Spock and Nyota were in his temporary quarters in Yorktown going over briefings from the Krall attack over cups of tea. They had spent the last few weeks since the attack rekindling their relationship as Spock healed from his injury but he felt there was still some things that had been left unsaid.
"Nyota, I wish to revisit that last conversation we had on the Enterprise." he spoke up, cutting the quiet silence of the room. Nyota looked up from the article she was reading, momentarily confused until she realized just what conversation her Vulcan boyfriend meant. "You meaning the one where you told me you wanted to help repopulate Vulcan?" she asked hesitantly, not sure why he would bring that up now especially since it was essentially why they broke up. She had felt so hurt that Spock didn't see a future with her and the fact that he had wanted help repopulate Vulcan he would need a Vulcan woman not her. She could never give him the full Vulcan children he wanted for his planet and she had felt like she was less in his eyes for it.
"Yes. I have come to realization that my idea was highly illogical and incredibly self serving because it completely disregarded your feelings." Spock said as he looked at her honestly. Nyota let out the breath she didn't know she had been holding as it became clear that he was trying to apologize to her in his own way. She set down the reports on the table next to her and nodded for him to continue his thoughts.
"Father has often said to me as Child of Two Worlds that my desires for both of them will always be in conflict and he has been correct in his assumptions so far as even you have been privy to it. There has only been one absolute in all this that has not wavered and that is my care for you. Nyota, that is not something I take lightly and it has brought me to the conclusion that it would be more then just acceptable if our offspring would be only a quarter Vulcan."
Nyota's eyes went wide at his words, she had not expected the conversation to go in this direction or for Spock to admit this so suddenly. But then again he was one to speak his mind at times when no one expected it so it shouldn't have surprised her that much.
"I think you are getting a bit ahead of yourself. We aren't even married yet and you are talking about our possible future children already." she said with a amused laugh.
"Is that a desire you have? If it is, I would not be opposed to it, on the contrary it would be a great honor for me to take you as my Human wife, just as my father did with my mother." Spock admitted in his usual serious tone as he reached over and gently took her hand in his. Nyota blinked at him once again, he was definitely catching her off guard but it wasn't unwelcome. With all that they had faced together since she had entered the academy and then on the Enterprise. The pain, the hurt, the near death experiences, it wouldn't be outrageous to think that maybe the next step in their relationship would be on both if their minds.
"Is this you trying to propose?" Nyota asked him with a curious smile and all Spock could do for a moment was blink back surprised himself. Had his intention in this conversation to propose her at this moment? Sure he had been considering proposing to her, even researched it but had he meant so suddenly like this?
"I suppose I am... Although in my research of the subject, it seems customary for Human marriage proposals for a ring to be involved. If you wish me to table this discussion until I have procured one, I would..."
He found himself stopped in mid sentence by Nyota's finger to his lip and he looked back at her curious.
"Spock, I would love to be your wife." she said simply as she leaned over and replacing her finger with her lips, sealing her words with a soft kiss that he gratefully reciprocated before pulling away gently.
"I do have one request for you. That you allow me to raise our offspring as Vulcan despite them being only a quarter but do so with the promise that they may choose to live as a Human if they so desire. The same option my father gave me." Spock whispered, as he pressed his forehead to hers. "I would expect nothing less from you." Nyota said with a grin as she pulled him closer and her lips found Spock's once more.
The following day Spock found himself being practically interrogated by Bones after the news had been spread through the Enterprise crew chambers about Nyota's and his engagement. "You mean to tell me your entire proposal was based off if you wanted Vulcan kids or not?" Bones questioned the half Vulcan dubiously, crossing his arms. Spock sighed, looking back at him. "I can understand how it could be perceived in that fashion but it was not my intention. I had been researching proper Human proposals before this but I had not decided on the correct method."
"You were researching how to propose? My god man, do you have even a ounce of romance in that pointy eared head of yours?" Bones exclaimed with a scoff at Spock's way of doing things. Even though he considered the Vulcan his friend, he still couldn't make sense of him about half the time.
"I do not find that relevant to this discussion." Spock replied flatly to Bone's accusation, frowning at him unamused. "Regardless Nyota seems pleased so I believe it was the correct action even though it was unplanned."
"What Uhura sees in you, I will never understand." Bones said with smirk, shaking his head.