Jim was both looking forward to it and nervous about it. They had agreed to meet the healer at a smaller hotel somewhere away from both the medical centers as well as the Federation guest quarters. It felt almost like trying to buy some back alley off-world drugs or deliver information of a disclosed nature, to the point Jim almost wanted to call ( Read more... )

It hadn't been an easy decision to leave Bones behind, to go out on some wild goose chase based on a feeling he had. His body still hurt, still bore some of the worst bruises from Spock's pon farr, still wasn't caught up on sleep and food. Bones, Jim knew pretty damn well, was less than happy with him for doing this. But... he equally hoped, was ( Read more... )