I decide to take a break from visiting Pike and find my way to Fleet Hospital's roof.
I find a wall and lean back, watching the stars and the space stations sliding by. It's peaceful up here, like nothing has changed at all.
The roof access opens and I shrink into the shadows.
It's Spock and Uhura and they slip easily into a long embrace.
He gestures helplessly toward 40 Eridani.
"Mother said…no matter what, I could always come home."
Uhura kisses him tenderly. "Baby, you are home. You are."
He embraces her again, tightly.
She whispers, "Let me help."