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"Wait, so you asked him just before he left?" Ellara asked, looking at Spock from her place in his arms.
The two were watching a movie in their shared quarters. After much prompting, Spock had begun to explain how he'd gone about getting things together to propose to her.
Spock and Ellara had been dating for almost two years, and Spock was certain that she was the woman he wished to marry. So, he set about planning everything. When the two were granted shore leave, it was like a blessing come true. They made a stop on Vulcan, where Spock got his mother's engagement ring from his father. Sarek had been keeping it safe, as Amanda had told both him and Spock that she wished for Spock to give it to his future spouse.
From Sarek, the two went to Rendoria, where Spock asked Nalli for his blessing. Nalli was informed that with or without it, Spock would still propose, but that it would be better if he had it. Nalli, of course, seeing how happy Spock made Ellara, gave it. All it took afterwards were a few calls to the Enterprise while Ellara was distracted, and the proposal was all set.
"I did. I wished to have had more time, however, I was unsure if Nalli would be returning, and so I believed it to be best to ask him as soon as possible." Spock replied, rubbing his thumb on her forearm.
Ellara bristled slightly at the mention of her father's possible death, but calmed down when she felt Spock rubbing her arm. "I'm glad you got it. He may have been absent, but he is still my father."
Spock didn't reply, and Ellara realised that she might have said something wrong. "You do know that I would have said yes either way though, correct?"
When all she heard was silence, Ellara paused the movie to turn around and look at Spock. It was only then that she noticed he had fallen asleep, and she giggled at seeing his mouth hanging open in his sleep. She pressed a kiss to his forehead and settled against his chest, preparing to sleep as well.
Ellara paced back and forth in her childhood home, dressed in traditional Rendorian wedding robes. It was the day of her wedding, and she was getting massive cold feet. Nyota, who had stepped outside briefly to speak to Nalli, walked back in and quickly took action.
The slap that greeted Ellara's face was not entirely unwelcome. However, the force with which it was delivered, was. Ellara almost fell to the floor, and Nyota gasped in shock, not realizing how hard she had hit her friend. "God, El, I'm so sorry, I just don't know my strength sometimes!"
Nyota tried to help Ellara right herself, but the Rendorian waved her off, cradling a hand to her stinging cheek and saying, "It's alright. I needed it."
Uhura shot her a grateful smile, bringing Ellara over to stand in front of the full length mirror that had been placed in her old room. Nyota sighed in happiness as she saw the clothing Ellara wore, in all it's splendor. The robes, a deep and rich Eminence purple (hex code: #6C3082 to be added to an), featuring beautiful gold highlights in indescribable patterns. In Rendorian culture, purple stood for regality and true love, while gold signified good health and fertility. The combination of colours in wedding clothing was common, and Ellara was pleased that she was good friends with a seamstress. To be fair, the garment was called a robe, but was very much a dress. The dress was backless, and featured an off-shoulder neckline. The skirt of the dress was quite large and puffy, but not obnoxiously so. Most Rendorian's refused a train, as had Ellara. She had tried some on when trying out other dresses, and found it didn't fit right with her. To be fair, neither did the exaggerated dress, but she wanted to treat herself on this momentous occasion.
Across the hall, Spock stood in Nalli's room, staring at himself in the mirror. He was also sporting traditional Rendorian wedding clothing. His shirt, which was the same shade of purple as Ellara's dress, featured gold buttons and trim, rather than an intricate design. It was a dress shirt, but rather then buttoning up at the front, the buttons were placed on the side. The top of the collar extended to Spock's shoulder, and then buttoned down diagonally until it reached just below his belly button (will instruct readers to look at my Instagram for drawings). His slacks were very tight, almost obscenely so, and were a plain black. Around his waist was a gold sash, with fanciful purple embroidery that Nyota and Kirk had worked on for almost two days. As Ellara and Spock's maid of honour and best man(respectively), it was up to them to organize almost the entirety of the wedding, per Rendorian culture.
Nalli stood behind Spock, and gently placed a Flower of Light behind his ear. When Ellara and Spock reached the alter, Spock would move it from him to Ellara. "Are you sure that I am ready for this, father?" Spock asked Sarek, who had just walked in.
His father looked down, pursing his lips. "I do not think I will ever be able to admit that you are ready, my son. As… illogical as it is, I shall always see you as the small child who got into fights when other's insulted your mother. However, I do believe that the match you have made with Ellara is well suited, and that the two of you shall have long and successful lives."
Nalli winced a little bit from the corner he was in at the almost medical deliverance of Sarek's words, but Spock seemed pacified. Kirk popped his head into the room, holding a black blindfold. "We're ready, Spock."
"Are you?" asked Nalli, and Spock paused before giving a strong nod.
"Wait, you're pregnant?" Rick cried, placing his hands on Ellara's stomach.
After the wedding, Rick had decided that it would be his mission to reconnect with his old friend. They hadn't spoken in almost two years, but she'd made sure he had been invited to the ceremony. Well, him, his husband, and their adopted daughter. Rick had been a sight for Ellara's sore eyes at the reception, but it was nice to finally see him again.
Back to the matter at hand, Ellara nodded vigorously, unable to keep the grin off of her face. "But, how? I thought you told me that they had to use intense science or whatever for Spock's parents to have him?" Rick protested.
Ellara rolled his eyes, shaking her head at his dramatic tone. "What have I told you, time and time again? Rendoria is best at…"
Rick picked up where Ellara trailed off. "Is best at finding ways to let anyone have kids, yeah, I get that. I just thought you meant between different genders."
Ellara shook her head. "Nope, interspecies relationships as well. And, after months and months of research, we finally have a," Ellars put up her hands and made air quotes, "Bun in the oven."
Rick swatted her hands down, but quickly grabbed them. "I'm so happy for you, El. Are you still staying on with Starfleet?" he asked, furrowing his brow.
"Nope. Actually, fun fact, that decision was made before we received the news. I got an offer to be the Ambassador for Rendoria to Earth, and Spock is going to be taking over Sarek's position soon." Ellara beamed, pleased with what she had just said.
Rick's eyebrows rose sky high, and he gave Ellara a big hug. "That's amazing! Now you guys won't be spending so much time in space!"
Rick, although originally deployed to a starship, had quickly realized it wasn't for him, and joined his boyfriend- now husband- back on Earth to work at the Starbase there.
"When is the kid due?" Rick asked, curious.
Ellars was about to answer, but quickly tuned into Spock. She saw that he was having an argument with Kirk, having just told him the news. Ellara held up one finger to Rick, and pulled out her PADD, firing a message of comfort to Spock to see once he was done. Turning her attention back to her friend, Ellara answered. "In about eight months. It'll take a little longer for this child then usual, but that's fine. I'm just glad to have one."
Unconsciously, Ellara rubbed her hand over her stomach, and Rick was secretly pleased. He knew she would be an amazing mother.
After five hours of delivery, little baby Amanda Meritha was born. Her full name was Amanda Meritha Lywa Lat'toy. It was a joint decision of Spock and Ellara to have her middle name be that of Ellara's deceased, prior soulmate, in a way of honouring her. Naming her after their mothers was an almost obvious decision, of course. Nalli had cried, and Sarek had had to excuse himself.
In the months that passed, Ellara and Spock watched as Amanda Meritha, often shortened to Ameritha, grew coarse black hair, and found that her green eyes matched beautifully. She had Ellara's eyes, but the rest of her face was Spock's. She was an adorable child, a total troublemaker, but received the utmost affection from her parents.
Ellara thought her and Spock would have to have a discussion about whether they would be raising her the Rendorian way or the Vulcan way, but found that he wished she be raised how Ellara had been, minus the pre-arranged marriage. Ellara agreed, finding that it was a good idea. Having two parents as Ambassadors would be hard enough, she didn't want to overcomplicate Ameritha's life.
Over the course of the rest of their life, Ellara and Spock found that it was relatively peaceful, and relished their time together. They lived happily ever after.
I'm not crying, you are! Jkjk. But this was a very sad chapter for me to write, knowing that this story was now over. I'll never get to write about these characters again... Which is a total lie, because I just wrote the prologue for my next fanfic which is about TNG and stuff happens... Woops. I hope y'all enjoyed writing this story, though, as I did. A big thank you to TransformersGeek, who has been my beta throughout most of this story. And a huge hug to all of you awesome readers, as well as a high-five to those of you who commented(especially those who commented on almost every single chapter; y'all are the real mvp's). I'm so sad this is over, but don't fret! I will be writing a series of one-shots about the things that happen in this chapter in further detail(the wedding might be a two-shot). I'll add a chapter at the end once the one-shots are posted.
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Updated March 9th, 2017.