"I'm in love with you, Mr. Spock", Chapel said walking to him. "You, the human Mr. Spock, the Vulcan Mr. Spock."

T'Lora's eyes widened. Chapel and Spock? Sure, she didn't think anything of Spock when she first joined the crew, but just the thought of Spock with anyone else than her hurt her deeply. She didn't know why. T'Lora didn't know Spock for long, but she knew that she felt something for him. But now, here he was with someone else taking their chance to be with him.

"Nurse..."

"Christine, please", Chapel said wanting to lose formalities. "I see things, how honest you are. I know how you feel. You hide it, but you do have feeling. Oh, how we must hurt you, torture you."

"I'm in control of my emotions", Spock said not even looking at her.

"Spock..." T'Lora said struggling to get up.

Her voice was weak and raspy. No one could hear her clearly. She watched with hurt-filled eyes as Chapel continued. She watched her gently place her hands on Spock's face, getting him to look at her.

"I love you", Chapel said. "I don't know why, but I love you. I do love you just as you are. Oh, I love you."

"Stop it..." T'Lora weakly said pushing herself up.

"Captain is en route to engineering", they heard over the intercom. "Mr. Spock, can you take the bridge? Acknowledge."

Spock looked at Chapel and shook his head.

"I'm sorry", he said turning her down. "I am sorry."

"Bridge to sickbay. Is Mr. Spock there?"

Spock pulled his hands away as he turned to leave. T'Lora pushed herself up, sitting up on the table.

"Chapel", she said pushing herself to talk louder.

Chapel turned surprised to see T'Lora up. The tranquilizers must've worn off faster than she thought they would.

"You and Spock?" T'Lora asked.

"I know him", she answered. "I do love him. You don't know him at all."

"You don't understand the pain he goes through. I do. I know Spock better than you do."

"How could you possibly know him?" Chapel asked. "You've known him for only less than a day."

"Because I am also a half-human and a half-Vulcan", T'Lora answered. "I understand the struggles he has to go through. Trying to be just as human when working with humans and trying to be just as Vulcan when with Vulcans."

She turned and looked out the door Spock exited through.

"You do not know what it's like trying to be two races in one body", she continued.

Chapel looked at her before looking down. T'Lora was right. She didn't know what it was like trying to be two races at one. T'Lora got off the table and walked toward the door. This whole day had been nothing but a disaster. No one was treating her with any respect except Kirk. The whole ship had gone crazy. Perhaps it was a mistake for her to come in the first place.

"I'm going to the bridge", T'Lora said. "I need to speak to the captain about transferring back to my previous ship."