Selek felt the sting of tears in his eyes as Jim danced with him. Tears were the proof of his mixed heritage, Vulcan's did not have tear ducts, they could not cry, but humans could. He did not deny his human half, hadn't for long time, but he would not let the tears show. He knew that the young version of Jim was offering a comfort. A comfort of memories that he would never forget.

"I upset you didn't I?" Jim asked, noticing the tears that shimmered in the dark eyes of the older version of his mate.

"No, you did not Jim" Selek replied honestly.

"But you're crying" Jim pointed out.

"You did not upset me, you gave me a great gift Jim. I had never gotten the chance to say Farwell to my Jim, let alone hold him in my arms for the last time, you have given me the chance to share a dance with you, in doing so you have given me some closure" Selek told him. Jim smiled at him, giving him a hug as the song neared its end before leaning up a little bit and pressing a kiss to his cheek.

"Thank you" Jim whispered into his ear as the song ended. Selek knew that the blond captain was not thanking him for the dance. But the hand he had played in pushing his younger self into the arms of his captain and T'hy'la. Selek allowed a tiny smile as he watched the younger version of his T'hy'la wrap his arms around his mate and cuddle closer into his side. Spock looked down at the head resting on his shoulder in confusion for a second before simply returning to the conversation with his father as he ran his hand through the blond hair of his mate.

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Bones noticed immediately that Jim's smile fell when he stepped up on stage after Uhura had announced that a few people had prepared speeches for the happy couple. Bones smirked as Jim started to move his hands in a slashing motion. This was going to be fun.

Jim dropped his head into his hands and groaned when McCoy ignored him and stepped up to the microphone, knowing he'd find some way to embarrass him.

"As all of you here, I am happy to see Spock and Jim together. Spock, ever since your relationship started I haven't had to hear Jim whine about you. All I heard for months was how much he wanted you, how attractive you were. I was tempted to knock Jim out every night before he had the chance to come and whine at me. I don't think I will ever forget the day Jim was given the truth serum on Argalis three..." Bones paused smiling when Jim squeaked and looked up at him shaking his head vigorously. So Jim hadn't told Spock about that...time to mess with his best friend a little.

"Do you remember that Jim? I spent an entire day listening to you talk about Spock, learned more about your mind then I ever wanted to..." Bones paused again, satisfied when Jim started to faintly bang his head on the table, Spock trying in vain to stop him. Sarek and T'Pau were silently gazing at the human. And Selek looked amused.

"You're a lot more insecure then you act. I hope that getting the man you thought would never look twice at you showed you what I had tried to tell you that day. Jim, you're my best friend, even if you do annoy me, and I wish you a long and happy life with your husband" he smiled as he walked off the stage, taking his seat at the table once again.

"You are an asshole," Jim told him once he was sitting.

Bones just smiled at him. "Would I honestly do that Jim? No matter how much you annoyed me that day, you were a patient then, anything you told me was under Doctor patient confidentiality" Bones said simply. Jim shook his head, but he smiled at him all the same. Bones didn't know what to expect when Jim stood up, but it wasn't Jim suddenly hugging him.

"Oh come on, get off of me" Bones complained trying to push the man off of him to no avail.

"Aww, you love me and you know it" Jim told him still hanging onto him. Bones crumbled and pushed against his chest still. Jim just tightened his arms, and placed a kiss to the older mans cheek, before letting him go with a laugh.

"Eww! Don't kiss me again, disgusting" Bones complained rubbing his cheek with a napkin. Jim just smiled at him again, and sat back down beside Spock.