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She knew that it wasn't alcohol that got Spock to act drunk. No, that was chocolate, and therefore she made very sure that, unless it was a special occasion and Spock outright asked for chocolate, she didn't have any around him.
Well, except for some hot cocoa from the replicator on occasion. But that was the only exception.
So having chocolate off the menu as a gift occasionally meant Spock had to be...creative...in his gifts to her. The ways he showed affection through these gifts sometimes worked, and sometimes it didn't. But Spock was the type to learn from every mistake, do it again better the next time. And with this second chance between them, he had apparently analyzed every facet of their relationship before they had arrived in Yorktown and was working so hard to make sure things did not turn sour a second time.
She did love him, even if he had given her a radioactive necklace. Really. And it was things like this that made her remember why.
She picked up the cube of cheese, which how he got on board the Enterprise she had no idea. She knew it wasn't a replicator processed food because it was utterly delectable, creamy and sharp and just perfect. The wine was actually real, too, and a vintage she was surprised still existed. And the crackers? Remarkable.
She leaned into him as they gazed out at the stars and smiled. Yes, he did learn very well from his mistakes...and she would make sure she rewarded him properly.