Pavel stood before Bones, watching the older man get on his knee and produce a silver ring, saying those magic words. The words that he never saw coming.

"M-marry y-you?" He asked, stuttering, hands trembling, body shaking.

"Mhm." Bones nodded, still holding up the ring, wanting desperately for Pavel to say yes. It would mean the world to him. Pavel looked at the ring as a commitment. He looked at it knowing that Bones wanted to live with him forever.

Pavel stepped forward and took Bones' hands, clasping them together and pulled him off his knee. Everyone stood around the two, watching in anticipation as no words were spoken between Pavel and Bones.

"Y-yes. Da." He nodded, unable to keep a straight face. Bones was overwhelmed with so many feelings, he wasn't sure what would come first: the tears or the joy. He disregarded everything in that moment though, to grab Pavel's hand and gently slide the ring onto his left finger, letting it sit perfectly on his hand as a sign of his love for the young Russian boy.

"For my Pasha…" He uttered under his breath so only Pavel could hear it. Then he took Pavel from around the waist and pulled him into a deep kiss, sealing the deal.

Around him, he heard cheers, whoops and hollers from just five people. But it was enough to make him happy. He grinned underneath the kiss as Pavel wrapped his arms around Bones' neck, his feet nearly being lifted off the ground.

"I love you." Pavel whispered, nearly brought to tears.

"I love you too Pavel." Bones returned and hugged the small seventeen year old close to him.

The two of them pulled out of the embrace and stood towards the small group, their arms around each other. Uhura was the first to step forward and ask the question everyone wanted to know.

"When's the wedding going to be?"

Pavel and Bones looked at each other, honestly unsure of when they were going to put together a wedding and sneak out of Enterprise.

"We're not sure. There's just so much going on right now that we'll just have to play it by ear." Bones shrugged.

"Aye! McCoy! You have anyone to be your best man yet?" Scotty stepped forward, grinning like an idiot. Bones returned the smile.

"No I do not. Would you like to?" He asked, laughing.

"Ai! Damn sure I would!" He exclaimed.

"Good. Cause I couldn't find a better person." Bones said. Then he parted from Pavel and walked up to Jim, looking him dead in the eye. Jim looked right back, wondering what Bones had in store for him.

"Jim, I don't have my father anymore…and I was wondering if you wanted to be there in place of him?" Bones' words were sincere and honest. If his father were still alive, he would find him and hunt him down, begging him to be there for his second wedding.

Jim looked into the eyes of a man who held a mysterious past and a tragic childhood into manhood backstory. Even though he claimed himself to be dangerous, Jim could tell that Bones did not mean harm to anyone. This was Jim's new friend and companion.

"I would be honored, Bones." Jim nodded. Bones smiled weakly, trying to keep from crying as he embraced Jim in a strong hug.

"Thank you. Thank you so much. You don't how much it means to me." He shakily said over Jim's shoulder. Jim patted his back.

"Of course."

Pavel took the same initiative, asking Uhura to be the maid of honor. She nodded, elated to take part in such a big event. Pavel smiled and thought about his dad. He wasn't going to bother asking his dad if he wanted to walk him down the aisle. He would obviously say no. So he turned to the other man that he had learned about and spent time with within this week.

"Sulu…?" Pavel asked shyly, barely making eye contact with him. He was so flustered and out of it, everything just seemed difficult.

"Yes Pavel?" Sulu responded.

"Vould you…vould you mind valking me down ze aisle?" He asked, swinging his hands back and forth against his hips.

Sulu cracked a smile. "Yes. I would love to. It's an honor."

Pavel smiled. "Zank you. My fazzer isn't going to be zere. I know zat for sure. I vould want ze other important man een my life to valk me down ze isle." He told Sulu.

"I am truly honored. Do you want a flower crown on your special day?" Sulu joked.

"Actually, I zink zat I vould!" Pavel nodded.

"Okay, I'll make you one." Sulu winked. Pavel grinned and skipped back to Bones' side. The two of them joined hands and were as ready as ever to leave Enterprise.

"Today is going to be one of the biggest days in our lives." Bones stated. "We're leaving Enterprise…getting married. Do you know how much that all of you have helped?" He asked.

The group of five looked around at each other, confused. What had they done to help the happy couple? The two of them had found themselves on their own. Bones and Pavel recognized the confused looks and decided to explain.

"I have never met anyvone so open to seeing two men togezzer. Eef ve didn't have you zen, ve vould be lost and trying to sneak out of our own." Pavel attempted to explain.

"What he's trying to say is that you helped us pull all of this off. You were there for us no matter how odd we've been, and we appreciate that." Bones told them. He eyed Jim especially. Everyone understood what the couple was trying to say, nodded in agreement.

"We should get back to town. As much as I like this moment, people will be suspecting something." Jim told Bones. He turned around and saw that people were passing by, giving suspicious glances.

"Okay. We should also get everything together. Get ready to leave, you know?" Bones was soon becoming antsy. Sheriff Pike would be coming back to town anytime soon.

"Let's go." Jim nodded and began walking out of the hay bale field towards town. The group followed close behind, Pavel and Bones taking in the rear, discreetly making contact. Their fingertips were pressed together lightly, knowing that holding hands would be too obvious. Even though they walked out holding hands, a crowd had gathered outside, talking and walking about.

"You have to be careful to hide your hand." Bones noted. He didn't want to risk Pavel being caught.

"I vill. Don't vorry. Ve von't be around he very long." He assured Bones.

"Alright…I love you kid." He muttered. Pavel grinned and had a hesitant thought to kiss Bones' cheek, but realized that they were in public and couldn't act on pure affection around people who did not yet understand.

"I love you too, Leonard." Pavel whispered under his breath.

Everyone made it back to town and they headed all over to Jim's home. It's where they had stored everything that they had taken. Today they would sort things into saddlebags and ready the horses, while still maintaining a discreet sense of it. Everyone was a bit on edge because no one except for Bones had done something as remotely sneaky as what they were about to do.

The seven of them all jammed into the small house and sat around the couch and living area. Dried blood and dust was still on the floor from where Pavel bled and where Bones had shot the ceiling to get Jim's attention. But no one seemed to notice that. They were all busy dispensing their items and setting them into piles.

"We only have a few saddle bags, so the less you pack the better, but you still need a good amount of supplies, so bring any bag that you can wear on your back or on your shoulder and use that as well." Jim walked around his front room, giving out specific directions.

"You said that we should go one at a time, correct?" Sulu piped up. Jim directed his attention towards his companion and nodded.

"Yes."

"Then who goes first? And who goes last?" Sulu asked.

"That's a silly question! We can just go as we please!" Scotty scoffed at Sulu's seemingly ridiculous question.

"Actually, Mr. Montgomery, Hikaru Sulu is very much correct. The pattern of our comings and goings draw attention to Sheriff Christopher Pike very easily. We must make it appear at its most natural state." Spock spoke up, correcting the Scotsman.

"Spock is correct. We need to make this appear natural." Jim nodded.

"But the question is…who goes first?" Sulu repeated his first question. Everyone looked around at each other, wondering who would be the first to leave Enterprise.

"Bones." Jim said. Bones looked up at Jim, confused. Pavel was quick to grab his now fiancée's hand.

"Me what?" Bones asked.

"You have to be the first to go." Jim told him.

"Can you explain the meaning behind that?" Bones requested. Leaving the town without Pavel going first made him nervous. What if Pavel didn't make it? What if his father got to him and Bones wouldn't be there?

"The Sheriff obviously doesn't like you. So when he sees you leave, he'll relax more, forgetting about any worries he might have had." Jim explained it to him as if it was the sensible thing to do and as Bones listened, he started to agree with it.

"I…guess I'll have to." Bones shrugged. Pavel gripped Bones' hand tighter. "Can Pavel follow after?" He requested.

"Spock…what do you think?" Jim turned to Spock as the true consultant. The man was so logistical that nearly every plan they had ever formed with him, ended up working out.

"That actually might be proven to work." Spock tossed a smirk towards Bones.

"And how would that work?" Jim asked, wanting to hear an explanation for the idea. It was one of the only times that he actually doubted one of Spock's plans.

"The Sheriff has a vague idea of how much affection Pavel has for Mr. McCoy. It will go along as this: Pavel will run off, we submit ourselves to going after him, and each of us leaves together." Spock explained. It actually sounded pretty foolproof.

"What about us?" Uhura asked, pointing towards herself and Scotty.

"You two can go at your own leisure. I'm sure that the Sheriff wouldn't mind if he saw two strangers just walk away for a moment." Spock suggested. Scotty huffed loudly. He didn't like be thought of as some stranger. He wanted to be known, and in a good way if possible.

"Then it's settled. It's going to be easy." Jim gave a relaxed sigh and collapsed onto the couch. "The first part is done. Now all we have to do is just go through with the plan."

"I'm sure we'll do fine." Uhura assured Jim. Everyone had been under some stress lately and had only forgotten it when they were gathered together to witness Pavel and Bones uniting. Though a sweet moment, the panic of leaving was soon back upon them.

"Now we just have to wait for your dad to come back." Jim groaned. He wasn't the most patient person in the world.

"You know…we could just…talk?" Sulu suggested. "We really have done that in a while."

"Yes we have. We just did." Jim replied. The stress and anticipation were killing him and making him quite the moody man.

"No. I mean really talking. Just fun conversations." Sulu shrugged his shoulders.

"Now who does that?" Jim snapped back, nearly laughing. He was truly under a lot of stress.

"Normal people do Jim. Calm down. You're freaking us out." Sulu replied. Jim looked around the room and saw the odd looks on people's faces. He nodded and shut his mouth.

For the rest of the time being, everyone talked about adventures they had ages ago, or how their life was in Enterprise and adjusting to the new society and culture of the town. They asked Bones about his life after he left his small town in Georgia. He answered carefully, making sure not to slip up about his true identity. Jim already had a small idea of what the real Bones held underneath, but for Pavel's sake, kept quiet.

As the day wore on, the group began to slow down their chatter and just lounge around the house. Scotty went in search of food to fill his empty stomach. Uhura persuaded Spock to come with her outside in the back to look at the scenery. Sulu, Jim, Pavel and Bones were sitting in the living room. Bones and Pavel had moved up to the long couch, Bones resting against the arm while Pavel laid his head down in Bones' lap and his legs stretched out cross Sulu's. Bones gently ran his fingers through Pavel's hair, calming himself down.

"I'd never think I'd see the day when two men actually fell in love with each other." Jim sighed happily.

Bones gave a short laugh. "Me either." Then he looked down at Pavel and smiled sweetly. "It all makes sense now. From when I was little to now." Pavel grabbed Bones' hand and squeezed it.

"I alvays knew. I just chose never to tell my father." He sighed and cuddled in closer to Bones. "I knew zat even zough I eem his son, he vould still had me hung on ze noose."

"Why?" Sulu asked.

"Because he ees a strict believer een…vell, not zat." Pavel sighed and shrugged.

"That must have been hard." Sulu pitied Pavel. He had never taken notice in the Sheriff's foreign son until a couple days ago. Now they were closer than ever.

"Not really…zere veren't wery many suitors." Pavel sighed. "Until Leonard came along." He grinned and looked up at Bones. Bones smiled back and leant forward, kissing Pavel's forehead. "Now I'm engaged!" Pavel smiled and brandished his silver ring, flashing it around.

"Oh, I almost forgot my own ring." Bones dug into his pocket and pulled out his matching ring, slipping it on the ring finger. "I found these at the jewelers."

"Zey are matching!" Pavel exclaimed, grabbing Bones' hand, looking at it. "Zey match!" He exclaimed again, turning over, straddling Bones' lap, hands wrapped around his neck with a devious look on his face. Bones' face turned red with embarrassment. "You are such a romantic." Pavel sighed.

"Ahem…Pavel, there are people present…" Bones muttered.

"Maybe zey vant a show?" Pavel asked, smirking, squeezing his thighs against Bones' waist. His face became redder and his heart rate began to raise.

"I'm up for a show." Jim laughed. Bones began even more red in the face, if that was even possible.

"See, zey vant a show…" Pavel murmured sweetly. Bones looked away from Pavel to avoid temptation, but Pavel, just grabbed Bones' jaw gently, turning his head back before seductively pressing is lips onto Bones', glancing back at Jim, giving a sneaky, playful wink. Bones, despite wanting to kiss back, didn't because they were in front of people and he was far too embarrassed to do such a thing in front of his friends.

He pushed Pavel gently off of him, who was stronger than appeared. But Bones managed to get him off.

"Kid…" He sighed longingly.

"But…Leo…" Pavel started. He leaned forward. "Meester McCoy." He whispered into Bones' ear. That did it. Whenever Pavel called him that, he was instantly turned on no matter the circumstances. Sitting up on the couch, he took Pavel's hand.

"Let's go. We've got something to take care of." Bones pulled Pavel off the couch and hurried towards the stairs.

"Hey, hey, hey. Where do you think you're going?" Jim stopped the two as they made it up the stairs.

"Jim, we've got something to take care of." Bones replied quickly.

"Oh—oh man, come on. Not here…I've only got one room!" Jim groaned.

"Jim…please?" Bones asked, becoming more impatient by the second. Jim sighed and glanced at Pavel who looked equally desperate, but that kid was more adorable when he was needy.

"Fine. Fine! Go. Have fun." He grumbled, sinking lower into the chair as Sulu laughed at the happy couple dashed up the stairs.

Bones and Pavel were barely in the room before Pavel was already at Bones' mouth, frantically pressing his lips against Bones' while his hands desperately tugged off Bones' pants as well. The two of them exchanged frantic breaths, heated in the moment. They fell onto the bed in a flurry of movement. Pavel was still having trouble trying to pry off Bones' buckled pants.

"Pavel…mmf…just…just let me do this…" Bones grumbled, unbuckling his own pants and pulling them off, tossing them to the floor. Pavel grinned and moved his mouth, pressing it to Bones' jaw. Bones groaned and held Pavel's hips as the young kid began to tear at his shirt, unbuttoning the buttons. Meanwhile, Bones was gently sifting through Pavel's hair, kissing the boy's face.

"You make me wery happy…" Pavel gasped as she struggled with the shirt.

"I know." Bones responded, reaching down for Pavel's pants, easily yanking the loose piece of clothing off the boy's lanky body. Pavel reacted instantly, wrapping his legs around Bones' hips, pulling him down nearly on top of Pavel.

"Make me happier…" Pavel replied breathily. Bones nodded.

On the first floor, Jim and Sulu were given the rare opportunity to listen to the events taking place upstairs and both of them had never despised something so much. First there were the groans and short cried that obviously came from Pavel as he cried out Bones' full name. Then came the smacking of the headboard and the creaking of the springs. Sulu was nearly red in the face and Jim was just mortified that everything that was going on, was going on in his bed. He had half a mind to go up there and stop it, but he didn't want to see anything he wouldn't unsee.

It was about a hour and a half before the noises stopped. All that was left was just the rustling of pillows and sheets, maybe light talking but that was about it. Jim looked to Sulu.

"Bones does pillow talk?" He asked. Bones seemed like such a rough and tough guy. Someone too macho to actually take the time and talk to their other half once done with sex.

"I'm guessing so." Sulu shrugged. He too was frazzled by the idea of Bones talking to Pavel after what seemed like such a rough time upstairs.

"Hm." Jim gave a little sound of protest, just waiting for the two to come down so that he could run upstairs and grab the sheets off his bed and put them down the well.

It was about ten minutes later that he heard footsteps trodding down the stairs. Two pairs. Sulu and Jim looked up and saw Pavel and Bones slowly descending the stairs. They were buttoning up their shirts and fixing their wildly ruffled hair. Jim covered his mouth to stifle a small laugh.

Bones turned to Pavel while walking down the stairs and gave the boy a quick kiss on the cheek. Pavel blushed madly and fumbled with his shirt, just deciding to keep it where it was. The two came down and walked over to the stairs. As they walked, Jim noticed that both men walked with some restraint. As they sat down on the couch, Bones winced and tried to adjust himself correctly. Pavel bit his tongue as he sat down beside Bones.

"Rough time?" Jim asked. Bones looked at Jim and gave a snarky glare. Pavel looked at Jim and then at Bones, still wincing horribly at the pain on his ass.

"Ah…Meester Kirk…you might have to ah, get a new headboard." Pavel quietly told Jim.

Jim looked up at Pavel. "What?" He asked, even though he knew what he had heard.

"You might ah…need a new headboard sir…" Pavel repeated, his face growing redder. "Eet was an accident." It truly was an accident. They had gotten too out of control and accidently snapped the headboard.

"You two broke my headboard?" Jim asked, nearly in shock.

"Yes…" Pavel nodded. Jim groaned and pressed his fingers to the bridge of his nose, not sure whether to be annoyed or just forget it.

"Okay then. I'll get a new one. From AUSTIN!" Jim yelled.

"Sorry! Sorry!" Pavel put his hands up. The look in his face was genuine, if you saw past the pain that he was enduring.

"It's fine. It's fine." Jim sighed and excused it. He was about to say something else, when he heard a loud commotion outside.