Chapter 2
"You want me to do what?!" Bones asked Uhura after she explained further.
"I want you to help me get Kirk and Spock together," Uhura repeated.
"Damn it Lieutenant, I'm a doctor, not Cupid!" Bones retorted.
Uhura looked at him pleadingly. After a moment of thought, Bones sighed. "Alright. But first, I'll need a drink." He and Uhura smiled and each other and began walking out of the galley. "I must say," Bones turned to her, "you are taking a break-up better than any other woman I've known."
Bones and Uhura decided to go to Pinto's Tavern, a well-known bar and restaurant among Starfleet.
"So, those two, huh?" Bones inquired after he and Uhura placed their order. "Well, I'm not surprised. Jim always refers to the Enterprise as 'his ship' except when talking to Spock. Then it's 'our ship'".
"Do I detect a hint of jealousy, Doctor?" Uhura smiled at him.
"Believe me, Lieutenant, if pettiness was my style I wouldn't be here, even with alcohol."
"So, what's the plan?" Uhura asked. "We need to create a diversion. If either of them knew what we were really up to they may be too nervous to show."
Just then, someone called to them. "Well, what do we have here?" Scotty said approaching them. He had been there to grab dinner and drinks with his friends.
"Hey, Scotty," Uhura greeted him. "We were just…well." She glanced at Bones. "I guess we should tell him. The crew would find out sooner or later, especially if it works."
"Tell me what?" Scotty asked curiously. When Uhura and Bones told them the plan, Scotty eagerly offered to assist. She informed them that Chekov was meeting him there after he had dinner with his parents, and would want to be involved along with them.
The four of them had come up with a plan. The next afternoon it was time to put it into motion.
Chekov had contacted Spock and invited him to a hotel dinner party that was supposedly being thrown by the council of Starfleet and that he had forgotten that he had said they would attend. Scotty had contacted Kirk and told him he and his friends had rented a hotel room and he wanted him to stop by and enjoy some drinks with them. Luckily both men had bought and accepted the invitations.
Uhura had checked in to the hotel room and made sure everything was set up. Bones was to remain at the first floor of the hotel to let her know when Kirk and Spock had arrived. As he had fulfilled his job Uhura came back down stairs unseen.
"We'll see what happens next," she said.
"I guess so," he began. "In the mean time, it is Valentine's Day and I do not want you to be alone, considering. Chekov and Scotty are waiting at the Chinese restaurant down the street. We would love for you to join us for dinner." He offered her his arm and she accepted.
After dinner Bones made sure Uhura got back home safely. He walked her to the front of her door.
"Thank you," she said to him. "For everything."
"My pleasure," he replied. He kissed her on the cheek and walked away.
Uhura was about to unlock the door to the building when she heard someone speaking to her.
"Excuse me." She turned to look. It was a medium built man with wispy brown hair and blue eyes. He wore a red jacket. They locked eyes for a moment, almost lost in a trance.
"I just moved in," the man said, breaking the silence. "You must live here to."
"Yes…I do," Uhura responded, not breaking eye contact. She held out her hand. "Nyota."
The man shook her hand back. "I'm Starlord."