhh... young love..." He winked and walked away.

Leonard rolled his eyes, but blushed a little. He wondered if he would ever be able to work at his desk without thinking about Jamie. Or sit in the chair. Or on the couch.

Captain Jamie T. Kirk was expecting quite a few things when she entered the bridge. But not this.

"Bride on ze bridge!" Chekov announced with a blush about this cheekiness when she stepped through the door.

After the first moment of surprise Jamie smiled.

"So, congratulations are in order, hm?" Sulu grinned.

"Well, you saw it, didn't you?" Jamie replied, referring to the video.

"We did", Spock answered and rose from the command chair.

"It was really sweet", Uhura added.

Jamie raised the hand with the ring for a moment. "Yes, Bones and I are engaged. And no, we haven't set a date yet. And the whole story is something to tell on a quiet evening in the mess hall." She sat down in her chair. "Now, how's our status?"

"We're holding our position", Sulu said.

"According to Doctor M'Benga the crew has regained their memories", Spock explained.

Jamie nodded. "Sulu, set a course for Starbase Seven. I guess the Enterprise needs a little overhaul in space dock. And prepare and launch a beacon that warns ships about the anomaly and its effects. If no one else did that, we sure as hell will."

"Even though its good sides?" Sulu winked.

Jamie chuckled. "Well, there can't be that many ships with a captain and a CMO in denial for their feelings, can there? Let's just save the other ones from any trouble. But I won't complain about us running into it."

She smiled to herself and looked down on the ring. She couldn't wait for the shift to be over and seeing Bones... moving his stuff into the captain's quarters... and, well, although he said they could take it slow, she wasn't so sure if she wanted that.

The last of her insecurities after regaining her memories had disappeared the moment he'd put the ring on her left finger.

Perhaps it was a spur of the moment decision, but...

"Chekov, how long would it take us from Starbase Seven to Earth?"

The Ensign's fingers moved quickly over his console. "About a veek at warp seven. But at the moment we only have varp two and Mr. Scott estimates zat ve need at least four days at ze Starbase."

"Someone's planning a wedding..." Sulu singsonged.

Jamie rolled her eyes, but also smiled. "I have no comment on the matter", she said and turned to communications changing the subject. "Uhura, inform the Starbase that we're on our way and what happened."

"Yes, Captain."