done_in_3 | The Vow au bc I love this plot twist and Aqua/Jim are adorable

The Vow au bc I love this plot twist and Aqua/Jim are adorable

Three years, nearly four, of wedded bliss. Jim was calmer, more focused and honestly a better captain. He had his wife, his beloved Aqua to thank for that, she was his light, his heart, his whole world. She kept him grounded and morally upright and he honestly took fewer stupid risks with his life thanks to her. The crew ran better, the Enterprise had better records, life was good.

Jim had bought them a house for when he was on Shore Leave on Earth, it barely got used but when Enterprise was docked, well they needed to crash somewhere. It was a nice place in San Francisco, in the heart of downtown and worth every penny of the millions it was worth.The property values were sky high but Jim was a veteran captain and got paid accordingly. He used his money on very little else besides charity so he was happy to spoil his wife with a comfortable home. Besides, if and when they had kids... well if their house just happened to be in an ideal school district he wouldn't call it an accident.

Everything was perfect, which begged for it all to come crashing down soon enough. Jim wouldn't remember the crash or the drunk kids in a truck behind him and Aqua on the road, he wouldn't remember that he shouldn't be alive, his wayfinder had saved him....but he doesn't know what this anymore. All he knows is he's laying in bed, he feels numb.. and he's waking up in what sounds and smells like a hospital.

"Mmm... mm." he was so tired and yet his mind was racing with questions. 'Where am I? What happened? Where's my ship?'

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"Don't pay attention? What?" he shook his head "Sorry I zoned out there. What are you saying I'm too busy looking at your boobs? You might be half right... and you know I'd take you upstairs in two seconds." he smiled.

"Well good... I'd suggest we start seeing each other but I seem to be married."

The more Jim flirted and teased her, the pinker Aqua's cheeks became. It was a good sign, though she could've gone without the observation of her boobs. She nearly crossed her arms to help take his eyes off them. Then again, it could've been him making stuff up.

"Then what are you waiting for? I know you can carry me up the stairs."

She let out a laugh.

"Well, that's too bad. We're both married, so we can't date each other. Such a shame. I was really starting to like you too."

"You want to be carried upstairs? Good. I always wanted to carry a woman and pretend I was a knight or something, carrying her out of a dragon's lair. Or at the end of an apocalypse." he reached for her "like the end of Wayne's World where Wayne carries Garth's body screaming 'why god!?'" he chuckled to himself.

"Alright, you coming with me? Oh woman I am dating behind my wife's back." he pretended to look shocked "Oh shit did I say that out loud? Sorry, Aqua. I'm cheating on you with this gorgeous blue haired number."

It wouldn't be the first time someone has carried Aqua up and crossed a threshold. Jim did it on their wedding night and always tried to do it whenever Aqua said it was okay. She didn't mind being carried, but not all the time.

"You did it when we snuck away from our wedding. You try to make it a habit, so you have more than enough experience with it," she teased with a twinkle in her eye.

When he called her beautiful, her cheeks burned. No matter what happened, his compliments always did a number on her. They always had the same effect.

"That's okay. I'm cheating on you with this charming man who is really, really good in the sack and very handsome."

"We snuck away from our wedding? And our guests didn't notice? We could have just called it an early nigh--ooooh I get it. We weren't leaving yet. Geez I am a dirty sleeze with you. You let me get away with that?" he chuckled.

"I like carrying you." it came out as a force of habit and surprised him as much as it might surprise her. He ALWAYS said that when he commented on him carrying her.

"That felt weird.... it just came out." he shrugged and scooped her up, trekking upstairs to get some more shagging in or to just go to sleep. Either one...

"Good in bed and good lookin' huh? Yeah but does he make a Captain's salary though? He can't buy you a dream house can he?"

There was a nod of her head. Yes, they snuck away from their wedding to have a little bit of fun before the guests noticed. They were well back in time and no one really noticed. Well, maybe Spock, but he was special.

"Yeah, it sort of comes with the package, but I still love you." she let out a soft 'ompf' being picked up so suddenly. There was a light chuckle having something so simple slip out from his mouth.

"Hmm...I'm not sure, but my dream home is anywhere with him. We could live in a tent and I would still be so happy."

And Spock knew better than to say anything about it.

"So nice of you to be so understanding. I'll have to remember that when my wife nags me next time." he carried her deftly up their stairs and into their room.

"A tent? And to think I spent all that money on this house. I guess I just have to build for myself and I can pitch a tent outside for you. Actually I think Bones would frown on that since you're pregnant and all..."

"Your wife doesn't nag!" Aqua huffed, faking a pout at him. "She merely reminds you since, you never want to write anything down."

A little teasing never hurt, especially if they wanted to have some fun between the sheets. Or go to bed, whichever he was in the mood for. Though, given how excited the two of them were, it would be the former.

"Well..." she gave him a sly smile, running a hand down his chest as he carried her.

"You could pitch a tent elsewhere..." her eyes roamed down, past his navel then back up at him. Hopefully he'd get the hint.

"Oh she doesn't? I guess if you want to call it that, that's your prerogative." he smirked. He was always in the mood for a little horizontal hokey pokey

"If my wife demands it. I can't be a doting husband and leave her unfulfilled..." a night of passionate love it was. He was game, Aqua was amazing. He can see why he married her though he gets the feeling he isn't enjoying her as much as he used to when he remembered...

Aqua let out a soft chuckle, getting up from her seat and coming around to wrap her arms around his shoulders.

"It's not so much of a demand, more like a very...strong suggestion..." she teased, closing the distance between them to press a kiss to his temple.

Everything from there was a blur. There were chuckles and looks of desires exchanged between the two of them. Their night of passion and love making wasn't rushed. They took their time getting to know each other, and get familiar with one another's bodies again. Aqua didn't know how much time had passed until seep claimed both of them.

When she began to come around, Aqua found herself cuddled up next to Jim with one arm draped over his chest.

He honestly hadn't had sex like that before, the kind where he was doing something more than making himself feel good. It was something beyond that, he was having fun with her in a way like... he was discovering her as a person.

When it was over, wait when had he fallen asleep? He was curled around her, arm around her waist. He knew this was comfortable.

The windows showed a soft light, it was very early morning but Jim felt alert. He had a moment of clarity... he looked around the room and he inhaled the air... it was right, everything was as it should be. He looked to Aqua and smiled softly, leaning down to kiss the crown of her head, making sure to be gentle so he didn't wake her up.

and he froze.

He remembered that. This room, this was his room, this was his bed... it felt normal. It didn't feel weird.

No matter how soft or gentle of a kiss, it always stirred Aqua awake. She turned into her husband more, pressing her face into the crook of his neck. She nuzzled him, finding herself at complete peace with everything. For a brief moment, it felt like she had her husband back. It felt like her life was finally going back to the sense of 'normal' both of them established so long ago.

But, it didn't last long. Aqua began to wake up, letting out a light yawn and slowly opened her eyes.

"Mmm...morning..."

He flinched when he heard her, suddenly feeling out of place. He still didn't know her, in fact she felt more like an invader in his now-familiar bedroom than before. Before she'd seemed like the true homeowner and he was the guest. Now he felt both familiar and uncomfortably foreign.

"H-hey....morning." he slapped on a smile but nothing was hiding how odd he felt.

Even in Aqua's sleepy state, she was still able to see Jim flinch. He was trying his best to look okay with her cuddling next to him, but she could tell he wasn't too thrilled with it. She rubbed her eyes, pulling back from him as she did. She wondered if he was regretting what they did, or if he didn't like her invading his space. Her little bubble of happiness burst, she tried to act normal.

"I think I'm going to make breakfast...want anything?" Maybe some time alone will give him time to reflect and collect his thoughts.

"Ah, I'm alright. Thanks though." he didn't know how to make it better but he knew that comment was making it worse. He just wanted to be the man he was before but he felt so strange around her., He couldn't expect her to just be comfortable with her husband acting like a stranger and getting weird on her. He didn't want to be this weird guy... he couldn't help it.

He'd slink off on his own for most of the morning and avoid her. He needed to think.

"..Okay." Aqua murmured, slipping into the closet to put her clothes on. She stayed quiet as she did, trying to keep her mind from wandering to dark places. They were doing so well! Did she say or do something to have changed the mood? Or...were they not as compatible as she thought they were?

He needed time to think and time would be something she'd give him. Aqua made breakfast for the two of them, hoping he'd come by and eat something. She wasn't about to intrude upon his space, deciding to stay in the guest room and keep to herself.

Jim was perplexed too. He had been doing so well he thought, he was getting closer to her and last night felt like he was finally breaking down some walls between himself and his memory. Only now he felt alienated and weird. He hadn't expected his memory to return in pieces and then feel even more alienated and uncomfortable about it.

He was trying to be someone for Aqua and it was making him kind of tired, tired of trying to be into a woman he didn't really know. He didn't want to hurt her but he wanted a break to clear his head.

He headed back inside to approach her.

"Hey, I'm going to head out. I need to think, ok?" he smiled but it was obvious he was not in a chipper mood. He disappeared from the house before she could protest.

Aqua wasn't going to say no to him. He needed time to think and if that's what he really wanted, she could give him that. She thought he would only be gone for a few hours, but after receiving a call from Bones, she knew he wouldn't come home tonight. Part of her was worried he'd do something he'd later regret, another part was scared he'd really go back to his old life.

What if he wanted to do that? To sleep around with every pretty girl he saw and just....left her? They were making progress, but it felt like every move they made forward caused them to go three steps back. Maybe it was time for her to face reality. Maybe...they weren't meant for each other anymore.

If and when Jim came back, he'd find Aqua wasn't at home anymore.

He may have left and gotten a but drunk... He may have gotten hammered drunk actually, and ended up at Bones' house and slept on his couch after he couldn't see straight. He might be reliving his youth and he maaaaay have gotten a very fierce lecture from Leonard about his behavior.

He returns home with a medically relieved hangover and some flowers for Aqua.

When she's not home he assumes the worst so... he rummages around on his phone and finds her number... then he bitches out and just bakes some cookies as a peace offering and loiters around the house.

In the time of Jim's departure and arrival, it left Aqua to do a lot of thinking on her own. She couldn't really go to Spock or Uhura about Jim, or anyone other than Bones about it. Part of her wanted to reach out to Terra to try and mend things, but then he would want her to return home. There was Ven, but in her eyes he was too young to burden him with her troubles.

For the first time in weeks, she realized how alone she was. She didn't have her partner in crime, she had only a shadow of him. They were bonding, but it was all baby steps. In her head she was thinking it might be time for her to take a step back and let Jim be on his own. The house wasn't theirs anymore, in his head it was his and she....she was a speck of light he was trying to catch.

The bluenette arrived home hours later, softly closing the door behind her. It wouldn't take her long to pack a bag and find a hotel or, another world, to stay in for a while.

Well she wasn't going to get out of the house so easy. Jim came to her looking meek, then startled at the sight of a suitcase.

"Where are we going?" he made a point to say 'we' because.... yeah he fucked up but he wasn't letter her do the same thing. His night of drinking made him feel worse, not better.

Aqua didn't flinch or shudder when she heard Jim's voice. She left the suitcase on the floor, moving around to the drawer and opening it to see how much had in there.

"Nowhere." she replied, voice soft and distant. Over night she began to create a wall between them, trying to keep her distance and give him the space he needed.

"Don't do that." he sounded irritated instantly.

"Don't put that stupid wall up, just tell me what's going on. Are you leaving because you're mad at me? Because I went out last night? I'm sorry, I fucked up and if it means anything it made me feel worse. Stop... stop looking in the drawers, where are you going?" he really didn't want her going anywhere, he felt afraid of her leaving actually...

It wasn't hard to pick up on the irritation in his voice, but it took everything in Aqua to not snap back at him. So far she had done a good job or keeping her feelings in tact, she could hold out for a little while longer. At least, until Jim opened his mouth and admitted to his faults and asked her where she was going.

"I'm not mad that you went out last night." No, she was upset over the phone call she received from bones and heard the faint sounds of a drunk Jim in the background. She kept going from one drawer to the next.

"I'm...tired, Jim. Of worrying...of a lot of things and ...I'm not sure I should even be here anymore."

"But what ARE you mad about?" he tried to step into the doorway, to indicate she was going to have a hard time if she wanted to leave.

"We were fine two days ago, what happened? You're suddenly done with me? We were trying to work it out. What I get one slip up and I'm out? What are--" he shook his head.

"No, this is a stupid idea. It was stupid when I did it and it's going to be stupid if you do it too. You're pregnant, what are you just going to take that baby away too?" he wasn't having it.

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Spock and Uhura should be having a baby at the same time as these two.

LOL they totes should

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