Loving Her Is Red

Chapter Twenty One

She had survived Pon Farr. She was not pregnant. They could now return, on separate flights to San Francisco. The farewell was tearful for her. Spock had apologized for the suddenness of their joining, Mr. Uhura, understood, his wife was yet a little tearful.

There was an attempt to settle into normalcy. Three days after their return, they were in his office, with the door open reviewing the latest Trill information sent from the Vulcan Science Academy. She had found that these humanoids were especially intriguing. The Trill were newly contacted and had proved simply to be a race that were more mysterious than the Vulcans.

It was taking all of Spock's sizeable control to not touch her, lean over her and catch the scent of her hair, kiss her, engaging in both forms…and other things...he gritted his teeth. Through their bond he send,

"Beloved, my desire for you is consuming me. My body finds no form of comfort. I think that this time together will not be productive because of my present state. I will leave your presence now."

Once in his rooms, he immediately settled onto his mat and attempted to reach Ve'ree'lat,to order his mind. It was during this period that he formulated a plan that would require the presence and services of T'Penn. A degree of subterfuge would be involved. In this instance, all the facts could not be shared. However, the degree of the revelation would leave the audience puzzled, but due to whom was speaking none would dare to question further .

Once fully conscious he went and sat down at his com unit and composed a letter to T'Penn.

Taluhk Hakausu T'Penn (Esteemed Healer t'Penn):

May your health and work continue at an optimum level. My bondmate and myself are physically well, but find that our present conditions of isolation and celibacy a severe inconvenience. It has prevented me from performing my duties to the level that I deem my optimum. I wish to confer with you at your earliest convenience as to a way that you might remedy Based on knowledge shared with me by my father, the only other species that is aware of Vulcan Pon Farr are the Romulan people. Of course, millenniums have passed since we were united as one people and as is usually the case,due to the passage of time, the true account of that condition has probably been corrupted.

In conveying this message, perhaps just the fringes of the reason for my recent immediate need to be bonded could be alluded to. I will discuss this matter with my father who no doubt will arrange for a leave of absence from the consulate and provide transportation for you.

Would you be able to come to the Vulcan Embassy here in San Francisco and we together might be able to formulate a plan that will legitimize my bonding with My Nyota, which will allow us to return to the intimacy that we had while in Nairobi At his point, my control is being constantly weakened by our present abstinence. Please advise me of your availability and sympathetic concern for our present situation. I look forward to your immediate reply.

Osu Spock.

Upon receipt of the transmission, T'Penn advised Spock her earliest availability would be the following week. Unbeknown to Spock she had requested audience with the High Counsel to review her findings on Vulcan/Terran bondings. She was in hopes that Spock had advised his father of his situation so as not to put her in the position of being a 'bearer of news' that should be revealed to Sarek, by his son, Osu Spock.

So it was that T'Penn and Spock were of similar mindset. Although, through their bond Sarek would be aware of his son successful experience with Pon Farr, and that he had entered a marriage bond, it was most important that Spock be the one to supply the details.

Immediately after this letter to T'Penn Spock checked the central computer and located Nyota. She was in the library, how typical. He hurried there and stood where she could observe him and sent, join me at my rooms. She almost stumbled over a chair and he had to restrain himself from rushing to her rescue and checking to see that she was uninjured. Once she had settled in the seat in front of his standing figure he entered his father's private contact number after the usual pings and clicks

Sarek's voice was heard. From the receipt code Spock knew that his father was at home and so requested that his mother be present during their conversation. Summoned by their private bond, his mother's face appeared on the screen,

"Sweetheart, it is a pleasure to hear from you. All is well?"

"Father, I am certain mother informed you of the fact that recently I had entered into a life-altering relationship. Father, I will now allow visual contact and I wish you to meet my aduna, Nyota Uhura, of USA. She has proved her loyalty to me by assisting me through my first 'time'. We were bonded by T'Penn at the consulate in Nairobi. She is still a student at the Academy and thus our Terran marriage will not take place until she graduates. Prior to our bonding, it was impossible to advise you of the event, since the earmarks of the approach of Pon Farr were not clearly discerned. Although we had already promised to wait for one another by entering into ko-kugalsu (seven year old bonding) the necessity of the tel-tor (marriage bond—joining of minds) became quite obvious. Father, Mother, she completes me in every wayand I was determined not to lose her.

Sarek addressed Nyota,

"Daughter, thank you for delivering my son from 'the fires. I look forward to meeting you on Vulcan as soon as possible."Amanda, her eyes glowing with unshed tears, after all she was an illogical, emotional, human simply said,

"I could not be more happy."

With her use of that word Sarek looked in her direction and she corrected herself,

"…more satisfied."

Sarek appeared pleased with himself for being able to show his daughter, Nyota, that is was quite possible for a human to adapt to 'The Vulcan Way'.

Spock ended the conversation with,

"Father, Mother, as soon as it is possible, we will visit you on Vulcan."

Nyota's final words to her in-laws were,

"I thank you for the welcome into your family."

Spock ended,

"Sarek of Vulcan, Amanda of Terra, Peace and Long Life."

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