This is very Spones-y. Hope you enjoy! :D

"It would be logical to put Jim in the middle, since he is ill," said Spock as he and Leonard tried to find a comfortable sleeping arrangement.

"Won't you be cold?" the doctor asked. "You don't have as high a tolerance to cold as Jim and I do."

"I appreciate your concern, but I will be okay. It is more important to keep Jim warm."

McCoy nodded and gathered up their coats which they had taken off earlier. "We can use these as blankets."

"Yes, it would be wise to use every resource available to us to keep warm," agreed Spock. McCoy wasn't sure if he was trying to be suggestive or not.

They wrapped themselves and their sleeping captain up in all the available blankets and coats and settled down in front of the fire to sleep, McCoy on Jim's left and Spock on his right. The two men in blue laid there for a while, just listening to the one in gold snore softly. It soon became apparent to McCoy that the Vulcan was shivering while Jim seemed perfectly content with the temperature of their makeshift bed.

"Hey, Spock? Why don't you come over here and we can talk?" he asked gently, not wanting to force Spock to admit that he was cold.

"What about Jim?"

"We've got him bundled up tighter than a new born baby. He'll be fine. Trust me, I'm a doctor. Now get your green ass over here."

Spock quirked an eyebrow at that last part but complied, carefully climbing over Jim to where the doctor laid. McCoy immediately took him into his arms, pulled him on top of him, and buried his face in Spock's neck, refusing to let go. "Leonard?" Spock finally asked.

"Shh. Just let me hold ya'." Spock relaxed into the warm embrace and after a few more seconds Leonard sighed in contentment and released his grip on the Vulcan. Spock rolled off of him and laid so they were both on their sides, face to face, breaths intermingling. "You warmer now, darlin'?"

"Yes, thank you, Leonard," he replied softly.

His heart melted at the sound of his first name. "I like it when you call me that; it sounds nice."

"Fascinating. I too prefer to call you Leonard, Leonard."

An uncontrollable smile spread across the good doctor's lips and he buried his face in Spock's chest. Spock didn't even realize he was crying until he felt wet tears soaking through his shirts. He pulled McCoy away from him and looked into his red eyes with great concern. "Leonard, are you alright?"

He couldn't help but laugh at the expression on the Vulcan's face. "Of course I'm alright! I'm crying because I'm happy, you green blooded hobgoblin!" McCoy lightly punched Spock in the arm as he said it.

Spock gave him a devious smirk full of admiration. "Humans are most illogical creatures."

Leonard chuckled a laugh that was music to Spock's pointy ears. "That we are, Spock. But you love it."

"Indeed, I find your particular brand of illogic to be most endearing."

Jim whimpered a little in his sleep and the two others sat up simultaneously to make sure that he was okay. When he did not wake up, they laid back down. "I love him too, you know," said Leonard. "I didn't think I did at first but now I realize that I do."

"It is difficult not to love him," Spock agreed.

"Yeah. It was difficult to not love you too," he placed a gentle kiss on Spock's lips which lasted for slightly longer than he originally intended.

"Leonard," Spock began after they parted for lack of air. "Do you recall the mating protocol of the Tevisians?"

Leonard briefly searched his memory. "Yeah, of course I do. How could I forget!"

The Tevisians were the intelligent beings from the planet Tevis. They were a species with three sexes, male, female, and carrier. Instead of the females providing the egg and carrying the baby, the carriers were the ones who got pregnant. This was not too uncommon amongst non-humanoid species but there was something uncommon about the Tevisians.

The percentage of Tevisians who were born gay was higher than any other planet in the federation. 85% of all Tevisians were gay, very high compared to the 10-30% of most species. As one can imagine, it did wonders for keeping their species from getting over populated. Tevis was one of the few planets that had never faced an over-population crisis.

Due to the fact that there were three genders of Tevisian, the standard relationship on Tevis consisted of three members of the same sex. Since everyone had three parents, it was only natural for them to think of relationships in groups of three, even if most of the relationships did not produce children.

"Have you ever considered a relationship like that between you, me, and Jim?" Spock asked.

"Well, I am now."

Spock let him mull it over for a little while. "What are your thoughts on the subject?"

"It sounds kinda… nice," he admitted.

"I agree. If you would not be opposed, I would be open to a relationship with both Jim and yourself."

Leonard nodded. "The only question is what's Jim gonna think. He might never want to talk to us again."

"That is a possible outcome. In which case, we will still have each other." And with that, Spock wrapped his arms around Leonard's waist and pulled him as close to him as he could manage. Bones in turn wrapped his arms around Spock's neck and began to kiss him, first on his perfect lips, then moving to his neck, leaving dark emerald marks as he did so. Slipping his hands under the doctor's blue shirt, Spock ran his fingers up and down his back, causing Leonard to groan and hitch a leg over the Vulcan's hip. So tightly pressed together, there was no hiding their arousal.

An annoying little voice in the back of Leonard's head kept telling him that they should stop. They had only been together for an hour, if that! He knew they should take things slower and also wait to see how Jim was going to fit in to all of it. Speaking of Jim, he was right next to them! There was something just not right about that. Leonard knew he certainly wouldn't appreciate Spock and Jim having sex in the same bed as his drugged and sleeping body. Yet he just couldn't tear himself away from the beautiful, incredibly sexy, comfortingly warm, love-of-his-life, man in his arms.

But when he felt Spock's warm hand slip below his waistband, he knew that was far enough. As much as it pained him to do so, he had to stop. Spock looked shocked, confused, concerned, and hurt all at the same time when Leonard slowly pulled away. Just that look alone was enough to make the good doctor almost take back his decision. "I'm sorry, Spock. I want you, I really do, but we can't do this just yet. It's all going way too fast for me and besides, Jim is knocked out right next to us. That's just not right, you know?" he explained.

"I have to agree with you, Leonard. I got 'carried away' as you might say, and let my desires get the best of me. It would be wise to take this relationship more slowly than this, especially since it may one day involve Jim. You also have a valid point about him being right next to us. I believe I would describe that as awkward."

Leonard chuckled. "Yes, Spock, very awkward indeed. I feel dirty enough just knowing that we were all over each other like that with him lying right there."

"He need not ever know of it, Leonard. However, if we wish to make it to the outpost tomorrow, it would be wise to attempt to sleep now," pointed out Spock.

"Yeah, I suppose you're right. Roll over so we can cuddle, I don't want you getting hypothermia." Spock complied and rolled over so he was facing Jim, with his back to Leonard who then proceeded to spoon him. They both couldn't help but smile to themselves at how perfectly they fit together.

"Good night, sweetheart."

"Sleep well, my beloved. Also, endeavor to not allow the proverbial bed bugs to bite."

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