As soon as Uhura had alerted her that
the away team was beaming back, Chapel had sent a message to M'Benga, knowing that the experienced doctor would be needed. He was trying to get some much-needed rest, after a shift and a half overseeing the sickbay before Chapel took over, but it wouldn't be the first time that either of them forced themselves
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He schools himself to patience though it is not in his nature. The bond makes it even worse, his anxiety more difficult to contain and he waits for M'Benga to finish with another patient. They do not wait long, but Jim has to force his fingers to relax. He knows he cannot hurt Spock's arm by clutching it but the joints of his own hand are showing white. He glances at Jim, unsure what the kid knows, or what he's been through himself but grateful for his presence. He'll have to remember to tell him so, when he can think again.
"What wrong?" he demands of the doctor, his gaze intense and his manner equal parts captain and worried friend.
M'Benga can find nothing physically wrong with Spock apart from the lack of rest, fluids and nutrition. But Spock has pushed himself too far before, farther, without such drastic results. It makes Jim feel guilty, that he has neglected Spock when his needs should have been all the more transparent and important to him.
The doctor orders hydration and rest, for now, and promises that Mr. Spock will be closely monitored.
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