Chapter Four

Jim and Jayme sat around the mess hall, eating apples and plotting. 'Apples make everything better' he crunched thoughtfully away as Jayme chattered on about T'Pock idosyncracies. Little things that she liked, didn't like, and what she hated. 'Gotta stop her before she gets on a roll. I know that I can' Jim lifted his hand to bring a halt to her words.

"While I appreciate the help, I think that I need to get Spock on my own terms. Not on ones that you have helped me cheat with. After the whole kobayashi maru thing, I don't think he'll like it if I cheated on this."

Jayme's eyes twinkled brightly before she nodded. "Touché Jim. Well then, what do you propose?"

Jim thought about it for a second before an idea hit him. "Hey! Can you reprogram the replicator to make Vulcan tea? I know that Spock really likes it but he rations his cause of the short supply."

"Short supply? Why…oh! Cause of the…"Jayme trailed off here since they both understood what she was talking about. The destruction of Vulcan was something that was not common in their universes. Jayme had shed a tear when she heard about the death of Spock's mom. "I think that I can. You'll have to give me a few seconds to mess with it. T'Pock's never had that issue, so I've never had to try before." Getting up, she bent down in front of the replicator and started to press buttons.

"Well! Who is this bonnie lass?" Jim looked up to see Scotty come into the mess hall.

"Scotty, this is my doppelganger from another dimension. I'd like you to meet Jayme Kirk" Jayme looked back at this, eyes lit up with recognition, and she smiled. Pulling herself upright, Jayme went up to Scotty, hand out.

"It's so nice to meet you Scotty! I'm gonna guess and say that you are this dimension's version of my Mackenzie Scott. Good to know that you're a constant in any of my lives"

"It's vury nice tae meet ya too lass. Ye'r th' spitting image o' Jim here. Whit urr ye daein' wi' th' replicator?" Scotty looked over her shoulder to wince at the loose wires.

"Don't worry! I have it all under control. I just had to reconfigure a few things. I am making Vulcan teas come out of the replicators." Jayme went back to the replicator and bent back over. Jim smacked Scotty when Scotty's head bent with her.

"That's essentially me over there Mr. Scott" Jim whispered into Scotty's ear.

"Captain. If ye looked lik' that normally, you'd be smacking me alot mair" Scott replied smoothly which made Jim smack him again. Scotty got the pointed look Jim was giving him, and sat down next to Jim. "What's wrong wit lookin, Captain?"

"Well she's in a committed relationship." Jim waited for Scotty to take a drink from his flask before continuing, "With a woman." The choking on scotch was well worth the dramatic pause. "A Vulcan woman, Mr. Scott."

"Ya mean Mr. Spock's counterpart?" Scotty noted the slight flush that graced Jim's face before nodding. "I'll be sure to kep me eye's in me head, Captain."

"Thanks Scotty" Taking the proffered flask, Jim took a swig. It was few minutes of comfortable silence before Jayme pulled back up.

"Finish! Now if I press this sequence of buttons, I'll get" the whirring noise of the replicator started and a steaming cup of tea appeared, "Vulcan Tea. I made it so you can get different kinds of flavors that are already good to go or you can just get the packets they come in." She took the cup out, but started to press more buttons again. Another tea was produced, which she promptly grabbed out of the replicator. Handing the second cup to Jim, she started towards the door.

"Let's go Jim. I want to see Pocky before the bond gets all tight. It's terribly uncomfortable when that happens cause it's so new. Nice to meet you Scotty! Hope we get a chance to talk replicators later!" She waved merrily to Scotty while waiting for Jim to catch up.

Making their way down to the Science Labs, Jayme started to make more small talk. "I can feel T'Pock getting more and more agitated. It only happens if she is really stressed out and forgets to block her emotions from me. But truth be told, it makes me really excited when she forgets. Then I get to feel what she's feeling. But, bleh! These feelings are not sexy at all." Winking, she walked ahead of him into the Science Labs.

They were greeted to the sight of the two Vulcans bent over the table working on something. Both Jim and Jayme's heads turned to get a better view and identical lascivious grins graced their faces. It was low whistle from Jayme that brought the Vulcans' attention on the two Kirks. Identical eyebrows were raised as they turned around to meet the cause of the whistle. Jim straightened up immediately but Jayme's grin just got wider.

"Jayme, I do not believe it is appropriate to walk in on someone and not address one's self." T'Pock remarked as made her way over to Jayme. Jayme merely smiled adorably and presented the cup of tea. T'Pock's lips twitched as she took the proffered cup. She held out two fingers, to Jayme's utter delight and enthusiasm, and a Vulcan kiss was shared between the two women.

Jim made his way over to where Spock was just starting to pull himself upright. "I had Jayme show me how to reconfigure the replicators. She showed me how to replicate Vulcan tea. I thought that since it is so hard to come by now that you would appreciate it. I mean you don't have to appreciate it! I just.." Jim cut himself off to stop his rambling. 'Great. Spock is going to think that I am some sort of idiot.'

Spock's eyebrow raised further at Jim's rambling. Flushed slightly, Jim lifted the cup he was holding for Spock to take. Spock took the cup carefully, before taking a deep drink from it.

"This is most pleasing, Captain. Vulcan tea is hard to come by now and other styles of tea have not met my palates requirements. I appreciate the time that you spent on the replicator. Thank you, Captain." Spock took another long drink from the cup and let out a small sigh.

Jim thought that he would burst from happiness. Just the knowledge that Spock appreciated it was enough to make him happy for weeks. It was the little sigh that really pulled at Jim. 'I want to make him sigh when I am ..' his thoughts cut off by Jayme.

"Well guys, as wonderful as it is staring into each other's eyes, I think that we have done as much as we can for one day. Is there any extra room that T'Pock and I can crash in? I'd really like to get some rest before we tackle this problem any further."

Jim nodded and started for the door. "Of course! We can put you in our visitor quarters until we find a way to send you home." Jayme and the two Vulcans followed after him. Except for the occasional hushed whispers between Jayme and T'Pock, they group walked in silence.

Once reaching the door, Jim gave Jayme the code and directions to his room. Apparently, the layout of her Enterprise was switched backwards. Bidding them a good night, the two women headed into the room. Jim and Spock started down the hallway before Spock stopped.

"I forgot to notify T'Pock when we were going to be meeting" he turned around after this declaration and started to make his way back to the women's room. "I will go and inform her promptly." It took Kirk a minute to process what he was saying but once it clicked he rushed after him. Unfortunately, he was a moment too late. Spock had already pressed in the necessary code to the room.

"I realize that we just departed, however I…"Spock cut off from whatever he was going to say due to the sight that greeted him upon entering the women's room. Jayme was straddling T'Pock, both women's shirts were gone, and she was kissing the Vulcan with fervor. She didn't even notice the interruption from Spock due to her back being to the door. However, T'Pock did. Her brown eyes bore into them with undisguised anger at the interruption as she pulled away from Jayme's lips. Jayme just attached herself to T'Pock's neck and started to make her way up the Vulcan's neck. T'Pock's glare intensified and she growled at the men in a distinctly un-Vulcan like manner.

Jim had to pull Spock out of his stupor and back into the hall. "Why did you do that! Even if they hadn't been about to have sex, you can't just barge into a woman's room! It's against protocol!"

"I momentarily had a lapse in judgment. I forgot that they were female versions of our persons." Spock's ears were slightly green from embarrassment, which only made Jim think he was adorable.

"Just be careful. T'Pock looked about ready to tear our heads off." Sighing, Jim turned back down the hall, ambling his way to his quarters. "I'll see ya tomorrow Spock." He stopped short when he heard Spock's quiet remark.

"They are a most dynamic couple" Spock said as he made his way back to the Science Labs.

Jim watched Spock's ass sway as he walked, and thought of dynamic things they could do. "Most dynamic, Mr. Spock" he muttered to himself. Smirking, he made his way down the hall planning the seduction of Spock.