Absolution by Charles F Millhouse

Author:Charles F Millhouse [Millhouse, Charles F]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2019-06-17T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY

Serena woke, an intense slice of pain cut up her side every time she drew a breath. She glanced at the pack of pain pills on the table next to the bed, even the thought of reaching for them caused her to hurt. She lay motionless for a time, drawing up the courage to climb out of bed. That’s when she felt a soft lump at her side and looked down to see Trennon’s head on her chest. They lay atop the bed sheets, naked, their bodies intertwined, and Serena drew a breath and said, “Hey.”

Trennon stirred, and raised up, a thin satisfied smile on her lips. “Hey,” she replied.

“How long have we –”

Trennon glanced at the clock on the cabin wall and said, “Nine hours.”

Forgetting the pain, Serena jerked, and said, “Nine hours? This isn’t good, not good at all.” The thought of the Dragoon ship in orbit invaded her thoughts. Why haven’t they come down for us? She wondered. But pushed it aside, glad they hadn’t. Maybe it was because they’d given the gorillas something to think about. Perhaps the fight along the lake delivered a striking blow and the Dragoons were licking their wounds. Whatever the reason, it wouldn’t last forever.

“You needed your sleep,” Trennon said moving out of Serena’s way as she bulldozed out of the bed – slicing in a breath between clenched teeth with every movement.

“I’m sorry,” Trennon said. “But after we… well you and I had been through enough.”

Serena fought past the pain, that subsided some, once she got to her feet. She slid her legs into her pants and buttoned the fly saying, “I shouldn’t have fallen asleep, I should have gotten up and…” She waved an open hand toward the mussed bed fishing for words.

“You’re not regretting what we did?” Trennon asked.

Serena stopped stuffing the end of her shirt into her pants and looked at Trennon, she swallowed, and said without guilt, “No, no not at all – this might not have been the best moment to explore… to act upon… to… hell.”

Trennon grabbed for her clothes and began pulling them on in haste, struggling with the leg of her pants, she paused and said, “If last night wasn’t enough – I can get you money. It might take me some time, but I’m sure you can be better compensated than a night with me.”

Huh, Serena paused and arched an eyebrow, she drew an angered breath before reaching out and snagging Trennon’s wrist and jerking her close. “Is that how favors are compensated on your world, by whoring yourself out?”

Trennon struggled against Serena’s grip, said, “I thought…”

“You thought wrong,” Serena barked, choosing her next words carefully. “I don’t want to get involved in your world’s politics. I don’t give a damn about it.” She released Trennon with a slight shove and snapped her boots up from the floor. The tender pain of her wound a constant reminder she wasn’t one-hundred percent.

Trennon scooped up her shirt from the end of the bed and pulled it on, pausing to say, “Tell me something, Serena.

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