26 About Jim, Spock, and Bones
A/N: The topic for this installment was suggested by UnleashTheBats. Thanks sweets!! Hope it lives up to your expectations!
Almost everyone thinks that the Captain has slept with the Commander, the Commander has slept with the Doctor, and the Doctor has slept with the Captain, but only the first one is true.
Being best friends takes some juggling for all three of them but none mind the effort, and Bones knows there is a connection between Jim and Spock that no one can rival or breach.
Catching up after not seeing one another for several days is something of a ritual for Jim and Bones, one that started at the Academy and to which Spock is always welcome though he rarely joins them, honoring their need to have time to themselves.
Despite what most people think from the way they behave, the friendship that Spock and Bones share is nearly equal to that shared by Bones and Jim, with significantly less history or alcohol.
Eavesdropping on some of the more colorful "discussions" Bones and Spock have is one of the most entertaining aspects of serving on the Enterprise for everyone including the Captain.
Friendship, though intangible and indefinable, is one aspect of Human behavior that Spock cherishes and nourishes, and relishes the fact that Jim and Bones feel the same.
Going on and on about how much he loves Spock could get on Bones' nerves but he loves Jim enough to listen without complaint or interruption.
Hearing Jim and Bones talk about their time at the Academy makes Spock wonder why they were not both expelled long before the Narada incident.
Inside jokes exist between them even though Spock usually pretends he does not understand what they are talking about, making Jim laugh and Bones frown, both equally amusing to Spock.
Jealousy is never a concern between the three of them because there is love enough for them all.
Knit together from the yarn of love is a saying they've heard to describe why their friendship works so well.
Loosing Spock or Bones would be equally hard for Jim so he vows to do everything possible to make sure it doesn't happen – ever.
Marrying them both is not an option which sometimes Jim regrets and sometimes is glad about because he's not sure he could take waking up every single morning with Bones telling him he needs to sleep more or faster or standing up instead of laying down.
Not that anyone bothered to ask him but he knew Jim and Spock were supposed to be more than just friends because he has eyes dammit and he could see it.
Observing the three of them together is enough to make any member of the crew smile and be glad that they have each other because everybody needs someone they can count on, no matter what.
People can talk all they want, Jim tells Spock, but we know the truth about who we've slept with and who we haven't.
Quit worryin' about things you got no control over, Bones adds in exasperation when Spock continues to be concerned about the rumors that their friendship is also a sexual union.
Respecting our privacy is not too much to ask, Spock replies to them both but they remind him that rumors have only a passing resemblance to the truth and he can't let it bother him.
Science is capable of illuminating many mysteries in life but not what makes for true friendships and Spock finds he prefers it that way.
Triangles are an apt symbol for their friendship as long as they are equilateral.
Upsetting one will more than likely upset them all, a fact the crew understands and honors and avoids learning from personal experience at all costs.
Vacationing together fuels the speculation that they are all lovers but they don't care because the time they spend together away from the concerns of command is worth the extra gossip it generates.
Witnessing their friendship in action is awe-inspiring to the crew and makes them glad they serve men capable of such loyalty and devotion.
X-rays reveal that, in fact, they are not joined at the hip as certain Admirals tend to claim.
You cannot split them up, Pike warns Starfleet Command, because they will resign before they will agree to serve on separate ships.
Zero probability is only theoretical but Spock has to agree when Jim and Bones use it to describe the likelihood that they would ever allow Command to assign them to different ships.