Spock watched Jim bid Len and Bill farewell but her mind was otherwise occupied. There had been much she did not quite understand being signaled between them, particularly Len and Jim
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Jim's smile was strained, it was true. Part was being awakened in the middle of the night, his body still a bit sore. Part was the unwanted news about James. But part, it must be said, was his surprise at his own surprise over Spock's activities. He had never sought to curb Spock's sexual expression or exploits. But neither, he suddenly realized, had he really thought about Spock stepping out without him.
The touch was comforting, and Jim was glad anew that Spock, as aloof as he'd always been, allowed him this. He laughed gently.
"Bill is complicated," he said, though in reality it was a sort of complication of simplicity it was hard to define. "I wouldn't worry about it; you'll work it out. But how are you? Otherwise."
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Why was that?
"You okay?" he murmured, reaching out.
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"Bill is uncomfortable with me still. I did not intend this."
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"Bill is complicated," he said, though in reality it was a sort of complication of simplicity it was hard to define. "I wouldn't worry about it; you'll work it out. But how are you? Otherwise."
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"As previously stated, I am unharmed, Jim. Nor am I experiencing mental distress. Are you well?"
In such close contact, skin against skin, Spock could not help but feel Jim's tiredness, the soreness that Jim was trying to hide.
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