AU
okay...this is it for this story, you guys. I will definatly write more Spock Prime/Uhura stories in the future though.

It was peaceful. A sweet canopy of soothing darkness encased her very being--

And then she woke.

She forgot where she was for a split second, until she remembered falling slowly asleep in Spock Prime's arms. She was still resting on his chest and looked up at his serene, sleeping expression.

His eyes opened and he gazed down at her.

"Is something wrong?" he asked her once he analyzed her expression.

"I told Spock I would be back. I have to go," Uhura said and climbed out of the bed.

Spock got up himself and led her to the door.

"Have you not discussed this with him?" the older man questioned her.

"Well, I don't see why I should have to..." she said, putting on her boots.

Spock looked at her with intent eyes. "I am very sure that he would not be to happy if he knew you were purposely hiding this information from him."

"I'll talk to him," she said and kissed him tenderly on the cheek.

Spock had been waiting for three hours for Uhura to return to his quarters. He was thinking about going to engineering and checking on her and Mr. Scott. But he trusted her, and he knew she would come back for him like she said.

Just as he started to doze to sleep, she came walking through the door.

"I'm so sorry! Scotty just couldn't figure out how to work the translator in his office. It's funny when a communications officer has to program a piece of equipment for an engineer," she laughed.

"I thought you were speaking to him about the long range sensor test tomorrow," Spock said.

"Yes. We did both," Uhura said and crawled into the bed.

She cuddled into Spock's warm body and felt a serge of peace and serenity go through her as his arms wrapped around her.

"Where you really with Mr. Scott, Nyota?" Spock asked softly.

Uhura swallowed the lump in her throat. Could she really keep lying to him like this?

"No," she said uncertainly.

She felt Spock tense.

"I was with Ambassador Spock," she said and waited for him to yell at her.

"That is a relief," he said and relaxed again.

Uhura pushed away and stared up at him. "A relief?" she asked.

"Yes. Actually, I had a notion that you were with him," he said.

"You knew I was with him?"

"No, but something told me you might be."

"Oh," Uhura said. She wasn't sure what else to say.

"Did you honestly believe I would be angry with you?" he asked.

"I didn't know..."

"Going behind my back like you did does make me uneasy. Do you not trust me, Nyota?"

"No! No, I trust you more than anything...I just wanted some time with him and I wasn't sure how you would respond." she said.

"As long as it does not effect our relationship, I am completely at ease about it. He is me, of coarse," Spock said.

"Yes..." Uhura's mind raced back to what Spock Prime had said to her hours ago--something Spock refused to say.

"You disagree?" he said.

"He's more...at peace with himself than you are I think, Spock," she said.

"Yes, I know."

"He's everything I love about you."

There was a long silence. Spock was absorbing her words. Obviously, his older self had said something that affected Uhura's feelings...

"I'm sorry, Nyota," he said after a while.

"For what?" she asked confused.

"For not being everything you want. He is everything you want. And I suppose I will become that way...but right now I am not satisfactory to you. I can only say I'm sorry," Spock said.

He was right. Spock Prime was everything she wanted in him. But she had not been fair. Just because Spock Prime was Spock did not give her the right to be with him. She hurt him--even though he wouldn't tell her that. She had gone behind Spock's back for her own selfish purposes. And that wasn't fair to him or Spock Prime. She sighed and held her lover close.

"You are everything I want, Spock. Yeah, your older self is a little better at expressing his emotions...but I wouldn't love him if I didn't love you first," she said.

Spock kissed her softly--lovingly. "I want you to be happy," he said,

She looked up at him and smiled. "I am happy."

Spock kissed her again. He kissed her cheek and her neck and softly placed his lips at her temple to whisper in her ear. "And I do love you. He told you he loved you didn't he? Well, I love you too. I love you more than anything, and it does not seem logical to keep it from you anymore."

Uhura smiled and kissed him back passionately. "I'm so happy to hear you say that."

They kissed again and Spock looked into her eyes. "So, about visiting my father?"

"Of coarse I want to meet your father, Spock!" Uhura laughed and reached in for another kiss.

Spock Prime sat down on one of the chairs in Desierto's landing bay lounge. Uhura had told him she had told Spock about their visits, and he had been understanding. Spock Prime chuckled thoughtfully to himself. Of coarse he would be understanding.

He looked up and saw the couple walking toward him. He stood to greet them and Uhura welcomed him with her usual breath taking smile.

"We're meeting your father," she said.

Spock Prime raised an eyebrow at his young counterpart. "Indeed."

"It seemed logical," Spock said. Spock Prime nodded. "I will go find a shuttle," the young Spock said and left the two alone.

Spock Prime looked down at her lovingly. "You are lucky he is letting you meet our father. It is honestly a bit surprising to me."

"They have a good relationship now," she said.

Spock nodded. "Another thing I envy him for."

Uhura reached up and stroked his face. "I'm going to miss you," she said quietly.

"And I will miss you."

She kissed him. "I should go," she said softly.

"Goodbye, Nyota," Spock Prime said and she walked toward the shuttle hanger in the back of the landing bay.

He sighed once more. But not of content, and not of envy--but of love.