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"I understand. She has came to be a major part in our lives in a very short space of time." Spock spoke quietly as they both entered the turbo lift.
"How did it go with Torin? Are they okay they in speaking terms now?" Jim questioned not caring if it was personal he had to know that his friend was safe from anymore stress. That his crew was safe from an emotional Vulcan.
"I believe they have spoke and are now on amiable terms, Torin handled the news well for someone whos emotional barriers had been metaphorically battered. Though they will be getting the mind link removed when we arrive on new Vulcan. They can communicate far to clearly when in physical contact with each other for a pair that have been parted for years, it will be putting a strain on Torins mind though im in doubt he will admit to this." Spock reeled off the facts and his deductions smoothly watching the rest of the tension leave his captains shoulders. "Are you well Captain?"
"Yea yea im fine im just. I'm pissed off and i'm tired and i-" Jim sighed shaking his head with a defeated look on his face. "I just don't understand why this needed to happen. Those scars… what do they say?" Jim looked up at Spock in pained curiosity.
Spock looked over at the curious blue eyes before turning his gaze to the ground. " Ulef Khaf. In Vulcan directly translates to 'Half Blood.'"
"That bastard." Jim spat, frown returning with vengeance and all the tension that had faded returned to his body as his hands clenched into fists. One step forward two steps back.
"She's going to be fine Jim."
"Yea yea i know. I just feel awful about the entire thing."
"Jim i don't understand none of this is your doing, why are you feeling this way?"
"Because at first i was more concerned that Nyota had been taken, she's our friend she's been with us for years so when Bones burst onto the bridge and said Dr Reid was gone i didn't care as much. I still cared obviously- forget it. Everyone's safe we can all sleep easy tonight." Jim cut the conversation off in frustration. I don't know why im trying to explain this to Spock of all people. Stupid like he's gunna have anything helpful or remotely human to say about it.
"Then go and see her? We have all shard a sleeping bag i do not think it would be seen as intrusive if you want to be a support. Though you should not feel guilty Jim, that emotion makes sense especially since you were not as close to Dr Reid as you are with Lieutenant Uhura. I think Leonard would say 'you should not beat yourself up over it.'" Spock finished leaving Jim utterly bewildered and speechless.
"Well I'll be damned Spock, i'll be honest i wasn't expecting you to come out with anything along those lines. And go see her she's probably asleep by now with Bones sat in the corner refusing to go to sleep."
"Perhaps. Though i do know that Nyota will be there right now despite any intentions Leonard has to make her rest."
"Really?" Jim re evaluated the idea for a second before pulling out his comm and messaging Nyota.
You over at Leonards room with A?
-JTK
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Yea, you and Spock should head over (ps i dont think its just Alex that needs friends around her) x
-NU
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"Alright spock we're headed over to Bones quarters, let's go." Spock raised a questioning brow but didn't say anything and just followed silently. He remembered to announce his ptesence this time instead of just coming booling through the door, not that he really needed to be cautious about bursting in on anything given the circumstances. The doors swished open to reveal Bones, Alex and Nyota sprawled out over the floor in a haphazard manner. Nyota and Leonard were sat on the floor infront of the sofa, the coffee table had been pushed back against the wall and Alex was between the two laid with her head on Nyotas lap and her legs sprawled out over Leonards lap as they all looked up to the door.
"We're having a sleepover? Sweet. Nyota pass me that pillow." Nyota smiled grabbing the small blue pillow from the sofa and tossing it to Jim as he got himself comfy leaning the pillow up against Bones' crossed legs.
"Guess I'm part of the furniture now." Leonard chuckled, watching as Spock awkwardly took a seat across from him on the floor making it a full circle.
"I want a drink who wants a drink? Would it be frowned upon if i took this day of my two days off to drink captain?" Alex lifted her head out of Nyotas lap with such speed she made Nyota jump.
"Now that's the smartest idea anyones had all day, I'll take one." Jim said smile stretching across his face as the red head jumped to her feet. It may have not been the healthiest coping mechanism and he knew Bones was wary from the way the man beneath his pillow tensed up at the suggestion. "Whiskey?"
"Already on it." Alex spoke from the kitchenette as Leonard frowned down and Jim for being an enabler despite it being his whiskey, while Jim mouthed 'she'll be fine' at him with a frown. "Nyotaaaa i have wine. Spock can i interest you in a hot chocolate?"
Spock raised a brow at the hopeful tone and turned to face the red head looking over her shoulder at him clad in one of Leonard's oversized shirts and a pair of flimsy checkered shorts, her bare feet silent as they moved around the kitchenette. "I feel as though there are ulterior motives at play here, may i ask why you wish to get me drunk, Doctor?"
"Becauseeee. Everyone's so tense we need to loosen up a little, youre giving me tense vibes sat there with your perfect posture, it's time to loosen up Spock, Doctors orders." Alex spoke bringing everyone something to drink and quickly returning to the kitchenette to get Spocks hot chocolate. "You don't have to drink it all, just sip, you'll figure out your limits it'll be fine i promise." Alex spoke as she set down the mug carefully in front of Spock.
"Mmmm that does smell better than what I'm drinking Spock im slightly jealous." Jim inhaled deeply leaning towards Spock's mug before letting out a satisfied sigh.
"Indeed, the smell is quite satisfying." Spock closed his eyes momentarily to take the sweet scent in.
"I never thought I'd see the day were we get to see Spock drunk." Leonard mumbled into his cup before Alex kicked him lightly mouthing 'rude' to him jokingly.
"I'm fine with seeing Spock drunk as long as a certain somebody doesn't make me spit out my wine again." Nyota glared down at Alex with laughter in her eyes as the woman's head returned to her lap before she started giggling.
"I couldn't resist you were so un assuming i had to say something." Alex giggled.
"What did you say?" Leonard asked smirking curiously at the pair, raising a suspicious brow when they looked towards each other and started laughing. Leonard raised both brows at that, looking towards Jim confused before he put his glass to his mouth as Alex sat up, hand on his shoulder as she mouthed something into his ear before Leonard spat his drink back into his cup, though everyone's attention turned to Spock as he inhaled some of his hot chocolate clearly overhearing what had been said as he choked. And then even without anyone realising they fell back into normalcy, even if it was just for tonight. They were all laughing as Spock winced from choking looking up at them with a betrayed frown.
"That is information i did not want or need to know." Spock spoke sullenly. Confused when Alex started laughing harder at him.
"Spock you've got a- Hot chocolate mustache i can't take you seriously." Alex wheezed, Jim started giggling as he looked over at Spock putting his drink on the ground as he leaned back into his pillow with his hand over his mouth. "When did you all grow your hair out anyway and why isn't this a regular thing you all look great. I'm jealous i can't grow a beard." Alex spoke as she leaned up scratching underneath Leonard's and Jim's chins in unison earning her a hum from the pair as if they were dogs being pet.
"We're trying out a new look, there's a theory that facial hair makes men more attractive." Jim chimed as Nyota rolled her eyes.
"You think that'd work for scotty?" Leonard chided earning him a jab in the side from Alex as Jim cackled Leonard smirking sarcastically at the red head as Nyota raised a suspicious brow down at the red head.
"What haven't you told me."
"Nothing. Absolutely nothing that needs talking about." Alex looked anywhere but up at Nyota guiltily.
"She totally almost slept with Scotty before we recruited her into our space family." Jim chipped in earning him a foot to the side of the head making him slide off the pillow he was resting on "heyyyy!"
"Oh my god really! Why didn't you tell me." Nyota gasped.
"Because i totally didn't find out till recently and its embarrassing! I didn't even know until these two both interrogated him."
"Scotties totally datong Jaylah aswelli forgot to tell you." Jim stated matter of factly tipping his glass in Nyotas direction before standing up to refill his glass and any other empty ones.
"I knew that its been going on since what... a month before we left yorktown. It was so obvious. Scotty has a thing for bossy women." Nyota stated as Leonard raised his brows.
"oh it makes so much more sense now." Leonard chuckled. Eyes sparkling with mischief as Alex gasped in offence.
"You can't talk you're dating me… i'm not even that bossy, you're the bossy one." she stuck her tongue out at him, before sighing happily as she leaned back down resting her head on Nyotas thigh as she looked over at Spock checking up that the Vulcan as still alive and well. "What do you guys miss about home? Like earth and Vulcan. Living in yorktown for so long really made me miss the little things, like snow you know? Waking up on a winter morning and the snow outside has made a blanket over your entire street and the flakes are still coming down. It's a different kind of beauty to space i guess." Alex stared up at the ceiling longingly as if wanting the ceiling to open up and delicate snowflakes to start falling around them.
"I miss the moon, it sounds stupid i know but, just being able to lie in the grass in a field and look up at the night sky, all the stars and the moon so far away but so easily reachable. I don't know... just always felt calm when looking up at the night sky, like the feeling of being firmly grounded with crickets creaking nearby but always wanting to be amongst the stars." Jim sighed before suddenly feeling self conscious in the quiet of the room, he shuffled uncomfortably in silence for a second before Alex chipped in.
"I get that, you ever seen a blood moon? They're gorgeous." Jim nodded towards Alex in agreement glad that she'd swooped in and saved him from his own anxiety.
"What about you Spock?" Leonard nodded towards the Vulcan who pushed his hot chocolate away from him before answering.
"It is illogical to miss things that are no longer in existence… However, i do on occasion miss I-chaya, he was my pet sehlat as a child and died protecting me from a le-matya in my youth."
"Whats a sehlat?" Alex asked curiously not minding this more open side of Spock.
"Sehlats resemble what a human would call giant teddy bears. They also have six inch fangs, i am glad they did not go completely extinct when the planet was destroyed as there are efforts being made to raise their numbers on new Vulcan."
"That's great, i never realised Vulcans entertained the idea of pets." Alex smiled to herself at the thought of such illogical creatures being close with lots of tiny logical vulcan children. It was endearing.
"Indeed, domesticated Sehlats are quite popular amongst Vulcan children." Spock almost smiled at the memories that came to mind of I-chaya.
"See i wish i missed a family pet, but being in space makes me miss the rain more than anything. I don't want any of the weird alien weather i just want to be stood out in the rain with jo watching her jump in puddles in her yellow raincoat." Alex watched Leonards face change as he reminisced and couldn't help the smile that stretched across her face, his eyes were full of love, shining as he basked in the nostalgia for a second.
"Has she still got that raincoat? And the red wellies?" Jim asked, innocent curiosity in his tone as he craned his neck to look up at his best friend. I miss Jo too.
"Yup, well i gotta keep getting her the next size up she just won't stop growing. But-" Leonard went silent as a ringing filled the room and everyone was turning their heads this way and that to try and find the source of the noise, before it stopped. Leonard just shrugged then leaning back against the front of the sofa and rubbing his free hand up and down Alex's shin soothingly. "If it rings again then I'll answer it. Anyway Nyota, c'mon it's your turn." he ushered his glass toward her encouraging her to spill the beans.
"Well, god i don't know i can't think properly. I guess i miss just traveling. As stupid as it sounds, because i know we're out here in space, but there so much to see on our planet and i still haven't seen even half of it. And i don't know if I'll ever get the chance to."
"That's a really good point i never thought about that. Just don't ever go to Britain there's not much to see there honestly." Alex laughed lightheartedly as Nyota sniggered into her glass. Alex liked this, the felt like she was finally settling on properly. Like she finally knew little snippets about each of them that were so personal and it made her feel warm inside. Not only that be she had an idea forming, she didnt care if the rest of them thought it was weird it's just what she'd always been like as a person. She was getting them all presents. Though they're all pretty strange themselves they'd probably just get really excited if not slightly confused like children do, well especially Jim. God i just- these guys are so important to me and i- i don't think i'd be here right now if it wasn't for them. Be it belated birthday presents or just general thanks for being with her during all this shit presents, she was getting them something to thank them. And she now knew exactly what she was getting each of them.
There was a ringing sound again and Leonard frowned deeply reaching behind himself and pulling his data padd out from under the spare pillow on the sofa accidently pressing the accept call button before he'd got it infront of his face.
"Dad what are you doin- whoa, you know razors are a thing that exist right?" Jo's voice came from the device with shock and everyone in the room including spock was laughing as Leonard pinched the bridge of his nose chuckling. "Oh my god theres so many voices, are you having a meeting? I can call back."
"Absolutely not, i think it's about time you finally introduced us to her Leonard, she practically famous." Nyota commented with a soft smile as Leonard looked over with a pink flush to his cheeks, it was sweet that she was making the effort. It was nice how eager everyone seemed to meet his little girl even Spock was leaning in slightly raising that signature brow of his. He knew he talked about Jo alot but he didnt realise half of them hadn't ever met her or spoke with her.
"Uwwww i bet i can guess all of your names just from seeing you, alright make an orderly line!" Jo ordered from the screen hoping everyone could hear her clearly, excitement flowing through her as Leonard watched her jigging gently on the screen with the biggest grin. He couldn't help but smirk at her bossiness. "Wait who's that? There's a blob on the bottom left of the screen-Uncle Jim! Whoa does nobody know what a razor is jeez. Why are you and dad both looking all grizzly?"
"Thats top secret information Jo if i told you i'd have to kill you. Anyway aren't you more interested on the voices you dont recognise alow me to introduce you to my crew! This here is commander-"
"Nooo Uncle Jim stop i have to guess remember. Besidesss, this is so easy. Thats Mr Spock, and thats Nyota. I thought mister Spock was a Vulcan that's not a logical haircut...But i suppose he isn't as grizzly as either of you so… oh Shoot, Hi commander Spock, live long and prosper, cmon, cmonnnn." Jo grunted as she tried to widen the miniscule gap in her fingers to give Spock the Vulcan salute, using her other hand to try and separate her fingers more. Spock couldn't help the half smile that came to his face at this endearing display from Leonard's daughter. "I'm really sorry my hands dont work i swear i've been practicing." Jo sounded genuinely hurt as she dropped her hand.
"It is quite alright, i had to practice myself to master the Vulcan salute I'm positive you'll get there soon if you keep trying." Spock encouraged receiving a shy smile in return.
"You're a lot nicer than other Vulcans i've met. Did i tell you about the Vulcan at the supermarket last week dad? He barged past me and made me drop my bananas and he didn't even turn around and say sorry."
"That's awful doodlebug i hope you told him to watch where he's going in future."
"How rude, i assure you not all Vulcans have such bad manners." Spock added frowning slightly at the short story.
"I did and yea i know dont worry mister Spock, as that grumpy Vulcan was walking away a Vulcan boy came up and helped me pick out a fresh bunch he was really nice and his mom came over and apologised for the tall Vulcan guy barging into me."
"Now don't you be getting any ideas about boys just because one was nice to you." Leonard chastised pointing at the screen accusingly as Nyota waved a hand at him.
"Ignore him he's just grumpy cuz he misses you." Nyota rolled her eyes at the grumpy face Leonard was pulling as she got herself comfy again.
"Don't worry dad boys are still gross, i don't see how they're ever not gunna be gross but i'm not getting any ideas!" Jo sighed dramatically perking up when she heard a familiar giggle. "Hey is that Alex? Where is she?"
Bones looked over at the red head who was only propped up using her arm now, seeing how there was bags under her eyes and not enough colour to her skin, he almost told Jo she wasn't feeling well enough to talk until he saw something light up in her eyes that tugged at the strings on his heart. "She's right here, hold on." He stretched the padd out handing it to Alex as Jim raised a brow at him from his other side. Of course she's already met Jo. Bones must really like her.
Alex titled the padd to the side of her slightly so the bouncing girl couldn't see her face just yet. "Hey Jo i want you to make me a promise okay, some things have happened since we last talked and i don't want you to freak out okay?"
Jo tilted her head to the side slightly in concern, she didn't like the way that sentence was worded, why does she sound worried that im not gunna like her anymore or something? "I promise i won't freak out, but i wanna know why you think i'd freak out it the first place!" Alex tilted the screen so that she was in clear view at smiled wearily at the little girl who wore a curious yet surprised face as she leaned in closer to her padd. " You look poorly Alex are you feeling ok- oh my god, what is that!"
Alex went visibly red in the cheeks as Jo scowled at her through the padd pointing an accusing finger, undeniably nervous that she was indeed freaking out about the discovery of her new ears which hurt Alex a little bit to think she'd hate them straight away. "Uh- what's what?"
"Those squiggly cuts on your freshly shaved head, because i know you didn't just go for a hair cut they're sore." she said with concern looking up at the red head with a sad face. "You don't have to tell me i know its probably classified but i hope you punched whoever did that in the face."
"I did, well something along those lines." Alex smirked thanking the lord the girl wasn't phased by her ears, she changed the subject quickly so she didn't have to go into to much detail of the mission and the horrible memories that were no doubt going to stay with her for life. "What about these then these are new too." She said pushing her ears forward and sticking her tongue out making Jo giggle.
She sighed putting her hands together seriously before making eye contact with Alex and nodding to herself. "So dads dating an alien now." she grinned hearing most of the room burst into laughter and what sounded like her dad coughing in the background. "They're pretty cool though you look like a pixie, oh my god wait wait waittttttt, does that mean you're a Vulcan like mister Spock?" it eventually sunk in for her as Alex watched the girls eyes go wide.
"Yea, me and Mister Spock representing for all the half human half Vulcans out there." Alex spoke seeing Spock half smile from the corner of her eye made her face heat up slightly, getting a little bit too comfortable Alex, he seems like he quite liked being involved in it though so maybe...
"So those are your real ears, you didn't get like, cosmetic surgery or anything you've been half and half the entire time?! And you didn't know? I mean i guess you didn't know, you dont look like you've knew this for very long." Jo fired out questions at a mile per minute, smiling as Alex's face cracked into the biggest grin as laughter overtook her.
"No i didn't know till a couple of hours ago. They're definitely real-Ow! Leonard!" Alex held her ear as a finger quickly left the frame of the camera after flicking one of her ears playfully. The look in her eyes was a mixture of amusement and betrayal. Jim couldn't help himself as he let out a loud laugh slapping Bones on the leg as his friend leaned back like he was about to get a slap.
"You should ban him from the med bay for that." Jo spoke firmly. folding her arms as everyone keeled over and laughed again.
"Why does that warrant me being banned?" Leonard raised a brow from his seat chuckling at the serious face his daughter wore, not being able to take it seriously at all in her pajamas.
"it just does, she'll get you back. He really doesn't like it when you touch his neck he turns into a turtle, oh oh or jab him in the sides! Oh shoot i'm gotta go i think moms awake, bye guys it was really nice talking to you all. Love you dad!" Jo whispered before the screen went black and the call ended. Leonard chuckled to himself as the conversation filled the room once again feeling far more at ease than he had in awhile. Pulling out his comm he flicked it open to see a message from Alex, looking up he made eye contact with a confused brow raise before opening the message hastily.
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Thank You for this, it feels normal it's really nice. But can i have you to myself tonight? You don't need to rush off and treat anyone?
-ADR
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I'm all yours for however long you need, no calls from med bay for the next 2 days at least, i promise you that. Want me to kick these bastards out?
-LHM
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Not yet give them another half hour or so
-ADR
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"Okay so i was going to tell just Alex this but since we're all here and it's probably going to get a laugh out of all of us im spilling the beans now." Nyota put out her hands as if she was trying to steady herself from the sheer power of the news she was about to tell. "We have a fanbase, like most of the well known main bridge crew members and the most talked about members, and people write stories about us and make art about us."
"Oh my god you're serious? Are they like good drawings or really bad? Actually i'd be worried depending on how much detail they had." Alex bit her nails anxiously waiting for a reply.
"Some of them are really great some not so much, some of the stories are really graphic as well… it seems that our 'fans' like to do something called 'ship' us with each other in their stories and since that video you posted Alex… They've went crazy over you and Leonard."
"How crazy is crazy?" Leonard commented tapping his screen getting ready to google this shit on his own, not liking the smug smirk that Nyota was giving him.
"Google 'Dr McRied' rule 34." she said innocently enough.
"Do not google that!" Jim butted in looking at Nyota in disbelief as a smile spread across his face. "You're serious?" He looked at Nyota, mischief dancing in his eyes as he laughed loudly when she nodded. "This should be funny."
"Whats rule 34?" Spock spoke mildly confused looking up he saw Alex frowning at the floor as if she knew the answer but had forgotten it before she looked up at spock in horror and curiosity as she remembered.
"Oh my god, rule 34, its basically if theres a fan base for it, there's porn for it. They've made porn out of pairings of people from the enterprise?! Oh oh no." Alex giggled to herself stealing the padd from Leonard and shuffling closer to him till she was pressed up against his side and he slung his arm around her shoulder keeping her close. "What was it again? DrMcRied? Okay." She tapped at the keys rapidly before hitting search and going to the too well known site that was labelled as rule 34. Clicking on the link her eyes went wide straight away in shock. "Wow most of these must have taken so long to draw oh my god, that actually looks like you!" Alex gasped clicking on one image to enlarge it making Leonards cheeks visibly burn.
"Jesus christ."
Its damn obvious that most of the people that have drawn these are horny perverse bastards with a strange eye for detail. Though i gotta admitt its pretty amazing the amount of detail despite it literally being a digital drawing of us going at it. With her bent over my desk no less. Typical. Bones could see the likeness in his face and the likeness in hers, thank god there wasn't much skin on show in this particular piece of art he was a little worried that if this could be so nsfw with nothing really out or on show how bad the others could be. As she clicked next he almost felt himself choke as the next image loaded.
"Oh wow… erm." Alexs cheeks went a darker shade of red as Leonard covered his eyes failing to hide the nervous chuckle and smile as he looked at Jim next to him, knowing he would just as easily do the same back to Jim, he saw the need to know look in his friends eyes and passed him the padd. He turned to smirk at Ace with a suggestive look in his eyes as he returned his focus to the image with Jim who was openly gawking at the screen, laughing inwardly at how his one look had made her already red cheeks go tomato red he squeezed her thigh lovingly hoping she understood the tiny gesture. A silent question posed without words. You doing okay? As nimble fingers wrapped around his own and squeezed ever so gently he knew the answer was yes. So he returned his focus to the spectacle that was Jim's bright red face.
The picture was a side view of both of them in bed, well on the bed more accurately, Leonard wearing nothing but trousers that were half sliding down his ass as he pounded into Alex, both his hands grabbing plump thighs pushing them out wide keeping her legs spread open as the red heads back arched up into the perfect curve, her breasts pushed together by her one hand as the other grabbed the headboard behind her in an iron grip. The colours were so vivid it almost seemed like it was a digital drawing of a photograph. But he knew it couldn't be since he hadn't had her like that yet. Though only half of her face was visible he could see the hung open mouth and the brows that always knitted together whenever she was getting close, that was something they'd definitely got spot on.
"Thats graphic, and i technically can't even see a dick. So that's saying something." Jim said coughing as he clicked next. "Oh wow what? i thought this was meant to be just you two? Why am i in this?" Jim frowned down at the padd. Not believing his eyes as another decent drawing sat on the screen depicting what was very obviously Alex sat on a bed between him and Bones hair down and ass on show as she jacked him and bones off. And the faces they wore were what freaked him out the most, because damn they were drawn too well despite not being highly detailed, he could see the sigh that'd be coming out of Bones mouth as his eyes shut and a hand that wasn't his own took over, and he could see himself looking hungrily up at the redheads hidden face as she held his junk in her hand.
Jim looked over at Alex who couldn't see the screen at all and watched as she met his eyes before she started wiggling her eyebrows suggestively. He couldn't help the laugh that came out of him. "You would not be making suggestive eyebrows if you saw what we're seeing."
"The entire fanbase has made me into a slut haven't they?"
"I'm pretty sure that's happened to everyone don't worry about that too much." Nyota laughed out loud, "there's art and stories of Leonard with people he'd never be with and in positions you'd not even have the capacity to imagine. I haven't seen them myself i just got told by Sulu. Apparently Leonard, you, Jim and Spock have a pretty fair amount of the fanbase dedicated to you. Oh and there's strangely a lot of you and scotty, im not sure why but-?" Nyota asked skeptically shrugging as Alex shook her head slowly faking innocence.
"Is that... Nyota and Alex?" Jim questioned, noticing how everyone's attention snapped back to him in an instant. Bones leaning over almost immediately examining the screen below him, eyebrows nearly reaching his hairline.
"Is it hot?" Alex piped up wanting to be shown the image but not getting any chance to see as Jim and Leonard crowded around the padd, even watching as Spock chanced a peak watching as the vulcans cheeks went bright green. "I'll take that as a yes, Spock." Alex winked at the vulcan before scooting forward dragging Nyota with her so they were sat right in front of the two men ogling art clearly meant for them. Putting her hand out the two guys looked up, immediately handing over the padd watching intently to see the girls reactions.
Nyota gasped. "wow." She let her eyes roam over the dark colour pallette seeing the rich purples and reds in the contrasting tones of their skin under coloured lighting. Eyes following the curves of their bodies as Nyota sat firmly in Alex's lap.
"100% accurate, i would treasure you, you ever need me just drop me a message." Alex winked at Nyota receiving a playful slap from the woman.
"My god you get such a big head sometimes its like youre a man in a woman's body." Nyota rolled her eyes while smiling at Alex.
"yea and an extremely overconfident one at that." Leonard chuckled at the look of mock offence Alex wore.
"Its rightly placed confidence I've never had any complaints!"
"Well i could probably come up with some."
"Go on then." Alex folded her arms in challenge at the unshaven doctor as he looked up at the ceiling and back at her with a smirk knowing he was bullshitting.
"The whole ginger thing, it's really not doing it for me, the freckles the hair, i just aint feeling it." Leonard couldn't help but choke out a laugh at the end as Alex keeled over giggling at him and his horrendous attempt at trying to lie convincingly. "I'm so bad at lying about most things why am i like this." Leonard Pulled the skin of his cheeks down dramatically so his eyelids were stretched wide giving him the most traumatized expression ever. Spock started laughing at this as well, his quiet drawn out laugh, the same as the first time Leonard had heard him laugh back on that god forsaken planet that they found jaylah on, and before long they were all laughing again.
"Oh here's some juicy art, Spock and Leonard and Spock and Jim." Alex whistled while wiggling her eyebrows watching everyone else's reaction. Leonard just puffed out a laugh before responding.
"Like hell, Spock didn't even know what a love bite was let alone how to give one." Leonard looked up chuckling slightly as Jim let out a giggle of his own at Bones' comment, looking down he scanned the image, a toned down style not fully coloured but mostly linework, and Spock was praying on his neck like some sort of vampire, but Leonard had his face tilted back leaning against what had to be some sort of wall, looking well and truly lost in the feeling. It felt oddly romantic despite being centered around lust and other such things which is what made him laugh. Looking down at the second image that was of Spock and Jim he wanted to laugh harder, not because of the image but because he could see Jims ears burning as he stared at the picture. Just two faces, Jims and Spock's, but Jim was sucking on slender fingers as Spock watched his fingertips disappearing into Jims mouth.
"I can't wait till they're all arguing about who'd top and who'd bottom." Alex laughed looking at Nyota pointedly as they both keeled into each other with giggles. Alex willing the sadness away in front of her friends, she needed things to feel normal for just a little while longer.
"Say what now?" Leonard commented before the next image loaded and he nearly choked on his own saliva. The image that met him was him sat in his office on his swivel chair with Jim between his legs with his cock in his mouth and his hand tangled in blonde hair, mouth slightly parted with his eyes closed tight.
"I'm saving that." Alex whispered. Earning her a playful slap from Leonard who rolled his eyes at her. He didnt realise these would be so intimate with how graphic they were. The talent of people and they were using their talent doing this? Whatever floats your boat i guess. Oh now come on.
Next image was him taking it hard from Spock, lied flat on his back with his legs thrown over Spock's shoulders. " ain't ever gunna happen." he said with a shrug leaning back to let Jim, Nyota and Spock focus on the screen, noticing just how relaxed Spock was now after his hot chocolate, and how his face went positively green at seeing the current image om screen, it was oddly flattering. He's definitely had enough to loosen up if he's been laughing and blushing like a schoolgirl. Turning to Alex he smiled softly feeling tiredness sink further into his bones, he yawned rubbing a thumb gently across her cheek. Before resting his hand on her shoulder squeezing lightly as she leaned into his chest.
"I mean you know they're mostly going to show Spock as a top right? He's got more physical strength than either of you." Alex commented watching the confused look Spock gave her she laughed. "Yea, i don't get it either Spock, just how some people's minds work."
"I thought we'd have seen more scotty in this since it's clearly just went with the enterprise tag." Nyota frowned turning the padd in Jims hands slightly so she could see the screen better. "Oh there you go, thats what i was talking about-"
"What?!" Alex yelped frowning at the screen with horror. "That's way way too close to real life be a coincidence." She gawked at the screen alongside Leonard and Spock.
"What do you mean close to real life oh my god is that the thing you were gunna tell me about the other day?" Nyota covered her mouth in shock taking another look at the image on screen.
"I didn't sleep with him just fyi." Alex scoffed before looking away guiltily her voice going quiet. "This happened though."
"That's uncomfortably detailed, i don't think he'd have the strength in his arms to keep one of your thighs lifted up like that. Though i gotta admit, the fact you've got height on him is pretty funny." Leonard chuckled eyeing the image with a light frown seeing the way the engineers fingers were gripping his girls thighs leaving little delves in the pale skin on her leg as they clearly looked like they were about to drift higher into her dress.
"They're also both wearing masquerade masks." Spock commented, eyes unable to leave their faces as he zoned out on the way the chief engineer was kissing the doctors throat tenderly.
"Who did you tell. All of you." Alex frowned pointing a finger around the room at everyone but Nyota.
"Ahhh what? I didn't tell anyone." Leonard put his hands up looking back and forth at Spock and Jim seeing Jim turn away guiltily. "Jim." He warned frowning accusingly at his friend.
"Alright alrighttttt i may have told a few people. But like they promised to keep it on the down low."
"Who'd you tell?" Nyota folded her arms raising her brows at her captain in jocking disappointment.
"Sulu, chekov and Chapel…"
"Why Chapel?! Oh my god I'm gunna owe her so much more than i already do." Alex whined putting her head in her hands dramatically as Leonard laughed wholeheartedly.
"Let's face it though she may have been young once, but i doubt she's drawn this." Leonard motioned to the image still on screen only just noticing the numbers visible in the elevator going up and then re starting on a loop. "Oh its a gif that's nifty, the elevator numbers go up." He pointed curiously.
"I bet scotty drew it. Engineers have to draw detailed drawings in their line of work how hard can this be?" Nyota motioned to the screen watching as Alex flicked open her com before dialing a number and holding it up to her ear with a frown.
"Oi, yea yea im fine dont worry about that, look youre gunna recieve an image in a second off ermm that your padd? Yea? Off the captain and i want you to tell me what you know about it." There was a pause as the scotsman suspiciously agreed. Turning him onto loudspeaker she smirked holding the comm in the centre of the room.
"Whys the link say it's from rule 34? You think i was born last night lass?"
"Just open it Scotty." Jim said not being able to help the short breathy laugh that left him at how suspicious his chief engineer was.
"Oh, well if you insist, such a weird bunch of-" there was a loud cough and an awkward silence. "What's this all about then, oh its a gif that's a nice little touch is tha- Hold on a damn second how is this… did you draw this?" Scotties voice went up two octaves as he questioned the redhead on the other end of the line.
"Yes absolutely, i created this piece of art despite being there at the time and having to artistic ability whatsoever to commemorate our time together sweety." Alex cooed sarcastically.
"Sarccy bastard, i was only asking, why you showing me this anyway?" You could practically hear scotties eye roll on the end of the line.
"Well somebody's drew it Mo-Scotty. And it wasnt me or you apparently." Alex swatted at Jim as he pointed at her giggling at her near slip up in calling Mr Scott Monty again.
"Well shit you're not wrong there… well who knows? About that, you know the drawings origins?" Scotty nearly stuttered still obviously a little embarrassed about the whole situation.
"Leonard. Nyota, Spock, Jim, Nurse Chapel, Sulu, and Chekov." Alex listed off the names looking around the group to see if she'd missed anyone to which everyone responded with a shake of their heads.
"Jaylah knows as well, how the hell did so many people find out?" the scotsman almost hissed "no offence lass but gossip spreads like wildfire on this ship i wouldn't want any nonsense rumours being spread around."
"Wait you told Jaylah?" Jim asked slightly confused.
"Ur yea, i mean she technically asked how i knew Alex and i may have feared for my life if i didn't fess up because she decided that i was lying about something, but yea, she didn't seem that bothered to be honest, found that a bit annoying, couldn't even pretend to be jealous- anyway there's no way the drawing can be from her she's know less than 24 hours."
Alex couldn't help but laughing at that and struggled to keep the com upright as she keeled over. "I can only imagine how fast you got that out in the open did she end up having to ask you to repeat yourself?"
There was a pause on scotties end of the line, and a choked silence filled with short sporadic choking noises from Jim trying to hold in his laughter. "Shut ittttt alright, you don't know meeeeee." Scotty grumbled, his accent thick the more embarrassed he got. "Hold up lass… if you search the image its linked on another website and the username is the 'USS-Swordsman'..."
"Sulu." Jim stated with a snap of his fingers, that sneaky bastard, oh he won't tell anyone, no, but he just might go and make a detailed drawing of the gossip he heard.
"How much detail did you give him!" Scotty grouched at Jim from over the comm.
"Hey its not my fault, it's Alex that told me the story in the first place!" Jim threw his hands up as if offended he was being shouted at for this.
"But even i didn't go into that much detail." She countered waving him off with an eye roll.
"You all need to calm down it's not like he's got every detail of the night perfect? He's given them generic clothing and a generic position. Plus wheres the blonde wig she was wearing? She didn't have a mane of red hair that night and i know that for a fact." Leonard interjected pointing out all the flaws with the image before everyone got themselves into a panicked frenzy about Sulu being some kind of psychic, honestly with how Jim was at times he wouldn't be surprised if it was him that would have suggested that first.
"Aye that's true." Scotty said offhandedly. "Can i go back to bed now or is there another emergency- oh shoot- Jaylah i thought you were asleep lass you scared the shit out of me… its just summet the captain wanted me to take a look at, someone on the crews been messing about is all… Ahhh am not sure ya wanna see it to be honest its well erm, i- not appropriate...Alright if you're gunna be bloody stubborn about it… Can ya just once pretend you're jealous and not just compliment the doctor, i have feelings ya know… Aye she seems to be doing alright… No- of course this wasn't recently are you daft?"
Everyone looked at each other and then back at the comm device still in Alex's hand, Alex bit her lip as she looked up at Leonard and then the rest of her friends. "I think he's in trouble." She whispered trying to stifle a smile.
"Erm no, i'm something called monogamous, ya really think i could deal with the stress of keeping two women happy when i have the ship to take care of as well. I don't care if its common in your species, the men of your species are greedy- if ya agree with me why are you arguing back then? I'm not gonna go chasing after another woman alright? Hold on is that why you've been moody the past few-"
"Awe hey c'mon Alex why'd you end the call?" Jim whined as scotty's voice cut off.
"It's a private conversation which we already heard to much of now shh."
"I don't understand why people would feel the need to draw us in such compromising positions." Spock questioned, a small frown on his face as he stared at the image again.
"A Lot of people think with their junk Spock. Hormonal horny bastards." Leonard grumbled half heartedly tapping on the screen scrolling through other images on the padd. Nyota let out a small laugh and covered her mouth looking at Leonard and then at Alex. Leonard raised a brow at her skeptically. "What's funny?"
"You sure speak highly of yourself Leonard." Nyota smirked at the man's confusion.
"Now just what are you trying to say-"
"That you're not exactly much better yourself." Alex chimed smirking at him mischievously.
"That's rich coming from you, you started this." Leonard pointed at Alex accusingly as she gawked at him in disbelief.
"I'm not denying anything, you're the one that's lying to yourself." Alex chided.
"I don't know what youre talking about im the perfect southern gentleman." Bones grunted frowning when even Jim snorted at his response.
"To be fair Bones you've been a lot less moody since, well, you know." Jim raised a suggestive eyebrow at Bones then nodded at Alex sat next to him, offering her a wink. Bones looked in bewilderment between everyone as if he was being ganged up on.
"To be fair to Leonard, Alex…" Nyota raised both eyebrows at her. "Don't look at me like that you know damn well you don't make it easy for him."
"hmm?" Alex pretended to look innocent, knowing her acting was good enough that the only people that wouldn't believe it in the room was Leonard and Nyota.
"When you went to his office claiming to have a migraine and Christine had to cover for you because the Captain came to medbay." Nyota dropped them both in it gleefully, smile plastered on her face as Alex slapped a hand over her mouth.
Leonards cheeks burned as he coughed awkwardly running his hands through his beard out of habit. "In my defence, I'd just woke up and i hadn't had any coffee yet."
"Okay now that really is sabotaging a man." Jim chided shaking his head jokingly, "if you just woke up how did you have the energy-"
"I didn't, i didn't do anything she just jumped me." Leonard waved his hands towards Alex in exasperation trying to defend himself.
"Well it's not like you complained, and it's not like we asked christine to cover for us. Your face when Christine said she knew what was going on was priceless." Alex smirked at him he pinched the bridge of his nose in defeat.
"Course i didn't complain, like i said I'd just woke up, if you think i won't give back what you're throwing at me you're dead wrong witch. Say Nyota, just how much has she told you?" Leonard smirked looking to Nyota as Alex's eyes darted back and forth between the pair in suspicion.
"Most things." Nyota replied giving Leonard a mischievous brow raise.
"She told you about when we were stranded on that planet because of the ion storm?" Leonard quirked a brow in Alex's direction seeing the woman tense up.
"Don't you dare." She warned pointing a finger at him as Jim and Spock leaned in in anticipation.
"No actually that's something i haven't heard about."
"You both seriously lack self control if this is going where i think it is." Jims eyes widened as he stared at the couple in disbelief. They cant have fucked that definitely would have woke us up so oh god i don't even want to know. Leonard laughed and leaned towards Jim. Guess i'm finding out anyway.
"Just a word of advice Jimbo. Vulcans ears are almost as sensitive as their hands, maybe even more so." Leonard breathed, the words barely audible to even Jim and he was right next to the man, but he'd heard, oh boy had he heard. And his mind was already running rampant because of it with all sorts of indecent thoughts, mostly centered around a certain first officer but a handful stemming from the thought of Bones driving the redhead around the bend with an assault on her ears. Wait has Bones just gave me sex advice to use on… Spock. Jim hoped his ears weren't as bright red as he knew his face was. "Nyota…" Leonard drawled. "I'll leave Alex to tell you the rest of that story."
"Okay maybe i deserved that. But you are sworn to secrecy and don't you dare use it against me." Alex whined covering her face with both hands. Nyotas musical laughter could be heard filling the room at her friends embarrassment.
"What why would i use that against you? Unless i really really wanted to embarrass you. I mean id probably get punched after from Bones for even attempting-"
"i didn't mean use it use it against me! But you better not do that either. Okay i get it I'll keep my mouth shut from now on." She sighed crossing her arms and looking at Leonard with a pet lip.
"Now sweetheart, i never said you had to keep your mouth shut." Leonard winked as he stood up so only Alex could see the mischievous glint of lust in his eyes, she could feel her cheeks heating up as she looked anywhere but at him after that, she hoped her blush wasn't too noticeable. Her eye zoning in on his ass as he made his way over to the kitchenette to pour himself a drink.
Nyotas eyes went wide at that, her cheeks heating up as well at the realisation of what he meant by looking at the pink flush across Alex's cheeks. She had never heard Leomard talk like that before, maybe Jim had since they were close and well… Male.
"Cmon Bones save that for the bedroom, or atleast save it for where you usually speak like that, which is when you're drunk out of your brains." Jim made a gagging face which set Alex off laughing. This is so weird is this what Bones is like when he's dating? Like kind of the same but also… Wait well of course he'd have no reason to talk like that around just friends. I guess it kind of makes sense. And he's probably doing it to try and annoy me somehow because he's an asshole who knows im not getting any. Just seems so odd hearing that type of shit from him about someone i actually know. Directed at them. In the same room. Ugh this is gunna take some getting used too.
"Jimbo, hate to break it to you but you're in my bedroom, now guys hate to be a downer on the night but-"
"I need some sleep." Alex finished off for him with a soft smile at everyone in the room.
"That you do." Leonard added with genuine smile as he leaned against the countertop. Eyes softening as they met Alex's, he could see she was tired, so tired. He loved the company but he did want a little time to have her all to himself. I need to be sure she's okay, she's pretty good at putting on a face in front of people. I just need to be sure, if she's beside me, laid on my chest, then I'm here if she needs me. He tried to tell himself it was just so she felt safe but he needed to hold her as well, just for his own reasons, just so he could feel her there in his arms, all Alex, not some vacant shell with no mind. It'd put him at peace.
"Alrighty Spock, Nyota, you know what that's code for, time for us vacate." Jim slapped his hands down on his thighs as he stood up, grabbing hold of Spock who seemed a little unsteady. "Easy there Spock maybe finishing off the entire mug wasn't the best idea."
"I assure you captain i am-" Spock stumbled again the only thing from keeping him from falling was Jim's hand around his waist and his arm swung over Jim's shoulder. "May need assistance in getting back to my quarters."
"Yea thats what i thought." Jim chuckled dragging Spock out the room glancing over his shoulder to see Nyota and Alex hugging and Bones nodding at him with a wink, he rolled his eyes at that. "Night guys." Jim sang as he stepped out the door Nyota stepping into the corridor behind him smiling as she said goodnight as well. As the door finally shut Leonard sighed.
"Finally… not that i didnt enjoy the company but-"
"I get you." Alex cut him off, standing up from her space on the floor and waltzing over to him immediately wrapping her arms around his neck and smiling up at him through sad eyes.
"Alex…" Leonard uttered, wiping away a stray tear that she didn't even know she'd let escape from her cheek with his thumb. "How do you move on from something like this?" The question hung in the air for a while, a question Leonard hadn't meant to say aloud, and every silent second that passed had him on the cusp of taking it back, apologising, saying she didn't have to answer, but she did answer. And Leonard knew with her reply why he was hers, it wasn't the way she spoke, her accent, not even her humour or quirky traits. It was her brutal and raw honesty, an honesty that she never held back and in moments like this had him in awe at how he'd came across such a pure and understanding soul in a universe as fucked up as the one they were living in.
"Oh Leonard." Alex let out a short laugh, another tear trailing its way down her cheek. "You move on when your heart realises there is no turning back. I moved on a long time ago, it's just re opened an old wound, im going to be okay, even if this time around it leaves a scar." She placed a feather light kiss on his lips as she brought up a hand to his cheek, a small genuine smile appearing on her face as her fingers brushed past his new neatly trimmed beard. "I like this."
Leonard smiled, lost in the surreal feeling of the moment, feeling his heart in his throat. "Yea, i thought you might." He kissed her hand gently before pulling her towards the bed slowly. Until he felt some resistance, turning to look at her with slight confusion.
"Bed is good but you know what's great before bed? A bath. Cmon." She said matter of factly dragging him towards his door grabbing his dressing gown robe as she went.
"You trying to tell me i stink?" He said in mock offense before scooping her up with one quick swoop, she squealed in shock, being carried bridal style through Leonard's door and out into the corridor, feeling a little anxious about the eyes that were on them. Wrapping both hands around his neck she buried her face into his shoulder.
"People are gunna talk you know." She mummbled. Noticing a few nurses walking past looking in awe for some reason. Smiling at her warmly, they seemed genuine. For some odd reason she thought people would be more judgemental and be laughing.
"Let em talk."
"You're also shirtless." She giggled.
"Shit… there's no going back now." He sniggered as he walked through her door into her quarters heading straight for the bathroom. Her room felt oddly barron, must have been from how little she'd been sleeping in her own room lately. "I'll run the bath, you just pick out the bubbles."
A smile spread across her face as she watched Leonard fuss around the bathroom, his signature frown forming as he searched for towels after turning the taps on. The cmo in his work trousers and nothing else but a pair of socks was definitely something to giggle about, she felt lucky that she was the only one who got to see him like this on the regular, all turned around and not perfectly kept or in full uniform, it was an oddly intimate thing about dating on a star ship, unless it was shore leave you'd probably be the only other person to see them undressed or in regular clothing. "You know vanessa and Stacy were walking past when you paraded me down the corridor, you gave them quite a show." She wiggled her eyebrows at him and a light hearted laugh left her as he rolled his eyes, a smile threatening to break out on his face.
"Unlucky for them i'm not into andorians or telexians." He chuckled, throwing a towel at her only for it to hit her square in the face.
"Oh really? I thought you'd like both after all ones has red hair and the other looks mostly human?"
"Believe it or not, you're the first redhead i've dated, normally I'd just admire from afar, and nah im having you on, i don't normally care to much about what species they are just so long as they look like a woman. But i've only ever dated humans, until you of course." He winked at her holding up two bottles of bubble bath with a questioning brow raise.
"That one." she pointed to the green bottle watching him pour a huge amount into the bath. "Leonard that's loads! We aren't gunna be able to see the water. And why only humans?"
"Honestly, no idea, it's not like other species aren't attractive, track record just shows that i've only ever pursued human women, hey do you think if we ever had kids they'd have your ears?"
"I don't know, it seems like its a pretty strong characteristic in the vulcan gene pool but who knows, it'd be really diluted considering I'm only half vulcan."
"Honestly i was half expecting you to freak out, most other women would at the mention of kids this early on." Leonard smirked, unbuttoning his trousers, stepping out of them while leaning against the sink, wiggling his toes as he looked down at his socks.
Alex rolled her eyes. "Most women just assume instead of listening, it's not like you said 'when' we have kids you said 'if we ever' besides any woman who freaks out at the mention of kids at my age is probably never going to have them."
"At your age, you make it sound like you're ancient." Leonard scoffed, watching as she stood up and lifted her shirt above her head dropping it to the floor with unneeded aggression as his eyes immediately zoned in on her bare chest and traveled down to the hourglass curve of her hips. "And you're most definitely not." those classic wide child bearing hips, wait why am i even noticing them in that sense? Ah im old, im probably missing Jo, you already have a kid damn it man, see if you make it a year with her before thinking like that. We'd make gorgeous babies though… but for now these two babies I'll settle for. His eyes found there way back up to her breasts and he felt his boxers tighten slightly. Damn it.
"My eyes are up here sweety, now get out of those and get in the bath." She pointed to his boxers before pointing at the mountain of bubbles to her left, the bath almost entirely hidden. I'm glad i can still have that effect on him from just one look, someone missed me. He did as he was told sinking into the bubbles and blowing them away from his face. This is priceless i need to take a photo of this. "Stay right there. Smile." She laughed as he closed his eyes a smile tugging at his lips as she snapped a photo on her padd.
"You coming in or am i gunna have to come and drag you in." His voice was gruff as he sighed relishing the hot water easing his stiff muscles, he hadn't realised how much he'd missed baths.
"Alright alright I'm coming." She slid of her shorts and underwear in one and stepped in groaning as she felt the water warm her up straight away. She slid down opposite him at the other end of the bath.
"Oh no you don't, get over here." opening his eyes he grabbed her arm and pulled her over till she was laying on his chest settled between his legs. "Better." He stated playing with strands of her hair as she leaned back against him. He felt his heart sigh as he sunk a bit lower, this was perfect, god it was just too perfect, what had he done to deserve this beautiful woman. His eyes creaked open as a hand wormed its way between them sliding up his shaft languidly.
"Much better." She hummed smirking to herself as her gentle strokes earned her a groan.
"Later, just relax." He hummed, looking down at her with heavy lids as her face turned up to meet his gaze, coming up her lips met with his own as he continued to play with her hair, her tongue worming its way inside his mouth gliding past his own in a slow dance, she could feel the familiar ache sparking as she turned herself, worming her hand into his hair as she let out a breathy sigh into the kiss. He could feel fingers massaging at his scalp before her hand closed and tugged lightly. "Aleexxx. God, please." He groaned, wanting to hit himself for the gravel in his voice already as he sighed into another kiss.
"Fuck the bath... i need you." She breathed, breath coming up short as she pulled away from him with swollen lips.
"Damn it."