As I said Pavlusha had always known Pavel was gay, and it didn't take twins mental connection to work out who he'd fallen for. Pavel also knew who it was Pavlusha had a crush on.
There were only four people not astonished when Pavel and Kirk walked in together through one door to the bridge and Pavlusha and Spock walked in together through the other. Kirk and Spock because they knew about clingly Chekovs. Pavel and Pavlusha because they knew of the crushes.
Pavel and Pavlusha greeted each other and sat on the navigators chair together, they were small enough to both fit.
"Я вижу, вы держали командира ночь," Pavel smiled (I see you kept the Commander overnight.)
"Da. И вы держали капитан," Pavlusha replied. (And you kept the Captain.)
They were careful to use Captain and Commander to refer to Kirk and Spock so others wouldn't know. Spock would know as he spoke Russian but he was busy with his work and only partially registered the conversation.
"Ничего не случилось, капитан заверил меня, что," Pavel informed her. (Nothing happened, Captain assured me of that.)
"И ничего не произошло между мной и командующим. По крайней мере, не то, что он сказал мне," Pavlusha confessed. (And nothing happened between me and Commander. At least not that he told me.)
"Ах-ха. Так что-то может быть," Pavel smirked. (Ah ha. So something could have.)
After this Kirk decided that both Chekovs weren't needed and sent Pavel off for some free time. He was also getting annoyed at the fact he couldn't understand a word they were saying.
Spock and Kirk joined the twins for dinner much to Pavel and Pavlusha's surprise.
"So I guess you had to stop with Lush overnight," Kirk said to Spock. He adopted use of Pavel's nickname for her and of hers for Pavel.
"Affirmative. I assume you also spent the night with an Ensign Chekov," Spock answered.
"You assume correctly," Kirk responded.
"May I ask vhy you felt need to hawe this conwersation next to me and Pav Captain?" Pavlusha enquired.
"I didn't intend too," Kirk replied trying to pull an innocent face which made Pavel laugh.
"Я не верю, что," Pavel giggled. (I don't believe that.)
"Nyet. Я считаю, что капитан неспроста," Pavlusha smiled. (I reckon the Captain has an ulterior motive.)
"I'd like to ask you to stop doing that," Kirk asked, "I can't understand you. All I know is da and nyet."
"Zat is ze point Captain," Pavlusha smirked. This caused Pavel to start laughing again and even Spock's mouth to turn up slightly at the corners. "Howewer," she added, "If you are desperate to know ze Commander can translate." When she called Spock Commander he realised that earlier they'd been talking about Commander and Captain.
The rest of lunch went by nicely and Pavel and Pavlusha restricted from speaking Russian.
It wasn't until that evening that Kirk noticed Spock's watch. It was pink. "Spock, that colour suits you well," he smirked before walking off. Spock realised he had Pavlusha's watch. He walked swiftly to her door and knocked.
"Vho is it?" Came the call from inside.
"Commander Spock, I believe you have my watch."
"Oh vell you know ze code, come in," She called back.
Spock keyed the code in KCOPS.
When he walked in he hadn't know what to expect Pavlusha to be doing. He certainly didn't expect her to be laid on the bed with her head hanging off the edge, singing along to twenty-first century music. She rolled off the bed backwards and span around to face him.
"I am so sorry, I do not look at colour as it is usually only my own there."
"It is fine ensign. But they do say great minds think alike. I also put my watch there when asleep."
"Da. A saying inwented in Russia."
"Oh, I thought that Earth saying was from England."
"Ah I should hawe known zat vould not vork on you. Most ozers believe vhen I say somezing is from Russia zat it is."
"I see."
"Da, Ensign Lawrence zinks zat Old English Ale is Russian after I told him. How silly, it has English in ze name."
That comment made Spock lose composure for a moment and smirk, after mere seconds he was back and emotionless. Pavlusha had noticed the smirk.
"I see you find zat funny. Da."
"Da. There is not much a Vulcan finds funny but that was slightly amusing."
They stood in an odd silence for a while, well they were silent, Pavlusha's music was still playing. The song happened to be It's a beautiful day by Michael Buble.
"Your music is twenty-first century correct," Spock asked her.
"Correct. He is one of my favourites," Pavlusha beamed.
"Is it usual for humans to have favourite musicians?"
"Yes, most do. I have zree, Michael Buble, Mika and Olly Murs. Pavel likes Mika too but he has ozer favourites."
She grabbed a cd out of the rack and handed it to Spock. "Borrow zis. My favourite is number ten and ze video is amazing." The cd was The Origin of Love by Mika and song 10 was Popular Song.
"I shall listen to it, thank you." Spock then turned and left.
Pavlusha went back to her bed laid how she was before and carried on singing.