Spoilers Why doesn't Pike just tell the admiral what happened on Boreth?

[Ovation]

They're definitely not married unless one or the other of them decided to keep their maiden name.

There are places in the world today (and for the last 45 years where I live) where taking on a spouse’s family name is legally barred from being automatic (can be done but is very complicated and expensive), so not sharing a last name is hardly a proof of a lack of marriage. Nothing else in the scene suggested marriage to me, but the difference in surnames was decidedly not one of them.

 

[Yistaan]

April: Chris, Section 31 has declared your memory of Boreth a high level security liability. Therefore, we are taking measures to remedy that, effective immediately.

Pike: Wait, what?

Spock: I'm sorry Captain. But orders are orders, and the Admiral outranks you.

Pike: No wait you can't do this to me. This is a violation of Starfleet and Federation law involving private citi--

April: Mind meld away Mr. Spock.

Spock: My mind to your mind. My thought to your thoughts. Forget...

Pike: AAARRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!

April:

 

[Mudd]

 

[Ovation]

April: Chris, Section 31 has declared your memory of Boreth a high level security liability. Therefore, we are taking measures to remedy that, effective immediately.

Pike: Wait, what?

Spock: I'm sorry Captain. But orders are orders, and the Admiral outranks you.

Pike: No wait you can't do this to me. This is a violation of Starfleet and Federation law involving private citi--

April: Mind meld away Mr. Spock.

Spock: My mind to your mind. My thought to your thoughts. Forget...

Pike: AAARRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!

April:

Um…no.