She Is But A Child
Chapter Twenty-Five
Confessions and Apologies…
Dressed and prepared he went to inquire about Lieutenant Uhura's location. The computer answered, 'Running on the western outdoor track.'
He stood on the perimeter waiting for her to run by. Once he spotted her, he waited for her to come to where he stood. She recognized him and stopped in front of him, jogging in place.
"Good morning, Lieutenant. I hope that your run has been energizing," were his first words to her.
"Yes, it has! Cadet Spock, to what do I owe this early morning visit?"
"Sir, may I have a word with you.
"You may proceed, Cadet."
Shuffling a little and looking straight ahead he said, "Yesterday you were introduced to Lady Amanda of Vulcan. I want to reveal to you something you probably did not know…Lady Amanda is my mother."
"Yes Spock, I know. I am well aware of your parentage. I appreciate that you allowed me to meet her. At that time your ruse was so amusing, I hated to spoil your act."
"Act, Sir?"
"Yes Cadet, your pretense or act of being a disinterested party. I am sure that we could have made it a stimulating three-way conversation. Nonetheless, thank you for granting me the privilege of that meeting. I will look forward to continued conversations with…your mother."
He continued, "Lieutenant, I want you to know I did not want to lose any regard you might have for my character and I believe that your favorable opinion would have lessened if I did not supply this information to you. It certainly would have reflected on me negatively if this was brought to your attention at a later time…by someone else."
She turned to him smiling, still jogging in place, "We shall not dwell on this matter. Is there anything else?"
"No Sir, I have another stop I must make this morning before class. By the way Lieutenant, my mother sends her sincere regards to you."
"When you speak to her again, please convey my return greeting to her."
"Yes sir."
"You are dismissed, Cadet"
With that, he turned and headed towards Commander Lee's office.
He entered the instructor's office, and saluted his superior.
"At ease, Cadet, how may I be of service to you?"
In his relaxed stance, Spock started his humble apology.
"Sir, I wish to convey to you my sincere remorse for any conduct on my part that caused disruption in your classroom setting. In retrospect, I must admit that much of my past behavior reflects poorly on me, as a student, a male and as a Vulcan."
The Commander looked earnestly at Spock, "Cadet it appears that your statements are not empty words. Just recently, I reviewed your file since your assignment to Lieutenant Uhura's class. Your final record speaks for itself. She seemed to have engendered in you the desire to change."
"Yes Sir, she has been pivotal in this process."
With a twinkle in his eye, Commander Lee said, "In two days you will graduate. I am not sure what is behind your change of heart, but if it does involve the Lieutenant, let me inform you that two thirds of the single males, instructors and students alike wish they could get to know her better. She is a 'no nonsense' woman, who is focused and motivated. Moreover, Spock, she is one of the most beautiful young women ever to grace these halls. Don't mess up Spock."
With that Commander Lee said, "Dismissed."
Spock turned and left the office. Walking away, Spock felt a great deal of relief. The weight of guilt had begun to lessen; it felt as if tremendously heavy weights had dropped from his shoulders.
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A/N
We are almost finished folks, graduation is upon us. I do hope that you have enjoyed this ride-but don't jump off the train just yet.
Believe me, I hate to see a story end, it is like sending your child off to college-glad to see his or her accomplishments, but finding there is an emptiness. Nonetheless, we must cheer up, there are still kids at home-several trains warming up-don't know which story will post next. I have a monster which I call The San Francisco Saga, which includes stories about Spock and Nyota's days on the Enterprise, their return to San Francisco after the five year mission, Christine Chapel's relationship with Nyota, and with a certain…Oh, Oh, don't want to give that away. :0). Also in another mix are several A/U stories, each one multiple chapters that stand alone. At this point, though, I seem to be leaning toward San Francisco.
I want all to be aware, everything I post is already complete. However, I fear that if I am posting multiple stories, it might become confusing. Since this is the case, my updates only await someone else's reading each chapter before I post. Of course with a more objective view than my own ( but no one wants to be told they have an ugly child). So the task has been taken up by my sister who can be brutal, she takes no prisoners-So we all must thank my sister, M'Celeste who with her, "No, no, no, and raised palm has kept me on the straight and narrow because she knows that I, like Spock, fear rejection.
Botsey