Oi've, I am so sorry I didn't upload this last month. My life pulled a Supernatural and sent me to hell and back for a while, (I say this because I know my best friend is a SPN freak and is reading this right now). Less than 3 months ago I moved back to my hometown to take care of family and live in my grandmothers house that she no longer uses. Last month my best friend and I did a road trip and in my absences my grandmother threw all my stuff back into boxes or in the attic because my room didn't look good to her. so I packed up again and moved back in with my parents to finish school. I still can't find my floor under all my crap but oh well, Kaadith!

Enjoy this chapter I know you've been waiting forever for it!

I DON'T KNOW

One hour turned into two.

Two had turned into three.

M'Benga had assured them that all was well and that Spock was only taking his good sweet time.

As the fourth hour rolled in Bones fell asleep in his chair, half laying across Spock's bed. Jim followed suit shortly after on the opposite side of the bed.

From the outside it must have looked absolutely adorable, if not strenuous on the back.

From the inside, from what was going on in the newly formed families minds, was something even greater.

Jim would later describe the feeling as something similar to static shock, whatever the feeling, it had him jumping awake. With a muffled groan Jim tried to sit up, his muscled ached something awful from the cramped position he had been lying in across Spock's bio bed.

Stretching his back, Jim glanced around the room, what had woken him? Bones was snoring away on the other side of Spock's bed so it hadn't been him. Jim jerked his head to look at Spock but he was still as unmoving as the day they had beamed back aboard the Enterprise... still pale and silent and... and...

'No! Calm the fuck down Jim Kirk! You can do this... you can do this... breath... breath...' Jim ordered himself as he tried to avoid another panic attack.

'God... if Spock ever does wake up our lives are just going to be one heart attack after another! Fuck, if this five year mission keeps going like this our kids could end up orphans before we make it to the next space dock! Maybe we should just retire and live like normal people?' Jim pondered to himself

'I would never allow that to happen T'hy'la, and you would never be satisfied living like a normal person.' A familiar voice suddenly cut in.

'I know Spock, but...SPOCK! SPOCK? You're awake?!' Jim was now starring into the wide awake pools of milk chocolate that he had missed so much. Spock starred just as openly into Jim electric blue eyes. It was as if they were looking at each others souls, perhaps in a way, they were.

The response Jim got was a musical sort of humming in the back of his mind and a radiating warmth. Jim realized Spock was smiling, possibly laughing, at him in their minds.

'Obviously T'hy'la.'

BONES! Wake Up!' Jim practically screamed into their minds.

Leonard McCoy jumped awake and practically flew out of his chair, "What!? What's going on?!" Leonard asked still half asleep as he looked around the room for some nonexistent danger.

'Bones, ' Jim said, gently this time. Leonard jerked his head around to stare at Jim with wide eyes. Jim was smiling like a fool as Leonard looked at Spock and was met with a piercing Vulcan stare. For half a second Bones was so elated that Spock was finally conscious that he almost missed the hint of anger in Spock's eyes.

Apparently Jim didn't miss it either.

"Spock? Bones? What's wrong?" Jim asked so innocently that McCoy began to feel guilty. Spock's gaze hardened as he continued to stare at Leonard waiting for him to explain to Jim what Spock already knew.

The room remained silent, the atmosphere tensing with each pulse of their hearts.

Finally Leonard couldn't take it anymore and he deflated back into his seat with his head in his hands, refusing to look at either of his bondmates.

'So you could tell?' Bones asked as he continued to stare at the floor.

'I have been aware of every moment that has passed since we were transported back to the Enterprise. My healing trance left me unable to awaken and in order for it to succeed I was forced to block your ends of our bond, but I was still aware of everything that went on. As Jim was not, you should explain it to him.' Spock explained in a way that left no room for Bones to argue.

"What the hell are you talking about Spock? What don't I know Bones?" Jim demanded allowed, sounding angry.

Spock remained silent as Leonard took several heaving breaths, Jim realized he was trying not to cry.

Seeming to have gathered enough strength Leonard finally looked up at both of them, tears were streaming down his cheeks.

"I'm so sorry Jim! I couldn't help how insecure I felt! You're having panic attacks every five seconds, I've been sick, Spock's been unconscious! The doctor in me just knew that the baby would be yours and Spock's and the thought that I would be left out was just killing me!" Leonard started crying out as he jumped back up and started pacing the room as he continued his explanation, "I've already been left once in my life by someone I cared about and I just didn't think I could handle it again! Especially if it meant being left by you two!" Bones cried as he pointed at them but continued on.

Jim was starring absolutely gob smacked while Spock sat calm and still, hearing what he had already learned.

"I told myself that I would save us all a lot of heart ache if I just extracted myself from the picture. I figured that once the baby was born you'd barely even notice I was gone!...I wasn't able to go through with it though cause Scotty pointed out that even if I tried to run away you, and the rest of the Enterprise crew would never let me... hell Scotty said he'd throw us in the brig before he let that happen." Leonard said as he calmed down a bit, venting all his pain the past few weeks had caused him.

He finally looked up at his companions and realized that Jim had been crying slightly too. Spock had a look of peace, without saying anything Leonard could tell that Spock had forgiven him.

"I guess I just needed to hear it from somebody else that everything was going to be ok. And it will be. Everything will work out in the end. We will work out in the end." Leonard said with passion, a fierce determination lighting his eyes.

Jim stood up and spread out his arms, signaling Bones that they both needed to hold one another, he gladly accepted as they both held each other tight, the last of the tears rolling away.

When they finally separated Leonard went back to the other side of Spock's bed, this time though instead of sitting in the chair he sat on the edge of the bed, leaning his hip against Spock's leg. Jim did the same on the opposite side.

After a few brief moments of just sitting together Spock spoke up again, "I apologize for causing you both such distress but you are wrong Leonard." Spock stated simply.

Before Spock could say anything else both humans flinched. Jim cut in before Spock could say anymore.

"What do you mean he's wrong?! Bones is absolutely right! No matter what happens we will get through this! Every-"

"Jim." Spock said above the blondes rambling, startling both humans, "Leonard is in fact correct that yes everything will, as you say, work out, but what I was attempting to explain was Leonard was incorrect to assume that the child would only be that of you and myself." Spock received two very confused faces in return so he continued, "We share a bond my T'hy'las, thus we share our children through said bond. I am uncertain of the specifics as to how it will work since a bond shared by three persons is almost completely unheard of, but among Vulcans, a child is born among the parents by those with the strongest bond. Since our bond is shared equally we are each equally the parents of our children to be." Spock explained logically.

"I'm sorry Spock, what? I'm... confused." Jim said as he tried to wrap his mind around what exactly Spock had just said, Bones didn't seem to be getting it either based on the dumbfounded look on his face.

The humans could feel the warmth fill their minds again and they both realized that Spock was laughing fondly at them again.

"Assume we were not bonded, and on some illogical human whim I had a one night stand with Leonard. Then later that night with Jim. If a child were to be conceived the remaining parent would be the one I shared the strongest bond with. If my connection to Jim was stronger it would be his child and again if my connection to Leonard was stronger it would be his. At least that is how a bond normally works. As I said a bond shared amongst three beings is practically unheard of in most cultures."

After a momentary staring contest Jim finally spoke up, "Wow..." was all he could manage apparently.

Leonard on the other hand, "What will that do to our child genetically? Humans aren't meant to be split three different ways! I actually don't know if its possible... is the child going to live? Oh my god! Spock! What will we do!?"

"Leonard, calm down, if you and Jim would take a moment to center yourselves you would feel through the bond that our children are perfectly healthy."

"How?" Jim asked

"Start be regulating your breathing and relax. Follow the feeling of our bond until you reach its center. You will feel the trindles of life forming within our bond. At this stage in development you will only sense a feeling of calm and love. As they grow and can interact with us as well, you will feel more."

Both humans took a moment to relax. They each took a seat on opposite sides of the bed Spock was still laying in. Since the bond was still relatively new to the both of them it took a moment or two to find. When asked about it later they would both admit that the tightly woven golden bond in the center of their minds was impossible to miss.

In their own minds they stared at the bond that connected the three of them it was beautiful, and confusing and just all around life changing. Jim noticed the difference first, in the center of the bond you could see little string like appendages dancing around in a whispy motion. For a moment it appeared as though their bond was becoming frayed and unfurling from the center, but upon closer examination they could see the new strings beginning to create a new connection all its own.

"This is amazing! I hadn't even noticed the difference!" Bones said as he relaxed into the sensations.

"Do we know if its a boy or girl yet?" Jim asked sounding completely blown away.

"Females." Spock declared instantly.

Jim chuckled, "We will definitely need Uhura's help then!"

Spock was relieved by Jim's acceptance but was somewhat concerned by Leonard's continued silence. Jim noticed this too.

"You ok Bones?" Jim asked as Leonard continue to just stare blankly threw them. Jim's voice broke him of his concentration.

"Sorry Jim I was just thinking. What was it you said again Spock? Females?" Leonard asked.

"That is correct Leonard."

"As in girls?" Spock raised an eyebrow at this.

"Obviously Leonard."

"No I mean as in plural? Like more than one girl?" Leonard corrected as he tried to piece together what Spock had said and what he was feeling through the bond.

"Yes T'hy'la." Spock said again like it was completely obvious.

"What! I thought you said Vulcans couldn't have twins!" Jim said a little too loudly as Bones shouted, "How is that even possible?!"

Spock had both eyebrows in the air now but remained as passive as ever, "I do not know my T'hy'las but as we say on Vulcan, Kaadith, what is, is. I believe you would say, we shall wait and see?"

yay! So only 1 chapter left! Sorry this took like forever but life is a royal b*tch sometimes and you gotta role with the punches. Once I find my floor again I will be writing/uploading a lot of new stories from a bunch of different fandom so if you're interested stay in touch!