jamest-kirk:

• “You lied to me,” Joanna says, narrowing her eyes at Jim. “No, I didn’t,” Jim replies, a hand on Joanna’s shoulder to keep her near him in the crowded mall, “I volunteered to look after you while your father’s performing a very important surgery.” “You promised we’d go out and do something fun!” Joanna counters. “We’re out in a mall to shop, how is that not fun?” “You’re only here with me because you forgot dad’s birthday is tomorrow,” Joanna says, “and you need me to help you find a present.” “I’m so offended,” Jim replies, pulling Joanna with him towards a perfume shop, “also, don’t tell your dad. Please?” “Only if you get me one of those old fashioned GameBoys.” “Fine.” “Fine.”
• Being as clever as she is, and generally quite mature, it’s easy to forget that Joanna’s just a child. And that sometimes, children are the best nuisance. Jim finds out the hard way; been flirting with Bones all night. Quiet movie after Joanna’s gone to bed, even going as far as a fancy wine and cheese platter to pretend to be a sophisticated couple. Jim’s all over Bones quickly, though. The movie barely finished, and Jim drags the other to bed. Heated kisses and hushed whispers. But then they catch small footsteps, and then a quiet “daddy?”. Bones pushes Jim off him, and immediately sits up straight. “What’s the matter?” he asks. “I had a bad dream,” Joanna says. “D’you want me to bring you back to bed?” “No,” she replies, approaching Bones’ bed, and Jim figures that’s their chance for the night gone. “C’m here,” Jim says, patting the space between them, and Joanna happily crawls in between them, “no monster’s gonna get you here.”
• “What are you doing here?” Joanna asks Jim when she shows up at her school. “Hey,” Jim says, “I’m here because your daddy’s at work.” He sits down on the available chair next to her, casually leaning in to rest his hand on her back. “You wanna tell me why the principal called?” “I hit someone,” Joanna replies equally casual. “Why’d you do that?” “He was being mean,” Joanna says, “said I couldn’t be a captain because I’m a girl.” “What?” Jim asks, “there are loads of amazing female captains. That boy’s crazy.” “I know! I told him that. I even listed the first 10 female captains since the beginning of Starfleet!” Joanna says. “So did you hurt him?” Jim asks, and Joanna shrugs. “Not really. Just scared him. He doesn’t even have a bruise.” “Well,” Jim says, “violence is bad.” “You kick bad guys in the ass all the time,” Joanna interrupts, and Jim huffs. “Yeah, but that boy was just dumb, not bad. You know what you gotta do? Become the best damn captain Starfleet’s ever seen, that’ll prove him wrong.” Joanna sighs, reaching out for Jim’s hand when he gets up. “Can you try and talk daddy out of grounding me?” “Sure,” Jim says, “no problem. I’m very persuasive.”
• He’s not. And somehow, Jim Kirk, Captain of the Enterprise, and adult man, gets himself grounded, too.
• Joanna gets sick with flu. And Jim, being the worried guy he is, gets himself sick trying to take care of her (also fully ignoring Bones’ advise to let him take care of that instead). The two of them lie feverishly in bed, TV on while Bones makes sure they’re properly tended to. “You’re a doctor,” Jim says, “you can heal us in a second.” “I know,” Bones says, resting the palm of his head against Jim’s forehead, “but y’know what? That won’t help you build up an immune system for when a disease rolls around I can’t fix.” “You suck,” Joanna says, and Jim huffs. “I agree.” “Oh, well, you know, when you talk sweet to your dad like that, he’s definitely not healing you quicker any time soon,” Bones says, getting up from Jim’s side of the bed to make sure Jo’s got a clean glass of cold water, “now rest. Both of you. And stop whining. A little suffering is good for the soul.”
• Bones is always depressed for the first few weeks after they leave Joanna behind for a new Enterprise mission. He’s still in contact with Joanna once a week on scheduled times, and so Jim knows Bones is devastated when he’s stuck in surgery. But rather than just letting that opportunity to have contact slide, Jim chats with Joanna instead. He records it all; them trash talking Bones and Joanna’s grumpy “I miss dad. And you too, a little, Jim.” When Bones finally does get to his quarters, Jim plays it back for him. It does miracles for Bones’ mood, and Jim finds himself thinking that’s so much more important than the sex that happens because of this gesture. That’s also when he realizes he’s madly in love with this stupid doctor, and he really wouldn’t have it any other way.