Stardate 2259.332 (November 27th, 2259)
McCoy Residence, Ellijay, Georgia, Earth

Thanksgiving at the McCoy's was one of Jamie's favorite things, ever. Bones' mama was the sweetest woman in the known universe and man, that woman can cook. Over the last few years, she's even imparted some of her wisdom on Jamie. This year there were more people at the house than there used to be. In addition to Bones bringing Carol and Jamie bringing John, Pike and the senior staff were all invited. Surprisingly, they all said yes.

When the group of officers showed up, Mama didn't disappoint. She hugged every last single one of them like they grew up there, including Spock. Jamie and Uhura took holos because no one would ever believe them if they didn't. "Get in here, ya'll."

The group trekked into the house, "Leo!" Jamie smiled as Bones' uncles, sister, and brother-in-law all welcomed him home.

Joanna practically jumped on him, "Hey, daddy."

He smiled, "Hey, daughter."

"Jamison, if you don't get your butt over here, girl."

She chuckled, "Hey, Uncle Jacks." Jackson was Bones' uncle on his father's side. Even though David McCoy died years ago, Jackson was always with his brother's family for the holidays. The older version of her best friend wrapped her in one of his amazing bear hugs.

"When are you gonna ditch that damn fool nephew of mine and run away with me?"

She laughed, "Uncle Jacks, I love you but I'm taken and not by Len."

She pointed at John and watched as Jackson McCoy sized him up, "So, you're the man that loves our Jim." The room became deathly silent.

John smiled, "Yes, sir, I do."

Jackson smirked, "She may not be a McCoy by blood but she's still a McCoy. Anything happens to her and we'll come find you. We clear?"

John nodded, "Crystal clear, sir."

The two men looked at each other for another moment before Jacks smiled, "Alright then, welcome." He pulled John into a hug and the tension lifted.

Donna, Bones' sister, hugged her, "I was worried about that one. How are you doin', sweetie?"

Jamie smiled, "I'm good. Better than good." She looked over at John, who smiled at her as he picked up Joanna. She was really good.

"Alright, ya'll settle down. Now, I gotta lay down the rules for the new folks. Every year, we go around the table and say what we're thankful for. It doesn't have to be big, it just has to be something. I'll start us off. I'm thankful that you are all here and safe." Jacks sat down and looked at his sister-in-law.

"I'm thankful for my children. The ones I gave birth to and the ones I didn't." Jamie smiled as Eleanora smiled at her.

Bones was next, "I'm thankful that we're all not dead. And that Jim is toned down the crazy, even if only a little." Everyone at the table laughed.

"Hey. Not nice, Bonesy."

He shrugged as Carol went next, "Despite what my father did to many of you, you all still welcomed me with open arms and for that I'm thankful."

Donna was thankful for new friends. Fred, her husband, was thankful that she was happy and for football, which earned a laugh. Bones' other uncle, Edward, was thankful for his sister. "I'm thankful that I can still walk, we weren't so sure last year," Pike looked at Bones and the two men nodded at each other.

"I am thankful for Nyota," a bunch of 'awe's went up at Spock's words.

"I'm thankful for you, too, Spock."

Gaila rolled her eyes, "You guys are so annoyingly cute… but I love it. I'm thankful for all the love."

Chapel chuckled, "I'm thankful for someone else to deal with Doctor Grumpy." Everyone laughed as Carol kissed Bones on the cheek.

Sulu rolled his eyes, "I'm thankful that I got such kickass friends."

Jamie chuckled, "Says the space ninja."

He smiled at that, "You know it, sis."

Chekov took a breath, "I am zhankful zhat we are all together." He gave a big smile and looked to the engineer next to him.

"I'm just thankful that the Enterprise is fixed." Scotty and Jamie fist-bumped over Joanna's head.

"I'm thankful for daddy and grandma and Aunt Jim and Aunt Donna and Miss Carol and Mister Spock and Uncle Fred and Uncle John and… well everyone, except Clay." They all laughed at the smallest McCoy. Clay was her mother's new husband and none of them liked him very much, including Joanna. Jamie was next.

She looked around the table, "Someone once said that friends are the family we choose for ourselves. Looking around this table, I can't help but be thankful that I chose well."

Bones rolled his eyes, "Getting sappy on us, kid."

She just shrugged, "Calling like it is, Bones." He nodded and looked at John, who was last.

The man next to her smiled, "I am thankful for this wonderful woman next to me and I'll be even more thankful if she married me."

"What?"

Everyone looked at them as John sat a small box on the table in front of her, got out of his chair a knelt next to her.

"Do you remember when we were younger and you went on that dumb date with Percy?"

She nodded, "After I got home we sat on my front steps eating my aunt's cookies and talked for hours about nothing."

He smiled, "I told you then that there was no one like you. I mean that just as much today as I did fourteen years ago, maybe even more. You are extraordinary and I don't deserve you, but if you let me, I'd like to spend the rest of my life showing you just how amazing you are. Jamison Tabitha Kirk, I have loved you since the moment I saw you and I will spend the rest of my life loving you. Will you marry me?" Her heart was gonna beat out of her chest but she knew the answer in an instant.

"Yes." He kissed her as soon as the word came out of her mouth.

She doesn't know who hugged her but she felt a bunch of arms around her, the only ones she could identify were Joanna's because they were so small. Mama smiled, "The ring. Let's see it, sweetie." Jamie opened the box and took a breath. It wasn't big but it was gorgeous; a princess cut sapphire with tiny diamonds along the platinum band.

"Johnny."

He chuckled, "I know you don't wear a lot of jewelry but I knew the second I saw it that it belonged to you." He took the engagement ring from the box and placed it on her finger.

Jamie looked around the table, "Ya'll set me up."

Gaila giggled, "Sure did, sweetheart. Maybe you'll let us plan it for you."

Jamie chuckled, "You know I don't do pomp and circumstance. I'd rather keep it small. You, my gorgeous green friend, don't know the meaning of laid back." They all laughed.

Pike looked at her, "Could always do it tonight." She knew what he meant but she wasn't going down that rabbit hole.

Jamie took a breath, "Can we eat dinner first? I kinda spend all year waiting for Thanksgiving with the McCoy family." A cheer went up and that ended the wedding talk for the moment.

"You wait for Thanksgiving here, lass?"

She nodded, "I even have my own room. Just you wait, Scotty, you'll want to move in by the time we're done."

Everyone was talking a thousand miles an hour. Jamie and John just looked at each other and tried to keep up. "Alright, that's it," Pike silenced the room, "You two, stand up." They did as ordered and Pike smirked, "John, do you take her to be your wife?"

He smiled, "Yes, sir."

Pike looked at Jamie, "Jim, do you take him to be your husband?"

Jamie nodded, "Yes, sir."

Her friend smiled, "By the authority granted to me as an Admiral in the Federation Starfleet, I pronounce you as married. Congratulations." He pulled Jamie into a hug before he shook John's hand and stepped away from them, "Now you can kiss her." Everyone just sat there stunned as John did what he was told.

"Did Pike just…?" Gaila asked.

Bones chuckled, "Yep. Too bad they still have the paperwork."

Uhura shook her head, "Harrison asked me for those forms weeks ago. It just needs Jamie, Pike and witness signatures. The Admiral is signing off on it, right now." They all glanced at Pike, Spock and Scotty who were all signing forms. The Vulcan stood and handed a PADD to their captain. She signed where he instructed her to sign.

"So, you've been planning this for weeks?" Jamie whispered towards John.

He chuckled, "Yes, I have."

Stardate 2260.04 (January 4th, 2260)
Captain Jamison Kirk and Commander John Harrison's Apartment, San Francisco, Earth

"Happy birthday to you." Kiss. "Happy birthday to you." Kiss. "Happy birthday, Mrs. Harrison." Kiss. "Happy birthday to you." Kiss. "Good morning, beautiful."

She chuckled, "Hi. It's early." He pressed a gentle kiss on her shoulder, "Zero-five nineteen to be exact, birthday girl."

She turned in his arms, "You're not gonna let me sleep in, are you?" Jamie already knew the answer to that question. John pulled her into a kiss; his hands roamed her body. "Is this what I get for sleeping without anything on?" He nodded as he pressed her into the bed with his body and continued to press kisses along her neck. "Hmm, Johnny." He was trying to drive her crazy. Jamie looked at him; she could see the love dancing in his eyes. "Is this my birthday present?"

He chuckled as he slid into her, "Of course not. I have other plans for that. Unfortunately, you have to wear clothes." They moved slowly, watching each other as the tension built. His hands never stopped caressing her skin. He began to pick up speed, she was so close to falling apart, and he was pushing her further over the edge.

"John…" He locked his eyes with hers and changed the angle of his movements. She didn't even realize how close she was until the wave pulled them both under.

He touched his forehead to hers and closed his eyes. Jamie didn't want to move, "I wish I could stay here all day."

John kissed her nose, "You aren't the only one. But we have things to do, Captain." Her birthday brought with it a few mandatory appearances at various functions and a conversation or two with a reporter. Since the ship was ready to go, they were going to rechristen it and soon, the Enterprise would be on her way to uncharted space. Jamie was thinking about the endgame because she really didn't feel like doing anything for her birthday… except her husband.

"Well, we're awake. What should we do?"

John smirked, "Oh, we're not even close to finished, beautiful."

Stardate 2260.04 (January 4th, 2260)
Starfleet Headquarters, San Francisco, Earth

"There will always be those who mean to do us harm. To stop them, we risk awakening the same evil within ourselves. Our first instinct is to seek revenge when those we love are taken from us." She looked out at her crew and smiled, "But that's not who we are. We are here today to rechristen the USS Enterprise, and to honor those who lost their lives, nearly one year ago. When Christopher Pike first gave me his ship, he had me recite the Captain's oath. Words I didn't appreciate at the time. Now, I see them as a call for us to remember who we once were, and who we must be again. And those words... Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of Starship Enterprise. Her mission, to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilization. To boldly go where no one has gone before."

Eleven months. She couldn't believe it when she stopped to think about all the differences in her life between that mission on Nibiru and standing here in front of all these people. They had a long way to go. Marcus had a lot of power and SI was still trying to figure it all out. Yuki helped as much as she could and ended up working with Admiral Reed's people. The Enterprise was ready. The crew was ready. And for the first time, the Captain was ready.

Stardate 2260.05 (January 5th, 2260)
Kelvin Memorial Wall, Starfleet Headquarters, San Francisco, Earth

"What are we…?" She stopped mid-sentence. "Johnny… I can't."

He smiled, "Who said that we're here for you? Maybe, I want to pay my respects to the man that gave his life so that I could have you in mine. And I'm not the only one." She looked over his shoulder to find a good chunk of her officers standing at the wall.

"Two days of this, guys?"

Bones shook his head, "One day. That thing yesterday was to make the brass look good. Today is about my best friend's dad."

She chuckled as he pulled her into a hug, "I don't think anybody ever thought to give you a funeral for him, so we're fixing that."

She looked at Spock as Bones let her go, "You too?"

He nodded, "You are my friend." She wrapped her arms around his waist and, surprisingly, he hugged her back. Jamie didn't let him go as they all turned their attention to Pike.

"I remember the day the Kelvin was destroyed. For years, I kept thinking that George Kirk was the kind of guy I wanted to be. As I got older, I realized that what made him a hero wasn't how he died, it was what he died for. There are things in this life that none of us can change and there are moments that define us all. Most people only see a man who saved his crew but I choose to see a man who saved his family. To see a man defined by why he gave his life. Jamie is so much like her father. I look at all of you and I know she wouldn't hesitate to die for every single one of us. I just hope that George keeps watching her back. God knows it's a full time job." Everyone laughed. "Anyway… I just wanted to say Godspeed, George. Don't worry, we'll all keep an eye on your little girl."

She let go of Spock to hug the Admiral, "Thanks, Chris."

He chuckled, "Your husband did this, I just showed up."

Stardate 2260.09 (January 9th, 2260)
Bridge, USS Enterprise, Dock 27-Delta at Starbase One

"How the hell am I supposed to work with you on the bridge? Wearing that damn uniform dress, no less?"

Jamie shrugged, "I told you to think about it but you were all like 'I'm in.' Now, you just gotta deal. If it makes you feel better, you can pin me to a wall in our quarters later." John chuckled as the turbolift opened onto the bridge.

"Keptin on zhe bridge." Jamie smiled at Chekov before looking at Sulu, who was in her chair.

"Feels good, doesn't it?"

He nodded, "Yes, ma'am. You know, Captain Sulu has a nice ring to it."

Jamie shrugged, "Yea, but which Sulu? I heard that your sister is doing some impressive things."

The helmsman stood, "You know better. I got the cooler gig. The chair's all yours, Captain." Jamie laughed as she walked past her seat to where her best friend was chatting up Carol.

"So, Bones, what brings you to my bridge?" He looked at her and Carol laughed. "Waiting, Lieutenant Commander McCoy."

He huffed, "Seriously, Jim? I'm already kicking myself for agreeing to this. Five years in space, God help me."

Jamie and Carol looked at each sighed, "He's lucky we love him."

Carol nodded, "Yes, ma'am, he is. How did you live with him for so long?"

Bones looked between them. "Jim, don't you dare answer that."

She laughed harder and smiled, "I'll tell you later. Don't worry, Bones, it's gonna be fun."

He rolled his eyes, "Last time you said that, Spock almost died in a volcano, we jumped off a cliff into an ocean and we broke the prime directive."

Jamie shrugged, "Was still fun."

"Engineering to bridge."

Jamie smirked before answering the comm, "Scotty. How are we?"

He chuckled, "You know how it goes, Captain. Our core is ready to get outta here."

Jamie smirked, "That's what I like to hear."

She cut the communication and looked at her tactical officer, "Mister Harrison?"

He smiled, "We've been granted our clearances to leave, Captain." Uhura notified her that dock control has given them the go ahead to pull out of the station.

"Where should we go, Spock?"

He stood next to her chair, "As a mission of this duration has never been attempted, I defer to your good judgment, Captain."

Jamie rolled her eyes, "Now you trust my judgment. Sulu, take us out."

He nodded, "Aye, Captain."