Chapter 32 forgive me, my lady. Better safe, than sorry.
Making a last-minute decision that felt although awkward, also the right thing to do. Kirk threw himself forward at the lady Amanda and proceeded to kiss her deeply without warning he felt awkward, and he made sure she knew that although she was too stunned to react. At first.
He also made sure that this act covered up the fact that he was passing her an emergency transponder/communicator that Tiggy had given him and told him to keep hidden for absolute emergencies that it would get a message to Tiggy's people. Should his life be truly threatened.
"*Forgive me lady Amanda for this intrusion upon your person and in your mind. However, it's the only way I disguise giving you this transponder. It will not work here but should you get away from this compound. Press it between your fingers. She did ask for identification you are you. Your title is Also the Royal Mother and high advisor. Ask to speak to her when you have explained the situation. The Lady mother cares much for her Spock as you do for yours. She'll see that things get done. She will even help you if these individuals don't keep to their word. and you may contact her anyway for extra security for you and Spock. Since all of this will be incredibly hard to explain to Sarek. Now you must hit me for taking liberties and make it count. They need to be distracted, also the intern needs a reason to get you away from here as soon as possible before Captain psycho his buddies get any ideas. They won't want to make excuses to the intern. He's already upset. Do it do it now! Please I get the feeling they're looking for any excuse to change their minds, so we need to let the nice intern have an excuse to do his job taking care of the distraught harassed female. Plus, we don't want them to have any reason to question or search you. Trust me! Shove me and hit me. Don't worry, Milady. You couldn't truly hurt me.*".
The last thing Kirk did was send all the positive feelings he could muster. Along with resolve and reminders of their love for Spock. He braced himself as he felt the lady take a deep breath. He felt a sudden sharp somewhat surprisingly brutal slap across his face. He figured she was channeling her frustration at the whole situation and having to leave him because she was not happy about that all in the slap. Seconds after the sting registered as well as the the metallic taste in his mouth. He had no idea whether the lady had actually busted lip or he had bitten it. Either way. He could taste the unfortunately all-too-familiar taste of metal in his mouth. He let his eyes flick up and he saw the sad. I look on Amanda's face. He minutely flick and eye at her and it was as he suspected they were watching them too closely because the guy just inside the door wearing a Starfleet commanders uniform grabbed him by the hair at the back of his head. "You don't look at the lady."
Amanda made a noise of protest. Kirk knew that if he didn't do something. There was no way that she was going to go along with the plan. So, ignoring the warning from the goon a few seconds before. Kirk looks over the young intern. "Hey you saw-bones? Are you. I don't know, like supposed to be a Doctor ? this woman just passed out earlier. Shouldn't you get her out of here? I don't think getting too upset is going to be good for her."
As if his words jog something for the intern. It was like he stopped paying attention to everything in the room except for the woman. The lady Amanda who was protesting being removed from the room. By the now highly motivated intern. The lady was not happy. Which was exactly why she needed to get out of the room as soon as possible before she annoyed Tweedledum number one and Tweedledum number two enough that they decided to forgo their agreement. Kirk didn't think he would ever forget the look the last look on lady Amanda's face. He saw as the intern kindly but forcefully pulled her out the door and around the corner. It was such a combination of forlorn and pissed off. I he doesn't think he'd ever forget it. Even if he didn't have the enhanced memory that came along with his special cocktail of super soldier's psi ops addition.
