"Ship don't stop running just because of a wedding." And it is just as easy as joking with his own Captain. There's even a hint of a smile at the corner of Leonard's mouth when he makes the retort. There's still so much about this Nexus that he doesn't like. So much risk and danger that makes him wonder why anyone bothers. Right up until he sees Jim--his Jim--look at his husband and smile. There's never been anyone on or off Earth that's made Jim so happy in the time McCoy has spent with him.

The Nexus did all right in exactly one respect.

Not enough to stop the CMO from swearing darkly under his breath with a shake of his head. You have started this, Jim. Remember that an hour from now.

"Magic, he claims. They both do. I've seen what it does a couple of times now, though never observed firsthand." Jim definitely can pick out the words 'voodoo' and some very colorful terms in the muttering Leonard gives between statements. "Still got no idea what it is he's actually doing."