Story [Star Trek] "The Charm of Spring" MMM Entry, One-Shot.

by WarmNyota -- Disclaimer: Borrowing with love.
Notes: This is for the MMM Spring challenge. A long-standing couple tradition is detailed.

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Nyota cradled the wine-colored tea rose and inhaled the subtle but lovely fragrance. It was a hybrid, created by the joint efforts of Hikaru Sulu and Yolette Boudreaux. The botanical talents of one had merged and accentuated the engineering skills of the latter, and the result was a wonderfully efficient, well-arranged, and gorgeous hydroponics garden.

"This is absolutely exquisite, Hikaru!" Nyota complimented happily. "Hybrids can be tricky under the best of circumstances."

"My Aunt and Uncle have a bonsai farm," Sulu answered. "So I grew up surrounded by challenging yet rewarding artistic botanical wonders."

"I believe it," Nyota responded. "And working with Yolette, I can imagine you didn't object to the opportunity. If I'm not mistaken, something's sparking there with you guys." She winked.

"Now that you mention it," Sulu grinned. "You must have couple-radar, Nyota."

Nyota laughed. "It's just that I want my friends to be as happy as I am."

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Nyota and Christine were enjoying chocolate, caramel milkshakes after shift.

"I loved the latest stop-over on Dolvus 2." Nyota told Christine. "It was spring, and I was on the landing team and after the mission wound down, I took a stroll through a meadow overflowing with wildflowers of every hue! It was marvelous, surrounded by all that lush color and fragrance."

"Did you enjoy gardens and such growing up?" Christine asked.

"Oh, yes. My mom loved planting roses, although it was a challenge where we lived, let me tell you!" Nyota sighed. "I'm not always going to be on the away team, and it likely will not be spring every time, either." She trailed off wistfully.

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Naturally, Spock was aware of this pensive frame of mind and wished to soothe it.

The love of nature and growing things was something Spock had also been acquainted with since childhood; his mother was delighted with flowers and plants, and Sarek had a hothouse/greenhouse built especially for her.

He began the long-running tradition of bringing Nyota a bloom of whatever flowers are in season, if it is fortunate enough to be early spring to high summer.
This gesture thrilled and incredibly touched Nyota, and she saved these lovely gifts in her box of couple-focused mementos.

Upon the first occasion of bringing her a peach colored bloom with star-shaped petals, he said: "I wish to assure you there is absolutely no sentimental motivation behind the gift."

"If you say so, darling." Nyota laughed and put the flower in a vase, then melted into his embrace.

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lovely with all the Spring-time traditions

 

Aw so sweet! I love the way the flowers are a thread that connects not just the individual characters in the relationships but also the stories to each other.